London - Russian Bar - 04/03/10

In Russia if you're invited for a meal, expect the hosts to feed you so much Ukha, Pelmeni and Pirozhki that you'll turn Boris Yeltsin. If your you're on a diet i'd suggest emulating satiety, otherwise you will end up мертвый.

Same goes for all things music at the Russian Bar first Thursday of every month. Expect Juno Plus head honcho Aaron Coultate and the Thick as Thieves boys to have you rubbing your rounded belly and ears with content.

Aaron 'Cosmonaut' Coultate will be playing his first gig under his own name since splitting from life long (non sexual) partner James Manning, formally Radeo Vidio. Aaron is a DJ of phenomenal taste who's track selection harbours the ability to ebb and flow between moody house, broken beat and catchy disco whilst keeping to a structured set. You can see the 'Colonels' favourites for February here.

So far Danny "Arshaven' Bartha and James 'Trotsky' Hamilton aka Thick as Thieves have supported the likes of Basement Jaxx, Daniel Steinberg, Nat Self (Zombie Disco Squad) and Solo whilst honing their own tech house production skill(z) with cheeky horns and clicks that Jesse Rose would be proud of.

The two later in the year will be playing London's Stag & Dagger festival, White Nights (Berlin) and lending support to Thomas Schumacher at T/Bar and TEA favourite Ethyl at Shoreditch's Legion. The two recently did a mix for WEPLAYMUSIC which you can find here

As usual the night is free and it kicks off at 10pm.

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Clyde Drexler - Late Night Jam

Late Night Jam by ClydeDrexler

Fellow music cognomen Aaron Coultate & James Manning (aka Radeo Vidio) have decided to go their own separate ways after djing together for the past 4 years.

Together the two played in and around Australia, then deciding to move to the UK, from there they played and hosted several London parties whilst playing across the UK with a host of talents.

James Manning aka Clyde Drexler has now relocated back to Melbourne, Australia with a record collection spanning genres, eras and continents: from Berlin ‘95 to New York ‘79; Chicago ‘84, obscure gems & current day jams. This avid techno collector has proved to dig deeper and longer than your average, dime-a-dozen DJ, combining decadence with dirtiness, and a fair amount in between.

This is his first mix under the Clyde Drexler moniker since Radeo Vidio took up hiatus this January. A techno mix in every sense of the word, from its terrifying Cio Do'r/Surma intro, Berghain-esque industrialism of Ben Klock & Marcel Dettmann, to the thought provoking landscapes of STL's checkmate to Clarks gnarling set finisher 'Growls Garden' this mix has it all.

A definite late night jam.