// 19th June 2010 // The Horse and Groom, Shoreditch, London //

It takes more than an Icelandic volcano to beat house music, so Dropout soldiers on into the summer most definitely not under a cloud of any sort. With summer in full swing (fingers crossed) the long nights demand staying out late, so no better excuse to head down to one of London’s best-kept secrets, the Horse and Groom, for stacks of cutting-edge music in retro surroundings as we whip up a cocktail of house and techno for East London’s finest.

April’s 2nd birthday celebrations were a roof-raiser, with Mixtape’s Gus Brown astride the decks manfully beside our party-popping residents, and saw us launch our monthly podcast. We’re proud to be wading into a third year, and in June we have two cracking guests to help us on our way. DJ P45 brings his mighty array of electronica to the Groom alongside London rabble-rouser Ben Gomori.

As ever, the serious effort goes into Dropout’s commitment to shit-hot music, free from big club pretention. It’s all getting back to good quality house and techno in a venue that cares more about the beats than the boat shoes. So catch a few rays, put the ray-bans in your pocket and get down to the Horse and Groom on 19th June to turn on, tune in and Dropout.

DJ P45 // Room 237, Oeuvre Records //

Small-town life was never going to be enough for an artist whose influences ranged as wide as Goldie, LFO, Ninja Tunes’ collective and genre-creating 80s electro. It was in Leeds at university that P45’s horizons expanded, playing across the city and starting the fabled Room 237, which saw his relentless efforts as promoter and resident bring some of the most interesting and forward-thinking artists, from Ben Sims and Appleblim to Flying Lotus and Jamie Liddel.

Now relocated to London, he continues to twin his production and DJ work alongside the promoting, and whether it’s his genre-bending DJ sets, that take in everything from dubstep, techno, D’n’B and Hip-Hop or his cutting-edge live act, he’s an artists that certainly befits the eclectic tag without edging into unfocussed cliché. P45’s mastery of software, hardware and a spectrum of sounds sees him command regular dates in Leeds, London and Manchester, and as far afield as Croatia.

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