Robin Ball: Recent Episodes

Carl Craig & Robin Ball, 16-04-22, Patterns Brighton, Disco in the House 28-5-22, POW London, Artwork & Robin Ball, 4-6-22, Patterns Brighton, Westival, 16-7-22, Wales memoryboxparties.co.uk

Robin Ball is a dance music maverick. He’s been DJ’ing and putting on parties since the age of 14 in his own un-conformist style. He’s run independent record labels and a music distribution company, tutored unruly kids in the art of DJ’ing and run a three-piece live dance music group.

At present he is most known for his @memoryboxparties and @groove-pressure record label and @discointhehouse parties.

Memory Box parties have been happening in London since 2013 and Brighton since 2016 and the guests have included: Derrick Carter, Paranoid London, Leftfield, Nightmares on Wax, Kevin Saunderson, DABJ, DJ Bone, Juan Atkins, DJ Sneak, Doc Daneeka, Todd Terry, Phuture [Live], Trevino, Luke Vibert, Joey Beltram, Farley Jackmaster Funk, DJ Pierre, Phil Hartnoll (Orbital), A Guy Called Gerald [Live], Egyptian Lover, Greg Wilson and Bushwacka! to name a few.

In 2017 Memory Box Recordings was born with three releases covering the various styles of music that the parties endorse. All three releases have production input from Robin with support coming from the likes of B.Traits on BBC Radio 1, Danny Tenaglia, Leftfield, Paul Woolford Danny Daze. In July 2019 Robin released on Memory Box Recordings a co-release featuring tracks from both himself and Luke Vibert which received high praise from Francois K, Nina Kraviz, Ben Sims, The Black Madonna, Stacey Pullen, Optimo, Nemone on BBC 6 Music. April 2020 saw the 5th release on Memory Box with a release from Robin called “Sheep Funk” including a peak set techno remix from Saytek and 3 essential mixes from Robin including one under his Robin Beats moniker, a pseudonym he uses for his more abstract techno and breakbeat adventures. The release is getting strong support from The Black Madonna, Skream, James Zabiela, Tensnake and more.

The Groovepressure label was reborn in 2016, brought back to life by popular demand after a 13-year hiatus, with four successful new releases, remasters and reworkings. Groovepressure was at the forefront of the scene back in the noughties, with support for its breakbeat, tech house, electro, Chicago and Detroit styled releases from big guns Laurent Garnier and the late Andrew Weatherall. The label now is about keeping these influences fresh whilst looking towards the future with new music coming out of Robin’s studio. Recent support has been coming from Gerd, Kiki, Laurent Garnier, Raresh, Sascha Dive, Craig Richards, Stacey Pullen, Mr G, Dave Clarke, Horse Meat Disco, Blackstrobe and many more.

Over the years as a DJ, Robin has delivered his unique forward-thinking style and mixing prowess to audiences around the world and has played alongside a whole host of dance music’s stars including luminaries Andrew Weatherall and Gilles Peterson to icons Carl Cox and Sasha; Detroit techno legends Kevin Saunderson and Stacey Pullen; UK drum & bass heroes Sub Focus and Dillinja and underground innovators Luke Slater and Underground Resistance. Robin has been hard at work in the studio and has a collection of finished tracks that will be coming out over the next year. In addition there are more remixes and DJ sets under his “Robin Beats” alias that has grown from his popular sets at the Memory Box parties where he plays what he calls “the crazy shit”. Watch out also for another new guise – DITH - that is intertwined with the Disco In The House parties.