A brand spanking new festival that loves Dalston as much as you do (or ought to), Land of Kings is a two-night celebration of the people and places that make this part of London special.
Taking you gently by the hand then running you down Dalston’s main drag, Land of Kings will mix favourite spaces with undiscovered gems; from cafés to basement clubs, warehouses to forgotten pubs. And did we mention Stoke Newington International Airport? (No passport required. No 100ml rule)
Keeping it local, most of Land of Kings’ artists, DJs, promoters and labels have connections with the area, or call the place home. And the soundtrack? A genre-busting melting pot of afro, disco, gypsy punk, electro, jazz and techno. ‘All-you-can-eat’ for your ears and feet..
Speaking of eating, no Dalston jaunt would be complete without taking in the area’s ocakbasi and mangals, some of which’ll be offering festival specials to those with wristbands; fine fare fit for a King.
Allez Allez
Rapidly gaining a reputation as two of London's brightest and most talented up-and coming producers / DJs, Allez Allez’s sets are a mixture of all things weird, wonderful and danceable - think krautrock / minimal / industrial / house. Their blog / podcast series features exclusive weekly mixes from the likes of Four Tet, Andrew Weatherall, Optimo, Ewan Pearson and Joakim amongst many others
Benjamin John Power (Fuck Buttons DJ Set)
Time Out described Fuck Buttons’ live sound as "adrenaline pumping, ear purging slab of towering, pristine noise”. Take away one member and add two turntables and this is what you’ll get
ColouringIN
ColouringIN's unique brand of future-romantic pop music pays homage to artists like Depeche Mode and Arthur Russell and has drawn comparisons with Hot Chip and LCD Soundsystem. With their debut EP set for release in 2009 already attracting attention from major and indie labels alike, ColouringIN will be commandeering the Arcola Theatre’s Studio 3 space on Friday night.
Crystal Vision
Crystal Vision create an avant garde house party vibe by fusing a rich mix of artistic sounds ranging from Serge Gainsbourg to DJ Pierre.
Drums Of Death
Having grown up playing in hardcore, metal and punk-rock bands, Drums of Death wanted to take that culture into the dance music world. The result? A painted-face MCing crowds into a frenzy, at the same time creating the pounding soundtrack to your new favourite nightmare. Think grimey techno beats that go bump in the night.
Fimber Bravo
Veteran Steel Pan player, Bravo was an original member of The 20th Century Steel Band and has recently collaboratd with the likes of Hot Chip, Morcheeba, Blur & Zongamin
Greco-Roman Soundsystem
The littlest hobo of the international clubbing circuit, Greco-Roman have found the majority of their temporary homes in and around the back lanes of Dalston over the last 3 years for their shambolic, speakeasy, incendiary parties. A collective that includes Ross Allen, former !K7 chief Alex Waldron and Hot Chip's Joe Goddard, Greco-Roman now also release records from the likes of Drums of Death, Buraka Som Sistema, David E Sugar and new signing Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, and take their party ethos to festivals worldwide
Iain Woods & the Psychologist
Having released his debut EP as a Fine Art Degree-Show hoax, Iain Woods' CD went on to earn him the title 'Best New British Music Talent' from Channel 4's prestigious talent awards. With his troupe of Art School terrorists, Iain will be performing his own unique brand of beaty, bassy art-pop and dub-grime.
Idjut Boys
The disco dons. Dan & Conrad manage to simultaneously be totally unpredictable, yet predictably brilliant. They’ve been all over the world armed with an encyclopaedic knowledge of music, love of a good party and lots of echo, whilst somehow finding the time to produce an enviable back catalogue and remix everyone from the Lighthouse Family to the Scissor Sisters.
Leggo Beast
Leggo Beast, AKA Murray Clark, was one half of Bullinuts and also recorded as a solo artist on seminal Pork Recordings outta Hull. He's DJed all over the world and produced people like Peter Kruder, Blue States and Jimpster. Better still, his debut solo outing was a regular feature on the Richard & Judy show. More recently a Big Chill recording artist and festival fave, and we're looking forward to his dubby, beaty, funky sound at LOK.
Le Vagabond Boogaloo
Presenting a night of stompin’ greek, Balkan and gyspsy beats with…
THE GEORGE KYPREOS BAND
Full-tilt greek fusion dance music – enough blazin' bouzoukis and wild aegean rhythms to keep you smashing plates all week
MARAMA CAFFE BAND
Fronted by Romanian singer Ileana Rosavlea, and formed by a collective of London's finest balkan musicians, the Maramas have been wowing ever growing audiences with their high-energy songs from the balkans and beyond..
DJS SPINDRIFT & NELSON DILATION
Resident Turntable Vagabonds ripping it up into the wee hours drawing the dancefloor into a grande finale of twisted gypsy beats, floor-shakin, roots-driven balkan breaks and latino funk
Liamski & Beccy Grierson (SpaceBass)
Radio 1 producer Beccy and partner in crime Liam are hosts of London's newest guaranteed funtime party where punters come happy and leave happier: soulful stuff
Living in a Disco
Living in a Disco have hosted many a party in and around Dalston. Serving up a sonic spread of astro-electroid bangers, disco and future house party classics, LIAD residents and guests will be taking on the very special Dreams venue for the festival.
Lou & Nova
DJ duo Lou&Nova mix cutting-edge tracks with classic disco, post-punk and pop masterpieces, always getting the party started with everyone's favourites
Newfamily
From the warehouses of Hackney Wick to the basements of Kingsland road, New Family brings a warm and intimate vibe to the East London techno scene. ‘For friends who dance’.
Oriole
Led by guitarist Jonny Phillips, Oriole are justly celebrated for dispensing an original and affecting blend of folk and jazz – Phillips skilfully refers to a wide range of South American and other rhythms to propel deceptively simple-sounding compositions.
Hot Coins (Red Rack’em)
Gilles Peterson-endorsed, prolific producer and Nottingham’s Moodymann, expect BIG things from Red Rack’em this year. With his roots in hip-hop and beatdown house you’ll hear a wholly original sound that also touches on disco, electro and jazz funk.
Rory Phillips
Having spent the best part of a decade re-defining London nightlife alongside Erol Alkan at the legendary Trash and bringing mutant disco to East London with Our Disco, Rory has built a solid reputation for parties that carve their own path and pack dancefloors. Continuing this tradition, his raucous Durr night showcases his diverse and ever evolving style; the best in new music and hidden gems from the past all aided by his trademark telephone headphone.
Ross Allen
The kind of man that defies paragraph-long biographies, Ross Allen has, at various times, been an A&R, promoter, BBC 6 Music presenter, Jockey Slut scribe, and all the while a genuinely eclectic DJ spinning anything from reggae, house, techno, R&B or D&B. If it’s good, he’ll play it.
Serge Santiago
As resident at Ibiza staple “We Love” at Space, Serge knows how to move dancefloors. Known for his brand of italo-disco influenced driving electronic house, lap up the chance to see him in such intimate surrounds as he joins the Living In a Disco antics.
Skill Wizard presents Chrome Hoof DJs
Recently paid a not inconsiderable complement by Time Out in being invited to play the mag’s “On The Up” series, relentless promotion outfit Skill Wizard proudly partner the white hot Chrome Hoof (DJ set) for an onslaught of lights, smoke, magic and crazy wizard business.
Soft Rocks
3 quarters Brighton / 1 quarter Hackney – Soft Rocks hover somewhere beyond obscure and eclectic whilst keeping an eye on the dancefloor at all times. In the studio they move from their trademark re-edits, to original productions, to remixes of people as varied as MGMT and Chris Coco.
Sonny Akpan
Nigerian conga and percussion legend, Sonny has played with Eddie Grant, The Rolling Stones, The Funkees and African Headcharge to name a few.
Thee Uninvited
Psych/punk/pub prog/experimental group featuring members of the Zongamin Live band and Ken Iwasa of Miso Soup/Final Terror/Chrome Hoof.
Todd Hart (Dalston Oxfam Shop Blog)
Todd Hart is the author of the blog Dalston Oxfam Shop and has a huge love of music (his dj sets are very eccentric). His blog has been listed as one of the best music blogs by the Guardian, Timeout, the Times, FHM and numerous other foreign publications.
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (TEED)
TEED have raised their beastly heads from the marsh lands of Oxford, rolling out granite cut dubplates and low frequency seismic tremors for their new release on Greco-Roman. Having just remixed Micachu and smashing up Bloc festival, Orlando Higginbottom and Edmund Finnis are poised to unleash their carnivorous carnival of a live show in Dalston.
Unnamed Project
Formed from the remnants of the Boomclick Soundsystem, the Unnamed Project are unplugged and making beautiful live music
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