Staying with cool dancey events in London - Encompass - that new London-based music festival that will take over the Old
Truman Brewery and surrounding clubs on the May Day weekend have announced more details about its programme. As previously reported, this event will include bands, DJs, panel debates, workshops, audio-visual displays and lots lots more, this is an all encompassing celebration of cutting edge music (which is presumably where the name comes from).
Artists confirmed so far include: Goldie, Speedy J, Hacker live, 20:20Soundsystem,
Billy Nasty, Vitalic , Platnum, Cristian Vogel, Stendec, Dub
Kult, Ralph Lawson, Jose Gonzales, Cathode, Richard Davis, Loxy,
Agoria, Dorian Paic , T.Raumschmiere, Sons of Slough, Social
Security, Mr Velcro Fastener, Dylan Rhymes, Badmarsh, Dub Taylor,
Junkyard Production, The Electric Press Boogie Corporation,
Maximilian Hecker, Tristan Da Cunha, Klute, Orson, Benny Sings,
Terry Toner, Pellarin, Total Science, Andy Whittaker, Efterklang,
Elite Force, Lontano, Aktarv8r, Jay Haze, Kitty Yo DJs, MC Moose,
Vicknoise, Micatone, Nobody Beats The Drum, Tunng, Undo, Raconteur and Herr Arter.
Labels on board include: K7!, Lex, Kitty Yo, Kingsize, Sonar Kollektiv/Warm,
Static Caravan, Electrix, Leaf, Platform, Peacefrog, Metalheadz,
Diesel U Music, Novamute, Different, Electronation, 20:20 Vision,
Prototype/Grace, Supercharged, Factor City, Nasha and Samurai
FM.
It all runs over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend from 29 Apr to
1 May. Industry tickets, including access to a number of industry only events and spaces, are £60 a day or £150 for the whole thing. Punter tickets are £95 for the whole three days or £35 for a day.
More info on it all at http://www.encompass-london.com - press info from ePM.