Yep it's me on the beach in Cirali, Turkey. Thanks to Serkan Cetin and all the Sunsplashers... ! We had an absolutely wicked time. Sunsplash proved itself this year. Proved that there's just nothing like it. It's a one of a kind event that will hopefully return to lure us into paradise EVERY year from now into eternity!
A note to all the sun lovers...when I tan I turn from a shade of corn beef to a nice cheesy puff colour...  I think I'm half way there in this vid!
 .... thanks to lindsey at crackerfarm for getting me out of my deckchair to salute the sea with this freeflapping movement of the airways.

Nintendo remix video
Dancers, flowers, and a golden microphone! The strange elves over at Nintendo had Jamie in to test out the ridiculously cool Nintendo DSI with a remix of Figure Me Out. Fans of all things SK-1-esque, prepare to wet yourselves. Check out the video here. We aren't sure where the dancers came from. Maybe they just work there.


Live Dates in July
In other news, Jamie will be out and about with his fabulous live band, Street Material, for a week of festivities in July. That's right, Andre "Schattenwolf" Vida, Phil "Make-mine-Macedonian" Parnell, Taylor "Shake and Bake" Savvy, and Willie "the Kaiser" B take to the highways and byways of Holland, Belgium, and Switzerland for festivals and festivities including the 5 days off festival, the Ghent Chapiteau Jazz Festival, and Blue Balls in Lucerne. See the live dates section for details and tickets.

Vote for your favourite Warp tracks on Warp20.net
The top 10 (by different artists) will be combined with those chosen by our co-founder Steve Beckett to make a 20 track album. Leave personal memories and messages about your choices and the best will be printed in the album art.

Each user has 50 votes in total, but you cannot vote for the same track twice. Voting will be closed on Friday 8th May. Vote for Jamie, here.

For JIM its been a long year of living dangerously. That LEVIATHAN, the Jamie Lidell Live Band, toured the UK, USA and Canada, Europe, Japan and came to rest its weary self in Australia and New Zealand during the holiday season. We hope you enjoyed it!<br /></div>&nbsp;<br /> Jamie's going to think about a new record - but we know that nothing will stop the touring beast...so look out for these variations.

Sea, Sun and Sequencers, May 3 - 10th
Start your summer with Jamie Lidell on the Turkish Mediterranean. SunSplash Antalya, a luxury festival on the Turkish Riviera, is pleased to announce a music production master class by Jamie Lidell, who also headlines the week-long summer bacchanalia. Aspiring artists and producers will have a rare opportunity to get a hands-on tutorial with the maestro himself. The event is limited to 500 guests. See the festival Web sitefor line up details and booking information and use the JAMIE@SUNSPLASH promo code for a discount.

Sunsplash Festival Registration:
http://www.sunsplash-antalya.com/

"You could say that sleeping a wind-ravaged tent, getting soaked to the bone by Biblical bursts of rain and tripping your nuts off thigh-deep in mud 'n shit are all key components of 'the British festival experience'. And you'd be right. That's how we roll here, and we love it. But when push comes to shove, wouldn't you rather be sleeping in a nice hotel, getting soaked by sunshine rather than rain, and dancing your nuts off beneath the stars, with the sea - as opposed to raw sewage - lapping at your feet?" Sean Bidder - FACT Magazine.

Blue Balls in July!
Its going to take some coddling, but THE LEVIATHAN will rise again. Look out for the full Live Band (Street Material in effect) mid July......perhaps along the canals of Holland, lurking near the beer factories of Belgium...sunning in the south of France - but certainly taking some fresh air in Lucerne, Switzerland high atop its headline slot at the Blue Balls Festival on July 17th.

JIM, the little album that could won best pop-rock album at the the 8th annual Independent Music Awards. There were a record number of albums in the running, but our stalwart sojourner of soul came away with this year's big prize. Go JIM!

File under funk. Join Jamie Lidell and a dream line up of UK and Turkish DJs for a week-long luxury holiday and private beach party on Turkey's stunning Mediterranean coast. This five-star boutique festival promises an exclusive week of sun, sea and legendary music, not to mention a variety of workshops, one of which will be taught by Mr. Lidell himself in the most appropriate of settings: Antalya’s funkiest design hotel.
Sunsplash Antalya has teamed up exclusively with Hillside Su--the achingly chic, minimalist white décor hotel set on Antalya’s spectacular beachfront--to offer a unique holiday and festival combo. Yessss... we are getting a little blinged up--but just a little. Bringing together some of the UK’s and Turkey’s most influential DJs and artists to provide the ultimate musical accompaniment to a week of lazy beach days, sunset beach parties and evening club sessions. Expect sunshine, serious club nights, delicious food, a world class spa, and of course, legendary music!!
PLUS some real special workshops to get your teeth into, including: contemporary belly-dancing, capoeira, percussion lessons, yoga and, wait for it.. a music production master class with Jamie himself. (Bring an apple for the teacher !!)

The line up includes;
Jamie Lidell – Live
Gilles Peterson - Worldwide
Norman Jay - Good Times
Phil Asher - Restless Soul
DJ Cliffy - Batmacumba Beach Specials
Mark Robertson - Spiritual South
of course we got us a bit of Turkish in the mix too..
with Baris K (Godet-Istanbul) - Rocking the Retrospective Turkish Funk DJ Kiwi DJ Fuchs (Dinamo FM Istanbul) Baba Zula - Live Join us for the funkiest Mediterranean party of 2009.

Use the promotion code "JIM@SPLASH" for a 10% reduction of the festival cost.

Note: The event is limited to just 500 guests. So get it onnnnn...

The Blue Balls Festival is one of Switzerland's most prestigious music festivals, situated beautifully at the shore of Lake Lucerne. The festival is known for presenting internationally acclaimed stars and new talents. Every year, one act is featured on the festival poster and publicity campaign. And this year, it's Jamie! The exclusive headline show with full band line-up and special guests takes place July 17. Don't miss it!

Jamie Lidell - Bluebird Review (June 2008):  You know how you hear a buzz about an act being incredible live, but you just can't quite believe they can live up to the hype, but then you see them and they not only live up to it, they blow it out of the water and you immediately go out and start proselytizing about how great they are yourself? Yeah, that's me and Jamie Lidell. I really like Lidell's recorded work, but what I saw here was among my top shows ever. He turned everything up to eleven, set it on fire and blew it the fuck up, along with my mind. Next time he comes to town, just go. You can thank me later. -- Cory Casciato

As the christmas pudding rolls ever closer to the plate and the thoughts of buying dad that new diary start solidifying thought of the new year are not far away.
Where will you be in May 2009? Looking ahead to a rainy summer, wondering which UK festival might skirt the downpours and actually deliver the magic and musics? Or will you be joining me and a sweet crew as we live it up on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast staying at a sleek 5 star hotel looking forward to a week of guaranteed blissed out good times?  hmmm... tough one

check it out...

Jamie Lidell and label mates Born Ruffians are finalists in the North America's 2008 Independent Music Awards!

Both the Ruffians' debut full-length Red, Yellow and Blue, and Jamie's abridged namesake JIM have found themselves amongst the best in Independent Rock and Pop this year. More news to follow when the judges tabulate the scores...

Jamie Lidell's only remaining UK headline show of 2008 takes place on December 14th at the Shepherds Bush Empire in London!
This is the final UK show surrounding the JIM album, so this may be the last time to witness the full band line up as it stands.

Here's the video for upcoming single 'Another Day' - directed by Timothy Saccenti.

As well as being the first track on 'Jim', 'Another Day' will be released in a package alongside a bunch of new material and remixes, full info coming soon.

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