Cinephonic #5 feat Blendstate martial arts av set, Smokedog & Shelley Roots

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Mr Elephant

A few photos from a couple of our elephant crew. 1st half from Marc, & 2nd half from Emily (who both contributed this little review of the evening)

Bass love in the air at Cinephonic #5

Mr Elephant Presents hosted another audio-visual encounter in Venue 2 of the Hare and Hounds. Saturday saw a martial arts special that encompassed the visual wizardry of VJ Blendstate and VJ Delsyd with DJ duties expertly wielded by Smokedog, Shelley Rootz and Mr Elephant residents Skeleton and Dolhasz (The Beat Suite).

Shelley Rootz made her Mr Elephant debut playing a superb eclectic mix of funk, reggae and soul. Great selections with each and every track and it definitly wont be long before we ask her back.

DJ Smokedog, was up next. A man who has rocked 2 of our Party Rockin Mammal Sessions with his love of Jungle. This time however we were treated to a trip to the old school, with a big selection of music that is almost impossible to find these days and which triggered a loyal band of old-schoolers to bust out all the old rave moves. Catch Smokedog’s audio documenatary on our upcoming 23rd radio show.

And last but certainly not least our inspiring residents, Skeleton and Dolhasz, did their usual duty of playing floor filling underground hiphop, glitch-hop, at funk at the start, and those massive breaks, dubstep and drum ‘n’ bass bangers at the end, with Kipp dropping his skilful scratching & Dolhasz vibing the crowd with his energy and sick basslines.

Catch them next month at our 13th Party Rockin Mammal Sessions on Saturday March 13th 2010.

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//Martial Arts Special // Only £1 Before 12!!!//

Mr Elephant returns after a massive free party in January. Big thanks to everyone who rammed out the room and made it such a great night! This month Mr Elephant returns with Cinephonic, a night of all things video thrown in to the usual Mr Elephant mix of great vibes and great tunes. We’re on a martial arts tip this month, so look out for punches, grabs and kicks to accompany all the phat beats.

We thought we’d keep it nice and cheap (Only £1) and just have fun with it this month. To keep you moving we welcome back DJ Smokedog. Returning after a massive set (but sadly not nearly long enough) at our last party, Smokedog will be hitting you with some more proper old school breaks and Jungle. This time around though he will be performing an amazing Bruce Lee AV collaboration with VJ Delsyd. Treats for the eyes and ears…

http://www.myspace.com/smokedog5

Bringing the funk we have Shelley Rootz of Rhurbarb Radio. If you never caught her before, her set went down a storm at Shambala fest last year. Expect some seriously funky tunes to get you moving with sprinklings of reggae, soul and anything else she pulls out the bag.

http://www.rhubarbradio.com/programmes/sundaycitymusicbox/

As if that was not enough, we have the Mr E resident duo Skeleton and Dolhasz who are without a doubt running one of the most popular and top show’s on Rhurbarb Radio at the moment: The Beat Suite. Skeleton’s residences around Birmingham (including Trigger and Secret Wars) are testament to his skills and versatility on the decks. Dolhasz brings his production skills to the mix via a live ableton setup. Check out his latest release on FHT: http://www.junodownload.com/products/1492801-02.htm

http://www.rhubarbradio.com/programmes/beatsuite/

Joining all of the above on the visuals is Leicester’s finest VJ, The Lab. And Resident Mr E VJ, Blendstate.

http://www.thelab.org.uk/

Saturday 13^th February, The Hare and Hounds, Kings Heath. – 10pm – 2am

Mr Elephant Radio Show #20 – Hosted by Marc Reck – 8th Feb 2010

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Mr Elephant

2 eclectic mixes with narrative and no talking this week on our 20th Mr Elephant Radio show hosted by Marc Reck on Rhubarb Radio

Mr Elephant Radio #20 Hosted By Marc Reck 08/02/10 by Marc Reck on Mixcloud

Tracklisting

1. Sissy – ALL UNDER – Global Underground – (from the album “All Under“)

2. The Orb – LITTLE FLUFFY CLOUDS – Big Life – (from the album “Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld“)

3. Nitin Sahwney – NOTHING – V2 International – (from the album “Prophesy“)

4. The Cinematic Orchestra (feat. Roots Manuva) – ALL THINGS TO ALL MEN – Ninja Tune – (from the album “Every Day“)

5. Juliette Lewis – BORN BAD – (from the soundtrack “Natural Born Killers“)

6. Dj Shadow Live – THE NUMBER SONG – Mowax – (Original from the album “Endtroducing“)

7. Dj Shadow Live – ORGAN DONOR – Mowax – (Original from the album “Endtroducing“)

8. The Muppets – MAHNA MAHNA – Video

9. Queen Latifa – WHEN YOUR GOOD TO MAMA (Chicago Soundtrack)

10. Bjork – SO BROKEN (unreleased) – One Little Indian – (Original from the album Joga)

11. Django Reinhart – Les Yeux Noirs

12. Scuba – Harpoon

13. Stanton Warriors feat Jhelisa – Seeker

14. Will Saul feat Ursula Rucker – Where is my freedom (Evil Nine Mix)

15. Lo Step – Because We Can

16. Beber – Juvenile Deliquent (Bassbin Twins Edit)

17. Ed Solo & Skool Of Thought – When i was yout

18. Paradox 3000 – Ska Fever

19. Hidden Forces – Not Your Slave (601 Mix)

20. Journeyman Vs Barrcode – Time to Unite

21. Thrillabeats – Primeevil

22. Lawgiverz – Up (Original Mix)

23. Tipper – Squiggle

24. Momentum – Pound The Echo

25. Beber – Chief Rocker (Bassbin Twins Edit)

26. Dj Fresh vs Dj Shadow – Closer

27. Opera Track vs Bill Hicks

28. Pendulum – Tarantula

29. Sigur Ross – Saigur Pur

Mr Elephant Radio Show #19 – Hosted by Marc Reck – 01/02/10

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Mr Elephant

The 1st day of a new month and another eclectic show live on Rhubarb Radio from our host Marc Reck.

Mr Elephant Radio #19 Hosted By Marc Reck–01/02/10 by Marc Reck on Mixcloud

Tracklisting

Barry Adamson – Vermillion Kisses

Nostalgia 77 – Stop To Make A Change

Ben Charest – The Shadowing

Brian Eno – Ali Click

Eric B & Rakim – Paid in Full (Coldcut Remix)

Mc Abdominal – Vicious Battle Raps

The Wiseguys – Ooh La La

Rennie Pilgrem – F Express

Scuba – Harpoon

Stanton Warriors feat Jhelisa – Seeker

Will Saul feat Ursula Rucker – Where is my freedom (Evil Nine Mix)

Lo Step – Because We Can

Stephan Bodzin – Tron

Dave Spoon – Lummox (Plump Djs mix)

Unique 3 Ft Adele Collins – Take This Love (Si Begg Rmx)

Gella feat MC Spyda – Twinkle (Gella’s Nails Mix)

Excision & Datsik – Boom

Stray – Timbre

T Power – Horny Mutant Jazz

UK Apache & Shy-FX – Original Nuttah

DJ Krome & Mr Time – Ganja Man

Bad Company – Planet Dust

Mr Elephant Radio Show #18 – Hosted by Marc Reck – 18th Jan 2010

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Mr Elephant

This week our Mr Elephant Radio show returns with our host Marc Reck and a 2 hour journey through a whole host of genres and some brand new underground promos. The show features Trip Hop, Downtempo, & Classic Hip Hop, through to brand new Dubstep, Breaks, Techno & Drum & Bass promos.

Hope you enjoy the show and please check out the last fm artist links below for any of the artists you like.

We’re back every monday evening – 6pm – 8pm on www.rhubarbradio.com

Mr Elephant Radio 18 – Hosted By Marc Reck 18/1/10 by Marc Reck on Mixcloud

1. Thievery Corporation – Liberation Front

2. DJ Cam - Success [Thievery Corporation Mix]

3. Cut Chemist - Motivational Speaker

4. Freestylers feat. Tenor Fly – B-Boy Stance

5. A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It

6. Back to Mine – Breaks & Beats (need track id)

7. Awa-Klash – Akoba (K-Klash Re-Mix)

8. Solid Steel Drum School - Let’s Play Drums (From Now Listen by Dj Food & Dk)

9. Blackalicious – Alphabet Aerobics (From Now Listen by Dj Food & Dk)

10. Massive Attack – Everywhen (From Emotional Soundscapes Mix by Marc Reck)

11. Layo And Bushwacka - Perfect Storm (From Emotional Soundscapes Mix by Marc Reck)

12. Count Basic – (Speechless K&D Mix) (From Emotional Soundscapes Mix by Marc Reck)

13. Noisia & Foreign Beggars – Contact

14. Vaski – Get Down

15. Alphadrive – The Gizmo Stomp

16. Tim Healey, Marc Adamo – Ghetto Blaster (Krafty Kuts Remix)

17. Kiwa – Drop Control

18. Daley Padley Paul Cooper – Animals (Manuel de la Mare Savanha Remix)

19. Shock One – Adachigaharas Theme

20. Alix Perez feat. Sabre – Hemlines

21. Alix Perez - Melanie

22. Original Sin – Kis

23. Chase & Status feat Plan B – Pieces

24. Sub Focus – Rock It

25. Origin Unknown – Valley of the shadows

Party Rockin Mammals Big Free Party – Jan 9th 2010

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Mr Elephant

Last Saturday the Hare and Hounds saw one hell of a party! The place was buzzing all night long, the venue was rammed, the vibes were great and the tunes were massive : )

Here’s a few photos from Emily’s new Slr :

And a short pre video from our cameraman Jack Brabant

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Mr Elephant’s Party Rockin Mammal Sessions launches at its new home in the Hare and Hounds with a huge free party. We’ve gone all out and brought together as many of our guest DJ’s from last year as possible. Nowhere else will you get such an eclectic, quality line-up of Brum’s underground DJ’s for absolutely nowt, so come join us for a night to remember!

Lineup:

Boogie Dave

Dr Pepperspray

Lopan

Mark Smallman

Sam Redmore

Skeleton and Dolhasz

Smokedog

Subcitizen

+Blendstate Visuals & Elephant Crafts!

9PM – 2AM – FREE ALL NIGHT!!

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Dr Pepperspray

Long running DJ and producer, Dr Pepperspray always brings his unique style & sound to Mr Elephant for a set of strangely brewed breaks, tech, funk, bass & humour!

http://www.myspace.com/doctorpepperspray

Lopan (Sexual AllStars/Sumo SoundSystem)

Member of Birmingham legends, the Sexual Allstars, and more recently resident for Sumo Sound System. The breakbeat, electro and drum and bass heavyweight turntablist Mr DJ Lopan, will be once again bringing it for us.

Mark Smallman (Custom Made)

Mark is one of the few DJs who can play chillout all the way through to drum and

bass. He knows how to rock the party, and his (and Shona’s) award winning custom events are testament to his wide musical tastes and party rockin style.

http://www.myspace.com/custommadeevent

Skeleton (Trigger/Secret Wars) & Dolhasz (The Beat Suite)

Skeleton & Dolhasz of the Beat Suite (Rhurbarb Radio) impressed us so much as guests earlier last year we installed them as permanent residents! As always they will be journeying through a varied set of beats and breaks ranging from danceable funk and hip-hop to glitch-hop, breakbeat and dubstep.

http://thebeatsuiterhubarbradio.blogspot.com/

Sam Redmore (Leftfoot/Freestyle)

One of the hottest DJ’s in Birmingham, Leftfoot and Freestyle Resident Sam Redmore, plays a special blend of funk, soul, hip-hop, disco, reggae and more together with his many custom edited tracks. A man going places…

http://www.myspace.com/samredmoreone

Smokedog

With over 15 years experience, Smokedog is a familiar face in the festival and free party scene, and no stranger to rockin hoards of party mammals with a record collection that is brimming with music from the days before the criminal justice bill came in.

Subcitizen (Resistor Records)
Subcitizen has spent years searching for the most experimental edges of any electronic genre he can find. The most glitchy elements are always on show whether he’s playing techno, electro, electronica, drum and bass, dubstep and much more. Expect to hear many genres you’re familiar with, but chopped and hacked up in ways you didn’t think were allowed!

http://www.myspace.com/subcitizen1

Mr Elephant Radio Show #17 – Hosted by Marc Reck – 11th Jan 2010

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Mr Elephant

Returning to the rhubarb radio airwaves with our host Marc Reck with a 2 hour journey through a whole host of genres building into some multi genre dj mixes. The show features Trip Hop, Downtempo, & Hip Hop, artists, Indian, Balkan, & Spanish artists, Dubstep, Breaks, & Drum & Bass, and features sections of 4 mixes, 3 of which are free to dload in their entirety.

Hope you enjoy the show and please check out artists links for any artists you like.

We’re back every monday evening – 6pm – 8pm on www.rhubarbradio.com

Mr Elephant Radio #17 -Hosted By Marc Reck 11/1/10 by Marc Reck on Mixcloud

Tracklisting

1. A.R. Rahman – Bombay

2. Thievery Corporation - Meu Destino

3. Calibre – Jibaro

4. Rockers Hi-Fi - Transmission Central

5. Systema Solar – Bienvenidos

6. Fila Brazillia – Nepalese Fish Dances

Taken from Dj Food & Dk – Now Listen Mix Album

7. MVP – Roc Ya Body,’Mic Check 1,2′ (instrumental) -

8. Z-Trip feat Soup – Listen To The DJ

9. Timbaland & Magoo feat Missy Elliot – Cop That Shit

10. Eric B & Rakim – I Know You Got Soul (a cappella)

11. The Human League – Being Boiled

12. Area Code 615 – Stone Fox Chase

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13. Balkan Beat Box – Habibi Min Zaman

14. Balkan Beat Box – Pachima

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15. BreakBeat Buddha & Bassnectar – Buddha Bounce

Following tracks taken from Pulse Fusion – Mixed by Marc Reck 2003

16. Groove Armada – INTRO of PRE 63 (Akasha Mix)

17. Orange Kush feat Osprey – TREMELO 2000

18. Soul Of Man – DIRTY WALTZER

19. Mint Royale – TAKE IT EASY (Plump Djs Mix)

20. Db Boulevard – POINT OF VIEW (Quivver Mix)

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Following tracks taken from Fear & Love – Mixed by Marc Reck 2006

21. The Lawgiverz – UP (Original Mix)

22. Tipper – SQUIGGLE

23. Momentum – POUND THE ECHO

24. Beber – CHIEF ROCKER (Bassbin Twins Edit)

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Following tracks taken from Marc Reck New Years Eve Mix 2008/9 @ Hare & Hounds

25. High Contrast (Calibre Mix)

26. London Electrikity – Dark Matter (Hospital Records)

27. High Contrast – Ghost of Jungle Past

28. Ez Rollers -Tough at the Top

29. Chase & Status – Music Club

30. Mistabishi – All That You Want

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31. Lemon Jelly – Nice Weather for Ducks

32. Bobby Mcferrin – Dont Worry Be Happy

A very happy new decade from all at Mr Elephant!

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Mr Elephant

Yes another year is almost passed and as we enter a new decade we would like to whole heartedly wish you all a very happy 2010 on behalf of the Mr Elephant crew.

We would also like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you who bought their vibes to any of our 25 events this year, lent their ears to any of the 16 radio shows, or took part in our community workshops back in May.

And of course a big shout to the 50+ artists who delivered their magic at the various Mr Elephant events, and the 100 + people who came together behind to make it all happen, and platform and share their unique skills, with us (and each other.)

You may have noticed that this year we wanted to focus more on showcasing as many Birmingham artists as we could (hence the 3 very different monthly residencies at 3 great Birmingham venues) but we haven’t forgotten why we started Mr Elephant, and in 2010 we will be looking to hopefully bring a balance to both with slightly less regular events and slightly more of the larger events.

Because they require so much time we have had to look at how best to move forward so we will be playing the next quarter by elephant ear, but suffice to say there are plans already in action for another festival style event with the return of the mr elephant midnight parade and featuring all the trimmings of the 1st 2 at Epic from 2007, the 12 hour celebrate underground from 2008, our 1st birthday also from 2008 and our 12 hour 2nd birthday from 2009. We are also aiming to grow our regular monthly events and showcase some great live artists,underground djs, and forward thinking vjs at two of our favourite Birmingham venues.

Our Party Rockin Mammal Sessions will be the first to return with a new home @ the Hare & Hounds room 2 on Saturday Jan 9th (http://www.hareandhoundskingsheath.co.uk/party-rockin-mammal-sessions-free-party/) with a huge free party featuring around 10 of our favourite underground djs in brum, and will of course be on rotation 2nd Sat of every month thereafter with our Cinephonic A/V cinematic dancefloor sessions both bringing you a host of great djs, vjs, and live electronic artists.

Along with his unique visual talents, Vj Blendstate has taken over the promoting reigns of both of these events since mid October, along with our super skilled elephant residents the beat suite (aka skeleton & dolhasz) rocking the decks, and Liam has some big plans afoot, so if you like underground dance music and quality visuals, keep it locked.

I’ll be continuing with our live and free residency at the Adam & Eve which will feature more great live bands, eclectic djs and solo artists on the last saturday of February and each month thereafter, and will of course remain free entry til 4am, and will be returning with our eclectic radio show each monday to its home on rhubarb radio from 6pm – 8pm – (Check out/hear all our past shows and artists here) . – On a personal note i’ll be returning to the decks in around April/May with something i been working on since having a break in October.

Along with Jack and friends we will continue to capture and post footage of all artists as best we can on this website and make a loud elephant noises about the wealth of talent that exists in the city we live in. BIRMINGHAM! and our resident journalist Emily P will be continuing her cool column on the news and reviews front, and is rumoured to be bringing her interviewing prowess to the site in the new year.

The website (like the events, workshops, and of course radio) is totally unfunded, and features over 140 posts, many of which with video, photos, and of course links to all artists, so please have an explore round the various posts, check the videos and support any of the artists you enjoy by following their links and making a noise about whatever you’re into.

We would like to work the site better, so if you know about websites or have any ideas, feel free to let us know on how we can improve the community side of the website, or by dropping a comment. (We’ve had major issues with the mailing list plugin which has now been discontinued, hence no mailouts for almost a year now, but we are migrating to another option in jan)

And finally we would like raise the collective trunk and make a huge elephant noise to everyone who is, and has been, involved with Mr Elephant thus far, (which deserves a post in itself!) Whethers it’s bringing music and events this great city, using the platform to showcase and develop a creative passion, or trying a creative interest with experienced artists in hands on situations, the shared grass roots ethos that seem to run through all people who get involved with the phat mammal, is a testament to the abundance of opportunities that it continues to create.

Whatever you are interested in and however you celebrate, may 2010 bring you all you wish for, and the decade be an evolution of all that interests you.

One Love

Marc (on behalf of Mr Elephant as a whole)

Munchbreak, Jam Jah & Home Cooking Toast the Adam & Eve – Nov 2009

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Mr Elephant

Mr Elephant favourites Munchbreak, (this time with multi genre skills of Home Cooking djs) & the mighty Jam Jah once again showed us why Birmingham is packed full of flavour with 2 inspiring live performances and 4 dj sets which kept our last live and free event of 2009 nice and toasty all the way until the 4am close.

Here’s a little video of part one of Munchbreak where they took us back to their seminal jam session days.

Despite being probably the wettest, coldest night we’ve had thus far, nothing seem to hinder a whole pub full of revellers. Robin from Jam Jah kicked things off with their unique blend of roots, reggae, and dancehall.

Robin Jam Jah

Followed by some choice genre hopping funk style crowd pleasing cuts from Maxwell from Home Cooking

Then it was time for the headline live act of the night in the first of two sets. First the Jam session you can see above, and then their full live set. Here’s a little more footage this time from their 2nd set.

and if you want more, do go check out their album. It’s well recommended

P.s there are more photos here and our mr elephant facebook group is here.

Cinephonic #4 – Xmas Movie Mashup feat RCAINE

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Mr Elephant

Cinephonic returns for a big ol’ christmas knees up. To get you seriously moving this month we’ve got the prodigious RCAINE joining us with his driving basslines and techy energetic breaks. Old friend of Mr Elephant, he absolutely smashed it for us back in at our Celebrate Birmingham’s Underground event last year and went down a storm at our Party Rockin Mammal’s event more recently. Be sure to check out his full bio below.

Joining him on the decks as ever are Rhurbarb Radio stars Skeleton and Dolhasz, who are without a doubt running one of the most popular and top show’s on Birmingham’s own www.rhurbarbradio.com at the moment. On the visuals we have resident VJ Blendstate and this month a special guest, Leicester’s finest VJ: The Lab. Having worked with Roland/Edirol around Europe and now working as Lisa Lashes Tour VJ his work has to be seen to be believed.

This month we are going to get in the Christmas spirit, we’ll be mashing up any and all the Xmas movies we can get our hands on to accompany the massive tunes. We wanna hear what your favourites are and we’ll get them in there for you. Just leave a comment below or email us mrelephantpresents@gmail.com.

Also for reduced £2 entry leave us your name below:)

RCAINE

RCAINE has been DJing since 1998, and like most DJ’s, he experimented with many different genre’s until finding his feet with Breaks, Techno and other associated forms. Things got a bit more serious when he won the DJ Mag/Pioneer DJ competition in June 2006 @ Earls court and has since gone from strength to strength. He’s been part of the backbone for many promotions over the years, from London to Birmingham and in his home town Wolverhampton. More recently Drop Beats Not Bombs, Rockfall and his new venture ‘Scandal’ with Boogie Dave @ Gatecrasher Birmingham. Now a regular on the Birmingham scene as well as guesting at parties all over the UK, playing alongside the biggest headliners the world has to offer, fullfilling his early years ambition. He continues to push new innovative music which also inspires his production. With the release of ‘System at Risk’ on ADHD digital featured on the ‘It’s good for the soul’ album, and a remix for a forthcoming Subsource track, from the new album due out March 2010, his productions go from strength to strength.

http://www.myspace.com/djrcaine

Friday 11th December
The Hare and Hounds

Kings Heath
9:00pm – 2:00am

Free Early/ £3 After

Mr Elephant at Jibbering’s 10th Birthday

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Mr Elephant

Party Rockin’ Mammal Sessions at Jibbering’s 10th birthday

Mr Elephant Presents gave a giant birthday trumpet to Jibbering in in honour of their 10th birthday at the Hare and Hounds.

Jibberings main room was full of great music from start to end, featuring artists like Mc Xander, Dj Rubbish, and Smerins Anti Social Club

In room 2, it was the first Mr Elephant Party Rockin’ Mammal Sessions in the Hare since moving from the Bulls Head last month. The venue seemed to suit the diverse vibe granted from the great line up of DJs. At the tender age of one, Party Rockin’ gave its all with our mighty residents Skeleton and Dolhastz (The Beat Suite) whilst Roy Roastbeef was welcomed back by Mr Elephant, playing a fine blend classic funk.

A sneaky selection of Jibbering’s residents also took time out from the main venue to seduce the room with some cutting edge and vintage hip hop, funk, reggae, jungle and dubstep.

Skeleton and Dolhastz did their usual duty of playing floor filling underground hiphop, glitch-hop, funk, breaks and drum ‘n’ bass – with some skilful scratching which made people’s ears twitch.

And the mr elephant room also featured some arts and crafts, with the “Best Dressed Elephant Competition” keeping many occupied for hours.

Over 70 elephants were dressed up with glitter and rags, and the winner came in the form of an Elvis elephant wearing some impressive shades. A year’s free entry to all Mr Elephant events was the generous prize from the elephant pride.

To close off the evening everyone was herded into the main room for a live set from Gentleman’s Dub Club. This awesome Leeds based 9-piece filled the room with an electric energy, and their heavyweight dub and roots reggae combined with the band’s larger than life stage presence made for a mesmerising experience.

Our camera had unfortunatly ran out by then, so here’s a little footage of Jibbering Jon mixing it up with some dubstep and our Liam Blendstate’s visuals

Catch Cinephonic vs Party Rockin mammal Sessions xmas special at Hare and Hounds on Fri 11th 2009

Mr Elephant Radio Show – Hosted by Marc Reck – 16th Nov 2009

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Mr Elephant

Last week was hosted by resident Dolhasz and special guest Aaron Andrews and is on the and this week we’re back with Marc Reck who’s taking us through a diverse journey of soundtrack, trip hop, nu jazz, new breakbeat, a lil dubstep and a range of drum and bass.

Hope you enjoy the show, please check out any artists you like with the last fm links below and hope you can join us next next monday live on Rhubarb Radio at 6pm – 8pm where the beat suite will be back for one more week

Mr Elephant Radio Show #16 – Hosted by Marc Reck – 16th Nov 2009 by marcreck

1. The Centurions (&Bruce Willis,Maria De Medeiros) – Zed’s Dead Baby / Bullwinkle pt 2
2. Hollywood Persuaders – Drums A Go-Go
3. Peter Gabriel & Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Taboo
4. Nitin Sawhney   Displacing the Priest
5. Calibre   Less Los Ablos
6. Roni Size “Reprazent”   Matter Of Fact (2008 Re-Edit)
7. Belleruche   Alice
8. The Third Planet   Un Simple Histoire
9. Fauxliage   Rafe (Pacha Remix)
10. Quantic   Life In The Rain
11. Fauna Flash Ft. Deidra Jones   Ten (kyoto jazz massive remix)
12. Jazzanova   Hanazono
13. Lemon Jelly   Space Walk
14. Blu & Exile   Dancing In The Rain
15. Johnson & Jonson   Wow!
16. Systema Solar   fayaguaya (firewire)
17. Deekline & Wizard feat. Top Cat   Bounce & Rebound (Bassnectar mix)
18. Q PROJECT   Champion Sound (Tipper remix)
19. Far Too Loud   ”Dancefloor Destroyer
20. Atlantic Connection   Day Dreamers
21. Bungle   Just A Little Bit Ft. Darisson
22. Chase & Status feat. Capleton   Duppy Man
23. Calibre   Mr Majestic

Mr Elephant Radio #14 – Monday 2nd November 2009

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Mr Elephant

This week on the Mr Elephant Radio show we’re with Marc Reck who’s taking us through 2 diverse mixes, some brand new promo’s and a whole host of genres.

Hope you enjoy the show, please check out any artists you like with the last fm links below and hope you can join us next next monday live on Rhubarb Radio at 6pm – 8pm

Mr Elephant Radio Show 14 – Hosted By Marc Reck – 021109 by marcreck

Tracklisting

1 91db – Running Away
2 Momentsun Mix
3. Faithless – Crazy English Summer
4. Coldcut from 90′s mins of madness
5. Bt – SmartBomb
6. Chemical Brothers
7 Lyn Collins Think
8 Lamb B Line (Herbaliser Mix)
9 Sam Redmore mashup Killing Edit
10 Cut La Roc Jump Up And Down (Jadell Remix)
11 Rhythm Section – Coming on Strong (Rennie Pilgrem Future Funk mix)
12 DJ Format I’m Good
13 Nitin Sawhney Herecica Latino
14 Free Control - Witness
15 Radiohead - Nude
16 Future Funk Squad - Fear
17 Hektagon - Inside The Tube
18 601 - Clay Davis
19 Future Funk Squad - RaveUlator
20 Future Funk Squad - Chris Carter (No Hands Rmx)
21 Plump DJs - System Addict (Mr No Hands Exo-Funk Rerub)
22 Rhythm Section – Coming on Strong (Ellis Dee mix)
26 Marc Reck - Drop Beats Not Bombs (2007 Draft Edit)
27 Pixel Fist - Speaka Freaka
28 Marc Reck – Journey to Edge of Somewhere Mix
29 Bass Nectar – Kick It Complex
30 Concorde Dawn – Morning Rain
31 Brian Wilson – Our Prayer / Lawgiverz – Reality
32 Skylined – Prodigy
33 Seba – Forever

Mr Elephant Radio Show #13 _ Monday 26th October 2009

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Mr Elephant

This week on Mr Elephant Radio, we have our other resident djs Skeleton & Dolhasz aka the Beat Suite hosting the show with some choice underground electronic goodness.

Theres no tracklisting as of yet, but if you’d like to know any of the tunes please get in touch with either @dolhasz or @kippjones on twitter, or of course drop us an email at mrelephantpresents@gmail.com.

Hope you enjoy the show, and hope you can join us next next monday live on Rhubarb Radio at 6pm – 8pm

Mr Elephant Radio Show #13 – Hosted By The Beat Suite – 26th Oct 2009 by marcreck

P.s Catch the Beat Suite every wednesday midnight til 2am on www.rhubarbradio.com

Live & Free # 7 – Sat 24th October 2009 @ Adam & Eve

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Mr Elephant

Rich Batsford’s 40th Birthday / Free Control – 1st B’ham Date / Mark Smallman / Dj Chromatouch

For this month’s Live and Free at the Adam and Eve we saw a very special concert with two of the finest midlands artists, a great chillout dj and a some special guests

Rich Batsford celebrated his 40th Birthday as well as his debut UK album and album relase and peformed a great crowd pleasing set with some new material and 2 special guests. Great talent and brilliant audience rapport. If you havent already head on to his website and get yourself a copy of Valentine Court. You wont be disappointed.

Free Control were up next with their first Birmingham appearance, and they were quite simply awe inspiring. The room was packed with people and like most mr elephant gigs, there was a wide range of people. Aside from the roaring response during their set, they also were congratulated by so many people throughout the night, they are already wanting to come back. Big shouts also to some truly inspired live visuals from The Lab (as he’s the resident visual maestro with Free Control, and their very cool management.

On the decks this month there were 3 great sets from Mr Elephant regulars. Mark Smallman, Vj Chromatouch and our resident Marc Reck. The room was still dancing at closing time, but despite the clocks going back we didnt get an extra hour.

Next month we are well excited to be welcoming the return of Munch Break and their home cooking djs back and Mr Elephant favourites Jam Jah will also be returning.

Live & Free 8 @ Adam & Eve – Sat 28th November 2009

Posted on October 24, 2009 by Mr Elephant

This month we are very excited to be welcoming a tasty funk and reggae casserole from our city’s favourite chefs!

If your on facebook here’s the invite page – http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=148068927896&index=1

Headliners of our first Live & Free, the fabulous Munchbreak are back!

They truly rocked it last time so we well pleased they’ll be back (if you missed you can hear some on the radio show, or check the vids from the last event)

Home Cooking is amongst others Munchbreak on the decks – real turntablists with a classic selection of funky hip hop, classic funk, and proper ass shaking grooves. As the rest of the band are there – expect some live jamming action similar to that of the classic sessions they used to pioneer in Moseley and the weekly Home Cooking sessions they fill the yardbird with each month.

Jam Jah – If you know Mr Elephant, you must know jam jah by now. If you like reggae or dancing or just pure uplifting vibes Jam Jah are serious delivery men. They rock crowds from whole tents at shambala to their weekly parties at the bulls head and of course their hugely respected monthly events at the hare and hounds which have bought so many great names in roots and reggae to our city. They also release great music with their live bands and talented artist roster and to be fair are just simply, brilliant. They can rock it with roots, ramp it up with jungle and chill it out with dub. Great men on a musical mission with music that truly inspires.

All of this is FREE and is on til 4am with all the usual venue treats like pool table, nice drinks, friendly staff, and nice smoking area and really cool late night vibes.

Mr Elephant Radio Show #12_Monday 19th October 2009

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Mr Elephant

This week on Mr Elephant Radio, we have our other resident djs Skeleton & Dolhasz aka the Beat Suite hosting the show with some choice underground electronic goodness.

Hope you enjoy the show, and hope you can join us next next monday live on Rhubarb Radio at 6pm – 8pm

Mr Elephant Radio Show 12 – Hosted By The Beat Suite – 19th Oct 2009 by marcreck

P.s Catch the Beat Suite every wednesday midnight til 2am on www.rhubarbradio.com

Mr Elephant News & Reviews # 5 by Emily Poyser – The Correspondents

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Mr Elephant

The Correspondents – A sexy twist on the 1930s

Beginning a set with a rendition of Jungle Book’s I wanna be like you can seem like a daunting task for some, but not The Correspondents.

This truly imaginative duo, comprising of DJ Chuckles and Mr Bruce, allow no time for talking, just pure 1930s big band revamped for the 21^st Century.

Whenever these gents start a gig, there seems to be an influx of men in bow ties and ladies in high-wasted flapper dresses. Their sets drain any energy out of the room; just watching Mr Bruce strut his stuff leaves the most athletic out of breath. The Wandsworth swing-hip hop outfit never fail to impress at their gigs, ending with some incredible drum ‘n’ bass style finales, topped with lyrical virtuosity.

The Correspondents Live at The Globe

Chuckles, the musical mastermind, effortlessly selects jazzy and bouncy hip hop, which allows for Mr Bruce to MC, scat, sing and work his voodoo over the crowd.

The Correspondents, when they can drag themselves away from the usual London haunts, play some pretty exciting gigs, as well as the major festivals including Glastonbury and The Edinburgh Festival.

Their debut release, The Rogue EP, is available for download from www.soundspurple.com.

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Update – if you like the correspondents you can hear them live on our 32nd Mr Elephant Radio show

Party Rockin Mammal Sessions 1st Birthday Review! – Oct 2010

Posted on October 4, 2009 by Mr Elephant

Mr Elephant Presents – Party Rockin’ Mammal Sessions 1st Birthday – 2nd October 2009

The Party Rockin’ Mammal Sessions have become synonymous with playing floor filling underground dancing music, guaranteed to make your tail feather shake, and a reliable way to find some of the best underground djs in the city.

Celebrating it’s 1st birthday, and final party at the Bulls Head, great vibes were in full effect, with balloons, kazoos (& those lighty up things) adorning a lovely and well up for it crowd, whilst superb sets were thrown down with celebratory style from Marc Reck, VJ Blendstate, DJ Lopan, & The Beat Suite, all of which kept the birthday mammals stomping with a dancefloor journey through hip hop, glitch-hop, funk, breaks, drum ‘n’ bass and jungle!

New residents, The Beat Suite, are a Birmingham-based duo, who can scratch, genre hop, and rock the party, joining the Mr Elephant collective at the 2nd Cinephonic. Comprising of Skeleton and Dolhasz, these two DJs began their journey at the venue filling (and much missed) Open Beats events alongside Skeleton’s residencies at Trigger. Now they host their own radio show live on rhubarb radio every Wednesday at midnight, and watch out for big things from the new 4 way partnership in 2010.

DJ Lopan was welcomed back with his record bag full of party breakbeat, and dirty electro, with some fine turnatablist skills, alongside fellow resident VJ Blendstate who delivered without doubt the finest visuals yet seen at the venue.

whilst resident sock-rocker Marc Reck once again brought his magic to the turntables with a massive crowd pleasing breaks and drum and bass set,

followed by The Beat Suite’s 2nd set of the night with some huge jungle which set the place on fire.

One of the 4 regular nights from the Mr Elephant collective, the next Party Rockin’ Mammal Sessions will be on Saturday 14th November. Sadly saying farewell to the Bulls Head, but happily taking up a new Saturday night residency at the Hare & Hounds, where it will be on rotation with Cinephonic every 2nd Saturday of the month (though the next Cinephonic will be on Friday Dec 11th for a xmas movie mashup!)

Look out for other nights belonging to the Mr Elephant family including Live and Free @ the Adam & Eve, (great live music til 4am for free!), the return on Intermix in 2010, the bi yearly festival style events, and of course the Mr Elephant radio show live on www.rhubarbradio.com every Monday evening from 6pm – 8pm.

More photos of the night can be found here

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One year after the start of our Party Rockin Mammal Sessions and almost 3 years since the birth of Mr Elephant we have combined the two to bring you the best dancefloor rockers under one roof to celebrate our 1st Birthday Celebration @ the Bulls Head in Moseley.

Party Rockin Mammal Sessions is a night of party rockin dancefloor music, building through party style underground dancefloor genres featuring funky hip hop, phat ass funk, a lil monkey swing, party breakbeat, old school jungle and big room drum and bass.

We need people who can rock the party and thats why we are pleased and excited to be welcoming our very first special guest from 2007, the breakbeat, electro and drum and bass heavyweight turntablist, Mr Dj Lopan, who will be recreating that huge VS battle from our first event back in Epic Skate Park in Feb 2007 with our resident sock rocker Marc Reck. And our new residents the very versatile and talented duo – The Beat Suite.

You may remember the Beat Suite from our very last Cinephonic event and their performance was so good, we are very pleased to be welcoming them as our two new residents. Skeleton and Dolhasz can scratch, they can genre hop, and they can sincerely rock the party.

Vj Blendstate will also be stepping it up back with the multi screen visuals and we have live percussion and a very special turntablist battle to kick us off.

If you get there before 10pm its free entry (£3 after) and for the first two hours until 11pm, you can enjoy these drinks promos courtesy of the upstairs bar.

2 bottles of beck for the price of 1 !!
Glens Dark Rum / Imperial Vodka Double £2!!
A bottle of house wine for £8 !!!
And shots of Tequila for £1 !!!

Aside from knocking a tenner of your night, it also means you you will get to witness 2 real turntablists battling it out dmc style with funky hip hop, big bottom funk, and classic breaks.

Free Kazoo on entry, Streamed Live on Rhubarb Radio, Filmed Live for Mr Elephant T.V. More attractions to be announced and if you’re on facebook, here’s the event page if you’d like to attend – http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=134749128924

Mr Elephant Radio Show #11 – September 28th 2009

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Mr Elephant

This week on Mr Elephant Radio, we have exclusive live recordings from Rich Batsford’s debut album launch gig, and 3 sets from 5 Birmingham djs recorded from two of our Mr Elephant Events

Hope you enjoy the show, please check out any artists you like with the last fm links below and hope you can join us next next monday live on Rhubarb Radio at 6pm – 8pm

Mr Elephant Radio Show # 11 – Hosted by Marc Reck – September 28th 2009 by marcreck

Rich Batsford recorded live @ Hare & Hounds for his album launch of Valentine Court- 30 mins

1. Gudonya
2. Sensawunda
3. Namaste
4. Chromazone
5. Love Forfilled

Skeleton & Dolhasz (The Beat Suite) recorded live @ Hare & Hounds at Mr Elephant’s Cinephonic #2 – Hip Hop Set – 20 mins

Billy Chill Fingers & Roy Roastbeef recorded live @ Bulls Head at Mr Elephants Party Rockin Mammal Sessions # 8 – Swing / Funk Set – 30 mins

Skeleton & Dolhasz (The Beat Suite) recorded live @ Hare & Hounds at Mr Elephant’s Cinephonic #2 – Breaks – 5 min

Marc Reck recorded live @ Hare & Hounds at Mr Elephant’s Cinephonic #2 – Drum & Bass -45 mins

Mr Elephant’s Live & Free # 6 – Sat 26th September 2009

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Mr Elephant

Another free live music party at the legendary Adam and Eve with the Foot Stomping raucousness of FLAT STANLEY, the truly beautiful sounds of LAURA LOUISE & dancing all night long from THE OTHER WOMAN CLUB DJS!

Following last months foot stomping Live & Free with Mama Matrix and Laura Louise, we welcomed another band who are no stranger to kicking up a storm and have been playing many of this years summer festivals with a great set of talented musicians going by the name of Flat Stanley. Psychedlic foot stomping blues rock is how they term themselves and was an apt description as they tore through a great set

If you’ve not heard of them, please check out their myspace for their next gig. They’ve supported major artists like The Levellers, Ozric Tenticles the mighty Hawkwind and and as Mark Radcliffe put it “dreadlocks and didgeridoos, o yes have it”

Our other live guest – Laura Louise – needs no introduction. Spell binding performances at Moseley Folk festival and our last live and free mean we just had to ask her back. She performed a beautiful set and were looking forward to her return with some new material next year.

Here’s a little video we hashed together, though our man with the cam Jack Brabant was there and will uploading a much superior version from his footage very soon.

In between and til 4am we enjoy the sounds of Cassie from the Other Womans club djs, who is a supremely talented dj, has residencies all over the city, and had the place dancing all the way til 4am. In fact she was that good she got offered a residency at the adam

Next Live and Free is on Sat 26th Oct with Free Control Rich Batsford and some very special guests. As always its free entry all night (9pm til 4am) and the venue hosts a great soundsystem, smoking area, pool table and very cool bar and security staff, which makes for real nice vibe.

Mr Elephant News & Reviews # 4 by Emily Poyser – The Destroyers release debut album

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Mr Elephant

The Destroyers – Are you ready, ‘cos here they go!

http://www.adrian-burrows.co.uk/?p=225

When you find yourself down on one knee in the mud at Glastonbury, among a few thousand people listening to a story about a mouse – you know you’re watching The Destroyers.

The 15-strong group of instrumentalists, vocalists and composers describe themselves as specialising in turbo-folk mélanges of gypsy, Balkan, Klesmer and beat poetry. Formed in Birmingham, a small group of gypsy-folk enthusiasts decided to play Eastern European music at a makeshift jazz venue in someone’s basement. As the band grew, so did their scope and talent.

The Destroyers have been everywhere this summer; including the Avalon Stage at Glastonbury, Shambala and Bestival. Their live show is certainly something not to be missed; they take story-telling to another level. If you keep up with these 15 turbo-folkers, you’re in better shape than you think. Their shows are manic and get even the sceptical of gypsy toe-tapping.

Following the launch of their debut single “Out of Babel” and their huge show to mark it’s release in their home town of birmingham back in July, the Destroyers are now releasing their lomg awaited debut album of the same title, available right now via their own website – http://thedestroyers.co.uk,

Catch them live in Birmingham at the Town Hall on October the 11th for a birthday celebration with The Old Dance School & The Toy Hearts.

Alternatively have a listen to their music online at their http://www.myspace.com/thedestroyersplaymusic

Mr Elephant Radio Show #10 – September 21st 2009

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Mr Elephant

This week on the Mr Elephant Radio show we’ve got a build through trip hop, afrobeat, swing, breaks and drum and bass.

Hope you enjoy the show, please check out any artists you like with the last fm links below and hope you can join us next next monday live on Rhubarb Radio at 6pm – 8pm

Mr Elephant Radio Show #10 hosted by Marc Reck – 22nd Sep 2009 by marcreck

1. Hanna & Barbera – Flintstones Jazz Score (Reckorder Edit)
2. DJ Shadow – Six Days
3. Alex Reece – Jazz Master
4. Bomb The Bass – Bug Powder Dust – The K&D Sessions
5. Thievery Corporation - The State Of The Union
6. Damian Marley - Welcome To Jamrock
7. Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band - Here Is Love
8. Nostalgia 77 - Wildflower
9. Fred Astaire - Puttin’ On The Ritz (Club Des Belugas Remix)
10. Cherry Poppin’ Daddies - Zoot Suit Riot
11. The Correspondents - I Wanna Be Like You
12. Otis Fodder - Brilliant Pillows (Many Moons)
13. Duro Ikujenyo - Surulere
14. Fila Brazillia - New Direction [#] – Freak Power
15. Coldcut - Timber
16. Roni Size Reprazent (2008 Re-Edit) – New Forms
17. Atlantic Connection – Around The World
18. The Prodigy - Take Me to the Hospital
19. Terra Deva - Fresh Start
20. Concord Dawn + Ill.Skillz - Be There 4 U
21. UK Apache & Shy-FX – Original Nuttah
22. M Beat Featuring General Levy – Incredible
23. Sigur Rós - Sæglópur
24. Brian Wilson - Our Prayer

About Mr Elephant (Night Times Freshers Edition 2009)

Posted on September 20, 2009 by Mr Elephant

Little feature on Mr Elephant appeared in the recent Night Times publication which gives a little overview of what we do as Mr Elephant.

20, 000 copies of the Night Times have been distributed this month to showcase the best of brums underground and music nightlife to our new arriving students. Copies can be found for free at your local music venues in Birmingham and for those that havent come across the paper, its a must follow publication in our opinion and we lucky to have it in the city, featuring music reviews, events and local information. As far as we know its funded only by advertisting and the fact they make the advertising really affordable and really useful to underground nights and local people who dont have much money, means its something that needs supporting, so get in touch with them if you have something you want to share with the birmingham masses.

Here’s our little biog, and click here to read a bigger version

Mr Elephant Radio Show #9 – 14th Sep 2009

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Mr Elephant

After a brief holiday we return with a Moseley Folk Festival inspired show featuring music from Birmingham Artists such as Rich Batsford & Dik Guru, a lil classic rock from artists like Senser & Megadeth & a positive influence from our new producer Ash, hosted by our resident Marc Reck.

“A journey through some of the best acoustic music and live i can find inspired by a recent trip to Moseley Folk Festival. Please check out any artists you like from the links to Last Fm below”

Mr Elephant Radio Show # 9 hosted by Marc Reck – 14th September 2009

1. Hanna & Barbera Flintstones Jazz Score (Reckorder Edit)

2 John Smith Axe Mountain

3 José González Heartbeats

4 Ali Farka Toure w/ Ry Cooder – Gomni

5 Janis Joplin Summertime

6 Jeff Buckley Last Goodbye

7 Pete Yorn Life On A Chain

8 The Lemonheads Waiting Around to Die

9 I Am Kloot This House is Haunted

10 Neil Young Love Is A Rose

11 Bob Dylan The Times They Are A-Changin’