For several years, Feelings, led by DJs the Menendez Brothers and Karl Karlson, have been putting on cosy parties in the capital with a classy music policy, employing classic house DJs alongside a new breed of producers and selectors. Now, they are looking to go global with their movement. Ahead of their Feelings Worldwide label […]
We asked the crew from Soul Control to reflect on starting their night – a brand that has formed part of a growing trend in Leeds to keep parties simple and good natured. The city’s party-goers have responded, as the event has already had several packed dance floors this term. They’ll be doing more of this same […]
This week at the Sunday Joint, we have a talented bassist from Devon who is beautifully recreating sounds from a colourful corner of the African continent. We asked him about a few of his tunes. Name: Edd Bateman Band name: Edd Bateman’s West African Love Affair Hometown: Tavistock, Devon First record ever bought? I […]
The next act to join us at the Sunday Joint is Backbeat Soundsystem, one of the country’s most beloved dub outfit coming straight out of the unlikely homeland of Cornwall. We caught up with Dean from the band, following the release of their new Into The Light EP on Easy Star Records, which you can […]
Applebum is the newest addition to HiFi’s regular roster of nights. It is a multi dimensional brand that operates in several cities, celebrating everything about hip-hop and R&B culture – its people, its fashion and its music. We spoke to Jordan Hallpike about what we can expect from their events, the first of which is […]
After a few successful events with us earlier this year, Youth Club return to the basement tomorrow to kick start the new academic term. And it is the student population that they serve, satisfying its desire for grimy sounds as well as the thinking man’s ‘future beats’, harvested from the vast and fertile cyber-fields of Soundcloud and […]
As summer comes to an end, it falls to club promoters to keep the party atmosphere going; to keep the sun shining in our minds. It’s not always easy to do this amidst the cold concrete and red brick of Leeds’ streets, where the wind whistles and the rain pours. Nevertheless, the music lovers of […]
Here’s some dubwise words with Steve of legendary Leicester outfit Vibronics, who appear at this week’s Sunday Joint. They have been doing their thing since the late nineties, pioneering a dub sound for the 21st century while continually touring and releasing music on their Scoops label. What’s more, it’s always a party when they join us […]
Before their gig with us at The Sunday Joint, we had a little chinwag with Solko, a dub-rock outfit on the move and on the rise. Tell us how Solko formed. How did you all meet, and where are you from? We all grew up together in Suffolk and attended the same school. One […]
Ahead of their gig at the Sunday joint tomorrow, we spoke to Leeds rock and blues band Sifaka about their globally-conscious sound. Tell us a bit about how Sifaka formed. We met at Leeds Uni. Danny (guitar) and I (Sam, keys, vocals) had been gigging and busking acoustically for a few years when we met […]