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!
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!
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.
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.
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.
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 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
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!
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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!).
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,
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!
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.
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.
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!
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?
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.
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