Thursday 29 March 2012

GET LOW TERRACE PARTY • KARTEL • REDLIGHT & DREAD MC + MORE


YEP.  REDLIGHT IS HEADLINING OUR EXCLUSIVE TERRACE PARTY.

Buckets of pre-sale tickets sold.  Hype is through the roof.  Is this going to be the biggest party in East Anglia yet?


We're throwing it down at Kartel, the best underground music venue in the East.  We're taking over the club's two floors, downstairs representatives of the hottest clubnight brands and the areas most skilled DJs - all repping only vinyl.  Pressure cooker.

Upstairs on the terrace will be us, the Get Low Cartel holding it down with special guests Redlight & Dread MC.  Yeah, one of the biggest names in UK Bass music on a small capacity, open air terrace  And you can smoke.  Probably the best party ever.  Watch out for a special back-to-back between myself & the mysterious Mike The Driver too...

FULL LINE UP


Rompa's Reggae Shack Snowbombing Warm-Up - ft. Oneman mix!


Oneman's done a special Reggae mix for this night run by one of the shot-callers of Urban Nerds, Rompa.

Rompa's Reggae Shack is a night of pure vibes and serious music, and they've got a tasty soundsystem to boot.  A great taster of Snowbombing for those that couldn't make it, and a convienient warm-up for those that are reaching, you lucky souls!


You can win a couple of tickets by answering this question in the comment box.  First correct answer wins!

Q: What year was the classic Jamacian film 'Rockers' released?

Xx

Thursday 22 March 2012

B.TRAITS INTERVIEW


B.Traits - the first Digital Soundgirl - has fired to the limelight through her new record "Fever".  It's a dancefloor killer with something for everybody, and it's out next Monday.  We managed to get a special interview her and talk about radio voices and wearing mens clothing.  Kind of.  LEZGO!




To me, Fever sounds like 4 remixes in one as it hops from style to style.  I love that, as it keeps the crowd interested and you can certainly let the tune play out from beginning to end as an actual song, which isn't that common in electronic music today.  Would you say that reflects your progression as a DJ and/or a reflection of your current DJ sets, genre wise?

B.TRAITS: Definitely!  With my production style, it's a mash-up of all things that inspire and influence me.  As far as my DJ sets go, I play many different styles and genres, anything from 90 bpm up to 170-180 bpm.


Out of your remixes of Fever, which one is your favourite and/or which one would you play out the most?

I honestly don't have a favourite!  They are all really outstanding in their own way.  Each person took it in their own direction and made it special but at the same time, still kept it old school.  I think that's why the package works so well, each remix is completely different but still strong on their own.


Are they any other female artists/DJs we should be keeping an eye on?  Other canadian talent you can point us to?

I'm really liking Grimes at the moment, her voice is amazing.  Kito and Reijalee are wicked, Jubilee, J.Phlip, Maya Jane Coles... There are actually loads of great female DJ's coming up; 2012 is going to be a very exciting year for us ladies.





What's your Radio 1 show gonna be like?  Have you been practicing your microphone voice?

Haha yep!  It's very weird hearing my own voice on the radio.  I'm still trying to get used to it!! I just want to have fun with the show and to make the most of my time at Radio 1.  I am into so many different sounds and styles, my live DJ sets are quite diverse and I really want to represent that on the show.  I'm going to play as much brand new and exclusive stuff as possible, so you'll hear something that you've never heard before.  Again, I just want to have fun with it and bring so much of my personality to the show as I can.

My radio show is going to be on the first Thursday of every month from 9-10pm starting on the 5th of April.




For the gyaldem out there that want a touch of B.Traits style, what clothing labels out there do you dig?  Hellz Bellz and Kid Robot, right?

Yeah those brands are definitely cool but I am absolutely infatuated with menswear right now.  I'm into being comfortable, comfortably stylish.  I don't think fancy women's clothes are all that comfortable and I just like how menswear fits.  I don't get the chance to do it so much ast the moment but I like to design menswear in my spare time, when I'm not 'working'.  I'd really like to do a menswear (for women) collection in the future.   For me, I wear a lot of printed t's that I've designed with Digital Soundboy.  Brands I'm really into right now are Norse Projects, Wood Wood, WTAPS, Neighborhood, even Supreme has some really cute pieces out this year.  I'm also really into brands like The Brooklyn Circus that bring classic vintage ideas back to fashion.


What are your three favourite recent tracks you've been playing out?

My top three tracks at the moment are -

Roska - Oracle
Breakage - Back To The Future ft. Dear Prudence
Zed Bias - Heavy Water Riddim

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Fever ft Elisabeth Troy is out on 25th March on Digital Soundboy.  You can pre-order Fever HERE

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Wednesday 21 March 2012