DJ The Tornado
BASSWEIGHT takes place every first Thursday of each month at Smart Bar in Chicago. Its mission is to preserve and share the “foundation sounds” of bass music through programming focused on deep dubstep, grime, UK garage, and drum & bass. Presented by Brüt Force Family members DJ The Tornado, DJ Sushi, and Whoa-B, it also aims to cultivate a sense of community in its audience of enthusiastic club-goers with support from local, national, and global DJs and MCs.
Tornado began putting on the night in April 2011, and a year later found himself with the opportunity to put on the night at Smart Bar, a Chicago clubbing institution.
This mix comes just days before Brüt Force takes over the Funktion 1 system for an evening of sub-bass pressure, with very special guest Seven. With releases on high-profile labels such as Tempa and Black Box, Seven makes his Chicago debut hot on the heels of his debut album "Evolution".
A word on the mix...
"I put this mix together to show what Bassweight is all about. I wanted to represent the full spectrum of music that I play at our night, and to engage people who might otherwise be dismissive of 'dubstep,' which has a bit of a negative connotation nowadays. I've been listening to dubstep since roughly 2005, and many producers and DJs have strayed from the scene's foundation. Though I'm not judgmental of those who have gone in a more commercial direction, it's not really the type of music I want to hear when I go to a dubstep night. With Bassweight, we want to represent that foundation sound and foster a community spirit that made the scene so inviting to people, and so exciting to be around. I tried my best to play all sorts of tunes under the dubstep umbrella to show there is something for everybody in this music - there are some techy tunes, a couple aggressive tracks, some deeper ones, then ended with some UK garage and grime as well as a few Seven cuts back-to-back so you can see the diversity in his productions. I also did my best to play recent tracks to show just how much good music is coming out of our scene at the moment. I hope you enjoy, and to see you on the dancefloor at Smart Bar for Bassweight the first Thursdays of the month!"
Mixed live on 3 CDJs - two Denons and one Pioneer 800
1. Truth - Babylon London - Artikal
>>>Skream - Memories of 3rd Base - Digital Sound Boy
2. J:Kenzo - Invaderz - Tempa
3. Icicle - Acid Step - Shogun Audio
4. Perverse - Submerge - Artikal
5. District - Proof - Hedmuk Exclusive
6. Kryptic Minds - Hybrid (Biome Remix) - Osiris Music UK
7. Razor Rekta - Development - Chestplate
8. J:Kenzo - Depth Charge - Tempa
9. Megalodon - Mercy Killing - Subway
10. N-Type & Surge - Zombie Apocalypse - Wheel & Deal
11. Distance - Deserted - Chestplate
12. RDG - Bone Crusher - New World Audio
13. Killawatt & Thelem - Kaba - Black Box
14. Biome - Shadows - New Moon Recordings
15. Distance - New Outlook - Chestplate
16. Cluekid - Into The Jungle - Terrain
17. Icicle - Minimal Dub - Shogun Audio
18. Seven - Wait VIP - Black Box
19. Joker - Skitta - Kapsize
20. Swindle - Pineapple - Butterz
21. Royal-T - Inside The Ride - Rinse
22. Farkas - Idiomatic - Biscuit Factory
23. Seven - Came To Play (feat. Alys Be) - Black Box
24. Faze Miyaki - Screwdriver VIP - Woofer Music
>>>Wiley - Step 7 - No Label
25. Preditah - Vinyls - Adamantium
26. Faze Miyaki - Take Off - Woofer Music
>>>Plastician / Skepta - Intensive Snare - Terrorhythm
27. Seven - Siren - Tempa
28. Seven - Invader - Black Box
29. Seven - Cerebral - Subway
30. Truth - Dreams (feat. Yayne) - Tempa
Catch me on Thursday, August 2 at Smart Bar Chicago with special guest Seven (Black Box, Tempa) as well as regulars Whoa-B and Sushi.
$10 night of, $8 advance, $5 at the door before 11 PM w/ Smart Bar Tweet.
3730 N Clark
Chicago IL
$10 night of, $8 advance, $5 at the door before 11 PM w/ Smart Bar Tweet.
3730 N Clark
Chicago IL
