Welcome to the Weak Reception MySpace err space, also known as WeakReception.co.uk, we can't be arsed to put together a proper website so this is it for now.
We are alternative DJs and gig promoters based in Sarrf London. Check out our latest news and info on our forthcoming DJ / gig events at the top of the page.
To be honest all the really cool kids sign up for our proper mailing list, to do this simply click here.
Cheers, WR
DJING
Weak Reception DJ nights at Knights Park Bar, Kingston University ran for four years until we realised that we were too old to get away with prentending to be students! We have aso been resident DJs at the new-band-tastic 'Up' nights at The Watershed in Wimbledon. Now we are mainly invoved with various nights at Bacchus in Kingston. We have played one-off events at numerous venues including The Foundry in Shoreditch, The Queen Boadicea in Clerkenwell and even The Works in Kingston!!
We are always on the look out for new places to DJ in the London area so if you're a venue or promoter and are interested, why not drop us a line.
GIGS
We are currently booking post-rock / post-hardcore / experimental / electro bands for a new club night in London (venue TBA).
In the past we have put on gigs at The Peel in Kingston and back at our old stomping ground at Kingston Uni.
Get in touch if you're a band looking for gigs and you think we'll like you. We have so many crappy bands contacting us so before you put finger to keyboard please check out the sort of bands we work with, that should give you some idea of what we like.
PLEASE NOTE: WE ARE NOT, AND NEVER WILL BE, BOOKING METAL / HARDCORE / SCREAMO BANDS!!
Live photography from some of our gig nights...
At Knights Park Bar...
And at The Peel...
Music
A quick glance at the 'recently played' list in my iTunes: 65daysofstatic, Adult., Annuals, Aphex, Arcade Fire, Ash, At The Drive-In, Beastie Boys, Beta Band, BRMC, Blur, Bright Eyes, Broken Social Scene, Capdown, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Clor, cLOUDDEAD, The Coopers, CSS, The Cure, Dave House, Deftones, Dodgy, The Earlies, Elbow, Explosions in the Sky, Flaming Lips, Four Tet, Fujiya & Miyagi, Godspeed, Goldfrapp, GLC, Her Space Holiday, Howling Bells, Idlewild, iLiKETRAiNS, Interpol, Jacob's Stories, Jeniferever, Jurassic 5, Kaiser Chiefs, Kate Bush, LCD Soundsystem, The Levellers, M83, Manics, Maximo Park, McLusky, Metronomes, Midlake, Mogwai, Mono, Mum, My Bloody Valentine, My Latest Novel, Neutral Milk Hotel, Once We Were, Peter Bjorn & John, Pixies, Pulp, The Raconteurs, Radiohead, Redjetson, Reef, Ride, Rival Schools, Shed Seven, Sigur Ros, The Smiths, Soulwax, Stapleton, Sufjan Stevens, Supergrass, Terrorvision, Thom Yorke, Tool, Turin Brakes, Tyler, UNKLE, White Stripes, Yo La Tengo, Youthmovies
01/04/03 Philtre + Supernashwan @ Knights Park Bar
04/02/03 The Cognition + Kjetil Morland @ Knights Park Bar
......
Television
ATPTV!
Books
'High Fidelity' by John Hornby, 'Margrave of the Marshes' by John Peel, 'Going Deaf for a Living' by Steve Lamacq, 'The Last Party' by John Harris and anything else about being obsessed by music and running DJ and club nights.
Heroes
Some indie nights that have influenced us: Collision & New Noise @ Bacchus, Spank The Monkey @ K1 (now Bar Zen), Indie Club & Freakscene @ The Cavern, Kaleidoscope @ King's College SU.
Our fortnightly guest slot; joining fellow POS residents Jules and Jack for an evening of indie anthems from the 60s to present day. Entry is £3 all night. Doors: 10pm - 3am.
TUESDAY 20TH MAY @ BACCHUS, KINGSTON
MODERN LIFE IS RUBBISH
Our very own fortnightly BRITPOP, BAGGY, MID-NINETIES DANCE and OLD-SKOOL INDIE party.
We'll be playing stuff like: Ash, EMF, The Prodigy, The Charlatans, The Clash, Reef, Cornershop, Suede, Dodgy, Pulp, The La's, Shed Seven, The Smiths, Elastica, Terrorvision, Kula Shaker, The Jam, The Stone Roses, The Wonderstuff, The Happy Mondays and much much more!
Entry is £3 before 11 and £4 after. Doors open at 10pm and the music finishes at 3am. Special drinks promotions all night.
Bacchus is at 2 Union Street, Kingston Upon Thames, KT1 1RP. Bacchus is a strictly over-18 only venue, please bring ID to ensure entry.
Some of our previous flyers...
WE LIKE THESE PEOPLE...
Who I'd like to meet: Unpretentious, open-minded people who love their music and, most importantly, get off their arses and come along to our nights. If you should ever want to meet the WR DJs...
Buy your music here, if you know what's good for you...
As a massive thank you to all our friends and fans, we are giving away the b-side to our upcoming single "Dark is the New Light" which is being released on the 10th November on Doombox Recordings.
(Click on pic above for more info including tour dates and loads more)
The B-side is called "Bows and Arrows," it completely FREE and only a click away.
Thanks again and please download the single too!!! Its all down to you!!!
DIRTY PROJECTORS — The band your subconscious has been waiting for, updating the interpretation of dreams with fantasy art and otherworld music that sprawls from classical to rock to whatever DAVID THOMAS BROUGHTON — His love-lorn loops echo around railway arches and mobile phones, awkward bodies and infinite imaginations MOUNT VERNON ARTS LAB — In the first of an occasional series on our favourite musical mavericks and visionaries who seem to exist in a parallel universe of slipstream sounds…
NEXT WAVE 2008 — THESE NEW PURITANS, SANTOGOLD, PYRELLI, BLOOD RED SHOES, MATHEW SAWYER, NADJA, YEASAYER, PINCH
ALSO! One More Grain, Rings, Kap Bambino, Talibam!, Violet Violet, Mr Oizo, Tour Diary: Good Shoes, Music That Time Forgot: Dixieland Jazz, Don't Fear The Mainstream: Britney 2007, Personal Geography: Lupe Fiasco, Blixa Bargeld.
FURTHERMORE! A FREE 11-TRACK CD! Southern Lord and Plan B Present: Within The Church Of Thee Overlords II.
GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS (& guy) w/ PRAMFACE, THE TOADS AND NO ONE CARES ELECTRICITY SHOWROOMS HOXTON SQUARE, SHOREDITCH THURSDAY 1ST NOVEMBER 8PM-12AM (we're on at 9pm with an hour guest set) FREE
there's also an afterparty at A10 russian bars (267 kingsland road), so come along to that too.
Whoa. Radio 6 on Bank Holiday were bigging up 1997. Does '97 still classify as 'brit pop' years? It was the year I saw The Chemical Bros play The Roseland in Portland, Oregon, and probably just finished my Gavin Rossdale obsession. . .
If you're feeling you're hip hop sounds come check out our next party (Thurs 26th July) where we have special guest DJ Blakey (Radio 1xtra / DMC Champ) spinning on the Braille wheels so make sure you come check his amazing skills! It's all happening at Bacchus (2, Union Street, Kingston-Upon-Thames).
We play everything from golden age party flavours right through to new & upfront hip hop cuts with a mix of related funk, reggae & beats too.
It all kicks off at 10pm & runs through 'til 3am & is 3 quid before 11, 4 after.
If you're feeling you're hip hop sounds come check out Braille, a hip hop party happening this Thur 12th July with special guests The Waxheds (3 Deck Showdown) at Bacchus (Union Street, Kingston-Upon-Thames).
We play everything from golden age party flavours right through to new & upfront hip hop cuts with a mix of related reggae, funk & beats too.
Forthcoming dates... 26th July - DJ Blakey (DMC Champ / Radio 1xtra) 12th July - Waxheds (3 Deck Showdown)
It all kicks off at 10pm & runs through 'til 3am & is 3 quid before 11, 4 after.
hiyaa! yes indeed we are 'flyer buddies'. how exciting! and yes to have us 'on your backs' does sound a little odd, however it is theorectically true. kinda.
Come and join the party over at The Anydays Myspace!
We've got a brilliant new video for your enjoyment! - Plus you can check out tracks from
The Five ***** Star Debut album - SOUND!
There are also some heavily discounted festival passes available!
Banquet Records represent this Saturday @ MoveOnUp! as SeldomSeenSmith & A.Child both part of the Banquet Crew lay down the reggae, funk, disco, electro & house grooves @ Bacchus, Kingston.
