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

Klose One - Late Summer Nights

Late Summer Nights Mix by Kloseone on Mixcloud

KLOSE ONE has just done a tasty new mix floating between the newly coined Warehouse, House, and Moombahton.  As always with Klose, this is a scorcher and there's some serious blending here from a master of the craft.  Him and Rattus are some of the best DJs out there.  Big up yous.

- @dashgetlow

Trim - Notice Now (T Vicious remix)

Here we've got a great future bass/garage track with Trim's one-of-a-kind flow on top.  The result?  An absolute RIDDIM.

 Trim - Notice Now (T Vicious Remix) by T Vicious

T VICIOUS is part of a new school of young producers and DJs making filthy tear-out Dubstep.  I like the odd bit of filth here and there, but as a whole, it's not really my bag.
What's currently setting T-Vicious apart from the rest is his adventurousness in breaking out of the pidgeon hole and experimenting with different genres and soundscapes.  If you're a new producer reading this, diversifying your sound will seriously help your career in many overt and subtle ways.  DO WELL.

I played this tune during my set at Outlook Festival.  Watch for it.

- @dashgetlow

Melé >> Starlight EP

MELÉ releases his new EP tomorrow and it's an absolute bloody stormer.  Not bending to anyone's will, Melé somehow manages to tap into frequencies that slaps your ears into demanding your full attention.  Classy stuff.

  He's only 19 which makes me want to cry and wring my hands at my wasted youth of video games, weed, internet sleuthing and porn...

 Melé - Starlight EP by Mixpak 

... In hindsight, not much has actually changed.  =(

- @dashgetlow

Pharrell >> Tokyo Rising

Palladium Boots smash it with the documentaries, having previously done features on UK's pirate radio scene and Detroit's burgeoning creative scene.

This time they've got Pharrell travelling to Tokyo, Japan to look at the aftermath of 3/11 - when the Tsunami hit and Japan risked nuclear meltdown.

- @dashgetlow

Viers - Spasm

 Viers - Spasm by VIERS

This is Viers' new track, fresh from his hard drive.  He's not sure if he's entirely happy with it, so tell him your thoughts.  I think it's dope.  It's set for release on Waaga Records later this year (or maybe next year).

- @dashgetlow

The Boogaloo Crew & Hylu >> Vibe

The Boogaloo Crew & Hylu, two former Get Low guests, have collaborated to bring out 'Vibe', a understated soulful summer track with shuffling garage beats that one doesn't tire of no matter how many times you play it on repeat.

It comes along with a selection of very strong remixes.  Hospital Records' Joe Syntax throws his chips in with a light techy D&B remix, and Greymatter goes all future with juttery Funky rhythms and stabs.

The Boogaloo Crew & Hylu - Vibe ft. Zico (Black Butter #11) by Black Butter Records

Well done Black Butter Records, a fantastic release.

- @dashgetlow

Geesus Host vs Wiley

Geesus Host just sent this over, and it's great.  He's done an awesome job of experimenting with Wiley lyrics over soundscapes not usually associated with the Grime artist.  Frankly, Geesus Host has made it work superbly.

In his own words...

"i've been a fan of Wiley for a number of years so when i had the acapella's for his 100% Publishing album i picked my favourite 5 tracks and remixed them. I really wanted see what he'd sound like over a different set of soundscapes. 

I recorded these tracks over the course of 1 week, the important thing was to catch a vibe and roll with it so thats just what i did. Its hard to classify exactly what genre these tracks are, think electronic beats, future beats, future garage, wonky, etc etc etc.

Shout to Wiley, please enjoy and spread the love. make sure you go buy his album and support independent music.

I didn't compile this EP with the idea of making money out of doing this, i did this for my love of remixing and experimenting with beats."

They're free to download. 

 Get on this, it's dope.


- @dashgetlow

GRIME Tattoo Age PART 3

This is the final part of the Vice Tattoo Age series, featuring GRIME.  It takes a far more personal look at Grime's psyche, and his need to constantly push himself and create in order to be satisfied.


On the horizon for VBS is a new documentary coming out, 'The Rebels of Libya'.  This looks epic.

- @dashgetlow

GET LOW AT OUTLOOK FESTIVAL 2011

Outlook Festival is the biggest bass music event of the year.

 This is the Dungeon where we'll be playing for 2011.

"A long dark tunnel that curves round on it itself is the perfect place for the more upbeat rave sets that Outlook accommodates. The shape of the venue funnels the sound from the two central stacks to create an epic sound at every inch of the room. At 300 capacity it is one of the site’s smaller arenas, an arched room curving round 180 degrees, which will provide a great area for some newly breaking sounds and well-loved rising stars in dancefloor music."

We're taking over the arena on Friday 2nd September - Midnight to 1:30AM.  Check this link to see how it was last year we played at Outlook.

HYPE IS NOT THE WORD!  Limited edition Get Low t-shirts will be available for sale on the night and throughout the festival.  Some may get thrown to the gyaldem in the crowd... 

FACEBOOK EVENT

- @dashgetlow

URBAN NERDS CARNIVAL WARM UP 2011

Urban Nerds are throwing down the best Notting Hill Carnival Warm Up party this Saturday at XOYO, bringing all kinds of underground sound goodness.

You can get in-depth info on all the artists on the Urban Nerds event page, so we figured the next best way to get you familiar with the main line-up names and get into the Carnival groove would be to gift you with their most recent mixes.  Inspired, eh?

SCHLACHTHOFBRONX

Urban Nerds Carnival Mix 2011 01: Schlachthofbronx by urbannerdslondon

A1 BASSLINE

HH MIX #023 - A1 BASSLINE on Mixcloud

MELÉ

 Melé Rinse FM Guest Mix by Melé

MISTA MEN

 Urban Nerds Carnival Mix 2011 03: Mista Men by urbannerdslondon

ROOM 2

Big dog collective Reggae Roast are hosting Room 2, bringing the real flavours of Notting Hill with dancehall, ragga, bashment and of course reggae party sounds.  Check out the interview Urban Nerds did with them!

AUDIO DOUGHNUTS >> THIS SUNDAY!

Click on flyer for more info

Audio Doughnuts are holding a killer party this coming Sunday, and it's looking set to be a sell out.

For the first 100 people in it's completely free entry, and then only a fiver before midnight.  We'd recommend getting there super early.

They've got a killer line-up starting with Pinch cracking out a multi-genre set. I'm a huge fan of Boddika, and can't wait to see him live for the first time.  French Fries is gonna be absolutely sick, and I'm looking to run into one of the guys in Mista Men again after having a jolly ol' time at Bloc.

However, there's one name I'm especially excited about.

I met and became friends with Kozee from going to Dubstep nights when I lived in San Francisco, and she's a bloody awesome person and DJ.  She's a blast, and she's DJ'ing at this event in a very rare UK appearance.  Check her out mane!

 Submerse- Move On (Kozee RMX)- Sounds Of Sumo by Kozee

This is her forthcoming remix coming out on Sounds of Sumo.