Author: Paul Tunkin

Blow Up Christmas Party, Firday 2nd December 2011: The Bongolian + Thee Faction Blow Up DJs   The 2nd of Blow Up’s new monthly West London residency at Ginglik in Shepherd’s Bush, and just in time for Christmas! Always guaranteed to get the party going is BIG BOSS MAN’s Nasser Bouzida aka THE BONGOLIAN & his band, with support from THEE FACTION . Plus of course Blow Up DJs Paul Tunkin & Ian Jackson spinning their trademark mix of Pop Stylism, 60’s Soul, Beat, Garage, Funk, Ska, Soundtracks, Electronica, Library Music colliding with British Pop, Glam, Indie-Pop and New-Wave . ….A celebration from the other side of Pop where the Kinks, Bowie, Blur share the dancefloor with current newcomers Pete & The Pirates, British Sea Power and Metronomy, all alongside Swinging Soundtracks & TV Themes (The Italian Job to Barbarella), 60s Exotica & Electronica (Jean-Jacques Perry), 60s Club Soul (Motown, Stax etc.), Northern Soul, Beat, Mod Jazz, French Pop (Jacques Dutronc, Bridget Bardot) and New Wave (XTC, Wire). More info: blowupclub.com • Facebook Event • Map Tickets £6 adv. from: Stargreen.com • We Got Tickets • Gigantic • SeeTickets • Ticketweb Connect: Facebook • Twitter • mySpace THE BONGOLIAN   THE BONGOLIAN will be playing tracks from his eagerly-awaited 4th album ‘Bongos For Beatniks’ released this May – a wildly eclectic rare groove fusion of Funk Soul Hammond Beat Jazz and a Sci-Fi Boogaloo. The first single from the album ‘The Riviera Affair’ was a BBC 6music Lunchtime Love and if you listen to Craig Charles you will have heard more than a few spins on his show too: “A bakers dozen of gems. Bongo powered grooves at their very best. Preston Epps eat your heart out” SCOOTERING ‘RECOMMENDED’ “Mightily funky. Part mod, part Sergio Mendes, very swingin” TIME OUT live this year at the Blow Up Easter Special :   ‘Bongos For Beatniks’ album sampler :   THEE FACTION Blistering, visceral socialist R&B with an explicit political agenda:   As good as Slade Alive. Yes, THAT good Chris Roberts, The Guardian

Blow Up Tokyo   Blow Up Tokyo □伝説的 -タイムアウト誌、イヴニング・スタンダード誌、NME誌- （Legendary -Time Out, Evening Standard, NME） □タイムアウト誌が選ぶ90年代のパーティートップ10中、第4位。 （No.4：Time Out’s Top Ten Club’s of The 90s.） □ヴォックス誌が選ぶクラッシッククラブ第5位。 （The Roxy, Blitz Club, Shoom, Syndrome & Blow Up：Vox Magazine’s 5 Classic Clubs of our Time.） □世界を変えたパーティー。-メロディメーカー誌- （The club that changed the world – Melody Maker） ロンドン・クラブ・シーンが最もホットだったとされる90年代――そのまっただ中、1993年にパーティー【blow up】は〈The Laurel Tree Pub〉においてスイングしはじめた。主宰はPaul Tunkin。カムデンにあった2階建ての小さなパブで開催されていたパーティーながら、毎週土曜〈The Laurel Tree Pub〉の外には、長い長い行列が作られていった。その人気は年々大きくなり、Select誌やTime Out誌、Vox誌などの有力メディアでも取り上げられ、〈Cream〉や〈Ministry of Sound〉といったロンドンを代表する大型クラブに肩を並べるほどの人気を誇るようになった。その常連にはブラーやパルプ、スウェード、ステレオ・ラ ブ、ジーザス＆メリー・チェインから、スパイス・ガールズ（！）にいたるまでさまざま。その後は〈Wag Club（1996-2001）〉、〈The Metro Club（2002-2009）〉など場所を移しながら、現在も〈THE ALLEY CAT）にて、Paul Tunkin、Ian Jacksonのふたりによって続けられている。 歴代のレジデントDJには、Paul、IanそしてAndy Lewis（現在はポール・ウェラー・バンドのベーシストでもある）が〈blow up floor〉で60年代のモッド・ミュージック、インディ・ポップ、ノーザン・ソウル、ブルー・ビート、ニューウェーヴなどをプレイ。〈jet set floor〉では、The Karminsky Experience（1993から1995年の間プレイ）、Nori（池田正典、1995から1998の間プレイ、彼が日本へ帰国した後はカーミンス キー兄弟が再び〈Wag〉の閉店まで担当）らが彼らの友人たち、Martin Green(Smashing/The Sound Gallery)、Keb Darge(Deep Funk)、Jazz Man Gerald(Jazz Man Record)、Soul Jazz Record Crew等をゲストに迎えてさまざまなライブラリー・ミュージック、ファンク・レアグルーヴ、ムード・ミュージック等をプレイ。またレジデントDJたちは 【blow up DJ’s】としてブラーなどのツアーDJ、フェスへのテント参加、そしてNMEブリティシュアワード・パーティーでのDJなども担当し、主宰のPaulは レーベル《blow up records》を立ち上げ、レアなマテリアルを扱ったコンピやパーティーのクラシック集、そして多くのバンド／アーティストをレーベルから世に送り出す など活躍の場を広げていった。 これまでにさまざまなDJ、ライヴ・アクトをゲストとして招聘し、18年間毎週末のロンドンのサタデーナイトをスイングさせ続けている【blow up】のレジデント＝Paulを迎え、池田正典（彼もレジデントのひとり）、そしてTOP GEARのサポートのもとに緊急開催決定！

‘The Riviera Affair‘ – the first single from The Bongolian’s forthcoming 4th album ‘Bongos For Beatniks‘ is released week. The single was featured on BBC6 Music’s Nemone’s Lunchtime Loves last week, and Nass from The Bongolian popped in for a quick interview on air on Friday while he was in town for the sell-out Blow Up @ HMV event.

Silvery ‘Two Halves Of The Same Boy’ – new single out now

‘Two Halves Of The Same Boy‘ – the third single from Silvery’s 2nd album ‘Railway Architecture‘ is released this wee and makes it onto the BBC 6Music playlist for a 5th week running.

Blow Up will be hosting a night for the 2nd year of HMV’s Next Big Thing festival on Friday 4th February at Upstairs @ The Garage. Blow Up artists Baltic Fleet, Silvery and The Bongolian will all be playing live, followed by the Blow Up club.

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~ Silvery ‘Railway Architecture’ ~ Cat. No. BU057CD/DD ~ Mon 9th August 2010 (UK) ~

BLOW UP 18TH BIRTHDAY PARTY & NEW MONTHLY RESIDENCY @ GINGLIK FRIDAY 4th NOVEMBER 2011 BLOW UP is 18!  Blow Up is pleased to announce that it will be taking the club to other parts of London outside the West End , starting this Autumn with a new monthly residency at Ginglik in Shepherd’s Bush , launching on Friday 4th November for Blow Up’s 18th Birthday . Blow Up’s playlist is far from being defined by the Brit Pop genre it helped kick-start back 18 years ago in 1993 : alongside live bands (early on in the night) expect to hear Blow Up DJs Paul Tunkin, Ian Jackson (and the occasional guest) spinning 60’s Soul, Beat, Garage, Funk, Ska, Soundtracks, Electronica, Library Music colliding with British Pop, Glam, Indie-Pop and New-Wave. A celebration from the other side of Pop where the Kinks, Bowie, Blur share the dancefloor with current newcomers Pete & The Pirates, British Sea Power and Metronomy, all alongside Blow Up’s trademark mix of Swinging Soundtracks & TV Themes (The Italian Job to Barbarella), 60s Exotica & Electronica (Jean-Jacques Perry), 60s Club Soul (Motown, Stax etc.), Northern Soul, Beat, Mod Jazz, French Pop (Jacques Dutronc, Bridget Bardot) and New Wave (XTC, Wire). Live guests Dave Woodcock & The Splinters + The Little Bleeders . Dave Woodcock & The Splinters return to Blow Up after their show in September and will be heading up from the town of outstanding talent Southend-On-Sea. Expect great songs delivered in Dave’s own inimitable Essex style. Best described as the closest thing to a knees-up with Chas’N’Dave and The Kinks’ Ray Davies! The Little Bleeders are a four piece, proto-punk garage band; Rock and roll waifs and strays who came together in the pursuit of music with blood pumping through its veins. Classic influences from The Stooges, The Kinks, The Beatles, The Stones, Surf, 60’s Garage Rock, Delta Blues, Scott Walker. Please note: live guests will be on early. Advance tickets £6 : stargreen  • wegottickets.com   •   gigantic.com   •   seetickets.com • ticketweb.com Please arrive early! More info & tickets •   Map •   BLOWUPCLUB.COM • FRIDAY 4th NOVEMBER BLOW UP 18TH BIRTHDAY PARTY!! BLOW UP DJs + LIVE GUESTS TBA 8pm-3am @ GINGLIK 1 Shepherd’s Bush Green, London W12 NEXT DATES @ GINGLIK: BLOW UP CHRISTMAS PARTY with THE BONGOLIAN – Friday 2nd December 2011 Friday 6th January 2012 •  Friday 3rd Febuary 2012

The sleeve for the Bongolian’s 4th album is finally revealed! ‘Bongos For Beatniks’will be released on Monday 9th May, but if you can’t wait that long you can download the debut single ‘The Riviera Affair’ which was recently featured on Lunchtime Loves on BBC 6music, and also Sky Sports Soccer AM‘s track of the week.

Limited edition bundles will be available very soon to pre-order so stay tuned. The album is also featured in Scootering Magazine’s ‘Recommended Listening’ this month alongside an early review of the album, an interview with The Bongolian and a live review of February’s Blow Up/HMV show.

This June Blow Up teamed up with Leisure (San Francisco) , Club Underground (LA) and Lipstick! (Sacramento) – thanks to everyone in California for making this trip the most memorable yet! more photos on our new USA facebook page: facebook.com/blowupusa Blow Up USA Poster by Galine MoDemoiselle Photos clockwise from top left: RO (Raoul Ortega), CA (Claudia Arnold), RO, Galine MoDemoiselle, RO RO, CA, CA. Centre: RO. With special thanks to Raoul Ortega Photography