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Summers Air, Sat, 5th July, Cargo, London

Following the massive success of last month's BBQ, we'll be doing another one. So head down early for some gourmet food, and stay late for our special guests, Beber & Tamra!

Beber & Tamra (Live)
Ali B
Diverted (Live)
Janette Slack
Mr No Hands

Admission: £6 b4 9pm, £12 after, advance tickets £10 available here

Cargo, 83 Rivington Street, London EC2, (nearest tube: old street), www.cargo-london.com


Big Air!

The new No Handed Music video is sure to take Mr No Hands to new heights! See why here:
www.youtube.com/mrnohandsmusic

Air's gone Global!

Join us at Global Gathering for some fresh Air, at our out-door stage, Saturday 2pm-6am. DJs include the Utah Saints, and A. Skillz, as well as Air favourites, Ali B, Diverted (Live), Janette Slack, and Mr No Hands.
Tickets, and more info here:
www.globalgathering.co.uk

Mr No Hands the sell out...

... Has made a little advert for our friends at datatransmission.
Don't forget to check the interview, it's pretty funny... For him... Not to mention the 'mini-mation' itself, which includes a sample of the hugely sought after Future Funk Squad Remix of Exo-Funkadelic!

Free BBQ at Cargo, Sat 7th June

Air kick starts the hot session with an outdoor BBQ get-together, which is free to all between 6-9pm upon entry. Hopefully you'll leave some room for the evening ahead, and what promises to be our most exciting line-up this year.

Riz MC & Lazersonic (Live)
Anchorsong (Live) - Featuring Members of the London Breakbeat Orchestra
Ali B
Diverted (DJ Set)
Janette Slack
Mr No Hands

Admission: £6 b4 9pm, £12 after, advance tickets £10 available here

Cargo, 83 Rivington Street, London EC2, (nearest tube: old street), www.cargo-london.com


The Bitchy Ice-Cream

Mr No Hands controversial new video, lands him in trouble with the 'Concerned Union of Negativity Towards Sheep' See why here:
www.youtube.com/mrnohandsmusic

Ali B playing at The Lake Of Stars Festival, Malawi

The Lake of Stars Festival takes place in Malawi, deep in the heart of Africa, and runs from Friday 10th to Sunday 12th October 2008. More info here

Air @ Cargo, London, Sat 3rd May

Ali B
Jellybass Feat. Abdominal (Live)
Diverted (Live)
Janette Slack
Mr No Hands

9pm-3am, Admission: £6 b4 9pm, £12 after, advance tickets £10 available here

Cargo, 83 Rivington Street, London EC2, (nearest tube: old street), www.cargo-london.com


New video, bears all...

'Mr No Hands vs. Prato - Relapse', is the latest video addition to the No Handed Music line-up. The icy-cool video, shows remarkable footage of the modern polar bear, and their sophisticated lifestyles.
www.youtube.com/mrnohandsmusic

Air @ Cargo, London, Sat 5th April

Ali B
Kraak and Smack (Live)
Diverted (Live)
Janette Slack
Mr No Hands

9pm-3am, Admission: £6 b4 9pm, £12 after, advance tickets £10

Cargo, 83 Rivington Street, London EC2, (nearest tube: old street), www.cargo-london.com


What is Exo-Funk?

Check out Mr No Hands new video 'Exo-Funkadelic', write your answers on a postcard, fold into a paper-plane, and send to nearest person who looks like they need a little cheering up.
www.youtube.com/mrnohandsmusic

Air @ Cargo, London, Sat 1st March

Thee Earls (Live)
Ali B
Diverted (Live)
Janette Slack
Mr No Hands

9pm-3am, Admission: 8pounds b4 9pm, 12pounds after, advance tickets 10pounds

Cargo, 83 Rivington Street, London EC2, (nearest tube: old street), www.cargo-london.com


New Mr No Hands video, 'Yea!'

Mr No Hands lo-fi animations are put firmly on the map as the latest installment proves a hit in the BMX and Skating circuits. Go see what all the fuss is about at www.youtube.com/mrnohandsmusic!

Diverted - Frederick / Summer Hiding

Hey folks, those who have been to Air recently have seen our in-house band Diverted smashing it with their new club bruiser, 'Fredrick' and the lush down tempo 'Summer Hiding'. The record has received huge support from the Plumps to the Flumps, from the DJ Icey to Smashey and Nicey, and is in all good record and digital shops now, including the Air MP3 Shop!

Air's New Video Venture

Mr No Hands new video-label, No Handed Music, launched this week with the release of the bouncy party rocker, 'Boingy Boingy Zappy Wap'. Grab it now from the Air MP3 Shop!

Air T-shirts

Air T-Shirts are now available from www.theneedfortees.com Mens and Womens sizes in either navy blue or grey while stocks last!

Air MP3 Shop

The all new Air Recordings MP3 shop is now online. Buy high quality MP3s by clicking on 'Store' at the top of the home page.

Air hosts the breaks arena at Global Gathering

Air hosts the breaks arena at Global Gathering for the fourth year running! On Friday 27th July Air will put on it's annual arena at The UK's biggest festival. This year the line up includes Ali B, Janette Slack, The Stanton Warriors, The Nextmen, Yoda, Adam Freeland and The Plump DJs. For more details go to www.globalgathering.co.uk

Air, Cargo

Saturday 30th June 2007
20:00 - 03:00hrs, �6 B4 9PM, �10 After

Ali B
A-Skillz
Joe Ransom
Mr No Hands

For Tickets www.cargo-london.com

Air Australia Tour announced!

Air will once again be hosting the breaks arena at The Future Music Festival.

Dates confirmed include:
- Sun 4th March Perth
- Sat 10th March Brisbane
- Sun 11th March Melbourne
- Mon 12th March Adelaide
- Fri 16th March Hobart
- Sat 17th March Sydney

For full details please go to: www.futureentertainment.com.au

Air, Cargo

Saturday 30th September 2006
20:00 - 03:00hrs, �6 B4 9PM, �10 After

Ali B
Kraak & Smaak (Live)
The Nextmen Featuring MC Wrec (Live)
Diverted Featuring Nine Lives The Cat
Janette Slack

For Tickets www.cargo-london.com

Vinyl Style CDs

Limited edition Vinyl style CDs are now available on future Air releases, starting with DJ Love�s new single featuring the hip hop breaks hybrid �Steez� and the bass heavy, growling dub sounds of �Rolling Fire�..
Email info@airrecordings.com for details. Also available on 12" vinyl and digitally from all good retailers
DJ Love in the UK!

Texas based Air star, DJ Love will be in the UK for a few dates at the end of July. Catch this funk breaks maestro at the following shows...
Friday 28th July: Air Arena, Global Gathering
Friday 28th July: Fabric, London
Saturday 29th July: Air, Cargo, London

Myspace.com/djlove
Air, Cargo

Saturday 29th July 2006
20:00 - 03:00hrs

Ali B
Deekline & Wizard Featuring DJ Assault, Top Cat & Ivory (Live)
Splitloop Featuring Superstyle Delux (Live)
DJ Love (USA)
Janette Slack
For Tickets www.cargo-london.com
Air, Global Gathering

Friday 28th July 2006
17:00 - 02:00hrs
Plump DJs
Adam Freeland
Stanton Warriors
Hybrid (Live)
Krafty Kuts
Ali B
Will Saul
DJ Love

For the full festival line up and ticket hotline call 0871 789 1010 or click on www.globalgathering.com
Air Joins HiFi South

Air is pleased to announce it will be taking an arena at Hi Fi (South), the new festival on the site of the former Homelands at Matterley Bowl, Winchester. Created by the same team behind Global Gathering,
Hi Fi is a new concept on the summer schedule, and runs over two days on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th May. The Air arena takes place on the Saturday, and will feature Plump DJs, Adam Freeland, Scratch Perverts, Stanton Warriors, Freestylers (Live), Ali B Evil Nine, Soul Of Man, and new Air signing, Janette Slack.

For the full festival line up and ticket hotline call 0870 042 2006 or click on http//www.hififestival.com
Air Returns To Global Gathering for the 3rd year

Following a tent at Glastonbury in 2003, Air was the first breaks and beats club to hold an arena at Global Gathering, Britain's biggest dance festival.
Following 2005's acclaimed event, Air returns to Long Marston Airfield for the 3rd consecutive year. We'll be holding fort on Friday 28th July with Air regular's, Plump DJs, Adam Freeland, Stanton Warriors, Freq. Nasty (Live), Ali B, Krafty Kuts, and Will Saul.

For the full festival line up call the ticket hotline or click on http//www.globalgathering.co.uk
Ali B presents Air Breaks - release date and tracklist announced

Ali B is now ready to unleash the club's first compilation album on 8th May. Ali B Presents Air Breaks, features 18 exclusive and previously unreleased tracks from some of the biggest names in breaks including Plump DJs, Stanton Warriors, Freestylers, Krafty Kuts,
DJ Icey, Soul Of Man, Freq Nasty, Deekline, Rennie Pilgrem, Lee Coombs, Atomic Hooligan, Diverted and many more. All the artists who've played at Air over the years, ranging from scene leaders such as Freestylers and Stanton Warriors, through to rising stars such as Will Saul and Janette Slack, have contributed bespoke tracks especially for the mix, making Ali B Presents Air Breaks a definitive snapshot of the worldwide breaks scene in 2006. From Hip Hop infused beats, bumping grooves and tech breaks the only remit was 'make it funky.'.

The launch party will take place at the first Air of 2006, at Shoreditch's Cargo on 29th April (see news for more details).

Full tracklisting as follows:

ALI B PRESENTS AIR BREAKS... AIR RECORDINGS
  1. DJ Love - Steez
  2. Rennie Pilgrem - Finger Of Fudge
  3. DJ Icey - Mayday
  4. Soul Of Man - Sukdat Dub
  5. Janette Slack - Shake & Play
  6. Diverted - Annihilating Rhythms
  7. Hyper - Body Rok
  8. Tayo Meets The Sunz Of Mecha Underground - Reality Dub
  9. Stanton Warriors - Prisoner
  10. S.C.A.M. Vs Freestylers - The Darkside
  11. Bassnectar - Everybody (Bassnectar Vs Freq. Nasty Mix)
  12. Electrotec -22 Ridhum
  13. Atomic Hooligan - Bang Bang
  14. Krafty Kuts - Basketball Jam
  15. DJ Deekline & Ed Solo Featuring DJ Assault - One In The Front
  16. Lee Coombs - Bad Baby Dub
  17. Plump DJs - Redshift
  18. Will Saul Featuring Ursula Rucker - Where Is It? (Evil Nine Mix)

Air joins Two Tribes...

This year, Air made it's first journey to the Southern Hemisphere, joining the annual Two Tribes tour that takes in Australia's four major cities, Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, and Brisbane.
The Air Arena featured James Lavelle, Ali B, Lee Coombs, and Dylan Rhymes. Outside of the Air umbrella, Ali - whose last single with Jungle Brothers was playlisted on the national station, Triple J - also traveled to Hobart, Byron, and Melbourne for club shows, before jumping further south for shows in New Zealand, with dates at Christchurch, Queenstown, Auckland, and Wellington.

Ali also returned to China for the third time, for gigs in Beijing and Shanghai. You can read about his past Chinese exploits in the 23rd April edition of the Sunday Times' Culture magazine.