Aphex Twin added to Bloc line-up
- PublishedSat, Dec 20, 2008, 09:00
- WordsResident Advisor
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- The Minehead festival has added Richard D. James as their latest headliner.
- Organisers of the Bloc Weekend have confirmed yet another top-flight headliner for their March bash at Minehead's Butlins resort, and it's none other than the Aphex Twin himself. It's a rare English appearance for Richard D. James, and his only confirmed date for 2009 so far. His last English gig was at the most recent Bestival on the Isle Of Wight, where the volume was so low that some revellers who braved the mud to check him out weren't even aware that he was playing. With fans still reeling from the poor sound and strange atmosphere at his summer gig, his performance at Bloc is almost certain to attract quite a few hardcore followers looking for a bit of Aphex acid. This won't be your usual Aphex Twin gig, however, as he's set to collaborate with Austrian sound artist Florian Hecker at the festival. Hecker is best known for his bleak industrial soundscapes, but it's anyone's guess what the two have in store for March's performance. Hecker and James join luminaries such as Carl Craig, Robert Hood, Afrika Bambaataa, Egyptian Lover, Daniel Bell, Alexander Robotnick and Future Sound Of London at the family resort, in what's already looking to be 2009's choice electronic festival in the UK.
- Fri, Mar 13, 2009
Bloc Weekend 2009 - Day 1
Aphex Twin, Future Sound Of London, Jamie Lidell, Carl Craig, Afrika Bambaataa, Skream, Benga, Metro Area, 4 Hero, Busy P, Egyptian Lover, Daniel Bell, Heartbreak, I-F, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Digital Mystikz, Coki, Rusko, Ed Rush, Optical, Mad Professor, Plastician, Pole, Modeselektor, Beardyman, Richard Devine, Tim Exile, Pinch, Jamie Vex'd, Appleblim, Peverelist, Robert Hood, Ben Sims, Surgeon, Redshape, James Ruskin, Colin Dale, Steve Strawberry, Alex Downey, Martyn, Rustie, Hudson Mohawke, Jackmaster, DJ Godfather, Ulrich Schnauss, Rob Hall, Transparent Sound, Ceephax Acid Crew, Cosmic Force, Ital Tek, Alexander Robotnick, 2 Bad Mice, Rob Da Bank, Drums Of Death, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Full Nelson, Andy Blake, October, Emptyset, P45, AGT Rave Cru, Electro Elvis, Billy Nasty, Radioactive Man, Jerome Hill, James Tec, Joe Hart
- Sat, Mar 14, 2009
Bloc Weekend 2009 - Day 2
Aphex Twin, Future Sound Of London, Jamie Lidell, Carl Craig, Afrika Bambaataa, Skream, Benga, Metro Area, Busy P, Egyptian Lover, Daniel Bell, Heartbreak, I-F, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Digital Mystikz, Coki, Rusko, Ed Rush, Optical, Mad Professor, Plastician, Pole, Modeselektor, Beardyman, Richard Devine, Tim Exile, Pinch, Jamie Vex'd, Appleblim, Peverelist, Robert Hood, Ben Sims, Surgeon, Redshape, James Ruskin, Colin Dale, Steve Strawberry, Alex Downey, Martyn, Rustie, Hudson Mohawke, Jackmaster, DJ Godfather, Ulrich Schnauss, Rob Hall, Transparent Sound, Ceephax Acid Crew, Cosmic Force, Ital Tek, Alexander Robotnick, 2 Bad Mice, Rob Da Bank, Drums Of Death, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Full Nelson, Andy Blake, October, Emptyset, P45, AGT Rave Cru, Electro Elvis, Billy Nasty, Radioactive Man, Jerome Hill, James Tec, Joe Hart
- Sun, Mar 15, 2009
Bloc Weekend 2009 - Day 3
Aphex Twin, Future Sound Of London, Jamie Lidell, Carl Craig, Afrika Bambaataa, Skream, Benga, Metro Area, Busy P, Egyptian Lover, Daniel Bell, Heartbreak, I-F, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Digital Mystikz, Coki, Rusko, Ed Rush, Optical, Mad Professor, Plastician, Pole, Modeselektor, Beardyman, Richard Devine, Tim Exile, Pinch, Jamie Vex'd, Appleblim, Peverelist, Robert Hood, Ben Sims, Surgeon, Redshape, James Ruskin, Colin Dale, Steve Strawberry, Alex Downey, Martyn, Rustie, Hudson Mohawke, Jackmaster, DJ Godfather, Ulrich Schnauss, Rob Hall, Transparent Sound, Ceephax Acid Crew, Cosmic Force, Ital Tek, Alexander Robotnick, 2 Bad Mice, Rob Da Bank, Drums Of Death, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Full Nelson, Andy Blake, October, Emptyset, P45, AGT Rave Cru, Electro Elvis, Billy Nasty, Radioactive Man, Jerome Hill, James Tec, Joe Hart