Triple Premier + Jubilee: Premier League; Mr Amazing's new music Premier; Premier Fan Letter and a bit of Queen's Platinum Jubilee

 Hey Gate Kicks fans,

As the title says, we are celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee plus a triple premier. Our presenters talked about Chelsea and the Premier League. Our music star Mr Amazing premiered his latest hip hop songs and we got our first Fan Letter something that is very rare these days with all the tweets, whatsapp, texts, emails and digital ways of communicating. So let's celebrate these Premiers and Jubilees listening to this episode of Gate Kicks! 

THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO OUR FAN. WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO THE GATE SOON!!!

It was broadcast on Resonance FM last Wednesday 1th June.

What about Opera? plus Arlo's farewell

 Hey guys,

In this episode, our presenters talk about their preferences for Opera an art form that is seeing as quite far away from the popular taste but Labake would love to learn how to sing it. We listened to a bit of Charlotte Church and Jessy Norman.

We took the opportunity to say goodbye to Arlo Yates, who was The Gate Manager for many years, who changed everything for good.  He pushed every possible barrier to give the Gate's artists the opportunity to show their art in venues, art galleries and festivals outside of the social care circuit, which used to be the place where these artists were confined before his arrival.  Under his management, The Gate has hold shows and exhibitions in prestigious cultural centres, art galleries and festivals such as ICA London, Cafe Oto, Royal Festival Hall, London Jazz Festival, Arcadia Misa Gallery and Sonic Protest Festival in Paris, to mention a few.  Arlo was behind in the formation of the improvisation music ensemble Jamaica!! which has done gigs at prestigious venues such the Iklectik, Cafe Oto and ICA, releasing several works on record labels such as Takuroku and with Sly and Family Drone on Bandcamp, one of their tracks was included in The Wire magazine as part of the selection made by Alan Courtis for the Global Ear online section.  So we wish all the best to Arlo in his new adventure. Mr Amazing, Labake and MC Top Richie made a song to say goodbye to him. A big hug for him!! 

Arlo Yates

Back to Reality, our presenters discuss the Gate Station video game and remember Cirque du Soleil's show Kurios Steampunk

 Hey guys,

Richie, Labake and Duane discussed the end of lockdown restrictions and their video game Gate Station: 

Gate Station

Labake remembers the show Kurios by the famous Canadian circus Cirque du Soleil, they will come next year to the Royal Albert Hall with a new show called Luzia.

You will listen to fantastic music with surprising levels of originality.

Seat, Relax, and Play it if you Dare!

KURIOS Music & Lyrics - Sing Along with us!

The Gate Station Welcome to Our Video Game

Recently as a result of the Covid pandemic we were forced into an online model of working with our members (along with regular socially distanced welfare visits for those who needed it) and like many we were forced to reevaluate and revise our working practices in order to accommodate this. One manifestation of this is the work presented here.

The video game began as an in-person project prior to the pandemic as a number of people who attend the gate are into gaming, the idea was to make a real-time game that represented life at The Gate. We took this idea and adapted it to the online situation, using the tool Twinery. Twinery is an open-source tool that allows people to make interactive fiction in the form of a webpage. 

The story has been developed over the art sessions we hold, with people coming up with ideas and narratives that expand the game into the maze that it currently is. The artists at that gate have their own pages within the game, for example, Duane’s world which features his TikTok videos and music that he has made over lockdown. These are incorporated into the narrative of the game which is horror fiction. There is also a page dedicated to a service user who died during the lockdown, this allowed the artist to compile their memories of Leon and the art he had made into one place that's also linked with the art they are currently making. The graphics for the game have been designed in online sessions with artists co-editing via share screen functions. 

WELCOME TO GATE STATION

PLEASE CLICK THE LINK BELOW

Play It If You Dare

Gate Station Video Game Launch Special

 Hey Gate Kickers!!,

We broadcast this special episode of Gate Kicks devoted to the Gate Station Video Game Launch. Please check the details below and enjoy our radio show!!!

Opening Friday 9th July 2021 12noon - 8pm

and open Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th Sunday 12noon - 6pm

Unit 6

Bellenden Road

Business Centre

SE15 4RF

Space Edition discovering Mr Amazing's music planet

Hey Guys, Today this Space Edition discovering Mr Amazing's music planet, yeah. Duane aka Mr Amazing is one of our beloved radio presenters. During the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown, he got bored and started to explore his parents home looking for musical objects, of course the handiest one was his mobile phone hahaha, a small keyboard, unusual kitchen appliances such as his microwave, Google samplers, he added a pinch of his hip-hoppy romantic and existential lyrics, he mixed, stirred and shaked everything... et voila!! you got something so unique that cannot be categorized in any place within this planet. Mr Amazing has played in the impro band Jamaica! which is based at The Gate, he has taken part in many live shows including Cafe Oto, ICA, and the Green Door in Brighton. He has made music along with Labake and MC Top Richie. These songs are in a raw state, they have not been produced or touch by any third party is just Mr Amazing alone in his home for this reason these songs are so valuable. Seat, Relax and Listen to Mr Amazing's music... you will be amazed!!! Playlist: Artillery;Aubameyan and lacazette; Berzek; Big Pappa; Blinded by your Graze; Bookey; Butterflies; Crocodille teeth freestyle; Don't push my love; Straight Facts.

Photo: Mr Amazing.

Celebrating the music of Fuzzbomb Flash Band (Carousel), The Carbonators (Club Soda) and Electric Fire (Heart N Soul) and Chelsea FC Champions League!!

Hey Gate Kickers, While Labake and Richie are happily celebrating Chelsea FC winning the Champions League, beating Manchester City in Porto Portugal 1-0. We celebrate the music of other bands made of musicians with Learning Disabilities within other UK great organisations such as Carousel, Heart n Soul and Club Soda. We go through the music of Fuzzbomb Flash Band, who are based in Brighton at Carousel and listen to two tracks from their album called Happy: "Funky Fuzzbomb Food" and "Traffic". Then we go to Club Soda in Croydon, and Labake talks about the problems faced by people with disabilities who want to work but the companies do not want to adapt the places to hire them, so we listen to The Carbonators and their song "Trouble at Work". Then we travel to South East London to meet Heart N Soul in Deptford and the band Electric Fire, we listen to two wonderful tracks by them: "Buzzing" and "Do you own Thing". Seat, Relax and Listen!!!

Photo: Fuzzbomb Flash Band, L-R: George Jarman; Jolene Wild; Taurean Tate-Bailey and Barnaby Smith.

What were your best holidays memories ? Were they in the UK or abroad?

Hey Guys!! Summer is here, but... the Traffic Light System keep us away from certain countries. What we can do? Remembering our best holidays abroad or stay in the UK and support the local hospitality businesses is not a bad idea. Our presenters remembered the best holidays memories in the UK and abroad. Duane remembers when he travelled to Kingston in Jamaica with his parents and the hungry seagulls who stole his chips in Brighton but also shows his latest song "Jigsaw Jungle Freestyle". Our DJ Mc Top Richie presents his EDM tracks Summer Vibes and Ibiza, dreaming with holidays in Ibiza and Tenerife dancing and having fun. Labake talks about her "stairscation" at home and their coming Video Game "The Gate Station" she presents a track with the same name where she is a bullies' killer. This episode is full of nice music and funny stories, seat, relax and listen!! ADVERTENCY: BEWARE OF HUNGRY SEAGULLS!!!

Photo from : BBC News "Cheeky seagull caught stealing fish and chips in Tenby" < https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-43727683>

Gate Kicks! is looking forward for the British Summer

Hey Gate Kickers!!! MC Top Richie, 2 Decks, Labake and Mr Amazing are looking forward for the British Summer... our weird mix of all seasons in just one day ... hahaha, now we should stay local enjoying this beautiful island remembering the uninterrupted sunny days abroad. 2 Decks also paid tribute to his friend Leon aka LM Dubz who passed away last year 2020, so we listened to their famous track Coffee Dub with Leon on bass and keyboards at the legendary Sausage Studios. After the lockdown everybody is getting back together so we played couple really beautifulL tracks "REUNITED" and "POSITIVELY DELIGHTED" by Labake, MC Top Richie and Mr Amazing. We suggest you to wear your shorts, socks and sandals, grab a cold beer, go to your front or back garden, take a seat under the sun put headphones on your ears and have a trip into you mind for 30 minutes listening to another HOT episode of Gate Kicks!

Photo: An English man wears socks with sandals during summer in a domestic garden setting, England UK MODEL RELEASED Contributor: Deborah Vernon / Alamy Stock Photo

Gate Kicks! talked about NHS / Covid - 19 vaccine and Afro-British Identity.

Hey Gate Kickers!! Labake, Mc Top Richie and Mister Amazing discussed the work of NHS during pandemic times and their own experiences with Covid-19 vaccines. Also, they talked about their Afro British identity as the second generation of African and Caribbean living in the UK. The fantastic music of Theophilus Oluwafifehami Ajayi, Labake and Mr Aamzing is combined to feel the context of each topic. I am sure that you will be delighted to listen to this episode.

Photo: BAME staff account for 60% of Covid-19 health worker deaths. https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2020/06/05/bame-staff-account-for-60-of-covid-19-health-worker-deaths/

What do you do when you get bored?

Hey guys, In this episode Labake is away getting her second Covid-19 jab but our presenters Mr Amazing and DJ Top Richie discussed about what they do when they get bored, apart of watching football and listen to music they also make music. We listened their creative songs, funny messages, amazing electronics everything works perfect in the hands of our sound wizard Beehive Pines. They also showed to us what they like to listen to: Kanye West, Roger Sanchez, Grand Master Flash among others. So, as usual, I advise you to seat, relax and enjoy the music!!!

Photo: Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five. By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53638811

Gate Kicks presents the music of Mr Amazing

 Hey guys,

This episode is devoted to the music made by one of our Gate Kicks' presenters, Duane Warner aka Mr Amazing. He has collaborated on different music projects such as the impro ensemble Jamaica and other Gate's bands as a singer and bass player. He is from West London, an Arsenal football team supporter.   Mr Amazing, as most of us, has been isolated at home where he was bored with his daily routine, so using domestic objects from his kitchen, a small keyboard, and his mobile phone, he started to experiment recording samplers and making music on the spot. He shared some of these tracks with our audio wizard Lindsay Corstorphine, aliases Beehive Pines and Oblate, who has been responsible for the sound production. Mr Amazing's music is surprisingly creative, it could be tagged as experimental or avant-garde with hip-hop, funk, soul, and electronic music influences. On his tracks, you will find our Gate Kicks' co-presenters,  Labake Anisere and Richie aka MC Top Richie. I'm sure that you will be AMAZED by Mr Amazing's music, sincerely, he should be a rock star. 

MR AMAZING

Gate Kicks! remembered Leon Moody aka LM Dubz (31/09/1969- 25/10/2020) and his Storytime.

 Hey guys,

In this episode Gate Kicks! remember Leon Moody aka LM Dubz, who sadly passed away last year and everybody missed him a lot. Leon used to present the programme and used to tell wonderful stories. Leon was the bass player for 2 Decks band and the impro ensemble Jamaica. You will listen to different stories plus original music by 2 Decks and Labake & Mr Amazing,  as their song title said, life is too short,  so enjoy it!!!

 

 LEON MOODY AKA LM DUBZ

Gate Kicks!!! on Science Fiction Films

 Hi Everyone,

In this episode, MC Top Richie, Labake and Mr Amazing discussed Science Fiction films from Dr Who to Back to the Future, they talked about the soundtracks of Delia Derbyshire and Chuck Berry plus few songs by the Gate members. Please seat relax and enjoy the programme and be ready for surprises.... as usual. 

Below: Delia Derbyshire creator of Doctor Who's theme working at BBC Workshop in the 60s.

Gate Kicks presenters tell their experiences with computer games

Hey guys, Gate Kicks presenters MC Top Richie, Mr Amazing and 2 Decks tell their stories involving computer games. We travelled in time from Fifa 1998 to mobile games talking about the recently inaugurated Nintendo's Mario Bross theme Park in Japan, X-Box's Halo, Play Station's Metal Gear Solid new version, the multi-console Mortal Kombat, game shops, tips, gaming addiction, etc A Big News!! is that The Gate is developing its own computer game called THE GATE STATION, which will be released at one point this year 2021, we are very excited regarding that. Enjoy the show!!

Gate Kicks! Meets Radio Tisto.

Hey Joe!!

As a continuation of our previous episode, when we met Franq de Quengo, co-director of the most important inclusive avant-garde festival in the world Sonic protest, members of the French band Les Harry's broadcast a special edition of Radio Tisto on 3rd March 2021 for Resonance's audience. The history of this band and Radio Tisto started in 2013 when Sonic Protest invited Alan Courtis to lead an improvisation workshop with six autistic adults from the group ‘Radio and Music’ at the day hospital of Antony (through the association l’Elan Retrouvé), then Les Harry’s and a bi-monthly radio show Radio Tisto on Radio Libertaire, which is a famous anarchist independent radio in Paris, were born...the rest is history.

Jamaica! sent to them a file with their latest recording released by Cafe Oto record label Takuroku called Leon and Les Harry's made a wonderful improvisation over it, the voice and music reminds me of many works by my favourite British avant-garde musician Robert Wyatt from Soft Machine and his solo career from The End of an Ear and Matching Mole. For further information about Radio Tisto please click here.

RADIO TISTO FRANCE

New tunes via Zoom.

Making music via Zoom has probably been one of the most challenging aspects of continuing our service under lockdown conditions, as usual though our guys have risen to the challenge - here are some recent tracks made by Labake, Duane and Richie in a new zoom session we're running. Enjoy!

The Gate Arts Centre · Tuesday Zoom

Today we invited Franq de Quengo, co-director of Sonic Protest, the greatest avant-garde and inclusive music festival in the world!!

Since 2003, Sonic Protest Festival has been the epicentre of the avant-garde, experimental and inclusive music scene in Europe. The festival is mainly based in Paris, France, and since its beginnings has been inviting extraordinary artists with learning disabilities such as the pioneering inclusive band Reynols or Les Harry's and 2Decks plus musicians from the underground such as Peter Brotzmann, Tony Conrad, Joelle Leandre, Einstürzende Neubauten and Keiji HAINO. Today our special guest is Franq de Quengo, the co-director of Sonic Protest, who talks about the festival and brings new music made by different bands with members with learrning disabilities such as Les Harry's and L'Orchestre De Nous Mêmes. Enjoy this super edition of the programme!

Left to right, top row: Duane aka Mr Amazing; Javier; Franq de Quengo Co-Director Sonic Protest Festival, France. Bottom row L-R: Richie aka MC Top Richie; Darren aka 2 Decks and Labake Anisere.
 

Fantastic music made by our presenters 2 Decks, Labake, MC Top Richie and Mr. Amazing plus Les Harry's from France

 Hello Guys,

This is a special programme because in the next episode we'll have a guest from France, Franq de Quengo, who is the co-producer of Sonic Protest Festival which is the biggest neurodiverse music festival in world, it combines the best of experimental and avant-garde music including musicians with learning disabilities as our presenters who are accomplished musicians by their own means, so why not to show their music before this honourable guest is coming? Anyway, we also play an excerpt by the wonderful French band Les Harry's. This episode includes some unknow works by Mr. Amazing and MC Top Richie. Discover something new...you will be amazed!!!

Members of Les Harry's on the left with purple t-shirt Anla Courtis, at the back on the right wearing sunglasses, Franq de Quengo, co-director of Sonic Protest Festival, France.

Gate Kicks! new shows back on Resonance.

 Our Radio Show has been on hiatus whilst covid has been playing havoc with everything,  however, from this week forward we will be broadcasting new shows on our regular spot every Wednesday at 1.30PM -tune in on https://resonancefm.com/

In this latest show from yesterday Ritchie plays some his favourite tunes and Duane plays some of the tunes he has been creating to keep himself busy whilst locked down at home. Also featured are a couple of tunes by long time friends of the Gate The Carbonators, a band of musicians with and without learning disabilities from Croydon. 

Enjoy.