RICHIO SUZUKI+ GUESTS HAVE INCLUDED ANDY SMITH, ALDO VANUCCI, RUSS JONES, DOM SERVINI, TAKA, KOICHI SAKAI, KAY SUZUKI, STUART PATTERSON, DEAN THATCHER, SIMON KURRAGE, MR SHIVER, ZULU DJ .
Influences
ORIGINAL SOUL, FUNK, JAZZ, REGGAE PLUS ROCK, POP AND INDIE!
Sounds Like
MR DAY, THE DYNAMICS, COOKIN ON 3 BURNERS, THE LIONS, THE NEW MASTERSOUNDS, THE HAGGIS HORNS, BABY CHARLES, BETTY CHUNG, THE ESQUIRES, THE MIGHT SHOW-STOPPERS, ESPERANTO, THE BAMBOO'S, JUMBONICS, YASUKO AGAWA, BIRD, THE REBIRTH, BROWNOUT, SPEEDOMETER, BREAKESTRA, SHARON JONES AND THE DAP KINGS, THE APPLES AND MANY MORE OBSCURE WIERD AND WONDERFUL COVERS
VERSION EXCURSION IS AN EVENT CONCEPT CREATED BY DJ RICHIO SUZUKI , A DJ WHO IN OVER 20 YEARS HAS PLAYED IN MANY AREAS OF DANCE MUSIC AND HAS GREAT MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE AND OF COURSE A MASSIVE COLLECTION OF COVER VERSIONS.
THE CONCEPT IS SIMPLE. A WHOLE NIGHT OF STRICTLY COVER VERSIONS, STRICTLY ON VINYL, AND STRICTLY ON THE FUNK, SOUL, JAZZ, AND REGGAE TIP.
THE NIGHT SUPPORTS KEEPING VINYL ALIVE SOMETHING CLOSE TO RICHIO'S BELIEVES!
SO ALL GUEST DJ'S ARE REQUESTED TO SPIN STRICTLY VINYL , AND THEREFORE DIG FOR THE SET , NOT DOWNLOAD!
VERSION EXCURSION HAD A SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH IN AUGUST 2007 AT PLAN B IN BRIXTON IN THE BASEMENT AND GUEST DJ WAS ANDY SMITH [THE DOCUMENT]
IN DECEMBER2007 RICHIO TOOK THE SET ON TOUR IN JAPAN PLAYING TOKYO, OSAKA AND NAGOYA.
2008 FEBURARY THE 29TH TO BE PRECISE RICHIO SPUN A VERSION EXCURSION SET AT RONNIE SCOTTS, LONDON'S MOST LEGENDARY JAZZ VENUE,IT WAS HIS BIRTHDAY PARTY AND RUSS JONES AND SIMON MANSELL JOINED HIM ON THE DEX.
SINCE APRIL 2008 VERSION EXCURSION HAS HAD A MONTHLY HOME AT EAST VILLAGE ,AND THE NITE HAS GONE FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH , WITH GUESTS ON THE VERSION FLOOR INCLUDING THE LIKES OF RUSS JONES, DOM SERVINI, DEAN THATCHER , ANDY BIRD AND THE CLUB BOSS HIMSELF STUART PATTERSON , WHILST IN THE BASEMENT WE HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF OSUNLADE,DANNY KRIVIT, TODD TERJE, AND CARL CRAIG, PHIL ASHER AND BENJI B.
AS WELL AS EAST VILLAGE RICHIO HAS DONE A JAZZ VERSION SET AT DOM SERVINI'S JAZZ NITE AT PROUD [FAVOURITE THINGS] , SPUN AT THE LEGENDARY 7 INCH NITE SIZE DOESN'T MATTER, HELD A VERSION EXCURSION PARTY AT THE EMBASSY BAR, AND BEEN BACK TO RONNIE SCOTT'S, SEVERAL TIMES.
APRIL 2009 SAW RICHIO RETURN TO JAPAN FOR ANOTHER TOUR AND HE PLAYED THE LEGENDARY NIGHT FREEDOM TIME IN OSAKA WITH KYOTO JAZZ MASSIVE AND MITSU THE BEATS , AS WELL AS EXPOSURE IN TOKYO WITH AROOP ROY AND THE COOLEST CLUB IN NAGOYA CLUB BUDDHA .
FUTURE GIGS ARE EAST VILLAGE ON 28TH AUGUST AND A JAZZ SET FROM RICHIO AT SHIFTLESS SHUFFLE IN SEPT BUT THIS IS NOT STRICTLY A VERSION SET .
EVERY FRIDAY RICHIO ALSO DROPS LOTS OF COVERS AT HIS RESIDENCY AT HOXTON GRILL[HOTEL] .
GET READY FOR VERSION EXCURSION VINYL RELEASE ON 7INCH AT THE END OF AUGUST WITH RE - EDITS FROM ZULU AND RICHIO
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1. THE NIGHT OF THE WOLF -TREVOR & LISA (favourite Big single)
2. HAPPY- THE BAMBOOS(Tru thoughts)
3. MOVE ON UP -LETTUCE feat DWELE (UNIQUE)
4. EVIL VIBRATIONS- THE REBIRTH(Ubiquity)
5. I WANT YOU BACK - SHIRLEY SCOTT -ZULU & RICHIO B- BOY RE- EDIT..[VERSION EXCURSION RE - EDITS VOL 1]
6. SKINDO-LE-LE-YASUKO AGAWA(Flower records japan)
7. THINK-THE LIONS(Ubiquity)
8.ITS JUST BEGUN -SOOPASOUL -(soupasoul)
9. COMPARED TO WHAT -MR FLOODS PARTY(inferno)
10. FAMILY AFFAIR -THE FAMILY - ZULU & RICHIO B- BOY RE - EDIT-[VERSION EXCURSION RE - EDITS VOL 1]
Thanks for being a friend in 2009. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Here`s what´s happening:
Out now BIG JULLIEN & HIS ALL STAR – RIVIERA SOUND NO. 1 (CD/ LP) FESTIVAL BIG BAND – EXPLOSIVE! (CD/ LP) GARY PACIFIC ORCHESTRA – SOFT WIND 45 (7INCH)
Coming up next year WOLFGANG SAUER – SWEET UND SWING (CD/ LP) EMPHASIS – EMPHASIS (CD/ LP) VARIOUS ARTISTS – NOW`S THE TIME/ DEEP GERMAN JAZZ 1956-65 (CD/ LP) THE DIAMOND FIVE – DIAMONDAYS/ UNRELEASED TRACKS 1960-63 (CD/ LP)
"Larry and I would blow up balloons, set up the food bar, prepare the punch, and give out acid, but we also spent a lot of time in the DJ booth, watching Nicky's every move. He pretty much taught us what he was doing". says Frankie Knuckles We're doing another Love Fever Party on November 7th... This time we've got NYC Legend Nicky Siano over for a proper disco session. We'll be putting our usual Love Fever attention to detail into the sound system, decor, staff, artwork, balloons, roller girls, projections, etc. And music wise we're got a Funktion One system and two rooms of underground disco new and old. Expect a night of disco fuelled Love Fever debauchery. www.lovefever.org for tickets and info ..
THE DOCTOR'S ORDERS 9pm-3am FRIDAY 4th September 2009 @ HERBAL, 10-14 KINGSLAND ROAD, LONDON E2 John Robinson / Lowkey / DJ Mk / Harry Love / Spin Doctor Get tickets and info... TheDoctor'sOrders.com / Ticketweb.com
heyyy richio!! i will be there only 3 days i think. i wil get there 7th morning august. and i will leave 8th after lunch for valencial.and i will come back london 30 or 31th and i leave london 2th for thailand. looking forward to c u and ur fam!
Greetings from The Dynamics!!!
We are playing in your area. You have 2 chances this Saturday!
1)Paradise Gardens Festival- it..s free and fun! We play around 9pm
2) Passing Clouds -Hackney- Late night afterhours gig.
hope to see you there!
If not- Glastonbury! Friday night- just after Lady GaGa (go figure)
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