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6ix ToysThe power of Ultimate Funk

Good Vibrations - Issue 1 -January 2009

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January 2009 FREE

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A HUGE BIG UPMany thanks and warmest re-gards radiating from the heart of good vibrations,to these special people, with their time,effort and contributions, Good vibrations was brought to your glancing eyes.

Editor/Publisher/Reviewer/Advertising managerJames Wilson

Co-editor/designer/photographer Michael Prest

Cartoon TimeRyan davies

The music trawlerSimon harrison,Dj clairvo,

Proof Reader’sSimon Keat and Mark Holt

JournalistJulia Gordon(Jools)

6IX TOYSKaren Deas@ Red Pr

Too slow and missed the maga-zine.Not to worry good vibrations pdf available on:

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Plus available on the website, good vibrations nights and radio show.

If you like writing, then voice your opinions about the magazine.send comments, hate mail, sheeps wool.To the contact detail’s on the other page.

So the magazine vanished, like a puff of smoke. Don’t despair. Current issue and back issues available.

So, If you want a copy sent to your stately home, this can be arranged if you send us the money for P+P. Just contact me, through the various communica-tion channels.

Whats insideBusiness of the month Curious Orange (Grand central)

6ix ToysWe interview the funkodyssey 6ix Toys.

Out and about Kazimier club night- The best club night in liverpool?

The music Trawler DJ’s from Hungary and Leed’s reviewing current releases.

Dining outSapporro

Cartoon time The man Ryan Davies shows us his doodling

imagination.

The GV Club night

Many thanks for all the people, who come to the Good Vibration’s night’s. It wouldn’t be the same, without you all coming.

Thanks to all the act’s who decide to play.

Thanks to Michael Prest, for poster design’s

Finally, thank’s to Keith Thompson(room with a view studio’s) for pro-viding sound equipment for the night and his sound expertise.

Check for details of upcoming gig’s on www.myspace.com/goodvibra-tions4

Look through the archive’s of night’s, with the clubbing gallery on

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Let the good Vibes roll......... every 3rd Thurs of the month.

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Business of

the monthInterview by James Wilson

So, how long has Curious orange been going?About two years - It’s been two years of love and nurturing.

What makes you different, from all the other so called vintage shops?I cater for a very electric taste and source from near and far, Fashion is encouraged and it’s experimental. Some other vintage shops, stick to formula, I believe I don’t.

You could say curious orange has a theatrical feel about it-people even get sent to the shop, from other shops in grand central, because its wacky stuff.

You previously worked in the old Quiggan’s on school lane. What is it like being in grand central now?It’s a different situation now, as I worked for someone else before and I’m the owner now. There is certainly a different feel to it- It’s bigger, less intimate. It’s less tucked out the way now-it attracts more passers by on Renshaw Street.

The one thing I would say is that it lacks a meeting place. The old quiggans had the café, where you had to walk through the shops to get to it- it was like a melting pot.

This month

CURIOUS

ORANGE

We profile one business every month,that warrant’s an extra special mention.A key to the city perhaps not, but we wonder what they do and what makes them tick.

This month we interview Kittty, at her shop, CURIOUS ORANGE at Grand central (Ren-shaw Street)

More Info at:

http://www.myspace.com/kittyscuriousorange

Or ring on 07961881339

What’s the transition like, from working in a shop, to owning a shop?A lot more freedom, but with this freedom, comes a lot more responsibility- As I am totally responsible for the running of the shop.

You are popular around haloween time, but you are much more than just a fancy dress shop. What other clothes do you sell?Anything from a 1950’s prom dress to a 1980’s biker jacket-that the fonz would feel at home in.

Do you wear the clothes, you have in the shop?Oh yes! Of course I do. I’ve been collecting old clobber, well before I worked/owned the business.

So when is the shop open, so we can get something a little bit outlandish?11am- 5:30pm Monday-

Saturday, Closed Sunday

What era in life would you of most wanted to have lived in?I love all different era’s, but if I had to choose, Id have to say the 1950’s-for the birth of rock n roll. I’d love to be transported back to some high school hop, and get down to some jiving.

What are your ideas, for the future of the shop?In the near future, Id like to get my own ebay shop up and running.In the distant future hmmmm…. Id have to say, eventually own the building that my shop is in. Something I can call my own, seems like more security, other than renting-which I do at the moment.

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More Info at:

http://www.myspace.com/kittyscuriousorange

Or ring on 07961881339

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6ixtoys are a raucous seven piece funk band of intense and sexy stature. I would declare them as Liverpool’s own live Herbaliser, of Ninja Tune fame. If you don’t know The Herbaliser, then imagine San Diego is the German name for a whale’s vagina. I had the pleasure of meeting up with Jake (happy, hyper bass player) and Adam (laid back and entertaining drummer) for a quick interview as they have just finished their

album and are ready to launch it this month.

6 i x t o y s Interview by Julia Gordon

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Interview by Julia Gordon

“Paul (the trombonist) went out to try and get people to have a dance and there was this wall that he was trying to get people to get up and dance on. The two people he went up to were this massive guy that wasn’t moving and the second was this lady who turned round and turned out to be hugely pregnant”

Where did the name 6ixtoys come from? J: This is a question we always get. We were just in need of a name and were sat in a bar; ‘Eargasm’ had been thrown in but it’s a night down in London, so that couldn’t be used.A: It’s just for obvious reasons really; there were originally six of us before Fred joined and the toys thing is like the fun element of what we do, so 6ixtoys…J: ’Cause we’re all fools at heart.

So did you meet through LIPA?A: Yeah we did; it was through an open mic night there in the bar. We all got up and played. There was a different guitarist for the first jam. We started playing Chameleon by Herbie Hancock. I didn’t really know the tune…J: No me neither…A: But someone was like, ’It goes like this’… ‘Oh, right, ok’ and then everyone went mental for it… so we were like ‘Let’s get together’.J: We wrote our first live set through doing this open mic night. Every week we’d go back with a different tune. After doing the Herbie Hancock thing, we started writing our own tunes, so each week we’d have a new tune which meant it pushed us to write a full set. By November we were ready for gigs and so were gigging from then.

What has been your most memorable gig to date?J: The Garden Festival Croatia.A: Yeah, The Garden Festival in Croatia, 2007. We were on at about 5pm; it was too early for us to be playing.J: The festival had quite a late night crowd…A: And we were used to playing quite late as well, so most people were just standing round, drinking and stuff. Paul (the trombonist) went out to try and get people to have a dance and there was this wall that he was trying to get people to get up and dance on. The two people he went up to were this massive guy that wasn’t moving and the second was this lady who turned round and turned out to be hugely pregnant (J&A burst into reminiscent giggles). He stood over them trying to pick them up but thought ‘Naa, I’ll just get back on stage’. The whole thing was just generally a wicked experience. People were dancing by the end of it!

You have your first record, a cover of Voodoo People by

The Prodigy, coming out this month, where can people get hold of it?J: There’s a link on our MySpace (www.myspace/6ixtoys),which takes you to the First Word records website where you can buy it from. You can get it on iTunes, www.juno.co.uk and all the other regular download sites. You can also buy the 7”single for £3.99 at Probe Records on Slater Street, Liverpool.

Cool, I’m gonna get that in. What’s the plan for the next year?A: Well, the album comes out in 3 weeks time and that’s hopefully gonna set out the next year for us. From that we should get more gigs sorted out and hopefully get on the live scene more regularly. J: We’ve started writing the next record already and we’ve got a few tunes down, so you can expect to see some of them at the live shows. We take them out to road test them before we record them. We are gonna hopefully be doing some more collaboration stuff with people like Connie Lush

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SIX Toys Describing the Live show “FUN, EnERgetic, MeSSy, SWeaTy, LouD, FuNky

MoNkeY!”

http://www.6ixtoys.co.uk/• http://www.myspace.com/6ixtoys• Next gigs in Liverpool are – Alma De Cuba 11th • December and 18th December

(homegrown Scouse winner of the Blues Singer of the Year award) too.

Give us seven words to describe your live performance’s?J: Adam, Paul, Jake, Marco, Fred, Tom and Mark (laughing rampantly)!

No, no, joking aside, what can people expect from the live show?A: FUN, EnERgetic, MeSSy, SWeaTy, LouD, FuNky MoNkeY!

Your first single is a cover of Voodoo People by The Prodigy; have you had any word from Liam or Keith of The Prodigy about it? J: No, not as of yet, but to be fair we aren’t expecting to sell thousands upon thousands of copies so fingers crossed we’ll stay under the radar.

Pendulum did a big mix of that tune and they got paid a straight remix fee. They sold millions of copies of it and Pendulum didn’t see a penny of it…A: But Pendulum are doing alright though aren’t they? I suppose if they’re bothered then we’ll be doing alright so… J: Yep, that’s true.

I notice there are seven of you. If you were the seven dwarfs from the legend of Snow White who would be each dwarf? A: Nice, that’s a great question. Tom (keys) would be Dopey.J: Yeah, Tom would be Dopey and Fred (cuts) would be Grumpy.A: (Laughing in agreement). Fred would definitely be Grumpy and I’d be Sleepy.J: You’d be Sleepy… Who were the rest of the dwarfs?

Ok, so then there’s still Bashful, Doc and Happy. I reckon you’d be Happy (to Jake), and Sneezy?J&A: (Nod in agreement about Jake being Happy).J: Paul (trombone) would be Bashful, so who’s Doc?A: He’s the eldest, the one who looks after everyone. I don’t know… Can Fred be two as he’s the oldest?J : Mark (guitar) could be Sneezy… Could we change Sneezy for Burpy?

J&A: (Burst into frivolous laughter).A: We played a gig out in Marseille…J: Well, we were supposed to be playing a gig out in Marseille…A: It got rained off as there was no cover on the stage, so we went back and sat in a bar. It degraded into a burping contest between Marco and Mark and after plenty of effort it was always just: ‘Marco wins’.J: So Marco (tenor sax) is Doc and Mark is Sneezy…A: Have you ever been in a car with Mark when he sneezes? J: (Does a humongous fake sneeze).A: Oh my god, he sneezes like 15 times in a row! He’ll be driving along and go ‘Take the wheel, take the wheel, take the wheel!’ (Both descend into furious fits of fake sneezing until everyone dissolves into giggles).

If the band could have a super power what would it be?J: Ultra Stretch (said dead seriously).A: (Laughs). That’s very random Jake. If we could have any secret power what would it be? Umm…J: The funk.A: The power of ultimate funk.J: We could out funk anybody!

And last but not least, what is the bands favourite meal?A: Paul’s mum’s lasagne.J: Or Marco’s granny’s carbonara.A: I don’t think I was there for Marco’s nan’s carbonara.J: You should try it, it’s gorgeous.

Ok, thanks guys, that’s pretty much all I have for you today…J: Don’t forget to put ‘Marco wins’ at the end and can you put ‘Tom is shit’ as well (laughs mischievously). That’s another game we play. MARCO WINS.

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DJ Clairvo is from Budapest in Hungary. Every month, he gives his slant on upcoming releases, that you should be in the know about.

#1#1DJ Clairvo

Timewarp Inc. - ‘Funky Bob Timbales / Cinema funk’

(Timewarp Music)

The Athens based label has just released their first 7” vinyl. Previously their releases have been dig-ital. Both of the songs are cinema-funk through and through. Michael Douglas will be greedy for it while patrolling on the streets of San Francisco.

The flip-side is even cra-zier! As its name goes to show it’s a wicked drive-by song with unbelievable tempo and wild scratching. Hence do listen to it while driving.Quantic presenta Flowering Inferno – Death of the Revolution

[Tru Thoughts]

Quantic has always had a free hand with his music. The label has always supported whatever themes he moved towards. This is certainly no accident, and despite what-ever criticisms are leveled at him - he has always been pouring music as naturally as fountains pour water.

With his 7” just released he’s turning towards the folk and

Ed Meme & the Forms - ‘Break It Till It’s Broken’ (Straight-up Recordings)

This is the Australian label’s sixth release and is presently only available as a download. It will be up on the pages of the better internet shops.

There are 3 remixes of the title song and a remix by Quincy Jointz. One of the remixes is a live sounding remix from the German pro-ducer working with the duo called Geriba.

The sounds are so vibrant you can almost see the band playing in front of you. I’m sure “Break it till it’s broken” and the 3 remixes are going to be on the hard-drive of many mp3 players.

It works great on the dance floor. Serving the song in four diverse moods surprisingly doesn’t bore the listener. Great tracks, also good for home listening.

Hint -Driven From Destruction

(Tru Thoughts)

Ladies and gentlemen, Hint is Hint! I’ve been waiting for this disc for a long time. His singles released separately have shown me that the wind of change have finally reached him. It’s not a huge storm that would turn every-thing upside down.

Fortunately, it’s like a fresh and light breeze that chang-es the pictures in the listener mind. The sounds are soft, unique and have some sort of positive unearthly mood.

However, the structures of the songs have nothing to do with the fairy-tale down-tem-po topics of the first album. The track called One Man Army is just like an interest-ing marching song while Afro Love Forest is a creamy, tension-filled soul monster. Scrawny’s Beat has got such a rhythm rarely heard before on Hint’s previous album.

Consequently, the way of the wind of change is obvious: Hint is now composing music for the dance floor. He con-quered our hearts, and now he conquers our feet.

contemporary music of lands owning warm weather. How-ever the songs don’t seem to have any strong defining characteristics, just healthy measurements, being easy to sing along to.

One side of the vinyl is much slower and is more about high dub elements. All together, this is an easy, comfortable release reminiscent of a balmy summer day.

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Simon Harrison has been djing for over 19 yearshaving got the DJ bug from being a regular at the Hacienda. He’s hosted a radio show since 1992 and started his weekly Basic Show Soul at the end of 2000 which has grown from strength to strength.

Simon has held numerous residencies in Leeds and has guested at various venues in the UK,Scandinavia and Europe. Check out the ever expanding Basic Soul website, which includes album reviews, features and interviews with well known and up-and-coming artists.

2tall feat. Kashmere - The Most High[Abstract Beats]Dub step meets hip-hop, with ace vocals fromKashmere. BIG tune!

2000 Black - A Next Set a Rockers [Third Ear]Project by Kaidi Tatham and Dego from 4Hero: don’tthink I need to say more.

Lizzy Parks - Raise the Roof [Tru Thoughts]Beautiful debut album from Lizzy which is producedby Nostalgia 77’s Ben Lamdin and features thestunning “Prayer”.

Guynamite - EP2 [Mukatsuku]Killer five track EP, making both EPs essential andvinyl only :o)

Various Artists - Deepblak presents BlaktropolisVol.1 [Deepblak]This is the start of big things to appear on Deepblakin 2008 and this is something special.

Check these out!!!

Here are some new artists you may not have heardof, so keep your eyes peeled for them over thecoming months and check out their tunes on theirmyspace pages:

Sauce81 (/sauce81), Dizz1 (/dizzleone), FujimotoTetsuro (/fujimototetsuro) and K15 (/k15music).

Finally, check out recent guest mixes from my showby: Joshua Black [Sidestepper Recordings], RLP[Exposure/JP], Scrimshire

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You can of course hear all the tracks listedbelow on my weekly Basic Soul Radio Showwhich is broadcast on FM and Internet Radioacross the globe as well as a podcast. Findout where to tune in at www.basic-soul.co.uk.

Here are some of my favourite tracksaround at the moment:

Mario Basanov & Vidis - Test (Atjazz AfrotechRemix) [Mantis]Awesome remix from Atjazz which will blow yourmind. Also look out for the Jazzanova remix ofAtjazz’s “Parallels” which has been going down astorm.

Replife - Put It Down (Domu Remix) [FuturisticaMusic]Domu does his wizardry yet again!

Yellowtail feat Russell Morgan - Changes[Dancing Turtle]This is a Stunning Limited 7”collaboration betweenNew York’s Yellowtail and UK’s vocalist RussellMorgan. This is a limited edition in the shops andfor the future look out for Russell’s wonderful soloproductions.

Crazy P - Lie Lost (Maurice Fulton Remix) [2020Vision]Yes, Crazy P has signed to Leeds’ 2020 Vision andMaurice Fulton certainly delivers the goods.

Part-Time Heroes - Meanwhile… [Wah Wah 45s]In 2006 we were all blown away by the now classic“Realise” and we can now revel in their excellentdebut. The Wah Wah 45s never put a foot wrong.

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2tall feat. Kashmere - The Most High[Abstract Beats]Dub step meets hip-hop, with ace vocals fromKashmere. BIG tune!

2000 Black - A Next Set a Rockers [Third Ear]Project by Kaidi Tatham and Dego from 4Hero: don’tthink I need to say more.

Lizzy Parks - Raise the Roof [Tru Thoughts]Beautiful debut album from Lizzy which is producedby Nostalgia 77’s Ben Lamdin and features thestunning “Prayer”.

Guynamite - EP2 [Mukatsuku]Killer five track EP, making both EPs essential andvinyl only :o)

Various Artists - Deepblak presents BlaktropolisVol.1 [Deepblak]This is the start of big things to appear on Deepblakin 2008 and this is something special.

Check these out!!!

Here are some new artists you may not have heardof, so keep your eyes peeled for them over thecoming months and check out their tunes on theirmyspace pages:

Sauce81 (/sauce81), Dizz1 (/dizzleone), FujimotoTetsuro (/fujimototetsuro) and K15 (/k15music).

Finally, check out recent guest mixes from my showby: Joshua Black [Sidestepper Recordings], RLP[Exposure/JP], Scrimshire

Q&ASeedy Player

Good vibration’s catches up, with Helen and Joe from seedy Player, at café Tabac on bold street, for a quick

chat.

How did you all meet up?

Joe -We have been a band for a few years. There was several, different line ups, but other band members didn’t cut the mustard. A band member moved to Germany, another member went to university. We then decided to advertise on gig-wise. Then hard working Helen applied from the acoustic scene, also Alistair (cello player) joined, then Harprit (tabla player) joined. Harprit had wanted to join for two years. The new line-up, worked really well, it felt right.

Your sound is not like a conventional band. How would you best describe it?

Helen-It sounds like sex

Joe- Harprit plays the tabla and is classically trained; Alistair is a classically trained cello player and Helen play’s acoustic guitar. So it’s an electro-fusion of styles.

What do you reckon the strength’s of the band are?

Helen- Its symbolic music played with passion, it’s just pure raw fucking emotions. It’s very in your face but very different emotions.

You currently have an album out. It’s highly evident that there is a strong tabla theme throughout. This is uncommon, can you tell us more about that

Helen- Harprit has a different style, passion and importantly knows the history of the instrument-citing such influences as Talvin Singh.”

Joe- You can obviously see the School of Tabla he went to taught him well.

Can you tell us more about your new Album?

Joe-It’s taken two years to write and record, to say it was a nice journey would be untruthful, but it was interesting. Helen- People are literally begging for it at gigs. At rehearsal’s its all about crashing symbol’s and bass synth’s on the computer with everyone creating a melting pot of music. A melting pot that makes you forget about the day, which is evident on the recorded album. It’s my drug of choice

Were can we get it?

Joe—it’s live on I-tunes now. Helen- You can get a nice shiny copy, at seedy player gigs.

When can we next see seedy player play?

Joe- you can check out our MySpace on www.myspace.com/seedyplayermyspacefor gig details, or email us on aseedynightin@googlemail.com

Has anything amusing happened at seedy player gigs?

Helen- At a gig at the Zanzibar, because Buddha a former member let us down, the owner put us on first. It was like a rehearsal, so much so at the gig I said “has anyone got a light to set myself on fire.”

My thoughts about Seedy Player

Seedy player have come along way since them troublesome days. I’m glad none of the crowd had a light that night that’s for sure.

All in all think Massive Attack at their all conquering best with a twist of thought provoking, intelligent, mesmerimising, tripped out and blissful music from the lap’s of musical god’s.

Interviewed By James Wilson

“Its symbolic music with passion, it’s just pure raw f***ing emotions. It’s very in your face but

with very different emotions.”

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KAZIMIER The best club night in Liverpool?.............................

“A spectacular club night, the best in Liverpool, something the city has been crying out for.”

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meagre £30 a month for 1/4 page

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There have been murmurings of a new club night in Wolstenholme Square which goes by the name of Kazimier. It’s a word of mouth phenomenon that people whisper to each other as though it were the map references for a secret underground magical labyrinth. And so people flock there in enormous multitudes looking for this Alice in Wonderland experience.

Once inside the Kazimier the revellers who wear all manner of fancy dress costumes celebrate like it was a minute before midnight at

a millennium New Years Eve party. The music is perfectly timed throughout, with country bands playing on in the rafters, then a brass band picking up the pace. After that some nifty bit of banging tunes and then we are primed up like a good rose bush, for the rest of the night.

Like a carnival the place reverberates with fairground attractions such as coconut shies, face painting and a wheel of fortune. It’s like being in another dimension. The place hosts some kind of keyboard on a trolley brought centre to the centre stage of the dance-floor, with some naughty keyboard glitch beats getting laid down and some bizarre donning of helmets as cymbals. The Harley Davidson biker diehards will be pleased.

I felt like I was putty in the Kazimier hands. The night ended with some pulsating techno and electro. For five notes its great value and it’s on until 4am, but the punters surely would party until dawn. A spectacular club night, the best in Liverpool, something the city has been crying

out for.

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Dining out

Sapporo parked strategically on Duke St represents a brand new experience in food. Forget the sad Chinese restaurants you’ve been visiting for centuries if you want oriental food in Liverpool then this is the place to be!

The first thing you notice about Sapporo is that it is slick and modern. It is the only restaurant I’ve been to that buzzes with energy. My friend and I went on a Thursday night and people were swinging from the rafters. What you notice about Sapporo is that the food is exceptional and that the chefs are part of the entertainment, slinging razor sharp knives in the air like cowboys out of the old Wild West.

Except this is no burger bar, this is Liverpool’s premier Japanese restaurant. Now on to the food, the menu had a whole host of delights but we decided on mixed sushi 11 pieces: California roll, Maki, Migri and sashimi (£15.95), Lobster tail (£25) and hot chilli prawns (£7.95).

Sapporo restaurant

Sapporo Liverpool

134 Duke Street,East VillageLiverpoolL1 5AG

0151 705 3005

The food is cooked directly in front of you by chefs performing cartwheels. They crack jokes as they flambé the food and hurl potatoes in the air! The night was a whirlwind of excitement and mayhem and I’m sure I damaged a rib or two laughing until I cried.

By Mark Holt

www.sapporo.co.uk

A sudden flash of fire from another table, briefly takes my attention off the delicious sushi melting in my mouth. The hot chilli prawns was a perfect starter, a good sized portion, with tasty sauces to dip it in.

There is a wide variety of food on the menu, but my favourite was the delightful orange pearls surrounding a single piece of sushi. You could almost get addicted to it. I heard one customer on our table say, “The lobster’s boss!” so it wasn’t just us who recognised how good it was.

Some restaurants try and bring something different to the English culture. Sometimes it isn’t appreciated, but Sapporo does everything exceptionally well. My advice is going to the Sapporo soon before everyone discovers it and you can’t get in. Book early because unsurprisingly it’s busy on Friday and Saturday nights.

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