artists

• Where: Barbarella’s Discotheque
• When: Friday 08.07. at tbc

Since starting life in 2005 electric minds has become one of brightest & most cutting edge records labels / parties in London. The label has released music from the likes of Mark E, Duffstep, Hreno, The Mole, Toby Tobias, Ilija Rudman, Michael J Collins, Yam Who, Gatto Fritto, Stevie Kotey, Faze Action plus many more as well as a special album recreating and covering a number of Arthur Russell’s classic tracks that was released in 2009 on cd and limited edition vinyl. DJ Magazine & IDJ have listed electric minds as one of the pioneering labels currently championing the sounds of house and disco; both magazines featured the label in their August ’09 edition with IDJ providing a 4 page feature on electric minds in their December ’09 edition. DJ Magazine followed up their previous words with a full feature on electric minds in July 2010.

All of the A&R, art direction and label management is handled by Dolan Bergin and in the last few years electric minds has found fans worldwide. Its music has received support from DJs and producers across the scene namely Ame, Sasse, Prins Thomas, The Revenge, Milton Jackson, Harvey, Danny Krivit, Idjut Boys, Will Saul and many more.

Dolan completed a tour of Japan and Australia in June 2009 to promote electric minds Volume 1 Cd series as well as summer festival dates in Croatia, Germany, Italy and The U.K. November ’09 saw collaboration with the award winning Lovebox Festival to launch the Arthur Russell Tribute album.

2010 included a boat party at Croatia’s Garden Festival, an album launch in New York and further dates in Paris, Switzerland, Italy & Berlin. The London events started over the Easter weekend with a huge warehouse party that was jointly organized with secretsundaze with a follow up taking place over the May bank Holiday in the loft above East London’s Rich Mix Cinema. In October Dolan solely promoted the Commix album launch for the Metalheadz label, bringing to London Berghain / Panorama resident Marcel Dettmann. In addition Resident Advisor sponsor the electric minds loft parties that take place over the summer / autumn bringing guests to London such as Tony Lionni, Move D, Mark E, Commix, Marcus Worgull, Christopher Rau.

For 2011 the loft parties continue as well as a return to Croatia’s Garden Festival to host their weekend club night. electric minds join forces with the Warm Agency to host the Saturday dance stage at London’s Lovebox Festival as well as jointly organising 3 bank holiday warehouse parties which include 2 exclusive London label showcases for Berghain / Panorama Bar’s label, Ostgut Ton. A return to Australia, Asia and the U.S.A. in 2011 is underway with gigs in Singapore, Bali, Jakarta, Sydney Melbourne, Adelaide, San Francisco & New York.

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