CHESHIRE CAT // CEEPHAX ACID CREW // GYPSY UNIT // GENERAL WASTE // RHYMESKEEMZ // ELECTRIC SPIVS // THE STRING PROJECT // LOWKI &I-LODICA // ITAL HORNS // WOMBCORPS // VOODOO COLLECTIVE // DARCY D

From some of the silly bastards that brought you the ever popular Hodgepodge Festival you are now invited to stare peril square in the eyes and join us on an odyssey of joyous music making, riotous dancing and beautiful exhibitions and live installation art and graffiti.

For 2 days of top shelf, A-grade mirth in the beautiful Oxfordshire countryside at the CAMRA award winning Crawley Inn, we are most excited, proud and salivating with anticipation to announce:

* * * * *TEMPTING FETE* * * * *

Wind up the summer with one last resounding hurrah as we all get the cobwebs back on for the cold months ahead. We present over 50 bands, DJs, performers, poets and speakers as well as artists of all kinds from graf dons to collaborative live projects or trashionistas on the catwalk.

A blend of all the genres yet known and with artists hailing from all manner of nooks and crannies. We will also of course be providing delicious foods including a Sunday of nothing but roots culture on the stage that will be accompanied by a 100% authentic Jamaican beach BBQ.

Additionally we will be making an audio visual movie over the course of the weekend so will have a costume theme as well as a plethera of psychedelic activities to be getting up to which along with live sound capture for live manipulation into tunes later on will give everyone the opportunity to get involved! No obligation though if you're more of a blend into the background festy head :)

We are right proper moist about this one people, its child and dog friendly, there is a kiddies art an play area, weekend camping and of course the legendary Crawley cider menu...multi year CAMRA cider pub of the year award winner!!

Need we say more....we'll see you there then...

Oh yeah the lineup (so far....oh so much more to come):

****CHESHIRE CAT
Long time soldier. Was on the legendary 'Chant of a Poor Man' off the equally legendary Rhythm N Stealth by the trully legendary Leftfield. In his own right has toasted more parties than we all been too put together (which is a lot by the way) we are trully blessed and extremely excited to welcome him for the first time to our fair stage where he will be leading us through our sunday journey tru de roots culture. Had him on the christmas list since year dot...i guess we been good this year

****GYPSY UNIT
Full of character and bouncy basslines, Gypsy Unit take the bare bones of Hip Hop and mash it up with traditional folk music. Combining a rowdy, cheeky party vibe with a quirky string section and hooky choruses, their trademark sound makes them one of the freshest acts to hit the scene.The guys have been in heavy demand ever since they first started gigging in 2013 and continue to leave a trail of destruction everywhere they play, from big stages at festivals such as Glastonbury, Boomtown and Shambala to sold out club gigs far and wide.

****CEEPHAX ACID CREW (Waltzer Records)
This man has been bleep shdrr womping since day 1 and is such a heavyweight he has spent his career pretending to be a whole group of people so as not to make the other DJs jealous. He has taken the good word of acid to all the corners of the globe and in the process has dropped releases on labels such as Rephlex Records and Planet Mu as well as his own Waltzer Records. Some of his work is firmly on the 'if you dont have it then you dont really know you do' list and his live sets, with his obsession with old skool analogue synths and the last Amiga left in the world ;) sprawled across the width of the stage make for asight behold as well as a dancefloor treat of the highest calibre. Our verdict...get right amongst it!!!

****ITAL HORNS
Live earth shaking dub, have worked with everybody in the business and are in their own right blow true fyah from the speakers. Sunday swaying to have with your rice and pea...

****LOWKI & I-LODICA
Some of Oxford favourite sons, now brighton stalwarts, putting the dub flava in a 21st century context, womping dub riddims with heavy electronic beats with of course live melodica. Miss this at your peril...

****ELECTRIC SPIVS
From a life of ducking and diving Electric Spivs formed at the beginning of 2013 and are based between Leamington Spa and rural Suffolk. Having been described as creating their own genre of music the bands sound has been likened to Captain America kicking a baby. Drawing inspiration from the DIY party scene the band have an eclectic range of influences from LCD Soundsystem to Fugazi, Talking Heads to Jeff Mills. Mixing heavy electronic sub with live funk bass lines, acid synths and punk guitars, Electric Spivs make original party music to put a smile on your face.

****GENERAL WASTE (Erisian / Community Payback)

****RHYMESKEEMZ (LIVE PA)
Man spent many years meditating in a cave in Chipping Norton, when he emerged he dais he had had a vision where the hip hop coming out of Oxford was fat again 'like it was back in the day'. He soldiered it pretty much on a one man tip for some lean years and has been instrumental in dragging our fair city back onto the UKHH map. He has one of the most unique and interesting styles on the scene and now that he has formed a shire style super tag team with the man Daddy B - Drunken Uncle Bungle, the list of stages he has torn to shred continues to grow and grow.

****WOMBCORPS (Amen-Tal / Tempting Fete)
One of our nearest and dearest she makes serious boom noise proper. From gabba kicks to jungle breaks she is known to start dance floor riots from our fair isle to eastern europe and back agan. From her early releases for CITV Mashup Crew to making big moves with Junglist Crewdems Amen-Tal, she guarantees to move any crowd and make em grimace while they do. Hardcoreyouknowthescore...dont miss...

****OOZAT (Our F*cking Jungle / Tempting Fete)
Proper kick drum business braav. Another one that has been with us since the very beginning, Without him our total decibel count would be missing a few digits. He pulls endless super dark DNB and furious techno gabba from a record bag you can crawl into and you come out on the road outside the nearest Slayer gig. We have put a mandatory ten minute sit down after him on the official running order. Nuff said.

****VOODOO COLLECTIVE (LIVE PA)
8 strong UKHH bad men with rappers, singer, turntablist, horns and live percussion. They comprise Oxford heads, Brighton heads and a northern contingent and blend real lyricism with naughty breaks and a swing tinged flava that bends every knee in earshot. Make sure you see them now while us small time folks can still afford them. One to ring on the lineup with a fat black marker!

****BASS AVENJAH (Disco Shed / Tempting Fete)
Bootylicious ghetto fabulous smutty techno queen, bass womps pon de ghetto funk stylee!! She runs riddims that get even the stiffest squares bump n grinding til the sun come up and has been known to jam up the switch boards at all the local taxi companies from sexed up couples trying to get home after being wound into a frenzy by her trademark 60 minutes of booty shaking niceties.

****REEJAI
Fronted by Oxford's answer to JK and Bob Dylan's lovechild. Its a bit rock a but hip hop and a bit indie. These guys are one of our acts to watch on the Oxford scene. Something for the soul and for the dancefloor.

****TED-ALAN JAMES

DARCY D

THE ANDY MULLAN EXPERIENCE (LIVE AND BUTTERED)

THOMAS MCNULTY

GRANT DEGEULASSE (VJ)

****BETA
Quartet of performers doing hula hoop, aerial hoop, pole dancing and aerial silks on a purpose built 7 metre trapeze tower. Come and marvel at their feats of strength and grace. They will amaze as spin, dive and seemingly defy the laws of gravity. Oh and boys...try and keep your chins off the floor ;) Trully awe inspiring performances throughout the weekend.