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www.ambiente.us AUGUST |AGOSTO 2010
MUSIC | From Disco Classics to Italo Rarities, the Lads from
Vauxhall Return with Horse Meat Disco 2!
New York City – The UK's finest disco operators, Jim Stanton, Luke Howard (aka Filthy
Luka), James Hillard and Severino, beloved for their legendary gay London party,
Horse Meat Disco, return with another killer album of tried and tested underground
disco, Italo and rarities that have been rocking crowds from their base in Vauxhall,
London, to dancefloors worldwide during 2009-10. Horse Meat Disco 2 is out in the US
August 3.
A US/Canada tour is being confirmed as you read this. Luke and Severino jet over for
an early NYC date (with DJ Spun), followed by a proper tour in the Fall (Sep 24 - Oct 9),
which includes Toronto, Calgary, San Francisco, Portland, Los Angeles, Chicago,
Miami and NYC (again!). Exact DJ line-up TBA.
US/CANADA TOUR
(all to be confirmed)
Aug TBA | NYC
Sep 24 | Toronto
Sep 25 | Calgary
Sep 26 | San Francisco
Sep 30 or Oct 1 | Portland
Oct 2 | Los Angeles
Oct 7 | Chicago
Oct 8 | Miami
Oct 9 | NYC
MUSIC | From Disco Classics to Italo Rarities, the Lads from
Vauxhall Return with Horse Meat Disco 2!
New York City – The UK's finest disco operators, Jim Stanton, Luke Howard (aka Filthy
Luka), James Hillard and Severino, beloved for their legendary gay London party,
Horse Meat Disco, return with another killer album of tried and tested underground
disco, Italo and rarities that have been rocking crowds from their base in Vauxhall,
London, to dancefloors worldwide during 2009-10. Horse Meat Disco 2 is out in the US
August 3.
A US/Canada tour is being confirmed as you read this. Luke and Severino jet over for
an early NYC date (with DJ Spun), followed by a proper tour in the Fall (Sep 24 - Oct 9),
which includes Toronto, Calgary, San Francisco, Portland, Los Angeles, Chicago,
Miami and NYC (again!). Exact DJ line-up TBA.
US/CANADA TOUR
(all to be confirmed)
Aug TBA | NYC
Sep 24 | Toronto
Sep 25 | Calgary
Sep 26 | San Francisco
Sep 30 or Oct 1 | Portland
Oct 2 | Los Angeles
Oct 7 | Chicago
Oct 8 | Miami
Oct 9 | NYC
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Q&A with Horse Meat Disco's Luke Howard (aka Filthy Luka)
12 questions for Horse Meat Disco's Luke Howard: one for every
inch of those gorgeous 12" singles they're so fond of.
1. What's your DJ story?What's your DJ story?
Luke Howard: I've been a DJ for over 20 years now (was resident for 14 at Queer
Nation) and have done some music projects over the years with some releases on
Afro Art Records, as well as having a pop duo with Princess Julia. I also worked for
Defected Records for a while, but now I'm mostly doing DJing and some fashion show
music.
2. From whence the name Horse Meat Disco?
Jim & James were looking for a name and they saw a headline in a newspaper that
said “Horse Meat Discovered in Pet Food” (or something like that) but some of the
headline was covered up so it just said Horse Meat Disco.
3. How id the four of you meet?
I used to know Severino when I worked at Defected. I met Jim at a club and asked him
on a date! We went for pasta and nothing more. James I knew as he used to come to
Queer Nation and he used to work at Nuphonic Records.
4. Do you have a collective sound or do you each have your own niche?
We all have our own style but we all like similar music. Severino and I come from a
house background and have been DJing the same amount of time. Sev has all the
Italian influences and was inspired by the 'Afro' style played in Italy by people like
Danielle Baldelli as well as all the Italian disco and house. I'm an 80's new
12 questions for Horse Meat Disco's Luke Howard: one for every
inch of those gorgeous 12" singles they're so fond of.
1. What's your DJ story?What's your DJ story?
Luke Howard: I've been a DJ for over 20 years now (was resident for 14 at Queer
Nation) and have done some music projects over the years with some releases on
Afro Art Records, as well as having a pop duo with Princess Julia. I also worked for
Defected Records for a while, but now I'm mostly doing DJing and some fashion show
music.
2. From whence the name Horse Meat Disco?
Jim & James were looking for a name and they saw a headline in a newspaper that
said “Horse Meat Discovered in Pet Food” (or something like that) but some of the
headline was covered up so it just said Horse Meat Disco.
3. How id the four of you meet?
I used to know Severino when I worked at Defected. I met Jim at a club and asked him
on a date! We went for pasta and nothing more. James I knew as he used to come to
Queer Nation and he used to work at Nuphonic Records.
4. Do you have a collective sound or do you each have your own niche?
We all have our own style but we all like similar music. Severino and I come from a
house background and have been DJing the same amount of time. Sev has all the
Italian influences and was inspired by the 'Afro' style played in Italy by people like
Danielle Baldelli as well as all the Italian disco and house. I'm an 80's new
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waver turned soul boy turned house head. James's dad was a DJ in the 70's so he
loves all the Philly stuff. Jim is an Indie boy turned raver in the 90's, and he's more
upfront than me or James - he always knows who all the new bands and producers
are. so we all bring something different.
5. What's the DJ set up? Do you tag-team, rotate, take different nights?
We all do twice a month at the Eagle and we rotate the residencies (in Lisbon - monthly
at Lux Fragil & Berlin - bi-monthly at Tape) and guest spots and tours
6. What makes a record a Horse Meat Disco song?
Erm, difficult to say. We play lots of old stuff classics and forgotten about gems across
all the genres, boystown, italo, funk-punk, philly, salsoul, sleeze, nu-disco, house, hi-
energy
7. Top 5 Classic Horse Meat Disco Records
1. Donna Summer - Lucky
2. Leonore O'Malley - First Be A Woman
3. Sheryl Lee Ralph - In The Evening
4. Bravo - Touch Me Now
5. Andrea True Connection - What's Your Name, What's Your Number
8. Top 5 New Horse Meat Disco Tracks
1. Tensnake - Coma Cat
2. Azari & III - Reckless With Your Love
3. Todd Terje - Eurodance
4. Lindstrom - Another Station
5. Sana Doris - Pseudo Wind
9. Horse Meat Disco has translated Paris Is Burning to London Is Gurning, putting a
decidedly demented British spin on these functions. What IS it about balls you boys
love so much? And for the record, explain "gurning”?
Gurning is when your mouth moves involuntarily when you've taken drugs. Vauxhall is
an are with lots of gay afterhours so there's a lot of wasted people
loves all the Philly stuff. Jim is an Indie boy turned raver in the 90's, and he's more
upfront than me or James - he always knows who all the new bands and producers
are. so we all bring something different.
5. What's the DJ set up? Do you tag-team, rotate, take different nights?
We all do twice a month at the Eagle and we rotate the residencies (in Lisbon - monthly
at Lux Fragil & Berlin - bi-monthly at Tape) and guest spots and tours
6. What makes a record a Horse Meat Disco song?
Erm, difficult to say. We play lots of old stuff classics and forgotten about gems across
all the genres, boystown, italo, funk-punk, philly, salsoul, sleeze, nu-disco, house, hi-
energy
7. Top 5 Classic Horse Meat Disco Records
1. Donna Summer - Lucky
2. Leonore O'Malley - First Be A Woman
3. Sheryl Lee Ralph - In The Evening
4. Bravo - Touch Me Now
5. Andrea True Connection - What's Your Name, What's Your Number
8. Top 5 New Horse Meat Disco Tracks
1. Tensnake - Coma Cat
2. Azari & III - Reckless With Your Love
3. Todd Terje - Eurodance
4. Lindstrom - Another Station
5. Sana Doris - Pseudo Wind
9. Horse Meat Disco has translated Paris Is Burning to London Is Gurning, putting a
decidedly demented British spin on these functions. What IS it about balls you boys
love so much? And for the record, explain "gurning”?
Gurning is when your mouth moves involuntarily when you've taken drugs. Vauxhall is
an are with lots of gay afterhours so there's a lot of wasted people
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around! So, it's just a play on words really. We all adore Paris is Burning so we were
inspired to have irregular mini-balls at Horse Meat Disco as a way of tribute to the
wonderful stars of the film - many of whom may they RIP. Our balls are a way of getting
people to express themselves and have fun. Not much vogueing happens at our balls
but they are funny and the punters get a chance to see me up in drag.
10. There must be many, but if you were to be asked what was the most outrageous,
legendary moment at Horse Meat Disco, what would it be? What is your Bianca on a
white horse?
at one of the first new years day parties we had piñatas filled with gifts and bottles of
poppers one of which got smashed then someone left there bag or something on the
smoke machine and the whole place got filled up with smoke and poppers fumes.. that
was fun
11. ou have disco brothers here in the US. How did you connect with DFA (New York)
and Honey Sound System (San Francisco). And are there others?
Erm, I actually don't know... Jim is super good at networking!! Honey were just over
playing at HMD in London and we invited James Murphy to do a guest spot at our last
HMD party at Lux in Lisbon as LCD Soundsystem were playing at big festival there the
following day...
12. Finally, how did you earn the name "Filthy Luka"? I assume it has nothing to do with
personal hygiene!
When HMD first started I had a monthly residency at another gay club in London and
they didn't want their DJ's doing any other gay nights on Sundays, so I made up the
name so they wouldn't know it was me, but then I told them and they asked me to
choose and I picked Horse Meat Disco, which I think was a good choice looking back.
inspired to have irregular mini-balls at Horse Meat Disco as a way of tribute to the
wonderful stars of the film - many of whom may they RIP. Our balls are a way of getting
people to express themselves and have fun. Not much vogueing happens at our balls
but they are funny and the punters get a chance to see me up in drag.
10. There must be many, but if you were to be asked what was the most outrageous,
legendary moment at Horse Meat Disco, what would it be? What is your Bianca on a
white horse?
at one of the first new years day parties we had piñatas filled with gifts and bottles of
poppers one of which got smashed then someone left there bag or something on the
smoke machine and the whole place got filled up with smoke and poppers fumes.. that
was fun
11. ou have disco brothers here in the US. How did you connect with DFA (New York)
and Honey Sound System (San Francisco). And are there others?
Erm, I actually don't know... Jim is super good at networking!! Honey were just over
playing at HMD in London and we invited James Murphy to do a guest spot at our last
HMD party at Lux in Lisbon as LCD Soundsystem were playing at big festival there the
following day...
12. Finally, how did you earn the name "Filthy Luka"? I assume it has nothing to do with
personal hygiene!
When HMD first started I had a monthly residency at another gay club in London and
they didn't want their DJ's doing any other gay nights on Sundays, so I made up the
name so they wouldn't know it was me, but then I told them and they asked me to
choose and I picked Horse Meat Disco, which I think was a good choice looking back.
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