Chris Cargo

2003 Archived News



22nd Dec: Cargo in Belfast on NYE For the first time since playing at Thompson's Garage on New Years Eve 2000, Chris will be spinning in his hometown of Belfast on NYE. You can catch him at Imprint, @ The Basement Bar, were he will be playing from 11.10 until 1am. Tickets are on sale now from the venue priced £8 or alternatively you can pay £10 at the door. Joining Chris will be Imprint residents Sandra Gourley and Lisa Flavelle plus a host of live musicians. Other dates to watch out for over the Christmas period include 20th December at Bar Zu in L'Derry and if your lucky enough, you can catch Chris in Lisbon, Portugal on Christmas day. Also news just in that Chris will be playing at an 'after hours' party on NYE at Zafron, Lisburn Road, Belfast. Seb plays Cargo track on Radio 1 Radio 1 dj Seb Fontaine has been spinning Chris's mix of Alex Joon. 'Deep Down' on ACDC Records and on Saturday 29th November he dropped it on his Radio 1 Saturday night show. The full track listing is below. You can catch Seb live on Radio 1 every Saturday night from 7pm til 9pm. He is also playing Lush! on Boxing Night. Seb Fontaine - Tracklist - 29/11/2003 Scissor Sisters - 'Comfortably Numb (Paper Faces Remix)'(V2) Paul Jackson and Steve Smith - 'The Push (Far From Here)'(Underwater) Unknown - 'Unknown'(White Label) Missy Elliot vs Tribal Funk - 'Pass The Dutch'(White Label) *VIP* The Beginnerz - 'Doin Me Wrong'(Oxyd) NG3 - 'Hola'(White Label) The Slacksons - 'Six Alive'(Bullet Proof Sonics) Planet Funk - 'Rosa Blu (Lee Cabrera Mix)'(Illustrious) Mood II Swing - 'Can't Get Away (Rulers of the Deep Dub)'(Defected) Z2 vs Brothers Bud - 'Herbgrinder (Remix)'(White Label) *If All Else Fails - Norman Cook* Goodfellas - 'Soul Heaven (Dave Clarke)'(Azuli) Annie Lennox - 'Wonderful (Sander Kleinenbergs Smokin Dub)'(BMG) Aloud - 'Rocky XIII (Wally Lopez Weekend In Paris Mix)'(White Label) Pashka - '(Come On Little Ones) Elektrik Drums'(Insatiable Society) Nathan G - 'Hardy Pardy'(Kinky Vinyl) Starchaser feat Steve Edwards - 'Falling Star'(Oxyd) Steve Mac - 'Julie'(Variation) Electricity - 'Land Between Grooves'(Whoop) *Saturday Night Mix* Pez and Plastik - 'Dance'(KW Records) Jackson - 'What People Say'(Vinyl Addiction) Maskio - 'Pelota'(Mantra) Crystal Method - 'Born 2 Slow'(Subusa) Alex Joon - 'Deep Down (Chris Cargo Remix)'(White Label) Speedy J / Literon - 'Snacker'(White Label) Medcab Presents - 'Me Myself and Inferto'(White Label) 13th Nov: Puntang (In aid of Ulster Cancer Foundation) Raises £2,000. The aim of Puntang was to raise money for the Ulster Cancer Foundation and to create awareness for testicular cancer among young men. Up to 50-60 men every year in Northern Ireland develop testicular cancer and facts tell us that this arises mostly in young men aged between 20 and 35. The night held on Friday 21st November @ Milk, Belfast was a huge success as over £2,000 was raised for the charity. Local DJ's on the night (who all Provided their services free of charge) included Mark Jackson, Timmy Stewart, Mark Bell, Steve Simpson, Connor MaGavock, Gavin Wilson, David Mc Auley, Jay Kay, Pete Snodden and of course are very own Mr Cargo. Split over two floors the cream of Belfast's DJ's supplied the tunage from 8pm until late. Hopefully this will be the first of many such nights. Chris would like to thank everyone that came down and supported the event. 13th Nov: The DJ Mag Top 100 DJ's results are in. With 61,529 votes cast the 2003 Top 100 DJs has been by far the biggest poll ever. You, together with clubbers from 120 different countries worldwide voted to decide the most popular spinners on the planet right now, and for the second year in a row, Tiesto is the undisputed people's choice. Trance DJs dominate The dutch master holds his crown despite stiff competition from Paul Van Dyk and Armin Van Buuren, in second and third place. European trance DJs dominate the chart, with hard dance and progressive jocks also make a good showing. There are plenty of fresh faces in the new Top 100, but the big names of house also hold their ground, and techno DJs perform particularly strongly this year too. Unfortunately Chris didnt make it in this year, maybe next time though.. The poll features 33 climbers, 40 fallers, 19 new entries, six re-entries and two non movers. DJ MAGAZINE TOP 100 DJS POLL 2003 1 Tiësto 2 Paul Van Dyk 3 Armin Van Buuren 4 Sasha 5 John Digweed 6 Ferry Corsten 7 Carl Cox 8 Paul Oakenfold 9 Judge Jules 10 Deep Dish 11 James Zabiela 12 Danny Howells 13 Sander Kleinenberg 14 Steve Lawler 15 Marco V 16 Erick Morillo 17 Mauro Picotto 18 Danny Tenaglia 19 Tall Paul 20 Eddie Halliwell 21 Roger Sanchez 22 Hernan Cattaneo 23 Fergie 24 Johan Gielen 25 Pete Tong 26 Lisa Lashes 27 John OO Fleming 28 Nick Warren 29 Laurent Garnier 30 Lee Burridge 31 Dave Clarke 32 Derrick Carter 33 Richie Hawtin 34 Satoshi Tomiie 35 Christopher Lawrence 36 Adam Feeland 37 Plump DJs 38 Masters At Work 39 Jeff Mills 40 Dave Seaman 41 Sven Vath 42 Gabriel & Dresden 43 Fatboy Slim 44 James Lavelle 45 Umek 46 Seb Fontaine 47 Andre Tanneberger (ATB) 48 Ann Savage 49 Mistress Barbara 50 M.I.K.E.(Push) 51 Lange 52 Hybrid 53 Darren Emerson 54 Andy Farley 55 Lady Dana 56 Max Graham 57 BK 58 Timo Maas 59 Jon Carter 60 Lisa Pin-Up 61 Danny Rampling 62 Mr.Scruff 63 DJ Rush 64 Matt Hardwick 65 Adam Beyer 66 Anthony Pappa 67 Scot Project 68 Donald Glaude 69 Rob Tissera 70 Yoji Biomehanika 71 Andy C 72 Bad Boy Bill 73 Blank & Jones 74 Tidy Boys 75 Lottie 76 James Holden 77 Felix Da Housecat 78 Gilles Peterson 79 Mark Farina 80 Paul Glazby 81 Jonathan Lisle 82 David Morales 83 BT 84 Tim Deluxe 85 2 Many DJs 86 Cosmic Gate 87 Thrillseekers 88 Chris Liebing 89 Layo & Bushwacka 90 Frankie Knuckles 91 Dave Lee/Joey Negro 92 Slam 93 DJ Sneak 94 Cor Fijneman 95 Scott Bond 96 Yousef 97 Graham Gold 98 Guy Ornadel 99 Smokin Jo 100 Marco Carola 30th Oct: Spooktacular Sequence at Kube, 31st October For Halloween the club is boasting three rooms of sound, with Chris spooking things up in the main room alongside acid Techno don Julian Liberator(Stay up Forever Records) In room two the Bloop City guys will be dropping some Psychadelic Trance bombs. Whislt the Homespun crew take over the bar. Admission is £8 by ticket available from Mixmaster Records or £10 at the door. Happy Halloween. 10th Oct: Cargo Tutors at DJ Academy Last night, Thursday 9th October, saw the launch of Ireland's first and only DJ Academy. Mr Cargo was in attendance at the launch night in his capacity as one of the tutors for the training academy. Irelands press were out in force as all the lecturers took part in demonstrating their deck skills. Based in Belfast, Sonic DJ Academy is a professionally run, fun and informal place to come to learn about any aspect of dance music. Providing a wide range of DJing, dance music and youth culture related courses. The Academy will cater for beginners, aspiring club djs and anyone who wishes to have ago. For further information log onto www.sonic-dj-academy.com Aug 12th: Cargo plays O'Neills 15th Aug This Friday night see's Chris play at the recently formed Trapaca night situated in O'Neill's off High Street in Belfast. Future House, Tech House, tribal beats and breaks are on offer from 9pm till late. The first two nights saw Lexicon Avenue and Greg Vickers from Tribal Gathering go down a storm. So let's hope Mr Cargo doesn't disappoint! Admission is £7 or £5 via the paying guest list, this can be obtained by contacting 07974 157 654. Chris will be joined on the night by Trapaca resident Andy Ward. It's Chris's birthday on Friday so that should make things interesting!! 05th Aug: Cargo back at Imprint After the huge success of Imprint on the 19th July, the folk’s return on Saturday 9th August. The monthly Imprint night will continue at the Basement Bar, facing the city hall. The night comprise’s of Funk, Soul, Disco and House in the intimate surroundings of the Basement. Providing the sounds each month will be Lisa Flavelle, Sandra Gourley and Chris Cargo. Sandra regularly spin's in Belfast clubs like Bar Red and the bar in Shine. Chris has been one of Ireland’s leading exports of the House sound for some time now, with a shopping basket full of release’s and remixes; in fact his latest single 'Visions' on Play Recordings is already gaining heavy support from the likes of Steve Lawler. Miss Flavelle is the newcomer to the club scene, although she does present the drive time show on Downtown radio and has spun in Larry’s Piano Bar, she will be laying down some Funk and Soul to begin proceedings. Added to this month’s line up will be live vocals from Sushi lead vocalist Tim Cobain who borrows from jazz, funk, soul and house grooves to lay down some good timevocals on top of things.. Accompanying Tim will be percussion player Paul Rice A veteran of the house and live circuit in Ibiza, London and Ireland. His affinity with a clever DJ is both encouraging and remarkable. Admission on the night is £5, and opening hours are 9pm til late. 31st July: Chris Cargo's 'Visions' settles in at number 3 in the Balance Promote chart. Balance was founded in 1994 by Jimmy Van M and Chris Fortier. The group works on two fronts the first being to promote electronic music in the USA by bringing over such dj’s as Sasha and Digweed, today the company looks after these and many more such as Steve Lawler and Dave Seaman. The second role of Balance is to promote underground records stateside, thus a pool of over 40 US dj’s return charts in order to make up the Balance Promote chart and giving a true reflection of the records played by American dj’s. Participating dj’s include, , JOHN CREAMER & STEPHANE K, JOHN DEBO, LUIS DIAZ, CHRIS FORTIER, D:FUSE, GABRIEL & DRESDEN, LOW END SPECIALISTS, STEVE PORTER, SPESH, DANNY TENAGLIA & JIMMY VAN M For further info check out www.balancepromote.com Click here for the chart for July 28th 22 July: Reviews for Chris Cargo "Visions". Forthcoming on Play Records, July 28th DJ Magazine Play Recordings celebrate their 10th release with a groovy little mover from Chris Cargo.The side of choice here has to be the dub though, for dropping the curious vocal and throwing a bit of clout behind the FX. It’s on the darker side of things, but it maintains a decent energy from start to finish and grabs the imagination of the crowd, leaving them to work in and around it. * (NB) M8 Magazine One of my favourite Irish djs, Chris Cargo has earned himself a huge reputation worldwide for his quality releases on Choo Choo. This is his first release for Play, and it's no less than you'd expect from an artist of his calibre. The vocal mix of 'Visions' takes a housier approach, but my preferred mix is the Dirty Dub, a heads-down prog affair with crisp tribal percussion and cool stabs that really get you into the groove. Definitely another big one for Chris Cargo and the excellent Play Recordings. M7/M8 (Dave Begg) BBM Magazine Visions is Belfast's very own Chris Cargo's first release for Play Recordings. It's a bit of a departure from his usual proggy-techy-housey style but both cuts are excellent nonetheless. Side A is a housey type affair with vocals and funky stabs coupled with trademark Cargo-esque percussion. The B side is 'Cargo's Dirty Dub' and it does exactly what it says on the tin. Chris dirties things up nicely for this track which keeps its eye firmly on the dance floor whilst retaining the funk and groove of the original mix. Excellent stuff from one of Ireland's finest dj's and producers. RATING 8/10 KEV TRAYNOR Big Shot Magazine (USA) Chris has numerous releases on labels such as Choo Choo & Automatic. The original mix has jazzy undertones and a female vocal. The dub mix introduces some cool metallic robotic chatter. The highlight here is a huge metal chunk of something chased by a smaller but equally important synth sound. 3/5 (Nicholas Bennison) 07th July: Sasha and Renaissance reunite! For the first time in 9 years, Sasha and Renaissance are finally to reunite this year. Sasha will play for Renaissance at Pacha on two separate dates this summer as part of Pacha’s 30th anniversary celebrations. Sasha playing for Renaissance is quite special as this was the brand that brought him and Digweed together as residents in the early 90’s. Together the duo mixed the now legendary compilation 'Renaissance Vol.1' after the club hooked the duo up. This party on September 5th could become one of the most eagerly anticipated Renaissance nights in history. Also playing on the night are Pete Tong and Marcus James. Friday 1st August will see the first Renaissance party at Pacha and will feature Steve Lawler, Pete Tong and Murk. 07th July: Chris play's The Basement Bar, Belfast 19th July On the night Chris will be spinning a Disco/House set exclusively for Imprint. Over the '12th' holiday period everywhere seems to shut up shop. Need somewhere to go then why not check out Belfast's newest night, Imprint Beginning on Saturday 19th July and continuing monthly thereafter at the Basement Bar, facing the city hall. The night promise's a mixture of Funk, Soul, Disco and House in the intimate surroundings of the Basement. Providing the soundtrack for the evening will be Lisa Flavelle, Sandra Gourley and Chris Cargo. Sandra regularly spin's in Belfast clubs like Bar Red and the bar in Shine. Lisa is the newcomer to the clubscene, although she does present the drive time show on Downtown radio she will be laying down some Funk and Soul to begin proceedings. Admission on the night is £5, and opening hours are 9pm til late. 11th June: Cargo Mix to be played on Ministry Of Sound's Website Radio This Friday the 13th of June, the Ministry Of Sound website will play one of Chris' mixes on their Websites radio show. The show is between 4-6pm GMT & the mix should start around 4:30pm. There may also be a Telephone interview before or after the mix if Chris can be at a phone. As he is in Mexico at the moment, the time difference may be a problem, however Chris is going to do his very best to do the interview. Dont forget to tune in. 03rd June: Cargo celebarates Play's 10th... Chris Cargo's 'Visions' is the track that puts Play Recordings into double figures, that's right, PLY010 is still on promotion and should hopefully hit the streets around the end of June and what a piece of finely crafted house music it is too. The original has already made it onto the Harlequin records compilation CD mixed Dj Rolando resident at Space in Miami, the club that hosts Tenaglia's marathon conference set. The CD only available in the US can by won by you on Play Recordings' Official Website. 'Visions', both in it's original and darker dub form has already picked up some amazing support and reviews. Confirmed plays have come in from the likes of Tenaglia, Digweed, Lawler, Kingkade, Greg Vickers et al and some great reviews in BPM (Ireland) & M8 magazine so far and it's still early days, for the full press release please hit the press page in 2 weeks time!! 1st May: Tenaglia set for Space in Ibiza After his exclusive residencies at the club in 2000 and 2001, Mr. Tenaglia returns to play at Space twice this year. Last year, he played at the club and also filled in once for John Digweed when he fell ill. The complete summer line-up at Space will be very special indeed, but one thing’s for sure - they know how to start the season so watch out for the party on June 1st featuring some of the world’s best DJs including Carl Cox, John Digweed and Steve Lawler! Tenaglia won a Dancestar Award for 'Best US club night' in Miami last month. His ‘Be Yourself’ nights at Arc in NYC are still going strong as ever, and Danny and his crew were also in Miami to do their annual ‘Be Yourself’ event for the Winter Music Conference. And as usual his marathon Miami set was awesome. You can catch Danny at Space in Ibiza this year. This is what he had to say about the club: "It’s the most feel good terrace in the world, and when I fly out of Ibiza I feel excited to go home, but always ready to return again!". 1st May: Planet Love Presents Love 03 and Tribal Gathering Shane’s Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland August 23rd and 24th This years Planet Love festival set at Shane’s Castle runs over two days this year. The first day will be hosted by Planet Love and will feature Trance, Old Skool and Hard House whilst day two will focus on Techno and Tribal and will be hosted by Tribal Gathering. Expect tickets to be around £35 available from www.ticketmaster.ie This years line up will include the likes of Eric Morillo, Layo and Bushwacka and Paul Van Dyk. More news here as we get it. 10th Apr: Easter Time in Ireland Well it's that time of year again when the Easter Bunny arrives or you could check out one of the many great nights happening over the Easter weekend throughout Ireland. First up Mr Cargo will be joined by Timmy Stewart and Gavin Wilson for Funkt at the Edge on Easter Sunday 20th April. Lush in Portrush has Lottie on Easter Saturday and King Unique and John Carter on Easter Monday. Or how about Shine in Belfast with Deep Dish on Easter Saturday and Derrick Carter joining Ritchie Hawtin on the Monday. If your out and about in Dublin over Easter you can catch John Digweed at The Red Box/POD on Easter Saturday 19th April or Deep Dish on the Sunday at the same venue. If none of this fancies you why not check out the Godfather of all things deep and funky Kerri Chandler at the Savoy Theatre in Cork, also on Easter Sunday. Emm plenty to choose from there me thinks!! 1st Apr: Creamfields UK Launch Party at Nation! Its getting round to that time of year folks, festival time and the one that rounds off the summer (summer I know), yes, it's Creamfields time again. Creamfields is returning to Merseyside on Saturday August 23rd Bank Holiday, the line up will be announced in the coming weeks. To launch this years dance festival, the Cream team return to the warm embrace of their northern home Nation in Liverpool on Saturday May 24th Bank Holiday. 2003 will see Creamfields unfold into other territories across the globe, with events confirmed in Argentina, Poland, Turkey and the Czech Rep. To represent this, on May 24th they are bringing together an array of international talent, including one of last years 'Prague' highlights Michael Burrian who will be performing in the Main Room alongside Tall Paul, DJ Montana and Paul Kershaw. The hard dance family are well catered for with a recipe of fast and furious beats for this years festival arena. Delivering on the night will be BK, Andy Farley, Lisa Lashes, Marco V, Guffy and James Lawson. But, if you prefer the gentler groove of pure ghetto funk, then the Annexe is where you'll be. Representing Turkey is UFUK who will be tearing the place up alongside Polish duo Fresh vs Patrick Hagal (Mystic Project), and doing it for the brits Louis Edwards (Cream Sonyminidisc Resident 2003) and Nic Fanciulli! For more information go to www.cream.co.uk 27th Mar: Holden and Cargo for Lush!** Described by Pete Tong as the man of the moment James Holden drops into Lush on Saturday April 12th. At the age of 23 James has made an impact on the dance music scene that many could only dream of. With a string of outstanding original tracks and remixes for the likes of New Order it's easy to see why. Holden has started a new record label called 'Border Community'. A brand new 'Leftfield' label under the A&R management of James, managed by Andy Jarrod / 3 Beat Label Management and distributed exclusively through Amato. After some difficulty last year trying to launch 'Easy Acces', Holden's imprint in conjunction with Silver Planet, James can now really push back the boundaries with his more underground and left-of-centre productions. The first release is pencilled in for early June, Once again this year Lush was nominated for the UK's best club award in the Muzik Magazine awards narrowly loosing out to Fabric. With a major refurbishment and spanking new sound system Lush continue to set the standards for others to follow. Opening times on the night are 9pm until 2am. Also in April at Lush is DJ Lottie on the 19th April and John Carter on Easter Monday.