FESTIVAL NEWS for 2009.

A New addition to the festival circuit for 2009 will be the BEARDED THEORY festival in lovely Derbyshire. It runs May 15th,16th and 17th and will be an early start to the season. Tickets are very cheap and the festival won awards for 'Best small festival' in 2008.
Axis sound will have a marquee and will be joined by the Chapter 4 posse, resident reggae promoters/Djs at the Trades Club in Hebden Bridge.
Check out www.beardedtheory.co.uk for more info.

CABARET HEAVEN Dj SPOT.

Dr. Huxtable from the Axis Sound System will be playing some vintage JA nuggets for the last couple of hours at the next Cabaret Heaven event at the Trades Club in Hebden Bridge, on Sat Dec 13th.
Cabaret Heaven is a regular high quality night at the Trades. A wide range of cabaret acts from around the country frequent the night where variety is the key to a very entertaining night.
For more info, check out the Trades Club website.

AXIS,IRATION STEPPAS,DISCIPLES+ROOTSMAN in BRADFORD.

On Sat 22nd November '08 Iration Steppas, The Disciples and the Dublab crew will be playing alongside Dr.Huxtable on the Axis Sound System on the main floor of The Mill in Bradford. Upstairs will be Rootsman and D.Bo.General. Sound plays from 10pm till 6am and gate rate will be 10 pounds. 

 This night will be a guaranteed roadblock, so make sure you reach early.

REGULAR AXIS NIGHTS IN HUDDERSFIELD.

The axis sound system will be playing regularly on the last Saturday of the month starting Sat 25th Oct. at a night called POWAH. Upstairs will be the Axis sound alongside the Chicken Scratch/Home Taping collective plus passing through guests playing vintage 60s/70s/80s and downstairs will be Zion Inna Vision sound playing up to date Dubstep with guests.
The first one was last night, with just the Dubstep downstairs playing on Axis and it was a full house.
The night runs from 10 till 4am, 5 pounds in and no restrictions on sound pressure levels.
I will post next artwork as soon as I receive it.

One Love.

HEBDEN BRIDGE nights are BACK!!!

Thanks to all the people who checked out the Axis Sound System during the summer months at many of the Festival dates. Axis is back at Marshalls Bar in Hebden Bridge starting Sat Sept 6th and every first Sat of the month after that.
Its still free to get in and runs 8 till 2. Donations towards NSPCC will still be encouraged through the night. Will be good to see the Marshalls Bar crew again, you know who you are.
One Love. Paul Axis.

NEXT AXIS OUTING.......

HEBDEN BRIDGE World on your doorstep festival. 18th,19th,20th July 08. This Festival kicks off with Chapter 4 Reggae night at the Trades Club in Hebden on the Friday night, with special guest Dr.Huxtable from Axis Sound.
From Saturday afternoon....free world music festival on Calder Park. Axis/Chapter 4 will have their own reggae tent throughout the festival. So come and check out the sounds of Daddytone, Dillinger, Slackears, Dr.Huxtable and Cojo.

BEAT HERDER FESTIVAL, Gisburn,Lancashire. 4th,5th and 6th July. 08.

Axis sounds Dr.Huxtable will be helping out the Bushrocker HiFi in the reggae tent all weekend. Other guests include Jah Youth from London, Jah Vis from Lancaster, Reggae Dave from Macclesfield and others, for full line up www.beatherder.co.uk.

HUDDERSFIELD CARNIVAL 08.

The Axis Dreadnought all valve 1960s sound system will be entertaining all day outside The Junction pub (near top gate of Greenhead Park.) Sat. 12th July. Ska, Rock Steady and Reggae at its best. (weather permitting).

LEE PERRY SPECIAL!!!

A night featuring music produced by the great Lee Perry at Marshalls Bar in Hebden Bridge. Expect the best of Lees 5 decades in music production. All played on the Axis Sound System, the sound that reaches the parts no other sound can reach. Free admission, donations to NSPCC appreciated. This is a one off, miss it at your peril!.

Axis at Beat Herder Festival.

I have early bird tickets priced at 40 pounds for the Beat Herder Festival near Gisburn, Lancashire on 4th,5th +6th July 2008. The full price will be 60 pounds starting in June.
Axis will be playing alongside Cojo and guests on the Bushrocker Family HiFi Sound System in the Reggae tent all weekend.
The Beat Herder Festival is a non corporate 'do it yourself' festival, growing organically from year to year in the heart of the Lancashire countryside. It has a main stage for bands, a Toil sound system area inside a wood for dance music, lots of other tents playing all kinds of music, kids play stuff and camping area.
If you would like any earlybird tickets, contact me through my website, you can collect them personally, or have them posted out registered post.
For more info about Beat Herder, have a look at www.beatherder.co.uk

STRUMMERCAMP BOOKING.

Axis Will have a reggae sound system tent at this years Strummercamp Festival at Macclesfield Rugby Club on 23rd 24th and 25th of May 08.
www.strummercamp.co.uk

Latest Booking.

FRI 18th APRIL 2008. Gas Club, Huddersfield. JUMP THE GUN! Hometaping collective present a night of Ska, Reggae, 2 Tone, Soul + Dub. Featuring selecters ROB WALKER, DAVE HUNT, SEAN O.T. alongside Dr.HUXTABLE at the controls of the mighty AXIS SOUND SYSTEM. 8 till Late. 4 pounds in. Poster to follow.

Latest booking.

Latest booking just confirmed. Sun May 4th 2008. at The Vine in Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire. Playing the vintage valve 'Dreadnought' sound system from 10pm till 2am after a couple of bands have played. More details to follow.

Fane HF250 Bullet diaphragms.

Fane discontinued this classic bullet tweeter prized by sound system operators for 30 or so years, along with the replacement diaphragms. According to Fane, I have the only known stock of these diaphragms for sale. If you need any, contact me. Keep your tweeter sweeter!

Dont miss Pama International.

The very fine Pama International, fusing Ska,Reggae and Dub in a soulfull stew are a live event not to be missed. I caught up with them at the Wickerman festival in Scotland in my reggae tent a couple of years ago after a fantastic show with Nick Manassah at the control. Here is the latest news on the 2008 tour.

February 2008.
23rd. Bath. Moles.
25th. Launch of Love Filled Dub Band, in all good record shops.
27th. Norwich. Waterfront.
28th. Oxford. Academy.
29th. Milton Keynes. The Pitz.
March. 2008.
1st. Exeter. Phoenix.
7th. Glasgow. Arches. ( + Max Romeo.)
8th. Edinburgh. The GRV. (being filmed for DVD)
9th. Newcastle. The Cluny.
12th. London. Koko. ( + Rico, Michie One, Crunch- Lee and Chris from Madness, Trojan Sound System, Rebelation, New Town Kings and DJ. Wrongtom- Hard Fi ).

For tickets, go to http://www.pamainternational.co.uk/gigs.htm

News about future events.

Cofirmed 2008 Festival dates...

Beat Herder. Gisburn, Lancashire. 4th,5th +6th July. Alongside Bushrocker Family Hifi in the reggae tent.


Huddersfield Caribbean Carnival. More info soon.


World On Your Doorstep, Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire. 19th+20th July. Alongside Chapter 4 (Bass Culture) in our own marquee/field.


Wickerman Festival. Dumfies, Scotland. 26th+27th July. The big one. 2000 person marquee. Axis all weekend with special guests to be announced.

Axis Sound System at Hebden Bridge Saturday 1st March

The Axis monthly shindig at Marshall's Bar rolls into town once again with a couple of guest DJ's and a prize raffle to boot.

Last month's dance raised £132 for the NSPCC, a great result and one that we hope to better this time round. Along with the usual heady mix of reggae sounds delivered in a true sound system style, Copesetic DJ's Perry Bonewell and Jak Ripley will be spinning some classic vintage JA platters.

The night starts at 8pm and finishes late. It's also free to get in so what excuse do you need to come along and groove to the sound of the velvet earthquake!