» ORDIO KID PRESENTS TOWER TALES: THE BITS

Tags: grime, mix, ordio kid, the bits, tower tales, urban nerds
Posted in Mixes on August 25th, 2010 James Nerds | Leave a comment »

» 3 Days To Go Till Urban Nerds x Bigger Than Barry Carnival Special

3 days to go until the biggest underground Carnival warm up party in London!

£12 advance tickets are almost sold out. Last 20 available from Ticketweb or pay cash at Black Market Records in Soho, central London.

Lots of tickets have been held back to buy on the door, so for those of you who turned up but couldn’t buy a ticket at NYE, don’t worry!

Tickets are £15 on the door – please still arrive early to ensure you get in.

To find out about our SPECIAL GUEST, listen to a recording from KATY B ahead of her live set on Saturday night and get our quick guide to DAGGERING,  Click here to check it out

NERDS UNITE FOR BASS THIS SATURDAY…IT’S GONNA BE HUGE!

Tags: Bigger Than Barry, Notting Hill Carnival, Notting Hill Carnival warm up party, urban nerds x bigger than barry
Posted in Events on August 25th, 2010 Mark Nerds | Leave a comment »

» GOLDIELOCKS PODCAST: AUGUST 2010

Our old pal Goldielocks (she played her first ever DJ set at Nerds init) is back on her grind with a new podcast series that delves into her broad taste for underground electronica. The August edition mashes dubstep, funky, garage and 2-step with future garage, with features from Hard House Banton, Daedelus and one to watch, Kashmir Kid!

Get your listen on at Mixcloud through the player above.

Or download for free: Goldielocks SoundCloud

Tags: 2 step, august 2010, dubstep, future garage, goldielocks, Hard House Banton, Kashmir Kid, podcast
Posted in Mixes on August 25th, 2010 James Nerds | Leave a comment »

» Urban Nerds VS Bigger Than Barry: KILLA KELA ANNOUNCED AS SPECIAL GUEST!

Killa Kela is the ultimate, original, number one badman British beatboxer. He’s worked with the likes of Basement Jaxx, DJ Vadim and The Scratch Perverts, to name a few. He’s toured the world, featured on countless commercials and shared a stage with legends such as Jay Z, Mob Deep, Busta Rhymes, Pharell Williams, N*E*R*D and Goldie Lookin Chain. Now, for one night only, Nerds & Barry are pleased to announce that the mighty motermouth himself is gracing the stage with a very special appearance at this Saturday’s Carnival Special!

And here’s the icing on the cake…we’ve done some digging and our google powers have dug up a sick, as yet unreleased (we think) track from Killa Kela & The Cool Kids and we’re gonna share it with you…

Free download from Urban Nerds SoundCloud:

Killa Kela ft. Cool Kids High School Crush

Tags: Bigger Than Barry, carnival, high school crush, killa kela, special guest, the cool kids, urban nerds
Posted in Events, News, Tunes on August 25th, 2010 James Nerds | Leave a comment »

» THE GIRL ON A MISSION…KATY B!

You can’t move this week without hearing about the most exciting female vocalist to emerge from underground London in recent years, the Rinse FM family member and unbeatable songstress that is Katy B! After catapulting to number 5 in the UK charts in a matter of days, her Benga produced On A Mission is the ultimate soul-laced party upstart, complete with some tasty bass weight to boot! Here’s to Katy going number 1 (we’ve got our fingers crossed)!

Katy B performs LIVE at Urban Nerds VS Bigger Than Barry this Saturday night!

To get ya’ll ready to be blown away, we’re linking you to a very special live session Katy B recorded at Camden’s Roundhouse as part of the RBMA ‘Taste of Sonar’ series earlier this year! Listen over at the Red Bull Music Academy Radio

Support the cause and buy On A Mission, the all new Zinc produced Louder and Roska’s On A Mission remix HERE

Tags: benga, katy b, louder, on a mission, rbma, red bull music academy, taste of sonar, zinc
Posted in Mixes, Tunes on August 25th, 2010 James Nerds | Leave a comment »

» INTRODUCING…JAYOU

What with Bigger Than Barry being a right Northern bunch, we thought it was only fair they had a bit of team down to rep it on Saturday night! Introducing…Jayou, the young Mancunian producer who in a very short space of time has managed to collaborate with the likes of Mad Decent C.E.O Diplo, the uber cool Ninja Tune label offshoot, Big Dada, and get his tunes played out on Radio 1 by none other than Major Lazer! Not forgetting the countless gigs across Europe for the likes of Bugged Out, Bigger Than Barry, Hit ‘N’ Run and DubWorxx!

Now, Jayou brings his unique brand of bassy electronica to Urban Nerds VS Bigger Than Barry!

Go get hyped and check out Jayou’s latest offering, Unto Others, up on his SoundCloud now!

Tags: big dada, Bigger Than Barry, diplo, Jayou, unto others, urban nerds
Posted in News, Tunes on August 25th, 2010 James Nerds | Leave a comment »

» Daggering

With Notting Hill Carnival just around the corner here is Urban Nerds’ guide to Daggering! What is Daggering? Some call it ‘dry sex’ or grinding on the dance floor of a dance, club or party. In short, Daggering is where a man and woman are dancing in a sexual manner, which usually includes a couple dancing in various sexual positions to the beat of whatever music is playing at the time. Daggering originated in Jamaica and has spread throughout the dancehall scene worldwide. In recent times, dancehall artistes RDX and Mr. Vegas have both released daggering songs in tribute to the newly accepted name for an action / activity that has been present in Jamaica’s dancehalls for many years.

Doctors from local hospitals in Kingston, Jamaica, report that they’ve been seeing a record number of broken dicks in the past few months. They attribute this to the increased popularity of ‘Daggering’!

YouTube clip and some Daggering highlights after the jump…

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Tags: Daggering, Dancehall, Jamaica, Notting Hill Carnival
Posted in Joke ting!, News on August 24th, 2010 Mark Nerds | Leave a comment »

» Urban Nerds VS Bigger Than Barry: Warehouse location revealed!

The party is taking place at The Hewitt Street Car Park (the same warehouse we used for Urban Nerds NYE and Carnival last year). The full address is:

The Hewitt Street Car Park ( located on the corner of Hearn St & Plough Yard)
16 Hewitt Street
Shoreditch
London
EC2A 3NN

Map: Click here

Nearest tubes: 10 minutes walk from Old Street or Liverpool Street station

Directions: Head to Curtain Road, turn on to Hearn Street and follow the road around. The road changes to Hewitt Street and you will see the party as you turn the corner. You can also access Hewitt Street by turning on to Plough Yard from Shoreditch High Street!

The warehouse will be equipped with 2 fully licensed bars, seating area, toilets and a cloakroom! AND of course, two huge rooms complete with the finest Funktion 1 sound around!

If you haven’t got a ticket yet, go swipe one up quick…

£12 advance from ticketweb HERE / £15 on the door

ONE WEEK TO GO…BOOM!

Tags: 28th August, Bigger Than Barry, carnival, hewitt street, location, urban nerds, Warehouse
Posted in Events, News on August 21st, 2010 James Nerds | Leave a comment »

» Culture Clash returns!

On Thursday 14th October Red Bull team up with Camden’s Roundhouse to present the second installment of the mighty Culture Clash, coming back strong with the cream of London’s underground bass champions!

Drum & Bass pioneers Metalheadz rep it with label C.E.O. Goldie and his team of big, bad selectors, Andy C and Storm, alongside Urban Nerds favourite Shy FX (we’re crossing our fingers for jungle vibes) plus MCs Justyce and GQ.

Stepping up for dubstep are three of the scenes paramount creators and innovators, Magnetic Man trio Skream, Benga and Artwork, joined by the ‘Tron’ mastermind Joker and MC Nomad. Bass weight awaits!

The Dub and reggae hungry out there can look forward to deep, dark rumbles from Channel One Sound System, Ras Kayleb and Mikey Dread, as well as the truly legendary Soul Jazz Soundsystem.

Crossing the full spectrum of underground London’s rich musical heritage with the origins of the scene, Culture Clash is not to be missed. See you at the front!

Red Bull Music Academy & Roundhouse present: Culture Clash

Thursday 14th October @ The Roundhouse, Camden | 7PM-3AM

Tickets: £15 / £18 advance here & more on the door

Tags: benga, camden, channel one soundsystem, culture clash, metalheadz, red bull, roundhouse, skream
Posted in Events on August 19th, 2010 James Nerds | Leave a comment »

» Urban Nerds VS Bigger Than Barry – Carnival 2010 Mix from Supra1!

Heavyweight Polish production duo Supra1 have put together their ultimate party mix ahead of the set at Urban Nerds VS Bigger Than Barry. Signed to NYC’s finest underground label Trouble & Bass, this is a taste of Supra 1’s deep, dirty style that combines elements of UK funky, dubstep, NY house and UK garage blends, with epic melodies guaranteed to get you skanking!

Catch Supra1 at Urban Nerds VS Bigger Than Barry – the ultimate Notting Hill Carnival warm up party, on Saturday 28th August!

DOWNLOAD THE MIX FREE: HERE

In honor of their imminent landing at Urban Nerds, we caught up with Supra1 for the lowdown on Poland’s finest bass mongers…

First off, why ‘Supra1′? Is there any connection to Supra trainers?

Nah, the name has nothing to do with trainers. It doesn’t have any real meaning to be honest, it’s purely abstract, we liked how the words ’supra’ and ‘1′ sounded together.

You both hail from Poland, what music did you grow up with?

We’ve been actually listening to a significant number of polish artists throughout the years – as we both come from musical families we’ve been exposed to the works of Tomasz Stanko, Krzysztof Komeda, Novi Singers, the list goes on. But not  only, cause it was all really mixed up in the teenage years though. Everything from Wu Tang to The Clash, literally. Right know – as far as polish music is concerned – we’re both still hooked on polish jazz as well as fairly new techno / house producers like Jacek Sienkiewicz or Catz n Dogz, to name a few.

Read the rest of the interview after the jump…

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Tags: 28th August, Bigger Than Barry, carnival warehouse, mix, supra1, trouble & bass, urban nerds
Posted in Events, Interviews, Mixes on August 18th, 2010 James Nerds | 1 Comment »

» A Brief History Of The Kigu…

Kigu

Tags: fancy dress, fun, kigu, party
Posted in Joke ting! on August 16th, 2010 Rompa Nerds | Leave a comment »

» Free Chris Pokes!

Tags: Chris Pokes, FREE, Free Chris Pokes, Jail
Posted in Photos, Tunes on August 10th, 2010 Mark Nerds | Leave a comment »

» Urban Nerds X Bigger Than Barry – Carnival Logo

Tags: Bigger Than Barry, carnival warehouse party, Notting Hill Carnival warm up party 2010, OLD STREET WAREHOUSE, toddla t, UN X BTB CARNIVAL LOGO, Urban Nerds Vs Bigger Than Barry
Posted in Events on August 6th, 2010 Mark Nerds | Leave a comment »

» P. Diddy Ft/ Skepta, Dawn & Kalenna – Hello Good Morning (Grime Remix)

Debut of Skepta’s Grime remix of Hello Good Morning on Logan Sama’s show on Kiss 100. What are your thoughts?

Tags: grime, Hello Good Morning (Grime Remix), hip hop, MC SKEPTA, p. diddy
Posted in Tunes on August 6th, 2010 Mark Nerds | Leave a comment »