Timeless Festival
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Timeless Festival was a community music festival in Huddersfield
, Kirklees
, which ran from 2002 to 2005. The Guardian
choose the festival as its 'pick of the week' 2 years running (2004 and 2005). The festival was organised by Chocolate Fireguard Records
and the Timeless Music Project and featured three stages in Ravensknowle Park, Wakefield Road, Huddersfield
Acts included DJ Vadim
, Lo Fidelity Allstars
, Fat City Records Sound System, Oneself
, Zion Train
, Kava Kava
, Root Jackson, The Freestylers, Fingathing
, Transglobal Underground
, The Bays
, Panjabi Hit Squad
, La Cedille, Snowboy and the Latin Section, Iration Steppas, Jehst
, Asaviour, DJ IQ, Four Day Hombre, The Voltaires, The Selecter
, Pee Wee Ellis
, Dub Dadda and many local acts, workshops, a freestyle hip hop stage, films, visuals from VJs, acts from Besançon
(Huddersfield's twin town in France)
Side projects include the regional CD sampler of West Yorkshire based record labels for international Music Conferences, a 3 x CD Huddersfield showcase compilation Sounds From A Big Town and various other projects aimed at profiling the area c/o Timeless Music Project.
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Leeds and Manchester. It lies north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city....
, Kirklees
Kirklees
The Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 401,000 and includes the settlements of Batley, Birstall, Cleckheaton, Denby Dale, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, Holmfirth, Huddersfield, Kirkburton, Marsden, Meltham, Mirfield and Slaithwaite...
, which ran from 2002 to 2005. The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
choose the festival as its 'pick of the week' 2 years running (2004 and 2005). The festival was organised by Chocolate Fireguard Records
Chocolate Fireguard Records
Chocolate Fireguard Records is an independent record label founded in 2000 by Pat Fulgoni.It is home to such bands as Fulgoni's dance/rock outfit Kava Kava , The Bluefoot Project featuring Rachel Modest, French hip hop crew La Cedille, girl punk rockers Mary-Jane, hip hop grime artist Practical...
and the Timeless Music Project and featured three stages in Ravensknowle Park, Wakefield Road, Huddersfield
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Leeds and Manchester. It lies north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city....
Acts included DJ Vadim
DJ Vadim
DJ Vadim is a prolific DJ and producer, born in Leningrad, USSR , raised in London and currently residing in both New York and Berlin, whose music combines hip hop, soul, reggae and electronica...
, Lo Fidelity Allstars
Lo Fidelity Allstars
The Lo Fidelity Allstars are a British electronica group who have recorded since the late 1990s.-Career:Their members originate from various cities in Northern England where they were formed in Leeds, before relocating first to London where they came to the attention of major record labels...
, Fat City Records Sound System, Oneself
Oneself
Oneself is an American hip hop artist based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A former member of the legendary Rusty Ps, began his career in 1995.Oneself was influenced by jazz, reggae, funk and punk rock, he says he has gathered inspiration from each genre and incorporates it into his music...
, Zion Train
Zion Train
Zion Train are a British dub reggae ensemble . Initially formed in Oxford as a sound system in 1988 by Neil Perch and Ben Hamilton, Colin Cod and Dave Tench joined in 1990 upon relocation to London. The line-up was added to with vocalist Molara in 1992...
, Kava Kava
Kava kava
Kava Kava is the rock band / live dance act from Huddersfield in the UK featuring the soulful vocals of Pat Fulgoni, Matt Bond guitarist, Jason Riley on bass guitar alongside drums, electronica, brass, strings and beats...
, Root Jackson, The Freestylers, Fingathing
Fingathing
Fingathing are an instrumental Nu jazz / hip-hop band from Manchester, UK, comprising classically trained double bass player Sneaky and DJ / turntablist Peter Parker.-History:...
, Transglobal Underground
Transglobal underground
Transglobal Underground is a London-based music collective who specialise in a fusion of western, oriental and African music styles...
, The Bays
The Bays
The Bays are a group of English musicians that only play live improvised jazz and dance music. They have never rehearsed nor recorded in a studio as they do not release music commercially. This means they are also completely independent of record labels...
, Panjabi Hit Squad
Panjabi Hit Squad
Panjabi Hit Squad are a group of Asian artists signed to the UK imprint of Hip-Hop giant, Def Jam. The members all grew up in Southall, UK. As well as working with various high-profile acts such as Mariah Carey, Ashanti, and Sway, they also work with community projects such as youth project BBC...
, La Cedille, Snowboy and the Latin Section, Iration Steppas, Jehst
Jehst
William G. Shields, better known as Jehst or a slew of aliases including The High Plains Drifter, Billy Brimstone and Jay Star, is an English rapper and co-founder of hip hop label YNR.-Biography:...
, Asaviour, DJ IQ, Four Day Hombre, The Voltaires, The Selecter
The Selecter
The Selecter are a 2 Tone ska revival band from Coventry, England, formed in mid 1979.Like many other bands in the ska revival movement, The Selecter featured a racially diverse line-up. Their lyrics featured themes connected to politics and marijuana, set to strong melodies and a danceable beat...
, Pee Wee Ellis
Pee Wee Ellis
Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis is an American saxophonist, composer and arranger. He was an important member of James Brown's band in the 1960s and appeared on many of Brown's most notable recordings...
, Dub Dadda and many local acts, workshops, a freestyle hip hop stage, films, visuals from VJs, acts from Besançon
Besançon
Besançon , is the capital and principal city of the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It had a population of about 237,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2008...
(Huddersfield's twin town in France)
Side projects include the regional CD sampler of West Yorkshire based record labels for international Music Conferences, a 3 x CD Huddersfield showcase compilation Sounds From A Big Town and various other projects aimed at profiling the area c/o Timeless Music Project.