Them's fightin' words - Dutty Moonshine and The McMash Clan square off.

With just a few days to go before their DJ battle at Electric Empire, Dutty Moonshine and The McMash Clan have been engaged in a war of words on Twitter and Facebook. Like heavyweight boxers exchanging verbal barbs at the weigh-in, the boys have been taunting each other over social media. The slanging match, which I believe to be good natured, began on Thursday 31st, when the DM boys made the following update on their Facebook account: 

Dutty Moonshine · 3,007 like this

January 31 at 2:45pm · 

Oh no Furley's setting up in the studio while Mike gets distracted by the internet, I think "shudder" he wants to practise for the battle with The McMash Clan

A short while later this was followed up by the Tweet exchange below, which then prompted the conversation you will see below. Jamko and DJ Switch stuck an oar in and gave the shit a stir too. 

As I say, I think this is good natured banter, with a smattering of gamesmanship thrown in. Are the McMash boys really that confident? Are Dutty Moonshine that scared? We shall see on Friday night. If you want to find out for yourself, I understand that there are a very limited number of tickets available for the event, which will take place this Friday at the Bussey Building in Peckham. Get there early is my advice. I don't think the battle is due to take place until later on in the evening (early in the morning), but the line-up includes C@ in the H@, Too Mant Ts, DJ Dodgy-Style, Odjbox and the mighty Correspondents, who will be launching their new single 'Well Measured Vice', so waiting for the battle shouldn't be too much of a hardship.

 

Dutty Moonshine‏@DuttyMoonshine

"Battle" against @themcmashclan maybe going slower than hoped. We can drink more than them so maybe we should have a drinking battle 1st

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1. James Overton ‏@_Jamko31 Jan

   @DuttyMoonshine @themcmashclan Think you better let Furley handle the drinking. Don't want any table diving this time ;)

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2. Dutty Moonshine ‏@DuttyMoonshine31 Jan

   @_Jamko @themcmashclan there were so few people in that tent that time and yet that story comes up all the time!

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3. The McMash Clan ‏@themcmashclan31 Jan

   @DuttyMoonshine so rumour has the St John's medics are already stocking up on your blood types... >:-0

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4. Dutty Moonshine ‏@DuttyMoonshine31 Jan

   @themcmashclan LMAO! Oh no you didn't ;)

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5. James Overton ‏@_Jamko31 Jan

   @DuttyMoonshine @themcmashclan That's the thing with#legendary stories. They don't go away easily ;)

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6. Dutty Moonshine ‏@DuttyMoonshine31 Jan

   @_Jamko @themcmashclan yes well I think there's been a few too many of those with Dutty so if we could all develop amnesia that'd be great

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DJ Switch ‏@djswitchbeatz31 Jan

@DuttyMoonshine @themcmashclan FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!

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The video above shows you what to expect from Mr. Bruce and Chuckles... crazy MC skillls, banging beats and one hell of a show. See you on Friday boys and girls. TTFN Jack

Electric Empire Escapade - Correspondents single launch party - preview

Over the last few weeks I have been getting increasingly excited about an event that will take place on 8th February at the Bussey Building in Peckham. The guys behind the monthly electro-swing night Electric Empire, at the Amersham Arms, have teamed up with Madame Electrifie to create the Electric Empire Escapade. The line-up is just staggering, with some of the very best DJs and live acts on the UK scene, as you can see from the flyer.


This promises to be a proper, foot-stomping, tub-thumping rave - the Correspondents put on one hell of a show, and with several of the grimiest, bassiest, and bangingest (inventing words is fun) acts also on the bill I anticipate having to be dragged home. I am especially excited by the prospect of the back-to-back set from The McMash Clan and Dutty Moonshine - they should smash the place to pieces.

According to Ed Higgins, one of the forces behind the event, the idea was sown for a jamboree on this scale following the success of the Electric Empire events. He told me that "from the very beginning it has been all about pushing best acts in the growing UK scene and building relationships with these producers/DJ's. The big party at the Bussey Building, is the result of all these other successful parties throughout the year amalgamated into one."

He went on to say  "Electric Empire Escapade is all about the party. Having good times, listening to fresh exciting music that makes you wanna dance. So many club nights in any genre of music are all to much about the attitude and the image and have forgotten what its all about, good toe tapping, leg swinging music!!
Electric Empire Escapade was created to help change this."

Most of the performers have been mentioned on this blog, and you will find examples of their music on other posts - but here is a little sample of what to expect from Dutty Moonshine... as Tim Westwood would say "Nothing but BIG things."

A couple of weeks ago, on his weekly Friday morning  Kane FM show, 'That Swing Thing', Captain Flatcap announced the final name on the lineup... Odjbox. I mean, really! It's just silly. 

Check out the cloudcast above for his full show - a good little warm up. Tickets are selling fast, and will continue to do so! (I got four this morning) Join the Facebook page for the event for further updates, and buy tickets here. 

If you are there, and see a mustachioed, trilby-ed bloke thrashing the dancefloor, its me - come and say hi!

ttfn

Jack