T Bar closed

The East London venue is the latest in a ever growing line of closed down London venues. It's been a turbulent few months for the London club scene, with the closure of Matter for the summer, and the news that fabric has gone into administration and is up for sale.

You'd think things couldn't get any worse, but it seems the bad news just keeps on coming with the announced closure of T Bar. Originally in it's Shoreditch High Street location the place was buzzing. Playing host to some of the best djs in the world and always for free. It seemed to lose some of it's specialness when it moved away from central Shoreditch to it's new location, hidden away out the back of London's financial district.

It never seemed to spark to life in it's new location and is now thrown out onto the clubland scrap heap. A message from the T Bar facebook group last night, read as follows

"Dear members/fans and friends,

It is with great sadness that I have to announce that T Bar is now closed. After six and a half years of incredible music, outrageously good times and spectacular memories we are calling time on the T Bar rave.

Thanks to you all for your support, loyalty and for making T Bar the special place it has been for so long. Please feel free to upload photos and memories to this page....

Big love

The T Bar boys and girls.

xx"

Tracklisting for Michael Mayer 'Immer 3'

Michael Mayer has been a big favourite of mine ever since his fabric 13 compilation. (We're now on the verge of receiving 52 next month yet 13 is still in my top 3). Immer delves into the darker side of Mayer's musical spectrum. The first mix released nearly 8 years ago is widely regarded as one of the best mix albums ever produced.

This one follows the same rules as the other two, no consideration for what's new and hot. More concerned about the right tracks for the right times, regardless of how old they are. Close Musik 'Departures' from 2002 and Raudive 'Slave' from 2006 are the main candidates.

Tracklist
01. Courtney Tidwell - Don't Let the Stars Keep Us Tangled Up (Ewan Pearson's Ambient Mix)
02. Closer Musik - Departures
03. Ben Watt - Guinea Pig (DJ Koze Remix)
04. Tim Paris - Edges of Corrosion
05. Smith N Hack - Falling Stars
06. Raudive - Slave
07. Massive Attack - Paradise Circus (Gui Boratto Remix)
08. Popnoname - Hello Gorgeous (Terranova Remix)
09. Charlotte Gainsbourg - The Operation (Superpitcher Remix)
10. Culoe de Song - The Bright Forest
11. Kinky Justice - New Day

'Immer 3' will be released on 14th June. Check out the Kompakt Website for more info on the label and their forthcoming releases

James Ruskin - Blueprint Records RA Label Of The Month Mix

James Ruskin's label is Resident Advisor's May Label of the Month, and in my book deservedly so. We had James come and play for us down at our infamous bog parties in February and the man put in a truely amazing performance. Great tunes and excellent technical ability made it a set well worth seeing.

Check out the full article on Resident Advisor

Now for the mix from the man himself. You have your pick of sites to download this from

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Tracklist

01. Unique 3 - Theme (Autechre Mix)
02. Silent Servant - Noise Modulation
03. Valmay - Distrust
04. Bauhaus - Bauhaus
05. Saint Etienne - Your Head My Voice (Aphex Twin Mix)
06. Vex'd - 3rd Choice
07. Marcel Dettman - Shift (Norman Nodge Remix)
08. Surgeon & James Ruskin - Sound Pressure
09. James Ruskin - Massk
10. James Ruskin - Graphic
11. James Ruskin - Lahaine (O/V/R Mix)
12. Gary Beck - Limehouse
13. Deadbeat / Fenin - Teach the Devil's Son
14. Shlomi Aber - Create Balance
15. Autechre - Second Peng
16. Delta Funktionen - Silhouette (Marcel Dettman Remix)
17. DVS 1 - Departure
18. Polson & Ruskin - Institute for the Future
19. Planetary Assault System - GT (James Ruskin Remix)
20. Valmay - Old Dog
21. Portion Reform - Reduction
22. O/V/R - Fallen Night Renew
23. Marcel Dettmann - Unrest (Norman Nodge Remix)
24. Autechre - os veix3
25. Deepbass - Blackout
26. Lee Holman - Kawl
27. James Ruskin - Work (BP Mix)
28. Valmay - Radiated Future
29. James Ruskin - Sabre
30. Mark Broom & James Ruskin - Hostage
31. Lucy - Gmork (Luke Slater Remix)
32. Mark Broom & James Ruskin - The Metal Man
33. Sandwell District - LTD
34. Peter Van Hoesen - Terminal
35. Surgeon - The Crawling Frog Is Torn and Smiles
36. James Ruskin - Solution
37. O/V/R - Interior
38. James Ruskin - The Outsider (Luke Slater's ME Remix)

Keep up to date with all of James Ruskin's releases and upcoming dates at his Myspace Page