YOU ARE WE VS RESONANCE RECORDS AT HORIZON FESTIVAL, MARCH 20

YOU ARE WE // RESONANCE RECRDS // HORIZON FESTIVAL  

LINE UP : ALEX ARNOUT // NO ARTIFICIAL COLOURS // ASHLEY WILD // MAX CHAPMAN // JONNY CRUZ // CALLUM HAMMET // OLLIE MUNDY 

We're excited to announce our collaborative musical project with good friends at Resonance Records, set to be unleashed for the very first time at Horizon Festival this spring. Hosting a closing party on Thursday 28th March (and a cheeky afternoon mountain party to warm you up on the Wednesday 27th), You Are We vs Resonance sees a collaboration of friends, DJ's and producers that embody a passion and remarkable talent for music. With a stellar line up that will deliver nothing short of a show stopping soiree on the slopes, expect a defined set of the finest house, with a deep mix of melodic grooves... This will definitely be a party to remember!

Taking place in Bansko, Bulgaria, Horizon Festival is an action packed festival of snow, ski, sun (hopefully!) and 6 days and nights of hedonistic underground parties featuring cutting edge producers and DJ's playing right across the electronic spectrum. With the tantalising prospect of over 70km of quality slopes to explore by day, we'll be taking ourselves on adventures to find one of the many mountain parties set against breathtaking scenery that will be held from noon to dusk every day. Antics after dark will kick off by switching it up a notch for the night parties that will carry you through to the early hours of the morning. 

Unlike its eye wateringly expensive Alpine counterparts, Horizon Festival provides great value for money, with packages that include accommodation, ski pass, and festival pass starting at just £256 per person. Not only that, we hear that Bulgaria is CHEAP, with beautiful beer prices that will help us along our way!  With easy resort transfers and plenty of direct flights available from the UK to Sofia, Horizon is an effortless, economical little number and a bloody good excuse for a party after the quiet time of the start of the year ... so what are you waiting for?! Book up now before tickets run out, as they are well on their way to being sold out. 

For ticket and package information, click HERE for tickets, and watch this space over the next month for updates, artist interviews and free music :) 

See you on the slopes amigos xxx

For full info on Horizon Festival, package deals, accommodation and full line up click HERE

You Are We Tag Team Interview- Sandeman & Dickie (Wildkats) vs Playset (Ashley Wild & Tom Roberts)

Sandeman&Dickie to Playset – Right lads... It’s been a while since we caught up. We've been asked to ask you a bunch of music related questions and vice-versa, so, let’s get them out the way and then get a bit more personal!

So firstly ... What’s been going on with you guys? I know you’ve been working on some productions together - how are they coming along? Can we expect anything out soon?

Hey Hey, good to catch up again with you felines, hope you’re not hitting the catnip to hard lately! So yeah things are good. We have been working on some production recently and it’s all going well.

We have about 3 or 4 tracks pretty much ready with a couple of them already road testing well. ‘Something Missing’ has been dropping very well out n about from the desert in Burning Man to DC10 and is getting some great support. I think we’ll release this along with All Over Me – a more four on the floor mover and possibly ‘BadBoy’ which is a little bit deeper and glitchy. In fact at one point during this track we were both attempting harmonies on the vocals which didn’t sound too bad but contained the lyrics ‘just need one bad boy in my life’…. Something just wasn’t sounding right about that ;-). You’ve worked with us in the studio so know how distracted we can get!

Playset to Sandeman&Dickie – I know you guys have been busy with your Wildkats project, can we expect any music under the Sandeman & Dickie Alias at all and individually?

Stuart: Yeah definitely, we have been pretty busy the last few years concentrating solely on our Wildkats project with Corey Baker, he is re-locating back to the states this month so things are gonna re-jig a bit so you will be seeing some cool new bits both individually and as Sandeman & Dickie.

Scott: For sure... There's already a few bits and bobs that are in process and something on a different tip from the Wildkats style both individually and as a duo...

Sandeman&Dickie to Playset – What track never leaves your box?

Tom – Soul in a Bottle by Jay Haze – Perfection

Ashley – Good choice...though I have found Love Shack in Tom’s box on more than one occasion! For me – probs Thieve Scrilla by Sect. Spicy…

Tom – haha – nob!

Playset to Sandeman&Dickie – We’ve shared some great back to back sets with you guys and always love what comes out of your box. Was there a tune or event that started you on the road to DJ’ing and perhaps shaped your style or anyone at the moment who is inspiring you? (us aside)

Stuart: It was about 14 years ago when my elder sister got me on the road to DJing but it was Daft Punk's homework album that shaped things musically.... although my sound has taken some twists and turns since then. At the moment there are so many great inspiring producers... our homeboys TBOY, Miguel Puente, Sishi Rosch, Balcazar& Sordo and of course you guys! I also think having an eclectic musical ear definately helps shape whats played on the dancefloor.

Scott: A lot changed when i moved to London... Edinburgh wasn't so up to date at the time with what i liked and the sound that was being played down south really defined what I wanted to do.

Inspiration comes from all over the place at the moment. I think there is so much cool music popping up from all different artists and some really cool new labels too. A lot of old tunes are creeping in all the time to our sets too

Sandeman&Dickie to Playset – The name Playset, where did you come up with that? We heard it was while playing with Polly Pocket!? Come on, spill the beans... 

Well it was during a party where we were playing and afterwards, we found ourselves fucking around with some bubbles we found. Upon seeing the name Bubble Playset in a very cool font on the back of the bottle – through some rather disco tinted glasses - we thought it perfect – a moment of inspiration!

After the fog had cleared we needed to add a name to a track we were working on-Bubble Playset just didn’t sound right, no surprise there! We knocked off the bubble and it didn’t sound so bad…it was also a verb of sorts about what we do…clever eh?

Playset to Sandeman&Dickie –You guys have just returned from your Wildkats tour of US, Central and South America... what was the highlight of the trip? 

Stuart: From start to finish the tour was A LOT of fun. My Favourite part of the US was definitely in the dust of Burningman festival. We played the get physical Party on the Robot Heart Bus, which I was so pleased to be a part of. The best sound I've heard. Also, we played a really great sunrise party at Disco Knights with the Thugfucker guys... the setting, the people, the atmosphere, and again the sound at that camp is nuts. On to Brazil, we got such a warm welcome from everyone especially from the Grow Music team. We played a badass festival called Tribaltech where it all got a bit messy backstage with a cake fight! Finally not forgetting the last stop, Mexico. Such a great place, great people, great parties, great weather, great music, great food.... great woman (hope my girlfriend isn't reading)

Scott: Mikey Tello's birthday cake fight has to be the stand out moment for sure! Mexico was awesome too. Always a great place to go back to and join up with a lot of friends we've met there.

Sandeman&Dickie to Playset – Where did you both loose your virginity?

Ash - Well the place escapes us but what I can tell you is that Tom was very gentle and caring. I will always thank him for that and you never forget your first do you…

Tom – He wasn’t my first….

Ashley – You what?........................

Playset to Sandeman&Dickie – Which one of you is the Wildest-Kat?

Stuart: We both have our moments... Scott traditionally has a bit more party in him, but recently he has been more like Grandpa-Kat! 

Scott: Hmmmm.... I have my moments for sure. This trip was a long one and I got to admit there was a changing of the roles by the end of it! Not quite taken that walking stick from Stuart but i'm certainly getting older! Either that or the mosquito bites wore me down a bit..... Yeah, definitely the mosquito's.

Sandeman&Dickie to Playset – We know you two have a couple of nicknames for each other too... Care to share them?

Tom  – Gashley Child ! And he’s on a flyer somewhere…honestly. The picture is perfect. Haha.

Ashley – Well as many people already call Tom ‘Monkey or Moncoir’ it would be in vain to try and throw in a new nickname. More interestingly though is that with a wig on Tom could be anyone. One of my favorites is the chap from The Crying Game….

Playset to Sandeman&Dickie  Stuart – if Scott was a finger puppet what would he be and what finger would you use? 

Stuart- HAHAHA... Really? What finger puppet would he be? HA...maybe the gingerbread man... ... because he’s always running around and he’s kinda ginger....and the finger.... would have to be the thumb, its not as long as the others but has got some girth, so think he'd like that HAHAHA

FEATURED ARTIST INTERVIEW - TONE OF ARC

1. You just played at the No.19 showcase at Panorama Bar (21/10/12), how did that go? Panorama Bar was a wild club to play at. I actually didn't get to hang out as long as I would have liked as my flight back home was a few hours after I finished playing. Great crowd, great sound, I think I only saw half of the club though. Life of a traveling man I guess. 

Sandeman & Dickie (Wildkats) live recording at Difficult People Mexico City

During their Mexican tour this October You Are We residents Sandeman & Dickie (Wildkats) joined the Difficult People crew @ Hookah Satellite in Mexico City. Good friends, the DP crew have kindly shared a live recording of their set from the night which you can listen to right here or download from I tunes. Sandeman & Dickie (Wildkats) return to UK soil for You Are We on the 10th of November ft; Tone of Arc and Playset.  

For those who don't already know the DP crew have been making serious waves in the underground scene. In 2010 Bastard Love (Donovan) and Black Ass (Gio Rugerio) decided to team up, and gave birth to an idea, Difficult People. These 2 friends have been DJing in the world's most populated city: Mexico for years, yet DP's love for music has been supported all over the country and beyond, with gigs in major festivals and clubs such as Flying Circus, BPM, Lo * Kee, Half Baked and Watergate, while throwing some of the best underground parties in Mexico, to support the sounds and artists who inspire and motivate them. Check out their face book page here 

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Difficult-People/190429024340157?fref=ts

Both You Are We and Difficult People's love for all things Wildkats make us all part of the same musical family so big love for the mix guys and welcome back to good old Blighty Scot and Stu...x 

Check out the mix and see you on the 10th, here's links to the mix and the party. 

http://www.facebook.com/events/278229645627837/

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More than just the music...

It has always been a vital part of You Are We that the quality of the music is reflected and complimented by the artwork used in promotions and during the event. Over the years, it has carved out strong imagery that is instantly recognisable, and events see a merge of cutting edge music with visual projection imagery that enhance the whole You Are We experience.

Nick Hope, otherwise known as Dex Addicts, has been the Resident VJ at You Are We since day one, creating atmospheres and designing visuals that suit the sound and enhance the moments we find hard to forget. “It’s important that the You Are We artwork is translated and used with artistic license at each event,” says Sam Matthews of You Are We. “We’ve worked closely with Nick over the years to develop visuals that are design led that can transform the spaces where we hold You Are We. It’s actually the stripped back simplicity of the designs that work beautifully to deliver a great impact on the large blank canvas’ that warehouse venues have to offer.”

Aiming to give You Are We revelers an experience to remember, the visual elements of the party have always been an added element that has set it apart from the rest. 

With its heart lying in East London, You Are We has moved from one great venue to the next, evolving, as it’s loyal following has grown. But limitations on venues mean that clubbers are quite often revisiting the same venues for different parties. “Each time someone comes to one of our events, we want it to feel like they have stepped into this place for the very first time, and they instantly know that they’re at You Are We. Dex Addicts helps us create that feeling, as well as complimenting the style of our event and crowd, and the sound that our resident DJ’s have created,” says Ali Watson, You Are We.

For this party, it’s more than just about the music. The teamwork to deliver an experience from start to finish, and that transpires through the headline bookings and residents, the venue choices, and the visual designs that transform and bring the space to life.

The next You Are We see’s a move to a new space, The Oval in Hackney on the 10th November. With the incredible creatively acclaimed artist, Tone Of Arc headlining, we’re excited to see what Dex Addicts visual set has in store for us. 

Sign up here http://www.youarewe.co.uk/ 

10th November: Tone of Arc (no 19. Music) Sandeman & Dickie (Wildkats) Playset (You Are We) : http://www.facebook.com/events/278229645627837/?fref=ts