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Calling all our @weoutherefest crew! Come and join us for the 6th annual H&T Hackney WOH poetry slam! Sunday 23rd august 1:45-3pm in the Talks Tent. Poets arrive early at the tent to sign up to share your poem on the mic. The rules are Max 3.5mins, no props, no music acapella, judged by randomly selected members of the audience to see if you can be crowned this year's winner. We will be joined by last year's winner @donald_surfaces as our sacrificial poet and @ht_hackney seasons winner @tillymackslang will battle it out with this year's hopefuls with an opportunity to win a ticket to next year! Hosting duties as always by Angry Sam + Lydia Beardmore with musical commentary and vibes provided by @closeupthings Can't wait to see you there x by @closeupthings
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a month ago
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Happs to announce I'll be curating a summer of takeovers once a month this summer @signaturebrewbh . I’ll be inviting some of my musical friends to join me in their new outdoor Suntrap Space equipped with a nice set up and kicking sound system 🔊 Kicking things off on Saturday 16 May, I’m joined by my fellow @theoverproofs band mate @lauradaggerdeb and local crew @walthamstowdubclub for a full day of soul, Afro-Latin, ska, rocksteady, roots, dub and dancehall and Jungle!! Free entry all day! by @closeupthings
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5 months ago
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"im just trying to FUNCTION". Epic scenes @bugmanldn with the mcs mc @big_flowdan last night with some extra fire power off some big 21inch subs (Glad I remembered my earplugs). Brukking out into some positive life changes and fitting way to say bye to @corsica.studios . Big up @kittyxhenxtaylor for the birthday present and @death_doom_eob and @5th.world for the vibes 🔥 taken in Corsica Studios by @closeupthings
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6 months ago
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Playing some records at the Madness Fun House Weekender tonight — 8pm at Inn On The Green. Have some fond memories of my younger brother and I chasing each other round our house ( see what I did there) listening to them full blast, so this one feels nice . Brought a lovely selection box with and got my ska/rock steady at on, so come see me tonight if your about 🎶 Also running the request line soundclash with @houseofdinosaur crew Saturday afternoon so come and pick up the phone! #MadnessFunHouse #FunHouseWeekender #InnOnTheGreen#SkaAndReggae #rocksteaey taken in Butlins Minehead by @closeupthings
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10 months ago
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🤗 YES FAM.. Parental Guidance is back! 🎵 Check out our amazing guest Parent DJ Selectors that will be guiding the sounds for our family friendly open decks session this coming Sunday @aaeebbdd @erikstratosferik @djshaikhthat @larry_plays_records @closeupthings @djjackles Come and join us... Bring your fam, bring your friends for a FREE afternoon of dancing ⏰ 12-6pm 📍@cornercornercanadawater 🎟️ Register for free tickets (link in bio/stories) by @closeupthings
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a year ago
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🎤 WE OUT HERE POETRY SLAM 🎤 Returning for their 5th year, the mighty Hammer & Tongue Hackney crew bring the annual WOH poetry slam — a 3.5-minute, anything-goes lyrical showdown judged by the friendliest crowd you’ll ever meet. 🔥 Hosted by: Angry Sam, Lydia Beardmore & Keith Jarrett + razor-sharp musical commentary from @closeupthings Since 2002, Hammer & Tongue have been shaking up poetry slams nationwide — from grassroots stages to the Royal Albert Hall — called “the best poetry gigs in Europe” and praised by The Guardian for reinventing poetry for the hip hop generation. #PoetrySlam #WeOutHereFest #HammerAndTongue #SpokenWord #FestivalVibes #WeOutHere #WordPower #KaeTempest #RaymondAntrobus #OpenMicEnergy #weoutherefest #weouthere #spokenword #openmicenergy #spokenword #festivalvibes #spokenword #hammerandtongue taken in We Out Here Festival by @closeupthings
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a year ago
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Saturday 31 May | 7-10pm CLOSE UP THINGS + LARRY PLAYS RECORDS BMC Radio’s very own @closeupthings + @larry_plays_records guest this week! Alex and Larry’s paths crossed on the grind of London’s DJ circuit—years of late nights, last-minute covers, and mutual trust that the other would always deliver, no matter the brief. Their bond grew out of a deep respect for each other’s taste and talent. While Alex was deep in the world of soundsystems, Larry was busy building an online radio station—yet they always found time to link up, swap tracks, trade tech tips, and talk music. What started as professional respect soon became a rock-solid friendship. Though they’ve never officially played side by side, their musical connection runs so deep it feels like they’ve been doing it forever. This Saturday, they are finally sharing the decks—and they’re bringing the vibes to every dancer, head nodder, and curious soul who wanders into the Brixton Village Courtyard. by @closeupthings
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a year ago
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THANK YOU! We are still 🐝 buzzing 🐝 from all the energy @richmixlondon This April, we brought WAIVE across the channel for a day of music-making — hosted with the support of @jackalackalack at Rich Mix London. Here’s what went down: 🎛️ We kicked off the day with a workshop on responsible AI practices and the WAIVE toolkit ▶️ By night, the room transformed as @closeupthings and @sofractures blended WAIVE’s heritage samples with their own music in live sets 💥 Each set unfolded alongside real-time visuals generated by WAIVE Front Want to explore WAIVE yourself? Discover our toolkit through the link in bio 🔗 More About WAIVE 💡 WAIVE transforms public archival recordings into ready-to-use sound samples, MIDI files, and VJ content for live productions. Developed in collaboration with @beeldgeluid @bbc the Baltic Audiovisual Archival Council, the Catalan Media Corporation, @arran.lyon, and @superposition.cc, and made possible by @mondriaanfonds and @stimuleringsfonds 🙌 by @closeupthings
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a year ago
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Been a cracking 2 or so years working as the music programmer and booking for @silverleaf_bar But all good things must come to an end as sadly the bar is closing its doors tonight so if you can pop in and make the most of what they have on offer Firstly a massive thanks to @liam_broom for getting me involved and all the incredible staff past and present who without exception were very talented and lovely people. Anybody who went in and worked in the industry or otherwise could see the difference and quality of what they were doing there.  Big up all the DJs events crews and people  I've worked with and booked for the resident slots and the many take over and brand events with @reaction_events I really enjoyed making it the kind of place id like to play records and compliment the amazing decor and drinks whilst having djs express themselves in their own styles and have a good time doing it and everyone individually was booked on that basis. I hope that came across 🙏🏼. You've all been a dream to work with and look forward to doing more in the future. I'll be playing us out one last time from 9pm X by @closeupthings
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2 years ago
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Going B2B with @coreybocker at last night's 'Texture is Everything' launch @silverleaf_bar for a @londoncocktailweekofficial was a vibe! Congrats @liam_broom and @ruebenjc on the new menu 💥 Next up this Saturday catch me at 7pm @bmc.radio have curated a line up of back to back sets @brixton.village courtyard. Massive thanks so @handsonfam for supporting the station and giving us the chance to do our thing. We will be going from 3-10pm and the weather is looking good so let's show autumn who's boss 😎. ****Set Times***** 3-4pm @handsonfam 4-5pm @gwjazz 5-6pm @coreybocker b2b @iamchlxxe 6-7pm @ulysse.dj b2b @denisha.anderson 7-8pm @closeupthings b2b @joewcoulson 8-9pm @keepmovin.djs 9-10pm @bear_winder b2b @larry_plays_records #bmcradio #brixtonvillagelates #london #regulardegular by @closeupthings
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2 years ago
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Was a dream to be back @weoutherefest for the third time with @ht_hackney doing the slam. Big up all the people who crammed out the sweaty tent at half 12 on a Sunday to join us it was a proper vibe. As was the rest of the weekend every year seems to outdo itself. Big up all the H+T crew and all the friendly faces, past present and new I bumped into. It was a breath of fresh air to ditch my phone ,catch up with peeps and dance off life in the outside world in the blood red sun to incredible music. Hopefully I can do another full set next year 🤞🏼 Either way I'll be back! #weouthere #dj #hammerandtongue taken in We Out Here Festival by @closeupthings
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2 years ago
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About to touch down @weoutherefest to help provide vibes,moods and a lively soundtrack to the @ht_hackney Poetry Slam this Sunday in the talks tent at 12:30pm Sunday. The first pic is the bowl seeing @channelonesoundsystem last year vibes were off the scale. Looking forward to catching up with @bmc.radio and some other familiar faces 🔥 #woh #2024 #poetry #dj by @closeupthings
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2 years ago
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