The duo Afterclapp & Gus Caram are coming to Europe & London testing the boundaries of Brazilian music, mixing it with unusual rhythms and sound elements.
For the first time at Spiritland, we can't wait to experience this vibrant combination of friendship, talent and love for music.
Afterclapp b2b Gus Caram
01/10/2023 KC
- Brazilian
Tech Support
02/10/2023 KC
The mild-mannered DJ and producer, known as Ned Dickinson to his friends, already finds himself caught up amongst some of the most talented artists and selectors of the moment, and deservingly so.
At just 21, there are a stack of EPs on labels from the UK to the U.S. bearing Tech Support’s name. Dig a little deeper and you’ll find equally impressive work under long forgotten aliases. We're happy to have him kicking off the week at Spiritland.
Disco Discharge ‘Box Of Sin’ launch party
03/10/2023 KC
- Hi-NRG
- Pop
Join us at Spiritland on the 3rd October for a very special night to celebrate the new Disco Discharge ‘Box Of Sin’ compilation with a panel discussion and afterparty.
The renowned gay author and activist Paul Burston hosts two musical forces who have shaped gay nightlife in the 1980s and well beyond.
Princess Julia is a mainstay of London’s queer underground. A model, DJ and “first lady of fashion’ she’s hasn’t spent a night in since 1977. She’s a regular on the front row, a champion of avant garde designers and a regular DJ at the likes of The Glory and Dalston Superstore.
Wayne Shires has been putting on the very best in queer parties since the late ’80’s hosting legendary nights at Substation, Crash, The Cock and his clubs East Bloc and Brut. He’s relocated to Hastings these days where he runs Queer On The Pier, the annual all day festival featuring queer cabaret and DJs and The Trinity Town House.
After the panel, DJ Mike Menace will showcase tunes from Box Of Sin plus his choice of tracks across the genres featured from Hi-NRG to Divas. Tickets very limited - follow the link and buy yours now.
Shedding Histories
04/10/2023 19:00 - 23:00 KC
- Global
- Psychedelia
Shedding Histories is a collective based in London formed by selectors and curators Bena and Chameleonas. Through their events which take the form of both listening sessions and parties they have created a space open to a multitude of genres and energies. Specialising in jazz, funk, electronic, psychedelic, Latin and Arabic sounds, Shedding Histories is a platform for telling unique stories through music.
East Asia Beat – with guest DJ Honey
05/10/2023 19:00 - 23:00 KC
- Global
- Pop
- Soul
East Asia Beat with Lucky Cat and Jawa Jones plus special guest DJ Honey
An evening of vintage music from Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, and more.
Your hosts are Lucky Cat aka Zoë Baxter of Resonance FM and Jawa Jones of Wanita Music. Both are collectors and selectors with a passion for East Asian music and especially covers of Western pop hits.
DJ Honey is a DJ & Record collector who lived in Singapore for many years and now resides in the Philippines. Honey’s fabulous Soho Radio show Kiss! Kiss! Bang! Bang! is an exciting mix of RnB, Pop, Jazz and Soul from the 50s, 60s and 70s focussing on femme fatales, cool girl groups and inspirational women who wear their hearts on their sleeves.
Laura Snapes & Faking Jazz Together
06/10/2023 20:00 - 01:00 KC
- Eclectic
- Electronic
- Pop
Laura Snapes is the Guardian's deputy music editor. She owns a signed Razorlight 7”. Still.
Playing at nights across London and Brighton over the last decade, Faking Jazz Together’s surrealist approach to genre-hopping is hard to articulate, but expect long lost triumphs, locked grooves and reimagined classics, all delivered with a dash of pop-sensibility.
Spiritland present Jimpster and Jorge Caiado in Lisbon
Buy tickets / 06/10/2023 22:00 - 04:00 KC
- House
We return to Lisbon for our third warehouse party of the year on Friday 6th October - this time headlined by house music legend Jimpster (Freerange Records / Delusions Of Grandeur) with support from Jorge Caiado (Carpets & Snares / PT)
Under his Jimpster alias, he has become one the most revered deep house artists operating on the scene today. His esteemed labels Freerange and Delusions Of Grandeur continue to help break incredible new music and equally impressive acts such as Detroit Swindle, Tornado Wallace and Session Victim. From his UK base, Jimpster has become a standard-bearer and custodian of the authentic house sound, and carries this flag to the four corners of the world.
He always injects warmth, depth, soul, sincerity and attitude to both his productions and his DJ sets, and has done for the last three decades at a world-class level.
Support comes from Lisbon’s own Jorge Caiado (Carpet & Snares Records / Groovement / Inner Balance)
With his first record released in 2012, Caiado carries with him the musical and technical baggage of a heavy weight, and propel sit with the emotion and enthusiasm for his craft of someone who falls in love with music everyday as if it was the first time.
His focus and drive still sees him finding time to be the label manager and executive producer for the Portuguese Groovement label and also weave the tapestry of his own record shop in Lisbon – Carpet & Snares Records – a hub for players and new comers in Lisbon’s underground music scene.
Join us for this journey into rhythm and melody at Arroz Studios - tickets available via the link right now.
Niyah West
07/10/2023 12:00 - 17:00 KC
- Eclectic
- House
Niyah West (she/they) swings through Spiritland on her London travels. Niyah brings the dancefloor to a roaring high with her heavy house inspired sets and seamless genre blends. Raised in Central Jersey, this NYC-based DJ has taken her love of soulful house and experimentation around the country and abroad.
Bridging together moments of acid, techno and space for deep grooves, you can also find her every first and third Monday of the month on Houseplants; a morning show for deep blends house basics. She swings through Spiritland with a listening set on a Saturday afternoon.
Late Nite Minicab FM
Buy tickets / 07/10/2023 20:00 - 01:00 KC
- Pop
Have you ever burst into tears in the back of a cab while One Day I’ll Fly Away plays on the radio? Does Zoom by Fat Larry’s Band send you into an emotional tailspin? Are you Waiting For A Star To Fall?
Then join Johnno Burgess, Simon Price and Alexis Petridis for a night of super-smooth soul, soft rock, yacht rock, power ballads and slow jams… the mellow magic that sounds like the greatest music ever made when you’re drunk, in a taxi, at 3am.
We're moving out the tables for this one - we don’t care how you get here, just get here if you can.
99hp
11/10/2023 19:00 - 23:00 KC
- Balearic
- Jazz/Funk/Soul
99hp is Nick Harrison, a Toronto-based deejay, producer, & record digger returning to Spiritland for the second time. In addition to sharing his digs on the "Dial-Up Connection" YouTube page, Nick recently released "Friend", his debut ambient and downtempo LP. Expect a varied selection with a healthy dose of lovers rock, streetsoul and balearic gems.
None More Records
13/10/2023 20:00 - 01:00 KC
- Eclectic
- Psychedelia
None More Records are an independent record label whose releases draw attention to some of the best new music in the UK. Their eclectic catalogue spans electronic jazz, afro-Brazilian psychedelia, progressive folk, krautrock inflected funk and dub
Their DJ sets follow the same ethos, digging deep to select a diverse range of grooves from across the globe
Tigas
17/10/2023 19:00 - 23:00 KC
- Brazilian
- Jazz/Funk/Soul
Brazilian DJ based in London since 2017, Tigas is a world music lover, record collector and an event producer. Co-founder and member of N'Calma Collective since 2009, Tigas has developed a work that brings people together collaborating as a collective, aiming to discover and share new artists and worldwide culture. His music research flies between Brazilian genres & World Music. Jazz, Bossa Nova, Samba, MPB, North Brazilian, Afro-beat, Tropicalia and more.
In recent years his work has been taking more space, and he has had the opportunity to perform at many gigs, radio shows and festivals as well as working 3 years in a row for the London Jazz Festival plus producing the N'Calma World Words music & poetry night at Hootananny Brixton since 2021.
Lt. Dan
20/10/2023 20:00 - 01:00 KC
- Eclectic
- Electronic
- House
Lt. Dan started his musical journey as a promoter & crew member of the world famous Haoman 17 club in Jerusalem (and later Tel Aviv), and the equally famous Block Club in Tel Aviv. In these establishments Dan absorbed the skills to be the dj (and promoter) that understands the life of a good party, expressing it during Tel Aviv's beautiful roof parties era, while hosting wild nights in clubs such as the Squat & Lounge at Block club, Breakfast Club, Barzilay, Deli, Morning Mayhem & Alphabet.
After moving to Berlin in 2014, Dan quickly found himself a resident in the
city's famous Ritter Butzke, while Co-founding his own Donnersducks parties alongside Marion Cobretti, and the Deja Groove collective with the Tropical Camel, playing legendary dancefloors such as About:Blank, Griessemuhle, Sisyphos, Mensch Meier, Berghain Kantine, Lofts Hall, Fiese Remiese.
Since 2021, Dan teamed up with producer & DJ Nadav Ravid, to create the <120 conceptual parties, focusing on the slower sides of the dancefloor.
We welcome him to Spiritland for his debut gig.
Dan Gentile
28/10/2023 12:00 - 17:00 KC
- House
Dan Gentile is a music journalist, DJ, and house music producer living in San Francisco. He has been DJing for 20 years, playing everywhere from Ethiopian restaurants to music festivals. Dan has released multiple leftfield house singles through his Time Zones project, including the “Vibe Shack EP” on Mystery Zone Records.
His new Italian-influenced ambient house project, Bellofatto & Gentile, will release its debut LP “Night Swim” on Horisontal Mambo Records in fall 2023. Dan’s writing has appeared in Wax Poetics, Rolling Stone, VICE, RBMA and SFGATE, where he currently works as the publication’s culture editor.
Saul Peleg
28/10/2023 20:00 - 01:00 KC
- Eclectic
- Electronic
Saul is a music industry native, Session musician, and DJ. Formerly heading up strands of campaign management with successful Grammy nominations and more. His DJing connects the musical dots to promote a no-frills wax house party.
Halloween Night o’Metal
31/10/2023 19:00 - 23:00 KC
- Heavy Metal
Mark Greenfield plays the forbidden music at Spiritland on this, the most metal of all nights. Expect Black Sabbath, Megadeth, Pantera, Metallica, System Of A Down, Motörhead, AC/DC, Mastadon, Rush, Meshuggah and maybe just a touch of Kiss.
