Friendly Fires

Listen up, fans of bangers, slammers and stinkers. The mix CD that we’re producing with our pals at Bugged Out! is seeing the light of day on 27th September It was a huge honour to be asked to contribute to such an auspicious mix series (the Ivan Smagghe and Erol Alkan editions have long been faves around these parts) and an opportunity we fairly jumped at. The CD is a seamless autumn party-smashing mix of electro, disco, house and techno slammers both young and old. I’m talking ‘Freakaholic’, I’m talking ‘Be Strong’, I’m talking freaking ‘New Day’; I’m talking some of the straight up nangest tracks of all time. Oh shiiiit!

The mix features ‘Stay Here’ an exclusive stinker composed by our good selves along with Toronto’s finest Azari & III. It’s in a Wild Pitch house style, so set the controls for NY circa Paris Is Burning and vogue your hearts out. We first met them in Toronto after hearing diamond-‘ard bangers ‘Hungry For The Power’ and ‘Reckless With Your Love’. Cedric, their inimitable vocalist, turned up to the afterparty for one of our shows where your humble correspondant was spinning, and, once a microphone was sourced, belted out ‘Paris’ over whatever tough techno slammers I was playing. A big moment, and the genesis of this collaboration.

You can get your mits on the mix here:
http://www.tinyurls.co.uk/J8878

Annie Mac has the exclusive first play of ‘Stay Here’ on her show on BBC Radio 1 tomorrow (Friday) night between 7-9pm

The tracklist is:
1. The Egyptian Lover – Freak-A-Holic

2. Bot’Ox – Bearded Lady Motorcycle Show

3. The Phenomenal Handclap Band – You’ll Disappear (Munk Remix)

4. Tom Trago – Lost In The Streets of NYC (Boris Werner Lost In Malta Remix)

5. Ryan Crosson – Metro Bunker (Original Mix)

6. Lindstrom & Christabelle -Baby Can’t Stop (Aeroplane Remix)

7. Rebotini – 777 (Discodeine Remix)

8. Tensnake – Coma Cat

9. Munk – La Musica (Azari & III Remix)

10. Friendly Fires and Azari & III – Stay Here

11. Redshape – Dog Day

12. The 2 Bears – Be Strong

13. Butch – No Worries

14. George Kranz – Din Daa Daa

15. Jody ‘Fingers’ Finch – Jack Your Big Booty (BHQ No Acid Vocal)

16. BDI – City & Industry

17. Alan Fitzpatrick – Green Light

18. Boo Williams – Mortal Trance

19. Round Two – New Day (Club Vocal Mix)

Meanwhile… our album is continuing apace and sounding heavy. Salsoul Orchestra meets Tom Tom Club vibes m8.
All day every day.

Out.

Jack x

Well hello there sir/madam.

When we’re not ROFLing hard at our very own Shreds video ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgJqkDsfdZk ), or engrossed in our Panini World Cup sticker book (who needs a Javier Mascherano?), we’ve been in Ed’s garage slowly crafting music that will, in the not too distant future, make up our second album. Yep that’s right, you thought you’d finally got us out of your hair for good, but here we are with another set of bangers, slow jams and skits for club, street and home listening.

Working titles, likely to change at a moments notice, include:

Chimes / Tubular / Bells
True Love
Pull Me Back To Earth
Schaffel: The Return
Running Away
Ultra Slow Jam

+++ a whole load of other fragmented micro-bits and nano-bobs.

In the spirit of the UK’s new coalition government, we are working on a song in conjunction with an mind-bogglingly talented and unique singer with whom many of you will be familiar. I’ll give you a clue as to who it is; the person doesn’t wear bad hats or have a cousin called Tulisa.

Anyone wanting a first listen to a small handful of these songs should pop along to one of our festival gigs this summer. If you think they’re awful then boo them and maybe we’ll consider changing them a bit…democracy in action.

The dates are as follows:

29th May: Saint Laurent de Cuves, Pampillon de Nuit, France

4th June: Selector Festival, Krakow, Poland

11th June: Inverness Festival

12th June: Warehouse Project Festival, Manchester

13th June: Isle of Wight Festival

3rd July: Beauregard Festival, Caen, France

4th July: Wireless Festival with Jay Z, Hyde Park, London

9th July: Pohada Festival, Slovakia

17th July: Melt Festival, Germany

30th July: Emmaboda Festival, Sweden

1st August: Camp Bestival, Dorset

7th August: Sudoeste Festival, Portugal

28th August: LED Festival, Victoria Park, London

3rd September: DJ Set @ Stop Making Sense Festival, Croatia.

5th September: Electric Picnic, Ireland

So there you have it.

l8erz tom8erz

FF x

Hey guys,

As well as playing Wireless (same night as Jay Z!!) we will be performing at a brand new festival (how many more festivals can there be I hear you cry!?) called LED.

Three giants of live music, Cream, Goldenvoice and Loudsound, have joined forces to create what is destined to become one of London’s most exciting outdoor electronic dance festivals.

The inaugural festival takes place over in London’s Victoria Park where we will be playing on the 28th August. Other acts on the day include GoldFrapp, Aphex Twin and Leftfield so it should be a pretty bangin day out.

For tickets to both events go to the links below.

LED Festival
click here to buy

Wireless Festival
click here to buy

Ta and hopefully see you there!
FF
xx

Just a short note to say that our split 12” and download with our friends Holy Ghost! is available in shops from today. We contribute a cover of their excellent song ‘Hold On’, and on the other side they molded our song ‘On Board’ in their own image. Shout to the late great Jerry Fuchs who plays drums on Holy Ghost’s side.

It first got floated as an idea through a boozy, sunshine-y, beachy haze at the beautiful Calvi On The Rocks festival in Corsica (if you haven’t been, go; book it this very instant), and unlike so many other drunken ideas, it has actually come to fruition. Here’s hoping you like it.

Rough Trade 12”:
click here to buy

iTunes:
click here to buy

All the best

FFx

Although it might be scant consolation for people who were looking forward to seeing us play, I (Jack) will be flying in as a special disco envoy to DJ at all the Good Vibrations shows. If you see me there, be sure to say hi.

J x