Nov 2
2010

HERE’S THE THING @ FAVELA CHIC
Future Grooves With A Soulful Twist
DEKATA PROJECT (LIVE)
SUNLIGHTSQUARE (DJ SET)
BEN MORRIS (KUDOS)
Thu Nov 25th, 6PM-1AM, £Free B4 9, £3 After
91-93 Great Eastern St EC2 3HZ
Tube: Old Street
Facebook Event:

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Here’s The Thing continues to build, offering only the finest neo-soulful electronica at London’s hippest east end night spot, Favela Chic.

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DEKATA PROJECT (LIVE)
Freshly signed on Exceptional Records, Live nu soul / funky house outfit Dekata Project return to London with a full 9 piece band. Expect the usual mix of soulful vocals, catchy hooks, sizzling horns, filthy bass lines, and a full fat rhythm section to groove you into a state of spontaneous movement. Having recently featured on Radio 1, Kiss FM, DJ Mag and as single of the week in London’s Metro, lead vocalists Neo and Yvette have also featured on the recent T-Mobile flash mob advert.
www.dekataproject.com
www.favelachic.com/london

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SUNLIGHTSQUARE (DJ SET)
The vastly talented Sunlightsquare collective is the brainchild of pianist, producer and DJ Claudio Passavanti. With a signature sound from original vinyl releases like “I Believe In Miracles” and “Pastime Paradise” , this project has been championed by the worldʼs DJ elite with support from Gilles Peterson, Craig Charles, Tony Humphries, Pete Young, Mike Chadwick amongst the others. Fusing Afro Cuban, Soul and Rare Disco, the Sunlightsquare DJ set is already an established name of the frequencies through a weekly radio show on Innacity FM 102.5 (London).
www.sunlightsquare.co.uk

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BEN MORRIS (KUDOS)
Years of experience at the very pulse of the record industry has meant that Ben has one of the most vast, eclectic and up-to-date record collections within the contemporary dance music scene. Expect a mix of classics and brand new exclusives, ranging from disco, soul, funk, and rare groove tracks, to the latest wave of nu-jazz, wonky, dub step and funky house offerings: a DJ set not to be missed.





  

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Oct 14
2010



Here's The Thing


HERE’S THE THING @ FAVELA CHIC
Future Grooves With A Soulful Twist

DEKATA PROJECT (LIVE)
KAY JAY (ACOUSTIC SET)
DJ ZAK (AMPLIFIED)

Thu Oct 21ST, 6PM-1AM, £Free B4 9, £3 After
91-93 Great Eastern St EC2 3HZ
Tube: Old Street

DEKATA PROJECT
Freshly signed on Exceptional Records, Live soul / house outfit Dekata Project return to London with a full 9 piece band. Expect the usual mix of soulful vocals, catchy hooks, sizzling horns, filthy bass lines, and a full fat rhythm section to groove you into a state of spontaneous movement. Having recently featured on Radio 1, Kiss FM, DJ Mag and as single of the week in London’s Metro, the live band is back in London to start a new monthly residency, “Here’s The Thing”, at top East London nightspot Favela Chic.
www.dekataproject.com
www.favelachic.com/london

KAY JAY
Best known for her silky and sultry vocals on Seamus Haji’s No. 13 smash hit, “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life”, KayJay is now the new lead vocalist for 80′s soul group, Loose Ends and writing and recording new material with the infamous Carl McIntosh. KayJay has also recently performed backing vocals with Jamiroquai on their European Festival Tour this summer and has also only just returned from the beautiful Zambia with Leee John’s Imagination band courtesy of the SOS Children’s Village Charity. Aside from being a Featured Artist and top, touring session singer, KayJay has been performing soulful, funky acoustic sets of her original material taken from her debut EP, “Intuition”, available to download in the New Year. 
www.kayjaymusic.com
www.myspace.com/kayjayfunk

DJ ZAK (AMPLIFIED)
Amplified is an alternative soul collective operating out of London
www.amplified-online.co.uk/





  

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Sep 20
2010

HERE’S THE THING @ FAVELA CHIC
Future Grooves With A Soulful Twist

DEKATA PROJECT (LIVE)
BAQUA (LIVE)
CAL JADER (MOVIMENTOS / HEADS HIGH)

Thu Sep 30TH, 6PM-1AM, £Free B4 9, £3 After
91-93 Great Eastern St EC2 3HZ
Tube: Old Street

DEKATA PROJECT ARE BACK!
Freshly signed on Exceptional Records, Live soul / house outfit Dekata Project return to London with a full 9 piece band. Expect the usual mix of soulful vocals, catchy hooks, sizzling horns, filthy bass lines, and a full fat rhythm section to groove you into a state of spontaneous movement. Having recently featured on Radio 1, Kiss FM, DJ Mag and as single of the week in London’s Metro, the live band is back in London to start a new monthly residency, “Here’s The Thing”, at top East London nightspot Favela Chic.

www.dekataproject.com
www.favelachic.com/london

ALSO FEATURING: BAQUA (LIVE), CAL JADER
www.myspace.com/baqua
www.myspace.com/caljader






  

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Aug 17
2010

One of our favourite shops, Traxsource, has just launched a new soulful house genre to it’s online store! I love this store, I’m always browsing around finding new tunes and exclusives, just a top site for the soulful side of things.

Our latest release, Your Number, is now available too, check it out here…

http://www.traxsource.com/index.php?act=show&fc=tpage&cr=titles&cv=59751




  

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Jun 11
2010

NEW SINGLE OUT NOW!!!


 YOUR NUMBER
SHAKE IT UP
+ Maddslinky 
Remix on BeatPort

The new single is OUT NOW!!! It’s HEAVY!!!

Thank you to all our fans for your continued support.

BE THE FIRST TO DOWNLOAD / RATE / REVIEW IT HERE…

iTunes
BeatPort

MORE INFO

UK Live Soul heads Dekata project return with another slice of slick house – This single has been signed to the long running and always on point Exceptional Records. Building on their early success, which included an IDJ bubblin under feature, two metro singles of the week, and radio 1 airplay, the group features some of London’s top live soul musicians accompanied by beats and production from dance godfather Zed Bias.

Natalie Williams lends her velvet vocals to ‘Your Number’ penned by Dekata Project founding father Sam Sharp and all about going out and about on the hunt for potential partners – It’s a tasty slice of percussive 80s synth pie, which builds into an electronic dance floor groove with a pulsing bassline, and a catchy hook (Think Moloko combined with futuristic Japanese riff) It just works! 

On the remix front, be prepared for an out and out UK funky banger from Maddslinky, one of Zed Bias’s many pseudonyms, under which he has recently signed with top UK label and Dekata Project fan Tru Thoughts. The track is another example of the versatility of one of the pioneers of this sound: the percussive beats are a cocktail of broken up funky house grooves, coupled with a mix of 80s synths with 90s rave leanings, relentless bass and vocal chop-ups to get the dance floor bouncing. Expect this one to take off in all the usual places.

“Shake It Up” is a piece of futuristic soulful pop, this time with vocals from rising star Neo Joshua, who along with fellow Dekata Project regular Yvette Riby-Williams are enjoying great success with live acapella vocal / beatbox group the Boxettes. Along with the usual elements you would expect from DP, itchy funk guitar, percussion and heavy beats, there’s a meandering bass line that gives the song drive – There’s a definite nod to Jamiroquai and Prince in its influences.

CONTACT US

Live Band / DJ Bookings / General Enquiries
info@dekataproject.com / +44(0)20 8806 7146

Record Label
Bob Fisher, Exceptional Records
bob@exceptionalrecords.co.uk / www.exceptionalrecords.co.uk

Press / Radio / PR
Lou, Rocket Science Media, +44(0)20 7033 4000
lou@rocketsciencemedia.com




  

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May 17
2010

DEKATA PROJECT LIVE!

ACOUSTIC VIBE @ THE REGAL ROOM HAMMERSMITH
TO CELEBRATE UPCOMING SINGLE “YOUR NUMBER”
COMING SOON ON EXCEPTIONAL RECORDS

THE DISTILLERS, 64 FULHAM PALACE ROAD W6 9PH
WED MAY 19TH, £FREE, DOORS 7:30PM, ON STAGE 9
HTTP://WWW.THEREGALROOM.COM
ADV. TABLE BOOKINGS CALL 0208 748 2834

FEATURING:
YVETTE RIBY-WILLIAMS (VOX)
SAM SHARP (SAX)
ROBBIE ROBSON (TRUMPET)
JAY DARWISH (DOUBLE BASS)
KRISTIAN BORRING (GUITAR)




  

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Mar 11
2010

DEKATA PROJECT LIVE!
ACOUSTIC SOUL VIBE
MONDAY MARCH 15TH
@ THE BEDFORD BALHAM
£FREE ENTRY, DOORS 8PM

We will be playing an acoustic set featuring new material, including “At Least We Can Dance” which is available now on 12″ from all good record stores! Pop down to the Bedford in Balham, London’s top acoustic venue, with great food and great music, including the following support:

ADAM BURRIDGE
http://www.myspace.com/adamburridge
TINY SPARK
http://www.myspace.com/tinysparkmusic
ROBINSON
http://www.myspace.com/andyrobinsons
THE YARNS
http://www.myspace.com/theyarnsuk




  

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Mar 4
2010

Just a quickie – I will be DJing tonight 8-9ish @ Favela Chic, Old St, alongside with the Wah Wah DJs and the amazing Boxettes vocal group, which features singers from Dekata Project. Family Vibes! Come Down!

More:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=332974171011&ref=ts
http://www.wahwah45s.com/




  

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Feb 11
2010

Thanks to all round house legend Graeme Park for his continued support of Dekata Project, featuring “At Least We Can Dance” as the first track on his latest show…






  

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Feb 8
2010

DEKATA PROJECT
“At Least We Can Dance”

Featuring:
EXTENDED MIX
ROSKA REMIX
NU:TONE REMIX


01 At Least We Can Dance (Extended Mix) by dekataproject


03 At Least We Can Dance (Roska Loves Dancing Mix) by dekataproject


02 At Least We Can Dance (NuTone Remix) by dekataproject

Out NOW at all good record shops, including our faves…

Juno
Phonica
Piccadilly
Kudos





  

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Feb 8
2010

Drum roll please…

And the winner of the Doshiwa Comic Competition to celebrate the release of “At Least We Can Dance” on vinyl, is Ines Estrada from Mexico City. GBP100 on its way Ines! Here is the comic in full, don’t forget you can see this one all the entries and find out all the info HERE




  

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Feb 7
2010

ONE MORE DAY TO GO PEOPLE!

Fresh vinyl will be ripe for you as of tomorrow.

In the mean time, here’s the last of our runners up in the fabulous comic competition.

Watch out for more black and white / colour switching, fantasy themes and amazing detail. From Harvey James: “Nikki’s drawings are always rad, and this is no exception. I like the lion girl’s tail in the third panel! Although, I have to deduct points since this is basically the plot to the movie Grease”

See it in full:

http://www.dekataproject.com/ComicComp/Doshiwa-Comic-Competition.html

Snippet:




  

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Feb 6
2010

Greetings comic fans once more! I know you’re slowly getting the message, but this whole lovely comic competition is to celebrate “At Least We Can Dance” coming out on vinyl, this Monday, in fact you can already get it in some shops…

Day 4 sees a lovely mix of black and white with colour panels, great story and even a bit of magical violence thrown in for good measure. In the words of judge Harvey James, “This one is crazy well-drawn!”, nuff said really.

Full strip here:

http://www.dekataproject.com/ComicComp/Doshiwa-Comic-Competition.html

Snippet:




  

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Feb 5
2010

Day 3 of the Doshiwa Comic Competition, to celebrate the vinyl release of “At Least We Can Dance” this coming Monday!

Our 3rd runner up is “Rain”, but Corey Lee, a succinct and atmospheric entry with hip panel design and layout.

As with all entries, you can find it here in full:

http://www.dekataproject.com/ComicComp/Doshiwa-Comic-Competition.html

Here’s the teaser…




  

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Feb 4
2010

Day 2 of our competition to celebrate the vinyl release of “At Least We Can Dance” (featuring remixes from Nu:Tone and Roska, out Feb 8th!)

This entry gets the prize for sheer effort, as it’s 9 full pages long! It is also a truly beautiful and funny piece of work.

Comment from judge Harvey James:

“I’m a big fan of the colouring, loose line work and bold layouts of this one, as well as the realisation of the environment they inhabit. Also, I like that you can pretty much always see the one girl’s pants.”

You can find it here in full:

http://www.dekataproject.com/ComicComp/Doshiwa-Comic-Competition.html

Here’s a snippet:




  

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