// 18th July '09 // AIRBOUND LAUNCH PARTY // The Horse and Groom, Shoreditch, London

Fresh from another Saturday night humdinger at the Horse and Groom in June, Dropout keeps up the summer’s momentum on the 18th July. Once again we’ll be manning the top floor, for the continuation of our operation to provide London’s clubbers with the simple things in life – cutting-edge music, retro surroundings and unpretentious punters as we help launch Airbound, the Dublin-backed festival that lands in Croatia at Petrcane on 31st July.

Following a fantastic set from Disassociates last month, Dropout is excited to welcome a pair of Leeds-based musical multi-taskers fast making their mark up North. Josh Tweek and Brinsley Kazak are the men behind Louche, one of the northern city’s fast-rising techno workouts at the fabled Mint Club, and bring their own electronic workout to the capital.

As ever, the serious effort goes into Dropout’s commitment to shit-hot music, free from inflated egos and flamboyant riders. It’s not about out-of-touch superstar DJs, or space-age, impersonal dancefloors, but getting back to good quality house and techno in a venue that cares more about the music than the mullet. So, on 18th July at the Horse and Groom, turn on, tune in and Dropout.

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Josh Tweek (VeryVeryWrongIndeed)

When Tim Sheridan hears one of your tracks at Very Very Wrong Indeed and signs it on the spot, you know you're onto a good thing. Josh Tweek caught the bug at an early age on the illegal rave circuit in the warehouseses, fields and tunnels of his hometown Cambridge, and at university the draw of Leeds' incendiary club scene took hold. His first gig, at Sheridan's chaotic VVWI parties at the Velvet Underground, quickly led to a residency and dragged his production work into the spotlight.

As co-founder of the twisted clubnight Louche - at the revered Mint Club - he's helped bring a chaotic minimal firestorm crashing headlong into one of the city's best loved venues. Sharing the booth with heavyweights like Paco Osuna, Ryan Crosson and Paul Ritch, Josh's sets flex their muscles across a broad spectrum of techno with dizzying effects and samples from his Roland SP404 adding to the frenzy. His productions marry tripped-out synths with melodic textures and sharp percussive stabs, creating peaktime breakdowns with a refined, instinctive groove. Under the alias Soot he provides a more experimental, sparse sound, which is due to be revealed later this year.

Brinsley Kazak (Louche)

You could say Brinsley has been in fast forward mode when it comes to his rise to the sharper end of the music scene. As a wide eyed youngster he was always fascinated by the legendary tales of his dads trips to Ibiza and the infamous M25 waiting for the next illegal rave party to be "called in". This rolled on until he arrived in Leeds as a student and his passion had become an obsession. In October 2006 he disposed of his student loan by purchasing a pair of 1210's and his first piece of vinyl.

Applying to the fledgling Oxjam Music Festival, he found himself spinning tunes at his own party to a packed out Mint Club with one of his heroes, Amnesia resident and Plus 8 producer Paco Osuna. The party was a massive success and the legend of Louche was born. Since then, like Louche, he’s gone from strength to strength, continuing his residency alongside the likes of Paul Ritch, Monoblock and Tim Xavier, as well as various parties across the country such as Sankeys, Leeds’ infamous garden parties and one of his proudest moments where he was invited to play the midnight slot at Technique new years eve party to a full capacity.