Offering something a little different for the occasion, The Box sees Mark Knight & Martijn Ten Velden, Dave Spoon & D. Ramirez team up for an all singing, all dancing 5 hour back-2back show involving 4 CDJ’s, 3 mixers, 2 laptops, a whole world of FX and no doubt the odd house classic been thrown down. Funkagenda, launching his Toolroom Knights compilation, will close the room flying-solo with an array of Birthday bangers and exclusive personal edits. As friends, producers and DJ’s these are 5 of the most passionate talents working in the industry today, who between them have dominated the dance charts with a succession of big releases and tonight as the leading Toolroom Knights share a common goal…to tear a new dance floor in the main room for the Birthday.

Over in the Bar it’s all about a special DJ/live set from Grammy Award winning Dirty Vegas, fusing vocal elements of a live performance with the energy and beats of a DJ set. 2009 has been a hectic year for the DV trio, who’ve been back in the studio, had 3 major releases on Toolroom; Pressure, Changes and this summer’s IMS anthem Tonight, remixed big hitters Dizzie Rascal, Calvin Harris, Ladytron and announced plans for an artist album due early 2010. All eyes will be on the boys as they turn up their talents for this exciting Birthday appearance. In support, the Bar will be rocking to the sound of Toolroom’s future stars; Pete Griffiths, George Andrews, Mark Storie, Gina Star and the label’s latest ‘Leader of the New School’ Paul Thomas, looking to celebrate the release of his ‘LONS’ album. London party supremos Get Diverted host the Loft and Gifted bring the underground sounds to the Baby Box.

All in all, an almighty party to celebrate 3 years of Toolroom Knights and another guaranteed road-block.

And there’s MORE – Toolroom want to give a little something back as a thank-you for your continued support of their parties over the last 3 years, so all tickets purchased on the door will receive the latest Toolroom Knights CD mixed by Funkagenda FREE, and for advanced ticket holders the CD will be available on the night for £5. (this CD would normally retail in stores at £12.99!!)

Saturday Sessions presents…
Toolroom Knights – 3rd Birthday

Saturday 21st November
23:00-07:00

Box:
Mark Knight b2b Martijn Ten Velden
Funkagenda
Dave Spoon b2b D.Ramirez

Bar:
Dirty Vegas (DJ Set)
Paul Thomas
Pete Griffiths & George Andrews
Mark Storie
Gina Star

Loft: Get Diverted
Rob Aldritt
Lofty b2b Mike Mackeeg
Jordan Brown
Grant Nichols
Alex Acuna

Baby Box: Gifted
James Murray
Lewi Five 0
Twisted K
David Lee
Dave Lane

Door prices: £15* in advance, £20 on the door (which includes FREE Toolroom Knights CD mixed by Funkagenda), £6 after 4am.

*For all for advanced ticket holders, the CD will be available to purchase on the night for £5.

All you have to do is watch the the video on http://apps.facebook.com/clubcomp/ very carefully and answer the question at the end! It’s that simple, so get clicking for your chance to win FREE VIP entry into Ministry of Sound for life and as a special treat we will even give you a Sasha ‘Invol2ver’ CD or Nick Warren ‘Global Underground’ CD!

Once you’ve entered why not chose to become a Saturday Sessions promoter to win a whole lorry load of goodies? All you have to do is log onto http://apps.facebook.com/clubcomp/ click promote and invite your friends to enter the competition. The person who gets the most people to join up will be the lucky person who gets to spend the birthday weekend larging it MoS-style.

Up for grabs is a godly stash of goodies worth over £1000! We are not only offering the chance to become a VIP member for LIFE but we will also throw in a member’s tag that entitles one chum free entry into the club too! Our friends at Pioneer have also given us a set of HDJ 2000 headphones, which will come in very handy when the first place winner spends the day at Ministry’s very own DJ Academy. It all sounds too good to be true but wait there’s more as on the night of the birthday not only will the winner be waited on hand and foot in our exclusive VIP area, but will also be treated to a night at London’s luxury 5* hotel, The Malmaison. Keep watching this space as we will be updating the prize with bags of bonus goodies.

Choose to become a Saturday Sessions Facebook Promoter and you can win ALL of this:

* Free VIP entry into Ministry of Sound FOR LIFE!
* Pioneer HDJ 2000 Headphones – worth £259 in the shops!
* A night at London’s beautiful Malmaison hotel.
* A VIP night out at Ministry of Sound’s 18th Birthday.
* Your own VIP table, waitress service and complimentary drinks throughout the night.
* A place at the Ministry of Sound DJ Academy.
* Global Underground Back Catalogue.
* Ministry of Sound Radio and ipod dock.
* And as many CDs and T-shirts we can get our hands on (which is a lot!!)

So what are you waiting for? Get involved today, start promoting and start winning!

The album starts with the hottest new dance tunes (Dizzee Rascal – Bonkers, Lazee and Deadmau5 amongst others) alongside classic feelgood club anthems from Freemasons, Fedde Le Grand, Shakedown and The Streets.

It then brings you fresh and funky soul grooves with Estelle’s ‘American Boy’, Gnarls Barkley, Jamiroquai, Outkast, Brand New Heavies, Fatboy Slim and The Wiseguys.

And finally the mood moves to chill out with X Press 2, Royksopp, Lemon Jelly, Groove Armada (new track) plus an amazing cover of St Germain’s ‘Rose Rouge’.

Summer Sessions from Ministry Of Sound – just add the sunshine and turn up the music…

Promo/Minimix:

Summer Sessions is out now on 3CD and digital download!

Officially Britain’s most popular DJs, Above & Beyond were recently voted Best Group at the International Dance Music Awards, ahead of the likes of Daft Punk, Soulwax, Justice, and Pendulum. Now ranked No.4 in DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs Poll, their largest gig to date was in front of 1 million people in Rio, Brazil.

Through the mix albums on their label Anjunabeats, Above & Beyond have been awarded numerous compilation of the month reviews in the dance press, while their latest release is currently sitting at No.1 in the US iTunes Dance Album chart.

The trio are so renowned for their own compilations, that they’ve politely steered clear of mixing them for anyone else. That is, until now. When they were asked to relaunch the classic Trance Nation album series for Ministry Of Sound, the opportunity to stamp their mark was too good to miss.

“Ministry of Sound was keen to take the Trance Nation series back to its roots and approached us with the idea,” said Tony of Above & Beyond. “The early editions of the series were amongst the most complete records of their time, so we were keen to get involved.”

“We’ve picked the latest tracks from our favourite producers, remixers and artists to create a 160 minute mix that captures the trance scene as we see it in the summer of 2009,” he added. “As ever, our focus is on quality tunes, so we hope this CD will stand the test of time: that’s the Trance Nation legacy as we see it.”

Widely regarded as the world’s premier trance .and progressive house label, Above & Beyond’s Anjunabeats imprint receives consistent acclaim from critics and dance music . fans alike. Under their Ocean Lab guise, which also features vocalist Justine Suissa, the trio of Tony, Jono, and Paavo, have established themselves as a leading force when it comes to intelligently written vocal dance music.

Label: Ministry of Sound
Catalog: MOSCD197
Released: 3rd August 2009

This double-disc collection covers the length and breadth of the house music spectrum, moving from shades of House right through to the current crop of Techno and Electro. It is a sound that Joachim has lovingly cultivated over many years of solid gigging and through releasing a staggeringly consistent collection of quality music.

CD1 is definitely on the techier spectrum of Joachim’s palette, kicking off with Sidekick’s ‘Deep Fear’. Joachim turns up the heat a little with Mark Knight & Funkagenda’s ‘Arena’, providing the mix with some pulsating rhythms and driving beats… Sebastian Gnewkow’s ‘Threshold’ reigns it back in with some noodly, bleepy tech-house and some nice melodic overlays. Lazy Jay’s ‘Hammer Down’ serves up some regimental pounding bass, which makes you wish you were in a dark and sweaty club. Joachim finishes off with the knob-twiddling Taurus & Vaggeli’s ‘Hello Paris’, which leads on perfectly to CD2.

CD2 starts off with a bit of old school flavour with Da Fresh’s rework of ‘Age of Love’ which leads on to some nice US house sounds, with a dash of hip-house thrown into the mix with DJ Bam Bam & Mixin Marc’s ‘The New Hip House’. Joachim’s own ‘Miami is BS’ (written specifically for this compilation) follows on nicely and mixes perfectly with Groovewatchers ‘High Level’. Olav Basoski’s ‘Roulette’ kicks in alongside Steve Aoki’s ‘Deadmeat’ and leads us to Joachim’s exclusive remix of the Paganini Traxx’ ‘Zoe’, which we are pleased to announce has been released here for the first time. Joachim’s new remix of the legendary BBE track ‘Seven Days and One Week’ follows and finishes off with another track that Joachim wrote specifically for this Toolroom mix ‘No Techno in this Room Please’.

With such a full musical career and undoubtedly one of the most influential names within electronic music, Joachim was an obvious choice to mix the next ‘Toolroom Knights’ compilation. We are sure you will think so too…

Sunday Sounds comes in two flavours to perfectly complement the time of day. The finest in deep and uplifting house music comes together for the “Sunrise Mix”, featuring an array of sunshine-fuelled beats and melodies. Salted Music head honcho Miguel Migs sets the scene perfectly with the sublime “So Far”, which leads into a blend of seminal tracks (Axwell, Milk & Sugar) blended with a host of upfront offerings.

The “Sunset Mix” takes the tempo down a notch, showcasing blissed-out sounds and soulful grooves to wind down your day. Kicking off with an exclusive jazz-tinged remix from master producer Rasmus Faber, the mix showcases a number of hidden gems – including an unreleased track from Deadmau5 collaborator Kaskade and a rare, poignant remix of Bent’s critically-acclaimed track “Swollen” by Dusted (featuring Faithless’ Rollo Armstrong). Another undoubted highlight also comes from Solu Music with a down-tempo rework of “Fade”, taking the sounds of the club and terraces into ultra-chilled territory.

So press play, kick back and let these sounds take over your Weekend.

* represents an unreleased track.

Sunday Sounds is available from iTunes and all other good download stores from 13th July – download bundle includes 24 unmixed tracks and two album-length DJ mixes.

A music obsessive with an immense hunger for new sounds, Pete’s ability to educate and entertain as a DJ is second to none. Accordingly, ‘Wonderland 2009’ is brimming with the right big names and the kind of underground talent that will soundtrack dancefloors over the coming year.

2 CDs of expertly blended house and techno feature current luminaries such as Deadmau5, Steve Angello, Pryda, Radio Slave, Ladyhawke, Dusty Kid, Sebastien Leger, Gui Boratto, 2020 Soundsystem and many more. Big names such as U2 and Underworld make an appearance via Pete’s own Wonderland remixes.

This season, Wonderland has returned to Ibiza’s Eden following a triumphant first year. In keeping with the island’s spirit, Wonderland pulled together people from varied walks of life, teasing old faces back to San Antonio and throwing open a new world of music for Iberican virgins.

2009 features guests including Groove Armada (4 exclusive performances), Fatboy Slim, Eric Prydz, Deadmau5, Luciano, Timo Mass, Dubfire, M.A.N.D.Y, Dirty South, Gui Boratto and an exclusive performance from Lady Gaga. The second room of Wonderland will be hosted by a range of eclectic labels, personalities and club nights including Zane Lowe’s ‘Home Taping Block Party’, Jaymo & Andy George’s ‘Moda’, Nic Fancuilli’s Saved Records, and many more.

Wonderland’s unique artwork has been designed by drum & bass legend turned actor, Goldie. Look out for Wonderland’s arena at Rockness Festival in June and the bimonthly parties at Ministry Of Sound in London over the summer.

Disc 1

Disc 2

Meat Katie, AKA Mark Pember has an enviable CV as both DJ and producer; from his early days recording for legendary labels such as Wall of Sound, R&S and Kingsize to the running of his own impeccable Lot49 imprint through to his incessant touring of the world playing festivals, tours and clubs on every continent – quality is the theme. Everything he does, he does with conviction and passion and it’s that sense of passion that flows out of this mix.

Meat Katie’s ‘Sessions’ comes as a two CD package with CD1 taking a journey into the deep and dirty underbelly of techno and tech-inspired house. Such luminaries as Locodice, Martin Buttrich & Dubfire rub shoulders with contemporaries like Andomat 3000, Worthy & Martin Eyerer to provide a mix with depth and quality that shines from beginning to end. This is an insight into the afterhours mind of Meat Katie, a selection that says as much about his wide ranging love of electronic music as his Dj’ing style. To those who may have misguidedly thought of Meat Katie as a straight up tech breaks Dj, this is a wake up call as the man shows that dance music doesn’t need to live in the pigeon holes it is often saddled with. The effortless flow and movement in this mix conjures up classic Laurent Garnier, Sven Vath or other such genre-defying DJs and demonstrates Meat Katie’s confidence and technical ability alongside his grass roots understanding of what works in the mix.

In Mark’s own words “this compilation is about my influences as a dj and producer. I think it really comes to light on disc one with the likes of jazz and techno mashed together in places! At certain moments it even becomes quite soulful!”

Whilst still retaining the musical diversity that has almost become his trademark CD2 takes things into the more familiar territory of Meat Katie’s live sets. Dirty, rolling breaks get spliced with tough 4/4 rhythms to create a rollercoaster ride with a very clear intent of creating dancefloor devastation. Tracks from Lutzenkirchen, Lee Coombs, Felix Da Housecat and Meat Katie himself twist together into a roof raising affair that flows perfectly and gives a real insight into Mark’s energetic performances. Mark himself even says, “well, disc two is me ‘heads down’ and focused on nothing but the floor”

The Meat Katie Sessions album will be supported with a worldwide tour encompassing Australia, the Far East, Canada, USA & Russia as well as select dates on home turf. With a history of compiling outstanding DJ mixes for some of the biggest names in dance music such as Fabric Live and Bedrock it seems that Meat Katie may have reach a new high with what is almost certainly his most impressive and adventurous album to date.

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