The Zen Hussies – Kecker-Rocker by Strummerville

ELECTRO SWING DJ MIX

“(S)winging it” Electro Swing Mix by Sacha Dieu

What is Electro Swing ?

Electro Swing is taking the nation by storm and putting the fun back into dance music “Electro Swing” is the incredible new sound that’s taking over the dancefloor. Cardiff Arts Institute and is the only place in the City to discover the craze that’s on everyone’s lips and hips. Taking original swing samples and remixing them with hip-hop, dubstep, jungle and electro.  Electro Swing events are decadent and glamourous affairs full of flapper girls dippy dapper dons and some truly electric dance moves.

Who are the Big Swing Soundsystem?

The Big Swing Soundsystem (Matt the Hat/Kaptin/Moneyshot) creating totally re-invented swing hits that are fully cooked up for the modern dancefloor. Expect more than just the music from their stage show “The Big Swing Soundsystem” bring you the full re-mixed vintage experience:

SATURDAY 5TH MARCH – THE KINGDOM OF NIGHT-TIME PLEASURES

Saturday the 5th of March will go off with more decor, lights, visuals, dancers, performers and bands…

The Zen Hussies
The Big Swing Soundsystem (Matt the Hat// Kaptin//Moneyshot)
The All New ‘In Full Swing’ Dance Crew

The Secret Speakeasy Photo-Booth
1920’s Cinema Boudoir & Visuals
Mothers Ruin
Marvelous Parlour Games
The Vintage Dressing Up Box

G&T – DRINKS £2:00

Dress Code:

Nu-Rave Flapper Girls

Brogues and Hi-Tops
Dandies and Moustaches
Vintage- Vintage – Vintage

1920′s – PJ PARTY SPECIAL

10pm-4am

We’re back for our third outing at the Cardiff Arts Institute, excellent. Firstly, thanks to everyone who came out for our christmas shinding, good times, Y niwl were great, we had much fun and so did Pete Fowler so he will be coming to join us again very soon.

On to pastures new, this installment of DIG! will feature the awesome Wolf People. Yes I know it’s January, you’re probably depressed, skint and possibly imposing some detox diet or abstaining from alchohol but if you are going to have one relapse this month then I think you should make it this one.

Wolf People have played alongside the likes of Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals), Voice Of The Seven Woods, Candie Payne, The Aliens, Malcolm Mooney and Damo Sazuki (ex-Can) amongst a host of other notables at venues and festivals the length and breadth of the country in between an exhausting recording schedule. Wolf People authentically reproduce 60s garage and psych plus 70s acid rock, prog and kraut and blend it together to make something entirely of their own making. They played with us a while ago as part of the b-music tour and totally ruled, the band are also avid collectors of lost psychedelic nuggets and will be joining us on the decks for a proper knees up.

‘Awesome’ Time Out
‘Single Of The Week’ Artrocker.com
‘Perfect… Wolf it up’ NME
‘A super tasty, raw ode to the beat driven psych masters of old. Cool’ DJ
‘Ace new weirdo label launched by a funky pagan folk bomb in a gorgeous art sleeve… sleep ye not’ FACT
‘An awesome debut… Stunning!’ 24/7
‘It rarely gets any better than this’ AngryApe
‘Smoking stuff indeed’ Losing Today.com

Yes indeed, it’s that time of year and DIG will be offering you a Mariah Carey and Cliff Richard free zone for our Festive Freakout.  We will also be offering a haven from Black Friday where you’ll be able to enjoy office party free surroundings and a distinct lack of 50 something women in way too tight fitting Santa Claus outfits, which if you ask me, is a definite boon. Psych, soul, surf and other cosmic nuggets for the dancing to will be the festive fayre on offer, provided by your usual hosts (that’s me and Huw Evans) and our special guest dj, Pete Fowler. Pete is well known round these parts but if you need updating, he is the artist that has created most of the Super Furry Animals artwork and creator of Monsterism Island, he is also a Dj of some renown and has playing delectable discs of psych, pop, glam and punk for years and has released two mix albums under the title, ‘Sounds Of Monsterism Island’. I just got back from ATP where I saw him play to a frenzied room, much fun.

Providing the live music action on this night will be Y Niwl, a surf rock super group pretty much, featuring as it does, members of Gorkys Zygotic Mynci, Eitha Tal Ffranco and Alun Tan Lan. Not much needed to be said here other than, it’s SURF, and IT ROCKS and WATCH THIS VIDEO (taken from  our SWN festival closing party this year)

That’s right, this Friday the DIG djs and special guest ISLET will be performing in the brand spanking new Cardiff Arts Institute. I was there for the opening and am now well excited about playing through the splendid new soundsystem, oh yes!

One bit of bad news however, our first night has been somewhat marred by mini disasters along the way, I guess that’ll be booking a night on Friday the 13th, that’ll teach us! Anyhoo, Andy Votel unfortunately has had to pull out due to unforseen circumstances. This however IS NOT a cancelleation, merely a postpone, we’re sorting out his next date as we speak, so yes, a little disappointing but only for a short while. Our sincere apologies and Andy sends his along also.

But….

being the upstanding gent that he is, DR Kiko (Primavera sound) has stepped in last minute, a stalwart of the international festival circuit and a curator at the legendary Primavera Festival in Barcelona, Dr Kiko basically knows his onions and will be supplying us with various post punk and no wave pearls to compliment our most exciting live act, that being…..

ISLET!!!

Cardiff group formed from the ashes of several bands that are far greater than the sum of their parts, which is saying a lot as members of Victorian English Gentlemans club, Attack And Defend and Frederick Stanley Star are among their ranks. Relatively new to the Cardiff scene, ISLET have rapidly garnered a great deal of attention and accolades. That’ll probably be because they are SUPER! Double drums, hollering, screaming organs, fuzz guitars all come together in a glorious no wave racket. Their live shows are intense and audience participation is often on the cards. ISLET will perform at about 11pm with Dr Kiko and DIG! djs in support either side until late.

Well, it’s nearly here, the grand opening of the CAI. The DIG Djs, that’s me and Huw, are excited for sure and we are gearing up for our monthly Friday night in earnest.  Already got lots of great djs lined up to play for us in the coming months, more about those very soon and some quality live acts all in the pot. Can’t wait to get stuck in to be honest!

DIG! will be bringing you the finest psychedelia, soul, rock n roll, surf, cosmic funk and a whole host of other quality dusty vinyl treats from all around the globe for our first night on Friday 13th November. For a little taster of what to expect here’s a short mix we prepared earlier!

See you on the 13th!

The Correspondents have played for Secret Carnival before at the Globe on Albany Rd at our Outer Space party and for those of you that were there they will need no introduction. You may have seen them at one of their many festival shows this year.  The Correspondents. MC Mr Bruce and DJ/Producer Mr Chuckles collaborate to make Hip Hop for the ’30s, Big Band music for the ’00s. With foot-tapping toe curling “get your brogues on” dance floor swing beat. elcome to the myspace page of the swing-hop duo, The Correspondents. MC Mr Bruce and DJ/Producer Mr Chuckles collaborate to make Hip Hop for the 1930s, Big Band music for the 00s. Splicing swing samples with squelchy synths over dusty drum loops they’ve depicted a modern day journey into time of rogue’s, lust, affordable clowns and foot-tapping toe curling “get your brogues on” dance floor swing “knees have hit nipples” goes the catch phrase while D&B breaks fill the room.

Catch the Correspondents live at the Institute on Saturday 28th November along with Rob from Lost&Found and my good self on the wheels of steel. 

Dress Code: fashion couture, moustaches and hats, top hat & tails, charlston dresses and feathers, tatoos, lingere, silk pyjamas and faux furs.
£4/5
Doors 9pm