Four Tet [ Live ]
Caribou [ Live ]
Theo Parrish
James Holden
Jamie xx
Mount Kimbie
Zomby
Actress
James Blake
Nathan Fake
Rocketnumbernine
Eat Your Own Ears DJs
Now Wave DJs
Rich Reason

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Eat Your Own Ears and Kieran Hebden put together an incredible roster of talent for a one off special at WHP2010. The sheer breadth and variety of the acts performing on the night mirrors his wide range of influences and musical touchstones as an artist himself. From live experimentation and freeform jazz, to luminaries of the deep house and minimal techno scenes and the latest crop of post dubstep producers from the UK, all the acts share a common trait with the headliner, showing no fear of pushing musical boundaries and forms to their limit. 

As well as a headline live performance by Four Tet himself, he is joined by labelmate Caribou and Detroit legend Theo Parrish will be flying in for one of his famed sets. Border Community’s James Holden and Nathan Fake will both be playing, as will precocious WHP resident Jamie XX and the enigmatic man in the mask Zomby. Up and coming young producers such as Actress, James Blake and Mount Kimbie all represent the generation of UK talent that came after Four Tet, all owing him a creative debt for paving the way forward with his illustrious and bold body of work.

• Four Tet [ Live ]
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  • Kieran Hebden was one of the founding members of influential post rock outfit Fridge, releasing albums on Trevor Jackson’s Output records in the late 90s before embarking on his own solo project Four Tet. Drawing from a huge sonic palette of free jazz, electronica, experimental noise, hip hop, folk and more, he has become known as one of the UK’s most innovative, exciting and critically acclaimed musicians, collaborating with artists as diverse as Burial and Steve Reid. He has reworked a huge range of established artists, such as Aphex Twin, Radiohead, Bloc Party, Madvillain, Doves and Badly Drawn Boy to name a few. His second album on Domino, Rounds, introduced him to a much wider audience both through word of mouth and critical acclaim. A mix of live acoustic instrumentation, sampled drums with understated sonic manipulation, it was both complex and immediately accessible, named by many critics as one of the albums of 2006. Since then he has gone on to release three more highly acclaimed albums on Domino as well as a compilation of his remixes, in addition to four albums and tours as Kieran Hebden with the late legendary percussionist Steve Reid, displaying his innate ability as an improvisational live performer. 
     
• Caribou [ Live ]
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  • Formerly known as Manitoba before a legal dispute forced him to use the moniker Caribou, Daniel Snaith is a highly acclaimed electronic producer and multi-instrumentalist from Ontario, Canada. A tutor at Red Bull’s Music Academy, he has become known for his ability to mix sonic experimentation and improvisation with accessible pop structures and vocals with dazzling results, a talent he has described as being linked to his propensity towards science and mathematics, holding a PhD in pure maths. Releasing several albums on Domino offshoot Leaf and Merge records, such as The Milk Of Human Kindness, Andorra and this year’s universally praised Swim, he performs constantly around the world, his live show famous for its bizarre costumes, playful sonic experimentation and dazzling originality.
     
• Theo Parrish
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  • Although there are many legends of the dance music world performing at WHP2010, few command the respect, awe and reverence that Detroit resident Theo Parrish does. Growing up in Chicago on a musical diet of jazz and soul, his productions are as varied as they are numerous, traversing across boundaries of disco, funk, house, techno and myriad other genres. A true lover of music, his passion for the source material is evident in his edits and samples, as well as his near mythical and epic DJ sets, playing almost any song or style of music whilst managing to retain a cohesive sound throughout his set. His residency at London’s Plastic People saw queues round the block to see him play, and his re-edits and releases on his own Sound Signature label are bought with almost religious zeal by his many fans. He has played to rapturous crowds across the globe, remixed the likes of LCD Soundsystem, Larry Heard and Jill Scott amongst others, as well as recording as part of the secretive 3 chairs project with fellow legend Moodymann, Marcellus Pittman and Rick Wilhite.
     
• James Holden
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  • Head of the hugely influential Border Community label, James Holden began his musical career at the age of 19 with the release of his first single Horizons. A maths graduate of Oxford university, his debut 2006 album The Idiots Are Winning, released on his own label, caused a huge media stir with the Observer naming it as one of the greatest ever electronic debuts. It was a deep and expansive collection of music, with texture and mood as important as the rhythm and melody. He followed up this success with a string of high profile remixes for the likes of Depeche Mode, Radiohead, Madonna and labelmate Nathan Fake, whose The Sky Was Pink he transformed into an epic classic of minimal techno that is considered instrumental in the scene’s rise in popularity. His mix for the DJ Kicks series showcased his wide variety of influences and musical touchstones, containing tracks by Caribou, Kieren Hebden, Mogwai and Legowelt amongs more obscure names.
     
• Jamie xx
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  • Founding member of the acclaimed London trio The xx, Jamie Smith has recently come into his own as a solo artist in his own right. Turning down internationally acclaimed producers such as Diplo to produce his band’s debut himself, his understated approach perfectly suited the bands ethereal and haunting sound, and the album received unanimously glowing reviews in the media.

    His reworking of Florence and The Machine’s You’ve Got The Love was one of the standout remixes of the last decade, a stunningly original take on the song that encompassed UK garage, dubstep, detroit techno and glitchy electronica into one unified whole, a startling re-imagining of a simplistic pop song. Further remixes of the xx’s own Basic Space and Jack Peñate demonstrated the young producers’ gift for recontextualising the sounds of garage and techno with guitar based songs. His much lauded 5 minute mini mix for Annie Mac on Radio 1 at the start of this year, featuring artists such as Burial, Joker, Flying Lotus and Skream amongst others, made clear his wide knowledge of contemporary dubstep and post-UK garage music, as well as his seamless ability as a DJ. He is currently working on solo material, as well as The xx’s highly anticipated follow up to their debut.

     
• Nathan Fake
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  • Born in Norfolk, Nathan Fake first released his debut EP on James Holden’s Border Community in 2003 at the age of 20. His smooth, understated and melodic style had many people naming him as a talent to watch, and his highly anticipated first album Drowning In A Sea Of Love was released to widespread critical praise and a huge online buzz, with Mixmag naming it as the second best album of the year. Combining warm, fuzzed out synth arrangements with delicate melodies and sonic textures, recalling acts such as M83, Boards of Canada or even ambient pioneer Brian Eno. His 2004 single The Sky Was Pink massively raised his status, with the James Holden remix widely regarded as one of the best minimal techno tracks of the decade. He released his follow up album Hard Islands last year, and as well as remixing the likes of Steve Lawler and Tiefschwarz his DJ sets have become renowned, seeing him regularly traveling across Europe and America playing to huge crowds.
     
• Zomby
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  • One of the most talented and versatile producers of electronic music in the UK, as well as one of the most mysterious and controversial, the anonymous Zomby has become something of an enigmatic legend. Rarely performing in public, appearing behind a mask when he does, he is known for his fiercely uncompromising approach and unwillingness to take the easy or commercially viable route.  He is almost impossible to categorize as an artist; debut single Memories recalled the heydays of rave, follow up Liquid Dancehall  was a dark dubstep roller in the vein of Mala or Coki, and Strange Fruit was an off kilter bleepy techno masterpiece. He is also capable of making tracks of extraordinarily delicate beauty, such as the single Digital Flora or the online only release Aquarium which recalls Aphex Twin at his best. His releases have appear on Kode 9’s revered Hyperdub as well as Brainmath and Werk Discs. He has already produced such astounding output in his short career to ensure his place at the forefront of his generation of electronic artists. 
     
• Actress
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  • Darren Cunningham, known as Actress, is the label boss of the highly respected Werk Discs which has been putting out music by acts such as Zomby, Radioclit, Starkey, Lone and Actress himself since 2003. Over the past couple of years he has seen his profile rise dramatically, with releases on labels such as Prime Numbers, NonPlus+ and Honest Jon’s, a mix for FACT magazine and remixes for the likes of Joy Orbison, Kode 9 and Various Production. His producing style is as versatile and eclectic as his DJ sets, taking in dub, minimal techno, dubstep, deep house and various other musical spectrums, performing his sets all over Europe.
     
• James Blake
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  • One of the rising stars of the UK electronic scene, James Blake’s debut release on Untold’s Hemlock recordings, Air Or The Lack Thereof/Spare The Horse marked him out as a fresh and outstanding young talent. He followed it up with a groundbreaking remix of his label boss’ Stop What Your Doing, a bizarre but utterly compelling piece of music with a starting point in dubstep but veering into electro funk, hip hop and deep house territories over the course of a few minutes. He co-runs the label Hessle Audio alongside Ben UFO, and has recently released an EP on Belgian label R & S comprised of his startling reimagining of R’n’B tracks, after releasing bootleg remixes of the likes of Destiny’s Child and Lil Wayne. He also performs with the duo Mount Kimbie.
     
• Mount Kimbie
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  • Mount Kimbie is a duo comprising of Dominic Maker and Kai Campos, who met whilst at university together  and began making music together in their home studio in London. Their debut EP on Scuba’s Hotflush recordings displayed their knack for combining woozy hip hop beats, glacial dubstep and skittering electronica with ambient soundscapes and expansive swathes of noise. Supported by people such as Mary Ann Hobbs and The XX, who asked them for a remix as well as choosing them as a support act on recent dates, they have also remixed the likes of The Big Pink, Untold and Foals amongst others. When playing live they are joined by James Blake, with whom they collaborated on with for the single Maybes.
     
• Rocketnumbernine
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  • Named after a song by the eccentric free jazz pioneer Sun Ra, duo Rocketnumbernine comprises of brothers Ben and Tom Page. They recently supported Four Tet on his recent UK tour dates, and their heady mix of freeform jazz and experimental electronica has won them high praise from the likes of Radio 1’s Giles Peterson. Drawing varied comparisons to acts such as Can, Autechre, Tortoise and perhaps somewhat unsurprisingly Sun Ra himself, their debut album You Reflect Me has marked them out as a refreshing and original act, with highly anticipated album Mint Sauce coming out later this year.
     
• Eat Your Own Ears DJs
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  • Eat Your Own Ears are a collective of London promoters and DJs who have been at the forefront of cutting edge music across many genres for a over a decade. Perhaps best known for their hugely successful Field Day festival in London, the list of acts they have put on across various venues is highly impressive; The xx, Caribou, Hot Chip, Jamie T, Major Lazer, Florence and the Machine and Bat for Lashes to name but a tiny selection. They have hosted nights at clubs such as Fabric and The Warehouse Project, as well as various playing at festivals around the UK and Europe.
     
• Now Wave DJs
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  • In the short space of two years Manchester’s Now Wave have graduated from putting on up and coming bands at the Deaf Institute to bringing huge international acts such as Flying Lotus, Battles, Doom, The xx, Four Tet and Chris Cunningham to Manchester for some of the most thrilling and groundbreaking shows the city has seen in a long time. Their weekly club night adheres strictly to their motto “give the past a slip”, playing only the best new music from the last two years.