New Year, New Dates

Posted by lee:geek on Jan 1, 2010 in DJ Sets | 0 comments
16 January 2010 No Fun @ Sixty Million Postcards Bournemouth
23 January 2010 WAYF After Party @ ibar (lee) Bournemouth
29 January 2010 Sixty Million Postcards Bournemouth
5 February 2010 Friday 1-2-3 @ ibar Bournemouth
6 February 2010 No Fun @ Sixty Million Postcards Bournemouth
6 February 2010 Get Loose @ Dusk Till Dawn (lee late set) Bournemouth
7 February 2010 A Night of Unity – Dance for Haiti Fundraiser Bournemouth
12 February 2010 Sixty Million Postcards Bournemouth
New Year, New Dates

 

2010: Geek Chic Soundsystem

Posted by lee:geek on Jan 31, 2010 in DJ Sets | 0 comments

2010: Geek Chic Soundsystem

Since the introduction of Sixty Million Postcards ace new Indie Saturday nighter ‘No Fun’ we (Ian and Lee) have made a small sideways step. Now we play our patented formula of ‘electropunkfunkdiscopop for people who should know better’ on a Friday instead. And we have been having a blast.

For those of you that have not popped their heads into Bournemouth’s best loved boozer for a while, you may be in for a surprise. Sometime in December a man with a van and some screwdrivers arrived and left behind some spanking new Funktion One speakers by the dancefloor. So now all those shiny new records sound even shinier and even newer and all the more likely to make you join the dancing masses.

So come down, have a cider with us and shake away those February blues…

Rockin,

lee:geek

2010: Geek Chic Soundsystem

 

No Fun

Posted by lee:geek on Dec 1, 2009 in DJ Sets | 0 comments

No Fun Saturdays @ Sixty Million Postcards

No Fun is a brand new night at Postcards. Every Saturday. Free entry All are welcome. This is “indie-disco” for music lovers, star gazers, wannabe artists, this charming man in the corner, femme fatales, the quiet types, and those who like to spin around with their pint glasses in the middle of the dancefloor. The way things used to be.

Look out for special guests, live bands and DJs. There are big things in the pipeline for 2010.

What can you expect to hear at No Fun??

Well, here’s a little A-Z we put together.

Animal Collective
Blondie, Bowie & The Big Pink
Curtis Mayfield & The Cure
Dirty Projectors & Donna Summer
ESG
Friendly Fires & Florence & The Machine
Glass Candy
Hot Chip & Holy Ghost
Interpol & In Flagranti
Joakim
Kelis & The Kills
Ladyhawke & LCD Soundsystem
Metronomy, MGMT & Missy Elliot
New Order
Of Montreal
Passion Pit, Pixies & Prince
Queens Of The Stone Age
Ramones & The Rolling Stones
Stevie Wonder, The Strokes & The Smiths
Talking Heads & Tiga
Unicorns
Vampire Weekend & The Velvet Underground
We Have Band & The White Stripes
XTC & The xx
Yeah Yeah Yeahs & YACHT
Zeppelin (Led)

Free Entry | 20.30 – 02.00

No Fun

 

Winter Dates

Posted by lee:geek on Nov 1, 2009 in DJ Sets | 0 comments
6 November 2009 Friday 1-2-3 @ ibar Bournemouth
7 November 2009 The Block Party Bournemouth
13 November 2009 Static @ 176 Bournemouth
20 November 2009 The Green Man’s Second Birthday London
21 November 2009 Sixty Million Postcards Bournemouth
27 November 2009 We Rock Orange Rooms supporting Mr Hudson Bournemouth
4 December 2009 Friday 1-2-3 @ ibar Bournemouth
12 December 2009 No Fun @ Sixty Million Postcards Bournemouth
18 December 2009 The Castle Farringdon (Lee) London
18 December 2009 Sixty Million Postcards with Chaka Kant. (Ian) Bournemouth
31 December 2009 New Years Eve @ Sixty Million Postcards Bournemouth
31 December 2009 New Years Eve @ Big In Japan (late set) Bournemouth
Winter Dates

 

Nish Nish, The Castle Ec1 and ES Recordings Heaven and Hell Weekender

Posted by lee:geek on Oct 20, 2009 in DJ Sets | 0 comments
Nish Nish, The Castle Ec1 and ES Recordings Heaven and Hell Weekender

Quality London Party Brand Nish Nish, Premier Musical Boozer The Castle EC1 and critically acclaimed, fast rising record label Electric Sheep Recordings combine for the first Heaven And Hell Weekender/Festival.

Across two floors and two nights the weekender will be a journey from punkfunk to new wave, to disco to indie to house, taking in techno and acieed, with a large measure of unheard future classics.

Friday night sees a debut appearance from Geek Chic Soundsystem. Originally the South coast, they are now firm favourites in the capital, with remixes already under their belt for The Long Blondes, They Came From The Stars (I Saw Them), Heads We Dance, We Smoke Fags and Boy + Girl, and fans as diverse as Mark Moore, The Freestylers and Erol Alkan.

Berlin favourites Jungs and Technik come from a similar angle but with a slightly different twist. Owning a 7 inch collection of nu wave, krautrock and cosmic classics that is second to none these enigmatic Berliners know their onions, having graced the decks of some of Berlin’s hippest hangouts.

Likewise hosts Ben and Smit, whos unique eclectically minded and critically acclaimed genre bending and block rocking Nish Nish parties, have graced the floors of some of capitals finest establishments for the past five years, featuring the likes of Colin Dale, Hannah Holland, Jon Carter and too many others to mention.

Nish Nish Cohort Mitch Davis, whose label has lately been creating tsunamis, with the backing of luminaries such as Xpress 2, Laurent Garnier, Agoria and Ivan Smagghe, will be getting all misty eyed as he helps the lads dust off the classics in the upstairs 86-92 house classics room…..aaaaaah, i think I am welling up now, you know it makes sense.

Saturday will be a slightly deeper affair, with Nish Nish/Electric Sheep and The Castle EC1 being joined by some of our regulars from along the way and a super huge surprise guest who we aren’t allowed to announce just yet for an eclectronikal ram jam session. Needless to say the i’s will be crossed and the t’s will be dotted as per ;) . Deep house, Tech House, Classic house and Disco, and all points in between from the ressies and the guests on saturdays

Throughout the weekend there will also be a 3d Horrormatronic cinema, themed fancy dress, quality food and drinks that aren’t at scary prices, best of all it is all Free…

Expect Freeks, Geeks, Fit Birds, Fags, Old Shoomers, Nu ravers, Classic Gems, Future Classics and hopped up kids with jaunty haircuts who know whats good for ‘em. See you at the bar.

Nish Nish, The Castle, Electric Sheep and Heaven and Hell Weekender…Live The Dream

As Always,

Big Love, Big Kiss, Ben Nish Nish x

Line Up In Full

Friday

Geek Chic Soundsystem
Mitch Davis
Ben and Smit Nish Nish
Jungs and Technik

Saturday

Nish Nish Residents and Friends
Plus Super Secret Surprise guest

Dates
Friday 30th October

Saturday 31st October

Times – 8pm-3am

Cost – Free

Place – The Castle EC1 34-35 Cowcross Street, Farringdon, London EC1M 6DB

Nearest Tubes – Farringdon/Chancery Lane/Barbican

Nish Nish, The Castle Ec1 and ES Recordings Heaven and Hell Weekender

 

October Mix for Diesel:U:Music

Posted by admin on Oct 4, 2009 in DJ Sets, Radio | 2 comments

We were recently asked to contribute a mix for the Diesel’s ultra-hip U:Music radio thingy. Given the calibre of the other acts on the playlist we couldn’t really say no. Besides, Ian Geek was well overdue putting together a new hotmix, so it seemed like the perfect opportunity to get some new mixy goodness out there.

It’s quite an eclectic mix – with a mix of old and new tracks that we feel deserve airing on everyone’s dancefloors – all smushed together with the silky-smoothe precision you’ve every right to expect.

Anyway, preamble over… get your ears around this! And if you like it, a bit of mucking about with the SoundCloud thingy below should allow you to download it for ongoing ipod pleasure :)

Oh, and do feel free to leave feedback either here or on the SoundCloud page!

Gino Soccio – Dancer
Bottin – No Static (Club Version)
Beni – Fringe Element
D. Ramirez – Satur8
Siriusmo – Let Me In! (Geek Chic Extended Edit)
Knightlife – Crusader
Manhead – Birth Death Work School
Spirit Catcher – High Control
Solaris Heights – Midnight (Padded Cell Remix)
Felix Da Housecat – We All Wanna Be Prince (Paper Faces Remix)
Mugwump – Die Nacht Ist Kuhl
The Phenomenal Handclap Band – You’ll Disappear (Munk Remix)
Ajello – Over The Sky (Reverso 68 Remix)
Shazam – Pool Party 2009 (Headman Remix)
Depeche Mode – Everything Counts (Absolut Mix)
Alex Gopher – Handguns
Datarock – The Pretender (Holy Ghost Remix Dub)
DJ T. – Dis (Solomun Remix)
Au Revoir Simone – Another Likely Story (Aeroplane Remix)

October Mix for Diesel:U:Music

 

Geek Chic Soundsystem on BBC’s Watchdog

Posted by admin on Oct 4, 2009 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Thursday night’s BBC One’s Watchdog programme ran a feature on the recent Southern Sound festival which we played at.  Given the somewhat shambolic nature of the event we weren’t that surprised. However seeing our name flash across the screen did take us aback: -

Geek Chic Soundsystem on Watchdog.

See the full clip here.

Geek Chic Soundsystem on BBC’s Watchdog

 

Fire FM

Posted by admin on Sep 16, 2009 in DJ Sets, Radio | 0 comments

Fire FM 107.6

This Thursday (17th September) we’re appearing on Luke Dubyah’s show on Fire FM as a special warm up to our appearance at Southern Sound Festival this weekend. The show goes out between nine and eleven pm and you can expect to hear us around the ten pm mark.

Fire FM is on 107.6 in Bournemouth and surrounding areas or available as a live stream on the interweb.

Fire FM

 

Autumn Dates

Posted by admin on Sep 15, 2009 in DJ Sets | 0 comments

Today’s sudden drop in temperature combined with a howling wind and lashings of rain has reminded me that I need to publish where you can find us playing CDs and light heartedly bickering about some obscure musical topic…

17 September 2009 Guest Mix on Luke Dubyah’s Fire FM Show 10pm – 11pm
19 September 2009 Southern Sound Festival Wimborne
2 October 2009 By Invitation Only (alongside Chaka Kant) Bournemouth
4 October 2009 Guest Mix on Diesel U:Music Radio 9am – 10am!
9 October 2009 Static @ 176 Bournemouth
16 October 2009 Sixty Million Postcards Bournemouth
21 October 2009 Franz Ferdinand afterparty @ O2 Academy Bournemouth
23 October 2009 Friday 1-2-3 @ ibar Bournemouth
30 October 2009 The Castle Farringdon London
31 October 2009 Orange Rooms presents a Dead Famous Halloween! (Ian)  Bournemouth
31 October 2009 Halloween @ The Green Man (Lee) London
6 November 2009 Friday 1-2-3 @ ibar Bournemouth
7 Nov 2009 The Block Party Bournemouth
13 November 2009 Static @ 176 Bournemouth
20 November 2009 The Green Man’s Second Birthday London
21 November 2009 Sixty Million Postcards Bournemouth
Autumn Dates

 

September 2009 Chart

Posted by admin on Sep 15, 2009 in Chart | 0 comments

Right, we’ve got around to writing down what we’re playing for the first time in ages. It goes a little something like this:

Acidkids - Mitch (Emperor Machine Long Version) – Acidkids Germany
Ajello - Over the Sky (Reverso 68 Remix) – Youngodds
Bent - Always (Mighty Mouse Remix) – Godlike & Electric Promo
D.Ramirez – Saturat8 – Slave Promo
Erol Alkan and Boys Noize – Waves / Death Suite - Boysnoize Records Promo
Joakim - Watermelon Bubblicious / Nebula Laughter – Versatile France
Fever Ray — Triangle Walks (Rex The Dog Remix) - Rabid Records Promo
Roman Fluegel – Discofiasco (Alternate version) – Turbo Recordings
Boris - Buzz In (Optimo Remix) – Scion A/V Remix Project
Friendly Fires – Jump In The Pool (Wild Geese Remix) – XL Recordings Promo
Geek Chic Soundsystem – Python – CD-R
Laurent Garnier – Pay TV (Emperor Machine Mix) – PIAS Recordings
Little Boots – Remedy (Disco Bloodbath Remix) – 679 Promo
LCD Soundsystem – 45:33 (Prince Language Remix) - DFA Recordings
Metronomy - Not Made For Love EP – Because Music Promo
Sharooz - Adrenalize (Phonat Deconstructive mix) – MoFoHiFi Records
Siriusmo - Let Me In (Geek Chic’s Locked Out edit) – Monkeytown Records / CD-R
Silver Columns – Brow Beaten (Original / Joe Goddard Remix) – Silver Columns Promo
The B52’s – Love Shack (Bitshit Re-Edit) - CD-R
Vicious Pink – C’c'can’t You See (Razormaid! Remix) – CD-R

September 2009 Chart