The 2012 NME Awards are now upon us, with the prestigious ceremony set to take place at the O2 Academy Brixton on 29th February. The heat is on as NME announce The Nominees this week!
This includes the famous Boxfresh Best New Band Category – one of the most hotly contested awards in UK music.

The nominees for Boxfresh Best New Band are as follows:

Foster The People
Lana Del Rey
Tribes
The Vaccines
Wu Lyf

So whether you prefer jamming to the dark euphoria of Wu Lyf or get pumped up by Foster the People, MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD

Spread the word and get three of your most rock n roll mates voting and you could very well find yourselves winning the NME ULTIMATE PRIZE, partying with the music elite at the 2012 NME Awards.

What is the NME Ultimate Prize exactly?

4 Tickets to the NME Awards Ceremony at the legendary 02 Academy Brixton
1 Night’s accommodation in London for the party
A Digital Camera
£200 Boxfresh vouchers
£200 spending money

Here’s what you need to do:
Decide which of the nominees you think should win Boxfresh Best New Band.
Cast your vote here at www.facebook.com/BoxfreshUK
Choose three mates you’d like to take to the NME Awards Ceremony (choose carefully now)
Get each of your mates to vote for their favourite nominees in the Boxfresh Best New Band category

Kick back and wait to see if your luck’s in.

Remember you’ll need 4 votes in order for 1 whole group entry to count
Voting opens on the 31st January when the The Nominees are announced

The competition closes on the 21st February

Good luck!

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PRIZE DRAW TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The following Terms and Conditions apply to the ‘’Boxfresh NME Awards Ceremony” Prize Draw (the “Prize Draw”):

1. The Prize Draw is open to all United Kingdom residents aged eighteen (18) or over except employees of Boxfresh, any associated companies, their families and anyone professionally involved in this promotion.  

1. Entrants shall be required to vote for their favourite new band on the Boxfresh Facebook tab at www.facebook.com/boxfresh (the “Initial Entrant”).  Initial Entrants will then be required to share their vote with three (3) of their chosen Facebook friends who must also vote for their favourite band on the Boxfresh Facebook tab, once all four (4) entrants have voted, their entry shall be submitted.  Each Initial Entrant must ensure that they provide a valid email address and are contactable at this email address.

1. This Prize Draw is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. Entrants are providing their information to Boxfresh International Limited and not to Facebook. The information provided will only be used for purposes as detailed in clause 10.

1. NO PURCHASE OF ANY SORT IS NECESSARY TO TAKE PART IN THIS PRIZE DRAW.

1. The Prize Draw opens on 31 January 2012 and the closing date is at 17.00 on 22 February 2012. No entries shall be accepted before the start date or after the closing date. Entries are limited to one (1) entry per person. Third party or bulk entries will not be accepted and illegible or altered entries or those not in accordance with the entry instructions are invalid.  No responsibility is accepted for entries which do not register on the Boxfresh Facebook tab or for any entries which are lost, damaged or corrupted.

1. There shall be one (1) prize.  The winner will be drawn at random from all four (4) participant entries received on the Boxfresh Facebook tab. The Initial Entrant of the winning entry shall receive the following prizes on behalf of his/her three (3) chosen friends (the “Friends”);

• four (4) tickets to the rehearsals and NME Awards Ceremony taking place on 29 February 2012 at the 02 Brixton Academy, London for themselves and their Friends; and
• one (1) night’s accommodation for themselves and their Friends at a three (3) star hotel in London;

The Initial Entrant will also receive the following prizes for themselves:

• two hundred pounds (£200) spending money;
• two hundred pounds (£200) of Boxfresh vouchers to spend on www.boxfresh.com; and
• one (1) digital camera.

Please note:

• the Initial Entrants’ Friends must be over the age of eighteen (18);
• the winner and their Friends shall be responsible for their own transportation;
• accommodation for the winner and their Friends shall be on bed and breakfast basis and shall be allocated by Boxfresh;
• the winner and their Friends will be responsible for adhering to the 02 Brixton Academy and  the accommodation’s Terms and Conditions;
• if the winner and/or any of their Friends are asked to leave the 02 Brixton Academy and/or the accommodation and/or incur any damage charges, Boxfresh will not be responsible for covering any additional costs; and
• Boxfresh accepts no responsibility for the winner and/or their Friends being refused entry to the 02 Brixton Academy and/or the accommodation and/or ejection from the 02 Brixton Academy and/or accommodation.

1. The draw will be made by an independent person on 23 February 2012.  The winner will be notified of their success via email on 23 February 2012. If the winner cannot be contacted by 17.00 on 25 February 2012, Boxfresh reserves the right to select an alternative winner at random and award the prize to this entry. Boxfresh’s decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into.

1. The winner and their Friends agree to take part in post-Prize Draw publicity at the request of the Boxfresh. By entering the Prize Draw, contestants agree to Boxfresh’s unrestricted use of any post-Prize Draw publicity for Boxfresh’s own purposes in all activities including, without limitation, marketing and promotional activities worldwide including use on the Boxfresh websites and social networking platforms.

1. The prizes may be altered or varied at Boxfresh’s sole discretion and substituted with prizes which, in Boxfresh’s sole opinion, are suitable alternatives. No cash alternatives are available and the prizes are non-transferable.

10.  The name of the winner may be found on the Boxfresh website at www.boxfresh.com and Boxfresh Facebook tab on 25 February 2012.

11.  Information regarding personal data provided in the entry forms and emails will be collected, stored and processed in a database for the purpose of managing entry into this Prize Draw. Such information will not be used for any other purpose than as stated in these Terms and Conditions or as separately accepted by you. If you have separately agreed to receive communications from Boxfresh then your personal data may be used for such purposes, including direct marketing. Any personal data that you provide will be held and processed in accordance with the requirements of the 1998 Data Protection Act.

12.  Boxfresh reserves the right to withdraw or amend this promotion and these terms and conditions in the event of any unforeseen circumstances outside of its reasonable control or if in its absolute discretion, consider it necessary.

13.  Boxfresh reserves the right to terminate or temporarily suspend this promotion in the event of technical or other difficulties that might compromise its integrity.

14.  Boxfresh reserves the right to exclude any entries which they believe to be fraudulent or based on misconduct.

15.  Boxfresh and its agents accept no responsibility for difficulties experienced in submitting an entry to this prize draw.

16.  The promoter of this Prize Draw is Boxfresh International Limited, whose principal place of business is at The Pentland Centre, Squires Lane, London, N3 2QL.

17.  By entering this prize draw, entrants agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. All entry instructions form part of these Terms and Conditions and any entry which does not comply with the entry instruction shall be invalid.

© Boxfresh International Limited 2012

Many thanks to everyone who has supported my label, Triangulum over the past year. As promised, there are more releases to come in 2012.

I’m pleased to announce that Triangulum’s 003 release comes courtesy of Teeza, with a four-track EP containing previously unreleased instrumentals plus new material, which will be available late February/early March to purchase digitally.

If you like your Grime beats dark, hard and moody, then this one’s for you.

Teeza – The Set Up EP (TR003) by triangulum

Tracklist:

01. B4 The Storm (Instrumental to Dream McLean’s White Bread)
02. The Set Up (Instrumental to Maxta’s Wasteman Corner)
03. Azkaban (Instrumental to Shorty, Blay & JME’s Be Like Us)
04. Intervention (Instrumental to Dream McLean’s Stop Me)

Shane Walter is the co-founder of onedotzero, the innovative digital arts organisation he started in 1996 when he was 27. Since then, onedotzero has grown into a renowned international network and every year they travel around the world, appearing at their own festivals and partnering with many others.

When and how did you first know you wanted to be involved in digital arts?

I don’t think I woke up one day and thought I will be involved in this digital art area. It’s something that happened very organically I was and am driven by a passion and interest in art, design and entertainment. I have being working in the digital area approaching 20 years. No one ever understood what I did, and I have never had a CV. Now it is a little more understandable in today’s hybrid creative culture.

Since touring onedotzero to over 50 cities, which has been your favourite experience?

The whole thing has been an adventure, many, many highs and thankfully relatively few lows. Off the top of my head… surviving earthquakes and typhoons across Asia, 50,000 attending our Buenos Aires festival and Girls knickers thrown at me in Taipei..

In regard to onedotzero is there anything you wish you could have done differently?

Well there are always creators we wanted to work with, projects we could not get financed and festivals in cities that were dropped due to funding and sponsors falling through. All these things could have shaped or changed our future to some degree. But I don’t think I would have done anything different or could have done much more over the years. I can honestly say I have worked my butt off – so in some respects maybe having been more successful at having holidays!

What is your next big project after the adventures in motion festival at the BFI southbank?

After the London event, onedotzero_adventures in motion festival embarks on an international tour – visiting around 60 cities.

Who’s work do you most admire at this point in time?

So many names, so many disciplines, we showcase about 200 works from people i admire each year. There are many we don’t have the fortune of being involved with as well. A short burst… cross disciplinary designers Trokia, architect / designer Thomas Heatherwick, music promo directors Canada, animator David O’Reilly and coding genius Karsten Schmidt.

Which technological discovery has most influenced your work?

The Internet allowed onedotzero to be truly international. To reach new creators about what we and they were doing, research work, connect people and communicate to our partners allowed us to have this global network of events in the real world. This international perspective is vital and part of our DNA.

Which piece/installation most speaks to you or excites you and why?

Monolith from UVA I still find an exciting piece of work. Why it still excited me is how they used a fairly hard, imposing piece of LED technology and made it appear alive. It responded to your movement and proximity with sound and light – very simply. And to me it is the holy grail of interaction – it draws you in and needs no instructions, you intuitively know how to related to it and form an immediate dialogue.

What app could you never live without?

I do use many day to day to like Instagram, Echofon for twitter, etc but I can live without apps completely to be honest. What I would find hard to live without would be my notebook.

What’sthe next step for digital?

I have seen the rise of a new kind of creative force – that of the Coder. Coders or programmers were always relegated to the back room geek dens and not considered to be ‘creative’ types. Now code is in its purest form is a new raw material that artists and designers can shape and sculpt in a myriad ways to create interactive art, generative designs and stunning motion sequences.

Who is your hero and why?

Leonardo Da Vinci – the true Renaissance man. I love his hybrid practice, the idea of convergence across so many areas from art to technical innovation. His craft, skill and multi-talent are still awesomely impressive to me. His mix of art, commerce, tech, entertainment, science, invention and exploration is staggeringly inspiring. No one has come close to his achievements in any era.

Finally, any words of wisdom for our readers?

The best advice I can give is to never stop looking. A lot of people can see but never look around them. Here are a few things I have personally learned along my journey, which may or may not be useful [in no particular order]:

Trust your instinct
Be open, never stop looking
Start from a position of trust
Be honest, be yourself, don’t try to be someone else
Make friends not just contacts
Become a tourist – travel is good for you
Enjoy the journey not just the destination
Don’t stop learning, share your knowledge
Talking is good, doing is better
Learn to operate out of your comfort zone
Be interested rather than trying to be interesting
Keep a notebook
Collaboration can achieve bigger things

onedotzero_adventures in motion festival will take place on the 23 – 27 Nov 2011 at BFI Southbank

http://www.bfi.org.uk/onedotzero/

www.onedotzero.com / www.facebook.com/onedotzero / www.twitter.com/#!/onedotzero / www.bfi.org.uk/onedotzero

Monday’s show is now up for download…

Still continuing my month of guest mixes on the show, we had a guest mix from the one and only T_! from the legendary Macabre Unit, who came through with a sick selection of Dubstep, Grime and Garage, featuring new music, classic tracks, and a bunch of exclusive dubs.

I also played some new music from the likes of Fused Forces, Preditah and J Beatz.

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Tracklisting:

01. D-Cult – Particle (Macabre Unit Digital)
02. Pinch – Motion Sickness (Tempa)
03. Surva – Odd (Dub)
04. Gucci Mane – Weirdo (Swerve Remix Feat. Ghetts) (White)
05. Roska – Jackpot (Rinse)
06. DJ Cable – Wooo Jackpot (Dub)
07. Preditah – Goofy (Earth 616)
08. Ludacris – How Low (Acapella) (Def Jam)
09. SRC – June (Forthcoming Triangulum)
10. Teeza – The Set Up (Forthcoming Triangulum)
11. Trim – Notice Now (Acapella) (Butterz)
12. Waka Flocka Flame Feat. Gudda Gudda – Bricksquad (1017 Bricksquad)
13. Killawatt – Selenium (Wheel & Deal)
14. Dev79 Feat. Slix – Get 2 Know (Forthcoming Slit Jockey)
15. Preditah – Royal Mess (Earth 616)
16. J Beatz Feat. – 8 Bar Mucktion (Pulse Tazer) (Crown Julez)
17. Numan – The Zoo (Dub)
18. Teeth – Frequencies (Ramp Recordings)
19. Tanka – Big L (Dub)
20. Distal – Boss Of The South (Grizzly)
21. Jay-Z Feat. UGK – Big Pimpin’ (Instrumental) (Roc-A-Fella)
22. SRC – Aqua (Forthcoming Triangulum)
23. Gemmy – Too Far (W.O.W.)
24. Fused Forces – Taken (Dub)

- T_! Guest Mix -

25. Occult Science – Untitled
26. Beverly Knight – Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda (DND Remix)
27. Thelem – Waiting Hour
28. Pheleah – In The Twilight
29. Virgo – Sad Song
30. Versa – Shadow Movements
31. NDread – Untitled
32. The Streets – Same Old Thing (Outlaw Breaks Remix)
33. Joker – Trancey
34. Nolay – Unorthadox Daughter
35. Seven – Wait VIP
36. Fused Forces – Bigfoot VIP
37. Skepta – DTI
38. Killawatt – Sidewinder (Ipman Remix)
39. Demon & F Tizzle – Enemy Lines
40. Dj Virus – Rude Sting
41. TMSV – Flow
42. Killawatt – Mystic Vocation
43. Mask – Hey DJ
44. Goth Trad – Itinerant Priest
45. Lurka – Skeptic
46. X-Fire – Shadow Fighter
47. Goth Trad – Sublimation
48. Biome – Swirls
49. Exemen – Yesterday
50. Headhunter – Projector
51. Pheleah – Lament (Dj Madd Remix)
52. NDread – Oceans Eleven
53. Plastician – Pump Up The Jam
54. Caski – Don’t Chuck It
55. Danny Weed – Salt Beef

Thanks to everyone who tunes in/downloads the podcast. Big up.

Brother

Hello hello, we are proud to announce DJs for our special Life’s A Beach Event at the Isle of Wight Festival. Spinning the vinyls and banging their laptops we have Stornoway, Brother, Scarletz, Man  Like Me, Gareth Icke, Ska’d For Life, NME and maybe a few other special guests…

Because we are having a beach party and you are invited…

The legendary Isle of Wight Festival 2011 celebrates its 10th birthday by turning up the summer vibe and creating its own urban beach. ‘Life’s a Beach’ supported by Boxfresh will take festival goers to the seaside without them having to leave the Festival site.

Tonnes of silvery sands are being delivered to Penny Lane on the Festival site to create the original Festival beach. ‘Life’s a Beach’ with Boxfresh will be the perfect place to relax, unwind, re-energise and build sand castles! Deckchairs, beach huts and a full program of activity that includes; exercise classes, beach yoga & zumba, by day and DJ’s (a few very, very special guests), live music and fire jugglers by night.

Who needs Bahamas?

01.  Let’s Go All The Way (Early Version)
02. Alexander Dexter Jones – Phantastic Phone Call”
03. Housse De Racket – Roman
04. Polarsets – Sunshine Eyes
05. Gallops – Miami Spider (Ponciau edit)
06. Cosmonaut – Say What You Want
07. Creep (Feat. Romy Madeley-Croft From The XX) – Days (Azari & III reMix)
08. Is Tropical – The Greeks
09. Peter & The Magician – Twist
10. The Touch – Sermon
11. Logo X Icona Pop – Luvsick
12. Beat Connection – Silver Screen
13. Nightbox – Pyramid
14. Guards – Resolution Of One
15. Fiction – Big Things
16. Exotica – Conte D’Eté (Afrofunk Version)

Kitsune are kindly giving away a mini-mix of the compilation as a free download on their website, we suggest you go and grab it and get your dancing shoes on.

It’s all about film this week. After tonight’s Libertines premiere we are already preparing ourselves for Friday and some serious short film action. Our friend Jon McClure, who you might know as the front man of Reverend and the Makers, has expanded his talents into film making. Lies is a collection of short clips based on lies that he told his brother as a kid. We had a quick chat with the artist himself and asked three cheeky questions about, well, lies.

Q:  What is the biggest lie you’ve ever told?
A: Yes, I’m not having it off with that girl.

Q: We love Fleetwood Mac’s song “Little Lies”. What are your three favourite songs about lies or mistruths?
A: I do love that Fleetwood Mac song, too! So that’s one. The second one could be “Promises and Lies” by UB40, I listened to it a lot when I was 12 years old. And the third one…(starts humming) that one! Madonna’s Secret. What a tune.

Q: Where would you like to lie down this bank holiday weekend?
A: In a field, any field, with a beautiful woman.

Good luck with that, Jon! The film along with other shorts from new UK talents are screened at the Barbican on the 29th. Beats William and Kate, we think. Buy tickets here: http://www.barbican.org.uk/film/event-detail.asp?ID=12164