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GIRL UNIT CLUB REZ EP OUT NOW

noreply@blogger.com (bassfaced) — Tue, 08 May 2012 18:06:22 PDT

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Dimensions Festival 2012 Preview

noreply@blogger.com (bassfaced) — Tue, 08 May 2012 10:37:09 PDT

New teaser video for this year's Dimensions Festival:

Set on the picturesque Adriatic coast, Dimensions hijacks the Fort at Punta Christo in Pula, Croatia. Known around the world as a mecca for Bass music lovers, Dimensions makes use of the beautiful surroundings with an intimate capacity, creating the perfect place to enjoy the deeper end of the electronic spectrum through some of the best sound systems in Europe. Held within the Fort's grounds, Dimensions features the best underground sounds in electronic dance floor music from across the globe.

145€ tickets available from: http://bit.ly/IWTiiW

£120 tickets available from: http://bit.ly/zdNnju

Up-to-date line-up: http://www.dimensionsfestival.com/line-up/

For full information regarding Festival Tickets, Boat Party Tickets, Coach Travel, Transfers from nearby airports, Camping and Accommodation please see www.dimensionsfestival.com

MAY NYC EVENTS CALENDAR

noreply@blogger.com (bassfaced) — Wed, 02 May 2012 10:39:37 PDT

MAY 2012

3rd: BLACK LIGHT DINNER PARTY, MIKE SLOTT @ GLASSLANDS [TIX]
4th: SOUP presents: CHRISTIAN MARTIN @ TAMMANY HALL [TIX]
5th: CINCO de GALLO: CHINGO BLING, SONORA, GEKO JONES @ LPR [TIX]
9th: STARSLINGER, THE HOOD INTERNET, CHRISSY MURDERBOT @ IRVING PLAZA [TIX]
12th: PLANET V: JUMPING JACK FROST @ DROM [TIX]
15th: SHORTCUTS presents: RUSTIE, MESS KID @ SANTO'S PARTY HOUSE [TIX]
17th: DORIAN CONCEPT, ARCHIE PELAGO @ GLASSLANDS (EARLY SHOW) [TIX]
17th: ON THE SLY: DRE SKULL, JILLIONAIRE, DUNES, KNOMAD @ LPR GALLERY [FREE]
18th: T&B vs BODYHIGH: SAMO, SLiiNK, NADUS, STAR EYES @ GLASSLANDS [TIX]
19th: NATURAL SELECTION: S.P.Y., DAVE SHICHMAN, ADRED @ P.A. LOFT [FLIER]
25th: TURRBOTAX @ THE COVE
26th: S!CKMAGIC: LAZER SWORD, MORRI$, MIKEQ, HELIX, RIZZLA @ 285 KENT

JUNE 2nd MMXII: RECONSTRVCT x OUTLOOK FESTIVAL

noreply@blogger.com (bassfaced) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:19:26 PDT

BUTTERZ LIVE FROM BROOKLYN

noreply@blogger.com (bassfaced) — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:38:39 PDT

Royal-T Mishka mix / Trouble & Butterz in BKLYN Friday

noreply@blogger.com (bassfaced) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:50:14 PDT

Mishka are back with the 33rd installment of their Keep Watch mix series, this time tapping the talents of London grime producer Royal-T. His '1 UP or Shatap' EP released on NoHatsNoHoods in 2009 was the first time he landed on our radar and his stock has continued to rise with the release of an EP on Butterz last year as well as a single on Rinse earlier this Spring. In addition to his Mishka mix, you can also snag a recording of his DJ set from the Butterz 2-year anniversary party at Cable in London HERE.

Keep Watch Vol. XXXIII by Royal-T

1. Danny Weed – Creeper (Royal-T Remix) (Cable Special)

2. DJ Narrows – Conscience of a Ghost

3. TRC – Oo Aa Ee (Royal-T Remix)

4. Champion – Lighter VIP

5. Swindle – Pineapple VIP

6. Royal-T & P Money – Don’t Jump Inside The Ride (Royal-T Blend)

7. Swindle – Airmiles 2

8. Royal-T – Untitled

9. DOK – Sidedok

10. Champion – Speed

11. Woz – Junky

12. Dizzee Rascal – I Luv U (Royal-T Refix)

13. Musical Mobb – Bad Bongo Behaviour (Royal-T Redux)

14. Terror Danjah – DJ Sticky Tribute

15. Shiftee & Badman Shark – EKG Riddim

16. DOK – Old School Vibes

17. X5 Dubs – Baby (Royal-T Dubplate)

18. Redlight – Get Out My Head Vs Spooky – Rusty Bell (Royal-T Blend)

19. Royal-T & Terror Danjah – Music Box

20. Champion – Crystal Meth

21. Preditah – Red Bull

22. Skepta – Tingles

Speaking of Butterz, Mishka have just released a collab T with the label which can be purchased at the return of Trouble & Bass in Brooklyn this Friday night. The party will mark Butterz label don Elijah's USA debut and is set to be one of the most important grime events in NYC since 2005/2006 saw debut performances from Wiley, Kano, Ghetts, Jammer, and Skepta.

Joining Elijah on the bill is fellow Londoner Silkie, fresh off his performances at the Deep Medi label showcases in Denver and NYC and in the midst of his Stateside tour stint. Ushering in the triumphant return of T&B, Trouble & Bass fam AC Slater, Star Eyes, The Captain, and Baauer round out the lineup for a night not to be slept on. RSVP on Facebook HERE for 5$ entry before midnight.

DIMENSIONS FESTIVAL FINAL LINEUP ADDITIONS

noreply@blogger.com (bassfaced) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:49:47 PDT

DIMENSIONS FESTIVAL

6-9TH SEPTEMBER 2012

FORT PUNTA CHRISTO, PULA, CROATIA

www.dimensionsfestival.com

With just under five months left to go before the Fort at Punta Christo opens its gates, Dimensions clears the path and welcomes the final artists to add to its amazing line-up. For its maiden voyage, Dimensions will host the very best in the deeper end of the electronic spectrum.

Regarded by many from Detroit as one of the most driven artists in the genre, Carl Craig tops a bill of acts that have all been influenced by his sound. Known for releasing under a number of different names, Craig has always been one to keep the sound moving forward plotting roads across Jazz and Soul as his influence. Currently performing under the “Carl Craig Presents 69”, Craig brings live Techno to a whole new platform with a large array of equipment and a truly amazing show.

Set on the picturesque Adriatic coast, Dimensions hijacks the Fort at Punta Christo. Known around the world as a mecca for Bass music lovers, Dimensions makes use of the beautiful surroundings with an intimate capacity, creating the perfect place to enjoy the deeper end of the electronic spectrum through some of the best sound systems in Europe

Kieran Hebden is without a doubt one of the most diverse musicians London has produced and has played a huge role in some of the most memorable music the city has created. Known to many as Four Tet, Hebden has a career that dates back to the late 90’s with a string of impressive albums on Domino Records. Drawing elements from Folk, Jazz, Electronica and Hip Hop, Hebden has worked with a wide range of artists from MF Doom to Radiohead. Currently living in New York, Four Tet sets sail for Croatia for a highly anticipated live performance.

Embracing the raw energy from live music, Dimensions welcomes a Mercury prize nominated four-piece band. Formed in East London, Portico Quartet have a delicate and cinematic sound drawing influence from a wide rage of genres, encompassing both acoustic and electronic elements. Another great British act to perform this year have traveled the globe with their impressive live show and have certainly made their mark on the Bass music community. Signed to the prestigious Hotflush Recordings, Mount Kimbie bring the full live set up to Dimensions.

Tom Middleton is an artist who is no stranger to all things deep and wonderful. Prolific during the 90’s as an ambient producer, Middleton is also well versed in House and Electro. This September Middleton joins Dimensions as Sounds Of the Cosmos, his new label which showcases a variety of styles all of which fit in perfectly with the vibe of the festival.

Glasgow has always produced exceptional talent and Koreless is by far the city’s hottest new contributor. His break through moment was back in 2011 with his track “4D’ which saw appreciation from Benji B and numerous DJ’s on Rinse FM.

Alongside the live acts added, Dimensions boasts some of the greatest DJ’s from Europe and America. New York’s Morgan Geist of Metro Area joins Norwegian Disco prince Todd Treje, Swedish Deep House don Axel Boman and Spanish melancholic master, John Talabot.

Due to the capacity and scale of lineup at Dimensions not everyone will have the pleasure of attending. Boasting a cutting-edge line-up and intimate setting, Dimensions has quickly become one of the most anticipated events of the summer amongst dedicated underground music lovers. With tickets selling like Jungle records in the 90’s, those that enjoy the soulful, deeper end of music are advised to jump on this opportunity.

Tickets on sale NOW at http://www.dimensionsfestival.com/tickets/

For full information regarding Festival Tickets, Boat Party Tickets, Coach Travel from the UK, Transfers from nearby airports, Camping and Accommodation please see dimensionsfestival.com

APRIL EVENTS CALENDAR

noreply@blogger.com (bassfaced) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:49:12 PDT

APRIL 2012

5th: ITAL (Planet Mu) @ HALCYON RECORD SHOP 6-9pm [free]
6th: PHOTEK W/ MC ARMANNI REIGN @ CAMEO GALLERY [flyer]
6th: ITAL @ LE BAIN [flyer]
7th: NATURAL SELECTION: LOXY @ PUBLIC ASSEMBLY [flyer]
9th: DEEP MEDI meets DEEP SPACE: MALA, QUEST, SPECIAL GUEST TBA @ CIELO [flyer]
13th: TROUBLE&BASS: SILKIE (live), ELIJAH, AC SLATER, B.RICH, STAR EYES @ 70 N. 6th [flyer]
13th: PLANET EARTH: LAUREL HALO, REM KOOLHAUS @ GLASSLANDS [flyer]
14th: JANTSEN, MESS KID @ SANTOS [flyer]
15th: FLOSSED IN SPACE: LORN, LUNICE, ZIGURAT @ PUBLIC ASSEMBLY [flyer]
16th: DEEP SPACE: FOUR TET, FRANCOIS K @ CIELO [flyer]
17th: MODESELEKTOR @ MHoW [flyer]
18th: MODESELEKTOR @ BOWERY BALLROOM [flyer]
19th: onthesly: HOWSE, kuxxanSUUM, CUNEI4M, KNOMAD @ LPR GALLERY [flyer]
19th: UNSOUND NY: ACTRESS, HYPE WILLIAMS, NEXT LIFE @ LPR [flyer]
20th: UNSOUND NY x The BUNKER: MONOLAKE, DEMDIKE STARE @ Warsaw [flyer]
21st: UNSOUND NY: LUSTMORD, BIOSPHERE @ WEST PARK PREBYTERIAN CHURCH [flyer]
21st: BASS MUTATIONS: 2562, TEETH, SEPALCURE, DISTAL, NGUZUNGUZU, THROWING SNOW [flyer]
27th: BFM:BKLYN: J:KENZO, TRUTH, MOLDY @ PUBLIC ASSEMBLY
27th: TURRBOTAX @ THE COVE
28th: WBAR-B-Q: DAM-FUNK, MIKE SLOTT, ARCHIE PELAGO @ BARNARD COLLEGE [flyer]
28th: ADDISON GROOVE, DOC DANEEKA, JUBILEE @ GLASSLANDS [flyer]

Cloudcast 034: TrueNature

noreply@blogger.com (bassfaced) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:48:56 PDT

In advance of Reconstrvct V this Saturday in BKLYN, we enlisted the help of resident DJ TrueNature to provide a guestmix of some of the deep, mesmerizing, sub-bass laden tunes you can expect to experience over the Tsunami Bass soundsystem. TrueNature will be kicking things off when doors open and if last month's 2-hour set was any indication, you'll want to get there early. This month's event ushers in another set of USA debuts with London's Razor Rekta and Bristol's Kahn being flown in to mark the occasion. Red Stripe crew, Saturday night is your time!!

Cloudcast 034: Truenature by Bassfaced on Mixcloud

dark tantrums- unborn (deep medi)

vivek- danger (aei)

compa- beginning (boka)

cyrus- hot pan (get darker)

las- memories (box clever)

kahn- way mi defend (box clever)

versa & rowl- tesla (m.u.d.)

biome- propaganda (osiris)

versa & biome- neptune (m.u.d.)

pheral- sanctuary (innamind)

benton- wormholes (wheel & deal)

razor rekta- loko' motiv (forthcoming chestplate)

skream- abstruse (tempa)

pinch & shackleton- burning blood (honest jon's)

pinch & shackleton- torn & submerged (honest jon's)

shackleton- hypno angel (skull disco)

mykur & tmsv- icarus (freebie)

shackleton- blood on my hands (skull disco)

pinch & shackleton- levitation (honest jon's)

lee scratch perry vs mala- like the way we should (digital mystikz remix) (aei)

In case you were unable to attend January's Reconstrvct which featured stunning sets from Lurka & Jack Sparrow, here's some of what you missed: (captured by the talented Roslyn Julia)

Jack Sparrow Reconstrvct IV Live Set by Reconstrvct on Mixcloud

OUTLOOK 2012 LINEUP ADDITIONS

noreply@blogger.com (bassfaced) — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:47:36 PDT

30TH AUGUST - 3RD SEPTEMBER

FORT PUNTA CHRISTO, PULA, CROATIA

www.outlookfestival.com

After creating a buzz in the Bass Music community with a stellar initial lineup, it’s time to spill the beans and announce the second wave of acts joining the Outlook lineup. The festival's 2012 incarnation welcomes back some familiar faces along with newcomers, as well as the established headliners and classic pioneers you've come to expect.

Kicking off the proceedings is a name that has been around since the very beginning of Outlook: back for the 4th time and who has played a massive part in the music we love. Skream is undoubtedly one of the biggest names in modern dance music and an artist that has been a regular feature on the Outlook lineup. Anyone that has attended previous years will be aware of the hype surrounding Skream and his high-energy performances. His incredible versatility ranges through many genres and finds a comfortable home across main stages, boat parties and more intimate surroundings. Back for the 4th time, Outlook Festival proudly announce, Skream.

Looking back to the foundations of Dub and Reggae, Outlook announce a very special duo. Founded by brothers Norman and Ralston Grant in Jamaica during the late 1960s, the Twinkle Brothers became an instant hit. Since then they have created their own Twinkle label and helped to build over 60 albums with collaborators. On stage the Twinkle Brothers have gained global recognition with Norman as the energetic front man along side Ralston driving their rich sound.

Just in case you’ve forgotten, Drum and Bass plays a massive role in the Outlook lineup and its time to add two of the genres finest. Easily one of Brazil’s finest musical exports and a global star, DJ Marky jets to Croatia this summer. Fusing the music of his Latin American upbringing with sounds from London is what gave this DJ a unique sound within the scene. In 2002 his single “LK” entered the UK charts making DJ Marky one of the most popular DJs at the time. This amazing talent oozes sunshine and will sound truly special in Croatia.

Another global super star Outlook will be welcoming is one of the most revered names in Drum and Bass. Descriptions like high-energy and excitement don’t even come close to the devastation Andy C is known for causing. When not travelling the globe tearing dancefloors apart Andy C takes time to pass on his knowledge at Oxford University. With nearly two decades of DJing behind him, who better to tear up the main stage at Outlook this summer?

Experience counts for a lot and for the second time Outlook Festival opens the fort to an extraordinary artist that has inspired listeners for two decades. Zinc began his musical journey back in the early 90’s in London when fusions of Hardcore and Ragga became known as Jungle. In this new genre Zinc built himself a solid reputation that has continued through to the present day. Not only prolific in the realms of DnB but also in the modern sounds of London’s underground scene. Now turning his focus to styles such as Garage, Breakbeat, and Bass, Zinc founded his own unique flex known as Crack House.

One of the biggest names in UK Funky will be joined on stage by a singer who has found a way to compliment the emerging British genre perfectly. No performance would be as better suited to sunshine when Roska & Jamie take to the stage at Outlook this year.

Another duo that Outlook are proud to announce have just finished touring with SBTRKT as his supporting act. Hailing from the creative source that is Croydon, Disclosure join the bill at Outlook Festival. Comprised of two young brothers, Disclosure have made an impressive entrance on to the Bass Music atlas with taste makers like Benji B and Mary Anne Hobbs backing releases. At the ages of 16 and 19 we can’t wait to see what the pair have in store for the future and for their debut performance at Outlook.

Outlook have always been firmly behind up and coming UK Hip Hop. This year Outlook presents one of the most exciting acts to have appeared in some time. The Four Owls make their debut appearance at Outlook alongside some of the Hip Hop greats already confirmed for this year. Fliptrix, Verb T, BVA and Leaf Dog make up the hottest new UK Hip Hop with more onstage energy than a Mediterranean thunderstorm.

With so many stages at Outlook it only seems fair to lend them to some friends for the night to take care of. Founded in 1994 Metalheadz is soon to release its 100th record and has brought through some of the best producers around. Label boss Goldie will see support from the likes of dBridge, Lenzman, Jubei, Calyx, Teebee and MC Lowqui.

Our second takeover comes from London pirate radio institution Rinse FM. Gracing this stage will be some of its finest DJs that include N-Type, Oneman, Zinc, Marcus Nasty, Roska and P Money. Another highly subscribed takeover is always the Shogun Audio Stage brought to you by label boss DJ Friction. Joining him are a force of DJs that include Spectrasoul, Icicle, Alix Perez, Rockwell and SP:MC as your host.

Expect the best and remember to keep your eyes peeled for more information on our lineup as more news is released
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For full information regarding Festival Tickets, Boat Party Tickets, Coach Travel from the UK, Transfers from nearby airports, Camping and Accommodation please go to outlookfestival.com. Below is a short overview of the key information.

FULL 2012 LINEUP as of 3.20.11

FAT FREDDY’S DROP, SKREAM, ANDY C, JAH SHAKA, PHIFE (A TRIBE CALLED QUEST), DIGITAL MYSTIKZ – MALA & COKI, TWINKLE BROTHERS, HATCHA, FRICTION, DJ MARKY, THE BEATNUTS, ZINC, GOLD PANDA, CONGO NATTY LIVE, SCUBA, GOLDIE, KODE 9, JOKER, N-TYPE, PEARSON SOUND, LOEFAH, THE BUG, FLOWDAN & DADDY FREDDY, IRATION STEPPAS, MUNGOS HIFI, GENTLEMAN'S DUB CLUB, ZION TRAIN, SOULS OF MISCHIEF, PINCH, DBRIDGE, CALIBRE, YOUNGSTA, TRUE TIGER, BODDIKA, ADDISON GROOVE, TEEBEE, CALYX, DISTANCE, BEN UFO, ONEMAN, APPLEBLIM, ZED BIAS, BLAWAN, ALIX PEREZ, ICICLE, MARCUS INTALEX, KLUTE, JACK SPARROW, THE HEATWAVE, CHANNEL ONE, SPECTRASOUL, THE DISCIPLES FEAT JONAH DAN, CONSCIOUS SOUNDS + KING GENERAL, REMARC, GIRL UNIT, GUSSIE P, SOOM T, DISRUPT, KUEDO, ROCKWELL, AUTHOR (Live), ROSKA, MOSCA, KRYPTIC MINDS, SUBMOTION ORCHESTRA, SERIAL KILLAZ, STAMINA MC, YT, GEORGE FITZGERALD, THE PROTOTYPES, QUEST, DARKSKY, MARCUS NASTY, PANGAEA, AKALA, NAVIGATOR, SP:MC, VIVEK, LENZMAN, BROTHER CULTURE, OBF, MICKEY PEARCE, BLACKS, TUNNIDGE, MENSAH, JUBEI, XXXY, DUB PHIZIX, STICKY, ILLUM SPHERE, BROKE’N’£NGLISH, PHAELEH, EARL GATESHEAD (TROJAN SOUNDSYSTEM), ONRA, BLUE DAISY, SEVEN, STAND HIGH PATROL, RSD, CYRUS, KIDKANEVIL, HINT, FANTASTIC MR FOX, FLAKO, DISCLOSURE, T WILLIAMS, THE FOUR OWLS, JACKY MURDA, ANT TC1, MC DRS, LIONDUB, J:KENZO, OCTANE & DLR, SERUM, ELIPHINO, LX ONE, MC CRAZY D, OSSIE, JAMIE GEORGE, MATT U, ARIES, DIGITRON, DANMAN, ELGATO, REGGAE ROAST, CHIMPO, MC LOWQUI, MC AD, COMMODO, BIOME, HYETAL, RUCKSPIN, PLANAS, BUN ZERO, RIDDIM TUFFA, JAY 5IVE, STEPPA & KITCHA, DISMANTLE, STRATEGY, ALTERED NATIVES, CHARLIE DARK, SKITTLES, DAUWD, BALKANS HIFI, DUB BOY, LURKA, DJRUM, RICH REASON,n MANTMAST MC, ALBY DANIELS, INSPIRATIONAL SOUNDS, GORGON SOUND, DJ FU, TOAST, VITAL TECHNIQUES, ADAM PRESCOTT, HYPEMAN SAGE, G DOUBLE, THINKING, LUD DUB, EARTHPIPE, FINWA.

MARCH MADNESS

noreply@blogger.com (bassfaced) — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 09:25:47 PST

MARCH 2012

3rd: DUBSPOT 1YR ANNIVERSARY: TUNNIDGE, MOLDY, RAZ MESINAI, SUBATOMICSOUND @ DOMINION [flyer]

4th: SAY AMEN!: REMARC, LIONDUB, GOLDENCHILD, VINYL FATIGUE @ NATIONAL UNDERGROUND [flyer]

4th: DJ /RUPTURE, LAMIN FOFANA, BOODY @ TANDEM BAR [flyer]

6th: BROKE CITY: KNOMAD, SLEEPYHEAD, MESS KID, DUNES @ THE COVE [flyer]

8th: XXXY, SLUGABED, BRAILLE @ GLASSLANDS [COP TIX]

9th: DUTTY ARTZ SWEAT LODGE: DJ RIPLEY, GEKO JONES, MATT SHADETEK @ THE COVE [flyer]

9th: SUB CITY SESSIONS: NOAH D, SUB SWARA, HELLFIRE MACHINA @ PUBLIC ASSEMBLY [flyer]

10th: SUB:STANCE NY: SCUBA, BODDIKA, PAUL SPYMANIA @ TBA [flyer]

10th: FOUR TET, MIKE SLOTT @ LPR [SOLD OUT]

15th: ON THE SLY: KRUEGER, BLIND PROPHET, DJ DUST, KNOMAD @ LPR Gallery [flyer]

17th: NATURAL SELECTION: GOLDIE (EXTENDED SET), ROBERT MANOS @ PUBLIC ASSEMBLY [flyer]

17th: MISTER SATURDAY NIGHT: ARCHIE PELAGO, JUSTIN CARTER, EAMON HARKIN @ HOUSE OF YES [flyer]

23rd: TURRBOTAX: ROLANDO, BRAIDEN, HELIX @ THE COVE [flyer]

24th: TAR & FEATHERED: ASC, TAIMUR AGHA @ NATIONAL UNDERGROUND [flyer]

28th: SKREAM, BENGA, HIJAK, PLASTICIAN, JACKMASTER, SGT POKES @ BEST BUY THEATER [COP TIX]

31st: RECONSTRVCT V: RAZOR REKTA, KAHN, PRISM, JOE NICE, TRUENATURE @ TBA

Cloudcast 033: Rem Koolhaus

noreply@blogger.com (bassfaced) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:43:05 PST

Our latest cloudcast comes via Rem Koolhaus, lazer-fog summoner and resident DJ at Brooklyn's TURRBOTAX monthly. His aptly titled 'Coffee Companion Mini-Mega Mix' is a perfect way to power you through the humpday doldrums without having to resort to mainlining the standard 5-hour energy/Red Bull cocktail.

Cloudcast 033: Rem Koolhaus by Bassfaced on Mixcloud

New Order "Mr Disco"

John Dasilva "Love is all we Need"

Tellex "Moskow Discow" (Carl Craig remix)

Tevo Howard "Spend Some Time" (Underground Mix)

Redshape "The Land"

Alphabet "Hell of Samba"

Ghosts on Tape "Mystery House"

Barada "Sensation"

Terrence Parker & Claude Young "untitled 1"

Doc Daneeka "Tobyjug" (Lando Kal remix)

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The mix kicks off with some '80s flavor courtesy of New Order and the retro sounds of John Dasilva before landing full speed ahead into the music of Detroit & Chicago with tunes from Carl Craig and Tevo Howard, respectively. Another gem is the unreleased "Mystery House' by Ghosts on Tape as well as cuts from this Friday night's TURRBOTAX headliners Terrance Parker & Doc Daneeka.

Full lineup on the night features the stylings of the Detroit legend Parker, Doc Daneeka's triumphant return, as well as a live set from Brooklyn-based producer Octo Octa. You know the drill by now: FREE B4 11, FREE Sixpoint @ 11, NO MCs, NO CRYING, NO SET TIMES! See you on the dancefloor.

http://twitter.com/remkoolhaus

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Meet Knomad

noreply@blogger.com (bassfaced) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:47:42 PST

This week's cloudcast comes courtesy of Knomad, whom you can find opening things up, filling in the gaps, and shutting things down at On The Sly, every third Thursday of the month down at the Gallery @ LPR. What Jeremy Lin is to the New York Knicks, Knomad is to OnTheSly. When he isn't busy manning the mixing board running FOH, he also holds down residency at Albany's Outpost1 monthly, all the while maintaining one of the freshest DJ beards this side of the Mississippi. Keep warm, stay percalatin', and enjoy the sounds of Knomad in the mix....

Cloudcast032: knomad by Bassfaced on Mixcloud

milton bradley - dont phonk

sully - let you

jim-e stack - lemme

mele - bombay (french fries remix)

kill frenzy - booty clap (knomad's busta makes it clap tease)

douster - boom shaka laka

altered natives - shake that ft. ESP

chaos in the cbd - trying to get a dub

MA1 v. Black Rob - Bora Bora Like Whoa (knomad blend)

pusherman - shake it off

obey city - percalatin (unreleased)

boddika - soul what

trina - red bottoms

ramadanman - grab somebody

dubbel dutch - dead pool

dr jeep & obeycity - dem hoes (unreleased)

french fries - champagne

dubbel dutch - hymn

dj slugo - wouldnt you like to be a hoe too

goldffinch - red mask

douster - pop that bubble

jam city v. r. kelly - magic drop ignition (knomad blend)

dj sliink - back it up 2012

dj funeral - bounce dat

french fries - crushin on me

dj tim dolla - countin faces burnin dope

kingdom - let you no

sinjin hawke - crystal dust

driicky graham ft. diamond - cash then ass (knomad chops and screws)

It's a word of mouth thing!!
fbook invite

Thursday night you can catch Knomad spinning alongside DJ SLiiNK (Brick Bandits) & Contakt (TURRBOTAX) in the Gallery @ LPR for this month's installment of OTS. Continuing our ongoing partnership with Oaxaca Taqueria (16 Extra Pl off Bowery), we'll be hosting a taco happy from 8-10pm night of the show with 2$ tacos and free beers until they're gone. Scarf some tacos, kick back a couple brews, and then posse up and rally with us down to the venue to show some love.

For those lucky enough to snag tickets to Four Tet's sold-out show at LPR March 10th, you can also catch knomad warming things up and playing setbreaks on the night with additional support courtesy of Mike Slott.

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facebook.com/knomad.dubs

mixcloud.com/knomad

soundcloud.com/knomad

NYC in FEB

noreply@blogger.com (bassfaced) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:12:48 PST

FEBRUARY 2012

4th: NATURAL SELECTION: THE UPBEATS, DJ DUST, DAVE SHICHMAN @ NATIONAL UNDERGROUND [flyer]

6th: KONKRETE JUNGLE: SHIFTEE, RX @ THE COVE [flyer]

7th: BROKE CITY: THE RANGE, CHRIS PATRICK, MESS KID, DUNES @ THE COVE [flyer]

10th: FULL SERVICE: SINJIN HAWKE, MΔRRI$ @ TANDEM [flyer]

10th: DJ FUNK & DJ ASSAULT @ CAMEO GALLERY [flyer]

11th: CLICKS & WHISTLES, RX, LAMIN FOFANA @ GLASSLANDS [BUY TIX]

11th: MISTER SATURDAY NIGHT w/ FOUR TET @ 12 TURN 13 [SOLD OUT]

12th: JAMES BLAKE, AIRHEAD, THE CHAIN @ LPR [BUY TIX]

13th: DEEP SPACE: LOEFAH, KIRK DEGEORGIO, FRANCOIS K @ CIELO [flyer]

16th: ON THE SLY: SLiiNK, CONTAKT, KNOMAD Gallery @ LPR [flyer]

17th: DIRTYBIRD: CLAUDE VON STROKE, J.PHLIP, CHRISTIAN MARTIN @ HIGHLINE BALLROOM [flyer]

17th: ONE STEP BEYOND: PREFUSE 73 @ MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY [BUY TIX]

18th: ONRA @ BROOKLYN BOWL [BUY TIX]

24th: TURRBOTAX @ THE COVE - TBA

The Range (live @ On The Sly)

noreply@blogger.com (bassfaced) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:03:12 PST

Cloudcast 031: The Range by Bassfaced on Mixcloud

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Our latest cloudcast comes from 23-year old producer James Hinton aka The Range, out of Providence, Rhode Island. His knack for lush chopped and de-tuned RnB vocal samples anchored by footwork percussion earned him high accolades on his album 'The Big Dip' released on Astro Nautico this past December. In the case that it may have eluded you, you can still stream and support the release HERE on the Astro Nautico bandcamp page.

Earlier this month The Range joined fellow astronautibro Kuhn to both throw down sets at OnTheSly at The Gallery @ LPR. We recorded the sets from the night and James was gracious enough to let us share it with all you beautiful people. You can also currently DL his remix of Timewharp- yrLyf for free over on his soundcloud.

For those who haven't yet made it out to OnTheSly, our next party will be February 16th with extended sets from NJ's DJ SLiiNK, Turrbotax resident Contakt, and our boy knomad. As always there's #NOCOVER and #NOEXCUSES. Come out and support!! We're also happy to announce our continued partnership with Oaxaca Taqueria (16 Extra Pl. off Bowery) where we'll be hosting a taco happy hour from 8-10pm before the show with 2$ tacos and free beers until they're gone. Hope to see some of you there and continuing to grow the family.

#onthesly FEBRUARY 16th: DJ SLiiNK, CONTAKT, KNOMAD fbook invite

it's a word of mouth thing

Joe Nice - Gourmet Beats - January 2012

noreply@blogger.com (bassfaced) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:26:22 PST

Joebama delivering his annual State of the Union address this month. Fresh dubs from Reconstrvct alums VIVEK, Commodo, Tunnidge, & DJG as well as some exciting new bits from up-n-comers District, Sleeper, & Compa. You can catch Joe live this Saturday night at Reconstrvct alongside Jack Sparrow, Lurka, and Truenature at the House of Yes in Bushwick, BK.

Mala - Enter Dimensions

Addison Groove - This Is It VIP

Commodo - Buckwild

Compa - Spektor

VIVEK - Asteroids

Cyrus - Nostalgia

VIVEK - Trinity

Compa - Antact

Pinch - Grump

District & Sleeper - The Siege

Lurka - Blondez

Distance - Troubles

Tunnidge - Twenty12

Mala - Get Up

District - Modulate

LD - Encladus

Coki - Marduk

Von D - Fantom

Mala - 2 Much Chat

Sleeper & District - Colony

Coki & DJ Raggs - Celestial Dub

DJG - Pressure VIP

LD - Northern Lights

Kromestar - Monster Dub

DJG - Melon

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tweakin for the weekend

noreply@blogger.com (bassfaced) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:53:37 PST

The weekend that we've all had circled on our calendars this month is finally almost here. For those frighteningly unaware, the stars will align themselves for a 24+ hour bass binge in Brooklyn, NY staring this Friday night. It all kicks off with Turrbotax hosting Mosca, Altered Natives, and Braille down at the Cove, while Saturday night Jack Sparrow and Lurka make their U.S. debuts at Reconstrvct alongside Joe Nice and Truenature. Hop on an Amtrak, slum it on a Chinatown bus, sleep at Penn Station...by any means necessary get yourself to NYC this weekend if you know what's good for you.

To help power you through the 9-5 grind until then, here's a taste of what you can expect to hear out in the dance:

Friday, January 27th, 10pm – 4am

@ The Cove

108 N. 6th Street, Williamsburg BKNY (btw Berry & Wythe)

FREE before 11pm, $5 btw 11pm and Midnight, $10 after Midnight

FREE Sixpoint Beer from 11pm [till it runs out!]

With:

Mosca [ ✈ London → Numbers → Night Slugs]

Altered Natives [ ✈ London → Eye4Eye]

Braille [ Hotflush → Rush Hour ]

Residents:

Contakt

Rem Koolhaus

C-Sick

Space Jam

Mayster

Facebook Invite HERE.

Mosca Mix - Xfm 24/12/11 by Mary Anne Hobbs on Mixcloud

At One - African Healing Dance (Instrumental)

Ella, Delta 7even & Tom Fales - Illuminate (Lo:Tek Remix)

DJ IC - Dance Ft. Dance Tibets

Artifact - Freezedry (Mosca Club Edit)

Bobby Champs - Klopfgeist

South London Ordinance - Crows Nest

Isaac Christopher - Here On My Own

Ziro - Oni (Mosca edit)

Beneath - Still Hurts

8th Note - Hallelujah

Shifted - B1

ALTERED NATIVES XLR8R PODCAST 216

01 El Sudor "DFMA" (Eye4Eye)

02 Altered Natives "Love Switch Off" (Eye4Eye)

03 Grayz "Dubit" (Eye4Eye)

04 Altered Natives "Wanted You" (Eye4Eye)

05 El Sudor "Hermit" (Eye4Eye)

06 Altered Natives "Burnout" (Eye4Eye)

07 Ceramic "The Message" (Eye4Eye)

08 Altered Natives "Heart Shaped" (Eye4Eye)

09 At One "Squallar" (Eye4Eye)

10 Altered Natives "Shake That (feat. ESP)" (Eye4Eye)

11 Altered Natives "Friends and Lovers" (Eye4Eye)

12 Altered Natives "Restaurant Killing" (Eye4Eye)

13 Altered Natives "Wasteman of Love" (Eye4Eye)

14 Grayz and Maliciouz "Mashment" (Eye4Eye)

15 Altered Natives "Indigo Dream" (Eye4Eye)

16 DD Black "Charge (Altered Natives Remix)" (Eye4Eye)

17 Altered Natives "Stoned Love" (WIP)

18 Altered Natives "Illogical Progression" (WIP)

19 Altered Natives "Slugz" (WIP)

20 Altered Natives "Two Graves" (WIP)

21 Altered Natives "Phantom Skank"

22 Misery Peat "Gnat" (Eye4Eye)

23 Altered Natives "Protohype" (WIP)

24 Misery Peat "206" (Eye4Eye)

25 Grayz "Screwloose" (Eye4Eye)

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15$ limited presales via Resident Advisor

Facebook invite HERE

AUTHOR LIVE @ DMZ- EXODUS (LEEDS) by J.Sparrow (dubstep)

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Lurka guest mix on Tape-Echo radio - 21/08/11 Live on Hivemind.fm by Tapeecho on Mixcloud

Lurka Tape-Echo interview

Dark Sky - Be Myself

Breton - RDI (Girl Unit rmx)

Boddika - Underground

Pangaea - Won't Hurt

Harddrive - Deep Inside

????? - Bass 2 Dark

Killawatt - Sidewinder

Mala - Lean FWD

DJ Madd - Murder 96

Benga - Please

Mala - Eyez

Commodo - Touchweed

Snugfelix - Polygon River

????? - Concentration Dub

Commodo - Crooked Law

Lurka - Refresher

Lurka - Shall I

Hijack - Tears (Lurka rmx)

Pinch - Qawwali

Breakage - Staggered Dub

JOE NICE GOURMET BEATS RADIO DECEMBER 2011

DJG - Here Come The Dark Lights

Mala - Tombstone

GothTRAD - Airbreaker

Mala - 2 Much Chat

GothTRAD - Seeker

Mala - Bad Spirits on Shoulders

Jakes - A Case of the Bleeps

VIVEK - Primal

Commodo - Torque

VIVEK - Show Me

Mala - Tiger Dance

Benton - Reflex Realism

Lost - 5 A Day

Lost & Sadam - Combination Style

Dark Tantrums - Volcan Attack

Tunnidge - Brixton Bass

Benton - Alicia

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OUTLOOK/DIMENSIONS 2012

noreply@blogger.com (bassfaced) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:21:19 PST

OUTLOOK FESTIVAL 2012

30TH AUGUST - 3RD SEPTEMBER

FORT PUNTA CHRISTO, PULA, CROATIA

www.outlookfestival.com

The success of last years Outlook paid off when the UK Festival Awards crowned us “BEST OVERSEAS FESTIVAL”. Now in its fifth year, Outlook presents the most diverse and interesting line up you will find anywhere in Europe this summer!

Set in a breathtaking abandoned Fort Punta Christo, the Outlook site looks like something from another world. By far one of the most unique festival sites in Europe, Outlook is located on the northern coast of Croatia and is surrounded by crystal clear Adriatic waters. Outlook boasts the best location for sun soaked beach parties and all night raving till sunrise in the Fort. The legendary Outlook boat parties will also be setting sail with some of the most exciting names in Bass Music and Soundsystem Culture!

Those that joined us last year will remember our new additons to the festival. The Moat, The Dockside and The Harbour will all return with the same amazingly crisp soundsystems and stunning visuals as last year!

Showcasing everything from original Dub Reggae pioneers to the new school masters of electronic music, the line up is already starting to take shape and with hundreds more acts yet to be revealed, the 2012 line looks set to be the biggest to date!

Amongst those already confirmed are names synonymous with Outlook that have seen it grow over the years. Dubstep heavy-weights such as Hatcha, Loefah, Mala & Coki see their residency renewed on the Outlook lineup.

Remaining true to the origins of the music, Outlook will also be supplying some of the biggest names in Dub and Reggae this year. Far from the shores of the Caribbean, hailing from the far reaches of New Zealand, Outlook are proud to announce Fat Freddy’s Drop with be headling the Harbour Stage this year and we can’t wait. This fantastic seven piece band from Wellington effortlessly combine elements from Dub, Reggae, Soul and Jazz with soothing vocals. Perfect for the Outlook vibe.

Joining forces on the Dub and Reggae bill we find other greats such as Jah Shaka, Outlook family friends Iration Steppas and the sought after sound of Mungos HiFi. With their roots deep in soundsystem cluture, expect to see performances from Gentleman’s Dub Club who have never failed to impress with high-energy performances.

The Jungle pioneer Congo Natty will return to Outlook in 2012. As always the enigmatic performer will be accompanied on stage with many of the talented MC’s he is known for working with. MC’s Flowdan & Daddy Freddy have been confirmed for Outlook and will no doubt be backed by the dark, Dub heavy sounds The Bug.

A first timer to the Outlook but by no means a stranger to the music; a truly influential artist who defined the sound of the 90’s with his ground breaking album Timeless and prolific label Metalheadz, Outlook welcome Goldie to the stage. Other popular names in DnB like Norwiegan DJ Teebee and production partner Calyx also make their way to the stage for the first time.

As ever Hip Hop will have a strong presence. This year we are welcoming some real classic acts onto the Outlook shores; with a health of work behind him, Malik Taylor aka Phife Dog

comes to Outlook to perform tracks from classic albums ‘Low End Theroy and Beats’ and ‘Rhymes and Life’. Joining this timeless artist is another classic name in Hip Hop, representing the west coast sound, Souls Of Mischief bring the noise of Oakland in the mid 90’s. Looking now to modern movers in the Hip Hop scene we call on France’s finest beat smith, Onra who will be crash-landing for a seriously colourful live performance.

Outlook would be nothing if not for the wealth of emerging artists it brings to the rave. Pushing the now widely recognised UK sound we present an artist with releases on R & S Records, the rising star Blawan. Another artist we’re excited about is Mosca who rose to fame with his single Bax released on Glasgow based label, Numbers. Another artist gaining pace at the moment is XXXY who has seen releases on Ten Thousand Yen and Orca Recordings. In a similar vain we also bring you the wonder boy of Hotflush Recordings, George Fitzgerald.

Outlook will also embark on a rib rattling global tour bringing a taste of what you can expect from this years festival to a city near you. Watch this space!

With hundreds more acts still to be confirmed as well as some very exciting extras, stay tuned, as Outlook 2012 looks set to blow your socks off! HOLD TIGHT.

OUTLOOK 2012 INITIAL LINEUP:

FAT FREDDY’S DROP, JAH SHAKA, PHIFE (A TRIBE CALLED QUEST), DIGITAL MYSTIKZ – MALA & COKI, SCUBA, THE BEATNUTS, GOLD PANDA, CONGO NATTY & FAMILY, GOLDIE, KODE 9, JOKER, HATCHA, N-TYPE, PEARSON SOUND, LOEFAH, THE BUG, FLOWDAN & DADDY FREDDY, IRATION STEPPAS, MUNGOS HIFI, GENTLEMAN'S DUB CLUB, ZION TRAIN, SOULS OF MISCHIEF, DBRIDGE, CALIBRE, YOUNGSTA, TRUE TIGER - SUKH KNIGHT, STANZA, BLUE BEAR, ZED BIAS, BODDIKA, ADDISON GROOVE, TEEBEE, CALYX, DISTANCE, BEN UFO, APPLEBLIM, BLAWAN, ICICLE, MARCUS INTALEX, KLUTE, JACK SPARROW, PHAELEH, ONRA (Live), THE HEATWAVE, CHANNEL ONE, THE DISCIPLES FEAT JONAH DAN, CONSCIOUS SOUNDS + KING GENERAL, REMARC, GIRL UNIT, GUSSIE P, SOOM T, DISRUPT, KUEDO, AUTHOR (Live), MOSCA, KRYPTIC MINDS, SUBMOTION ORCHESTRA, STAMINA MC, YT, GEORGE FITZGERALD, THE PROTOTYPES, QUEST, DARKSKY, MARCUS NASTY, PANGAEA, NAVIGATOR, SP:MC, VIVEK, LENZMAN, BROTHER CULTURE, OBF, MICKEY PEARCE, BLACKS, TUNNIDGE, MENSAH, JUBEI, XXXY, DUB PHIZIX, ILLUM SPHERE, BROKE’N’£NGLISH, AKALA, SKITTLES, EARL GATESHEAD (TROJAN SOUNDSYSTEM), STAND HIGH PATROL, RSD, KIDKANEVIL, BLUE DAISY, FANTASTIC MR FOX, ELIPHINO, FLAKO, T WILLIAMS, JACKY MURDA, ANT TC1, MC DRS, LIONDUB, J:KENZO, OCTANE & DLR, SERUM, LX ONE, MC CRAZY D, OSSIE, ARIES, DIGITRON, DANMAN, MC LOWQUI, COMMODO, BIOME, HYETAL, RUCKSPIN, PLANAS, RIDDIM TUFFA, JAY 5IVE, STEPPA & KITCHA, DAUWD, DUB BOY, LURKA, RICH REASON, ALBY DANIELS, INSPIRATIONAL SOUNDS, GORGON SOUND, DJ FU, ADAM PRESCOTT, HYPEMAN SAGE, G DOUBLE, THINKING, LUD DUB, EARTHPIPE, FINWA.

DIMENSIONS FESTIVAL

6-9TH SEPTEMBER 2012

FORT PUNTA CHRISTO, PULA, CROATIA

www.dimensionsfestival.com

TICKETS ON SALE – SUNDAY 22ND JANUARY

Dimensions Festival has arrived! Set on the picturesque Adriatic, Dimensions hijacks Fort Punta Christo the weekend after its older brother Outlook. Having made this location a Mecca for bass music lovers, Dimensions makes use of the beautiful surroundings with a smaller capacity; a slightly different take on sound focusing its time on House, Techno and the deeper end of the electronic spectrum.

Keeping themes from its originator, Dimensions will be set against the backdrop of the breathtaking abandoned fort. Located on a peninsular surrounded by crystal clear Adriatic waters, Dimensions combines sun-soaked beach parties by day and all night raving up at the fort until sun rise! The legendary Outlook boat parties also get a revamp as Dimensions takes command for the weekend.

With a higher technical specification of sound systems than you will find at any other festival of its size, Dimensions is the perfect place to enjoy the deep end of the electronic spectrum.

Dimensions will focus its energy on the foundational sound of House and Techno. In Europe House Music found its home in the Island of Ibiza and Techno firmly laying its foundations in the city of Berlin. Anyone that has visited Berlin should be aware of the electronic beat that pumps beneath its streets. Representing the mature and industrious sound of clubs like Berhain, Panorama Bar and Watergate, Dimensions is proud to welcome the magnificent Marcel Dettman! Along side Dettman we find Ben Klock a Dj who has made his mark on Techno as a resident at Berghain since its doors first opened in 2004. New kids on the block Kassem Mosse and Motor City Drum Ensemble join the German clique hot on the heels of their piers. Berlin also houses new talent, supplying a sturdy roof for other exciting new DJ’s in Europe. Leading the migration from London, Hotflush Recordings label boss and SUB:STANCE founder Scuba joins Skull Disco expat Shackelton on the Dimensions lineup.

Recent years has seen UK House evolve into a widely recognised sound. Many will be happy to see the well known British DJ’s Pearson Sound, Pangaea and Ben UFO of Hessle Audio. Other acts championing the UK sound will be Joy Orbison, Sigha and Space Dimension Controller. Joining these great names are up and coming producers Blawan and Midland along side future garage newcomer Pariah whose sounds are set to dominate 2012. Broadening the British Platform is an artist who we are very excited to be hosting Golden Panda. With a significant body of work having been released on American label Ghostly International, Golden Panda is confirmed for his much greatly awaited performance.

Familiar names such as Alexander Nut, Floating Points from Eglo records, dBridge and Boddika representing the sound of Autonomic have been confirmed for this festivals maiden voyage. Radio presenter Benji B joins the bill with long running figure head in Dubstep Mala of DMZ and Swamp 81 label boss Loefah.

Representing the birth place of Techno, Dimensions are thankful to host some great names from Detroit. Known best for his warm, organic and soul inspired take on techno, Moodyman is very highly respected. Expect to see Theo Parrish, one of the longest running DJs on the scene performing with the likes of Detroit young blood, Kyle Hall.

French dance music has always had a distinctive stamp when compared to other scenes in the global community. Dyed Soundorom brings an unforgettable rough, disco lead take on Techno from Paris with help from New York resident Levon Vincent. One of the longest running and most celebrated DJs in British music Andrew Weatherall joins forces to get Dimensions off to a magnificently strong start.

Keeping family ties stronger than ever Mungo’s HiFi supply their legendary sound system for the likes of Iration Steppas, the sideways bass of Untold, Tectonic label boss Pinch and new comer to Locked Groove.

With all the experience and success of Outlook behind them Dimensions is set make its mark on the European Dance Music scene.

TICKETS

Dimensions Festival Ticket: £120 + bf

Dual Weekender, Outlook & Dimensions Ticket: £230 + bf

Boat Party Ticket: £20 + bf

Camping: Starting From £36 + bf

on the sly

noreply@blogger.com (bassfaced) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:04:16 PST

This Thursday night On the Sly returns to the Gallery @ LPR to celebrate the release of Sleepyhead's 'Motions EP' out on Trouble & Bass at the end of the month. Astronautibros Kuhn & The Range support, alongside Looney down from Albany and as always, NY State nomad and OtS resident Knomad.

We're also excited to announce a special pre-game collaboration for friends of OtS...

We will be hosting a "taco happy hour" over at Oaxaca Taqueria on 16 Extra Place (near Bowery & Bleecker) from 8p - 10p the night of the show serving up $2 tacos and free brews until we're dry. Come meet the artists and fam, get some cheap eats, put back a few beers and then head over to The Gallery with us. All you gotta do to partake in the cheapness is mention "on the sly" at the register.

knomad will be around handing out the beers and saying hey to anyone who makes the journey.

Sleepyhead's EP doesn't drop until the 31st, but you can preview clips on the JunoDownload player below. Also be sure to grab his Freshmore podcast from last year HERE.

"Brooklyn based bohemian 26 year old Samuel Pohner aka Sleepyhead delivers this strikingly moody and laid back 4 song EP simply titled Motions. Just off a tour a with fellow collaborator Mimosa and like-minded producer Kastle, Sleepyhead starts off the new-year right with this amazing EP. Motions is Sleepyhead's second official release, (first was out on Party Guy Records), so let us introduce you; Sleepyhead started producing music in 2006 when he began working on mostly dubstep and bass music while he was living in San Francisco, CA. SF is also where he started his side project with Mimosa called Sexytime, which you can tell from the name are mostly sultry and floating in the clouds vibed-out tunes. In 2009 Sleepyhead steared away from dubstep and began focusing on the sounds of house, 2 Step and Juke, which brings us to the present. Along side this release in 2012, Sleepyhead has a forthcoming release on our Atlanta home boy's Distal and Mite's label Embassy Records.

Trouble & Bass definitely goes deep on this EP as Sleepyhead delicately interweaves gorgeous melodies while creating layers of space and time using his tools at hand; rolling snares, big kicks, percolating toms, uplifting pads, warm synths, reverbed out vocals, and snips and snaps that all come together to create a feeling of heavy nostalgia that leave you unexpectedly comfortable and almost high. From underwater sounds to club kicks and garage shuffles, you're gonna wish you were listening to this EP up in the clouds or on a deserted island beach."

After some untimely technicals last month, we're bringing back Kuhn to showcase why he's on track to be one of 2012's breakout artists. Keep it close to RBMAstudios as they will be running a feature on the Brooklyn-based producer later this month. For now, enjoy the sounds of his Hyponik mix:

Hyp 055: Kuhn by Hyponik

In keeping with our close Astro Nautico ties, we've also slated The Range to perform this month, fresh off the release of his 8-track release 'The Big Dip' on the netlabel in December.

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"The Range is James Hinton, a 23-year-old producer from Providence, RI with a facility for melding frenzied footwork percussion and melodic R'n'B vocal cut-ups to generate rich, emotional bass music for the bedroom and the club.

The Big Dip is a thunderous album. On tracks like 'Distractions' and 'Blind Spot,' sub kicks flip effortlessly between ice cold crunk and scorching footwork riddims, with buzzing snare rushes, cowbells, glass hits, rimshots, toms, timbales, and a slew of hand claps up top. The result is the orchestration of a totally percussive sound as baroque as it is sparing, precise, clinical.

Previous to The Big Dip, Hinton released under his alias stegosaurus a full-length entitled 'cower' on his own imprint Sqwal Recordings. More recently and as The Range he remixed the title track of Kuhn's Slime Beach EP for Civil Music and howse's 'bangsless' for Astro Nautico."

You can also listen to his recent mix for the Donkey Pitch crew out in Brighton, UK below:

mix for donky pitch by the range

Spy Vs. Spy

noreply@blogger.com (bassfaced) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:47:44 PST

In the Drum and Bass world very few took over 2011 like the mighty S.P.Y. Proving to be one of the most versatile producers in the game, S.P.Y. brought us beautifully produced Liquid Funk, alongside a slew of dance floor smashers. Here's a 2011 retrospective mix showcasing his solo efforts alongside collaborations and remixes.

Mixed by DJ Sorted: www.facebook.com/djsortedatl

Recorded live and mixed with Technics 1200's + Serato.

Sorted - S.P.Y. vs S.P.Y. by DJSorted

Tracklisting:
1. Marco Del Horno - This Town Is Ours ft. Emi Green (S.P.Y. Instrumental)
2. London Elektricity - Elektricity Will Keep Me Warm ft. Elsa Esmeralda (S.P.Y. Remix)
3. Marcus Intalex, S.P.Y. - Celestial Navigation
4. Total Science, S.P.Y. - Past Lives ft. Kevin King
5. S.P.Y. - Revival
6. Kasra, S.P.Y. - Surface
7. S.P.Y. - Sunshine
8. DJ Marky, S.P.Y. - Mystic Sunset
9. DJ Marky, S.P.Y. - Days Go Slow ft. Miri (Makoto Remix)
10. Makoto, S.P.Y. - Beautiful Things
11. Total Science, S.P.Y. - Castaway
12. Total Science, Lenzman, S.P.Y. - Narrow Margin
13. S.P.Y. - Hotspot
14. Marcus Intalex, S.P.Y. - Make A Raise ft. Ras-T-Weed
15. Fierce, S.P.Y. - Borderline
16. S.P.Y. - Untold Future
17. S.P.Y. - Pressure Drop
18. Krome and Time - Ganja Man (S.P.Y. and Total Science Remix)
19. S.P.Y. - Bloodshed
20. S.P.Y. - Bulldozer
21. Total Science, S.P.Y. - Venus Prime
22. Ill Skillz, S.P.Y. - This Is Why
23. Total Science, S.P.Y. - Magic Hour
24. Total Science, S.P.Y. - Stay
25. DJ Marky, S.P.Y. - Brainstorm
26. Marcus Intalex, S.P.Y. - Triband
27. Total Science, S.P.Y. - Ghostrider
28. Kasra, S.P.Y. - Control
29. Rufige Kru - Terminator (S.P.Y. Remix)
30. S.P.Y. - Sabotage
31. Fierce, S.P.Y. - Fury
32. Total Science, S.P.Y. - Street Sweeper
33. BTK, S.P.Y. - Save Me
34. DJ Marky, S.P.Y. - Kontraband
35. Marcus Intalex, S.P.Y. - Paulista Dub
36. DJ Marky, S.P.Y. - Yellow Shoes
37. Sub Focus, Chase & Status - Flashing Lights (S.P.Y. Remix)
38. S.P.Y. - Turn The Lights Off
39. Total Science, S.P.Y. - Whilst You Were Sleeping
40. Bcee, S.P.Y. - Is Anybody Out There? (Friction & K-Tee Remix)
41. Bcee, S.P.Y. - Diagnosis Murder (metrik Remix)
42. Zero 7 - In The Waiting Line (S.P.Y. Remix)

More from Sorted:
Sorted Bassfaced Cloudcast #8

BASELFACED: Art Basel Miami 2011

noreply@blogger.com (bassfaced) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:53:56 PST

As Fall began to lend it's way into Winter here in the Northeast, a trip down to Miami for this year's Art Basel seemed to be the best way to absorb some culture and much needed Vitamin D before the Winter's hibernation set in. With accommodations the only plans set in stone, fresh from the airport it was off to the hostel to get situated. After the first of many drinks imbibed on the patio with fellow hostellers over the weekend, the next move was to Wynwood to check out the art walk and support some of NYC's graffiti icons.

.:THURSDAY:.

If you reside within the 5 boroughs, than you've undoubtedly seen the works of 2ESAE & SKI (aka Mike Baca & Fernando Romero) on rooftops, billboards, boxtrucks, or perhaps even bought pieces from them down on Prince St. on the weekends. For those less familiar, you can read up on the UR:NY story HERE.

In collaboration with POP! International Galleries, December 2011 saw the unveiling of their 'Breaking & Entering' gallery show in Miami's Wynwood arts district, celebrating the duo "breaking & entering" into the gallery scene on their own terms. Thursday night the gallery opened doors to the public complete with a spread of food, tequila, and a DJ spinning tracks in the backyard where just about any surface was plastered with throwies from both artists.

Another notorious NYC writer flying South this Winter for Art Basel was Bronx born & bred COPE2. After lining the stomach with a healthy coat of free booze, it was time to cruise down the alleyway and make moves towards COPE's 'Rise To The Occasion' opening.

One of the MVPs of Wynwood this year, Cope's infamous clean bubble letters could be seen throughout the neighborhood, collaborating on walls with the likes of 2ESAE, SKI, Buff Monster, Lister, & the London Police.

His 'Rise To The Occasion' show featured a number of vibrant collage canvases incorporating old Daily News clippings, vivid colors, and his patented graffiti outlines and handstyle. The ladies behind Kweenz Destroy also created a pop-up shop within the gallery, on their grind hustling a variety of their recent apparel releases.

Lister / Col / Chanoir / Cope2 / Pez / Free Humanity

After stopping briefly through Miguel Paredes gallery to pilfer some Sapporo, it was off to survey the Food Truck scene set up in an abandoned lot down the street. After pangs of drunken indecision, the lure of the Arepabox truck and the "Cachapa", a sweet corn arepa filled with Gruyere cheese and slathered with a variety of green and red hot sauce, proved to be too much to resist.

Thursday night also marked the kickoff of the Sin City tour featuring N-Type, Hatcha, and MC Crazy D. Miami local Juan Basshead helped get the night started with a set of varying tempos and going in on some DnB heavy hitters during the last half hour of his set. Hatcha & N-Type's B2B 3-hour set included a healthy variety of music spanning across the dubstep spectrum. Gritty tunes from Lost, Benton, and Coki, as well as some deeper bits from Mala and Phaeleh with Crazy D holding down vibes on the mic, proving why his banter game is second to none. Big up the entire Miami Dubstep family for the hospitality.

"largin up full crew, you know what to do"

.:FRIDAY:.

In dire need of an electrolyte transfusion and some greasy sustenance, Friday started out with a trek to Little Havana to get the day started with the famous Cubana Frita from El Rey De Las Fritas.

The chorizo patty, creole sauce, and deep fried potato sticks sandwiched between a fresh Cuban roll proved to be the prescribed hangover cure. A quick Cuban coffee later and it was time to cruise Calle 8 to sweat out the remaining booze.

After a quick lesson in cigars and dominoes at one of the many Cigar Lounges along SW 8th St, it was off to Maximo Gomez Park to check out the social epicenter of Little Havana in action. Art seemingly inescapable over the weekend, THIS Blek Le Rat piece was spotted en route.

On the docket for Friday night was another venture to Wynwood for the opening of the Underbelly Project group show. Started in the Spring of 2009, the large scale art project ushered over 100 artists representing 15 countries through one of NYC's long abandoned Subway stations to leave their mark deep underneath the konkrete jungle.

Taking to a warehouse on NW25th St in Wynwood, the Underbelly Project organizers brought together a sampling of art from the artists involved in the year long project. The exhibition also featured a wall of screens looping time lapse footage of the artist's contributions to the subterranean art cache back in Gotham. With some time to kill before heading to the Electric Pickle for the Wolf + Lamb / Soul Clap residency, it was time to take in a beer down at the Wynwood Walls themselves, a huge catalyst in the ongoing transformation of the neighborhood.

Dubtribe Soundsystem @ Electric Pickle

.:SATURDAY:.

Saturday started off with a stroll up Collins Ave. to the Aqua Hotel, the site of the Aqua Art Fair. The two-story hotel's 40+ rooms are gutted for the weekend, as participating galleries from across the country are given a blank room and free reign to showcase the artists in their collections. While the fair featured many a head-scratching piece of art, a notable standout were the paintings of Jason Bryant courtesy of Porter Contemporary Gallery. Another highlight being the photography of Dulce Pinzon in room 218 curated by Alida Anderson Art Projects.

Miami Horror covering 'Once In A Lifetime' @ Electric Pickle

.:SUNDAY:.

After a lifetime being shunned by family and peers in NY, it was time for this Dolphins fan to finally be among his people. With an Australian in tow primed for his first NFL experience, we headed to Landshark Stadium around 11am to take in the sights and aromas of the bustling tailgate scene. As hordes of shit-talking Raiders fans descended upon the parking lot, we crushed our remaining domestic piss beers and proceeded to watch the Dolphins absolutely trounce Oakland 34-14.

And the crowd goes wild....

Sunday night's debauchery was provided by the Overthrow's Art Basel edition of their Hard2Leave party at Gold Rush. Track selections were about what you'd expect from a Strip Club DJ'd by Ninjasonik, Craze, and the Overthrow DJs. DJ Assault & DJ Funk would have been proud. Out to Tamara Sky for dropping 'Bassface' and proving that Sound Pelligrino tunes go off in the titty bar too.

.:MONDAY:.

Waking up to a severe dent in the wallet and hangover to match, a walk from South Beach to Wynwood seemed the most economical, albeit extremely inconvenient of options. After asking many a local for directions and being told that walking simply wasn't an option, the stubborn New Yorker in me refused to be denied. The causeway connecting the beach from downtown Miami may not have been open for pedestrian traffic, but 7.2 miles later and a few hours worse for ware, it was time for one last stroll through Wynwood before heading to MIA International.

After catching Rime busting the outline for his 50-character mural on Thursday night, it was time to check out the finished product in all it's glory. In addition to mowing the spot on NE Miami ave, he was also asked to recreate Revok's 'We Own The Night' piece outside of the Underbelly Project warehouse.

The next stop was to the Kohn Compound to check out the murals of the Graffuturim "In Situ" installation. Participating artist Eric Haze provided a foreward for the Co11ective group exhibition which you can find HERE.

Further down the block was a fresh production wall from IMOK's Ewok (5MH), Jick, & Mast. For more fresh Ewok debuted at this year's Basel, you can also check out his Brainlington video blog here.

Last but not least, this year's Ironlak wall centered around a fiery piece from Sofles with a background of paint drips provided by OG, Risky. Other artists participating included VANS, KEMS, VIZIE, JURNE, EWOK (MSK), and REMOTE .

Miami, it was real. We'll be seeing you next year. Special shouts go out to the Miami Beach hostel crew for keeping the vibes lively all weekend long. Out to anyone and everyone I met along the way. Your time!!

Mixcloud Monday: DJ Dust

noreply@blogger.com (bassfaced) — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:12:58 PST

Cloudcast 030: DJ Dust by Bassfaced on Mixcloud

To cap off 2011 and take you into 2012, we linked with the NYC transplant / wonder from down under DJ Dust to assemble our last cloudcast of the year. After propelling herself to the forefront of the DnB scene in Melbourne over a 10-year career behind the decks (and scenes!), she recently opted for a change of scenery and moved to NYC this past Spring. She continues to write for the blog weareallsorts.com along with DJ Fiend and is already busy holding down a Thursday night monthly hip hop gig down at Sutra Lounge in the East Village. You'll also be able to catch her playing a DnB set at Natural Selection on February 4th down at National Underground. Her cloudcast takes a look back at some of the standout releases from the past few months, with carefully considered blends and solid mixing that you can come to expect out of Dust, regardless of genre. Enjoy.

1. Falty DL - Atlantis - Ninja Tune
2. Space Dimension Controller - Tiraquon's Return (A New Home) - R&S
3. Radiohead - Lotus Flower (Jaques Greene rmx) - Ticker Tape
4. Throwing Snow - Shadower - Sneaker Social Club
5. Mosca - Orange Jack - 3024
6. Sully - 2 Hearts - Keysound
7. Spectr - Dance 4 Me - Roska, Kicks & Snares
8. Jon Convex - Falling Again - 3024
9. GoldFFinch - Red Mask - Numbers
10. Debruit - Nigeria What? - Civil Music
11. Ben Westbeech - Falling (Dark Sky rmx) - Brownswood
12. Sweet Exorcist - Testone - Warp Records
13. Blawan - Peaches (Freestone) - Clone
14. Fantastic Mr Fox - Sepia Song - Black Acre
15. Kentaphonic - Hiya Kaya (Rocco Deep Mix) - Stalwart
16. Anette Party/Patlac - Moreno feat. Anita Coke - Liebe Detail
17. Jamie XX - Far Nearer - Numbers

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Reconstrvct III

noreply@blogger.com (brockolio) — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:11:46 PST

This Saturday night, Reconstrvct returns to it's home at the Morgan in Bushwick for another 6 hours of low frequency with decency. This month's lineup features the NYC debut for both Lost and Commodo, as well as the return of San Francisco's DJG to the nitty, gritty. To mark the occasion, Reconstrvct resident Truenature has put together a promo mix to help familiarize yourself with the talent:

artwork by Coh

Reconstrvct 003 by Truenature on Mixcloud

TRACKLIST:

DJG - NYC

DJG - Roots

Commodo - Querky

Commodo & Lurka - Gassin'

Lost & Hatcha - Welcome to Tibet

DJG - Pressure

Lost & Hatcha - Al Barsha

Lost & I.E. - Levitate

DJG & Kutz - Hella Tight

DJG - Time Is The Fire

DJG - Plant Food

Commodo - Uprising

Commodo & Lurka - Airtight

Lost - Snake Eyes

Lost & I.E. - Attack

Lost - Escape The Womb

DJG - Automatic

10$ presales for Saturday night are now available through ResidentAdvisor.net

In case you were unable to reach September's event which featured support from Tunnidge, Bunzer0, C Dubs, as well as the Sub Culture: Visions of Sound art exhibition; here's some of what you missed:

video directed and edited by Sergio Padilla

photos by Roslyn Julia for @WHTVRKEEPSYOUUP

Cloudcast 029: Eyelove

noreply@blogger.com (bassfaced) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:28:42 PST

Cloudcast 029: Eyelove by Bassfaced on Mixcloud.

Eyelove - Mysticism [forthcoming Slime]
Eyelove - Lapis Lazuli [forthcoming Slime]
Eyelove - Mali [forthcoming Slime]
The XX - Crystalized (Dark Sky Remix) [Young Turks]
Galapagoose - Insider [S-R]
Boddika - Electron [Swamp81]
Cory Enemy & Dillon Francis - Ultra [S-R]
Objekt - The Goose That Got Away [OBJKT]
Eyelove & Hirshi - Magnet [unreleased]
Sepalcure - No Think [Hotflush]
Radiohead - Idioteque [Parlophone]
Archie Pelago - Hej Otto (Eyelove Mix) [forthcoming Slime]

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Mixing freshly squeezed love in an elixir of epic beats, juicy analog synthesizers, and atmospheric guitars, California native electronic artist/producer Eric Larin, Eyelove, creates a universe of infinite sonic possibilities.

Eyelove - Prism [Forthcoming Slime] [Clip] by Eyelove

The embodiment of universal love and positive vibration is clear in the spirit of Eyelove's music. Like the sun and the moon, the rise and the fall of the tides, and all of the earth's endless cycles, Eyelove develops music that is naturally balanced. His music, capable of deep outer and inner space transmission, has a mellow vibe, but never lacks energy.

Eyelove's live performances are for every sense, tickling your ear and permeating your soul with bass, allowing you to feel love. Eyelove has even been known to burn sage and incense at his live performances giving the audience an extra dimension of sensory experience. Drawing influence from artists like Air, Flying Lotus, STS9, Daedelus, and Trentemøller, Eyelove is part of a new breed of artists that are pushing the envelope and pioneering in live electronic music.

Eyelove - Gem [Forthcoming Slime] [Clip] by Eyelove

Eyelove is taking the universe by surprise--guiding those lost in time and space, bringing love along with him wherever he goes…

http://eyelove.fm

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soundcloud.com/eyelove

DECIBEL FESTIVAL 2011 | DAY 5

noreply@blogger.com (bassfaced) — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 13:10:45 PST

Sunday proved to be the day of rest, with 3:00 in the afternoon declared the official wake up call. Thankfully, Seattle was still serving Biscuits & Gravy which functioned as a much needed Morphine Drip. Heavily sedated and in horizontal format, an afternoon of explaining American football to the Canuck and watching "They Live" and "Rumble in the Bronx" on Netflix were the day's sole accomplishments.

Sunday's weather was shitty at best. It was October after all and the rain had presumably returned to stay for another 9 months. With members of our crew bowing out early, it was unclear how many others would do the same on this rainy Sunday night.

Unwavering in their support, Onset regulars and Decibel attendees alike filled out The Baltic Room to see what dBridge had in store to close out the week's festivities. To quote Fabio, "Drum & Bass is unique in that Drum & Bass people will go anywhere, in any kind of weather, they love their much so much."

Kid Hops probably appeared on the most bills throughout festival and spun a wide variety of beats. One can think of a number of monthlies across the United States who could easily afford to diversify their bonds by booking dude. Catch his radio programs twice weekly on award-winning KEXP 90.3fm Seattle. www.kexp.org

Dbridge's selections included many different sub-genres of Drum & Bass, but for the most part were heavily based around the Autonomic sound. These styles were a great way to wind down the festival, providing enough energy to keep everyone going, yet chilled out and soothing all at the same time. The deep atmospheres paired with techy hi-hats complimented the Blade Runner type conditions outside.

This is the offical transportation of Bass Music in Seattle. Also the best interior in the game. Much Respect to Adam for being a true pillar of the scene. Always on the grind and holding it down each & every.

Five days had come and gone all too soon. Extra thanks goes out to all the friends new and old for letting us crash on your couch, steal your cameras, eat your food, and drink your booze; couldn't have done it without you. Can't stress enough how smoothly everything ran over the course of the week. Truly a festival with talent and organization of the highest caliber. Much respect and a big Thank You to Decibel and all the collaborating promoters for continually raising the bar. Can't wait to see next year's line up.