Rockness Announces Grandmaster Flash, Hot Chip and Toddla T

Rizla is returning to the bonny, bonny banks of Rockness in 2010, and brand new to this year’s musical programme they’ve commissioned the talents of hip-hop legend Grandmaster Flash, current champions of electronica, Hot Chip and up-and-coming DJ, producer, remixer and Radio 1’s in New DJ’s We Trust presenter, Toddla T to shape Rizla’s activity for 2010.

This line up of past, present and future musical heroes will each curate their own individual day at Rockness.

The legend that is Grandmaster Flash is one of the founding fathers of hip-hop. Starting his career spinning records at block parties in the South Bronx in the early 1970’s his popularity rocketed after the release of the seminal track, The Message, on Sugar Hill Records.

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Hot Chip need no introduction, after forming in 2000 and releasing their debut album, Coming On Strong, in 2004 reaching the heady heights of Dance’s elite by being Grammy-nominated. With their 4th album, One Life Stand, under their belts they are soon to embark on a world tour. 

Hot Chip have had lots of fun at the Rizla Arena in the past and had this to say about their experience ‘It’s really popular and has a great atmosphere’.

At only 23, Toddla T, the self-proclaimed lanky streak of gabbling enthusiasm, has already made major inroads in the music industry. With a residency at Fabric and his own radio show on Radio 1 as part of their In New DJs We Trust, Toddla T is seen as one of the British music's brightest new talents. 

 
In a short space of time, Toddla has remixed the likes of Esser, Little Boots, Ladyhawke and Tricky and produced tracks alongside another curator, Joe Godard, from Hot Chip.

Toddla T had this to say about the Rizla Invisible Players ‘It was one of my favourite sets of last year with a wicked atmosphere, and the sound system is just crazy’. 
 
He was equally excited about his fellow curators ‘Grandmaster Flash is a legend, no two ways about it, and mutual respect for Hot Chip... Mind-blowing!’

The 2010 Rizla programme kicks off in arguably the most scenically set festival in the world, Rockness, on the banks of Loch Ness in Scotland, on 11th – 13th June.

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