(BEIJING, CHINA) 2/19-DUB GABRIEL/STEVE BARKER

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VICE & BASS
PRESENT
DUB GABRIEL (LIVE SOUNDSYSTEM)
STEVE BARKER (BBC RADIO 'ON THE WIRE & WIRE MAGAZINE)
KIMURAHH (U.K.)
SKYWALKER (U.K.)


February 19, 2010
Location: The Boat BeijingStreet: Sanlitun N. St. & Liangmahe S. Rd.
(In the middle of the river) 三里屯北街與亮馬河南路
City/Town: Beijing
Phone: 64605512

http://theboatbeijing.ning.com/events/v ... el-destroy

10PM-5AM!!!

BOAT

The only floating dance club in Beijing!

(literally a converted passenger ferry turned club)

DUB GABRIEL
Producer, DJ and multi-instrumentalist, Dub Gabriel has been pushing the boundaries of electronic music for over a decade. His musical explorations in Brooklyn in the mid 90’s drew him to the outer limits of the New York scene where he got his start as a DJ at the legendary Limelight.
His genre-bending style and hard-hitting sets launched him as a trailblazing figure in the New York underground club scene and gained him the attention of leading publications including Andy Warhol’s Interview Magazine who hailed Dub Gabriel as “one to watch” in New York City.

Fast-forward to today and Dub Gabriel continues to build on this legacy in everything he does - whether it’s creating genre defying original music, remixing projects or throwing down slamming DJ sets. Most recently he has collaborated with Michael Stipe on a track for the album Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy, which also features tracks from Thom Yorke, The National, Mercury Rev and Frank Black. This is his second collaboration with Stipe - the first one being for Dub Gabriel’s 2008 album, Anarchy & Alchemy. The album has garnered critical acclaim from leading publications Pitch Fork, New York Magazine, The Wire and CMJ, with Exclaim Magazine naming it the “Best Dance Album of the Year”.

In between working on his upcoming fourth studio album; which features collaborations with a diverse crew of legendary artists that include U Roy, David J (Bauhaus/Love & Rockets), members of Gogol Bordello and many others; 2009 has seen Dub Gabriel dropping remixes for Balkan Beat Box (J Dub), Raiz (Universal) and a soon-to-be-released remix for the uncompromising No-Wave pioneers, Suicide. Staying true to his multi-cultural roots, he is also working on a side project with Bachir Attar & The Master Musicians of Jajouka, which will culminate in both a studio release and a live touring project. If all of that isn’t enough, he continues to stay busy composing for TV & film and has written music for MTV, VH-1 and Nickelodeon, as well as scoring an upcoming feature film staring Bradley Cooper.

As a DJ, Dub Gabriel is much in demand on the international club circuit dropping sets alongside other genre defying DJ’s and artists that include, Kode 9, DJ Craze, Banga, Bomb Squad, Jazzanova, Scientist and Meat Beat Manifesto. He is a regular guest at Francois K’s legendary Deep Space night at Cielo and has even held down sets at Givenchy’s runway show during China Fashion Week in Beijing, Puma’s World Cup party in Berlin and the 50th Anniversary of the Peace Bell Ceremony at the United Nations!

STEVE BARKER
Steve Barker is one of the UK's leading authorities on dub/reggae and has been hosting and curating the hugely influential 'On The Wire' radio show for BBC Radio Lancashire since 1984. The show's eclectic mix of styles and groundbreaking programming has led many to compare Barker with the late John Peel and a quick look over at Wikipedia tells us that 'On the Wire' was one of the first shows in the UK to play hip-hop, house music and techno music. It gave the first radio plays in the UK for Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson and the radio premier of 808 State's "Pacific State" and A Guy Called Gerald's "Voodoo Ray". Now based largely in Beijing, Barker continues to curate the Radio Show from China, as well as contributing to The Wire magazine, taking charge of the Dub reviews section among many other things. If you've never heard his amazing radio show before head to http://www.onthewire.uk.com for a real treat. Get educated!