Tag: "drum and bass"

Hype Williams Tour
2 Comments. 1,474 Views. Posted 26 Apr 2012 @ 12:29pm.
The enigmatic duo will be visiting Australian shores for their debut tour this June.   Taking the name from a notorious hip hop music video creator, Hype Williams create music engrained with early dubstep and grime, peppered with elements of pop and R&B. Hype Williams captivatingly transcend the line between music and performance art often playing with mountains of smoke, dazzling... Read More
Deall
0 Comments. 709 Views. Posted 24 Apr 2012 @ 1:15pm.
  Life in his newly adopted hood’s been good going for young Tyler, the man behind Deall. “Man, you can’t beat a Melbourne Autumn,” he chimes from his home base. “We’ve had a great one so far and the forecast is excellent for both weather and gigs.” The lad’s been living the proverbial dream in the northern suburbs, working a 9-5 and going for as many languid swims as possible. “I have a... Read More
Jesse I (Chant Down Sound)
0 Comments. 744 Views. Posted 13 Apr 2012 @ 10:59am.
  Jesse I has played a part in Melbourne’s music scene since the late ‘90s when he started Chant Down Babylon for student radio station SRA. In 1999 he took his bags to PBS FM where he hosted the same show, now known as Babylon Burning. He has also played guest spots on various radio shows nationwide as well as internationally, as far and wide as Kiss in the UK and Jamaica’s Power FM.... Read More
DJ Fresh
0 Comments. 538 Views. Posted 4 Apr 2012 @ 8:02am.
  DJ Fresh, aka Daniel Stein, has been in the drum and bass fraternity for nearly 20 years but it’s the last five that he’s made his mark on the wider music industry. 100% checks in with the legendary UK DJ, producer and head honcho of Breakbeat Kaos ahead of his show at Brown Alley this Sunday April 8.   Louder, the first single from DJ Fresh’s soon-to-be-released third studio album... Read More
Krafty Kuts' Australian Album Tour
0 Comments. 1,034 Views. Posted 23 Mar 2012 @ 2:53pm.
With latest effort Let's Ride set to drop very soon, Krafty Kuts is well overdue for a date in Melbourne - no stranger to Australian shores, the alias of Martin Reeves is an understandably notorious one. Since discovering the world of electro and hip-hop sounds early in the nineties, he started his own record shop and quickly developed an encyclopaedic knowledge of dance music that he continues... Read More
Pariah and Blawan Double Up
0 Comments. 1,008 Views. Posted 23 Mar 2012 @ 2:53pm.
Having recently established their own label Works the Long Nights together, the duo that are Pariah and Blawan will certainly have some late evenings working together – especially on the back of the announcement that they’ll be making their first excursions down to Australia together in the next few months. Originally from Scotland, Pariah relocated to London to pursue a university degree and... Read More
Skism
0 Comments. 620 Views. Posted 21 Mar 2012 @ 6:22am.
  Tommy Dash is somewhat of a loose unit. A tendency for his music being a bit twisted, getting banned around the place – it’s all in a day’s work for this guy. Skism knows how to make it work too, capitalising on all the attention and making a name for himself with the most insane beats coupled with a little bit of salt and pepper – and heaps of chilli. “My journey through dance music... Read More
Future Music Festival @ Flemington Racecourse
0 Comments. 1,451 Views. Posted 20 Mar 2012 @ 8:57am.
There’s a reason Future Music is considered one of Melbourne’s biggest festivals – dance music’s grasp on Melbourne’s consciousness is undeniable and Future Entertainment have consistently delivered lineups that compete with those internationally. Future is a curiosity in that while it’s undoubtedly one of Melbourne’s biggest festivals in terms of numbers, it never felt like it – coordinating an... Read More
James Zabiela Tour
0 Comments. 930 Views. Posted 19 Mar 2012 @ 1:43pm.
James Zabiela's last sighting in Melbourne wasn't too long ago - and let me tell you, it was one fierce gig.  \Packing out Brown Alley wall-to-wall, his signature mashup of everything from breakbeats, house, drum and bass, techno, and everything in between. The key to Zabiela's appeal is in his eclectic, anything-goes take on both DJing and production - taking tracks and layering and... Read More
Aprhodite
0 Comments. 581 Views. Posted 16 Mar 2012 @ 8:55am.
  Sharing your stage name with a female deity, particularly when you’re a male, takes some stones. In the case of the legendary DJ-producer born Gavin King, however, it can be justified. Since emerging on the UK underground in the late ‘80s the man known simply as Aphrodite has seen and done it all. From rave and acid house to hardcore, jungle, drum and bass and beyond, King’s been on the... Read More
Aprhodite
0 Comments. 511 Views. Posted 16 Mar 2012 @ 8:56am.
  Sharing your stage name with a female deity, particularly when you’re a male, takes some stones. In the case of the legendary DJ-producer born Gavin King, however, it can be justified. Since emerging on the UK underground in the late ‘80s the man known simply as Aphrodite has seen and done it all. From rave and acid house to hardcore, jungle, drum and bass and beyond, King’s been on the... Read More
DJ Fresh Australian Tour Dates
0 Comments. 735 Views. Posted 4 Mar 2012 @ 2:24pm.
"Fresh" is right. Old mates with fellow drum and bass trendsetter dBridge from his role in the revered collective Bad Company, founder of Dogs on Acid and one of the genre’s favourite labels Breakbeat Kaos (home to releases from the likes of Pendulum to J Majik and Wickaman and the Brookes Brothers) along with Adam F, and production work for the Pet Shop Boys, DJ Shadow, Apollo 440 to Andy C and... Read More
Bass Jump Returns
0 Comments. 668 Views. Posted 22 Feb 2012 @ 1:07pm.
Joining forces with Croatia’s Outlook Festival for what will undoubtedly be a heavy-going night of broken beats, the latest Bass Jump party is sure to launch you into the all-consuming world of bass music.  Icicle's chilly and highly technical approach to writing heavy-hitting beats are a breath of fresh air in the world of drum and bass, whose talents have been recognized by labels... Read More
Colour of Sound Returns to Melbourne
0 Comments. 898 Views. Posted 22 Feb 2012 @ 1:07pm.
A sanctuary for the like-minded souls of electronic music and enlightened spirits, Colour of Sound is set to return – bringing its artistic haven back to Melbournian audiences. Fusing together the worlds of arts and dance music, UK-based Hedflux will be headlining, a refined and decidedly danceable synthesis of chunky tech-funk and psychedelic tendencies pared back with rolling grooves, deep... Read More
Dieselboy To Spark It Up
0 Comments. 1,137 Views. Posted 5 Feb 2012 @ 5:59pm.
It’s been a warm one this summer in Melbourne, and things are only set to get hotter now that All City Bass are back with a typically spectacular lineup with the regular dubstep and drum and bass heavyweights.  Human Imprint founder, undoubtedly one of the United States’ biggest drum and bass producers and most experienced DJs Dieselboy is set to headline - and given his legendary... Read More
Camo & Krooked
0 Comments. 827 Views. Posted 19 Jan 2012 @ 11:12am.
  Reinhard ‘Camo’ Rietsch and Markus ‘Krooked’ Wagner aren’t fans of growing moustaches. But, the rising Austrian drum and bass duo put their opinions aside for the creation of Make The Call featuring Bristol drum and bass producer and DJ Tom Casswell (TC) which was included on the Defected compilation Mo Grooves, released in conjunction with Movember last year. “We are... Read More
Fat Freddy's Drop Swinging By
0 Comments. 1,422 Views. Posted 9 Jan 2012 @ 8:49am.
Taking a break from touring with Erykah Badu, Fat Freddy's Drop are giving their Australian fans a chance to go back to where it all began with a return to the Prince Bandroom for an evening.  Notorious for their improvised and unpredictable manner of playing both live and in the studio, the group have been described as everything from dub, jazz, reggae, techno and funk, winning over... Read More
Noisia, Danny Byrd and the Brookes Brothers at Brown Alley
0 Comments. 1,628 Views. Posted 20 Dec 2011 @ 10:18pm.
Beats fiends of Melbourne have a spectacular few months ahead of them, and the latest party to land courtesy Twisted Audio, Mixed Messages and Bass Bin Laden is no exception.  The first Friday night of 2012 is looking pretty big at Brown Alley, with a lineup of internationals to make any raver’s heart beat a little faster.  Dutch beats trio Noisia are certainly qualified to lead the... Read More
Chase & Status
0 Comments. 1,015 Views. Posted 14 Dec 2011 @ 8:38am.
With the advent of electricity and its application to amplification and then that whole microchip computer thing (that I'm sure is just a phase) music has altered more in the last 100 years then it had in the previous 800. And with this focus on exploiting and innovating technology rather then mastery of an instrument, music, particularly dance music, has seen the leading artists become... Read More
Shapeshifter
0 Comments. 863 Views. Posted 14 Dec 2011 @ 8:13am.
New Zealand didn't invent vegemite or the black box but they can maintain a confidence nevertheless - for Shapeshifter, possibly their finest export - calls it home. Shapeshifter are a close bunch of guys - Devin, Sam, Nick, P-digsss and Redford, whose most common tenet is a love of fine music. Well-versed in the arts, these aren't those fly-by-night types who twiddle knobs and create nuggets by... Read More
London Elektricity
0 Comments. 1,686 Views. Posted 25 Oct 2011 @ 11:27am.
At what point does an artist transcend the ephemerality that marks most musicians' careers and become the kind of figure that leaves an indelible mark on the dance music industry? For Tony Colman, the mastermind behind drum and bass powerhouse London Elektricity, it's hard to define such a point. As one of the genre's most established producers with a staggering seven LPs to his name (including... Read More
Shine On Third Announcement
0 Comments. 1,869 Views. Posted 19 Oct 2011 @ 8:51am.
The already incredible Shine On Festival lineup has just received reinforcements with an eclectic third lineup announcement. Shine On will bring some of the world's best drum and bass, techno, glitch, rock progressive, dubstep, Balkan beats, folk, disco and hip hop artists. The third lineup announcement includes A Guy Called Gerald, Komaton, Siopis, Sun Control Species, DJ Wasabi,... Read More
The Qemists
0 Comments. 762 Views. Posted 6 Oct 2011 @ 11:36am.
Drum and bass isn't easy. It's one of those genres - bit of a love it or hate it type thing. But The Qemists - like their compatriots Kosheen and Pendulum - have found their niche. It's music that is alluring, deep and heavy. "It's pretty straightforward," explains Liam. "We'd been friends for years. We all actually went to school together. And music became an important part of our lives... Read More
Seven
0 Comments. 1,003 Views. Posted 29 Sep 2011 @ 10:11am.
“Dedication, passion, perseverance, self belief, desire and understanding parents.” Making your name in music, regardless of genre, is never an easy thing to do. So to have been able to make your name in two is in itself impressive. Having switched style allegiance from drum and bass to dubstep in one simple step, London based producer/DJ Seven (or Edward Berry – whichever you prefer) believes... Read More
Dirtyphonics, Culture Shock and Qemists To Tear Up Melbourne
0 Comments. 1,259 Views. Posted 28 Sep 2011 @ 9:27am.
My, oh my. If this lineup doesn't have you trembling with fear and a vaguely masochistic sense of anticipation and excitement, you should probably get your ears checked.    The dudes at Twisted Audio certainly know how to throw a bang-up night, and their latest announcement is a testament to their dedication to heavy-hitting D&B – heading down in December for a round of club dates... Read More
Ant TC1
0 Comments. 1,272 Views. Posted 22 Sep 2011 @ 9:33am.
“I really am knocking on these days so it was actually acid house/rave when I first got into it all aged 13 – 20 years ago! Fabio, Grooverider and Bukem - they just led the sound for me back then and when rave kind of split into techno, happy hardcore, jungle, intelligent drum and bass – yes, that was actually a term widely used back then believe it or not! I followed these inspirational DJs on... Read More
Goldie
0 Comments. 2,861 Views. Posted 14 Sep 2011 @ 10:11am.
When Goldie, known to his friends and family as Clifford Price, made the jump from graffiti and visual artist into producing and DJing, he had no idea what kind of incredible story was to come. After a wayward youth that resulted in him spending a few years in Miami and New York selling gold teeth and getting involved in the art and music scenes over there, 1990 saw him move back to London, where... Read More
All City Bass
0 Comments. 1,862 Views. Posted 9 Sep 2011 @ 12:08pm.
A movement, by its very definition, doesn't evolve without active participation. Bringing together punters and fans alike, All City Bass looks to foster the increasingly developing dubstep movement in Melbourne. "All City Bass was a way for crews to get together for regular parties featuring high-profile international artists," a clearly busy Tey Evans tells us. Known by listeners as Tey Astro,... Read More
DC Breaks
0 Comments. 1,295 Views. Posted 5 Aug 2011 @ 2:25pm.
There’s a B-side by UK-based drum and bass powerhouses DC Breaks that summarises what they’re all about rather nicely. It’s called Romper, and smashing up dancefloors all across the globe are what the duo, consisting of Dan Havers and Chris Page, are all about. Both well-established names in the world of DJing individually, together their musical output as production outfit DC Breaks is an... Read More
ShockOne
0 Comments. 1,378 Views. Posted 27 Jul 2011 @ 2:04pm.
Karl Thomas, aka ShockOne, is the latest artist from Perth to make a splash in the drum and bass world. It's a town with a strong pedigree. Thomas' achievements so far are impressive. Since 2005, he has had releases on Simon Bassline Smith's Technique, Andy C's Frequency and DJ Friction's Shogun Audio, and he is now signed exclusively to Viper Recordings. Viper has been the platform for... Read More
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