Based in East London, Tjaro creates chunky, bass-heavy music for dancefloors laced with infectious hooks and riffs. He has honed his skills through working with some of the great names in contemporary club music from Tom Findlay (Groove Armada) to Andy Williams (Yam Who / Midnight Riot). Tjaro talks to SIX AM just as he drops his debut EP entitled “Discreet” on Instruct records. Read more
One half of electronic duo Groove Armada, Andy Cato, has sold the rights to his own tracks in order to buy a farm. In a recent piece for The Guardian, Cato described his journey in the agricultural industry and how he set his sights on pursuing something bigger than just a self-sustaining farm in his back garden. âOn the way back from a gig 15 years ago, I read an article on the environmental consequences of food production. It made for sobering reading and ended by saying: ‘If you donât like the system, donât depend on it,â he said.
Rather than going the traditional route, yesterday we saw how Eastern Electrics decided to release its 2016 roster by making fans play games of PacMan. The marketing ploy worked, with hundreds visiting the site to uncover the names set to appear at the August 6th festival just north of London.
Since, Eastern Electrics confirmed the many names uncovered by releasing its talent-packed lineup. Seth Troxler is once again making his return to the day-long celebration with the day’s headlining set after famously releasing a controversially hilarious promotional video for the festival in 2013. He is joined by Eats Everything, Groove Armada, who will be performing a DJ set, Hot Since 82, Kölsch, The Martinez Brothers, Skream and Steve Lawler as headliners.
Other notable names include Chicago’s Derrick Carter, Moon Harbour Recordings chief Matthias Tanzmann, Cassy, Breach, Boddika, Huxley and Viva Music recording artist Denney.Â
Skream, Groove Armada and Steve Lawler are set to headline their own curated stages on top of scheduled Do Not Sleep and Black Butter showcases.
You can see the entire line-up below.
Tickets are priced at a low £34.95 right now and are available through the festival’s official website.
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