Lisa Lashes and her Lashed events have been two of underground dance music’s biggest success stories in 2004. The world’s leading female DJ has seen both her standing and legions of fans increase yet further, whether through her own relentless international touring or the Lashed nights that have meant sold-out venues across the UK and Ireland. Along the way, Lisa has attracted plenty of headlines – from an airport arrest to DJing to 30,000 Hells Angels – not something you’d immediately expect from someone who grew up as a Jehovah’s Witness…

 

A new generation of clubbers have flocked in their thousands to these Lashed parties (recent crowds at London’s SE One and Heaven alone total over 5000), drawn by the opulent production, attention to detail, and the sheer spectacle that greets them, finding inside them a new, intoxicating alternative to bland clubs, tired discos, and the outdated r ‘n’ b joints marred by violence, sexism and pseudo-gangsta posturing.

 

Musically, Lashed has received critical acclaim from many quarters for giving its followers something markedly different (Time Out, Evening Standard). Alongside hard dance’s main attractions have been line-ups featuring the cream of breaks, techno, and house. Bills featuring Lisa, BK, Dave Angel, Ali B, Freq Nasty, The Freestylers and many others would have been unthinkable a year or so ago – Lashed has made them a reality and made the kind of commitment to diversity that makes Camden council look like a Texan legislature.

 

To celebrate the Lashed phenomenon Lisa has joined forces with one of the world’s greatest compilation labels, Resist (formerly React), to release this album. ‘Lashed In The UK’ is a defining moment in the clubs’ continuing evolution, and offers a chance for those who’ve yet to experience the events to hear what all the fuss is about. Lisa’s mix, spread across two cds, is a forward-looking journey into techno, hard dance, and the pioneering ‘dirty’ breaks sound she’s become renowned for.

 

For further information on Lisa Lashes, Lashed or Resist please contact:

roman@ornadel.com

 

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