Featuring:
WAVEWHORE (Hardcore Beats)
With releases on high profile record labels such as Hardcore Beats, Broke, Bombtraxx, Electrofly and BreaksFM, New York City based Wavewhore has established himself as one of the nation’s leading breakbeat producers. His skills behind the decks have also led to headlining appearances across the US and in Europe and his music and DJ performances have been featured on many of the world’s top broadcast media outlets including BBC Radio 1 London, WKTU 103.5 FM New York, KISS FM London, RTE Dublin and Sirius Satellite Radio.
Wavewhore has been called a “breakbeat master” by Liquid Todd (Sirius Satellite Radio) and “one of the USA’s finest breakbeat DJ/producers” by Jay Cunning (KISS FM London) while http://www.breakbeatonline.com described him as “NYC’s finest export since the Beastie Boys”. He began his career as a guitarist performing in clubs while he was still in high school and his first electronic release dates back to 1992. His music has also received high level support from many of the top names in the business including Aquasky, Jackal & Hyde, DJ Icey, The Freestylers, General Midi, The Autobots, Elite Force and many more.
http://www.wavewhore.com
http://www.myspace.com/wavewhore.com
http://www.facebook.com/wavebreaks
ODI (Bass Fueled Mischief)
Odi, as he is known to the world, does not look like the type to have a group of beautiful women fawning over him. And yet, there are several that I have to get through to talk to him. People murmur “respect” as we walk outside. Their admiration is not underserved. Odi, is in great part responsible for the entire style of jungle music in NYC. “I can’t think of anything that makes me happier,” he says. “Every show makes me better.”
Jungle, or drum&bass, is one of the evolutions of 90s electronica wave, characterized by an emphasis on fast-paced breakbeat and prominent bassline. It was then, back in its formative years that Bronx-born, Harlem-raised Odi entered the scene and gave it his kind of direction. “I grew up around 125th street, the home of hip hop. So it was natural to be an aggressive DJ, putting in the hip hop elements. It’s what I know.” His break came around after high school, when running promotions for the famous NASA rave parties at Club Shelter grew into a steady DJing slot. From there, Odi and some childhood friends who shared a lifestyle, culture and musical interest began pumping out electronic records with their own signature twist.
“Jungle didn’t happen as a music until 96. Back then it was all just called breaks or techno was the common term,” Odi recalls. “Anything went back then. My friends and I got real lucky, being in the right place at the right time.” Fans would argue that it was not only the position but the skills that propelled Odi and his DJ crew, Digital Konfusion, into the underground limelight. Their way of mixing jungle beats with Hip Hop has grown into its own genre. “Jump up” has been the defining style of NYC and the east coast in general since 97, when the crew formed their own eponymous record label and began spinning at NYC’s most dedicated weekly jungle show: Konkrete Jungle. Odi rapidly became a fixture, while continuing to travel the country, one of the first few to enjoy such popularity.
Eventually Odi caught the ears of Malik Shabazz, the international spokesman for the respected Hip Hop society Zulu Nation. Shortly, he initiated Odi in 03, making the Harlem native the first junglist to enter the organization. “I really respected the work that they did,” says Odi. “And I try not to talk or brag about it, but it’s a very big honor.” Odi and his record label remained prolific in the recent year, DJing constantly while putting out a mix CD and producing for multiple other artists. His clothing line, Methods NYC is putting out a line of urban fashion inspired by the Jungle subculture. The next step for Odi is his upcoming artist’s album and taking his music online for digital distribution. But most of all, he would just like to continue playing, unconstrained by genre. “They have names for all the different styles, but I like it better when it was just music,” says Odi, smiling. “When it comes down to it, no one really knows the difference.”
http://www.bassfueledmischief.com
SECRET AGENT GEL (Bass Tourist Records)
Secret Agent Gel has spent ten years producing and preforming electronic music, concentrating on the perfect mix of danceable and interesting. The biggest influences were releases from Rephlex, Warp, Planet-mu and underground (and not so underground) music from the UK and the internet. His mix of genres have lead to releases as diverse as DubWar001 (dubstep, 2006) tracks on Recordcamp’s "Brooklyn Keeps On Takin’ It" compilation (breaks, 2003) and Badd Inc's first Electroclash compilation (electrohouse, 2004). He's toured the UK, Europe and around the US, playing with Kode 9, Hank ShockLee, Chicks on Speed, Datach'i and many more. In the last few years, the sounds of bassline, dubstep, 2step and garage house have taken over the Secret Agent Gel studio. He runs Bass Tourist Records and founded DubFiler a file sharing web site for DJ's and musicians.
http://www.secretagentgel.com
KASIO (Bassdrive)
Migrating to the gritty New York DnB Scene from Down Under, Kasio can be found regularly spinning in the clubs of Brooklyn & Manhattan and streaming weekly on Bassdrive on his popular G-Shock Radio Show.
KASIO hosts G-Shock Radio on http://www.bassdrive.com - live every Thursday night from 6-8 CST
http://www.myspace.com/djkasio
NYCHAVOK (Rockin Audio)
Nychavok (Pronounced Nigh-Cha-Vok) made his debut in the Summer of 2007. A New York City native, he has been a resident for The Secret Night of Science and Let it Roll, two of NYC's biggest Drum+Bass monthlies. He is also the founder of Alteration, a party run by a group of local NYC DJ's working together to bring quality bass music acts to the Big Apple. Nychavok has already played alongside the likes of Klute, Marcus Intalex, Calibre, Fabio, Makoto, Dieselboy and others. Into the more dark, deep and edgier sounds of Drum n Bass, Nychavok is all about pushing this sound and this city deeper into all music culture. Into his roots, he is also a staunch supporter of the Eastern European sound, and has just begun to work in the production studio.
http://www.myspace.com/nychavok
http://www.facebook.com/nychavok
http://www.soundcloud.com/nychavok
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MC TRAC (Konkrete Jungle)
Been around the block and iiii yi yi! Brooklynite at heart, New Yorker for life. some say im much of a gentlemen. I say dont take my kindness for nonsense. An Extraordinary MC who has ripped many a shows then left without a clue. Seen a bunch of ups n downs so i stay pretty level headed. And im here staying connected with folk and making new ones ..
dont be shy you can always say hi..
TRAC
http://www.tracmuzik.com
http://www.thetracspot.wordpress.com
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