Slice » Hot Chip http://www.takeaslice.co.uk http://www.takeaslice.co.uk Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:33:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Somewhere In The Universe http://www.takeaslice.co.uk/index.php/2009/07/somewhere-in-the-universe/ http://www.takeaslice.co.uk/index.php/2009/07/somewhere-in-the-universe/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:21:28 +0000 Kerri http://www.takeaslice.co.uk/?p=693 SITU2

Brighton night ‘Somewhere in the Universe’ is changing. They’ve become known for putting on some of the biggest parties in town with an alternative take on dance music which puts West Street to shame. Earlier on this year they played host to one of the first ever live gigs for both Little Boots and La Roux (Click here to check our coverage on that). They’ve also recently put on cutting edge acts like Boy Crisis and just-signed-to-Vice-records Katie Stelmanis (Yes, THAT Vice)

In their third year of activity it seems like they are taking a step-back from the banger-heavy house styling of yesterday and settling on a new, more mature sound. It’s a step that can only be good when they put out a most magnificent mixtape featuring blog favourite acts such as Boy Crisis, Casio Kids, Vega, Yelle, Fan Death, Yacht and Passion Pit, as well as big hitters Justice, Hot Chip and Little Boots.

You can grab the ‘Alpha Mixtape‘ from www.NewHero.co.uk

myspace.com/somewhereintheuniverse
facebook.com/group.php?gid=14249720446

‘Somewhere in the Universe’ will be relaunching in August with parties at both the New Hero Nightclub and Concorde 2. Look forward to it!

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Filling up YouTube with her own unique cover versions of Hot Chip and Alphabeat tunes, Little Boots is also a talented DJ in her own right, bringing a little bit of Soulwax double-act to her live shows and bumping up her musical curriculum vitae.

Best Tune: Stuck on Repeat
Poptastically inspiring, Stuck on Repeat is one of those catchy mainstream singlets you just want to tell everyone about.

MP3 Download: Little Boots – Stuck on Repeat (Fake Blood Remix)

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