Brrrap! Magazine

Peace, we outta here.

Subbalicious — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 07:47:26 +0000

Its been fun, but all things considered, I decided it’s not worth doing Brrrap! anymore. Maybe Brrrap! will come back in a different form with a different focus, maybe not. In the meantime, check out www.class-agraphics.com and www.buildanewkingdom.com.

“Painting God” stencil by FAKE (video)

Subbalicious — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 10:23:19 +0000

I realized I haven’t thrown enough art up here lately, so to get back in that mode, he’s something from Amterdam stencil artist FAKE.

Tectonic : a look at 5 years of Multiverse / Dubstep

Subbalicious — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 13:01:14 +0000

Multiverse is a studio based in Bristol that in the last 5 years or so has been responsible for a out pouring of sick bass music. In honor of this, on July 5th, Tectonic is releasing a double CD compiling a range of dubstep tunes that have come out of Multiverse studios over this time (2004 -2009). The music begins at a time when dubstep was called “dark garage” and was uncommercial, bare, minimal, and had loads of bass pressure and no wobble. Bristol is known for its chest destroying tunes and sound systems, and this release is a nice look back at the earlier style of the dubstep sound, and also a look at how those from the scene have advanced that sound.

Here’s a track list so you know what i’m talking about:

Disc One
1. Vex’d – Lion
2. Circuit Breaker – Phonque (October remix)
3. Moving Ninja – Witchdokta
4. Pinch & P Dutty – War Dub
5. S.N.O – Disturbance
6. Skream – Bahl Fwd
7. Joker – Stuck in the System
8. The Body snatchers – Big Ass Mini Skirt
9. 2562 – Techno Dread
10. Joker & Ginz – Purple City
11. Pinch ft. Yolanda – Get Up (RSD remix)
12. Baobinga & ID – Tongue Riddim

Disc Two
1. Vex’d – Pop Pop
2. Loefah & Skream – 28 Grams
3. Cyrus – Indian Stomp
4. Pinch – Qawwali / Brighter Day
5. Loefah – System
6. Moving Ninja – Uranium
7. October – Three Drops
8. Joker – Psychedelic Runway
9. October – Euro Dance Hit
10. Emptyset – Gate 4
11. 2562 – Unbalance
12. Emptyset – Demian

Tunes like “Disturbance” by S.N.O. and “Bahl Fwd” by Skream just really take me back to when dubstep was less energetic, less hype and very much about what the bass could rattle. Sick to hear again, since most sets nowadays don’t contain anything more than 6 months old. And then you also see the progression, as new guys like Joker got into things, and added they’re own vibe, but with obvious influences from the sound before them (“Purple City” can really be seen in context here, it was a nod to the past, a step to the future).

This double CD is not for DJs, it is for fans of bass music. Its a great look back at a sound that changed/blewup/divided very quickly and how that process carried out in a certain studio in Bristol, UK.

DJ Madd – “Fabriclive promo mix”

Subbalicious — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:57:50 +0000

A new mix from DJ Madd just popped up at the Fabric blog.

Budapest born, Bristol based dubstep producer DJ Madd has carved himself a pretty unique trench within his contemporaries over the space of a handful of singles – mainly released on the Boka and Black Box imprints. Going in just as hard as producers like Benga and Caspa, Madd – known to his parents as Peter Simon – manages to retain a lot of space and atmosphere in his productions, fleshing his tracks out with heavy sine wave pulses rather than those mid range frequencies that seem to get included expressly to make you lose your shit on the dancefloor. Flirting with the funk in a similar way to someone like Joker, Madd has a great command of aerated bass lines, tweaking the best force out of his low end and complimenting that speaker pressure with vibrancy and these little flickers of synth colour that lodge themselves deep in your brain for days.

DJ Madd – FABRICLIVE Promo Mix by fabric

tracklist :

DJ Madd – Good Old Days (forthcoming Black Box)
DJ Madd – Funktion 1 (Lime Dubs)
DJ Madd – Dub Marine (Kryptic Minds remix)
DJ Madd – The Battle (?)
DJ Madd – Not Afraid (Lime Dubs)
Seven – Wait (forthcoming Black Box)
Major Lazer – Hold The Line (DJ Madd refix)
Hatcha & Lost – Tattyland (Blackbox)
DJ Madd & Matt-U – Sound System (Tube10)
V.I.V.E.K. – Motherland (forthcoming Deep Medi)
DJ Madd – Flex’d (Ikonika remix) (Boka)
DJ Madd – When I First Met You (forthcoming Subway)

source : Fabriclondon.com

Brass Knuckles @ Panama, Amsterdam – July 1st

Subbalicious — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:58:31 +0000

BRASS KNUCKLES XXL Donderdag 1 Juli in Panama
Superheld Simon “Bassline” Smith na lange tijd terug in Amsterdam en jij kan er helemaal gratis bij zijn!!!

Aangekomen bij de 7e editie van BRASS KNUCKLES in de Panama, heeft de organisatie niemand minder dan superheld Simon Bassline Smith gevraagd om zijn kunsten te komen vertonen. Deze oud-drum’n bass gediende heeft vele hits op zijn naam staan, en tegenwoordig ook in de Dubstep, onlangs nog met tracks als R u Ready en nog recenter met Clap your hands op zijn eigen Technique Recordings. Verwacht absolute dancefloor killers op zowel dnb als dubstep gebied!

Verder hebben we niemand minder dan ex-titelhouder voor beste DNB dj van Nederland Flanagan gevraagd om af te komen sluiten. De avond zal worden geopend door niemand minder dan godfather of Dubstep Osiris. Vaste crew en ondersteuning Quest One Mc & Class'A zullen je ontvangen op deze avond van keiharde beats & basses.

Wil je erbij zijn, dan kan dat alleen door op verzoek en plaats op de gastenlijst te verkrijgen door te mailen naar glist@subbalicious.com, doe je dit niet, dan betaal je € 10,- aan de deur. Jij en al jouw vrienden mogen mailen!

Fotos en videos van de vorige edities zijn te vinden op http://brassknuckles.hyves.nl, meld je meteen even aan!
Hyves te childish voor je? doe dan facebook

Muziek van:
Simon “Bassline” Smith (UK) – www.myspace.com/basslinesmith
Flanagan www.myspace.com/xamountmusic
Osiris – www.myspace.com/osiristhedj
Quest One MC – www.questonemc.com

Visuals van:
Class'A – www.class-agraphics.com

BRASS KNUCKLES #7 XXL!
Donderdag 1 Juli
Panama*
Oostelijke Handelskade 4, Amsterdam
23:00 – 03:00
Tickets: € 10,-

J:Kenzo – June 2010 Mix

Subbalicious — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:15:04 +0000

J:Kenzo just put out a smooth warm weather mix.

http://www.twuagency.co.nz/mixes/jkenzo/JKenzo-June_2010_Mix_128k.mp3

Tracklist:

01. F-ONE & KROMESTAR – SPACERACE 9
02. DJ G & KUTZ – HELLA TIGHT
03. J:KENZO – STOMP
04. VON D – PINK
05. MAYHEM – DAMN!
06. RUCKSPIN – JIBBER
07. MARCUS VISIONARY – PEPPER POT
08. JACK SPARROW – THE CHASE
09. MARCUS VISIONARY – HOUR GLASS :: BENGA – TRANSFORM (TEASE)
10. WAR016 – VAMPIRE SKANK
11. J:KENZO – B-BOY ROY
12. VALOR & JAZZY JAZZY – SOUL BROTHER NO.1
13. DJ MADD – DETRIOT SKANK
14. MARCUS VISIONARY ft JONNY OSBOURNE – NIGHT FALL
15. DJ HENY.G – HARDO BREAD
16. KROMESTAR – TRUST
17. J:KENZO – BETWEEN TWO WORLDS
18. MATTY G – G RATED

via This Way Up

77 Klash – “Asphalt Jungle” (video)

Subbalicious — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 09:09:56 +0000

77 Klash is pretty dope. His music comes across like a dancehall/punk/grime blendup without being over the top. I dunno, it rocks, feels somewhat jaimaican, and doesn’t feel glossy or commercial. He just dropped a his new Shadow of Death EP on NYC’s Trouble & Bass label — stream the EP here or buy it here. But yo, whatever you do, check this vid. This tune bumps, and the visuals match the vibe.

77 KLASH – “ASPHALT JUNGLE” from Trouble & Bass on Vimeo.

J.A.M. – Brrrap! June Promo Mix

Subbalicious — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:05:45 +0000

Our boy J.A.M. just put together a mellow, summery mix for us over here at Brrrap! Enjoy some laid back tunes and deep bass – and check that cut at the end, it goes in! Enjoy the mix and don’t forget to check out J.A.M. at Brrrap! tomorrow (Wed. June 16) at Bitterzoet along with Gibbo (Swagga) and the whole Brrrap! crew.

http://brrrap.com/blog/promo/J.A.M.%20dubstep%20june%202010.mp3

track list :

1. Jack Sparrow > Torment > Tectonic
2. Kryptic Minds & Youngsta > Cold Blooded > Osiris Music
3. Pinch feat. Rudey Lee > One Blood, One Source (Distance Rmx) > Tectonic
4. Kiat > The Missing Channel > Kokeshi
5. V.I.V.E.K > C My Vision > Shiva Soundsystem
6.Truth > Burglar > Aquatic Lab
7. Fused Forces > Back Fire > Substance Abuse
8. Kromestar > Jasmine > Dub Philosophy
9. Numan > Secrets > Subdepth
10.Toasty > Like Sun > Hotflush
11.Loefah > Justabeat > Free Soundcloud D/L
12.Piro & Proxima > Blue Dog > Brrrap!
13.S-X feat. Mr Man > Woo Riddim > Gorilla Tech Dub

Brrrap! Ticket Giveaway Contest

Subbalicious — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 09:50:59 +0000

Hey, as you know we got a party coming up on the 16th @ Bitterzoet, in Amsterdam. If you want a chance to win a spot on the guestlist for you and a friend, then email us at info@brrrap.com the answer to this question : Who the resident MC at our Brrrap! parties at Bitterzoet? (hint : this MC’s name is on all of the Brrrap! flyers). The first 2 people to send us the correct answer will both recieve 2 spots on the guestlist. We will notify the winnners on Tuesday evening via email.

Dion47 – “Dubstep Brothers 001″ mix

Subbalicious — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:29:51 +0000

The Dutch duo Dion47 just put a little mini mix online – take a listen and tell us what you think.

DION47 – DUBSTEP BROTHERS 001 by dion47