Andrew Weatherall at Ikra

Andrew Weatherall has earned a remarkable reputation in the British techno scene. He has worked in various styles and genres – from Manchester style to downtempo and experimental techno. He could easily be on the same wavelength as Chemical Brothers or Paul Oakenfold if he was interested in money, but he chose his own path and got into IDM. Weatherall founded the Boys Own label in the late 1980s and soon established himself as the leading DJ on the London acid-house scene. This enabled him to remix the track 'World In Motion' for New Order and collaborate with Paul Oakenfold, Primal Scream, and many others. His collaboration with Oakenfold led to the release of the single 'Loaded', which entered the Top 20 charts and the famous release 'Screamadelica'. The resounding success of 'Screamadelica' placed Weatherall at the top of the British list of best DJs and musicians. After being invited to work at Kiss-FM radio, Andrew started managing two clubs in London and in 1993 actively worked with the techno-pop project One Dove. That same year, Weatherall, along with Jagz Koomer and Gary Burns, created the Sabres of Paradise project. The guys released a series of experimental ambient-techno singles on Weatherall's Sabrettes label. Several Sabres of Paradise releases were also featured on compilations on Warp Records. Concurrently, Weatherall worked with Primal Scream on the track 'Trainspotting' for the famous movie of the same name and in 1999 released the third mix from the series 'Heavenly Presents: Live at the Social'. In 2000 and 2001, he released several more mixes and together with Tenniswood went on tour with DJ sets around the world. In 1996, Weatherall began working with Keith Tenniswood, marking the beginning of a new phase – the Two Lone Swordsmen era and the label Emissions Audio Output. Andrew and Keith completed work on a new album titled 'From The Double Gone Chapel' and released it on the Warp label on May 17 of this year. But that's only part of the story. The biggest news from Two Lone Swordsmen is the announcement of live performances, a series of which will begin in the fall. We can't wait! These will be the first live shows featuring Weatherall since the days of Sabres of Paradise in the mid-1990s. Andrew Weatherall's tracks were included in the November release of the Fabric club compilation series in 2004. 'I have to work hard, but it's the right thing to do. In order to write good music, I must perform sets. Seeing people dance to my music is the most important thing for me' – Andrew Weatherall. Club Ikra, June 3, starting at 01:00. Andrew Weatherall (Two Lone Swordsmen / Sabres of Paradise). Also DJs: Sapunov and Sanches.