Global Gathering Guide 2010
The cream of the crop at this year's Global Gathering.
Global Gathering
Long Marston Airfield, Stratford Upon Avon
Friday 30th - Saturday 31st July 2010
Chew Lips
Seeming to pick up a large amount of buzz after SxSW performances, it hasn't quite kicked off for Chew Lips in the way that it was perhaps expected. Global Gathering should be a good setting for their icy electropop though, singer Tigs' evocative vocals provide a haunting contrast with the purposely retro sounding synths and drumpads to create a haunting take on the sound La Roux has performed to such commercial success in the past year. 'Solo' in particular should be a highlight and the song best known to the Global audience, gaining popularity through play on Radio 1's various dance shows with Kissy Sell Out a noted fan of the band.
Digitalism
Somewhat overlooked with their first album in favour of Justice ('Idealism' was released within two weeks of both '†' and Simian Mobile Disco's 'Attack Decay Sustain Release'), their blunter, more mechanical take on house music reflects their German extraction. What shouldn't be forgotten though is that Pogo was one of the best dance singles to be released in recent years, without question. Live their set incorporates a blend of turntable skills in the usual DJ set mould but with percussion provided by İsmail "Isi" Tüfekçi allowing them to play eclectic sets with far greater ease. Expect plenty of their own material (itself not to be sniffed at, in this writer's eyes 'Idealism' was the greatest of the three albums mentioned above) with a mixture of contemporary tracks and classic material a la Da Funk, all pinned together by the live, interchangeable rhythms.
Chase & Status
While they would be a recommendation anyway, having seen their live performance at Wireless a month ago they've now become a necessity. Pendulum's intensity live but decent music to support it. Their new material is further exploring the boundaries between drum & bass and dubstep, it's by turns more aggressive and heartfelt, the use of warm sounding melodies played to great effect. By far the most exciting 'mainstream' drum & bass effect, the hip hop world has taken note - the tracks produced by them were the strongest on Rihanna's 'Rated R' and Snoop Dogg was such a fan he used Eastern Jam's entire track for 'Millionaire'. Even if you're not a fan of drum & bass (if this is the case then why the hell are you going to Global?) they promise to be one of the performances of the weekend.
Joker
This Bristolian's take on dubstep is commercial sounding but not in the sense of Rusko/Skreams 'banger' tunes. His use of melody and squelchy synths has seen him heralded as the future of the scene, certainly in bringing it to the masses. Tron is one of the biggest tracks within the scene of the past year and trust us when we say you will have heard it, even if you don't know it yet. Still ridiculously young, he has a great future ahead of him yet enough experience to engage with a festival crowd. Did we mention Tron? It's a HUGE track.
Carl Cox
The man is an absolute legend. His name is as synonymous with dance music as Paul Oakenfold, Paul Van Dyk and Pete Tong yet his relevance today is greater than any of them. He's dipped his finger in pretty much every form of electronic music you can imagine and excelled at near enough all of them. His three hour old skool rave set was one of Bestival's highlights last year and his recent Radio 1 Essential Selection mix proved that he still has the skill and ability to blend old and new with ease. Go and watch a true master at work, he won't disappoint.
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