Plastic Soup: Features

Derrick May by Jimmy Coultas “Well that, it kind of catches me between a rock and a hard place. Because whilst I’m completely committed to helping people, and to the efforts that they make for what they believe in, I’m an advocate for the future.... »	Luke Solomon by Jimmy Coultas When we catch up with Luke Solomon, he’s in buoyant mood. Back at the apex of creativity once more after a stunning return to form with latest album The Difference Engine (peep our review), he’s clearly enjoying the w... »	Âme by Jimmy Coultas Âme have quickly become a fixture in modern clubland. Their scintillating melodic techno/house/trance/minimal cut ‘Rej’ was the Ibiza tune of 2005. And 2006. And as far as we were aware, it’s barely stopped being audi... »
Paradise Factory Opening by Plastic Soup 24th January sees the opening of what looks set to be another seismic event for Mancunian Clubbing, Paradise. Run by the same team behind the Warehouse Project, it’s promising to be an unpretentious and uncompromising... »	Plastic Soup Begins Fortnightly Residency! by Plastic Soup We started briefly last year, but from now on we will be taking over Kelly's Dispensary two Thursdays every month with our discoid record collections. We're doing it as part of the Liverpool Music Collective, offering... »	Dave Seaman by Jimmy Coultas Dave Seamen continues to be at the avant-garde of electronica, and his Therapy Sessions Mix showcases this. We got a quick Q&A with the man ahead of the release. »
Lee Burridge by Jimmy Coultas Lee Burridge has seen it all, progressing from a mobile DJ in the mid eighties churning out synth pop at Weddings and Funerals to a modern global superstar traversing the planet. He built up a fervish reputation in th... »	Eddy Temple Morris by Jimmy Coultas Eddy Temple Morris is a pretty persistent figure. Since he started in the music business in the mid nineties, he’s had stints at Radio One, MTV and Xfm, presenting shows and bringing music to the audiences that they w... »	LOS Festival Returns! by Jimmy Coultas The Lake of Stars Festival returns once again in 2007 with easily its strongest line-up yet! Combining Western artists with acts from all over Southern Africa the fourth LOS takes place in October this year in Malawi,... »
Paul Woolford by Jimmy Coultas Paul Woolford is one of the most respected figures in House music, blazing a trail slightly skewered from the centre and making challenging music. An old chum of the Soup, we caught up with him to press him about the ... »	Infinite Monkey Project by Lauren Tones Aware of the correlation between Shakespeare, raves and our simian cousins? Confused? So were we, Lauren Tones being the soup's investigator to find out more about the Infinite Monkey project. »	Sonny Wharton by Jimmy Coultas Sonny Wharton’s on a bit of a roll, what with worldwide tours kicking off all the time and dj agencies knocking on his tour, but he’s not one to forget the city that helped him out right in the beginning. Instilled as... »
Public Enemy @ Carling Academy Liverpool by Jimmy Coultas In 2006 it’s difficult to ascertain where Public Enemy lie in the state of hip-hop. Sure the ‘Rebirth of a Nation’ collaboration with west coast firebrand Paris installed the first positive slew of critical clamouring... »	Warehouse Project Launch by Sam Clack Thinking of Boddington’s conjures up images of ‘the cream of Manchester’, so brilliantly advertised in the early to mid-nineties. The popular brew flowed from the monolithic Strangeways site through Britain and beyon... »	Chris Lake by Jimmy Coultas Chris Lake is in the process of smashing into the pop charts on account of the new vocal cut of 'Changes’, a track which received serious support in its instrumental form on its inception a year ago. Chris is of cours... »
Young Kof by Sam Clack At the moment, you can barely blink before a new hip-hop act appears on the UK scene. Blink again and many of them disappear back into obscurity, having had their five minutes of fame. True, there’s a big pool of ta... »	James Mowbray by Jimmy Coultas James Mowbray might not be a superstar just yet, but there’s every chance of that changing in the future. Having recently mixed Four:Twenty’s first comp, receiving rave reviews from DJ, I-Dj and even the good old Soup... »	Paul Woolford 2006 by Jimmy Coultas Paul Woolford has cemented his status over the years as one of the leadings djs and producers in house music, destroying clubs worldwide both behind the decks and as the raw material utilized by djs on it. Installed o... »
Africa Oyé 2006 by Jimmy Coultas Liverpool is extremely lucky to be able to stage the Oyé festival every year into Sefton Park. The only festival of it's kind in the country; it is the pivotal event in defining the strong links that draw Liverpool an... »	Chibuku Review: Roni Size by Jimmy Coultas Roni Size put simple is a British music legend, not dance music, but British music full stop. So the promise of him trawling through hip-hop to drum n bass was enough to secure the soup’s attendance for this Chibuku. ... »	Rhythmcentric Review: Kenny Hawkes by Jimmy Coultas The Lemon Lounge is quite simply one of Liverpool’s most legendary venues. Its charm lays in its lack of pretensions; the ‘room above a pub’ mentality was part of the 'fuck you' to mass clubbing that Chibuku symbolise... »
Kevin Saunderson by Jimmy Coultas In terms of pioneers Techno music revolves around three men, Juan Atkins, Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson. Whilst the first two would be credited with originating and innovating the music respectively Saunderson was ... »	Creamfields 2006 Announced by Jimmy Coultas With the summer on its way there’s one thing key on the minds of everyone with a penchant for loud music in a field; the line-ups of all the festivals to come out. Liverpool’s very own Creamfields was announced last w... »	Chibuku Review: 6th Birthday by Sam Clack Battle-worn. Arguably the most appropriate words to describe host for Chibuku’s sixth birthday, Nation. A once sacred destination for the country’s clubbing pilgrims has seen better days. Grimy and somewhat dilapid... »
Butane Review: A-Skillz by Jimmy Coultas One of Liverpool’s best loved breaks nights, Butane went through something of a makeover last year when Chibuku resident Johnny1Move joined in for some promotion and djing duties. »	Sonny Wharton by Jimmy Coultas Sonny Wharton’s story is an old fashioned one of the right combination of talent and grit. With the Liverpool leg of his tour due up at superfly in the next couple of weeks; we caught up with the boy wonder to see how... »	DJ Premier by Jimmy Coultas The word legend is bandied around too much these days, but it’s with genuine insistence (and a literal smidgen of awe) that we place it on the next incumbent of the soup’s interviews, DJ Premier. As the DJ and produce... »
Underground Resistance by Jimmy Coultas & Alun Johsnon In terms of techno music you can't get much more important than the Detroit pantheon of musicality Underground Resitance. Part of the celebrated second wave of Detroit, they're arguably even more revered by the Bellev... »	Ben Watt by Jimmy Coultas Ben Watt came to prominence as one half of minimal post punk group Everything but the Girl in the early eighties, who’s hits in the nineties were remixed to staggering effect by Todd Terry finding them a new audience,... »	DJ Craze by Jimmy Coultas In the world of turntablism, there are few that inspire awe and adoration like DJ Craze. Firmly established in the upper echelons of the quick-wristed hip-hop warriors, the Miami born deejay has been one of the undisp... »
Loco Dice by Jimmy Coultas Ahead of his gig at Circus, we got to grips with German minimal maestro Loco Dice, about DC10, the German music revolution and his hip-hop past. Turns out he’s not got much affection for the media hype process… »	Music hits back at Racism by Sam Clack The world in one city united under one roof to show love for music and hate for racism. »	Lake of Stars 2005 Review by Sam Clack Ever felt guilty about going clubbing when you should be filling your cupboards with food? Ever woke up in the afternoon to realise that you’ve wasted your hard earned behind a crappy bar…and have a hangover to boot?... »
Chibuku Review: 2ManyDJ's, October 1st by Jimmy Coultas The first Chibuku of the year since the freshers arrived en masse to Liverpool was always going to be a big deal. »	Circus 3rd Birthday Review by Jimmy Coultas Three years is a long time in Liverpool - since Circus started after the closure of Cream there’s been a significant shift in the way the city has developed. »	Dash by Plastic Soup Here’s a start of a new series where we fire a few quick questions at the unsung heroes of the Liverpool music scene, the local djs. We’ll be looking at what they are up to and their thoughts on the scene in the city,... »
Chibuku Review: Jazzy Jeff, September 17th by Nik Johnson Our drum and bass reviewer Nik Johnson got packaged off with a truck load of his mob to the re-opening of Chibuku, and this is his account of the night. »	Damian Lazarus by Jimmy Coultas For the past few years there’s consistently been one name at the forefront of new and exciting electronic music, Damian Lazarus. »	Can I get an Amen?! by Natalie Wyatt Imagine the scene; you’re underground in a hot sticky club with sweat dripping from the ceiling, an array of blinding lights fire the length of the dance-floor whilst warm bass sounds resonate through the wide brick a... »
Creamfields 2005 by Jimmy Coultas Like all good things in life, the British summer always comes to an end. And whilst this year has sparked even hotter, lazy days in the aftermath of global warming, there’s one thing you can always count on, cloudy ba... »	Brendan Long by Jimmy Coultas Since exploding into Liverpool’s clubbers consciousness over the last couple of years, Brendan Long has gone from being the kid with the Bugged Out Flyers to the resident of the high profile club, promoting Liverpool ... »	Free Love by Jimmy Coultas Back when a few soul and hip-hop djs came back from Ibiza having discovered ecstasy and house music in 1987, the real point of dance music was all about love. There was no money making, just an urge to bring this wond... »
Jeff Mills by Jimmy Coultas Few djs inspire as much idolisation and hero worship as that of Jeff Mills, the techno dj famed for his lightning fast mixing techniques and timeless productions. As being part of the second wave of Detroit artists - ... »	2004: The year the music died? by Jimmy Coultas 2004 was the year that the Brit Awards dropped dance music from its award categories, replacing it with a best live act gong, cueing the broadsheet media to announce the death of the genre. The guardian led the way wi... »