Showing posts with label dubstep. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dubstep. Show all posts
Dj Katcha
Yo just was checking out my homie Yurgin's webpage and came across a rad drum n bass 2001 remix. Dj Katcha has some massive sounds! I got this info from her myspace page:
DJ Katcha is one of the prominent figures on the czech drum and bass scene and she has already been showing off her mixing skills for more than nine years. She regularly spins records at prestigious events as well as at the big music festivals. The list of top drum and bass DJs next to whom she has already been performing is really extensive. At random: Grooverider, Roni Size, Dillinja, Lemon D, Ed Rush, Andy C, Pendulum, High Contrast, J.Majik, Simon Bassline Smith, Nicky Blackmarket, Shy FX, MC Det, Dynamite MC, MC Jacob, Jumping Jack Frost, Aquasky, London Electricity, Teebee, Bad Company, Doc Scott and many others.
Another important point of fact showing her prominence on the Czech scene is that DJ Katcha has been sponsored by Carhartt Europe since 2001.
Now, Katcha is also working on producing her own music and plans to release her first tracks by the end of 2006. In 2004 she took part in the international Red Bull Music Academy workshop in Rome, and also in a DJ workshop in the Chinese capital city Peking in May 2006.
As a DJ she has also played in Germany, Slovakia, Poland, Netherlands, Switzerland, France, Israel, Russia, Italy and China.
Honestly, I am not the biggest drum n bass fan, but 2001 + girlies who rock always fit in with my style. Check out her 2001 remix here.
Pretty rad.
MEDIA CONTENDER
My boy Danny Johnson has his new blog up, Media Contender. There are so many wicked downloads on it. A must see if you are into drum n bass, dubstep or any kind of dance music for that matter. He is an amazing guy & celebrates only the finest, hard hitting beats. Check out his site here.
GOLDIELOCKS - UK!
I got this interview from Danny Johnson's blog Media Contender
Media Contender is a portal for brand management and artist development.
At Media Contender they make great efforts to introduce you to fresh new music across the globe. Eric Foster (Mr Boxed, pixelfactor) reached out to Goldielocks, the latest artist to come out of Croydon, a South London area that is known for the birth of Dubstep. Goldie has made a name in the UK underground not only as an mc, but her production skills are also heavily requested. Download the exclusive mini mix from Goldielocks made just for us.
Here is what Goldielocks had to say…
Mr Boxed:
Hey Goldie, let’s start out with asking what the word “Dubstep” means to you?
Goldielocks:
Beer, Spliffs, and Croydon
Mr Boxed:
The US club scene differs a lot from the UK scene, especially the London scene. What can someone expect these days from the underground club scene here in the UK if they have never been?
Goldielocks:
I would say its pretty cool without trying to hard. Obviously there are some people out there who only go out to check what everyone else is wearing but you usually find at the good nights that the people are more into the music. I run a night called ‘Hardknock Wife’ which started out as a way to showcase my own music but now it’s become more of a little scene. We have live grime, hip hop and other UK underground music, and then live DJs playing dubstep, garage, grime etc. It’s pretty sick, not to big myself up or anything ;)
Mr Boxed:
Could you explain when and how you started to produce/MC?
Goldielocks:
It started back when I was really young, I used to play music in primary school and do motown cover songs in assembly with my friends on the xylophone and shit, looking back it was well good considering I was about 7! Then I played the flute Drums, so I always had musical stuff going on but never knew how it was all going to fit together. Then I found this college called CM (www.cmsounds.com) and learnt how to make beats. Then I started doing vocals as a bit of a joke and people seemed to like it…god knows why!
Mr Boxed:
Your from South London. How do you think this has inspired you and your musical style / flow ?
Goldielocks:
I have a south London accent so I guess that affects how my music sounds, some people don’t like it but that’s how I speak. I often get compared to Janet Street Porter…cringe! Where I live inspires me to write about stuff, things I see, people I know etc.
Mr Boxed:
Your new record “Kids/ Drug-Dee-la” just dropped this month on the infamous Locked On label. How did that come about?
Goldielocks:
Well I signed my publishing to Puregroove, they are basically the same crew as 679 and the old garage label Locked On. When I signed to them they thought it might be cool to resurrect the label after like 10 years and put my stuff out, so we did.
Mr Boxed:
You have a collab coming out later this year with Benga aswell…tell us a bit about that.
Goldielocks:
Ha! You will have to ask him about that, we started a few bits but we’re both really busy so can never find time to finish them off! It will happen though, I promise.
Mr Boxed:
What are some of your musical influences?
Goldielocks:
Food, weed, alcohol, money, lack of money, love, Lee Scratch Perry, Dr Dre and Hall & Oates.
Mr Boxed:
Your current top 5 producers:
Goldielocks:
1) Dr Dre 2) Wiley 3) The Bug 4) Semothy Jones 5) Me
Mr Boxed:
Your current top 5 mc’s:
Goldielocks:
1) Giggs 2) Frisco 3) Random Impulse 4) Illaman 5) Jeeday Jawz
Mr Boxed:
Your current top 5 tunes:
Goldielocks:
1) The Game - Dope Boys 2) Paramore - Crush Crush Crush 3) Tinie Tempah - Tears 4) The Bug - Skeng 5) Time To Pretend - MGMT
Mr Boxed:
Thank you for taking the time to do the minimix and short interview with us. Any shouts to friends or the crew ?
Goldielocks:
Just all the people who reach Hardknock Wife every month and all the people who are buying my music. Kids / Drug Dee-la is out on iTunes now and 7inch vinyl on Sep 15th.
To hear more about Goldielocks check out her full interview and downloads at Media Contender
DUBSTEP DOWNLOADS DEFine
go here to download the love!:
pixelfactor
Introduced to dance music as a school boy, DEFine used to listen to and swap the latest mix tapes in school and venture into the local record shop to collect fliers for his bedroom wall. Through this activity a natural progression into the scene lead to more involvement in the music industry. Living in Milton Keynes, home of the legendary ‘ Sanctuary music arena ‘ and growing up with musicians such as Capdown, musical inspiration was always on his doorstep.
The late 90’s saw DEFine starting to dj out on a regular basis playing many of his first gigs on the illegal rave scene, being a part of Junction 14 crew and playing at such parties like Exodus, Survival and many others. It was here that he developed an appreciation for a heavier, more technical sound of Drum and Bass, influenced by the likes of Technical Itch, Dylan, Loxy, Kemal, Dom and Roland and labels like Renegade Hardware, Outbreak, Biotech, Penetration, Cylon and Flex.
His performance exposure further fueled his passion for the musical approach he strived for, and was soon co-running Milton Keynes first regular Drum and Bass club night. This lead to an addiction to the Drum and Bass sound and his keen enthusiasm and dedication secured an abundance of bookings and residencies both in the UK and Europe.
The next obvious progression for DEFine was into the studio - Mid 2000, alongside such peers as ; Infiltrata, Amaning, BTK and L Double he developed and mastered a unique, well engineered, original sound which lead to successful releases on DNB labels like Barcode, Human Imprint and Infiltrata Recordings.
Most recently DEFine has been captivated by the contemporary sound of Dubstep, receiving a lot of support and a residency at Sub Conscious and sets at events like Kontact and Stink Like Sock and future releases planned with SubConscious Recordings and Mode Recordings in 2008.
- I chilled with this cat in Milton Keynes this past Feb & he knows how to rage it proper!! this cat is cool & you will love the mix... esp.
when AFRIKA!!! hits!
cheers!1
pixelfactor
Introduced to dance music as a school boy, DEFine used to listen to and swap the latest mix tapes in school and venture into the local record shop to collect fliers for his bedroom wall. Through this activity a natural progression into the scene lead to more involvement in the music industry. Living in Milton Keynes, home of the legendary ‘ Sanctuary music arena ‘ and growing up with musicians such as Capdown, musical inspiration was always on his doorstep.
The late 90’s saw DEFine starting to dj out on a regular basis playing many of his first gigs on the illegal rave scene, being a part of Junction 14 crew and playing at such parties like Exodus, Survival and many others. It was here that he developed an appreciation for a heavier, more technical sound of Drum and Bass, influenced by the likes of Technical Itch, Dylan, Loxy, Kemal, Dom and Roland and labels like Renegade Hardware, Outbreak, Biotech, Penetration, Cylon and Flex.
His performance exposure further fueled his passion for the musical approach he strived for, and was soon co-running Milton Keynes first regular Drum and Bass club night. This lead to an addiction to the Drum and Bass sound and his keen enthusiasm and dedication secured an abundance of bookings and residencies both in the UK and Europe.
The next obvious progression for DEFine was into the studio - Mid 2000, alongside such peers as ; Infiltrata, Amaning, BTK and L Double he developed and mastered a unique, well engineered, original sound which lead to successful releases on DNB labels like Barcode, Human Imprint and Infiltrata Recordings.
Most recently DEFine has been captivated by the contemporary sound of Dubstep, receiving a lot of support and a residency at Sub Conscious and sets at events like Kontact and Stink Like Sock and future releases planned with SubConscious Recordings and Mode Recordings in 2008.
- I chilled with this cat in Milton Keynes this past Feb & he knows how to rage it proper!! this cat is cool & you will love the mix... esp.
when AFRIKA!!! hits!
cheers!1
Kode9 Tonight In Portland
i am wicked pumped. Hopefully my car will be fixed so i don't have to walk!
i love dubstep! thank you eric for the intro!
Subconscious Recordings Launched
Boxed Media's Eric Foster has launched his new dubstep label. Subconscious will be providing kicking cuts & lots of collaborations. Howard Marx, B Real, 12th Planet, Define, High Rankin & Unorthodox are just some of the artists who will be putting together collaborations for the label. Subconscious will also include newcomers to the camp like Rakoon, Macabre Unit, Trill Bass & Loetech.
Their first release, which you can expect out shortly is a “future soca dubstep beat” from 12th Planet feat. the notorious Howard Marks – "Spliff Politics", backed with Define featuring Howard Marks – "48 Hours".
www.subconscious-dubstep.com
Their site has a few downloads to mix up your day.
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Also check out SUBFM
www.subfm.com
SUBFM is committed to giving you the best in online pirate soundz, playing: Dubstep, Grime, Dub, Garage and Breaks!!!!
Enjoy.
Various: Dubstep in PDX
Saturday night I rolled out solo to check out Portland's Dubstep scene. The name of the party was Various and featured dj's from the Portland and Seattle area. I was able to catch all or most of the dj's, but thought that E3 threw down the hard hitting dub. I even heard a tease of some AFRIKA!, which i love to death. E3 mixed some roots reggae with some tough beats. Once they started in with the drum n bass, I had to bail in fear of a flashback in the 90's. All in all the part was nice and chill. I can't wait to check out more of the local flavor. I also can't wait to get those UK dubstep cuts from Eric. AFRIKA!!!!- that is all I have to say.
Cheers!
DMZ: Brixton, England
Eric emailed me this picture this morning. It is of Johnny: Inflitrator, Eric & I at DMZ (http://www.dmzuk.com/) in Brixton. This was my last night in Europe and we spent it in true propper style. Talk about bass! I had ear plugs in and I could still hear it... more like feel it! It was DMZ 3rd Birthday Bash and we got mashed! I swear we can't help it, but damn kidz rage! Mad LOVE!
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