two brand spanking new digital downloads, exclusive from the Subtle Audio Shop at the moment
Renegade Noize (this friday)
Sean Marx (www.seanmarx.com)
Breakshift
Nick Fury (Turn Table Terrorwrist/ Spectrum)
Exec Steve (REACH / Radio Na Life 106.4 FM)
DJ Class A (Radio Na Life 106.4 fm/ R:evolution) (Myspace.com/fj_class_a)
M.C. Kenna (Renegade Noize, LA, IRL)
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ABSFREE005 | Various Artists – Amháin EP
Absys records, based in Dublin, have decided to release for free an EP featuring 3 Irish & 1 Irish based producer. Click on the link below to get to the download links and more info on the release.
Yoru – A Different Animal
Belfast outfit Rudimentary (who you may know from their gigs) have started a label, recently profiled by Kmag. Check out the profile here.
The first release comes from Yoru, and is a four track EP of pure deep bass music spanning Drum and Bass, Dubstep and Dub Techno.
It’s getting some great support from all over, from the likes of boxcutter, hungry ghost and Macc!
Check out the previews below, then go grab it from your favourite download store.
New tunes on Subtle Audio Digital
It’s 2010 (you probably noticed already) and Subtle Audio Digital has 2 new releases for you. First up is Mecca – Leviathan (SUBLTED007), a local lad from Ennis. Following that is Nebula – Prototype Chords (SUBTLED008). You can check out samples of the tunes on the Subtle Audio website (linked to above) and then buy them, each for the misery sum of €1.50. You can’t say fairer than that.
First Subtle Audio releases of 2010 !
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Hertz-U & 174 present Marcus Intalex
Both as an artist and a DJ, Marcus Intalex represents the forefront of soulful musical drum and bass. From the seminal ‘How You Make Me Feel’ alongside ST Files, to his more recent output alongside the likes of Calibre (as Mist:ical) and Martyn, his productions are renowned for pushing boundaries whilst retaining broad appeal. Marcus’ DJ sets follow suit and have earned him a reputation as a tastemaker, not afraid to test crowds with a fresh high quality selection from across the spectrum of drum and bass. A passion for techno runs deeply through his music and his sets, as shown by his latest solo EP and the influential DAT Music series on Soul:r. He represents Soul:ution with a popular residency at the legendary Fabric club and a highly revered radio show for Red Bull Music Academy.
Hertz-u present Goldie (History of Metalheadz set)
plus guests: Fraher, Bonz, Synergy
Andrew’s Lane, St Andrew’s Lane, Dublin 2
Friday October 30th
Admission: €15 / Doors: 11pm – late
Starting out as a graffiti artist, earning commissions from local councils in the UK, Goldie moved to America when he began fitting gold teeth (hence his artist name), and where he also appeared in the grafitti art-movie ‘Bombing’. He returned to the UK and became a convert to rave after being taken to Rage by DJ Kemistry, and eventually started doing design work for Reinforced Records, before working as A & R for the label. Goldie quickly became one of the most famous figures in drum n’ bass, releasing various landmark records on a plethora of leading labels, but most importantly establishing the legendary Metalheadz (label
and club night). For this special set at DEAF, he traces the history of Metalheadz through 15 years on the cutting edge.
Breakology Is 5!
Well folks, we’re nearing in on our 5th birthday. Unlike normal 5 year olds, we’re losing our hair but we’re not gonna let that get in the way of a good party!
For what should be one of the gigs of the year, we’ve drafted in two heavyweights to help us celebrate in style. Drum & Bass legend Roni Size and DMC champions, Scratch Perverts will be flying into Dublin on the 9th of October for an all out eargasm!
Amit (Live) @ OneSevenFour!
AMIT (COMMERCIAL SUICIDE)
Initially, Amit’s interest were seeded in computer programming, however, on being introduced to the sequencing package MasterSound, things took a different turn. Realising his passion and talent for music, Amit embarked on an HND in Music Technology, learning the processes involved in music production and experimenting with a myriad of different sounds from dub/ reggae to electro and punk rock. Upon leaving the protective gates of academia behind, he began to save up money for his first piece of equipment: The Akai S1000.
Amit’s interest in Drum & Bass developed through his love of Belgium hardcore, highlighted by producers such as Joey Beltram and Fran Dewulf. It was the late 80’s and early 90’s and things were changing; there was a new sound emerging: sped up hip hop breaks – Drum & Bass. Listening to the sounds of Source Direct, Photek and Goldie all helped to anchor Amits D&B journey. For the next few years, he continued crafting his sound and developing his vision. With influences from the lush Hindi soundscores of Naushad, haunting vocals of Muhammad Rafi, Mukesh & Egypts Om Khaltoum, to The Cure, Joy Division, Sonic Youth, Radiohead and African Bambaata, Amits unique sound was born. Described as ‘facist tribal dub with a warm eastern/gothic twist’ Amit’s big break came when he sent a track titled ‘ Eraser to Digital which received a positive response from DJ Storm, Klute and various underground DJs.
He was introduced to Klute and his label Commercial Suicide and it was there that he found the home for his future releases, headed by a team that understood and supported his vision. 2003 saw his first release on the label, ‘Dual Sense/ Roots’ and that’s when things started gaining momentum. His sound was new, different, and beautifully unnerving. Half tempo building, remnants of D&B and dark tribal energy make Amit´s music hard to catagorize and the only real way it can be explained is by listening. And that´s what people did, until eventually it started landing in all the right dj- stacks. Randal started dropping his track into his set, Grooverider and Bailey playing the track on BBC’s Radio 1 and 1Xtra, even the legendary John Peel (RIP) selected it for his show. After hearing Amit’s track during a Klute set, Goldie offered to release his next 12” on his infamous Metalheadz label and in 2004, Amit released the hypnotic ‘Gatecrasher/Pirates’ on Metalheadz. In contrast to most other D&B artists, Amit had spent little time in Djing, preferring to concentrate on the production.
All that changed last year when he decided to play his first ever live show ‘Redzone’, Holland, sharing the bill with Goldie to a crowd of 1600! The set went down a storm and further shows are now planned for this year. As well as DJing and producing, Amit also teaches Music Technology and mentors new artists from disadvantaged backgrounds, sharing his musical knowledge and experience. With live shows in planned for UK, US, Holland and Czech Republic amongst others, a solo album titled ‘Never Ending’ and a filmscore, 2006 looks set to be a very busy year for one of the most innovative producers in the D&B scene today, an artist who continues to challenge the common ideas of D&B.
Saturday Oct’ 10th, The Underground, Westland Row, D2
Rockwell Mix
Appearing soon at OneSevenFour, here’s a mix from Rockwell.
http://www.dogsonacid.com/showthread.php?threadid=633269&mode=article
ROCKWELL & MC System – DOA mix
01) ROCKWELL – MOLLOCH
02) SABRE – ASH
03) INSTRA:MENTAL – NO FUTURE
04) ROCKWELL – UNDERPASS
05) DATA – THE SPRAWL
06) ALIX PEREZ – IM FREE
07) OPTICAL + RYMETYME – WE ENTER
08) SPECTRASOUL – MIMIC
09) ALIX PEREZ + SURVIVAL – UNTITLED
10) DATA – KYUSHOJUTSU
11) JUNE MILLER – SHIMIZU
12) ROCKWELL – TRIBES
13) SPECTRASOUL – ORGANISER (RAMADANMAN REMIX)
14) ROCKWELL – STOWAWAY
15) ASC – ALCHEMIST
16) LOXY + RESOUND – OBLIVION
17) GREMLINZ + GOLD STAR – SEAN ROMAN
18) ROCKWELL – NOIR
19) JUNE MILLER – POISON THE WELL
20) CONSEQUENCE TIMELOSS
Drumology Promo Mix
From the drumology chaps:
Point Blank & myself got this mix down on sunday. Its a little taster of what we will be playing @ Drumology in September. Hope ya’ll enjoy it. Feed back is welcome, haha might regret that
Tasty selection of neuro, jump up and liquid.
Kodie – Material Girl
New digital release from dublin producer Kodie on Juno Digital right now!
http://www.junodownload.com/products/1444399-02.htm
check it out, real tasty atmospheric drum and bass.
Irish Drum and Bass Soundcloud Group!
Dave Conway a.k.a Furian has set up a new soundcloud group for irish drum and bass and dubstep productions, swing by and check it out!
If you are making tunes yourself don’t forget to upload your stuff, the more that’s up there the better it gets!
Big up Dave for setting it up!
Don Rosco & Stacks + Special guest NAPHTA
Powerfm’s live 99.5fm broadcasts continue.
Live all over the greater Dublin area on FM and always online at www.powerfm.org
Tonight we have a rare treat. New music from Dublin’s own Naphta.
With his last realeases on the fear.ie gaining a coveted ‘album of the month’
or ’super duper record’ or whatever on boomkat.com and highly praised
all over the camp, this has to be something special.
The press release says it best…
democracy.now
a new piece by naphta clocking in at over an hour long
and two years in the making
this impressionistic piece
assembled from
voices
rhythms
and
atmospherics
draws upon received sound
from forty years of war
waged in the name of freedom
This will be releeased on vinyl only on Dublin’s D1 records.
Tune in to the Don Rosco and Stacks show to hear exclusive excerpts,
the recordings that inspired it and an informal chat with the man
himself about the music.
I’ll also attempt to make him judge a ‘teacake face-off’
as I think this all sounds a bit serious and high-falutin’.
Thursday 4 June – 12midnight – 3am Friday night/thursday morning BST
http://www.powerfm.org/wwwboard/ (boards, tracklists and archives on
here as well as direct links to the show)
or.
Open Windows Media Player and insert:
http://live.powerfm.org/asx/powerlive64k.asx
or.
throw this thing into itunes…
http://live.powerfm.org:8000/powerfm.ogg
Tune in and send us an email at: studio@powerfm.org
Remember, you can chat live with us and anyone else who is logged in here:
http://www.chatzy.com/748630592958
Don Rosco and Stacks know it isn’t just them beacuse ofwww.subvertcentral.com
Photos of Events Past!
We will be adding photos from events on the site from now on. Here are some shots from Loxy to start off!
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Beckett – Different Strokes EP [Free 320Kbps Download]
After a bit of a hiatus there Digibeat is back with a very special 4 track EP from Beckett, a man who should need no introductions here.
Tracklist:
A.Titan AE
B.Watercolour
C.Be Free
D.All This
Downloadsies:
http://nsf.dnb-music.com/DBM/dbm020.rar
Podcast…the next episodes!
Podcast update o’clock! This time round we have three for the price of one, with three re-records of the sets from irishdrumandbass.com’s tenth birthday party! Round about 1.5 hours of juicy drum and bass/jungle goodness. The First three in the series are from Code, Source and Ricky Force!
Read on for links and tracklists!
Subscribe using iTunes here:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=294420526
or if you have some other method of digesting such things:
Sibin 09
Welcome to the Sibín, a festival designed to bring all tribes together at the start of May in celebration of the coming summer.
This years festival:
Saturday 2nd May 2009, 12pm – Till Late
Man O’ War, Balbriggian, Co. Dublin
With six stages, 50 acts and 14 hours of pure fun and quality music ; Sibín will bring some of the capital’s most popular and most neglected music genres together, guaranteeing a mad session of good music and great fun!
Sibín is brought to you by veterans of the Irish and European festival circuit who have brought their collective experience and love of partying together to make a festival that stands out from the crowd. While the last few years has seen an explosion of festivals around Ireland, we felt the need to represent the above styles of music in an intimate environment which was as close to Dublin as possible so everyone could enjoy it.
The word Sibín, or Sheebeen, is of Irish origin and has been used in Ireland, Scotland, Southern Africa and the Carribbean for centuries to describe various kinds of illicit and after hours establishments. Places where alcohol was consumed, music played and merriment had. In the sixties and seventies the word was commonly used among the West Indian community in the UK to describe the kind of after hours sessions often held in private houses where reggae sound system played, chalice blazed, and man and woman danced till the early hours.
2009 it may be, and yes we are fully licensed, but we intend to recapture the magic and spirit of the late night sessions of yore with our Sibín. Musically we want to promote both new and old sounds, electronic and acoustic alike. It will also be a celebration of artistic creativity and expression of all kinds, with the venue being transformed into a visual and auditory wonderland for the day.
The site itself, on the grounds of one of the oldest pubs in the country, is in a beautiful rural part of north Co. Dublin. We want to keep it that way and so we have placed the ‘leave no trace’ ethic at the very core of the event. The festival hopes to promote ecologically aware living and sustainability, and we are confident that festival goers will share in this vision and minimize their impact on the local environment.
So kick off your summer in fine style with the biggest session of the year… down at the Sibín!
| LINEUP | |
Electricity StageGaiser – Live |
Reach KaboogieEquinox (Reach/Scientific Wax) |
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Connected Antics StageThe Mighty Steff |
Man o War StageT-Woc |
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Sibin StageElectrosoul – Live |
Reggae StationWorries Outernatioanl |
DJ Obese – Ragga Ting EP
Out now on 12″ vinyl and download, available from all good record stores this one is a tasty 4 tracker of ragga riddims.
10 years in the game playaz!
Well holy jesus. A decade has passed, and what a time we’ve had thanks to this terrible, awful website.
If you’d have told us ten years ago the craic that one little music website could generate we probably would have started about fifty of them…as it was, it was just the one, because living in the sticks of dundalk myself and skeletor could find fuck all other way to find out what jungle fixes were available around the country.
The whole thing started off as a subfolder on my work placements webserver, after myself and skeletor went to see Solaris aka Spree play live in dundalk, i did a shit interview with them, stuck up a few charts and some bullshit about shopping in dublin.
Then we thought, here, why dont we get ourselves one of those fancy dot com things. So we did. Then made a really rubbish looking orange website, which somehow some other people found…and got in touch, or we somehow got in touch with them, i dunno, anyway…the ball was rolling….and roll it did!
Anyway, rather than continuing this rather pointless history lesson i’ll outline some of my personal highlights that have resulted in one way or another from this place.
First and foremost You lot. Without question this site has connected me with a bunch of absolute legends. Every gig i’ve been to over the years, every spot i’ve played in, every promoter i’ve had dealings with, every DJ i’ve met, every punter i’ve had the craic with, and every user on this site (bar one absolute fucking nutbag…but thats another story) has been a bona fide A1 legend. From meeting all the old bassbin heads way back when, to hooking up with the solid crew in belfast, to meeting new punters at new adventures at the likes of onesevenfour over the years, it’s been an absolute pleasure all the way…everyone comes from different backgrounds, places and walks of life, but the whole drum and bass vibe really has brought together a fantastic bunch of heads. For that, to you lot and to this stupid site, i am forever indebted!!
Homelands. Getting in for free. Four of us…back when people weren’t really sure if the internet was any use or not, and before blogs existed, probably thanks to having an actual domain name lended some sort of credibility to us requesting “press” access to the festival. What an amazing festival that was….the drum and bass room was unreal.
DJ’ing I don’t think i would have gotten half the gigs i did if it wasn’t for this place putting me in touch with a bunch of sound mo’fo’s around the country…gotta big up all the people over the years who’ve had me along to play at various spots around this brilliant little island. Two many of ye to mention.
Jungle Republics How amazing were these events? I dont really need to go into it in detail.
Promoting Jesus, sometimes i still wonder what sort of a madman was i to get into running a night, but then when you look back at it you wouldn’t change it. From me first efforts in dundalk which resulted in zero gigs and getting fined for littering, to the second street gigs at the front page…right through to what im at now, it’s been some craic, from some serious successes (1Xtra gigs being one of em), to some absolute failures (A-Sides wigwig?), wouldnt have even gone anywhere near it without this place on the go.
Got plenty of others, which will come to me through the hazy fog of time!
Anyway, to celebrate this milestone its party o’clock. 3rd of April at the Twisted Pepper.
It’s gonna be serious. Anthems ahoy from some of the people who have been instrumental in shaping irish drum and bass over the years, we wish we could have everyone play, but there aint enough hours in the night!
It’s kicking of early at 10pm, and i believe there is a bit of a pub crawl going on during the day to get the wheel’s oiled…We’ve got reduced admission for idnb members too!
Lineup includes: Beckett, Skeletor, Naphta, Code, Bonz, RickyForce, Source, Jet Li, Ernie…
So please, please, please, do your best to get there from doors open and help raise the roof…
See you there.
Beckett.
Happy New Year
Well, 2008 was a pretty savage year for junglists in Ireland, healthy representation at most of the big festivals over the summer, plenty of gigs around the country, and producers continuing to represent with Zero T’s debut album, and Calibre’s continued stellar output, not to mention a vintage year for Subtle Audio, with some stunning releases. Lots to look forward to in 2009 for sure, with lots of big guests and nights already lining up for the first quarter of 09!
Anyway, happy new year to y’all, and keep an eye out for our 10th year birthday bash! Yup that’s right, TEN YEARS this site has been runnin! Nuts.
Peace
Beckett.
Fior Recordings
FIOR RECORDINGS – True Sound !
Yes new label FIOR RECORDINGS digital wing is now exlusivley available at inperspective records online store.
FIOR aims to release true, deep, original drum and bass for your soul.
Debuts for two up and coming producers on the first release A.[NSF] The hustle “Dr Stepa” is a subtle apache roller backed with AA. Reactiv – Rise up – a deep, dark, moody slice of drum and bass beats for you soul.
Check the affiliates section here for audio and purchase info:
http://www.inperspectiverecords.com/shop/
Lymer Shouts: Reactiv, NSF Parallel & Dave Owen, Chris INP, Code, Nu Killa Family
Mastered by SC Mastering: http://mastering.subvertbeats.com/
Watch out for the first vinyl release soon – for info contact:
lymer@fiorrecordings.co.uk
www.myspace.com/fiorrecordings
AIM: FIOR RECORDINGS
Purely Beats
Lymer
Reach 2nd Birthday
VIDEO MAN! PUT YA LIGHT PON DIS! It’s that time of year again people – in fact it’s about a month past that time of year, when Dublin’s number one purveyors of chesty bass-weight and rude boy percussion celebrate another 12 months of full fat, full frequency, full spectrum
dominance inside and outside the 01 area. Those of you with long memories untarnished by indulgence may well recall last year’s birthday party being one of the busiest nights Traffic (as it was then) had ever seen, with hundreds of sub bass addicts turning out in
droves for to see RANDALL lashing out an historic set of 93 Jungle. Since then we’ve had an incredibly busy year – we’ve been at more festivals than you can shake a muddy stick at, we’ve packed the vaults out with the first instalment of our OUT:REACH sessions and we’ve had some absolutely incendiary appearances from the likes of D:Bridge, Storm, Bailey, Disrupt, Benga, Moose, Equinox, Beta 2, Outrage, Scuba, Appleblim, N-Type, Sabre, Flight, Nookie, 2562, Zero Tolerance, Calibre and many more as well as all the local heroes and the resident DJ and MC crew.
Our Second Birthday is in the Twisted Pepper and just like last year’s birthday will span both floors of the premises with a floor of Reggae and Dubstep and a floor of Drum and Bass. Once again we’re sparing no expense whatsoever in bringing you what you want – ten tonnes of sub bass pressure at a price that doesn’t take the piss. Benga and all the REACH dubstep heads will be lashing out the low slung warrior riddims in the Dubstep arena – if you caught Benga at the Sibín festival (or if you heard the smash hit “Night” that he co produced with Coki) then you’ll know what kind of fire this boy brings. Junglists are being treated to an epic double headed bill of EQUINOX playing a classic Amen set followed by BBC Radio 1 star and all around dance music legend FABIO – again supported by all the REACH Drum and Bass heads.
Finally: massive, massive respect to each and every punter, raver, casualty, DJ, MC, producer, head, promoter, flyer monkey, after party hostess, barman, stage builder, roadie, lighting head, VJ, security head, bouncer, writer, designer and inspirer we’ve had the absolutely unrivalled pleasure of working with or alongside over the past 12 months – you know damn well who you are! Peace to all the heads that drive right across the country to REACH us – you people keep us going!
Facebook event::: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=31518434826
Facebook group::: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gi…7435590&ref=ts
