Archive for November, 2006
SHADYBRAIN ANNOUNCES FIRST REMIX SESSION
Tunes available to download on shadybrain’s site:
Also available at:
www.beatport.com
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Fear and Loathing UK/EU Tour

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High Rankin & Monsta’s:Fear and Loathing UK & EU Tour… 3000

The basic premise for the tour is to find ourselves spiritually through a demented haze of booze, jungle and mind expanding narcotics! But where could we be?! Maybe in a tea shop tucked away on the Cornish coast or perhaps lurking in a seedy London back street. It’s almost certain we wont know until we have a look.

High Rankin hailing from the Breakbeat Kaos and Dogs On Acid camp will provide the sound track while the ever excitable Monsta, known for his work with Metalheadz and Dogs On Acid with be putting pen to paper in the far out way that only he knows how.

Under cover of stupidity the couple plan to set off in a Winnebago armed with nothing more than foolish dreams of comic ideals, plenty of booze and a big back of dub plates.

High Rankin will also be providing a written account of the exploits in his off key, gonzo hand and the edition of a video camera isn’t a bad idea!

This will be gonzo journalism jungle style and should make for interesting reading accompanied by Monsta’s fantastic artwork.

Oh also a key factor is that we have never actually met!!

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Looking for a wicked, dnb set + live graffiti act for your event ???? Taking UK & EU bookings NOW !

Email us for Bookings!

Official Bookings Page:

http://www.beatkingz.org/hrm3000.html

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“True Playaz” @ Fabric Nightclub Photoshoot

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Some spectacular shots by borisaustin.com taken at Fabric nightlcub in London.
Fabric “True Playaz” club night shoot with:HYPE / GROOVERIDER / PASCAL / KAIDAR & special US guests THUNDERBALL / URSELA 1000 & FORT KNOX (all from the Thievery Corporation label ESL Music) all playing in the breaks / downtempo area.

Check the pics here:
http://www.borisaustin.com/fs/trueplayazfabric

Check out the website:
http://www.borisaustin.com/development

“Pure Phunk” Podcast Comes Online

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Updated weekly, various genres…
Breaks, Jungle, Hip Hop, Dancehall, Old-school, NuSchool…

Here’s a direct link to the first episode:
http://www.phunkfactory.ca/podcasts/PurePhunkPodcast1.mp3

Tracklisting and general podcast page:
http://www.dmonic.com/podcast.html

iTunes Podcast Subscribe:
http://www.phunkfactory.ca/podcasts/

http://www.phunkfactory.ca/podcasts/PurePhunkPodcastFeed.xml

Annual Drum and Bass Awards (future-music.net)

Future-Music.net is hosting it’s annual awards for drum and bass. It’s a german site, so get out your translator if you have to, but this is all about drum and bass, so go here, register, and vote.

http://www.future-music.net/awards2006/abstimmung/vote/1/adimagephp.gif

1. Bester DJ national 2006
2. Bester DJ international 2006
3. Bester MC national 2006
4. Bester MC international 2006
5. Bestes Release national 2006
6. Bestes Release international 2006
7. Bester Producer national 2006
8. Bester Producer international 2006
9. Bestes Label national 2006
10. Bestes Label international 2006
11. Bestes MP3 / Digitales Label 2006
12. Bester Live Act / Live Band 2006
13. Beste Drum&Bass Website 2006
14. Beste Drum&Bass Clubnight 2006
15. Beste Party / big Event 2006
16. Beste Location 2006
17. Beste (online-) Radioshow 2006
18. Bester online Recordstore 2006
19. Ereignis / Highlight 2006
20. Flop / Worst 2006

ShadyBrain Goes Vinyl!
.shadybrain has been around for more than two years now. In this time we have released more than 40 tunes from a large pool of international artists including Phace, Pyro,Misanthrop, N.Phect & Dizplay, Bad Robot, Dementia, Robot Death Squad, Stare, Nocturnal, Catacomb, Milo, Polarity, and many more.

The first release is gonna be:- SHADYBRAIN 001 -

A - Catacomb - Buried Alive (Misanthrop RMX)
Misanthrop is one of the scene’s most promising producers and is sure to gain much attention with releases on Teebee`s Subtitles and Mayhem`s Shadow Law. In this tune, a simplistic intro gives way to a devastating drop that takes no prisoners. The tension continues to build as the heavy reece and epic stab call back and forth, taking the tune far further than just the drop. The man of the hour delivers another perfect example of dance floor terror that will punish any venue.

AA - Misanthrop - Strange Planet (Catacomb RMX)
Canada`s finest Catacomb has been heard previously on labels such as Darkitek and Citrus. With this Remix they have taken their work to another level. Angelic pads and soft textures mislead you through the intro until the vocal hook drops and a wall of sound smashes through the midrange with crisp drums. The track progresses into a halftime second break down, showing why Catacomb are to be watched closely.

AUDIO:
WWW.MYSPACE.COM/SHADYBRAIN

PROMO RELEASE: END 2006
FULL RELEASE: EARLY 2007__

Some jazzy/lounge numbers

Part Time Heros ‘Realise’ EP - Four very jazz influenced tunes; good quality production. The entire album is fun and smooth but Liane Carroll’s vocal in track four makes this album a real gem.


Download this tasty album over at clickgoove.
Hardwired Album Samplers (20, 22, 23)

Preview:

HB023 - Ctrl-Z continue to set the Tear-out standard. Chemistry is Big-Beat Prodigy-esque, while The Tunnel is a rip-roaring excursion on the 4×4 side of Breaks. Simply huge, supported by all the key players and their mothers!

AA: CTRL-Z- “THE TUNNEL” - Listen AA
AA: CTRL-Z - “CHEMISTRY” - Listen A

HB022 - Screwface, best known for his anthemic work with the Autobots, Cut & Run (King of the Bongo)and the best-selling Hardcore Beats release last year, “Monte”. His warm but dark style is supported by the likes of Fatboy Slim, Annie Nightingale Radio One, Tayo, Jay Cunning on Kiss and all the usual suspects.

A: SCREWFACE - “THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL ” - Listen A
AA: SCREWFACE -”ARMY OF DARKNESS” - Listen AA

HB020 - Oh Lard! Simple mayhem, funky-electro-drum and breaks manuevers from Ed209 & Co. “Hell Yeah!” is truly unique and badass, while “Back It Up” brings some bootybass etiquette for the ladies!

A: ED209 & KEN MAC- “HELL YEAH!” - Listen A
AA: ED209 ft. BAD HABITS- “BACK IT UP” - Listen AA

Get these exclusively (vinyl or mp3) in the promo section at hardcorebeat.co.uk.