INBOX ROUNDUP #1

Anybody who runs a fairly successful blog will understand the avalanche of emails and promos that get sent to said blog every single day.  It's a nightmare to keep on top of everything, especially when you have a terrible internet connection at one yard and no internet connection whatsoever at your other yard (as in my case).  Coupled with a dodgy laptop screen and the supposed downfall of blogging in general, in favour of micro-blogging sites such as Tumblr or people just going straight to the source of music through fan pages and Twitter, sometimes it's hard to see if blogs are still relevant.

To make up for lost time, I intend to go through all 1000+ unread emails and post up the diamonds from the chaff.  Trust me, there's a lot of chaff.  This is going to be like the blogging version of writing The Illiad.  So, in no particular order:

PEARSON SOUND ESSENTIAL MIX

His "Working With" refix has to be one of the greatest tracks to come out in a long time.  I play this song out on the reg, including shirt & shoes bars and student commercial nights.  It's bloody massive!  Pearson Sound flexes his musical knowledge like a 'roided Jodie Marsh with this impressive mix.  Put this on and drop some acid like you're surfing a shark through time and space.



DOWNLOAD HERE

WERK - THE LIVING GRAHAM BOND

Solid Bmore banger with added trumpets. The original is the only one worth bothering about, although 'Warehouse Bird' is pretty nifty.

SWEET TALK EP - SEAN & DEV

Pleasantly surprised by these guys.  Some very listenable house here, they've got that 90s Daft Punk-esque compressed snare & hat sound on lock.

OWLS - BOTNEK

Cool little track from Botnek, Annie Mac agrees too.  Great drop.  Check out the rest of his Soundcloud page, some finds in there.

HEY LOW (Sonkin Remix) - DEV79 & THRILLS

"Purple Future Bass" just about sums this up.  When Dubstep dies down in the US and/or becomes algamated with Hip Hop, shit like this will be on the Top 40 in 5 years, with Drake & Lil Wayne crooning over it.  It's already happening if you listen out.  Check out the rest of the Secluslasis stuff, it's pretty cool.

RED ALERT (HEAVYFEET vs NICK THAYER BOOTLEG) - GROOVE ARMADA

Nifty rework.  Getting love from a variety of big DJs, A-Skillz, DJ Craze, Rob Da Bank et al.  Free download here.

GET LOW - GEENEUS ft. MS DYNAMITE

Free download!  This track gets hammered by the likes of Redlight on the reg. Good title too.

Have to jump to Guardian website to download it.  It's a minor, go for it.

GET 2 KNOW ft. SLIX - DEV79

Futuristic Grime track.
 We're only allowed to share the radio edit, so here it is!

COUNTDOWN (TOP BILLIN PARTY EDIT) - BEYONCE x JACK BEATS

Now let's be honest, the Hervé remix is the boss dog of all remixes of Countdown.  And I found the original Jack Beats a tad lacking.  Top Billin seemed to agree, as they've given it a once over and with a bit of spit and polish updated Jack Beats' original with a shot of "good".  Adjectives aren't my forté.  Free download!

SUSTAINED LOUD SOUNDS - DJ ZINC

A promo tune to push Zinc's new Crack House EP.  Which is fab by the way, 'Juicy Fruit' is amazing!

Soundcloud & FACT have locked it down, so you have to click this link to get it from their page. Soz.

Phew!  So these are my picks from sifting through 200 emails today.  I'll try to get another few mega posts in for Christmas, but it all depends on the internet connection.

If you want to send us a tune, please please, for the love of God please, send us the Soundcloud link of your beautiful creation.  It's a pain in the arse having to download your stuff to listen.  Soundcloud mane!

GET LOW NYE KNEES UP

★★★★ ADVANCE TICKETS ONLY ★★★★

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So 2011 is coming to an end and to see in the New Year in style we've teamed up

with our pals at Dogstar to hold a New Years Knees Up to remember.

Being all about good vibes, we're taking a stand against the usual NYE get up where you spend half your Christmas bonus getting in and then the rest of the night waiting at the bar, so we're keeping costs down and offering a local, intimate shin dig.

For just £5 there's THREE FLOORS of non stop party vibes with all different types of music imaginable. To help with this we've got a long list of musical scientists eager to slay some crowds and set up the New Year exactly how we mean to go on.

You can expect:

FUNK/DISCO/GARAGE/SOUL/HOUSE/DUBSTEP/DANCEHALL/FUNKY/TROPICAL/DNB 

and all things nice inbetween.

To keep the special guests a nice surprise for the night, we'll be releasing the lineup slowly as we get closer to the time. But for now to give you a taster of who's playing:

★ Get Low Cartel ★

★ Madboy Zimba ★ (The Brothers Grime)

★ Ed Word & Larry Glitter ★ (Boogie Nights)

★ D-Rail ★ (Redux/Vagabondz)

★ Not Far From Wrong ★

PRIZES/PROJECTIONS/GIVEAWAYS/REQUESTS/SWEETS/BALLOONS/GAMES/VIBES/CHEAP DRINKS/BOOMTINGS + more

HEROS AND SUPERVILLAINS THEME ALL NIGHT :: PRIZES FOR THE BEST DRESSED ON THE NIGHT

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SO: £5 ADVANCE TICKETS ONLY !!!!!!!!!

Available here: http://www.skiddle.com/events/11567378/

Dogstar, 389 Coldarbour Lane, Brixton, SW9 8LQ

10 pm - 6 am

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REDUX this Friday at Hidden. Mix from Crypt too!

Crypt mix for FOUND: Redux Friday 9th December 2011 by Found on Mixcloud

FACEBOOK EVENT

REDUX are merking Hidden this Friday with 3 rooms of music and a killer line up.  We're DJing too!

The above mix is by Crypt, a 19 year old producer already making a name for himself with his Garage House fusion of deep basslines and sliced up vocal patterns. 

You can still buy tickets here.  I wouldn't wait around too long if I was you...

GET LOW Sunday Sessions LIVE STREAMING right now!



We're LIVE from The Lock Tavern in Camden.  All the usual Get Low heads, aswell as Elijah & Skilliam are on at 7pm for an exclusive 3 hour set.

LOCK IN!!

GET LOW Sunday Sessions ft. Elijah & Skilliam (Butterz) - TOMORROW

Click the flyer for more info!

We're hopefully going to be live streaming the audio for the entire event, so if you're not in Camden you can still listen in to get your required Get Low vibes injection.

Bang Tidy Records live set from the kitchen.

We've been playing around with Mixlr for a little while, and we're hoping to bring out a long line of live DJ sets for you guys.

Here's our buddies at Bang Tidy Records doing a live set right now from the kitchen.  Not a super club, literally the kitchen. D&B, vinyl only.

 Going iiiiiin!

BASSLACED LDN TONIGHT!

THIS IS THE ONE TONIGHT.

Advance tickets are literally on the cusp of selling out (buy yours now!!).  You'll need to get there early tonight as it's going to be a roadblock and it could very well be a sell-out.

We're DJing 10pm - 12am in Room 1. 

 Gonna keep it bassy tonight, and we've got a shitload of new music to play, including a very exclusive dubplate!  Straight party vibes all night.  Basslaced usually keep things a little more underground and grimier than other big brands, I'll be very interested to see what DJ EZ pulls from his bag.

Looks like tomorrow's a write-off then...

FOUND & 'Days Like This' present: Heritage

This is by far the most exciting Garage line-up London's seen for a long time.  Jam packed with the UK Garage originators that laid down the template and birthed so much of modern bass music (see: Dubstep) in the process.

Next Friday sees FOUND & Days Like That to present: Heritage, an exploration of UK Garage, 2-Step, four-to-the-floor and today's bass-led incarnations of the classic sound.  Watch out for the rare T.Williams garage set and Golden era Slimzee set.  WOI.

Get tickets here.

GET LOW @ PLAN B >> SMUTLEE & MORE >> SATURDAY 12TH NOVEMBER >> £3 ADVANCE!

FACEBOOK EVENT

We return to Brixton's best club Plan B for a recession proof bop.  Great DJs, a Funktion One system and our signature vibe all for only £3.  Party party!

Selectas!

SMUTLEE

A Get Low regular, Smutlee's selection and distinctive style have seen him gain a reputation as a standard dancefloor slayer.  Bashment, Dancehall and Moombahton are on the agenda alongside remixes for the likes of Mad Decent.  Top Bolly!

NIGHT OWL

We've crossed paths with Night Owl a few times in the past year and have never been disappointed, notably adter his closing set at our Lock Tavern party in October.  Effortlessly packing dancefloors and pulling out tune after tune from an Alladin's cave of record bag, this will be an absolute treat.

VISIONIST

Local Brixton boy Visionist's exciting production abilities have won him a legion of fans, among them Oneman and Loefah, and have resulted in appearances on the Boiler Room.  Exhibiting cuts from new label project 92 Points, we are excited to welcome him to Get Low for the first time.

BIA live in San Francisco April 2009 by Beats In Abundance on Mixcloud

BEATS IN ABUNDANCE

Long time cohorts and reliable party guys, BIA's musical palette flies between Dance and Jungle, Folk and Leftfield electronica.  Always a pleasure.

Get Low Podcast no.1 - mixed by Towelie by Towelie - Getlowcartel on Mixcloud

GET LOW CARTEL

We're pretty dope.

MADBOY ZIMBA

As always, Madboy Zimba will swing from all things funky and tropical, to grime, hip hop and Dubstep.  Like flubber for your feet.

 The Palpitations - Milk It (The Brothers Grime Tropical Remix) by Madboy Zimba 

ED WORD

(Boogie Nights set!)

Get Low regular Buds finds a new guise, playing classic soul and funk cuts.  A breath of fresh air and the best way to kick of proceedings.  Get down early for this.

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We're rolling til 5am!

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Joker - The Vision >> Free album stream

The mark of a good album is if you feel drunk listening to it, your brain drinking deep from a dark pool of  dopamine and serotonin.  The Vision is intoxicating.  With Skrillex having just announced his UK tour (including our home university UEA!), it's refreshing and affirming that Joker has produced something beautiful and strong and a force for good against the evil, sad, bastardised parody of a genre that now has Fearne Cotton headbanging to the latest "idiot anthem".  I do honestly feel that a lot of DJs think in their head "I can't believe people are eating this shit".  Heck, some of the biggest tracks in music are made that way.  Maybe that's how it's supposed to be.

THIS, is Dubstep.

Time (Hardly Subtle's Reggar Rave Mix)

 Time (Hardly Subtle's Reggae Rave Mix) by Hardly Subtle

This is a cracking remix of Chase & Status's "Time".  I'll be playing this out on the reg.

DOWNLOAD LINK

**Props go to Nice Up! for posting this first.

"Getting Down With The Kids Mix" by Skandal

 GETTING DOWN WITH THE KIDS MIX - DJ SKANDAL by SKANDALUK

This is a sick mix from man like Skandal.  If you remember, he did an exclusive mix for us  a while ago. Skandal's mixing is tight as a virgin from nearly two decades of mixing from the Jungle days to practice sessions when Benga & Skream were wee nippers.  Definitely worth a listen.

Tracklist:

1 THUNDER BAY-HUDSON MOHAWKE 
2 CLOSE-HACKMAN 
3 LINK UP-WILEY 
4 FOOTCRAB-ADDISON GROOVE 
5 I CANT TAKE IT-DRUMS OF DEATH 
6 GROWING APART-ALFIE 
7 BAX-MOSCA 
8 LIGHTER-CHAMPION 
9 SOUL WHAT-BODDIKA 
10 SANCTUARY OF LOVE-DETBOI 
11 I WANT U-REDLIGHT 
12 NIGHT HUNTER-FIS-T 
13 SICKO CELL-JOY ORBISON 
14 ADRENALIN-SCUBA 
15 AGREE TO DISAGREE-HACKMAN 
16 SEXUAL-ADDISON GROOVE 
17 TRAGICOMEHDI-DJ MEHDI

Vice heads to a North Korean fun fair

If there's two things I love more than most, it's funfairs and seeing what's inside the mind-boggling prison state that is North Korea.  Happily, Vice have managed to combine the two.  Natch!

Click on the picture for the article.

Clutches & Specters - Blacklisted

  Clutches and Specters - Blacklisted by CLUTCHES

Clutches is side project from my pal Kozee.  Upbeat Future Garage vibes.  Free download.

Burial vs Sisqo - Stolen Thong

  Burial vs. Sisqo - Stolen Thong by ONE COOL DUDE

2:38am vibes...

Download Link

BASSLACED TOMORROW NIGHT! JME, TODDLA T & JOKER HEADLINE >> CABLE. GET DARKER in room 2.

Basslaced prove that they're squarely in the heavyweight category of clubnights with a knockout line-up tomorrow night.  They've supercharged the billing with a surprise addition of Boy Better Know frontman JME, and making dreams come true with a Mixcloud DJ competition.  The only place to be this Friday is Cable.

JME

JOKER

TODDLA T

MENSAH

KROMESTAR

TUNNIDGE, DARKSIDE, SOUL CIRCUIT and the Mixcloud competition winner also bill.

Get Darker takes the helm this time in Room 2.  We're DJ'ing, alongside Tru:Tek, Kear, Harikiri and others.

For this month's Basslaced podcast, they've whipped up a guest mix from Dismantle.  Click on the picture for track info and download link.

TONIGHT! LNUK Party at XOYO

Our pals Lo Note are having the first of a series of 'Simple City' bashes tonight at YOXO.  They're celebrating their first relesae as a record label, Sampler EP Vol. 1.

TOWELIE GET LOW PODCAST NO.1

Get Low Podcast no.1 - mixed by Towelie by Towelie - Getlowcartel on Mixcloud

In the first of our upcoming podcast series, Towelie beautifully blends a plethora of electric tracks.  Over 1 hour of exquisite food for the ears, Towelie's DJ'ing skills create an impressive dish.  

Sit back, relax, and gorge.

DJ Hazard - Mr Happy (Brimmer's Moombahton Remix)

 DJ Hazard & Distorted Minds - Mr Happy (Brimmer's Moombahton Remix) FREE DOWNLOAD by Brimmer

I've been dropping this track recently in my sets.  It's hilarious and awesome and free.  Let us know of any other credible Moombahton remixes.  Diamonds in the rough!

VIERS EXCLUSIVE MIX + INTERVIEW

Viers is one of the best new artists Get Low has stumbled across in months.  His productions float from bass music to house to future garage and as we've said before, Viers' productions are drenched with a sheen of understated cool and a clipped professionalism.

His new track 'Werk' gets busy with the wonky sub-bass and click clack of percussion.

 Viers - Werk by VIERS


Whilst '2k8' goes in on Old School Garage flavours from back in the day.

 Viers - 2k8 by VIERS


We're thrilled to present a brand spanking exclusive mix from Viers for Get Low.

Spacial Mix 002 by Viers - exclusive for Get Low blog by Get Low on Mixcloud

You can download the mix from Soundcloud too.


Not only that, he's even spared the time to answer our itching questions!  Fresh.


What's up?  What are you doing right this second?

Other than doing this, I'm having a mint tea and listening over a new EP to see if it is finalised.


How would you describe your sound?

I'd say it has mixed elements, mostly ties in with the "Future Garage" movement, but it has definitely house-y and juke-esque elements.


 Viers - Obsolete by VIERS


Do you feel you've reached your signature sound yet, something definably 'Viers'?

I'm still spreading my wings, I think right this moment its all about the 808 bass and the rhythmic pulse, but I'm sure I'll evolve more in the future.  I think even if my sound seems to drastically change there will still be some elements from the music I'm making now.  Guessing that is what "Viers" is.


What artists do you feel influence your music within electronic music?

Oof!  Too many to name individually.  I'd say right now people like Addison Groove, Pearson Sound, Modeselektor, Jamie Grind, Metronomy, The Black Ghosts and Jitset.
The recent revival of great Grime music from the likes of the Butterz crew has really caught my attention.  But also the likes of Kraftwerk who are probably one of the biggest inspirations and influence, even so I try not to let all these artists sway how I make my music (try!).

 Viers - Kaiser by VIERS

You seem pretty versatile.  'Werk' has got some serious footwork elements, 'Spasm' is decidedly Funky,   and you're dabbling with some future garage bits too.  Do you have to get into a different frame of mind when producing different genres or is it all "bass music" to you?  Target, the 1Xtra presenter from that radio interview calls you a Dubstep producer! Surely not?

I think "Dubstep" has become more than the original kick on 1 and snare on 3 with a bit of sub bass, it's a defining moment so it seems strange it has almost become a "dirty word".  Most if not all of my music hold elements of "Dubstep" in it, without being overly obvious.  I'm sure you could pick a few influences in my tracks like "Night".  To cut it short, I'd say that the "Future Garage" sound is a mash of Dubstep,


 Viers - Sophia by VIERS


Any artists or DJs you've seen live or in the club that made a serious impression on you?

Well recently I went to see Ben UFO and Four Tet, probably the most amazing mixing I have ever seen, especially for full vinyl DJs.  Before I went to see them I said that I didn't like DJing, they changed my opinion quite fast!


Free download of 'Rihanna - Who's that Chick (Viers remix) - 320!


Describe to me your production process.  Do you lock yourself in your room without distraction, hop on lots of different ideas, or do you antagonise laboriously over each track?  Do you work isolated late into the night or is it quite a breezy affair.  Elaborate.


As sad as it sounds I'm quite an isolated person anyway, I tend to stick in my room till about 12pm-4am with lights off speakers on.  In my production process I think the lack of light helps you hear, if I'm in a fully lit room I feel like I'm in the wrong environment to listen to most of my tunes.  I don't use really any hardware and most of my music is trial and error, I rarely sit down and think "oh I want to make this kind of track in this kind of genre", I start with something small and let it grow in front of me.

What other up and coming artists would you tip for us to check out?

Geez haha, too many once again?  Crimson from Canada is being too sick recently, vibing on ol'skool Dubstep and ambient 2-step, gets better with ever production!  Also the likes of Eclectic, iO and Tanka.


 Viers - Dust Of The Record by VIERS


Who'd you love to collaborate on a track with?

I've been wanting to do with Crimson for a long time, but if this is anyone in the world I'd have to say a draw betwen metronomy, Jitset and The Black Ghosts.


You've recently had a release out on L2S Recordings, congratulations!  They've got to be the premier Future Garage label.

Thanks! Whistla is debatably the first person to coin the phrase "Future Garage", it is quite an honour!  I don't think there are that many "dedicated" Future Garage label's, making L2S very important to developing the scene.  Apart from that working with garage legend Duncan Powell was quite an experience, love his remix, takes takes a very nice twist on the original.


Your Spacial Mix 002 for us is sick.  Is that the kind of thing we could expect from a live DJ set from you in the club?

I'd say its as good and expection people are going to get for a while, I won't be playing out until probably late next year when I get everything sorted!

I'm trying to put together a "live" set, it will be done on my laptop but I might intergrate my vinyl into it somehow, I want to make the DJ set more original I suppose.  Also I wouldn't want to bore the crowd with "Future Garage" all night, I'd throw in a few ol'skool bits.


 Viers - Grrl by VIERS


What future releases or developments from Viers can we look forward to?

I'm working on a 8 track EP for Waaga Records, also Sophia is due out on Subdepth at some point in time... can't be very specific because I don't know much!
A live set will be coming soon, I'll try to get round the UK at some point in time but everything is a bit up in the air at the moment, can't say much haha!



You can buy Viers' latest release 'NIGHT' on L2S Recordings today at Juno Download.

 Viers - Night/Night (Duncan Powell Remix) [L2S Recordings Out 10th October] by VIERS

Get Low interview with Elijah Butterz

The Get Low blog caught up with Butterz label boss and Rinse's young grime upstart Elijah to talk about his upcoming Rinse: 17 Compilation CD alongside partner in crime Skilliam.  It's an interesting insight into the mentality behind composing a mix CD, read it!


How did you go about selecting the tracks?  Did you want to represent the scene as it is right now or make it a more of a classics collection?

The tracks really selected themselves.  They are mainly tracks we have heard from the first loop, draft and idea, and we have seen them become great pieces of music over time and essential parts of our set, and as releases on our label.  They are all tracks made in the last year or so, along with a few recent bits.  The only classic is 'Ghetto Kyote' which is one of our favourite grime tracks ever, that has really stood the test of time.  I think it is pretty much what we will sound like when you hear us play ou too, I think that was important to do that as we don't play out that much.




Did you have any issues with licensing any of the tunes you selected, and did that hamper your choices?

All the tracks were made by our musical friends so it was really straight forward.  We were involved in making a lot of the music happen like Starkey and Trim - This Ain't Me, P Money - Boo You, Royal-T and Terror Danjah's collab, so it was the best place for those to get heard.


Did Rinse let you do your own thing or did they play a part in the music direction and style of the mix?

They gave us the freedom to do what we wanted, I think if they had to tell us what to do, it wouldn't have meant we were the right guys for the job.  We had a few months to think about we were going to do it, so certain tracks we didn't pla much so they remain special on the CD.

What kind of grime mix-tapes have inspired this CD?  Has there been any DJs that have informed your selection and mixing style?  Slimzee is a big reference point for a lot of Grime DJs.

When I started I was lacking inspiration from other Grime DJs if I'm honest, and that has fueled my motivation to get to this point I guess.  Plastician had a CD on the Rinsessions tape pack that I loved, and that is the closest thing I can compare this to.  Most other mixes are with an MC or a crew, or have other genres old and new mixed in.  We kept it grime, 2011/2012.  You will struggle to find anything else like that at the moment.

When we talked to Jackmaster about his Fabric mix he admitted he was very nerveous about putting a mix out there on such a pedestal and getting it scrutinized by so many.  Do you feel similar?

To me it is a documentation of my first two years on Rinse.  If we haven't entertained you at any point over the last two years and you don't like it, then that's fair.  I see it is as for the people that have been entertained, staying up late to listen, downloading the podcasts and coming to the shows and generally supporting the label and its artists.  It won't turn me into a high profile DJ, especially because I don't play across the board music.  As long as those people who have been following enjoy it, I don't care to be honest.  I wish I had a CD from certain eras of DJs I used to follow.  Most of the admiration I have for my DJ peers is just based on memories of sitting indoors listening to them on radio or catching them in a rave.  Having something them on my shelf alongside all my other musical heroes would be a beautiful thing.  So many DJs from pirates in the last 15 years that have been forgotten because of the lack of documenting through CDs and no radio podcasts, even though they played vital roles in all the music scenes we have now developing.

And finally, what's your favourite mix of yours or Skilliam's on the CD?

From the beginning bit to the end.

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Remember to cop Ben UFO's Rinse CD too.

The Vice Guide to the Congo > PART 1

If there's one thing we love here at Get Low HQ, it's Vice documentaries.  They rock.  I've shown nearly everyone the Vice Guide to Liberia, and the fact they managed to secretly capture enough footage to create a whole documentary INSIDE North Korea is plainly hardcore.

Vice head to the Democratic Republic of Congo to see what the deal is with all the conflict minerals.  The country is rife with strife but also hold 80% of the world's supply of a mineral that is required in nearly every mobile phone and computer.

It's this demand for technology in the modern world which is fuelling the country's violence.

You can watch the whole series HERE.

Vice's journalism is second the none.  Get on this.


- @dashgetlow

FOUND Launch Party >> HIDDEN

FACEBOOK EVENT

Event description:

"Justin Martin represents Claude Von Stroke's Dirtybird label and officially opens FOUND this Friday, bring all sounds of house, bass and his very own hybrid of the two to an extended 3 hour set!

Instra:mental join with a style that sits in the realms of D&B, Techno, Electro and Hip-Hop.  T.Williams supports with his mixture of of UK House & Garage.

  A1 Bassline brings Tighten Up Records label mates Kavsrave and Alfie as well as Garage era leaders, Dem 2 to celebrate their 1st Birthday!  Deadly Rhythm Soundsystem take to the remaining arch to supply us with all the best in current bass music."

£10 Advance tickets are still available, but we reckon not for long.

Samurai FM exclusive mix ft. CYANTIFIC

Cyantific pulls out a great mix dodging the Drum & Bass and storming an exclusive alternative set for Samurai FM.  He's one of the best DJs in underground music hands down, regularly working 3 deck sets LIKE ITS NUFFIN.  Solid picks.

GET LOW SUNDAY SESSIONS vs BELOW THE LINE >> LOCK TAVERN >> 2ND OCTOBER

Get Low is back to take control of Camden's own Lock Tavern once again on Sunday 2nd October.  We're signing off the week in style with an array of musical delights topped off with a mean roast, cheap beverages and an evening BBQ.

As always, we've put together a tasty line-up and we've also teamed up with Below The Line who bring their DJ squad who tore up the Outlook Beach parties at Outlook Festival, but are also helping us stream and record the entire thing live on their highly anticipated site.

LINE-UP

ILL BLU

This has been a long time coming and we're proud to finally be hosting Rinse FM stalwarts Def1 and Jreel.  This is funky as it should be done.

 Ill Blu - Meltdown EP (3 Track Sampler) by Numbers 

JAMES FOX

Deep bass driven music is the name of the game, a subscape where Mr Fox excels.  Pushing his sound from Dubstep to recent future house sounds, come and get absorbed for a special Sunday set.

NIGHTOWL

We've crossed paths with Nightowl a few times in the past year and he always impresses.  Effortlessly slaying dancefloors and pulling out tune after tune from an Alladin's cave of a racord bag, this will be an absolute treat.

Check out his most recent mix:

 NightOwlMix#06 AUG11 Redux by NightOwl

WACHS LYRICAL

Producer/DJ/Promoter, Liam seems to breathe the industry.  With a strong belief that you can't pigeon-hole music by basic genres, come get a masterclass from Wachs before he returns to the US to complete his schooling of our trans-atlantic cousins.

**Wachs Lyrical absolutely smashed the Outlook Festival beach parties.  Killer DJ! **

 Electric Sound Stage 002 August 16th by Wachs Lyrical

D-RAIL

With a new found passion for Moombahton and Dancehall, make sure you get down early to catch the Get Low regular in action.

 MOOMBAHTON! MIX 2011 by D-RAIL

DUBLOKE & STICKIE DAVID

The two masterminds behind Below The Line.  Keep an eye on this lot, with the launch of Below The Line TV on its way, big things to come.

 Dubloke in the Basement by Yeti in the Basement

GET LOW CARTEL & MADBOY ZIMBA

You know how we do it and you absolutely love it you shlaaaags.

Oh by the way...

The first 10 people who tweet "#GETLOWroasts" get a legendary Lock Tavern sunday roast for only a fiver!  Trust us, they're something special.


- @dashgetlow

Audio Doughnuts 1st Anniversary + last AD night review

Click on the fliers to check the event on Facebook.

You can buy tickets here.

Audio Doughnuts bring out another long line-up event this time at Hidden.  The main headliner is being kept underwraps, but look out from a live set from Rustie, who's currently been to blame for a number of heads exploding due to this anthem:

Grabbing LV & Joshua Idehen is a savvy move after their excellent Routes album, and you can be sure there's going more than a few gunfingers when this one drops:

I'm most excited about seeing Oris Jay (aka Darqwan) for some old school dark garage riddims.

  My Girl, My Girl (Oris Jay Remix) by Oris Jay aka Darqwan 

There's a whole bunch of free tracks to download on the Oris Jay soundcloud page, highly recommended.

Audio Doughnuts always has a ton of residents, so if the future music and weird beats aren't your bag, you can be sure to be skanking away in Room 2 to the skilled smaller names.

I went to the last Audio Doughnuts on the Sunday of Notting Hill Carnival.

This was the flyer

I rocked up to Corsica Studios relatively late (around 11.30pm-ish) to behold a lengthy queue trailing from the front.  Thankfully I had a press pass (natch) so was also to skip on through.  Corsica Studios is a funny ol' club, with it's unintuitive layout of corridors and sparse decal.  However, this had to effect of making the proceedings feel more like a house party than a clubnight, albeit a house party with a hefty Function One soundsystem.

  I walked into the main room to the sounds of Mella Dee from Mista Men smashing it with a high energy set stirring the thick soup of people on the dancefloor.  Besides awesome DJ sets, Mista Men have recently collaborated with Detboi for a release coming out on Hervé's Cheap Thrills label. Zoop.

After Mella Dee's set we went outside for a fag and general vibing with the friendly crowd before Boddika took to the decks.

I was crushed to find out my old SF pal Kozee couldn't make it, it turned out that UK customs turned her away at the border and made her fly back to the US!  She needs to get back over here sharpish.

Boddika played a 45 minute set and went in hard with from the outset mixing magnificently.  The fact that he can switch and hold usual bass heads so significantly with his detroit style electro is a credit to the innovations of his production.  His analogue sound flourished on the Function One speakers immersing the dancefloor deeply.

Highlights of Boddika's set was this tune getting wheeled:

Boddika finished on this anthem:

 Acid Jackson by Boddika 

 His set left me thinking that Boddika could be one of the most important recent producers in the UK right now in UK bass music. 

French Fries had the unenvious position of being the following DJ, a tough role considering Boddika's class act.  He switched the vibe and took things downtempo for a dark poised set, there was no 'Senta' style galloping here.  French Fries was billed very late in the night, so the low brooding beats fitted the night's progression.

On the train home from Waterloo I was nudged by a ticket inspector who found my ticket outbound curious as the train was heading back to central London.  What felt like a blink actually was a lengthy slumber on the train, missing my stop twice going both ways.  An indicator of a great night, no?

Watch out for our Outlook Festival review, coming soon!

- @dashgetlow