Tusk Turns Three!
Tusk Turns Three!
16-02-18
This February sees an important anniversary of one of our favourite parties, Tusk! Promoters Ant C, James Baillie and Chris Camplin have been bringing over some of Europe's most impressive underground electronic music talent to our lazer basement for three years now! With previous guests including Andrew Weatherall, Craig Richards and Doc Sleep, we can't wait to see what they have planned for 2018. They're kicking it all off with Ostgut Ton legend and Dalston Superstore favourite Prosumer! We caught up with the boys to chat past highlights, favourite club nights and
You guys have been throwing your TUSK night at Superstore for three years now! That’s awesome, happy anniversary! How did the three of you meet and start promoting together?
Ant C (AC): Thanks! Time sure has flown. It’s been a lot of fun. Thanks for having us! I’ve known the boys socially for years from out an about around London.
Chris Camplin (CC): Yeah, we would bump into each other at our favourite dance floors - in fact I think I met both James & Ant at Horse Meat Disco initially. I know James came back to my place for a post-HMD afterparty one bank holiday Monday.
James Baillie (JB): It became obvious we all had a love for music, so I took the idea to Chris and Ant about us doing our own night and TUSK developed from there…
For those that have never been to your party before – tell them what it’s about (and what they’re missing out on!)
CC: Amazing music, great DJ lineups, stellar crowd, lasers and that awesome DSS basement sound system.
AC: Yep, that pretty much sums it up. We just want people to have as much fun as we’re having. I do love me some lasers! We bring in some extra lasers for TUSK and the boys have started calling me Laser Minelli. I kinda like it!
If you had to sum up the TUSK sound in one track, what would it be?
CC: For me it would be - Tiga - Love Don't Dance Here Anymore (C2 Remix 1)
AC: Tough question – I think it would have to be Markus Gibb – Tohl (Original mix) – Always seems to go off, plus I tend to layer it up with a vocal loop from Voodoo Ray, which fits nicely.
JB: For me it would be Shake It by Fantastic Twins.
Who have been some of your favourite guests over the years?
AC: We try to keep things fresh by working with people who have something individual to bring. Doc Sleep was awesome – she really worked us out. Ewan Pearson for his musicality. A Love From Outer Space (Andrew Weatherall and Sean Johnston) when they took over the basement all night for our Pride Special in 2016. Ketiov was great too and a world exclusive for us!
CC: Ketiov, Doc Sleep & Nail have been some of my faves.
JB: A Love From Outer Space, Craig Richards and Doc Sleep.
Has there been an overall highlight for you?
CC: Being able to book some of my favourite DJs and producers at one of my top clubs.
AC: As Chris says, being able to work with some of the people we have admired for years. Everybody has been super nice and its been interesting to hang out and chat with them about their experiences and get their advice and input.
Your special birthday guest is Prosumer – why did you choose him to ring in your fourth year?
CC: I think Prosumer has a special place in all our hearts and we’ve been discussing booking him for some time now and everything just landed into place!
AC: Yeah – absolutely. I met him at Glastonbury a few years ago and we got chatting and stayed in touch. I think he liked what we were trying to do with TUSK and seems much more open to working with people on that basis, rather than just going for the huge shows. I tried to make it happen during 2017, but we couldn’t make the dates line up – so the third birthday party seemed the perfect choice to have him with us!
What are some of your favourite club nights in London at the moment?
CC: Of course at our sisters Discosodoma and Homodrop at Superstore are up there along with the legendary Horse Meat Disco.
AC: All of the above. I’m also enjoying the residency programs that XOYO and Phonox are running – its interesting to get somebody else’s take on who to put together to make a cohesive night of music.
JB: Similar really – A Love From Outer Space, Chapter 10, Discosodoma and Horse Meat Disco.
Any DJs that you would love to work with in the future?
CC: Sure, we have a big list forming. The Honey Soundsystem guys, Midland, The Black Madonna, Octo Octa.
JB: Felix Dickinson, Black Merlin, Job Jobse, Superpitcher, Massimilliano Pagliara.
AC: The list goes on – Jennifer Cardini, Justin Robertson, Optimo, Mike Servito, Marcel Vogel, Derrick Carter – who knows? Watch this space…
Are you pulling out any special surprises for your birthday that you can let us in on?
AC: Now that would be telling…
JB: I’ve got a good few head melting tracks that are not coming out until Spring…
CC: You’ll have to wait and see!
Catch Tusk at their Third Birthday Bash on Saturday 24 February from 9pm-5am at Dalston Superstore!
Tusk Turns Three!