archive #002 / Ashley Beedle

Monday, December 01st, 2008 | Stu Robinson | Events | Comments (0)

After a successful archive launch last month with Theo Parrish, we are delighted to continue bringing the archive format with the arrival of Ashley Beedle. This months party is hosted at Leaf Tea Shop and Bar, Friday 12th December. Think of it as a Christmas shindig of sorts, and a good last night out before the madness of boxing night / NYE get going.

Ashley has been involved in more projects than a US building marshal. He brought house music to Notting Hill Carnival, he produced one of the first British garage tunes and his initial production as Black Science Orchestra on Junior Boys Own broke him internationally. X-Press 2’s massive hit, “Lazy”, an inspired collaboration with former Talking Head David Byrne, and other number one hits has meant X-Press 2’s albums have traveled the globe. There really are too many Ashley Beedle solo mixes to mention, though Elton John’s number one hit “Are You Ready for Love?” and Bob Marley’s “Get Up Stand Up” spring to mind.

Ashley’s ability to always stay ahead of the pack continues with his futuristic reggae inspired Warbox project (which has included chart smashing remixes for the likes of Lilly Allen), a rock techno inspired project with the Filthy Dukes’ Mark Ralph, called Ralph und Beedle, a blue eyed soul project called Mavis (which has already been joined by Lambchop’s Kurt Wagner amongst others) and of course, more disco output from his moniker as London Heavy Disco Review and his label, Out Hear Audio.