VITALIC LIVE @ COALITION 18-03-2010
We can exclusively announce that electro-techno legend VITALIC is returning to Brighton for the first time since 2007, with a brand new live show in support of his massively acclaimed new album FLASHMOB.

Along with the artists such as Miss Kitten & The Hacker, DJ Hell, and Felix Da Housecat, Vitalic emerged at the start of the decade and was quickly recognised as one of the leading lights of the revolutionary electroclash scene.

Responsible for the global smash ‘La Rock 01’ – a bona fide techno anthem which was caned everywhere from underground parties to major festivals, national radio playlists and even a number of rock compilations - Vitalic went on to release one of the decade’s defining albums, ‘OK Cowboy’, in 2005.

Crossing the barriers between searing techno, buzzing electro and all out rock heaviness, his distinctive turbo-powered style proved a major influence on the likes of Justice and the Ed Banger label.

Vitalic spent the next few years extensively touring the globe, headlining everywhere from Sonar to Reading. In 2009, his long-awaited second album, ‘Flashmob’ was released, revealing a startling fusion of disco and synthpop elements alongside Vitalic’s patented nuclear electronics. A major critical and
commercial success, it featured in numerous end-of-year charts, and heralded the start of a major world tour in support of the album.

With some very special support TBA, this electro legend’s return to Brighton is not to be missed...

Doors 8pm
£15 tickets available from Rounder, Resident, seetickets and wegottickets.

http://www.wegottickets.com/event/71474

http://www.seetickets.com/?c=454541
STOP PRESS! PHENOMENAL HANDCLAP BAND @ COALITION, 12.03.10 12-03-2010
We’re hugely excited to announce the live debut of the massively acclaimed PHENOMENAL HANDCLAP BAND in Brighton. The Phenomenal Handclap Band is a tight-knit aggregation of musicians and artists from Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. At the center of it is Daniel Collás and Sean Marquand who, joined by their supremely talented friends Patrick Wood, Nicholas Movshon, Luke O'Malley, Laura Marin, Bing Ji Ling, Pier Pappalardo and Joan Tick.

The collective started when Collás and Marquand, two New York underground club DJs, became restless with the concept of playing other people's music. Both had also been involved in the thriving nightlife scene, and had an almost encyclopedic knowledge of esoteric music ranging from Brazilian soul to vintage psych-rock, so becoming producers seemed to be the next logical step.

After working with a wide range of artists, from veteran soul acts to up-and-coming rock n' rollers, the duo set their sights on The Phenomenal Handclap Band, a collective comprised of various luminaries of the indie rock and underground soul scenes. The resulting self-titled debut (which boasts guest appearances by Aurelio Valle, Carol C, Jaleel Bunton, Bart Davenport, Jon Spencer, and Lady Tigra) is equal parts anthemic, dancefloor-oriented and orchestral, borrowing elements from progressive rock, disco, electro, and psychedelia.

Live, The Phenomenal Handclap Band is distilled to an eight-member powerhouse, an eye-popping spectacle that overwhelms the senses. It pulses with a savage rhythm section that provides the ultimate foil for cascading guitars and electrified washes of organ and synthesizers. Their delirious sermonizing whips crowds into a charismatic frenzy. Needless to say, their live shows are more akin to a spiritual church revival than an actual rock show.

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'TPHB's Tardis of a debut encapsulates the nostalgic elements of ESG, ELO, Tom Tom Club, The Doors and Sly And The Family Stone, applies a gloss of New York cool and then re-packages it with the modern production of the LCD soundsystem, CSS and Beck variety. Forget the handclap, they'll take a standing ovation.' Album Review = 8 - NME

'Musically diverse, incredibly melodic and dance-floor ready. It’s the kind of album that gives cookiecutter pop the trashing it deserves.' – New York Post 'The PHB are astronauts of progressive soul, moored at the stellar point where rock, funk and psychedelia bloom into cosmic-disco amazingness.' - Guardian

'With their multitudinous influences, blending funk, soul, reggae, dance, hip-hop and Brazilian beat, as well as rock, disco and electro, they encapsulate the spirit of the Brooklyn underground.' - The Sunday Times Culture

10PM-3AM @ Coalition, Brighton Tickets available at Rounder, Resident and wegottickets For further press info contact lee@channel23.org.uk
LITTLE DRAGON - WEDNESDAY 3rd MARCH @ COALITION 03-03-2010
Following their sell-out gig at Jam last December, we’re hugely excited to announce Little Dragon’s return to Brighton.

In the last year, Little Dragon have emerged from their Swedish homeland to become one of the most talked-about acts around, working with Jose Gonzalez , and collaborating on two tracks for Gorrilaz’ forthcoming third album.

Little Dragon returned last summer with a spectacular second album offering on the legendary Peacefrog label, a pulsating electro pop epic that Prince would be proud of
(only fronted by a beautiful Swedish lady with a sultry voice). A bold and surprising side/two step onwards from their self titled debut, Machine Dreams, with its nagging hooks and gloriously infectious tunes, has seen the band break out into the mainstream.

Having toured relentlessly since the last record, Little Dragon have found themselves to be very popular in the US, specifically on the West coast. The track ‘Twice’ even got played on hit US show Grey’s Anatomy, and eventually the band were brought to the attention of David Sitek who became an instant fan (as did notorious basement dweller DJ Shadow) and asked them to support TV On The Radio on their US tour in May 2009.

With disparate influences from Depeche Mode to Prince, LCD Soundsystem to James Holden, Dancehall to R&B, Jazz and Soul, Little Dragon take their place among artists who straddle many genres, yet somehow create their own and in doing
so create “sounds that make time stop” (Yukimi). Futuristic yet somehow retro, Machine Dreams sees Little Dragon achieve something timeless; that elusive pop classic.

Praise for Little Dragon’s debut:

“Brilliant debut album of minimalistic, parallel-universe soul music… Clever, sexy
and addictive” 4/5 Mojo
“Gorgeous, heartbreaking piano balladry” Metro
“The music on Little Dragon’s wonderful eponymous debut album is beguilingly
mysterious mix of soul, pop, jazz, electronica and R&B… Little Dragon are very, very
cool but they’ll keep you warm.” Sunday Times
“A fine debut, Little Dragon deserves a roar of approval” Word
“This will be an album you’ll keep coming back to” 4/5 i-DJ
“A delicious debut… buy this or be bored by music” 4/5 Touch Magazine
“Slick, understated and gorgeous” Fact
“An original and refreshing blend of the current with classic sensibilities” Clash

Doors 7pm
£7 adv tickets from Rounder, Resident, WeGotTickets, Seetickets.

For further info please contact louise@channel23.org.uk
For press guest list, images and interviews please contact
lee@channel23.org.uk 
COALITION TO HOST HAITI EARTHQUAKE FUNDRAISER 19-02-2010
COALITION PRESENTS

HAITI EARTHQUAKE APPEAL FUNDRAISER

FRIDAY 19TH FEBRUARY @ COALITION, KING'S ROAD ARCHES, BRIGHTON

In the wake of the devastating crisis currently unfolding in Haiti, Coalition is throwing an almighty fundraiser event in support of a number of charities working in the region. All profits from both the door and the bar will go directly towards the fund, with a line up of the finest musical talent Brighton has to offer lending their support.

With some of the city's best-known and best-loved bands and DJs already on board, it'll be an unforgettable night in aid of a cause that urgently needs all the help it can get. Check back for further details very soon.

8pm - late
ticket price £8 plus booking fee
available soon from Rounder & Resident Records and www.wegottickets.com

Full line-up details will be added over the next few days.

ROOM 1 -- Live Music & DJs

Will & The People http://www.myspace.com/willandthepeople
Los Albertos http://www.myspace.com/losalbertos
Fujiya & Miyagi http://www.myspace.com/fujiyaandmiyagi
Transformer http://www.myspace.com/transformertransformer
Midfield General http://www.myspace.com/midfieldgeneral


ROOM 2 -- DJ Sets hosted by Stick It On & Shameless

All bar & door profits will donated to fund raising appeal for Haiti Earthquake fund.

THANKS TO ALL THE PROMOTERS AND LOCAL MEDIA WHO HAVE SO FAR PLEDGED THEIR SUPPORT. SOURCE, RADIO REVERB, LOUT, DON'T PANIC, SHE LIKES PARTIES, STICK IT ON, SHAMELESS, SKINT RECORDS TO NAME A FEW...
X-PRESS 2 GIG ANNOUNCED 30-01-2010
Stop press: it’s just been announced that the mighty X Press 2 will be performing at Coalition on January 30th. Though Ashley Beedle has now left to pursue a solo career, Rocky and Diesel are keeping HMS XP2 well and truly afloat, with a new album also imminent on Skint. Fans will be hoping for a sneak preview of some of those tracks, as well as classics from Raise Your Hands, last year’s rapturously received best-of album. To whet appetite in the meantime, tune into their Kiss FM show every Sunday night…
Kill Em All! 29-01-2010
Kill Em All is very excited about taking their London club night for a trip down to the seaside. Kill Em All prides itself on bringing the most exciting new bands and DJs in the world together, placing the same emphasis on both, and thus ending up with some the capital's great parties. Indie kids are turned onto dance music, and often vice versa. The night celebrates its sixth birthday with a party at fabric on December 11th with The Chemical Brothers, Hercules & Love Affair and far too many other names to mention. Brighton get ready!
www.kill-em-all.co.uk

BOY 8-BIT
FILTHY DUKES (DJ SET)
IN FLAGRANTI (DJ SET)
OU EST LE SWIMMING POOL (LIVE)
STOPMAKINGME

Boy 8-Bit
Boy 8-Bit is one of the most exciting stars emerging in clubland right now. His early bass bin shakers caught the ear of Diplo who quickly signed him to his Mad Decent label. Since then, his style has evolved into something resembling a dance music behemoth. Baltic Pine and his remix for Florence & The Machine are two of the greatest dance tracks we've heard this decade.
www.myspace.com/boy8bit


Filthy Dukes
Having started Kill Em All six years ago they have gone onto remix the likes of The Maccabees, White Lies, Bloc Party, Hockey, Ian Brown and even Lady GaGa. They have been touring their critically acclaimed debut album "Nonsense in the Dark" for the past year and recently released Fabric 48 mix compilation. Professional party starters!
www.myspace.com/filthydukes

In Flagranti
Disco, sex, dirt, distortion and tounge-in-cheek humor, all wrapped up in a gritty 70?s aesthetic. Their tracks and remixes have been secret weapons for the likes of Erol Alkan and 2ManyDJs for years. This is the sound of New York City (via a stop off in Paris) on the best night out of your life.
www.myspace.com/inflagranti

Ou Est Le Swimming Pool
After releasing their massive debut single "Dance The Way I Feel" they have gone on to support La Roux & Alphabeat. As well as picking up huge support from Radio 1 being played by Annie Mac, Rob da Bank, Pete Tong and Zane Lowe…. The Armand Van Helden remix of this track got played all over the world. They are stars of the future, big things are in store.
www.myspace.com/ouestleswimmingpool

Stopmakingme
Stopmakingme is the newest resident DJ at fabric, his style balancing somewhere between "unwashed heavy electro, mutant new wave, pulsing techno, huge disco, updated post-punk and perfect pop". He co-runs the Kill Em All club nights along with the Filthy Dukes, is a firm favourite at Bugged Out and a longstanding member of the Adventures In The Beetroot Field and Pure Groove families.
www.myspace.com/stopmakingme
FLOORPLAY NYE @ COALITION! 31-12-2009
We're back to bring the New Year in with a smash! And guarantee our friends and fellow Brightonians a night to remember. Last year's Floorplay party was immense, queues around the block, tickets like gold-dust and most importantly an atmosphere to rival any live concert... Once again were sticking to our guns and keeping the ticket price down and still giving you what we promise at every party… a wicked line up, a wicked atmosphere and an unrivalled crowd to bring in 2010 with!

LINE UP

Main Room - Future House Music

MY DIGITAL ENEMY- LIVE (Cr2 Records)
SEAN HUGHES (Cream Ibiza)
JAMES WILKINSON (Floorplay)
LEE GARRETT (Floorplay)

Back Room - It's Only

VINCE FRIMPONG
GEORGEOS
& FRIENDS

Tickets - Limited Early Tickets £15 then £20 available from Brighton Dome Box Office, Coalition & Rounder Records
FATBOY SLIM TO HOST OUR CHRISTMAS PARTY! 23-12-2009
We’re hugely excited to announce a very special gig from none other than Fatboy Slim at Coalition, in what will surely be THE Brighton party of this festive season – so snap up the limited tickets while you can... Following Fatboy’s now-legendary secret gig for Oxjam at Jam in October, we’ve managed to persuade the man himself to throw a party at Coalition, along with DJ sets from some special guests from Norman's own label, Southernfried Records. After his brilliant Oxjam set of soul and disco classics, we’re all looking forward to this very much indeed..
NNEKA COMES TO TOWN 28-11-2009
Victim Of Truth, the 2006 album from singer-songwriter Nneka, was declared “as good as The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” by the Sunday Times – although by that time the Nigeria-born artist had already supported Gnarls Barkley, Sean Paul and Femi Kuti. Now the woman dubbed “soul queen in the making” by Blues & Soul magazine comes to Brighton, playing the Coalition on Novermber 28th.
NEW BAR UNVEILED 28-10-2009
No more queues at Coalition: the venue has just unveiled an extra bar area, thanks to a newly developed side room. It takes their bar count to a grand total of three.
(NOT SO) SECRET DISCOTHEQUE 22-10-2009
New at The Coalition on 22nd October is Secret Discotheque – a night of retro disco, 80s pop, hair metal and TV theme tunes. Remember: “what happens at Secret Discotheque stays at Secret Discotheque”…
MERCURY MUSIC WINNER @ COALITION 08-10-2009
The Mercury Prize may have made a few mistakes over the years – M People, anyone? – but it still remains far and away the most prestigious music award in the UK. And this year’s winner, Speech Debelle, is a thoroughly deserving one: the London MC draws on folk and jazz as much as hip-hop, to create a genuinely fresh synthesis described by one judge as “a rap record which doesn’t sound like a rap record”. The album, Speech Therapy, had previously sold just 3,000 copies, yet beat off the likes of Florence And The Machine, Kasabian and La Roux to win the £20,000 prize. Anyway, the good news for Brighton residents is that she’s performing at Coalition on October 8th, with support from new Ninja Tune signings Grasscut.
STOP PRESS - FAITHLESS LIVE AT COALITION 02-10-2009
Faithless – one of the biggest dance acts on the planet, thanks to anthems like Insomnia and God Is A DJ – have just been confirmed for Coalition on 2nd October, as part of the Student Seafront Festival. Other acts performing at the event, which is spread across five venues including Life, include Wiley and Krafty Kuts and beatboxer Killa Kela.