SubFM is where I first heard dubstep (shout out to DJ Whistla) and is still my fav station to listen to. So, of course I found it dope that they were part of an upcoming dubstep party in Amsterdam. Dub Explorations will take place at the Flexbar with this lineup : BunZero (BE), 3zee1 (UK), F.K.A. (NL), & Bojcot (NL). The party goes from 23:00 – 05:00 with the whole thing being streamed on SubFM.

For more info : facebook

Time for another dose of “tooth grinding dubstep” as Subbalicious does their Brass Knuckles party at Panama this Thursday,May 6th. The line-up includes G Double (Rinse.FM / Sub Freq – UK), Demon ( Macabre Unit / 6FBS – UK)Osiris, MC Quest One, and VJ Class/A. Should be another night of hard hitting dubstep. Also, there will be a flatland bmx showcase from Navid Salenki (see video below).

And here’s a tune from G-Double :

Queen’s Day will soon be upon us, so I think its up to Brrrap! to let you know where to hear your favorite bass sounds. First on the list is the Plattegrond Records & Lemon Community streetrave. The location is Runstraat 2, Amsterdam, kinda back in the lower Jordaan a bit. The lineup includes Hakki Takki, Bahk, Mataklap, Makks, Gameboys A Go-Go, and many more. Expect loads of experimental stuff, and tangents off from the standard dubstep lines. Here’s a taste of whats to come:

Time table :

22:30 – 23:30 J.A.M.
23:30 – 00:30 El Maria
00:30 – 01:30 Gumnaam
01:30 – 02:00 Boef en de Gelogeerde Aap
02:00 – 03:00 Osiris

with your host MC Quest One and visuals by VJ Class/A

And to get you in the mood, a video from Boef en de Gelogeerde Aap for one of my fave tunes “Vossenjacht”.

Here’s another tune from Gumnaam, who should be showing up with vocalist Sinna Casita and also a live sitar player (sorry, don’t know his name) :

And just for the hell of it, here’s some old footage of El Maria (and June Miller) at party in Utrecht. (I know it old, but its still cool – and is that MC Multiplex in there?). :

So tonight is the last LED being held at the SJU in Utrecht. Kinda sucks, but understandable, since the SJU is getting some grief for not hosting Jazz (SJU operates as a Jazz Foundation, dus…) and LED is one of their biggest parties. But whatever, i’m sure Jaymo will find a new location next year, and things will stay dope. Regardless of where it ends up, tonight is gonna be fun. I’m finally gonna roll out to Utrecht for an LED (Class/A doing visuals all night mayne!) – something i’ve been meaning to do for the past year now, but just never got around to it. If you live in Utrecht, I suggest you roll out, ’cause some of the town’s best dubstep talent is gonna be there. Here’s the lineup:

21:30 – 23:00 Dj Plus b2b Bastian
23:00 – 24:15 Dj Jaymo b2b Cold Sweat
24:15 – 01:30 El Maria b2b Dj Chillum
01:30 – 02:45 Dj Illusive b2b Murtsew
02:45 – 04:00 Dj Bojcot b2b Dj F.K.A

LIVE ELEMENTZ DUBSTEP
Friday, 04-12-09
Varkenmarkt 2, Utrecht
09:30 – 04:00
Gratis voor 23:00, later 5 E.

See you there!

Friday, August 21
Sonic Warfare @ Melkweg, Amsterdam

w/ Loefah (uk), Hijak (uk), Grimelock (be), & Piro (nl)

Its been a while since Loefah’s been in town, so will be cool to check him out again. I remember Grimelock’s set from  a past Lockdown party, and shit went off, so I expect more of the same here. Big up Piro, back from vacation, he oughta have a fresh take on things.

Saturday, August 22

UK Funky @ Panama, Amsterdam

main room (uk funky / house) : Dj NG (uk) & MC Versatile (uk), Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano (nl), Shermanology live (nl), Simon Titus (nl), & MC Spyder

studio (dubstep / dark garage) – hosted by Subbalicious : Osiris (nl), Sun O.C. & Creative (nl), & G-Selecter

UK Funky is a fresh new sound, so we’re helping kick off a fresh new night. The main room will have Rinse.fm dj Ng along with MC Versatile (whom you should know from “the Funky Anthem“). Also the main room will have several dutch djs pushing a housey/funky mix – Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano are definitly dudes to check for.  The small room, hosted by Subbalicious, will have a deeper, bassier vibe, with less house & more weight.

For guestlist to this event, email : info@subbalicious.com

photo by ? from Dubstance myspace page

Saturday, August 15 : Dubstance VIII @ Nieuwe Nor, Heerlen

This weekend, Southern dubstep pushers, Dubstance are teaming up with Belgian dubstep label Je Me’en Fish for another party at Nieuwe Nor. The lineup is a mix of dutch & belgian dudues:

Vista [10Bag/Rottun/3.5 Records/UK]
Bunzero [Sub Nerds/Bass Tourist/Sub.fm|BE]
Aphone (live) [Zone Inconnue/BE]
Myrkur [Radical/F4Tmusic/Sub.fm/Dubstance/NL]
Marked [Dubstance/Heerlen Massive/NL]
Dog Mask [Dubstance/NL]
visuals bij Loudanov [Dubstance/DNNB]

Nice lineup here, Vista from the UK utilizes more of that 2-step sound; Bunzero always drops a good show, danceable and fresh; Aphone from Je Me’en Fish does a more triphop inspired sound, with lots of melody; Myrkur is also featured on the forthcoming Je Me’en Fish release, and will surely be doing his deep, melodic stuff for people to zone out on; Marked & Dogmask round off the bill with their local pizazz and Dubstance style. So if your in the south, head for Heerlen this Saturday.

flyer by Erwtenpeller

I showed up early expecting the summer sun to bring out the heads on a Saturday afternoon, but the crowd was a bit sparce. No worries, I pulled out a can of Heineken and started rolling a spliff (which ended up being impossible to do in the wind) – and then layed back in a chair, under some shade, and enjoyed the Reggae vibes for an hour or two. Eventually people started rolling in and finally some friends showed up, so I got up from my throne and walked about to party some.

Piro & Plus (l-r)

Around 5 or so, J.A.M. came on the decks and got things going in the dubstep vein. Following him was Piro b2b Plus for a couple hours. Around this time I was busy dancing, smoking, eating (the food great : €5 for a hamburger on a big ass bun, potato salad, & sliced tomatoes, cucumber, & onions – lekker!), and chatting with the heads that had showed up.  Nicon was up from Rotterdam, XL from NoizBoiz was there too (I see him like everywhere!), Blauwe Fedde was back from his punk rock vacation in Spain (see picture below), & I had a good chat with Piro. My girlfriend showed up to after she got off work, and then the drinking increased. The rest of the line up was Aardvarck, Cinnaman, & Juha. I wish I could give a better synopsis of all the sets, but I thinking leaving it at: solid tunes on a solid sound system, no repeats, new shit & classics. All djs did a good job, but I was there to party, so that’s what I busied myself with.

The beer got warm and the sun went down, but things kept on rolling. There was no hassle from the cops (did see them drive by though), the location had clean & functional bathrooms, the sound system was dope, the djs kept the vibes high, and though a bigger could have been had, the crowd was a fun & animated one (beer tossing, trees in shopping carts, crutches getting swung, you know the deal). The party ended around 11pm (an hour later than planned – so no one could really complain) and I headed with my girl  into the city to get some more beer & enjoy the night life a little bit.  Big up Lockdown for a chill, summer weekend dub fest – was definitly enjoyed.

Blauwe Fedde incognito

]]> http://brrrap.com/blog/2009/08/05/lockdown-010-party-review/feed/ 2 http://brrrap.com/blog/2009/07/27/subbalicious-room-diesl-round-4/ http://brrrap.com/blog/2009/07/27/subbalicious-room-diesl-round-4/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:32:22 +0000 Subbalicious http://brrrap.com/blog/?p=107 Subbalicious is hosting the small at Diesl once again on thursday, August 6. This time the lineup is

Piro (get to know the man Piro, producer/dj/cool dude, Piro doesn’t hem himself into a certain sound, dude will take you places you wish you could go back to, trust!)

Black Salt Candy (upcoming producer/dj from utrecht, BSC will get heads nodding and feet moving with his grimey, glitchy, extra bassy beats)

Osiris (the man who brought you dubstep from the first hour, does Subbalicious Music & Media including Dubstep.nl, Brrrap.com, Subbalicious recordings, Oi! Records and a real crowd pleaser)

hosted by MC Dart (has been at it for over 14 years, moving across Holland for all the bigger dnb and dubstep raves, and now hosting the night for Subbalicious and your listening pleasure)

Visuals by Class/A (slick designs from day one, partner in Subbalicious Music & Media, bringer of Brrrap.com, and now the styler for the Subbalicous nights handling ultravisuals)

in the main room are the Diesl boys playing an eclectic mix of hiphop, rnb, dancehall, house, and more – dj’s for the night are: The Flexican, Irwan, Juvanice, Desperado’s & MC Iceman.

The last one was pretty crazy, Brutuzz b2b Gomes resulted in this happening to our friend Mick due to an acciedental head to head collision in the mosh pit:

The next one should be dope though, see you there. Also I should mention it’ll be one of the first opportunities to pick the printed version of the new Brrrap! issue #6.