We are the Detectives of Perspective, a group of DJs, musicians, artists and super sleuths who have united to form a like-minded collective. We have been staging events in and around Bristol since 2001. We host Ninja Tune's bi-monthly Solid Steel club night at Timbuk2 and have been responsible for bringing some of the world's greatest DJs and performers to Bristol. We have played host to the likes of DJ Shadow, DJ Food, Cut Chemist, Bonobo, Steinski and DJ Kentaro as well as supporting some of the finest up and coming local talent.
Venue magazine awarded us their 'Club Night of the Year' in 2006 after we pulled off some of our most high profile gigs to date. 2007 saw the Detectives take on a whole host of major UK festivals and yet more Solid Steel mixtapes were broadcast. 2008 has stepped up yet again... Mini detectives arrived, Cheeba got taken on by Ninja Tune to become a fully fledged and official Solid Steel DJ, apperances on the stages of UK festivals went from big to HUGE (as well as silent at times) and to top it off we thought it would be a good idea to put Coldcut and Roots Manuva on the same bill.... on a boat!
Detectives of Perspective is a non profit organisation where all money raised either filters back into the development of the collective, or is donated to local, national and international charities.
Our aim is to provide a channel for up-and-coming talent and a platform for established artists by putting on some of the best parties you are likely to attend in Bristol!
We are always looking for new talent, if you feel you have something to offer, please get in contact.
Here are just some of the guests we have had over the years...
FLASH BASH - DUBSTEP INTERPRESS E OS 4 ELEMENTOS DO HIP HOP
As produtoras CHANGE e TASS BASS voltam a juntar forças para criar o fim de semana FRESH BASH no Espaco INTERPRESS no Bairro Alto. Dias 3 e 4 de julho Esta acção conta com o apoio do site H2T, da Earth Records, da Station e Montana cans.
We realise how this is quite obviously automated and you will probably consider it as spam and ignore it.. but if you are feeling the need for a some fresh new music please visit our page and give our new EP a listen. We've worked really hard on it and had some excellent feedback so far and would love to hear what you guys think.
"Exciting, Striding and assured. It has an energy reminiscant of everything that was good about the Klaxons debut album.." - BBC Radio Bristol.
"The overall sound echoes that of Bloc Party but with great conviction and sophistication. Go see them live if you can." - iTunes review.
It's also available to buy through our website and itunes if you really do like it.
WoC Gallery's 2nd installment of some of the UK's finest Graffiti artists.
Group show opening invite
Saturday 13th June 5-10pm. Free entry
Exhibition runs until the Sunday 5th July 2009
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14 St Michael’s Hill Bristol BS2 8DT
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THE DIARY Volume 1.5 (20 Years of the Remix) now available for free download at WWW.MUSICOFSUBSTANCE.COM!
“This CD just shows how much Chris Read knows about historic Hip Hop production techniques - Its just a shame he wasn't creating this stuff during the eras he's covering as we would probably rate the man as being up there with Paul C, Pete Rock, Premier and all! - I can't think of another Hip Hop CD I've played so much in years” (ANDY SMITH - PORTISHEAD)
"Chris continues the rap anthology concept of his super-dope 'The Diary' megamix in the shape of a remix project, re-lacing acapellas from 89-2009 with historically accurate beats. 'The Diary 1.5' serves as a great platform for Chris to showcase his ample beat-making skills whilst referencing those who've inspired him." (DJ WOODY - FORMER WORLD ITF CHAMPION)
“Wicked! The perfect companion to The Diary Mixtape. Shows an impressive knowledge of sounds from all eras.” (MR THING - FORMER WORLD DMC CHAMPION)
"Crazy! This is Rap History in the making. Chris proves his production skills on this one to the fullest. A wonderful and refreshing journey through all eras of hip hop. Double thumbs up!" (MARC HYPE - FORMER ITF CHAMPION)
Weapon of Choice Gallery. OPENING NIGHT Friday 8th May 2009 6-10pm. On until 2nd June. Artists include: Stanley Donwood Inkie Mysterious Al Jody Jeff Row Lokey China Mike Mr Jago Acer Andy Council Yaka 45RPM Sepr Kai1 Nikill & more.
Live painting. Clothing. Paint pens. Fairtrade tea/coffee. Books and more
Details of how to apply for this years festival can be found in our blog or on our website. Check it out!
We'll be hosting our first fundraising party of the year at the end of the month! You'll get to spend the evening in the company of The Ten Pound Suit Band as they rip through a set of non-stop, rebel rousing fun!
That's right! "The best swingabilly band in town!"
Date: Sat 31st Jan. Venue: La Tasca. The Triangle, Clifton, Bristol. Time: 8:00pm kick off. Tickets: £5adv from Bristol Ticket Shop.
12th august @ MR WOLFS. Bristol. £3 all night. Free clothing giveaways from theurbanshop. co. uk + more
12th of AUGUST 2008
Lorenzo!: is a Comic book artist. Artist/ co-creator on several original comic strips including Monkey Nuts (which ran in the Guardian Newspaper) and the award winning Malcolm Magic. Have also worked on comic work for Transformers (as a cover artist), and Dreamwork's Kung Fu Panda and Madagascar movies. I've had my comic work published by Random House, Titan, Harper Collins, The Guardian Newspaper, DFB, Future Publishing, and Slave Labour Graphics.
Dylan Shipley: "I’m a character artist at sun and moon studios in Bristol and work on artwork for the games and animation industries. There’s an article on us in this month’s Imagine FX concept art magazine on us and a children’s puppet TV show we’ve been working on for a studio in Canada. "
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