Tell us what the release signifies and how do you hope it will be received? You recently dropped your debut EP Different Now on Crosstown Rebels. Here’s how Crack got on with Crosstown’s character of craft. Constantly nurturing a new generation of names, he’s one artist not afraid to take risks. Memorable Crosstown moments include enjoying the company of Deniz Kurtel and her self-made LED light installation at Fabric, Seth Troxler on the mic for Art Department’s live show at WMC, and the boss himself crusading the stage at Sonar last year, clad in black cape like a dance-music-loving Count Dracula.Īfter years of directing projects from behind the scenes and having swapped London for a life in LA, this year Lazarus released his first-ever Crosstown EP, and come autumn he’ll be dropping his fourth installment on the Get Lost mix series. Cranking out dark humour, spooky atmospherics and magical stories, a certain excitement becomes apparent when you’re clubbing in the company of Rebels’ ravers, and unraveling the riddle of his identity further, we’re reminded of Laz’s flair for spellbinding showmanship. Following a brief insolvency where he was told it was a wise time to get out of the music industry, he re-launched the brand in 2008 seeking out a fresh storm of sounds and the new creatures of the night. Reflecting on a whirlwind journey of Rebel rave ups and downs, Damian is colorfully robust. Immersed in the twisted realm of music’s weird and wonderful history, embracing pop obscurities, electroclash, classic house and showtunes, two years later he founded Crosstown Rebels. London-born, Lazarus is steeped in the capital’s free rave era, all the way from Norman Jay’s feted sessions at Hoxton’s Bass Clef to Blue Note’s Metalheadz, through his roles as Music Editor, then Assistant Editor, at Dazed & Confused magazine and as A&R man of the City Rockers label back in 2001. Enjoying close ties with Hot Natured and Visionquest, Damian has even revealed he is in talks about forming an ass-whipping ‘Rebels Supergroup.’ You heard it here first. Re-defining the airspace of house with a torrent of emotionally-charged artist albums from Art Department, Maceo Plex and Deniz Kurtel, the Rebel roster is a veritable temple of talent, attracting a massive crossover of names such as Jamie Jones, Seth Troxler, Clive Henry, Craig Richards and Soul Clap. In what has been a banner year for the Crosstown Rebels label boss, Lazarus has been busier than ever, opening the floodgates to some of the most popular and in-demand artists in the world of music. At the end of 2002, City Rockers was voted "Label of the Year" by various music magazine and the genre defining compilations, Futurism 1 and 2 (both compiled and mixed by Damian) were included in many music publication's 'Albums of the Year' lists.ĭamian received a djing major break in 2002 when he was invited to spin at Barcelona's Sonar Festival and by 2003, He had four perfect residencies at four of the best club spaces in the world - Circo Loco at DC10 (Ibiza), Polar TV (Berlin), The Loft (Barcelona) and 21st Century Bodyrockers (London).An elder statesman of the house music community, Damian Lazarus is the fancy-dress clad production wizard who fronts Crosstown RebelsĪs star-crossed lovers of comedy, costumes, cats and George Michael, it’s surprising Damian Lazarus and Crack have never met before. Further compilations and singles have been released via City Rockers, Get Physical, Crosstown Rebels, Soma and Fabric.Īs former Head of A&R for UK based label, City Rockers, Lazarus was responsible for signing and releasing classics like Felix's Silver Screen, Tiga's Sunglasses and Coloursound's Fly With Me. He has released the studio albums Smoke the Monster Out and Message from the Other Side as Damian Lazarus & The Ancient Moons. He has released the studio… Read Full Bio ↴ Damian Lazarus is a DJ, Producer and A&R from the UK. Damian Lazarus is a DJ, Producer and A&R from the UK.
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Yes, the Ariel Atom 4R comes with carbon fiber wheels and carbon ceramic brakes that shave rotating unsprung mass, 57.3 pounds of it to be precise. If that all sounds impressive, wait until you hear this: Ariel has somehow managed to shave weight from the Atom, which is a bit like drawing water from an empty glass. Optional wings the size of park benches look set to epoxy this minimalist machine to the track, never mind standard glue. Öhlins TTX36 dampers forged by Swedish wizards take the place of standard units. If you’d expect that to require some serious supporting hardware, you’d be absolutely right.Ī Quaife six-speed sequential gearbox lets a keen driver bang off supersonic upshifts without using the clutch and can drop five full gears in less than one second. That’s more power-to-the-weight than a Bugatti Veyron Super Sport. Divide one by the other and you end up with a mere 3.125 pounds per horsepower. That’s the weight of this Atom in pounds. That’s a big figure, so here’s a small one for contrast: 1,250. It’s quite an achievement.Under the, hmm, well it isn’t a hood per se, sits a K20C1 two-liter four-cylinder turbocharged engine from a Honda Civic Type R boosted to 400 horsepower. This is still a deeply exciting car, one that I suspect will prove deeply, deeply fast around any given racetrack, but is now way more usable on the road. The question is, of course, whether this calmness has a place in a car that has no doors and windscreen, that trades on being extreme. It feels like Honda themselves have done the install. I have some tiny reservations about turbos in lightweights, but this has done more to eradicate them than any other. And then there’s the integration of the turbocharged engine. Yes, this does mean the Atom isn’t as fizzy and frenetic as it used to be, but the trade off is a fluency to its movement, an ability to soak up punishment and a maturity to its responses that no rival can match. Still colossally fast, with ridiculous grip, but now a calmer approach to life. The impression you take away from the Atom 4 is of a much more broadly capable and usable car. It’s turbocharged, so what about lag?Īriel has moved the whole lightweights game on. In fact there’s a strong case for the Atom 4 being the most comprehensively designed and engineered lightweight car ever. There’s a whole new dash panel, seats, two (small) storage areas under the nose – the list goes on. A top speed of 162mph is achieved by a huge reduction in aero drag, which also benefits high speed acceleration. Acceleration is predictably vivid: 0-60mph in 2.8secs and 0-100mph in 6.8secs. Weight has gone up slightly to 595kg, but that still yields a maximum power-to-weight ratio of 538bhp/tonne, pushed along by a not insignificant 310lb ft of torque at 3,000rpm. The test car had three switchable maps (likely to be an optional extra) that varied power between 220bhp, 290bhp and 320bhp. Ariel has to run its own ECU, and is currently deciding on final power figures. Engine at the back driving the rear wheels through the Civic’s six speed manual gearbox (as before the whole powertrain is Honda’s, from gearbox to catalyst pack). Still a tubular steel frame, albeit wider to create more room inside. |
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