ATP Nightmare Before Xmas 2011

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If you attended we hope you had a great time & hope to see you again soon. We return to Butlins in March for a weekend curated by Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel, who so far has picked artists include Joanna Newsom, Boredoms, The Magnetic Fields, Thurston Moore, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Scratch Acid, Low, The Fall, Yann Tiersen and many more. Tickets are on sale now and if you want to pay a deposit now and the rest of the apartment cost by the end of February, our deposit scheme still has a little room.

- The ATP Jeff Mangum TUMBLR is here!

We’ll also be running I’ll Be Your Mirror at London’s Alexandra Palace in May curated by Mogwai & ATP - headliners include Slayer performing Reign In Blood, The Afghan Whigs, Sleep, Dirty Three, Codeine, Mudhoney with far more to be confirmed. Info/tickets here.

- The I’ll Be Your Mirror London TUMBLR is here!

ATP Nightmare - Thank You!

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:42:18 +0000

ATP Nightmare - Thank You!:

If you came to Nightmare Before Christmas, Thank You! We hope you got home safe and are recovering well. Check out our aftermath message on the link above.

Free Battles Mix, DJs, Cinema, Lectures + Stage Times for Nightmare Before Christmas! Tickets available!

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:37:05 +0000

Free Battles Mix, DJs, Cinema, Lectures + Stage Times for Nightmare Before Christmas! Tickets available!:

The festival is this weekend - check the link above for Stage Times, a free Battles mix and more. See you there!

Theo Parrish Live @ Taico Club 09 Kawasaki - 2010

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:40:30 +0000

Theo Parrish Live @ Taico Club 09 Kawasaki - 2010

On The Road with: Battles

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:03:48 +0000

On The Road with: Battles:

Battles interview via Songkick

Quietus Mix 52: Gary Numan & Ade Fenton Are Friends Electric

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:53:23 +0000

Quietus Mix 52: Gary Numan & Ade Fenton Are Friends Electric :

Great mix from Gary Numan via our pals at The Quietus. Gary plays the Nightmare Before Christmas on the Saturday 10th December as picked by Battles.

Mixtape Swap at Nightmare confirmed

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:18:11 +0000

ATP attendeee Matt Griffiths has setup a Big Pretentious Mix CD Swap for this year’s Nightmare Before Christmas. Here are his rules:

“The aim: Bring a 10 Track Mix CD and give it to a perfect stranger as an Xmas present. These aren’t rules, they are merely guidelines-

- You must swap your mix with a total stranger. You’ve probably been forcing your far superior music taste on to your close friends for years. Time to spread your wings, now is the perfect time.

- 10 Tracks long please! This is more of a challenge to you…..the creator. I’m sure you’re already thinking about opening tracks, what leads well in to what, themes, bringing out the obscure, a balance of serious music with just the right amount of light hearted moments and more importantly including your favourite b-side.

- This is a pretentious mix - Give it a pretentious name

- This is a pretentious mix - Give it a pretentious cover / or wrap it in Xmas wrapping paper.

- Include the names of Artists / Tracks - some people won’t know what’s on your mix so don’t keep it a secret. And it’ll be handy in the car for the journey home.

- This is just a guideline, you put as much or as little effort in to this as you like. The aim is to have a bit of Fun with it and you can make as many mixes as you like…..”

The exact time and place of the swap is going to take be confirmed along with the event stage times next week - but we wanted to let you know now so you have more time to make your mix. To RSVP for the swap go here on Facebook.

We hope to see a lot of you there and if it’s a success maybe we’ll make it a regular event for ATP festivals!

Nightmare Before Christmas mixed by Les Savy Fav - Free Mixtape!

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:16:39 +0000

Nightmare Before Christmas mixed by Les Savy Fav - Free Mixtape!:

Hit the link above to enjoy a free mixtape chosen by Les Savy Fav who have picked a track each from all of the artists chosen for their day of the event, highlighted by an unreleased Oxes track from back in 1999.

Junior Boys - You’ll Improve Me (Caribou Remix)

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:23:05 +0000

Junior Boys - You’ll Improve Me (Caribou Remix)

Via Pitchfork: “Ramshackle indie-pop duo Dodos released a...

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:20:00 +0000

Via Pitchfork: “Ramshackle indie-pop duo Dodos released a very fine (and slightly overlooked) record this year, No Color; now, they’re giving away a new, previously unreleased track, “So Cold”. Download it above. Dodos will play “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” on November 29; they’ll perform No Color highlight “Don’t Try to Hide It” with assistance from Neko Case (who helped out on No Color, too).”

Audio: A Mixtape by Walls

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:31:07 +0000

Audio: A Mixtape by Walls:

Hit the link above for a great mixtape from Nightmare Before Christmas artists Walls who play the Battles day of the festival.

New line-up addition: DJ RASHAD & DJ SPINN (playing Caribou’s day)

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:11:00 +0000

Bio:

DJ Rashad:

DJ Rashad has been instrumental to the creation and evolution of Chicago Juke music and has been lifelong friends with other key players on the scene, such as Paul Johnson, DJ Gant-Man, DJ Spinn, DJ Godfather, and Jammin Gerald. He has the ability to blend elements of house, ghetto house, disco, juke, and ghettotech together with a knack for creating sparse, snappy tracks that manage to convey a physicality and funk with a spectacular precision.

Along with his teammates DJ Spinn and DJ Gant-Man, DJ Rashad has become notorious for making juke anthems that have made fans outside the world of Chicago mix cds. He’s DJ’ed across Europe and released records on Juke Trax and Databass records earlier on in his career and some big remixes and collaborations are in the pipeline.

DJ Spinn:

A staple in footwork circles since the late 90s, and regular DJ at house parties throughout Chicagoland. South suburb resident Spinn started his career dancing for the legendary early dance crew House–O–Matics, later on becoming part of Wolf Pac with his partner in crime DJ Rashad. Known for having a knack for breaking down everything from hip-hop tracks to Pink Floyd into circle worthy material, his basement studio is a regular hangout for many prominent dancers and producers of today.

Video:

Audio:

Check out some tracks on the ATP site bio page: click here!

Cults featuring Freddie Gibbs - Bad Things (Remix) via...

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:16:29 +0000

Cults featuring Freddie Gibbs - Bad Things (Remix)

via Hypetrak

(playing Nightmare Before Christmas on Saturday 10th December curated by Battles)

Video: The Dodos - Rockfeedback live session

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:17:56 +0000

Video: The Dodos - Rockfeedback live session

Nightmare Before Christmas mixed by Caribou - Free Mixtape!

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:40:46 +0000

Nightmare Before Christmas mixed by Caribou - Free Mixtape!:

Hit the link to enjoy an amazing mix put together by Dan Snaith (Caribou), who has created an intense hour long journey through the artists chosen for his day of the Nightmare Before Christmas event, highlighted by a new and previously unreleased remix of Improve Me by Junior Boys.

Video: Holy Fuck live in session at the legendary Maida Vale...

Sat, 12 Nov 2011 22:44:40 +0000

Video: Holy Fuck live in session at the legendary Maida Vale studios.

(playing Friday 9th December - Curated by Les Savy Fav)

Recommended Album: Underground Resistance - Interstellar Fugitives

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:18:16 +0000

Click the album cover to listen on Spotify. Underground Resistance present Interstellar Fugitives at ATP Nightmare Before Christmas as chosen by Battles.

Video: Wild Flag - Romance (Live on KEXP)(playing Friday 9th...

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:29:30 +0000

Video: Wild Flag - Romance (Live on KEXP)

(playing Friday 9th December - Curated by Les Savy Fav)

Download: Washed Out - Amor Fati (Clams Casino Remix)

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:24:09 +0000

Download: Washed Out - Amor Fati (Clams Casino Remix):

Free download of new Washed Out remix via Pitchfork

(playing Saturday 10th December - Curated by Battles)

Video: Factory Floor - Two Different Ways | Official VideoFilmed...

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:43:34 +0000

Video: Factory Floor - Two Different Ways | Official Video
Filmed & Directed by Factory Floor & Ethan Reid at FFHQ
Dancing by Jason Hull, Visuals by Dan Tombs. DFA Records.

(Playing Sunday 11th December - Curated by Caribou)