[CHI] 04.09.2010 Dubfront Session V4
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 4:59 pm
Dubfront Records presents Dubfront Sessions v4.
Friday, April 9th. 9pm - 2am.
Darkroom, 2210 W. Chicago Ave, Chicago.
Free before 11pm, $5 after 11pm.
Dubfront Records ("Banging cuts!" – Urb Magazine), the Midwest's premier label for face-melting, dub-tinged bass music, celebrates its recent global digital distribution deal with the fourth installment of Dubfront Sessions at Darkroom. Jeekoos, FSTZ, Chicago Sewer and Searchl1te will take turns shaking loose the ceiling tiles with their own tunes and exclusive bits from around the world. The one-and-only MC Zulu will be handling things on the microphone. Video Janitor and friends will be dishing out the mindbending visuals. In collusion with the eight 18" subwoofers at Darkroom, the Dubfront crew is set to lay out the fresh directions of the dub diaspora. This show has free admission before 11pm, $5 after. 21+.
Artists on the Eve:
Searchl1te
Jeekoos
FSTZ
Chicago Sewer
MC Zulu
Video Janitor
* Searchl1te - Dubfront, Part Time Suckers, WNUR 89.3 Fm : http://www.Searchl1te.com
On the turntables or tweaking a live P.A., Searchl1te lays out monster bass weight and teeth-rattling percussion. Irreverent of genre but observant of vibes, he brings the substep, sarcopha-beats, yard techno, scandalbass and tech:freek biz. His tunes are loaded with his own field recordings, samplings from a nerdy collection of vinyl and collabs with the underground's tuffest lyricists and musicians. Searchl1te’s music resides in the space between genres, where they can be heard clanging and blending together...like the cacophony of a street market...or two cars next to each other at a stoplight with their windows down, each blasting different music. Searchl1te has traveled extensively with this sound, bombing beats in Buenos Aires, NYC, San Fran, Vegas, Chicago and all points between. The founder of Part Time Sucker Radio, Searchl1te (a.k.a. Kee - BassByThePound Crew) has been doing non-commercial radio for a decade with WNUR 89.3 Fm, http://www.Dubstep.Fm, http://www.Destroyer.net and http://www.Dnbradio.com. For a day gig, Searchl1te teaches reading, writing and music production to incarcerated youth in Chicago. Visit http://www.FreeWriteJailArts.org to peep writing, art, and tracks produced by his students.
"[Searchl1te] ditches the brainless foursquare beats that serve as cha-cha diagrams for the honkiest segment of the club population …His tracks are made of hearty, pulse-pounding stuff: mile-high quantum-overdrive synth pulses, queasy stereo-phase effects from your best panic attack, and sub-sonic free falls that aim to evacuate your bowels." --The Chicago Reader
* Jeekoos – Dubfront, Savory Audio, Part Time Suckers, WNUR 89.3fm : http://www.Jeekoos.com
Jeekoos (the English spelling of the Polish word Dzikus, loosely translated as "a feral woodsman") crept into the Chicago music scene playing bass in punk bands and producing four-track hip hop and breakbeat-type madness. Always a seeker of fresh musical experiences, Jeekoos found himself at a party near the end of the century. It was there that Jeekoos encountered jungle music. Soon after, he discovered Part Time Sucker Radio – a consistent source of jungle, breakbeats and DnB. Impressed by the show's selections of styles and sounds, Jeekoos became a regular listener, then a contributor, then a freekin' resident dj. When Jeekoos ran up on Dubstep, with its intensity, gnarly basslines and attention to detail, he naturally incorporated it into his sets and production style. He crafts tunes and mixes that are nothing short of block-rocking. Jeekoos also props up Chicago's low-down sounds with sick event flyers and web design and is the man behind the MidwestDubstep.com forum.
* FSTZ – Dubfront, Rogue Dubs : http://www.virb.com/Unklefesta
Credited with introducing dubstep to the Kansas City scene with Kablammo! the area's first all-dubstep event, FSTZ has been innovating his brand of electronic dance dub since 2006. With his signature “floor destroyer” style, there’s never a shortage of bass weight when FSTZ is on the decks. His mixing skills have received worldwide attention; most notably from dubstep godfather Joe Nice, who had this to say…“I remember the night vividly – Thanksgiving weekend, cold outside and there was a buzz in the air. FTSZ was powermixing on all levels. One of the best performances I’ve seen all year from a DJ.” In 2009 FSTZ was nominated “Best Dance DJ” by the Pitch Weekly, Kansas City’s arts and culture magazine. He has recently launched his vinyl label, Rogue Plates, and remains an active contributor to Dubfront Records. You can catch FSTZ nearly every Saturday on Dubstep.fm or on a sound system near you.
* MC Zulu – Dubfront, Ninja Tune, Part Time Suckers, WNUR 89.3Fm : http://www.ZuluMusic.net
Panamanian-Born MC Zulu's overall sound and vibe is one of the Caribbean immigrant who came to America, just in time to pick up on both cultures. Never claiming to be a Reggae fundamentalist, Zulu instead takes an experimental approach to his delivery.
His unique, "Reverse 16th" style of singing has allowed him to experiment with many genres the world over, even when they do not conform to the traditional rhythmic structure of Dancehall. Still, referred to as 'Riddim Killah' by DJs and soundsystems, he is most heavily influenced by Reggae / Dancehall music.
"Chicago's Dominique Rowland, known as MC Zulu, has a booming baritone voice that almost knocks you over. Whether he's spitting his signature line "Spread the word!" or chatting political lyrics, Zulu's vocal presence is unmistakable. It's not just the oral intonation but also his clipped phrases, stopping mid-sentence like a flicking typewriter's carriage before starting the next line." -- XLR8R Magazine
* Chicago Sewer (LIVE) - Catalyst Sound
Chicago Sewer, which partners Searchl1te with The Abominable Twitch is a live pa tearout that incorporates software dexterity, bent circuitry, live instruments, turntablism, and shitfuck more. Check out one of Chicago Sewer's live recordings here -> http://tinyurl.com/yfsu8mm <-
"Searchl1te and The Abominable Twitch are two of the most prolific and forward sounding producers (as well as DJs and performers) I’ve heard in the windy city. Together they have teamed up as CHICAGO SEWER, 'that chunky ill shit that incessantly flows below the surface.'" -- Moment Sound
* Video Janitor and friends : http://10klux.com
Visual artists on the night!
