Who to see at South West Four

Who to see at South West Four

27 July, 2011
by: Joj

Here's a little Spoonfed heads-up on what we reckon will be great at SW 4..

Saturday

James Zabiela 

This Southampton born producer/DJ has been nothing short of a club scene phenomenon for the last 10 years. Having made his name with his personal fusion of breaks and house, he since has progressed toward a masterful tech house tonality.
 
With such accolades to his name as a residency at Space Ibiza and an incredible BBC essential mix, Zabiela lands at SW 4 with a well-deserved deluge of hype. 

James Zabiela - Blame by Official Cream 

Mat Zo 

This guy is just 21. Have a listen to any of his music and you’ll surely agree that he demonstrates production skills years ahead of his time as well as a sophisticated musical ear that simply out-classes many acts and artists some decades his senior. 

Spinning trance and progressive house, packing incredible DJ chops and having garnered the weighty support of such international stalwarts as Armin Van Buuren, Tiesto and Markus Shultz, makes for an obvious pick out of the SW 4 2011 line up.

Mat Zo - Superman by Anjunabeats

Tiga

Often cited as having single-handedly instigated the birth of rave culture in Canada, Tiga has long been a big name on the international club scene.

The house and techno producer has a veritable catalogue of remixes under his belt from all over the dance music spectrum, from Soulwax to Scissor Sisters to his recent remix of Boys Noize’ ‘Transmission’. A tireless innovator whose set promises to awe and excite.

The XX - Shelter (Tiga Remix) by TIGA

Sunday

Sub Focus (Live)

Drawing on and combining influences from all corners of the dance music landscape into his live drum and bass set, Sub Focus promises an unrelenting assault of grinding synth leads and monstrous drops.

Taking a note from the likes of deadmau5, he seeks to leave a visual impression with his live show by transforming the DJ booth into an interactive real world realisation the circular Sub Focus logo, a bit like a neon futuristic eye of Sauron.

Rusko 'Hold On' feat. Amber Coffman (Sub Focus Remix) by SubFocus

Modeselektor

Since their first fateful collaboration as a rebellious underground techno act in mid 90s Berlin, this veteran duo have grown and expanded to encompass almost everything that falls under the blanket of electronica, and indeed a great deal of what does not. 

For something that is simultaneously full of pounding dance floor energy whilst maintaining a categorically off-kilter and unique identity, get to Modeselektor at the Last.FM Arena.

Dark Sky "Speeding Blue" (50WEAPONS014) OUT JULY 29 by Modeselektor

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs 

Totally enormous super happy mega fun time winner at the main stage (for me at least). Always safely on the right side of the enjoyably upbeat vs. cheesily jaunty divide, T.E.E.D subtly brings intelligence and finesse to his remixes and own original bangers. 

A spectacular live show featuring glitter cannons, dino costumes and an array out there electronic instrumentation.

Trouble [Soundcloud edit] NEW SINGLE! by T-E-E-D

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Joj