your hub for all things Electro Swing.
From music, to events, to the lifestyle…bringing yesteryear back with a bang!
Featured post
Electro Swing Events in May
Greetings Electro Swing fans and welcome to this months event listing. This month is very special for us here at Swing Rebellion HQ as we are helping to organise our very own festival! Bank holiday Sunday 5th May sees us take over Digbeth in Birmingham to bring you the first one day festival of Electro Swing, Vintage sound and Gypsy madness! The line up is truly amazing and we guarantee this is something you will not want to miss. We only have a few advanced tickets left though, so don’t hang about if you are thinking of coming!
As well as this there are also a wealth of regular nights running across the UK, so hopefully you can make it along to at least one of them. If you know of any events that are missing please let us know and we’ll add them.
Friday 3rd May – The Friday Night Moonshine Club - Manchester
Saturday 4th May - Lancaster Speakeasy - Lancaster
Sunday 5th May – Swingamajig - Birmingham
Thursday 9th May - Cabaret Voltaire - Bournemouth
Friday 10th May - Cabaret Voltaire - Exeter
Friday 10th May - Swing Electrique - London
Saturday 11th May – Catgroove - Bristol
Friday 17th May – Electro Swing Club - Bristol
Saturday 18th May – Swingbox - Nottingham
Saturday 18th May – Beats and Swing - Portsmouth
Saturday 25th May – Madame Electrifies Discotech - Northampton
Once again we hope you find this listing useful. If you know of any events that are missing from the list please get in touch at swingrebellion@gmail.com so we can add them.
Posted by James (Jamko)
Jamko’s Rebel Roundup #4
Welcome back Rebels to another Roundup! Things haven’t quite gone to plan recently, but I’m hoping to make these more of a regular occurrence as I had originally intended. Below you will find a stack of tracks that I feel you shouldn’t miss out on from the last month. Please remember to leave your likes and comments for the artists as they are always greatly appreciated, as well as spreading this Rebel Roundup far and wide, so that great music makes it to the people who should know about it.
So without further-a-do let’s get to it!
I think there must be something in the water up in Leeds, as its turning out to be a veritable melting pot for Electro Swing talent! The After Hours Quintet is a fully live outfit featuring Sax, Clarinet, fret-less Bass, Trumpet, Guitar and a turntablist. Check out their latest offering: Red Dust (Swing & Bass Reprise) which Is scheduled for a mid-April release.
The After Hours Quintet on Facebook
Having just finished up their Retro Stomper tour in the UK accompanied by Canada’s Defunk, the Dutty boys have unleashed this monster of a track. In my humble opinion this is their best-to-date and I’m looking forward to seeing what this pair of rascals comes up with next. Available for free download through their Facebook page.
Things have been all quiet on the Kid Kasino front for a while now as he’s had his head down in the studio working on his hotly anticipated debut album. He’s found time to let this little nugget out of the bag though which Phil Doza has made an awesome video for. I recommend checking out his other videos too as he’s done one for C@ in the H@ as well as a number of great Ghetto Funk artists.
Having received amazing support for its debut release Scoured Cream Vol. 1 as well as winning Best New Label at Breakspoll 2013 , Scour Records , headed up by none other than the infamous Spinforth , are back with Scoured Cream Vol. 2. Full of juicy Ghetto Funk goodness, one that will appeal to the Electro Swing fans for sure is X-Ray Ted’s offering: Jeeves. Available for digital download now via Juno Download
I’ve been torn over which track to include from Defunk’s latest EP Spells in this edition, so I’ve just given up and decided to include 2 of them! First up is the Glitch Hop production power-house Blunt Instrument with their stellar remix of “I Put A Spell On You feat. Sam Klass & Vindaloo”.
Next up Defunk himself provides this squelchy blues banger: Big Momma T. Really loving the groove on this one. Spells EP is out now on Simplify Recordings available for digital download from Beatport
Alex Johnston has been working with vocalist Leo Wood and live instrumentalists of late, striving to take Electro Swing in a new direction, one which doesn’t rely on sampling old records. Growly bass and subtle wobbles combined with the amazing voice of Leo. This one is definitely a winner!
Someone else who’s taken a liking to working with instrumentalists is none other than the mighty Odjbox. I may have mentioned once or twice before that I’m a big fan of this guy’s work. Having teamed up with Manouche Guitarist Pierre he’s now treating us to yet another FREE EP available through his Bandcamp page here.
Having spent several years experimenting with his sound and honing his skills, French DJ and producer Vassili Gemini has found his genre of choice within Electro Swing. Having produced official remixes for Swing Republic, Bart & Baker and Cab Canavaral he is definitely going to be one to watch in 2013. Free download available via his facebook page here.
“After two years of blowing up French, European and American stages, Smokey Joe & The Kid present their first release LP “Nasty Tricks” on French record label Banzaï Lab. A dangerously efficient mix of hip hop, electro and old Swing, that even 2Pac and Al Capone couldn’t say no to… “. Keep your eyes peeled as the duo will be undertaking the Nasty tour in early 2013 so hopefully you’ll be able to catch them in a city near you soon!
Smokey Joe & The Kid on Facebook
Belgian abstract Hip-Hop and Electro Swing produce/DJ Boogie Belgique serves up this wonderful slice of laid back goodness. This one is definitely going to be getting some use in my sets. Available for free download via his SoundCloud page.
We are moving into the area of Gypsy and Balkan now with the help of Austrian producer/DJ dunkelbunt. Not to be pinned down to one particular genre or style, he draws influence from many areas through his multiple collaborations with other bands and musicians. I’m really enjoying his remix of Sljivovica – Marco Markovic.
To finish off this month’s Roundup we’re keeping the gypsy flavour with Mouldy Soul’s mash-up of Woohoo Revue – Fat Tuesday. Please note; if you are easily offended then please avert your gaze from the artwork! 
So we’ve reached the end of another Rebel Roundup. I hope you’ve enjoyed this selection of tracks. Please remember to comment on and favourite any of them to show your support to the artist. As always please send me anything you feel deserves a mention in the next article to jamkosrebelroundup@gmail.com and I’ll try and include it.
Posted by James (Jamko)
Electro Swing Events in April
Greetings Electro Swing fans and welcome to this months event listing where you can find out what’s going down in the UK this April.
Friday 12th April – Catgroove - Bristol
Saturday 13th April - Lancaster Speakeasy - Lancaster
Thursday 18th April - Cabaret Voltaire - Bournemouth
Friday 19th April - Cabaret Voltaire - Exeter
Saturday 20th April – Electro Swing Club - London
Saturday 20th April – Beats and Swing - Portsmouth
Tuesday 23rd April - The Jitterbug – Loughborough
Wednesday 24th April - The Jitterbug – Leicester
Saturday 27th April – Speakeasy Liverpool - Liverpool
Saturday 27th April – The Swing Sessions - Southampton
Finally, its not technically in April, but thought I’d sneak it in so you are prepared for next month. Swingamajig is our 1-day Electro Swing festival in Birmingham, and we guarantee this is something you will not want to miss! We’ve had some people asking if the day is correct. Yes, it’s on Sunday, the day after is a bank holiday Monday, so no excuses!
Sunday 5th May – Swingamajig – Birmingham
Once again we hope you find this listing useful. If you know of any events that are missing from the list please get in touch at swingrebellion@gmail.com so we can add them.
Posted by James (Jamko)
Happy Easter
We hope everyone had a very happy Easter.
The sun is out and we are enjoying some Electro Swing tunes. Check out what DJ Switch has been up to:
Jazzed Mantis (2013 Electro Swing promo mix) by Dj Switch (3x Dmc World Champ) on Mixcloud
Post by Matt (Das Motz)
Electro Swing Events in March
Apologies for not keeping on top of the event listing so far this year, we’ve had a bit of a crazy schedule! What with organising a festival, expanding our club nights, and opening a new business, the Swing Rebellion team have been keeping rather busy! Fear not though, as we are back on the case to bring you the low-down on where you can get your monthly fix of Electro Swing across the UK 
You might want to take note that one of the hottest producers on the scene right now will be embarking on a little tour of the UK this month. Canada’s Defunk will be teaming up with the homegrown bad boys of Swing: Dutty Moonshine for the Retro Stomper Tour (RS Tour), so make sure you try and catch one of these shows!
Saturday 2nd March - Electric Empire - London
Saturday 2nd March - Madame Electrifie’s Discotech - Northampton
Thursday 7th March Speakeasy Leeds - Leeds
Thursday 7th March Shake Ya Bootleg - London (RS Tour)
Saturday 9th March The Wall Street Mash - Manchester
Tuesday 12th March - The Jitterbug - Loughborough
Wednesday 13th March - Cabaret Voltaire - Bournemouth (RS Tour)
Wednesday 13th March - The Jitterbug - Leicester
Thursday 14th March – Bass Jump - Bristol (RS Tour)
Friday 15th March - Hong Kong Ping Pong Club - Falmouth (RS Tour)
Friday 15th March - Alice - Newcastle
Friday 15th March - The Jitterbug - Nottingham
Saturday 16th March - Hot Club de Swing - Birmingham
Saturday 16th March - Lancaster Speakeasy - Lancaster
Saturday 16th March - Dutty Moonshine & Friends - Oxford (RS Tour)
Saturday 16th March - Beats & Swing - Portsmouth
Monday 18th March – Swung out Swag - Leeds (RS Tour)
Thursday 21st March – Sub89 - Reading (RS Tour)
Friday 22nd March – Secret Swing – London
Friday 22nd March – Dapper - Brighton (RS Tour)
Saturday 23rd March – Skafari - Aberystwyth (RS Tour)
Saturday 30th March – Catgroove - Bristol
Once again we hope you find this listing useful. If you know of any events that are missing from the list please get in touch at swingrebellion@gmail.com so we can add them.
Posted by James (Jamko)
An Interview with the Electric Swing Circus…
Check out this interview with The Electric Swing Circus from the Radio to Go Blog and read the whole article here: http://radiotogo.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/everybody-wants-to-be-cat-electric.html?spref=fb
Electric Swing Circus: Big Fun, major YouTube numbers, sellout club nights, a full gig sheet, and now their first festival. All this in 18 months. How?
Two videos to announce their existence, which in a year have racked up well over 200,000 YouTube views between them; a string of Electro Swing club nights leading up to their first festival; and a snazzy website.Then there’s successfulcrowd-funding to build up funds towards their first album, a pretty unique musical proposition in their hometown, and on top of that, a whole big chunk of their appeal flowing from live showmanship, snappy good-time tunes, and not a little onstage showboating. It’s looking good.
Guitarist Tom Hyland brings a lot of the onstage razzmatazz; he looks the part. Lots of corkscrew hair, extravagant headwear, and plenty of effervescent stage moves. It works. Offstage, he’s just as effervescent, but affably grounded with it. And for all the fizz and affability, there’s sound strategic thinking behind the approach.
Read the full interview here - http://radiotogo.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/everybody-wants-to-be-cat-electric.html?spref=fb
Exclusive Interview – Caspar and his 2nd EP release
Good Day dear ladies and gentlefolk. We have an interview at the ready for you! Today’s special Guest: Caspar. He is a Dj and Producer from Munich, Germany and a long time Electro Swing fanatic. This is what he says about himself: Caspar // Always fresh on the 1s & 2s!°
Right then. Let’s kick this off.
Post by Matt (Das Motz)
Video: The Correspondents – Well Measured Vice
Here it is…
The correspondents having made something for us to see…. What do you guys think?
Jamko’s Rebel Roundup #3
Happy new year Rebels, and welcome to the first Rebel Roundup of 2013! I hope you’ll forgive me with this one being slightly overdue as I was intending to put this out before Christmas. Unfortunately due to a slight technical issue (me being far too keen to get home for the holidays), I left the half written roundup on my work computer, forgetting to take a copy with me. Even though it’s slightly out of date I’m hoping there are some new tracks in here for everyone that you won’t have discovered yet
So we’ll get this one started with S Strong who seems to be becoming a bit of a regular in the Rebel Roundup, and if he’s going to keep putting together tunes like these I think he’ll be back again! The Greek DJ and producer with “Swing breaks and wobbly grooves for the dubheads” offers up this little freebie entitled The Rover.
Swing Republic has been on the Electro Swing scene since the very beginning, releasing a wealth of greatly received tracks through Freshly Squeezed. Their newest album ‘Midnight Calling’ is no exception and producer Per Ebdrup and vocalist Karina Kappel have done an excellent job. This is the video for ‘High Hats’ which I hope you will enjoy. Midnight Calling is available to purchase now via Beatport.
There is very little information available as to who The Swing Bot actually are, other than they are from Nimes, France. This is a remix of The Crystal Spring Ramblers – Fort Worth Stomp and is available for free download via their Soundcloud page. Don’t forget to thanks them and favourite.
I don’t think I’ve seen anyone who can produce tracks as fast as Skeewiff or to such high quality. It seems rare that I will log into Soundcloud and not find an excellent new track from the London based duo. This track is part 1 of a series of EP’s from Bart and Baker which remix some of their classic tracks. Available to purchase now through iTunes, Beatport, Deezer and Music Me.
Sammy Senior is a New Zealand born DJ and producer currently residing in Chamonix, France. Specialising in the Ghetto Funk genre he also likes to try his hand at the odd Swing track here and there. This one dropped today, so it’s hot off the press. “Gonna Get High” is available for free download so grab a copy now and remember to thank Sammy while you’re at it.
This is a 4 track EP produced by Germany’s DJ Caspar in 2011, but now available to download for free. Caspar is the resident DJ for long running party ‘It’s a Swing Thing’ in Munich.
This is the latest release from Canadian bass monster Defunk on High Chai Recordings. Defunk has been working extremely hard, releasing the vast majority of his tracks via his Bandcamp page where you can name your price. Retro Baby is his newest offering, available to purchase now through Beatport where you can use the code JANXMG to get 20% off!
Taking things in a slightly different direction but staying with our friend from Alberta, we are going a bit bluesy. I’m not planning on making a habit of including the same artist twice in one Roundup but when Defunk is putting out tracks of this calibre I think it would be rude not to! Banjo Blues is available to download via Juno as part of the Resoul Records – Fully Loaded Vol. 3 release.
So if you follow me on my Facebook page you’d have seen that I may have let this one out of the bag a bit early… Hope you’ll forgive me as this was too good not to share straight away. Keeping things bluesy, download yourself a copy of this Glitch Blues track from Germany’s Minoru via the alternative download link.
The final track is a collaboration between Bournemouth’s Pugzilla and Southampton’s Envious Mind. This track is available to buy now as part of Scoured Cream: Vol. 01 which is the debut release from brand new label Scour Records, the brain child of the infamous Spinforth who is part of the Ghetto Funk site.
So we’ve reached the end of another Rebel Roundup. I hope you’ve enjoyed this selection of tracks. Please remember to comment on and favourite any of them to show your support to the artist. As always please send me anything you feel deserves a mention in the next article to jamkosrebelroundup@gmail.com and I’ll try and include it.
Posted by James (Jamko)
New German Nights Section
We’ve added a Germany section to our events page. There you can now find links and details about Electro Swing events happening in Germany.
If you would like a party to be featured on the page or would like some changes to be made, don’t hesistate to message us at info(at)swingrebellion.com or on Facebook
You can find all events listings Here
Posted by Matt (Das Motz)