We’ve reduced a few items in the shop – all under a tenner:

Philou Louzolo – Nubian Quadrant EP 12″ – £4.99

Andrew Weatherall – Blue Bullet EP Limited edition cassette – £5.99

Andrew Weatherall – Blue Bullet EP 12″ – £7.99

Binker Golding and Elliot Galvin – Ex Nihilo LP 12″ – £9.99

Whisky Jane Foxtrot – Limited edition CD, includes bonus track from PYJÆN – £3.50

KMRU – Erased EP 12″ Test Pressing – £7.99

Native Cruise – Sky Rider EP Limited edition cassette – £4.99

On 15 February 2020, Walthamstow Jazz Festival in association with TRUMAN’S returns for a second year, reaching across the spectrum to pull together a day of amazing music created and curated for your ears from artists at the cutting edge here in the UK and beyond. It’s not every day you get a chance to bring one of Wu-Tang Clan to your area, so when the chance to book U-god came up we grabbed it, and are thrilled to be bringing Golden Arms to headline Walthamstow Jazz Festival 2020 with London natives Project Karnak as his live band. This is a one-off, never to be repeated.

Joining U-God on the bill are established names in their field like Laura Jurd, bandleader of 2017 Mercury nominees Dinosaur, Free Jazz and improvising pioneer Evan Parker, and breakout star of the London scene Binker Golding, Danalogue and Betamax of The Comet Is Coming, combining as Soccer96, leading Bristol lights Ishmael Ensemble, and many many more, with Fat White Family closing on the decks.

Limited £25 Tickets here: http://link.dice.fm/walthamstow-jazz-festival-2020

Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2640430082689933/

A heads up. I’m curating Walthamstow Jazz Festival 2019 in association with Adnams, bringing together legendary and cutting edge talent, with Cream drummer Ginger Baker headlining with his Jazz Confusion outfit, as well as the effortlessly cool Django Django, free jazz pioneer Evan Parker, Stereolab’s Laetitia Sadier, Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore, and rising stars such as Emma-Jean Thackray, Binker Golding, Project Karnak and others.

Here is the provisional running order for Ravenswood for Eat or Heat this Saturday just down the road in Walthamstow! One day of DJs raising money for our local food bank Eat or Heat across 4 venues headlined by Simian Mobile Disco with the likes of Nicky Blackmarket, Anna Prior and Flamingods supporting. Come and have a boogie, entry is FREE, with donations encouraged. Facebook event here.

WILD CARD BREWERY
1400-1700 DubRoot/General Echo/Vital Sound
1700-1830 Axel Lewis b2b Mack
1830-2000 Special Guest
2000-2130 Nicky Blackmarket
2130-2330 Reggae Roast
2330-0100 Simian Mobile Disco

PILLARS BREWERY
1500-1600 Damo
1600-1730 Jack Gelling
1730-1830 Yasker
1830-1930 Adrian Spurdon
1930-2130 DJ Food
2130-2300 Anna Prior
2300-0000 Don Vapor

MOTHER’S RUIN
1500-1700 John Russell and Byrd Out
1700-2200 Eastern Front/Pete Fowler
2200-0000 Betamax vs Mama Calor

THE REAL AL
1600-1900 StowLab
1900-2000 Balearic Sabbath
2000-2100 Astronauts
2100-2300 Flamingods

This will almost certainly be our last big ticketed event, with a future focus on vinyl output. Come along, with Kaleida and Soccer96 on the bill supporting Vitalic, this is sure to be a special event!

A majority of tickets are gone – get yours here: https://www.residentadvisor.net/events/1007839

Saturday 23 September is Walthamstow Electronic 2017, and there are now less than 50 Night-time only tickets to catch the iconic LEFTFIELD here in E17!

With thanks to everyone who pre-ordered the ‘Walthamstow Moon (’61 revisted)’ vinyl by Evan parker, John Edwards, and John Russell – this is finally here, and being posted. UK orders went this weekend, and international shipping will follow this week. Thank you for your patience – it is a lovely record.

Yes! Legendary dance music pioneers Leftfield, and the iconic Laetitia Sadier Source Ensemble will headline the first Walthamstow Electronic festival on Saturday 23 September!

The festival is split in two – Daytime, and Night-time – with separate tickets for each at just £12.50, and a cheaper Combined ticket at £20 for both.

DAYTIME (1600-2100)
Laetitia Sadier Source Ensemble
Pye Corner Audio
BBC Radiophonic Workshop
+ more!

NIGHT-TIME (2100-0200)
Leftfield (DJ set)
Bullion
Shinra
La Leif

Walthamstow Electronic is a celebration of the full spectrum of Electronic Music, centred on Mirth, Marvel, and Maud, formerly the EMD Cinema, a beautiful Grade II Listed building, and one steeped in music history – it was played by John Coltrane and The Beatles.

And alongside the main Daytime and Night-time events we’re putting on Talks by movers and shakers of UK Labels, as well as side events in other venues in Walthamstow.

• Daytime only ticket £12.50
• Night-time only ticket £12.50
• Combined (Daytime and Night-time) ticket £20

Tickets available via Eventbrite, TicketWeb, Resident Advisor, and Dice. Wristbands will be available for collection on the day at the venue.
Full Daytime Line-up to be confirmed nearer the time.

Sadly, Mirth, Marvel and Maud isn’t very wheelchair friendly. If you are a wheelchair user and plan to attend, drop us a line at byrdout@gmail.com.

[Travel]
Tube: Walthamstow Central
Bus: Walthamstow Central
The venue is just a 5 minute walk from Walthamstow Central Bus and Tube Stations.)
Car: If you are coming by car you will want to check the Council’s information on Controlled Parking Zones.
Cycling: There’s plenty of cycle parking in the area.

P.S. Walthamstow Electronic 2017 isn’t exclusively a Byrd Out event, we’re organising it with These Days, Walthamstow Rock ‘n’ Roll Book Club and others!

Huge thanks to everyone who turned out last night – a great and varied selection of music from the artists, thanks to Astronauts, Leafcutter John and Si Goulder. In a huge coup, Jay brought his friends Jack and Gabriel from Jagwar Ma to DJ too! A few shots below.