Tribe @ Dex – Friday 19th June

Word of the Tribe vibe continues to grow following another great session with DJ Romain on guest duties earlier this month. Tribe has now firmly established itself as the only bi-weekly deep soulful house experience in London. Bringing the energy this month and joining Tribe resident djs Zepherin Saint and Matt L–S will be Abicah Soul who will be flying in from Chicago for his first ever UK gig! Abicah Soul is fast becoming one of the hot properties in the underground house scene because of his shear versatility as a producer and dj.

DJ Stax (aka Abicah Soul Project) grew up in Chicago during the days of the Warehouse and Muzic Box, and his deejay sets and production—like those of friends Glenn Underground, Boo Williams, Paul Johnson, and Gene Hunt—are heavily influenced by the pioneering work of Frankie Knuckles and Ron Hardy. He began deejaying in 1983, when he was only 12 years old, and has been a staple in the Chi-town rave and club scene ever since, holding residencies at Smartbar, Club4, and Ohm and doing weekly radio gigs for WNUR 89.3 and prepartyradio.com.

As a producer, Stax has landed releases on Classic, Jellybean, Nite Life Collective, Rush Hour, to name but a few and is also a very in-demand remixer, he has given tracks by Telepopmusik, Osunlade, Glenn Underground his signature soulful, deeply-rooted yet edgy afro-latin sound—evidenced by recent tracks such as “Musique de Ve” (Eargasmic) – is unique in dance music today and defies categorisation. Imagine Joe Claussell collaborating with Ame, or IsolÈe teaming up with Osunlade and you’re on the right track.

His work has been compared to that of Jazzanova and Quentin Harris, and as a “DJ’s producer” he is one of the best-kept and most-cherished secrets in deep house. Indeed, a wide variety of deejays—from DJ Heather to Marques Wyatt, Blaze, and Gilles Peterson—have featured his tracks on their Mix CDs. He’s rocked floors everywhere from Chicago to Japan, but has yet to share his talents with a UK audience and we can’t wait to hear what he’s got in store for the Tribe crowd!!

Friday 19st June
Dex Club
467-469, Brixton Road
London SW9 8HH
Tax: £8 advance tickets from http://www.ticketweb.co.uk, £10 on the door
For more information check: http://www.triberecordsuk.com