Vector Lovers

FREAKIN Radio is taking over Kennedy's Caf Bar next Thursday for a fantastic free session headlined by York's electronic wizard (and personal favourite) Vector Lovers.

The internet dance music station, which has been broadcasting online for the past six months and is run by the city's dance collective Freakin, is stepping up its programme of live events as its audience expands.

Freakin Radio has already held a couple of live sessions, with acts including Robokid, who is signed to Vector Lovers' Iwari.com label, but it is hoped these will now be on a monthly or bi-monthly basis in the basement bar at Kennedy's.

The Basic Soul Show and Strictly Social are already fed live into VJ's Art Bar, in Finkle Street, on Tuesdays, between 6pm and 10pm.

Mark Yeshin, of Freakin, says: "It's going really well. We are signing up new shows all the time and building the programming up to a point where we are putting out programmes throughout the night."

The live electronica set by Vector Lovers, aka Martin Wheeler, promises to be a real treat, with the possibility of an exclusive first airing of some of the material on his forthcoming second album, Capsule For One.

If you've not yet heard his irresistible blend of gorgeous synth tunes and funky robot electro, you really are missing out. DJ Mag and M8 both placed his debut release in the top ten albums of 2004 and his track Tokyo Glitterati features on the new BMW 3 Series advert now gracing television screens nationwide.

There will also be DJ support from Herbie Dumpling of Brainwash Records, Bob Holland of Mish Mash on Freakin Radio, and Freakin resident Jax.

Most importantly, the session is completely free to attend and you won't need to get up for work the following day because it's Good Friday - hurrah. There is absolutely no excuse not to give it whirl.

Freakin - The Radio Sessions, at Kennedy's Caf-Bar, Little Stonegate, Thursday, 8pm-midnight, free entry. For more information, visit www.freakin.org.

Updated: 16:31 Thursday, March 17, 2005