tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27097236053852424282023-11-15T10:16:34.233-08:00CLUB REESMusical Delights from this Superstar DJing trio, the Brothers ReesClub Reeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207080051467518102noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709723605385242428.post-83499603450784326092009-03-13T06:53:00.000-07:002009-03-13T07:03:54.180-07:00ClubRees: March LIVE DATESYes kids, we are LIVE with not one, not two, but THREE dates in March across London:<br /><br />First up will be a new night at the Orwell Bar in Islington, on <strong>Friday 2oth March</strong>. Entry is FREE before 9pm and just £3 after, and the music will be playing non-stop from 7:30pm til 2am...<br /><br />Following hot on Friday's heels will be the the Fly, on <strong><a href="http://www.barflyclub.com/theflylondon/whatson/event/21985.aspx">Saturday 21st March</a></strong>. Expect the usual Rees shenanigans, and also <strong>FREE</strong> entry throughout the evening.<br /><br />March's third date will be <strong><a href="http://www.barflyclub.com/theflylondon/whatson/event/22173.aspx">Friday 28th</a></strong>, for a last taste of the Winter Rees pie before we celebrate our anniversary in April...again, the Fly is now <strong>FREE </strong>from 7pm right through until 2am<br /><br />Expect more announcements soon about April's celebrations, including drinks deals, more brilliant Live Bands, and Very Special Guests for the Anniversary Jamboree...Watch this Space!Club Reeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207080051467518102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709723605385242428.post-50146088956506732102009-03-13T06:47:00.000-07:002009-03-13T06:53:30.890-07:00Songs of Brilliance #14<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1HDZNR9cY4">Ladyhawke - Paris is Burning</a><br /><br />A gift from our regular Antipodean guests Steph and Renee, this album has been spun a fair few times on the ClubRees wheels of steel. Loved so much, that this song even got played twice last time...I played it as part of a Parisian set I'm developing (with Friendly Fires, and Maximo Park's 'Parisian Skies'), but it works just as well on its iown and has a lovely electro-y, rock-y party vibe which we at ClubRees like VERY much. On the fantastic Aussie record label, Modular (along with CR favourites Cut Copy), Ladyhawke's album is another to add to your collections...Club Reeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207080051467518102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709723605385242428.post-88062174848985794312009-03-02T14:39:00.000-08:002009-03-02T14:45:29.420-08:00Songs of Brilliance #13<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x81eC-XIBTw">Clor - Outlines</a><div><br /></div><div>For me, this is one of the forgotten tunes of the past few years; much overlooked, but instantly recognisable - I see it as a song which signals the start of the evening. It's got a pretty basic electro-y vibe, but a lovely singalong chorus, and an undeniably happy party feeling. The album is also a must listen, as there's a couple more singles which we quite often throw out there. A future classic? Perhaps not, but it's a feelgood favourite at ClubRees and went down very well on Saturday. Catch us later in the month; if you want to join our mailing list, just drop us a line at clubrees@gmail.com. Cheers! </div>Club Reeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207080051467518102noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709723605385242428.post-51726265861742030832009-02-23T14:37:00.000-08:002009-02-23T14:41:25.109-08:00Songs of Brilliance #12<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytWIZHxolI0">Duran Duran - Notorious</a><div><br /></div><div>Familiar to many from films such as Donnie Darko and - surprise, surprise - Notorious, this tune's staccato opening always gets cries of joy from the ClubRees crowd. I'd venture to say that Duran Duran's classic is one I'd play at any stage of the night, but it's particularly good at about half 1, when other, lesser Duran songs might not have the same power (I'm looking at you, 'A View to a Kill'). Anyway, the music video is pretty special as well, and you can be sure that we'll be belting this one out come this Saturday night...</div>Club Reeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207080051467518102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709723605385242428.post-92179644115049340532009-02-18T13:16:00.000-08:002009-02-18T13:22:22.711-08:00Songs of Brilliance #11<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCZfJ5ai07U">Kings of Leon - Use Somebody</a><div><br /></div><div>It's taken me quite a while to warm to the 4th KoL album; initially dismissing it as a bloated, stadium-filling, lazy rock album, a few months and a few special performances have really changed my mind. Watching them play this at the BRITs, and feeling that tingle down the spine in the chorus has confirmed that this is a tune, and one that'll be remembered for a long time. And definitely one that'll get some play at the next ClubRees Long Live the Kings!</div>Club Reeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207080051467518102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709723605385242428.post-27441367920491726062009-01-05T10:36:00.000-08:002009-01-05T10:41:07.238-08:00Songs of Brilliance #10<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLE1Qr18U6w">Glass Candy - Rolling Down the Hills</a><br /><br />This gorgeous slice of Italodisco joy has accompanied me for several months now, and is one of the signature tunes from the first couple of hours of Club Rees; the hours we like to call "ours". As the tune kicks in, handclaps and slinking, dreamy synths take you into a multicolour 1970s club and the Italian Riviera, barefooted, supping on a Bellini and watching a languorous sunset. Take the candy - you know you want to...Club Reeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207080051467518102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709723605385242428.post-24795236394004362042009-01-05T10:31:00.000-08:002009-01-05T10:36:52.501-08:00Join Us!Get yourselves down to The Fly on the 17th January for ClubRees member Seb's birthday - it's sure to be a brilliant evening, and the ClubRees boys will be spinning from 7pm until the wee small hours...Club Reeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207080051467518102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709723605385242428.post-39682674494703523462008-12-04T02:58:00.000-08:002008-12-04T03:03:13.358-08:00ClubRees is (Le) CoolSo we've made it into edgy London bible, Le Cool! Read the most recent issue <a href="http://lecool.com/cities/london/newsletters/current.html">here</a>, or alternatively, read on:<br /><br />Club Rees<br />Ex-colleague Seb is a City style guru. Hailing from Ilkley but having studied at the Sorbonne he had an instant je ne sais quoi baht ‘at (that’s Yorkshire French). Anyway, I have followed with interest the progress of the night he likes to call, <a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9px; COLOR: #5599cb; LINE-HEIGHT: 13px; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=419824664" target="_blank">Club Rees</a>: club of every electro-indie disciple’s dreams at <a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9px; COLOR: #5599cb; LINE-HEIGHT: 13px; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.barflyclub.com/theflylondon/whatson/WhatsOn.aspx" target="_blank">The Fly</a>. What music can we expect, I ask him. ‘Anything I’ve picked up in Pure Groove Records or off my bedroom floor two hours before the set,’ he tells me. Does Club Rees have a signature tune? ‘Vuitton Blues by The Laurel Collective, to which all members dance on beer crates at the end of every night.’ Check the venue’s listings and you won’t see Club Rees mentioned. Is Seb bullshitting us? Well, all I’ll say is try whispering the name on the door, see what happens. / <a style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9px; COLOR: #5599cb; LINE-HEIGHT: 13px; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="mailto:delainaj@gmail.com" target="_blank">Delaina Haslam </a>Club Reeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207080051467518102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709723605385242428.post-44345776663243329162008-10-17T00:35:00.000-07:002008-12-04T02:58:50.758-08:00Songs of Brilliance #9<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSdeDJUxF-0">Friendly Fires - Paris</a><br /><br />It's been awhile since the last update, but we've been busy travelling, moving house and variously causing mayhem. Paris is certainly a ClubRees hotspot, and I feel it's hight time we got a gig there - this song sums up my love for that city, and also serves as a delicious <em>hors-d'oeuvre</em> for the absolutely essential Friendly Fires album. <em>Écoutez et Répétez - Les Friendly Fires va sauver le monde!</em>Club Reeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207080051467518102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709723605385242428.post-34276107131543245892008-09-12T05:14:00.000-07:002008-09-12T05:19:21.766-07:00Songs of Brilliance #8<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k14u7nHmY9I">Grace Jones - La Vie en Rose</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k14u7nHmY9I"></a><br />This song is one of my absolute favourites, and seeing her perform it at Bestival was one of the highlights of the festival, if not the entire year! She is a crazy Amazonian Goddess and this cover of Edith Piaf's celebrated classic deserves both a relisten and more spins at a club near you - hear it early at Club Rees next time we're on...Club Reeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207080051467518102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709723605385242428.post-35051133532930930082008-08-27T00:17:00.000-07:002008-08-27T00:20:55.720-07:00Songs of Brilliance #7<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61ThRHYFQvU">Pulp - Disco 2000</a><br /><br />An oldie but a goodie, with an intro that is guaranteed to bring back memories from the good old 90s. Jarvis cocker has always been on of my heroes, and this song represents some of his finest and most partylicious work. We may have a concept involving an element of 90s theme coming up, so watch this space...Club Reeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207080051467518102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709723605385242428.post-55302635115609398452008-08-22T09:51:00.000-07:002008-08-22T09:55:40.558-07:00Songs of Brilliance #6<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUC0ezAlHwE">Lykke Li - Little Bit</a><br /><br />Another pop gem from Sweden, in the vein of the brilliant and frankly criminally overlooked songstress, Annie. Li is a recent darling of one of my daily fixes, <a href="http://www.drownedinsound.com/">DrownedinSound</a>, and her brand of minimal, electronic pop is absolutely brilliant - perfect for wandering around in the greyness of August. We've yet to drop this on the ClubRees crowd, but I reckon it could be firm favourite over the next few weeks - it's definitely got potential...Club Reeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207080051467518102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709723605385242428.post-16981385914110013592008-08-22T07:53:00.000-07:002008-08-22T08:23:49.037-07:00Songs of Brilliance #5While Erol Alkan may like to finish many a night with There Is a Light That Never Goes Out, us here at ClubRees HQ like to do things slightly different. Slightly more modern, if you will.<br /><br />That is why 'Vuitton Blues' by the Laurel Collective frequently concludes our night. It is a song that allows people to stand on beer crates and wave their arms about. Surely, <em>surely</em>, there is no better way for a club night to finish.<br /><br />It is a song. It is brilliant. It is a song of brilliance.<br /><br />Check out the video: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amkPRZX_kxg">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amkPRZX_kxg</a>Club Reeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207080051467518102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709723605385242428.post-82145606714313642502008-08-11T14:39:00.000-07:002008-08-11T14:53:38.708-07:00Songs of Brilliance #4<a href="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=89Qa5rNAeEs">Jamie Lidell - Another Day</a><br />Sometimes you just need a song that brings instant happiness. This is it. Opening with birdsong and a beautiful set of melodic chords, whiteboy Soul supremo Lidell is guaranteed to brighten up your day, even if you spent the entire last day in a field in East London wearing a cagoule and listening to minimal techno and nu-folk.Club Reeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207080051467518102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709723605385242428.post-50002002529308462632008-07-25T10:07:00.000-07:002008-07-25T10:13:57.616-07:00Songs of Brilliance #3<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtynjqYUOvk">Shadows - Midnight Juggernauts</a><br /><br />This song has been cropping up for quite a while now (I first heard it on the Cut Copy Fabriclive 29 CD), but these guys are about to break through on a wave of Antipodean love. Sure to be a song of the summer, this slice of disco-tinged electro has a beat to kill for and a breakdown to be killed for. They also put on a brilliant show at Latitude, which made me love them all the more. Listen at your peril, for it will be lodged in your head for days...Club Reeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207080051467518102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709723605385242428.post-43209303739821849402008-07-09T08:51:00.000-07:002008-07-09T08:53:53.685-07:00Songs of Brilliance #2<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVnRzEjpUmE">MGMT - Time to Pretend</a><br /><br />This song made me cry at Brussels train station after the absolute limb-throwing carnage that was Rock Werchter. An electronic bassline that catchy, and lyrics so ridiculously festival/goodtime can only be a VERY good thing...Club Reeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207080051467518102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709723605385242428.post-80234296690280786022008-07-01T04:41:00.000-07:002008-07-01T04:48:18.418-07:00Songs of Brilliance #1<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If0lrwEzdBY">Estelle - American Boy </a><br />Yes: Music Television still exists!<br />Yes: The Top 40 Singles Chart still exists!<br />Yes: Physical CD singles still exist!<br />And when the brilliance achieved is as glossy, catchily-sampled, beat-led, KanYe-featuring and downright brilliantly feelgood as this, we praise them.<br />All hail that charts!Club Reeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10207080051467518102noreply@blogger.com0