ELECTRIC ELEPHANT FESTIVAL JULY 14TH - JULY 18TH 2011. THE GARDEN, PETRCANE, CROATIA

ELECTRIC ELEPHANT
HIT BOUTIQUE FESTIVAL RETURNS 14-18 JULY 2011
THE GARDEN, PETRCANE, CROATIA
MANCHESTER LAUNCH PARTY, LEGENDS, 21 APRIL 2011
LONDON LAUNCH PARTY, STAR OF KINGS, 28 APRIL 2011

ELECTRIC ELEPHANT

Returning for a fourth bash in 2011, Electric Elephant moves from its late summer slot to mid-July, where it’s been expanded to a five-day, five-night event that blurs the boundaries between festival and holiday. Electric Elephant is the place for sun, sea, boat parties, DJs, live music and club nights on the beautiful Adriatic coast. Full line up here

This year’s festival is longer, better and earlier! Much more than just a festival, it’s a holiday adventure, an escape, a musical getaway, a meeting of like-minded souls that invokes the original spirit of the unspoilt Ibiza of the ‘70s and early ‘80s. Live love dance.

Petrcane itself is a village of good, kind people and evening markets and rustic restaurants serving fresh fish caught that day and olive oil fresh from the local groves. There are plenty of places to rest your head. Old cottages and villas on the sea front are available for hire and there’s even Camping in the woods. Sailing boats can chartered and explore the mystical islands. Stunning national parks, waterfalls and mountains are all a short distance away. The ancient coastal city of Zadar with unique Sea Organ, bustling winding streets and open squares, is only a short bus or taxi ride away.

TICKETS £85.00 AVAILABLE FROM ALL OUR TICKET AGENTS

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We got tickets

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Resident Advisor

Tickets will also be available from:

Electrik Bar, Wilbraham Rd, Chorlton. Manchester.
(No booking fee, tickets must be collected in person from the bar!)
0161 8813315

Electric Elephant Online shop with low booking fee of just £5.00!

Piccadilly Records, Oldham Street. Manchester.
0161 8398008

ALL TICKETS:
• Will incur a booking fee
• Do not include entry to boat parties
• Are non-transferable and cannot be re-sold
• No entry without a valid ticket (so don't lose it & don't forget to bring it with you)
• Ticket includes entry to nightclub though capacity is limited so entry cannot be guaranteed

ELECTRIC ELEPHANT & GARDEN FESTIVAL DOUBLE WHAMMY TICKET £140

Extend your stay! As we are now the weekend after our friends The Garden Festival we have teamed up with them to offer you a limited double whammy ticket for both full events with a hefty saving.

Garden Festival July 6th - 13th and Electric Elephant 14th - 18th...
That's two weeks of festival entertainment for £140
Double Whammy costs £140 and is available from The Garden Festival

Electric Elephant

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LEO OUTCAST DJ PROFILE - MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS 25/02/11

Name: Leo Outcast
Night: Disco Outcasts @ Purple Pussy Cat
Style/genre: Disco, Funk and House
Next gig/date: Saturday nights

If you were a superhero: I'd be called Axel Fox.

First record you ever bought: Michael Jackson - Thriller.

All time classic tune? Coco Steel & Lovebomb - Feel It.

Current top tune? Bassfort - The Street Is My World (Piano Mix).

Song guaranteed to fill the floor? Lady Cop - To Be Real.

When/how was the last time you cleared the floor? Announcing the buffet at my best mates wedding last summer.

CD, Vinyl or MP3? All of it - usually play out on Traktor Scratch.

DJ Hero? Greg Wilson.

What do you like to do when you’re not DJing? I like to keep a healthy balance with the weekend mischief by playing football, working out and doing a bit of yoga.

Party starter: My partner in crime Stefano, he always plays the perfect warm up.

Party killer: Stefano's flowery shirts and scarves (love gear he calls it).

If you were an animal: I'd like to say lion, but I'm more of a cheeky monkey.

Favourite city? Marseille - this week has been my 7th visit. I have so many beautiful and creative friends in the city.

One thing you would change about yourself? My date of birth. I would have liked to have experienced the local history in the likes of Wigan Casino and the Hacienda back in the day.

Favourite film? Beverly Hills Cop.

Greatest fear? Most fairground rides.

Favourite quote? The advice I would give to someone is not to take anybodies advice - Eddie Muprhy.

Inspiration: I've not seen him for a very long time, but my Grandad as he taught me a lot about life.

Biggest regret? A hangover - but I have a quick fix cure in espresso, milk thistle and tailored vitamins.

Top fashion tip for the club: Be yourself, don't follow other peoples trends.

What’s gonna be big this year? Hopefully another summer of love. I'm looking forward to the summer festivals, Sonaze 2011 in Marseille and Manchester International Festival particularly excite me.

Chantal Curtis - Get Another Love

Gayle Adams - Love Fever

Gladys Knight & The Pips - Taste Of Bitter Love

Rim & Kasa - Love Me For Real

DISCO OUTCASTS RESIDENT ADVISOR MARCH CHART

OUTCAST LOVE 41 > MOODYMANC

Moodymanc has been causing quite a stir amongst the house community of late. Having previously released under the guise of Dubble D, Danny Ward now delivers house bombs as Moodymanc that are being championed by the premier league of DJ’s and music lovers. Previously Danny has worked with a wide range of artists including The Pharcyde, Rae and Christian, Ralph Lawson’s 20/20 Soundsystem and renowned jazz musicians like Gilad Atzmon and Jim Mullen.

His take on house music is deeply rooted in tradition having been into born into a life of jazz-drumming, crate diggin' and beat making via the night clubs, warehouses and basements of his soul loving, native Moody Manchester. Recent releases on labels like Tsuba, Third Ear, Dessous, and Connoisseur have meant Moodymanc’s tracks are being played by the likes of DJ’s Luciano and Claude VonStroke as well as being aired on Radio 1 by Derrick May.

Regular guest spots at clubs such as Fabric, Electric Chair and Studio B in Brooklyn serve to reinforce his presence on the international scene. Guesting alongside the likes of Ricardo Vilalobos, Francois K and DJ Sneak which means Moodymanc is up there with the best and his talents continue to blossom at every turn. Reading the crowd and building a groove is Moodymanc’s speciality which means his sets are always interesting, well timed and a spot on narrative of the best house music around.

THE MIX

MOODYMANC MY SPACE

DISCO OUTCASTS - CASTING SPELLS (SELECTIONS NATURELLES)

Disco Outcasts - Casting Spells (Selections Naturelles) by discooutcasts

DISCO OUTCASTS - SERENDIPITY

Disco Outcasts - Serendipity by discooutcasts

OUTCAST LOVE 40 > MICHAEL MCKENNA (KEEP SCHTUM)

Michael started DJing in the early 90's and shortly after became a sound engineer. While recording and producing artists and bands from all genres, he also DJ'ed in many of the bars and clubs around Dublin. After a hiatus from Djing and Production, when he lectured in Sound Engineering and Music Production, he returned to DJing and Promoting about 6 years ago.

Since then Michael has been playing all over Dublin and Ireland and has recently shared the bill with likes of Moodymann and Charles Webster. He currently has residencies at 'Beatdown Disco' in The South William, 'Miso Diso' in Ukiyo and 'Inside Out' in The Exchequer, all in Dublin.

However, Michael is probably best known as being half of production team ‘Keep Schtum’, who's disco re-edits have been getting attentionfrom DJ's worldwide, including Greg Wilson and Dj Harvey. He also hosts Keep Schtum Radio every Monday evening on Power FM (5pm - 7pm GMT).

THE MIX

KEEP SCHTUM ON JUNO

KEEP SCHTUM ON POWER FM

OUTCAST LOVE 39 > BILLY SCURRY

Billy has been playing now for 20 years. He has played at every club on the emerald island worth talking about. Also played many UK and US clubs over the years with superstars such as Tony Humphries, David Mancuso, Danny Tenaglia, Kenny Carpenter, and lots of others. During this time he has had most of the UK DJ's over to play in the numerous clubs which he has ran. Billy has also played at all 3 of the Electric Elephant Festivals in Croatia..

Currently doing a monthly residence @ the Sth William in Dublin called Fever on 1st Saturday of every month. This mix is a 3 hour special from the man, very fierce!

THE MIX

BILLY SCURRY SOUNDCLOUD

Elephants?

Telephones - The Ocean, The Sand

Red Dragon Band - Let Me Be Your Radio [Telephones Edit]

Rene & Angela - I'll Be Good [special mix]

BB&Q Band - Main Attraction

Thelma Houston - You Used To Hold Me So Tight

Change - Let's Stay Together

Yasuko Agawa - LA Nights

Innocence - Natural Thing

Sandee - Notice Me

Annabel Lamb - Riders On The Storm [Dub Version]

Timezone - Wild Style

Arthur Baker - Breakers Revenge

Uber Unit

Venus Gang - LOve To Fly

OUTCAST LOVE 38 > GER Z

For the last 10 years, Ger Z has been a resident dj in a number of Galway’s finest music venues, such as The Blue Note, Massimo and Bierhaus, where he also hosts Disco Sunday (a hugely-popular bank holiday Sunday all-dayer) with John Daly and Jamie D.A.!. He is also a regular visitor to Dublin and Limerick, having played at nights such as 12 in the Bernard Shaw, Night Flight, Big Dish Go, and the dearly-departed Backlash.

Ger first crossed paths with the Disco Outcasts misfits while playing at Airbound, an Irish-run festival located in the same venue as Electric Elephant in Petrcane, Croatia.

Having previously been resident at the long-running clubnight, 110th Street, Ger is now dj / promoter for Night Falls, which runs sporadic parties in intimate venues around Galway (and also Berlin), playing the finest in underground house and techno. Guests so far have included Todd Terje, Mark E, Neville Watson, Eamon Harkin, Quarion, Shit Robot, Don Williams and John Daly.

THE MIX

GER Z SOUNDCLOUD

HARALD GROSSKOPF - SYNTHESIST & V/A - RE-SYNTHESIST

New York’s RVNG Intl. label will reissue Harald Grosskopf’s Synthesist, a cult classic of German electronic music, on February 16, 2011.

Synthesist is the debut solo album by Harald Grosskopf, the enigmatic percussionist behind Ash Ra Tempel, Klaus Schulze, and Cosmic Jokers. Originally released by Sky Records in 1980, RVNG Intl. celebrates the 30th year anniversary with this newly mastered and packaged reissue.

Berlin, Germany, summer of 1979, Harald Grosskopf, then 30 years old, was at a personal and creative crossroads. His girlfriend just left him, and Ashra (Manuel Göttsching's "solo" project) was on temporary hiatus. Harald always considered himself a rhythmic accomplice to his numerous collaborators' lead, until prompted by some fellow musician friends to pursue a singular creative vision.

Armed with a MiniMoog and Revox reel-to-reel, Grosskopf set off for the West German countryside that fall and isolated himself in a home studio for almost two months to record Synthesist. The temperamental analog synthesizer and sequencing technology created a long learning curve eventually resulting in a harmonious union of man and machine.

The human response undeniably colors the eight songs of Synthesist and aligns the album with some of the more melodic output of the Berlin School of Electronic Music. The title track and "Transcendental Overdrive" almost take on pop qualities. Harald's live percussion opens up tracks like "So Weit, So Gut" and "Emphasis" for jammed out exploration. Where the album veers into the ambient space clusters of "B. Aldrian" or "Trauma", it's hard not to consider Synthesist the nexus of Krautrock, Kosmische, and New Age.

These stylistic and thematic elements of Synthesist have echoed throughout electronic and avant music since the album's 1980 release. Re-Syntheist, the companion compilation to Synthesist, is an assemblage of reinterpretations of Grosskopf's work by a new vanguard of electronic and experimental artists includingOneohtrix Point Never, Blondes, Arp, Stellar Om Source, CFCF, James Ferraro, and many others.

Although Synthesist has been unavailable on vinyl for almost three decades, it doesn't fetch unfathomable collector fees. Selecting Synthesist as our first reissue is more about the connectivity to a new audience than the scarcity fetish for a select few. It's about sharing Harald's story and celebrating an album musically accomplished and compelling from start to end.

The Synthesist LP comes as a deluxe package on post-consumer recycled goods, including a unique reverse bound record jacket and full color liner notes by Harald Grosskopf in English and German. The Re-Synthesist compilation is only available with vinyl purchase, both available digitally through our usual storefront suspects.

Harald Grosskopf - Synthesist by RVNG Intl.

PULP DISCO & THE OUTCASTS - RIDE THE SNAKE

Deep chuggy house music from the voodoo disco den. Self medicate on moody street drugs, turn the lights down low and believe > do not be afraid, we are your friends

Pulp Disco & The Outcasts - Ride The Snake by discooutcasts