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About Me

"The infamous and much loved Insurgents, sure to make a mess of it in a very, very good way" (Timeout magazine)Previously residents at The (Big Beat) Boutique in Brighton, The Insurgents have played a wide range of gigs throughout the UK including Wall Of Sound @ Glastonbury, Touche's Bodyclap, Chew The Fat, Mulletover, Transmission, Radio Soulwax, Ministry Of Sound, Electric Stew, Trailer Trash, Machine, Razzmatazz (Barcelona) and quite a few more (you get the idea). You can catch them at their regular haunts, the monthly party Synth Nymph @ 333 and Retox @ Sosho weekly. Come watch them make a mess of it in a very, very good way.

My Interests

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Member Since: 3/7/2006
Band Website: theinsurgents.co.uk
Band Members: Alex Jones (tall one with straw-like hair, reminiscent of Worzal Gummage) and Jaime Franks (looks like Kenny Everitt)
Influences: More inspirations than influences, starting with that "you're the best around, no-ones gonna ever take ya down" track from Karate Kid, gave us both the impetus to confront the school bullies and even today helps us when negotiating fees with the big bad promoters (who were the bullied kids, ironically), James Murphy & DFA Records, Thomas Schumacher, Gomma, Bloc Party, Rough Trade, The Young Ones, !!!, Systematic Records, "Staring at the sun" by TV On The Radio, all Jean Claude Van Damne/Steven Seagal/Eric Roberts movies, Erol Alkan, Soulwax, Ricky Gervais, the French who do it so much better - Daft Punk, Justice, Kitsune records etc, Digitalism, Gorillaz, Napolean Dynamite, Felix Da Housecat, Louis Theroux, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Scott Hardkiss, Trash, Alan Partridge, cool Australians - Cut Copy, Modular, Friendly and er... Jaime's wife, City Rockers, DJ Shadow, Paul Epworth, Spaced, "Munich" by The Editors, Simian Mobile Disco, 20/20 Vision Records, Bugged Out, Stuart Price, Touche (more tricks than any DJ we know), Ableton, Breakbeat records circa 98 - 01, Games Workshop and all the Trev's, Dave's or Lee's in Ben Sherman shirt/Stone Island jumper/Reebok Classics combo, asking aggressively"D'ya 'av' any funky 'ouse mate" - an inspiration to us all!
Sounds Like: When DJing expect a bastard hybrid of full on electro, quirky grooves and a bunch of other stuff...
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Our rubbish page

You may notice that our page is a bit pants, really bad font, a swirley image that doesn't cover the whole screen and is just generally a bit shit. As Alex is a graphic designer he feels his reputatio...
Posted by The Insurgents on Sat, 05 Aug 2006 10:24:00 PST

Timeout Magazine feature

We have recently been included in an article in Timeout Magazine featuring the new breed of DJ talent spinning in the capital's clubs. So for anyone with a vague interest in us click on this link...
Posted by The Insurgents on Sun, 18 Jun 2006 12:51:00 PST

Synth Nymph begins...

We are launching our night Synth Nymph on the 6th May 2006 at 333 in London. We have some amazing guests lined up over the next few months, you could do worse than pay it a visit. Click on the im...
Posted by The Insurgents on Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:55:00 PST

Guest mix and interview for Chew The Fat on Ministry FM, recorded 03/02/06

To listen to The Insurgents guest mix on Ministry FM click on this link and select The Insurgents mix (obviously!) http://www.ministryofsound.com/Radio/DJMixArchive/RadioMixFe ature.htm?a=Fat Breaks...
Posted by The Insurgents on Fri, 10 Mar 2006 11:05:00 PST