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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?

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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

XOYO vs LOBSTER BOY - GET LOW hosts Room 2.

THIS FRIDAY.

As you can see, that's a pretty serious line-up.  Click on the picture for the Facebook event with all the deets.

Check out the New York Transit Authority FACT mix.

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See you there in Room 2.

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...

New Redlight track and Rinse FM show. Zing!

We've just been sent this new track by Redlight and it's a scorcher.  Skillfully nabbing the chorus vocals, he's knocked up a banger with a catchy old school rave riff and a naughty bass line.  RUDE.

 Conveniently, last night Redlight also did his show on Rinse FM.  This is fire, so get 'pon the download!

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Oh, he's also headlining our Summer Shakedown at Plan B in London tomorrow night.  Win!

Redlight's got a banging new Rinse show.

Click on picture to listen to Redlight's most recent show on Rinse FM!

We were at the Urban Nerds 4th Birthday last Saturday at Scala.  As you can see, it had a pretty mental line-up.

Redlight did the last set of the night in the main room, accompanied by Dread MC.  With Ms. Dynamite win'ing at the side of the stage, Redlight proceeded to absolutely smash it.  One of the few artists with a truly unique sound, we'd argue he's the hottest name in the game at the moment with a slew of club bangers and dancefloor destroyers - Source 16 being a standard wheel-up after any DJ plays it. We figure he's the perfect choice to headline our launch at Plan B.

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GET LOW SUMMER SHAKEDOWN // SAT 11TH JUNE // PLAN B, BRIXTON // KILLER LINE-UP!

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We're proud to announce our upcoming Get Low Summer Shakedown that we're sure is going to be an absolute blast.  Come on down for a skanky skanky!

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REDLIGHT

After conquering the D&B scene as Clipz, he diverted his attention and recently has been creating his own special sound as Redlight that floats between House, Dubstep, Funky and all things hype.  With collaborations with some of the greatest and a back catalogue more valuable than the fortune of Monte Christo, it's an absolute pleasure to finally host this bass heavy deity.

DREAD MC

Appearing alongside Redlight will be Dread MC, fast making a name for himself in both Drum & Bass and Dubstep circles.  He's worked alongside DJ Die, Skream, Benga, Redlight, Pinch and Kutz at their own request, and makes frequent appearances at the UK's top clubnights.  Don't miss Dread bringing the hype!

ONEMAN


A true Get Low favourite, we've got the one and only Oneman back again in full force with his incredible music collection that never ceases to amaze, inspire and merk dancefloors left, right and centre. Effortlessly mixing across genres, pulling out gem after gem, come watch the master at work.

THE HEATWAVE

Another Get Low regular, The Heatwave are back bringing the finest bashment going. Causing riots on the dancefloor and enticing girls on stage to dance for Rubi Dan's approval; there is a reason we try to get The Heatwave back as often as possible - they simply create pure vibes everywhere they go.

GET LOW CARTEL

Building up a formidable reputation as top party DJs,  they rumble chestplates, wobble knees and bring bassline to your nostril.  Dancefloors just got dangerous.

MADBOY ZIMBA

As always, Madboy Zimba playing all things Funky, from Tropical to Grime, Hip Hop to Dubstep, it's quite frankly impossible to sit still while this old skool turntablist is on.

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Get Low familiars BUDS and D-Rail will be DJing back to back to take everything darkside for the last hour to wind down the nights proceedings.

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What You Talking About - The Brothers Grime Remix

After recovering from the lethargy of the University Years, I have finally got back on the wagon and started producing music again after a LONG break.

Together with my good buddy and grime producer extraordinaire Print, we have formed an unholy alliance, the Brothers Grime, and this is our first remix of 2011. Cop it here:

Redlight ft. Ms. Dynamite - What You Talking About !? (The Brothers Grime Remix) by Madboy Zimba

Come catch us with our cohorts the GET LOW CARTEL tomorrow night at Brixton Jamm.
Debuting this on a Funktion 1 Soundsystem is more than any man could wish for!

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Get Low Blog's Top 10 tracks of 2010

It's that time of the year. Alongside Jimmy Carr's bloated face lurking about on Channel 4 every night counting down the UK's top 100 daytime agony aunts, Get Low Blog is gearing up for a glut of top 10 videos, breakthrough artists, festivals and fruity loop snare samples. Because lets be honest, it's bloody easy.

Apologies for the long list of youtube beds but it's the easiest way for readers to hear our selection of the most exciting tracks of 2010.

GET LOW BLOG'S TOP 10 TRACKS OF 2010

2010 has been a stirling year for Get Low.  Alongside festival appearances and established growth into new cities and venues, 2010 has seen us re-consider our approach to electronic music and where we believe the scene is heading.  2009 was the year that Dubstep blew up.  Skream sold 400,000 records, Dub Police became a staple monthly event at Fabric, TV commercials and beds were awash with grumbling basslines and it became de rigeur for there to be a dubstep remix on every chart single release, through Katy Perry to The Chelsea Pensioners (probably).  It is inevitable that this explosion of interest would create an interesting vortex within a scene that had previously been fiercely insular and independant, funded and supported by its own keen gaggle of supporters, much like D&B was in the mid 90's.

Skream, Benga, Rusko and a handful of others rightly reached for the stars, taking advantage of their natural charisma and pop hooks to penetrate the global conciousness.  Major labels invested in Dubstep in a big way, from Magnetic Man through to the True Tiger outfit.  Many of Dubstep's original innovators hastily took a step back from the monster they had helped to create.  Mala halted his once regular slew of releases, giving us only the admittedly brilliant Return To Space LP in 2010.  Loefah moved away from his sour, halfstep style to explore an entirely new scope of sound, mixing 80's inspired 808 rhythmic patterns with grimey, uneasy melodies that sounded like nothing before.  His label Swamp 81 shot ahead of the pack to swiftly become the label that embodied this new sound that was once, and possibly still is, Dubstep.  Recruiting Headhunter in his new guise as Addison Groove was a genius stroke, aswell as securing Ramadanman's startling new body of work.

The rise of funky and house has seen a new space open up between 130 and 140 bpm, exploited most efficiently by Redlight, formerly DJ Clipz.  It is this angle, lazily labelled "future garage" by many, that has seen some of the most innovative and exciting music in 2010, and it is this sound that looks set to be the hip noise of 2011. If Redlight, Jamie XX, James Blake, Dark Sky and the Night Slugs crew continue generating the quality we have seen from them so far then there will be surely be much to look forward to.

Below is our pick of the tunes that have shaped our year.


10. REDLIGHT - STUPID (DIGITAL SOUNDBOY)

This could have been the equally great vocal version featuring the fearsome Roses Gabor, but the original instramental is just simply HARD. 'Stupid' consistently moves dancefloors and is large enough to blast out in 6,000 capacity festival tents, as Skream did at Bestival to devastating effect.



9. ADDISON GROOVE - FOOTCRAB (SWAMP 81)

Both incredibly sparse and delightfully rich, Footcrab ushered in 2010's progressive sound at the same time as marking Swamp 81 as a label with serious intentions to push the letter.  Genius.



8. BREACH - FATHERLESS (PTN)

A moody, angst ridden stomper from Ben Westbeach cloaked as the mysterious Breach, 'Fatherless' takes it time to drop but is definitely worth the wait. Like Redlight's 'Stupid', 'Fatherless' explores the murky waters between Dubstep and Tribal House to devastating effect.



7. RAMADANMAN - GLUT (SWAMP 81)

Yet more bassy magic from Swamp 81, with Ramadanman re-inventing himself as a trailblazing producer with a style bang on trend.  No idea why this didn't appear on his own Hessle Audio imprint however, I certainly wouldn't have given this banger over to another label.



6. SKREAM - FIELDS OF EMOTION (TEMPA)

The choice cut off the mixed bag that was "Outside The Box", 'Fields of Emotion' is a joyously melodic stomper with references to Silkie's lightness of touch.  Superb track.



5. ZINC FEAT MS DYNAMITE - WILE OUT (RINSE)

Nothing new here, but Zinc's low end bassline has proven it has the power to just simply make people move.  A cross demographic smash that became huge across House, Funky, Dubstep and Pop, 'Wile Out' was also responsible for re-introducing Ms Dynamite into a scene that was crying out for strong, powerful women figures.  We had Ms Dynamite at several Get Low parties throughout 2010 and consistently witnessed her awesome stage presence and popularity amongst girls bored of sweaty Dubstep raves full of gurning lads.  Gamechanging stuff.



4. KATY B - KATY ON A MISSION (RINSE)

Alas, another boring choice.  However, the importance of this chart destroying Summer anthem cannot be underestimated.  Played across the board in the UK and America, 'Katy On A Mission' combined Benga's rolling, muscular dancefloor nous with Katy B's sultry, evocative vocal skills.  It is a track that contains all the best elements of Dubstep and Pop music in a way that Magnetic Man's limp "I Need Air" never was and has turned a whole generation of teenagers onto well made Bass music.  An unbelievably crucial song.



3. MAN LIKE ME - LONDON TOWN (OURTIME)

A curveball here, but this brilliant ode to London is too good to miss out.  Man Like Me have been on the grind for years, never saturating their unique take on pop music, whilst their live shows are consistently magical.  A band to be treasured, as their hilarious turn in the recent IKEA advert shows.




2. JAMES BLAKE - CMYK (HOTFLUSH)

As time will no doubt tell, 2011 will be the year that James Blake establishes himself as the credible bridge between Dubstep and chart music.  His superb cover of 'Limit to your Love' may have put him on the map as a man that could sing as well as produce, but CMYK was the real showcase of his abilities.  Slicing Kelis' RnB gem 'Out There' with Destiny's Child, CMYK is a fragile, weird piece of music that gradually builds into a heartstoppingly beautiful crescendo.*



1. GIRL UNIT - WUT (NIGHTSLUGS)

'WUT' is arguably a boring choice for the Get Low Blog Tune Of The Year, as many other blogs have done the exact same thing.  However, Girl Unit has created a track that combines several strokes of genius at once.  As-well as introducing us to an exciting new artist on the incediary label 'Night Slugs', 'WUT' gave us a glimpse of where UK Bass music was heading at the same time as reminding us why we fell in love with Dubstep in the first place.  In a year where Joker has failed to develop his own take on the sound after a string of awesome tunes in 2009, Girl Unit has filled the void with a synth drenched monster.




*CMYK was the closing song for our set at Outlook Festival.

Massive tune from Redlight & Toddla T, Breakage's Radio 1 Essential Mix, and a great Joe Muggs article

I heard this track during Josh (Hush House)'s set at Pow last week.  Proper run-up-to-the-dj-and-find-out-the-track-name-and-artist business.  It's fucking sick.

Download it HERE too.  Boh! (320kbps)

Get Low favourite Breakage has done a BBC Radio 1 essential mix!  Tracklist looks badboy.

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Tracklist:

Breakage – Open Up [Digital Soundboy]
DLX – Matter Of Fact (Breakage Remix) [VIP]
Breakage – Rain [Digital Soundboy]
Skream – Memories Of 3rd Base [Digital Soundboy]
Breakage – Justified (Feat Erin) [Digital Soundboy]
Noah D & Mensah – Kashmere [CDR]
Breakage – Higher [Digital Soundboy]
Benga – Body Rocking [CDR]
The Others – Gravity [Dub Police]
Sidney Samson – Riverside (Breakage Remix) [Data]
D1 – Pitcher [Dub Police]
Melanie Fiona – It Kills Me (Breakages Dot Dot Dot Mix) [Universal Motown]
Redlight – Mdma [CDR]
Breakage – Hard (Feat Newham Generals & David Rodigan) [Digital Soundboy]
Breakage – Hardcore Music [Digital Soundboy]
Sub Focus – Could This Be Real [Ram]
Doorly – Toys [Wax:On]
SonicC – Stickin [Mixmash]
AC Slater – Take You (Feat. Ninjasonik) (Urchins Remix) [Trouble & Bass]
MJ Cole – Thekla Riddem [Prolific Recordings]
Gramophonedzie – Why Don’t You [Positiva]
Fake Blood – Mars (Jack Beats Remix) [Cheap Thrills]
The Winstons – Amen Brother [Negram]
Breakage – Playing About With An Amen [Digital Soundboy]
Breakage – Old School Ting [Digital Soundboy]
Commix – Be True [Metalheadz]
Loxy & Gremlinz – Silver Steez [Cylon]
Breakage – Posers [Digital Soundboy]
Heist – Sprout (Breakage Remix) [Horizons Music]
Lynx & Kemo – Skylines [Digital Soundboy]
System – Thought Reform [CDR]
Breakage (Feat Roots Manuva) – Run Em Out [Digital Soundboy]
Ma2 – Hearing Is Believing [Formation]
Shy FX – Bambaata (Break Remix) [Digital Soundboy]
Fresh – Heavyweight [Fantasia]
Break – Let It Happen [Chaos Theory]
Aswad – City Lock (Breakage Remix) [PID]
Breakage & Rohan – Ruff Dub [Bassbin]
Vicious Circle – Havana [Relapse]
D-Bridge – Inner Disbelief [Exit Records]
Logistics – West Country [Hospital]
Breakage – Foundation [Digital Soundboy]
Instra:mental – Thugtronika [Exit Records]
DJ War – Rafale [CDR]
Breakage (Feat Kemo) – Temper [Digital Soundboy]
Rockwell – Stowaway Dub [Digital Soundboy]
Digital – Weather Man [CDR]
Breakage – Come Back [Digital Soundboy]
Breakage – Clarendon [Digital Soundboy]
Benga – Stop Watching [Digital Soundboy]
Chase & Status – Bits (Indian Vip) [More Than A Lot]
deadmau5 – FML (Caspa Refix) [Ultra Records]
Skream – Filth [Tempa]
Nero – Innocence [More Than A Lot]
Benga – Little Bits [Digital Soundboy]
Breakage – Over (Feat Zarif) [Digital Soundboy]
DJ Madd – Someone (Breakage’s Unspecified Remix) [Black Box]
Florence and The Machine – Dog Days Are Over (Breakages Raspberry Ripple Mix) [Universal Island]


And!

To round off for those literary folk amongst you, another excellent Joe Muggs article this time about the futile attempts to split and divide the many sounds of Dubstep:

http://www.mtv.co.uk/music/urban/218049-joe-muggs-dubstep-is-doing-fine-without-endless-sub-genres-thanks