Kingsley Marshall

Deconstructed, Gaialive.co.uk and occasional guest slots at Sunday Best.

Orchestral and emotional, or melancholic and maudlin - depending on the viewpoint of the listener.

Collected records for as long as I can remember, before an interest in
DJ'ing and production took over in the early nineties - freelancing for a
living eventually pushed both of these to the periphary.

Primarily to offer something new for the South West that wasn't just about people playing records to dance to. The aim has always been to reflect the
eclectisism of downtempo music, with the line up to date pretty much speaking for itself - there isn't another venue outside London which has offered a weekly with such a breadth of talent - Kinobe, Tom Middleton, Ninja Tune, Leaf, Dukebox, Turin Brakes, Rephlex, Defocus. If there is an ethos, its been about reflecting the relaxed atmosphere of the bar and its staff, avoiding pretention in favour of providing great music in a comfortable venue, which Darren's underlined with the visual aspect.

I've worked as a music journalist for over six years, freelancing for a heap of print magazines and writing about everyone from Ursula Rucker to Roni Size. The online side has always worked in conjunction with that, with the intention behind both vinyl-net.com & deconstructedrecords.com to offer a music portal and resource that people can bookmark and return to every day, as opposed to simply offering a mail order record store. As such, both sites support the store shopfronts with daily updated music news, together with interviews and exclusive mixes.

Too many to list here, but I've certainly echoed my own tastes in the bookings to have played the bar to date. Quantic and Tru Thoughts records, Blue States, Fort Lauderdale, Broadway Project at Memphis Industries, Pedro, Lee Norris, Burnd Friendman, Rephlex, Mum & Dad on Twisted Nerve, Victor Malloy and Hefner at Inertia. As for hot tips? An unsigned Bristol band called Isis are amazing, Nick Luscombe's Bambola label, and local producer Aaron Adair who looks to be signing to Rephlex in the near future.

I'm something of a reluctant DJ, with the radio more in suiting with my character. When I get around to doing them, I find that the shows for Gaialive.co.uk are very fulfilling.

All of the sets have been superb to date, though I think its safe to conclude that the improvised electronic chaos of Icarus threw both staff and punters at the bar a curve ball.

At MI? There's a few surprises in the pipe, suffice to say at this juncture that 2002 will prove a brighter and bolder listening experience - more horizontal grooves for those for whom dancing all night is more a threat to health than a good time.

1. 'Paranoid French Teacher' - Victor Malloy (CDR)
2. 'Assassin' - Quantic Soul Orchestra (Tru Thoughts)
3. 'House Of Wax' - Various (Global Warming)
4. 'Album' - Cinematic Orchestra (Ninja Tune)
5. 'Sugar Sweet' - Total Science (Head To Toe)
6. 'Here To Go' - Metamatics (Hydrogen Dukebox)
7. 'Go Round - Earl Zinger (K7)
8. 'Run Away To Me' - Broadway Project (Memphis Industries)
7. 'Belissimo' - Isis (CDR)
10. 'Adrift' - Blue States (CDR)