More added to this years Gottwood Festival lineup

Gottwood are proud to announce a new set of artists who will join the likes of Mr. G, Joy Orbison, Move D, DJ Deep, Craig Richards, Ben UFO, Roman Flügel, Sonja Moonear, Andrew Weatherall, Zip and many more in their magical Welsh forest this June.
 
Joining the Gottwood Family will be the Barcelona based Hivern Discs Label owner John Talabot,known for his slow moving and ebullient house. Alongside John Talabot, Gottwood welcomes the return of Rush Hour records Hunee, a Gottwood favourite following an epic set in the Gottwood Forest during the 2015 event.  
 
Gottwood are also excited to announce rising star John Dimas, who will bring his stripped back avante-garde house and techno sound to a Gottwood stage, whilst hotly tipped Manchester grime collective LEVELZ take over an intimate corner of the welsh woodland. 
 
Ensuring all musical bases are covered jazz, funk and fusion band The Expansions, who are best known as Andrew Ashongs session bandwill play Live on the Lawn Stage as will the enthused raw groove, funk and hip-hop sounds of The Max Graef Band and the afro edit sounds of Sheffield's Al Zander aka Lodger. 
 
Futureboogie's Maxxi Soundsystem, twin duo The Menendez Brothers and One Records head honcho Subb-An will be bringing more up front party attitude to the forest, along with the well respected Leicester based club night and label collective City Fly. Manchester based crowd-loving crate-digger Neil Diablo will also be onboard, playing solo and also alongside Crazy P original member Jim Baron as their Ron & Neil collaboration. 

 

Alongside new media partners,  Stamp The Wax, and friends of the festival Ruf Dug, Gottwood are set to create a new space at the festival aptly named Ruffys Lab. Artistically curated by Ruf Dug himself, expect daytime interviews, product showcases, 80's video games and evening house parties with take overs from Ruf Kutz, Stamp The Wax and Dream Catalogue. 

Gottwood announces 2016 lineup

Artists on this year's bill include techno royalty, DJ and producer Andrew Weatherall, Ostgut Ton former label manager and long-serving electronic music figure Nick Höppner and Simple Record's founder and the man behind AUS Music, Will Saul. Also joining this years line-up will be Robert Johnson family member Roman Flügel, the highly regarded Joy Orbison, former Life and Death label manager Job Jobse, Drone Logic artist Daniel Avery and the much sought after Geneva based DJ Sonja Mooner.   
 
Other names on the bill include Berghain and Panorama bar resident Tama Sumo, the timeless house and techno producer Prosumer, music ambassadors Psychemagik and Scottish Sub Club residents Optimo. Axel Boman will also bring his distinctive yet dance floor friendly sound to a Gottwood stage, along with Balearic disco king Felix Dickinson and US based African cassette collector, blogger and DJ Awesome Tapes From Africa.
 
Ensuring all musical bases are covered, Gottwood welcomes the return of drum and bass purveyorChimpo, forward thinking bass trio Ivy Lab, rave legends 2 Bad Mice and Foul Play, and the young Bristol producer Hodge, who'll bring a b2b set with fellow Bristol based artist Kowton to the forest. Elsewhere, Appleblim, Roly Porter and Shackleton delve into their iconic leftfield strain of dance floor electronica, whilst Glenn Astro, Max Graef and Al Dobson Jr will bring their jazz infused house and hip-hop-flecked samples to the mix.
 
Live Acts this year come in the form of a Crazy P full band performance, who fuse slinky underground disco, deep electronic throbs and shimmering pop moments produce dance music with a voice, heart, and soul. Ostgut Ton's Virginia will play a live PA set and Frankfurt based Lauer will also perform live. Live house stalwart Mr G will play a rare set, as will fast rising 22a records homestay Reginald Omas Mamode IV.
 
Local, Anglesey world music heroes Drymbago will bring their blend of afro, funk and cumbria to the live stagealongwith Texan three piece guitar band Khruangbin, who's sound has been described as Thai funk, crafting hypnotic, spacious, drifting soulmusic with a cinematic dreaminess.  
 
Gottwood has become a Festival favourite, with many artists on the bill returning year on year to play, and party, in the enchanting Welsh woodland. Acts returning include micro house pioneer and Perlon founder Zip and Germany's much beloved electronic soul Move D and leader of the gang, tINI this time bringing her gang to the forest. Futureboogie label regulars PBR Streetgang, 2020 Vision head honcho Ralph Lawson, One Records Adam Shelton and Boiler Room host and Rhythm Section label owner Bradley Zero also return. Fabric's Craig Richards will be once again joined by Hessle Audio co-founder Ben UFO for a marathon b2b set, a memorable moment that closed Gottwood's Walled Garden area during last years event.
 
Determined to bring the finest of underground talent to their coastal woodland location, Gottwood will host stages from – 22a, AUS, Back 2 Basics, Bade Records, Banoffee Pies, Boxford, Brotherhood Soundsystem, Butter Side Up, Dream Catalogue, Future Disco, Futureboogie, Half Baked Records, Hit & Run, Hypercolour, In A Lonely Place, Jaunt, Jigsaw Presents, Louche, LZRDM, Nixwax, Not An Animal, One Records, Percolate, Rhythm Section, Road to Nowhere, Secretsundaze, Studio 89, The Nothing Special, Tief, Warm Up, Waxxx, Wigflex, Wolf. 
 
Newly announced Gotwood Family members for this year include Berlin's Renate, who first crossed paths with the Gottwood team at Garden Festival in Croatia, the stage will be home to Axel Boman& residents Peak & Swift who'll be presenting a very special 12hr takeover. Also new this year will be the London party brand Half Baked, showcasing their Half Baked Records imprint at the Festival, whilst Rug Dug presents his label Ruf Kutz, a takeover with his trusty Manchester friends in his own 'Ruf Dug Kutz Lab' venue. Returning for this year will be tINI, hosting a stage with the full tINI & The Gang, in addition to 2 Bad Mice, back for their 4th year, this time presenting a 2 Bad Mice Jungle Takeover. 

FULL LINE UP 2016

2 Bad Mice / Adam Shelton / Al Dobson Jr / Andrew Weatherall b2b Roman Flügel / Alex Arnout / Antony Di Francesco / Appleblim / Awesome Tapes From Africa / Archie Hamilton / Axel Boman / 
Bad Passion / Bastien Keb (Live) / Beautiful Swimmers / Black Josh / Bradley Zero /
 Blackhall & Bookless / Cassio Kohl / Cedric Maison / Chimpo / Crazy P (Live) /
 Craig Richards b2b Ben UFO / Daniel Avery / Dave Harvey / Denney / Detboi / DJ Deep /
 Drymbago (Live) / Felix Dickinson / Foul Play / Frits Wentink / FYI Chris / Glenn Astro / Glowing Palms / Grain / Harry McCanna / Henry Wu / HKE / Ivy Lab / Jane Fitz / Jeen Bassa / Job Jobse  / Joy Orbison / Jozef K / Khruangbin (Live) / Kowton b2b Hodge /
 Krywald & Farrer / Last Waltz / Lauer (Live) / Maribou State / Max Graef / Mirko Loco / Morris Cowan (Live) / Move D / Mr G (Live) / Nick Höppner / Nicolas Lutz / Optimo / Paramida / Pedestrian  
PBR Streetgang / Peak & Swift / Prosumer / Psychemagik / Ralph Lawson / Roly Porter / Reginald Omas Mamode IV (Live) / Ruf Dug / Sam Russo / Saoirse / Secretsundaze / Sebastian Voigt / Shackleton (Live)  Sonja Moonear / Tama Sumo / Tenderlonious / The Mole / tINI / Tristan Da Cunha / Virginia / 
Waifs & Strays / Will Saul / Wolf Music / Zip
 
Aaron Levitt / Adam Ross / Aidan Doherty / Alan Cross / Alec Falconer / Assheaton / Athoms / Banoffee Pies & Friends / Bobby Pleasure / Brinsley / Brothers Black / Brothers Of Jah / Chad / Charlie Banks / Charlie Jordan / Charlie MacFarley / Chungking Mansions / Cici / Croz / Culture / Dan Jordan / Dave Beer / Dom Chung / E-Ratik / Ed Mackie / Ed Steele / Ed Sweet / Edward Antonio / eLDOKO / Em Williams / Gavin Hogan / Greg Brockman / Gus Emmett / Half Baked DJ's / Hamish Cole / Harri Pepper / Hesseltime / Hizatron / Hugh Bailey / In A Lonely Place / Indra / Itchy Rich / Jacques Adda / James Sison / Jigsaw / John Scudamore / Jonny Opo / Jonny Sleight / Jonny Tawn / Jorge Martins / Josh Tweek / Joshua Brill / Kaim Shah / Kostas G / Lorcan Mak / Lukas Wigflex / M.Miutante / Maff C / Master & Commander / Metrodome / Metske / Mr Paul / Nanny Banton / Nick Wood / Phase 2 / Preston Brooks / Pyravid / Racubah Soundsystem / Ralph Giles / Ramji / Rankin / Real Nice / Reme / Remember / Rich Reason / Rob Amboule / Robin Ordell / Robin Sure / Sam Bangura / Sean Brosnan / Sharkbait / Silas & Snare Surgeon / Sisterhood / SoulJam / Ste Roberts / Studio 89 DJ's / T-Man / Talk & Smoke / The Hat / Titan / Tom Saunders / Truthos Mufasa / Wet Play DJ's / Will A / Will Brockbank / Zoo Look

Motor City Drum Ensemble, Craig Richards and more join Gottwood 2015 lineup

Gottwood 2015 Line Up So Far…
(A Number Of Very Special Guests Still TBA)
 

Adam Shelton / Andrew Ashong (Live + DJ) / Artwork / Brawther  Craig Richards b2b Ben UFO / dBridge / FaltyDL / Frank & Tony  Hunee / Leon Vynehall / Marcellus Pittman / Margaret Dygas 

Maxxi Soundsystem / Midland / Motor City Drum Ensemble 

Mouse Outfit (Live) / Move D / Om Unit / PBR Streetgang 

Point G (Live) / Radioactive Man / Ralph Lawson / Subb-an 

Tornado Wallace / Zenker Brothers / Zip 

 

Plus:

2 Bad Mice / Al Dobson Jr / Alex Arnout / Alex Jones / Bad Passion 

BEHR (Live) / Bell Towers / Blackhall & Bookless / Bradley Zero / Brinsley 

Casino Times / Cassio Kohl / Cedric Maison / Chimpo / Cottam / Denney 

Dom Chung / eLDOKO / Francis Inferno Orchestra / Futureboogie DJ's 

General Roots (Live) / Hesseltime / Ishmael / Josh Tweak / Lee Coombs 

Luv*Jam / Michael James / Morris Cowan (Live) / Nils Diezel / Prequel 

Real Nice / Red Eye Hi-Fi (Live) / Romare / Ruf Dug / Sean Brosnan 

Sisterhood / Soul Jazz Soundsystem / Sounds Of The Universe DJ's 

Steevio (Live Modular) / Tenderlonious / Tristan Da Cunha 

Wolf Music / Zoo Look 

 

Amongst the delicate balance of DJs and live acts, there's upcoming talent and established names in equal measure. Gottwood favourite and host of this year's new 'The Nothing Special' stage, Fabric's Craig Richards will be joined by the returning Hessle Audio co-founder Ben UFO for a special back to back set.

Perlon head honcho Zip, pioneer of the microhouse and general minimalist sound is making a rare UK festival appearance alongside Panorama Bar bi-monthly resident Margaret Dygas. In addition to this Gottwood welcomes globally profiled DJ and producer Motor City Drum Ensemble, renowned for his eclectic taste in music and his technical production wizardry.

Germany's Move D will be bringing his own inimitable style to the forest, with the diverse live performance on par if not superior to his studio work. In addition to the house and techno mainstays Exit Records boss dBridge, NYC's genre hopping FaltyDL, live Mancunian hip-hop act Mouse Outfit and Metalheadz Om Unit are ensuring all corners of the musical spectrum are covered.

Gottwood is known not only for its ambitious and credible bookings, but also its carefully curated party vibes that are this year being delivered by Futureboogie's Maxxi Soundsystem, fast rising star Tornado Wallace and the Detroit veteran Marcellus Pitttman.

 
The now legendary London record store Sounds of the Universe are programming a day of live music next to the picturesque Gottwood Lake, the Gilles Peterson favourite and Theo Parrish collaborator Andrew Ashong is closing affairs with the 22a and Rhythm Section regular Al Dobson Jr providing an eclectic afternoon soundtrack. Acts returning to Gottwood following the Festival's 5th Birthday earlier this year include Futureboogie label regulars PBR Streetgang, Artwork, Ilian Tapes co-founders Zenker Brothers and 2020 Vision records owner Ralph Lawson.

Other names on the bill include One Records stage hosts Subb-an and Adam Shelton, Rush Hour Record's Hunee, AUS's Midland, Boilerroom host Bradley Zero, France's Point G and the highly regarded Leon Vynehall.

Determined to bring the finest of underground talent to their coastal woodland location, Gottwood will host stages from – Back To Basics, Bad Passion, Bade Records, Brotherhood Soundsystem, Butterside Up, Dog Eat Dog, Future Disco, Futureboogie, Fresh Out The Box, Hit & Run, Hypercolour, Jaunt, Jigsaw Presents, Louche, Nixwax, One Records, Percolate,  Real Nice Presents, Rhythm Section, Road To Nowhere, Sounds Of The Universe, Studio 89, The Nothing Special, Tief, Waxxx, Wigflex, Wolf Music.

DJ Competition launched for Gottwood Festival

Gottwood Festival returns for its fifth edition this June, and has just announced the return of its popular DJ competition, offering a place on the lineup and a podcast in the Gottwood Presents series to one very lucky winner.

An intimate gathering soundtracked by some of the most innovative musicians in electronic music, this wholly independent, intimate boutique festival has caught the imagination of many, and now looks ahead to the summer, when the forest spectacular will be transformed into a psychedelic jungle for one mind-blowing weekend.

DJ Competition
Having launched in 2012, Gottwood Festival’s annual DJ competition has become a platform for emerging talent to demonstrate their skills in the hope of appearing on stage in the woods. Trailblazing UK garage duo Eton Messy, intricate live act Atlas and modernist producer Sonus are a few of the past participants to win a slot.

Up for grabs are prime sets over the weekend, where you can see your name billed alongside the underground’s most impressive names, including Crazy P SoundsystemGerd JansonMargaret DygasCalibreMaribou StateMax CooperMo KoloursPBR StreetgangProsumer,Session VictimStephan BodzinTale of Us and more. First prize winner will get a peak-time slot at the festival, and will also receive a host of Gottwood and Gottwax goodies, plus a Gottwood Presents Podcast series. Two runners-up will win a set at the festival, plus a ticket for themselves and friends.

To enter:
Each aspiring entrant is asked to craft a 45-90 minute mix that makes a real impression
Think out of the box; eclectic stand-out mixes stand more chance of being shortlisted
Applications must be submitted via a downloadable streaming link (Soundcloud/Mixcloud, etc)
to [email protected] by 12pm on Monday May 12
All applicants must be UK-based

The Gottwood team will select their favourite 10 mixes from the submissions. Top 10 decided, the mixes will be entered into a Facebook poll from Friday May 16 to Friday May 23, where the public will be invited to cast their vote. Good luck!

Gottwood 2014 full lineup announced

Announcing its full lineup for 2014 in a move that pits the likes of the prolific Gerd JansonMargaret DygasDJ FormatDJ Die and Appleblim, up against CalibreCrazy P SoundsystemDense & PikaMax Cooper (live), Craig RichardsKris WadsworthPBR StreetgangMaribou StateRalph Lawson and Tale of Us plus so many more in its intimate forest setting, Gottwood’s annual celebration of the electronic underground makes an indelible impression.
 
A well-kept secret with a real kick, Gottwood was the smallest festival with the biggest buzz in 2013, and with tickets flying for this year’s Fifth Chapter it’s looking like another sellout success. This year, Running Back label boss Gerd Janson joins the party and Berghain’s best kept secret Margaret Dygas invites us aboard her minimal low slung rollercoaster.

Meticulous producer Max Cooper brings a live set, as does techno evolutionary Stephan Bodzin. Seminal drum’n’bass head Calibre will be joined by MC DRS, long-standing Fabric mainstay Craig Richards makes an appearance, and techno tour de force Dense & Pika play live. 2020 Vision’s own Ralph Lawson, Berlin techno nuts Tale of Us, Detroit face Kris Wadsworth and resident of Berlin’s Panorama Bar Prosumer also get in on the action.

British hip hop luminary and turntablist DJ Format makes a stand, Munich techno prodigy Marco Zenker will play an analogue live show, Avatism brings his own brand of dark moody Italian electronica, high-energy collective Crazy P Soundsystem return, and Session Victim pull together jazz, hip hop and house influences in their live set.

Gottwood welcomes back the unstoppable Maribou State and online phenomenon and respected DJ collective Eton Messy for the second year in a row. Gang Colours provides ambient electronica, Bonobo tour support act Werkha brings a discerning selection of cuts, and catch James Welsh, beat fanatic and Compost Records star Jay Shepheard, heritage act Zero 7 (Dj) and XLR8R and Rinse FM linchpin Mr Beatnick in full effect.

 
A well-kept secret with a real kick, Gottwood was the smallest festival with the biggest buzz in 2013, and with tickets flying for this year’s Fifth Chapter it’s looking like another sellout success.
 
The full lineup:
APPLEBLIM | ARTWORK | AVATISM (live) | CALIBRE & MC DRS | CRAIG RICHARDS | CRAZY P SOUNDSYSTEM
| DENSE & PIKA (live)
DJ DIE & MC INJA | DJ FORMAT | GERD JANSON | JAY SHEPHEARD | KRIS WADSWORTH
LAST MAGPIE | MARCO ZENKER (live)
MARGARET DYGAS | MARIBOU STATE | MAX COOPER (live)
MO KOLOURS (live) | PBR STREETGANG | PEDESTRIAN | PROSUMER
RALPH LAWSON
| SESSION VICTIM (live) | STEPHAN BODZIN (live) | TALE OF US | ZERO 7 (DJ Set)

2 BAD MICE | ALEX JONES | BARESKIN | BEHR (live) | BLACKHALL & BOOKLESS | BODHI | BRACKLES | BRINSLEY
CASSIO KOHL | CEDRIC MAISON | CHIMPO | DENNEY | DJ CASPA | DOM CHUNG | DUSTIN | ELDOKO | ETON MESSY |
FUTUREBOOGIE DJs

GANG COLOURS (DJ) | GENERAL ROOTS (live) | HESSELTIME | JACKSON BLUMENTAL | JAMES WELSH | JOSH T | KONRAD WEHRMEISTER | LORCAN MAK
MEDLAR | MORRIS COWAN (live) | MR BEATNICK | MY PANDA SHALL FLY
NISSE NILSON | OJSMOOTH | REAL NICE | REKREATION | ROB AMBOULE
SEAN BROSNAN | SISTERHOOD |
SOPHIE BARKER (live) | STRATEGY | TCTS | THE SCRIBES (live) | TRISTAN DA CUNHA | WERKHA | WOLF MUSIC

A&O | ACRE | AERIAL | ALEC FUNCTION | AMBITUR | ANGUS COWEN | ARKANE SOCIETY | AUTOPHASE | BAM|
BANGOR UNI DJ SOCIETY

BENEDICT JACKSON | CA$H BACK | CAMILA FUCHS (live) | CHARLES DARKLY | CHARLES JORDAN
| CHARLIE BANKS | CROZ & FARRER | CRUMP
DAVE BEER | ED MACKIE | ED STEELE & KOSTAS G | EM WILLIAMS |
FREDERICK | FUZZBUZZ | GED LEVER B2B LEON GITTINS | GOOD BLOCK
HAMISH COLE | HIJINKX | HIZATRON
| HUGH BAILEY | HUNTER GILES | JIGSAW | JIM ELKINGTON | JONNY DUB | JONNY OPO | JONNY SLEIGHT
JONNY TAWN | K.A.G | KRYWALD | LARKIN & THE SKY | LITTLE THOUGHTS | LOCKED SOUNDSYSTEM | MAFF C
MAJOR | MAJORA | MANNISH WATER
METSKE | NANNY BANTON | ODDITY | OLLYWOOD | OPR8
OWEN HOWELLS | PHASE TWO | REFLEC | REME | RICH REASON | RICHARD ROWELL | SIDE A
SILAS & SNARE SURGEON | SLY-ONE | SOULJAM DJs | SPAM CHOP | SPARKZ | T-MAN | TC | THICK AS THIEVES | TITAN
TOM RANKIN
| TOM SAUNDERS | TRANSMISSION COLLECTIVE | TRUTHOS MUFASA | WILL BROCKBANK
 

Gottwood announce full lineup

Gottwood Festival announce the final additions to a lineup that brings together a whole host of underground talent for an unforgettable experience. Among the latest additions are Manchester club brand Drop the Mustard, who host hot property Ejeca and Urulu, plus find Pedestrian, Zero 7 vocalist Sophie Barker and Bournemouth’s Zoo Look, among others. And outside the music, Gottwood has announced some of the installations that will help transform the picturesque Welsh woods in June into a fairytale land for the weekend.

Returning for its fourth year, Gottwood Festival kicks off the summer solstice on June 20-23. If you’re looking for something a little off centre, something to make you move, and something that you wont forget in a rush, this is it.

Drop The Mustard – well known for pulling together some of the most cutting-edge acts for their Manchester parties – are the final hosts to be added to the impressive Gottwood roll call. They bring Ejeca, who has seen his profile rise at an enormous pace with releases 2020 Vision, Lokee and Last Night on Earth this year alone. He is joined by ’90s revival comrade Urulu plus Alex Blaxx and more.

A.Z & T.O.R.’s soulful, bass-driven house and two-step beats complete the Bristol brigade and the Eton Messy stage, alongside Pedestrian and Luvian. Gottwood also welcomes Sophie Barker one of the vocalists on Zero 7’s ‘Simple Things’ who plays live, and expect a blissed-out, hypnotic live set from Brighton-based producer Little Thoughts, and dub goodness from eight-piece reggae collective Kalichakra.

Futureboogie announce an unmissable B2B session with the whole boogie crew. While, Apogee get excited with the addition of house heads Zoo Look, Louche gear up with Bruno Schmidt, and The Sound Of C go electronic with Werkha. Four-piece electronic outfit Let The Machines Do The Work whisk you away from the digital age with their strictly analogue live set-up, and BEHR step up with the minimal techno touch.

Techno powerhouse Traum and Nottingham label and Stealth regular Wigflex host headliners Extrawelt, Newcastle promoter and podcast supremos Jaunt bring Ben UFO, and celebrated Bristol house and techno connoisseurs Hypercolour return with Luke Vibert and Tom Demac. Leeds club brand Louche return to Gottwood with Move D playing a HUGE four-hour set, while London’s underground house heads Tief go deep, with Bicep, Wolf Music and KRL. Internationally renowned London club brand Futureboogie bring Crazy P, Eton Messy take Gottwood along a bass trip with Maribou State, and Manchester’s Hit&Run flex with Marcus Intalex and 2 Bad Mice, the early ’90s jungle pioneers.

With parties in London, Leeds and Nottingham, Apogee bring up the underground with Amsterdam’s Detroit Swindle (live) and Cera Alba. ETA & Real Nice present Waze & Odyssey, and strictly vinyl UK house and bass label Nixwax host Joonipah. Plus catch hip hop-tinted band The Scribes, and deep-rooted reggae crew General Roots and many more. Expect a bumpy, vibrant and genre-bending ride as Gottwood Festival provides its take on an electronic music education!

Gottwood received an unprecedented number of entries to its DJ Competition this year, and the final 10 fought a fierce battle for the top spot in the Facebook poll. Congratulations to Zade & Kayne Cross for winning the contest, to second-place Nick Assheton, and third-place VII. Y. P. Here is the winning mix by Zade & Kanye Cross: soundcloud.com/gottwood/gottwood-dj-competition-zade – and you can see all three acts play at Gottwood.

Gottwood Festival comes to you from a location like no other place you will have been. It’s like something out of a fairytale, or your most lucid dream – the area has even been described by Lonely Planet as the ’Greatest Region On The Earth 2012’. That’s how special it is.

The theme for Gottwood Festival 2013 has been chosen – and it’s ‘The Wild Things’. So, what does that mean? “You are ‘The Wild Things’,” say the Gottwood organisers. “This theme is a reinvigoration, a celebration and most importantly an exploration of your imagination. We want everyone to pause, take a step back from their everyday life, leap off the edge, and wander into an unrestrained, untamed, wild and wonderful parallel mindset celebrating everything in your life that is not actually there, but is locked up top, and in most cases is rarely given a chance to flourish! We will be building an a magical backdrop of colour and vibrance, and we can’t wait for you to show us ‘The Wild Things‘.”

There have been some changes at Gottwood Festival this year, but one of the most exciting announcements is that there will be two open-air stages running until 4am – in a similar fashion to the first ever Gottwood. This time around the Boxford Caravan, as well as a new woodland stage will run until the twilight hours, with surround sound four-point Funktion One systems helping to bring the noise! Dancing in the trees all night long is back!

RFID, the pioneers in fully immersive projection, are returning for their third year and will be providing the unique 360 degree visual experience for everyone who ventures into the dome. Last year saw Dinky play an amazing set to hundreds of confused but amazed people who appeared to be struggling to grasp where they were or what time it was when the visuals really sprang into life.

Gottwood strives to help and provide a promotional platform for artists. This year look out for The Bestiary building bringing larger-than-life interactive animal installations made from salvaged wood; Mr Kobo returns to paint a modern-day mural. Venture out to see the oversized live oil painting and graffiti from the uber-talented and Gottwood Caravan creator Technicolour Moon, as well as interactive tree painting, which is set to be an amazing sight to see.

This small, boutique and wholly independent electronic music festival – set within the deepest darkest depths of the Welsh woodland, and next to the sandy beaches of the Irish Sea – provides the ultimate alternative festival experience. Working with some of the most innovative and interesting names in electronic music, Gottwood Festival strives to ensure its lineup ticks all the boxes for even the most discerning club heads

Gottwood is going to be a very colourful place this year with more treats and surprises than ever before!

Gottwood adds Drop the Mustard, Ejeca and more

Gottwood Festival announce the final additions to a lineup that brings together a whole host of underground talent for an unforgettable experience. Among the latest additions are Manchester club brand Drop the Mustard, who host hot property Ejecaand Urulu, plus find Pedestrian, Zero 7 vocalist Sophie BarkerA.Z. & T.O.RZoo LookUruluLuvianWerkha and more.
Techno powerhouse Traum and Nottingham label and Stealth regular Wigflex host headliners Extrawelt, Newcastle promoter and podcast supremos Jaunt bring Ben UFO, and celebrated Bristol house and techno connoisseurs Hypercolour return with Luke Vibert and Tom Demac. Leeds club brand Louche return to Gottwood with Move D playing a HUGE four-hour set, while London’s underground house heads Tief go deep, with BicepWolf Music and KRL. Internationally renowned London club brand Futureboogie bring Crazy PEton Messy take Gottwood along a bass trip with Maribou State, and Manchester’s Hit&Run flex with Marcus Intalex and 2 Bad Mice, the early ’90s jungle pioneers. With parties in London, Leeds and Nottingham, Apogee bring up the underground with Amsterdam’s Detroit Swindle (live) and Cera Alba. ETA & Real Nice present Waze & Odyssey, and strictly vinyl UK house and bass label Nixwax host Joonipah. Plus catch hip hop-tinted bandThe Scribes, and deep-rooted reggae crew General Roots and many more. Expect a bumpy, vibrant and genre-bending ride as Gottwood Festival provides its take on an electronic music education!

The theme for Gottwood Festival 2013 has been chosen – and it’s ‘The Wild Things’. There have been some changes at Gottwood Festival this year, but one of the most exciting announcements is that there will be two open-air stages running until 4am – in a similar fashion to the first ever Gottwood. The Boxford Caravan, as well as a new woodland stage will run until the twilight hours, with surround sound four-point Funktion One systems helping to bring the noise! Dancing in the trees all night long is back!

Gottwood strives to help and provide a promotional platform for artists. This year look out for The Bestiary building bringing larger-than-life interactive animal installations made from salvaged wood; Mr Kobo returns to paint a modern-day mural. Venture out to see the oversized live oil painting and graffiti from the uber-talented and Gottwood Caravan creator Technicolour Moon, as well as interactive tree painting, which is set to be an amazing sight to see.

Gottwood Festival 2012 lineup revealed

The line up is already causing a stir with many names having already been leaked, with special guests to be announced in the coming months.

TIGER & WOODS // DINKY // MOSCA // MOVE D // GROJ // THE CORRESPONDENTS (LIVE) // HUXLEY // ED SOLO // MR WOODNOTE & LIL RHYS // TRISTAN DA CUNHA // WILDKATS // APPLEBLIM // ARKIST    +SPECIAL GUESTS TO BE ANNOUNCED

2 BIT THUGS // AARTEKT (LIVE) // ALEX JONES // ASHLEY WILD // AUTOPHASE // BRINSLEY KAZAK // BRUNO SCHMIDT // CASINO TIMES // CATCH 23 // CEDRIC MAISON // CHARLIE BANKS // CHIMPO // eLDOKO // GREYMATTER // GYGO // HESSELTIME // JOHN MALCOLM MOORE // JOSH T // MATT ROACH // NICK LAWSON // PICTURE HOUSE // PUCA // THE PUSHAMANN // RICH REASON // RIZ MC // STRATEGY // THE OTHER TRIBE (LIVE) // TOM FRANK // THE WILD KNIGHTS // TRISTAN DA CUNHA // ZOO LOOK // ZUMO

AMBITUR // ANTAGONIST // ARLO & JACK // BOWEN FT. AGGY // BUTLER & MURT // CROZ // CLERICAL MASS // CUBIQ // DAN NEO // ED MACKIE // ED STEELE & KOSTAS G // EOIN THOMAS // FAMOUS BY FIVE // GED LEVER // GUY RICHARDS // HANNAH HAMMOND // JARVIS & DEAN // JIGSAW // JOHN MARSHALL // JOHNNY DUB // JONNA & ARTHUR JNR // KYDRO // LEADBELLY // LEON RILEY // MR SOLID GOLD // OPTIMUS // REAL NICE // ROGER LI // SHARKBAIT // SPARKS // STE-V-SOMETHING // SWAY 2 // T-MAN // TEN STORY // THICK AS THIEVES // TOSH OHTA // YOGHURT WARRIORS // DAN JORDAN // THOMAS FC RIDDIM // VOYEUR + MORE TBC

Returning to its lush and enchanting deep forest location (or as DJ Mag penned: the "magically decorated rave forest") in idyllic Anglesey, Gottwood is the festival for the musically experimental and open-minded. Serving up the most exciting talent from across the electronic music spectrum, last year saw the likes of Jamie XXLee Foss, Max Cooper, Midland, The Correspondents, Round Table Knights (and many more) experiment with an eclectic mix of the best of all genres of electronic dance music, mashing house, techno, drum & bass, dubstep, hip-hop, garage and more, and feeding it to the eager ears of over a thousand Gottwood Festival goers. And there's more Gottwood have promised a secret mystery guest this year that will not disappoint!

Incorporating a variety of diverse festival treats and with intricate attention to detail, Gottwood offers a truly unique and intimate festival experience worthy of its position in the Daily Telegraph's Top 100 UK Festivals list. Gottwood 2011 further cemented it as the electronic music festival not to be missed, and featured in The Sunday Times "Definitive Guide to the 100 Best Music Festivals".

Gottwood's success in its sophomore year has attracted some of the UK's finest promoters, including Tief, Krankbrother, Louche, Hypercolour, We Are Your Friends, Finger Lickin' Management, White Mink, Hit & Run, Absentminds, idiosync, & Pelski.

This year also sees Gottwood unlocking the gates to two previously inaccessible areas: a luscious walled garden to tantalise your optic nerves and most excitingly, the swathing lakes on the site will now be opened for a very special Sunday event… cue bikini-clad ravers and bombing galore. Gottwood veterans will recall the gorgeous coastlines within a 15 minute walk that earned the North Wales coast Lonely Planet's "Greatest Region on Earth 2012" accolade.

Early bird tickets have already run out, so attendees will have to move quickly as capacity has been limited to just 1500 this year to keep the intimacy that helped to make the first two years such a success.

If you can't wait until June, Gottwood will host a very special night at second home Basing House on Friday 23rd March with the awesome Fantastic Mr Fox, Arkist & Medlam heading the bill.

Mr Scruff set for Gottwood Festival + only 200 tickets left!

For those who aren’t familiar, the prolific Ninja Tune artist has been responsible for classic albums such as Keep It Unreal and Trouser Jazz on the esteemed label as well as DJ sets all over the world. He’ll be bringing his usual eclectic selection of Soul, Funk, Hip Hop, Jazz, Reggae, Dubstep, Latin, African, Ska, Disco, House, Funk, Breaks, Soundtracks & loads more to Gottwood 2011.

Day tickets are now available for the Friday, Saturday and Sunday available here. From their popular Facebook poll the tribal theme has been confirmed, with Mantanza and Monkey Safari stepping up and looking forward to donning their costumes.

See the full lineup below:

Jamie XX
A Guy Called Gerald (Live)
The Correspondents (Live)
Kollektiv Turmstrasse
Round Table Knights
Phil Kieran (Live)
Lee Foss
Max Cooper (Live) 
DJ Format & Friends
Zeds Dead
Deadbeat
Chris Coco
Perc
Mr Thing
Midland
Monkey Safari
Dark Sky
Dan Beaumont
Royalty
Matanza (Live)

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Itchy Feet DJ’s
Autophase
Mr Krum
eLDOKO
Dj Mac McRaw
Dom Chung
Meshkov aka Nooncat
Sven Dhose
Whatyes (Live Analog Set)
Rodhad
Mary Jane
Audio Is Guilty
Hof Gutow
Projekt 1
Dieter Polen
Urchins
Ben Gomori
Schadenfreude
Nick Agha (Live)
Count Chocula
Madera Verde & Alex Ruello
Gringo Da Parada
Ed Mackie
Dutty Moonshine
Graphics
Firas & Jay
Wetrooms
Thick As Thieves
Oli DAB & Robin
Lo:Tek
Brinsley
Josh Tweek
Off Putter (Maggot GLC)
D Jacques (Live)
Mr Solid Gold
Pelski
Picture House
Darkly
Cosmanauts
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Timmy P
Ambitur
John Marshall
Daniel Parry
Hylu & Jago
Mystery
Hesseltime
Tweek
Croz
Cubiq
Bruno Schmidt
Tom Frank
Matthew Roche
Jasper
A.L.F
Real Nice
Dan Jordan
Hawker
Get Your Geek On
Ben & Harrys
Ryan Walkinshaw
Osky
Hannah Hammond
Medlam
Kartik Poria
Matt Duncan
Jigsaw
Timothy Alexander
Jack Mckeith & Jackson Edwards
Sharkbait
Charlie Holden
Six’Six
Jonna
Johnny Beverton
Proper Songs
Anna Wall
Sway2
Charlie Jordan
Arko Type
CoBerg
Jonna
Ben Smith
Crosbie Dawson