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Zeitgeist Sessions. A journey through bass music on vinyl.

The Hardcore Continuum is shifting again. After spawning dubstep, grime and funky house in the last couple of years, it is bubbling again with fresh ideas, new beat patterns and sub frequency styles. But as long as the new sound isn't fixed it's hard to give it a name. So we present you the Zeitgeist Sessions.

In order to know where we're going we have to know where we came from:

This party will be a night with El-B, supposedly the key player in the beginnings who has been a major influence to almost anyone who went down to foward parties in the golden age of dubstep. He is on a roll pushing the sound further yet again. For his appearance at the Yaam he brings a special selection of records alluding to the cuban music that has so influenced his musical career! So expect the finest of 2-step, garage, grime and dubstep spiced up with the sweetest carribean seasoning you can imagine.

El-B will be supported by ACE, a true master on the wheels of steel. Owner of Tam Tam Records, Aachen and resident at Tam Tam's Massive Tunes party for over a decade now, he has witnessed all shifts of the Hardcore Continuum since it all started when Acid Techno turned into Jungle. Tonight he will be releasing fire on the dancefloor with his unique selection of dubstep, funky, 4x4 techno and next level shit in general.

For those of you who didn't witness his set at the 2009 Fete de la musique check what others thought of him:

roko wrote:

Dazid wrote:nice location! big upz out to Ace, great set on yesterday!

fucking sick set, 110% fire. loved every single tune pretty much...

huge big ups, ace!! stinker after stinker, brutal set.

Warming up will be the mighty Craftsman, and Mene Axelrod. Both are regulars at the Dubcafé Shanglhangl where they present their take on the nuum every Sunday night...

Host of the night will be Tom Battery, also of Dubcafé Shanglhangl fame. He will start the dance with his special selection of dub, roots reggae and lovers rock, catching the mic afterwards to guide you on this journey.

To guarantee you an extra sub loaded experience all DJs will be playing good old vinyl – no digital djing here!

And for all of you who are still curious we put up a little website. Check www.zeitgeist-sessions.co.uk
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http://www.myspace.com/craftsmanbeats
http://www.myspace.com/meneaxelrod
http://www.myspace.com/tombattery
http://www.myspace.com/shanglhangl

oh wow, legendary EL-B

I never heard him play in Berlin, has he ever played in Berlin before?

not as far as we know. i guess he'll be excited to play berlin, so don't expect your casual friday night set..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KWaBmgl ... r_embedded

a little teaser by the one and only el-b...

check out our last sweets:

the first ones to post the answer to these questions find their name pinned down on our guestlist..

1) which famous german philosopher first spoke about "zeitgeist"?
2) whats el-b's real name?

ok fuck i can't pass up on this one...

1. Not sure he was _the_ first but Hegel still.
2. Lewis Beadle

Wow!Can't miss it neither...I'll be coming for sure tonight

1. I'm not sure if it's Johann Gottfried Herder or Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, I think the first one
2. Lewis Beadle

war definitiv Johann Gottfried Herder und Lewis Beadle stimmt auch - jetzt frag ich mich nur noch was "the first ones" genau bedeuted

elektron wrote:war definitiv Johann Gottfried Herder und Lewis Beadle stimmt auch - jetzt frag ich mich nur noch was "the first ones" genau bedeuted

yeah come one.. they asked for "the famous" one.. Hegel init

lol + grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
short wiki extract:

The concept of Zeitgeist goes back to Johann Gottfried Herder.....In 1769 Herder wrote a critique of the work Genius seculi....and introduced the word Zeitgeist into German as a translation of genius seculi (Latin: genius - "guardian spirit" and saeculi - "of the century").

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeitgeist

still feel like a winner

+ might be the first philosophic discussion in this forum -hehe

well, herder and beadle are the right ones. sorry ecBor herder is quite famous as well..
congrats elektron and victormier. you got your ticket. and let's keep this philosphical spirit alive for the parties yet to come

Thank you!
see you there. (list without companion right?)

I still can't believe El-B is playing tonight...

cheers to everyone comming down yesterday! you guys made the best party in town!!

as a last gift we have mene axelrods set. he just recorded it a second time...

http://soundcloud.com/mene_axelrod/zeit ... ssions-pt1

tracklist as follows:

kode 9 - 7 samurai (quarta 330 rmx)
zomby - spliff dub (rustie remix)
rsd - naked mariokart
rob smith - living in unity
cluekid - monkey style
moderat - seamonkey (untold remix)
likhan' - qumran
headhunter - 3 mad p's
skream - if you know
cosmin trg - siberian poker
magnetic man - eclipse
benga - pleasure
tayo - march of the soundboys (trg remix)
the bug ft. warrior queen - poison dart
benga - crunked up
dubchild - psychopath
trg - everything we stand for
toasty - the knowledge
toasty - angel
vex'd - lion v.i.p.
dizzee rascal - i luv u
geeneus ft. riko, wiley & breeze - knife & gun
rude kid - london town remix
shortstuff & hyetal - ice cream
darkstar - aidy's girl is a computer

enjoy some good ol' vintage dubstep!