Broken Sonics 2018

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Broken Sonics is back, at its spiritual home (Corsica Studios), at the usual time (early Aug), for the usual price (zilch upwards). Boss. Our policy remains the same, too: experimental electronics, expanded haus/tekno and F1-troubling bass music. Plus a whole load of *everything*, courtesy of the Misc. gang, in room 2. In other words: this is a proper free party, for headz and ravers alike, and a rare chance to enjoy one of London's best clubs on an authentically all-inclusive tip.

Check the line-up - it's nuts. Headlining are two of the UK's most dangerous club DJs: Mosca, bringing an audaciously genre-spanning, forward-marching, at times totally hypnotic breakbeat 4/4 sound to Corsica's booming room 1 rig (check his amazing Truants mix, or pinging recent releases on Livity, Timedance and Not So Much), Equinox bringing... jungle - and the ruff stuff, at that: his Sci Wax platform continues to set the standards in purist, dance-destroying Amenism. Both are proven wizards on the dex and leaders in their respective fields; peak-time chaos beckons.

Grade10 - all eight of 'em (!) - bomb down from Leicester like a Donnie-built scud missile to support, premiering a newly developed live show that may, or may not, fit on the stage. Between them, they've released killer cuts on G10, Black Acre, Corrupt Data and Coyote (among others), run a stackload of l8-nite raves in their hometown, set up a dedicated online radio stn, and even opened a shop trading in the good (y'know: shiny, black, round) stuff. And they know their biz: from modern classical and oldskool ambient thru to slo-house, tekno, garage and, of course, ye olde hardcore jungles. Yes sir. They're joined by Broken Sonics regulars and co-organisers Spatial (jetting over from paradise to rep the latest, perhaps greatest, Infrasonics 12"), TVO and Production Unit, the latter two going back-to-back and FTW, Broken20-style, as per. And Luke Handsfree - of Plex, and now Proximo, fame - and ex-Colonist CB join the dots, smooth the edges, and ease you in/out as you shake it all about.

Over in room 2, Tengui and Datassette's nascent Misc. imprint celebrates a year of sonic misc.anthropy and misc.erablist art posturing, imposing itself like the guest at the party who won't stop playing Krust B-sides offa nicked smartphone. Actually, no: the plan is to play, basically, everything (incl. chongle), a la the label's release ethos, so long as it works on a rig. Which means music spanning the popular and the un-, the electronic and the non-, non-music, and possibly also some muzak. Etc. Recent collaborator and LP-dropper Mucha joins comrades Datashat and Tengui for extended b2b2b action on precisely that tip, while spesh-guests Inchindown (that's Bruised Skies and Moon Zero in Hackney-serenading live form, yo) treat us to a hardware-heavy early-doors PA, on the back of bruising nu drones for Blank Editions. And Misc.-man Orrest, also live, brings the Cumbrian IDMs down from MCR to complete the package.

So... that's one hella-gnarly stack of DJs, live acts and sonic troublemakers for a mere PSnowt, or discretionary donation, on the door, right? Brought to you with the help of no agents, no sponsors, no backers and no bullshitters. And remember: Corsica, pretty much everyone's fave underground haunt these days, is one of the few surviving grassroots hubs in the capital, and has as good a pair of rigs as you'll get for a space of its size. It HUMS, and we're chuffed to be back. See. Thee. There.