All About London Elektricity
London Elektricity: Learning to change nappies
by nictoupee on January 8th, 2007
London Elektricity is a man. And a band. Actually both, or sometimes neither. London Elektricity is mostly Tony Coleman; studio boffin and co-honcho of influential broken beat UK label Hospital Records. [more]
London Elektricity: Live and loud
London Elektricity, aka Tony Coleman, is the producer and DJ jigging up the drum and bass scene. With stunning live shows around the world, he has merged live and dance music. With a live LP coming out, ITM caught up with him to find out a little more. [more]
In constant motion between London Elektricity live gigs and solo shows as a DJ, somehow Tony Colman also co-manages Hospital Records and squeezes in the occasional interview. Hot off the press is LE's latest 'Power Ballads' and he is as passionate as ever about great songs and drum 'n' bass beats. [more]
Drum and bass is on a roll right now. As commercial superclubs (and their cash-in tit and arse mags for "yoof culcha") drop like flies, big name house/big-beat DJs fret publicly about how "rock seems to be cool right now" and no one's quite sure where techno went, dnb is blowing up. [more]
London Elektricity burst on to the scene with their slap funk masterpiece in "Song in the Key of Knife" and their follow up LP, "Pull the Plug", which was so different to the dark steppy and jump up flavour of the time. [more]
London Elektricity remix this week's free download
This week's free mp3 download on inthemix comes courtesy of a group that NME describe as “like The Prodigy fighting Underworld with bloody big sticks.” Sounds interesting? Of course it does! [more]
Beastie Boys join the Good Vibrations lineup!
Certified hip hop legends the Beastie Boys have been added to the lineup for the Good Vibrations Festival. If that wasn't reason enough to get your tickets, we don't know what is! [more]
Good Vibrations first round lineup and ticket details, check it here!
The first round of acts for the 2007 Good Vibrations Festival have been announced, so if you've been waiting with baited breath to hear who'll be featuring at the popular summer-time event, you can now breath a sigh of relief as the lineup is here! [more]
Ultraworld's afterparty announced, look out Adelaide
With an expectedly massive lineup ready to go at Ultraworld this Saturday night, the Enchanted Crew have just announced their official afterparty. Club 199 will play host to a great lineup of local talent (and maybe even some international guests) from 5am til who knows! [more]
As the colder nights approach, the Laundry are preparing to keep the temperatures sizzling in fine form with their amazing array of dance floor haunters lined up for April. [more]
A household name in the drum & bass scene, Hospital Records head honcho and London Elektricity mainman Tony Coleman will be touring Australia in April with the ever trusty MC Wrec at his side. [more]
A new Easter event kicks off this year with a killer line up featuring the likes of Pendulum, Shy FX and Skibadee, London Elektricity, Space DJz and many more. [more]
Agentmad's popular 33&1/3 party series returns to the Espy on Good Friday of the Easter Long Weekend, April 14th, for a night of eclectic beats and pieces courtesy of a roster of top quality international and local talent. [more]
London Elektricity wins 'Best Podcast' award
Hospital Record’s own Tony Colman received the award for Best Podcast at the BT Digital Music Awards, beating out media giants like Radio One. [more]
With a weather report that looked ominous, the lead up to Good Vibrations was filled with trepidation- would it really be cloudy with a chance of a shower?! As if Good Vibrations Day would really disappoint! The day dawned sunny, warm and full of pro [more]
With a new lay-out, more acts than ever before, and a solid reputation behind it, Jam Music had a lot of pressure to provide a Good Vibrations Festival like no other. So how did it stack up on the day? [more]
Break Inn feat. London Elektricity @ Chinese Laundry, Sydney (08/02/07)
by TheDon on February 12th, 2007
London Elektricity kills time before the Good Vibrations Festival by rocking up at Break Inn, breaking up the breaks vibes to drum and bass the Cave. [more]
A lot of hype and rumors surrounded this sell-out gig, featuring what was a monster show of international and local line up of DJs and producers. With an amazing light and sound show, a stellar line up and well behaved audience, Diz'Play, did not diz'apoint! [more]
Booming basslines made sure I had no choice but to rock out and I could see (when I bothered looking outside my square) that the verdict was unanimous - London Elektricity were electrifying. [more]
Forget the hot cross buns and chocolate eggs - Ultraworld is Adelaide's main attraction over the Easter holiday. [more]
Alas, I got what I came for, a truly outstanding and amazing show from London Electricity represented by Tony Coleman and MC Wrec. [more]
Tony Coleman shows the Sydney punters how it's done in the UK... [more]
You're in for a big one with podcast session 11, as we've got tracks and remixes from Jamie Lidell, Soul of Man, Hot Chip, Freeform Five, a very special live recording of London Elektricity and too much more to mention! [more]
Bass Kleph has busted on to the international breakbeat scene with a string of chart smashing releases that have received no less than rave reviews the world over. His remix of Drummatic Twins "Feelin Kinda Strange" with Nick Thayer won the award for [more]
London Elektricity - Syncopated City
There’s definitely a symbiotic chemistry between drum n' bass and James Bond. But if artists like Pendulum channel the Daniel Craig ‘hardass gritty realism’ edge of the franchise, London Elektricity are Sean Connery to the core. [more]
Various Artists - Hospital Mix Five, Mixed by London Elektricity
Hospital Mix Five is an essential purchase for any fan of the soulful side of drum and bass. Although it races along at breakneck speed, the tight mixing and golden tunes are as exhilirating as nude train surfing on a locomotive of liquid funk. [more]
There may be people who feel cheated when watching a DJ playing records in a club, and understandable so. But there's also reason to question the point of listening to 'live' electronic music when you're sitting on the bus, especially if it happens to be music that was in fact composed on a computer [more]
A slow shift has been taking place over the past 10 years with GLO and other smaller imprints slowly challenging the status quo and trying to open up d&b to an audience not comfortable with the frantic sounds of darkstep or the raw edge of ragga. Enter Hospital and their band of merry producers... [more]
It was about five years ago when a friend first played me London Elektricity's 'Pull the Plug'. An exciting introduction to drum and bass, it was soulful and sexy... and the producers' jazz sensibilities shone through. Two albums later, Tony Colman has done it again with 'Power Ballads' [more]
Weapons Of Mass Creation is the Hospital label's latest two disc compilation release featured an impressive artillery of 13 red hot drum'n'bass bullets for your enjoyment. [more]
September sees Brasil unleash its second monster of a dance festival on to the world in the shape of the Brasilia Music Festival. [more]
A mix of funk-centric melodic flavours (a la LTJ Bukem) and soft intelligent beats; accompanied by smooth basslines with a relentless chilled energy to them. [more]
London Elektricity - GVF promo
London Elektricity has become a byword for groundbreaking 'fast soul music', ramming venues, destroying drum & bass crowds, leaving huge smiles from the Big Chill to Glastonbury and beyond, LONDON ELEKTRICITY LIVE has always been 'out of this world'. [more]
London Elekctricity - Hanging Rock (Live at The Scala, London)
We've got an exclusive clip from London Elektricity's brand new live DVD, a rousing rendition of 'Hanging Rock' from the band's 2005 album 'Power Ballads'. [more]