The third Glade festival is taking place this July somewhere in Berkshire. Evolving from the Glade stage at Glastonbury, this is the ultimate British festival for anyone looking for the finest electronic music in a smattering of tents surrounded by mud and dreadlocks. Dedicated electronica, breaks and psy-trance stages operate across the three days, with a whole host of other marginal music forms popping up in little tents all over the place.
The festival organisers aren't releasing the official line-up but after hunting down the artists that have already confirmed their appearances, here's the acts that you can find Squeaks Bleeps & Beats dancing like a loon to:
!!! (pictured right) for trippy post-punk/funk that leans heavily on bongos, cowbells and slappy basslines.
B12 for some classic early-Warp records techno - lots of layers of lush synths and Detroit soul.
Ceephax for low-budget erratic acid, hardcore, jungle and tv themes joyfully mashed together.
Hellfish & Producer - brutal-as-you-like hard/breakcore, a pick for AFX DJ sets and feeling your brain dragged through a meat grinder.
Jackson and his Computer Band - Choppy electro, hip-hop and pop collide in one of Warp's hottest signings of late.
Jamie Lidell - the new Soul godfather? Expect live beat-box sample trickery mixed with smooth vocals for a crazy, feel-good experience.
Modeselektor - mad-as-a-badger German techno that hits hard in all the right places.
Plump DJs - the breakbeat dons spinning their chunky rhythms and porky basslines.
Tim Exile - Planet Mu stalwart who plays A.D.D fuelled breakcore and jungle with a parrot on his shoulder.
Promising a down to earth vibe and lots of hidden surprises (look out for the IDSpiral ambient dome - always a 6 am favourite), this year looks set to be a classic on the increasingly cluttered summer festival roster. Now all we have to do is worry about the weather...
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