Beats+Pieces

THE EXTREMELY WONDERFUL Mr. Adam Freeland is the headline attraction on August 18th as Breakdown returns to the Empire, Belfast. Bringing up the rear, so to speak, are Hedrock Valley Beats… If it’s "bitchin’ soul, disco and house with a bit of oooooomph!" you’re after, look no further than Bodytonic which starts a new Thursday night thang at The Kitchen on September 2nd. Playing in rotation are Tonie Walsh, Eamonn Flavin, Aoife Ni Canna and Taylor & Nealo… It’s hard house-a-go-go next month at the Red Box as Dave Clarke (15th) and Steve Rachmad, Billy Nasty, Red Settaz and Philip Boyle appear under the Influx banner… Orbital are readying a DVD version of their current album, The Altogether, for early September release. Keep your eyes peeled for the ‘Waving Not Drowning’ video, which stars old skool telly presenter Brian Cant… Flying out of Big Brother Records in D2’s Fade Street this week are Inland Knights & Disco Pigs’ Sampler 12", Modaji’s Into Something remix EP, Deep Touches’ ‘Dreams’ and tickets for Richard "Aphex Twin" Young’s upcoming show at the Temple Bar Music Centre… There’s good news for clubbers who are too broke or bone idol to make it over to the UK, with live ‘net coverage of Knebworth ’01, Global Gathering and Creamfields UK available at www.virtual-festivals.com … The Creamfields news in the US, on the other hand, is all bad with their planned beanos in New York and Los Angeles being pulled due to poor sales… It’s swimming togs ahoy! as the Seaside Sunday gigs continue at the Pine Lodge, Myrtleville, Co. Cork. Manning the 1’s and 2’s this month are Vinyl Room and Jet Li (19th) and Revere (26th). Busses leave the City Library in Cork at 3pm and return at 9pm for the bargain price of £7… Late September sees the release of Bora Bora 3: Beach Live, a superior mix CD sequenced by Ibiza hotshot Gee More, and featuring choice cuts from the likes of DJ Tonic, Deep Theory, Chocolate City, Pling Plong, Wubble-U and UK Gold … Kungfunky and the Federation of Music Collectives join forces on August 25th for A Day of Dance Music & DJ-ing Workshops & Seminars. Taking place in the Grainstore Youth Arts Centre as part of the Dunlaoghaire Festival of World Cultures, the participants include Tom Rixton, Quilli, Nu Root Rhythm, Calum Walker, Shane Johnson, Zak Frost, Fergus Murphy, Paul Lynch and Billy Scurry. Better still, admission is free…Decal return to live duty on September 1st at the Temple Bar Music Centre. Expect to hear a choon or five from their forthcoming album, which will be appearing on Mike Paradinas’ Planet Mu label… The Beat Goes On…