VANCOUVER / JUNE 7 08 / DF9 / CHEFAL + TERMITE + MORE
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 5:35 am
lighta! sound + new forms festival present
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: DUBFORMS9 : 4 directions in dubstep and dancefloor bass
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: CHEFAL : rinse.fm, fwd, transition, ringo records, london.uk
: TERMITE : volume, edinburgh.scotland
: TAAL MALA & MAX ULIS : lighta! sound, sub-osc
: DJ ABEL & THE PHONOGRAFF : bruk out, equilibrium
: PRINCE SHO : royal platoon
: LIMINAL SPACES + MARK YUEN + BRADY MARKS : vj team
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saturday, june 7th / open studios - 252 E. 1st ave. / 10pm - late / $15 in advance / $25 @ the door
ticket outlets: Highlife, Scratch, BeatStreet, Vinyl, Zulu, and clubzone.com
email your name to reservations@newformsfestival.com to get on the $15 list at the door (all reservations void after midnight)
dubforms events have sold out in the past - to ensure entry buy an advance ticket or get on the reservations list & arrive before midnight
http://www.soundsimple.ca/lightasound / http://www.newformsfestival.com
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: CHEFAL : rinse.fm, fwd, transition, ringo records, london.uk
One of the pioneering DJ's of Dubstep Chefal, aka Chef, hails from the home of Dubstep - Croydon, South London. Chefal's upfront selection and skills on the decks have quickly led him to djing extensively both within the UK and around Europe. He's resident at THE two pioneering Dubstep nights in London - DMZ and FWD>> - as well as holding residencies at Slam It! (Helsinki, Finland) and Voodoo People (Amsterdam, Holland). When Chefal isn't playing records, he's busy making them (actually making them) at Transition Studios, where pretty much every fresh dubstep record gets mastered and pressed. Busy man Chefal also finds the time to host a weekly Radio Show on London's leading Rinse.Fm as well as manage his own label - Ringo Records.
more info on chef:
From the early secondary school days, Chefal was spending all his pocket and dinner money on the latest Jungle down at Big Apple on a Friday. He grew up listening to stations like Kool Fm, Weekend Rush, Rinse, Upfront, London Underground etc while playing Mario and Streetfighter in his bedroom.
Chefal Started listening to and buying House and Garage around 1997, when it got darker and more bassline influenced but still kept up to date with the Jungle and D'n'B until bout 2002. Chefal's sound that he's pushing FWD>> foremost is Dubstep and the best bassed out Grimey beats. "For me it’s the bassline that makes me feel a tune.. "
Chefal hooked up with BENGA and SKREAM many years back through Big Apple Records and has been the main DJ in their crew, Smooth Kriminals, so Benga and Skream could concentrate on the production side of things (tho Chef has starting crafting some bangers himself lately). Chefal rinses out the freshet dubz first from everybody who’s sound he's feeling including... Benga and Skream, Digital Mystikz, Loefah, L.D, Plastician, Cyrus, Tubby, N-Type, Quest, Clue Kid n Cotti, Pinch, Hench Crew, Distance, Hijak, D'coy, Kromestar n Cessman .. to name a few.
The main ingredients of Chef's sets are energy and deep sub basslines whether it’s a half step roller or a 4x4 jah shaka style banger, anything goes if Chefal likes it he’ll play it simple. "I play for the crowd and myself, if I’m not having a good time how can I expect the listeners and ravers to? ..It's all about Bass weight maaaaan."
http://www.myspace.com/dj_chef
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: TERMITE : volume, edinburgh.scotland
When Termite first visited Vancouver several years back, she played some of the first red gate parties and left quite a lasting impression. Vancouver was sad to see her go.. but now she's back! and Dubforms is very lucky to have her. Alice's crew in Scotland - Volume - basically have the Edinburgh scene on lock, running regular successful events that host the likes of Skream and Benga and many more. Known to mix up dubstep, grime, baile funk, bmore and more, Termite brings diverse selections to the table with the skills to match, not to mention her bright personality.
http://www.myspace.com/alicewillster / http://www.myspace.com/movolume
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: TAAL MALA & MAX ULIS : lighta! sound, sub-osc
Sealing off the night with Max and Keenan tag-teaming the bass heavy heat. Expect lots of originals from the crew and lots of energy. Everyone who's heard this hard-hitting duo in action knows this is something to look forward to. 'nuff said.
http://www.myspace.com/maxtronic / http://www.myspace.com/taalmala / http://www.soundsimple.ca/lightasound
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: DJ ABEL & THE PHONOGRAFF : bruk out, equilibrium
Now THIS should be something as well. A turntablist take on dubstep and bass music to open the night. Using 3 decks & Serato - which means a virtual 5 turntable set-up - mixing and cutting up a blend of their own production with other carefully selected jams, this should get the night rolling pretty quick. (get there early folks!)
DJ ABEL's been djing for 12 years, starting back in '95 playing skate comps and b-boy battles, then moving on to DMC and ITF turntablist scratch battles in '99 until '04. Then Abel began playing dancehall/reggae along with an already steady funksoul/hiphop influenced mix. He's played all over canada, san francisco and even down to guatemala, and is a regular face in vancouver's clubscene. http://www.myspace.com/blacksharkent / http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id= ... abel%2Croy
THE PHONOGRAFF is Mike Jones (real name folks!), who has been DJing for over a decade now. The name ‘The PhonoGraff’ was given to Mr.Jones by MOKA ONLY to help represent and signify his love for both music and graffiti. Originally hailing from Kamloops BC, he has been building in Vancouver for the last 6 years. In 1999, Phonograff released a critically acclaimed mixtape called ‘Train of Thought’, selling more then 1000 copies hand to hand with no distribution, featuring tracks from West Coast underground legends and his first journeys into his own musical production. “From the Bottom Up” is The PhonoGraff’s debut full-length album, featuring the likes of Moka Only, Kia Kadiri, JC Subliminal, Luckyiam.PSC, Edge 1, Just B and Coco Love Alcorn. “It’s straight up hip-hop.. fusing roots reggae, dub, latin jazz, electronic music and huge beats with heavy bass and warm elements, all the while keeping the turntablism and scratching in the mix.” Phono has opened for 50 Cent, Blackalicious, Lady Sovereign, Alkaholiks, Jurassic 5, Digable Planets, Zion I, Living Legends, Kirby Dominant, Maestro Fresh Wes, Sixtoo, Mr.Dibbs, Swollen Members, and countless others. http://www.myspace.com/thephonograff
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: PRINCE SHO : royal platoon
No stranger to mic-handling over the dubstep flavours, Sho is back once again and guruntee's the fire. He said so himself.
http://www.myspace.com/royalplatoon
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: LIMINAL SPACES + MARK YUEN + BRADY MARKS : vj team
A solid VJ line-up to compliment a solid night of music. Liminal Spaces and Mark Yuen have both rocked Dubforms before and are equally excited to be back. Brady Marks is a fresh face to the series, and known figure in Vancouver for a wide range of art, theory and musical experiments. (It's rumoured that Brady is building a 3D visual environment to react to the music for this night)
http://www.markyuen.com / http://www.inter-mission.org/bradymarks.html
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: DUBFORMS9 : 4 directions in dubstep and dancefloor bass
________________________________________________________________
: CHEFAL : rinse.fm, fwd, transition, ringo records, london.uk
: TERMITE : volume, edinburgh.scotland
: TAAL MALA & MAX ULIS : lighta! sound, sub-osc
: DJ ABEL & THE PHONOGRAFF : bruk out, equilibrium
: PRINCE SHO : royal platoon
: LIMINAL SPACES + MARK YUEN + BRADY MARKS : vj team
________________________________________________________________
saturday, june 7th / open studios - 252 E. 1st ave. / 10pm - late / $15 in advance / $25 @ the door
ticket outlets: Highlife, Scratch, BeatStreet, Vinyl, Zulu, and clubzone.com
email your name to reservations@newformsfestival.com to get on the $15 list at the door (all reservations void after midnight)
dubforms events have sold out in the past - to ensure entry buy an advance ticket or get on the reservations list & arrive before midnight
http://www.soundsimple.ca/lightasound / http://www.newformsfestival.com
________________________________________________________________
: CHEFAL : rinse.fm, fwd, transition, ringo records, london.uk
One of the pioneering DJ's of Dubstep Chefal, aka Chef, hails from the home of Dubstep - Croydon, South London. Chefal's upfront selection and skills on the decks have quickly led him to djing extensively both within the UK and around Europe. He's resident at THE two pioneering Dubstep nights in London - DMZ and FWD>> - as well as holding residencies at Slam It! (Helsinki, Finland) and Voodoo People (Amsterdam, Holland). When Chefal isn't playing records, he's busy making them (actually making them) at Transition Studios, where pretty much every fresh dubstep record gets mastered and pressed. Busy man Chefal also finds the time to host a weekly Radio Show on London's leading Rinse.Fm as well as manage his own label - Ringo Records.
more info on chef:
From the early secondary school days, Chefal was spending all his pocket and dinner money on the latest Jungle down at Big Apple on a Friday. He grew up listening to stations like Kool Fm, Weekend Rush, Rinse, Upfront, London Underground etc while playing Mario and Streetfighter in his bedroom.
Chefal Started listening to and buying House and Garage around 1997, when it got darker and more bassline influenced but still kept up to date with the Jungle and D'n'B until bout 2002. Chefal's sound that he's pushing FWD>> foremost is Dubstep and the best bassed out Grimey beats. "For me it’s the bassline that makes me feel a tune.. "
Chefal hooked up with BENGA and SKREAM many years back through Big Apple Records and has been the main DJ in their crew, Smooth Kriminals, so Benga and Skream could concentrate on the production side of things (tho Chef has starting crafting some bangers himself lately). Chefal rinses out the freshet dubz first from everybody who’s sound he's feeling including... Benga and Skream, Digital Mystikz, Loefah, L.D, Plastician, Cyrus, Tubby, N-Type, Quest, Clue Kid n Cotti, Pinch, Hench Crew, Distance, Hijak, D'coy, Kromestar n Cessman .. to name a few.
The main ingredients of Chef's sets are energy and deep sub basslines whether it’s a half step roller or a 4x4 jah shaka style banger, anything goes if Chefal likes it he’ll play it simple. "I play for the crowd and myself, if I’m not having a good time how can I expect the listeners and ravers to? ..It's all about Bass weight maaaaan."
http://www.myspace.com/dj_chef
________________________________________________________________
: TERMITE : volume, edinburgh.scotland
When Termite first visited Vancouver several years back, she played some of the first red gate parties and left quite a lasting impression. Vancouver was sad to see her go.. but now she's back! and Dubforms is very lucky to have her. Alice's crew in Scotland - Volume - basically have the Edinburgh scene on lock, running regular successful events that host the likes of Skream and Benga and many more. Known to mix up dubstep, grime, baile funk, bmore and more, Termite brings diverse selections to the table with the skills to match, not to mention her bright personality.
http://www.myspace.com/alicewillster / http://www.myspace.com/movolume
________________________________________________________________
: TAAL MALA & MAX ULIS : lighta! sound, sub-osc
Sealing off the night with Max and Keenan tag-teaming the bass heavy heat. Expect lots of originals from the crew and lots of energy. Everyone who's heard this hard-hitting duo in action knows this is something to look forward to. 'nuff said.
http://www.myspace.com/maxtronic / http://www.myspace.com/taalmala / http://www.soundsimple.ca/lightasound
________________________________________________________________
: DJ ABEL & THE PHONOGRAFF : bruk out, equilibrium
Now THIS should be something as well. A turntablist take on dubstep and bass music to open the night. Using 3 decks & Serato - which means a virtual 5 turntable set-up - mixing and cutting up a blend of their own production with other carefully selected jams, this should get the night rolling pretty quick. (get there early folks!)
DJ ABEL's been djing for 12 years, starting back in '95 playing skate comps and b-boy battles, then moving on to DMC and ITF turntablist scratch battles in '99 until '04. Then Abel began playing dancehall/reggae along with an already steady funksoul/hiphop influenced mix. He's played all over canada, san francisco and even down to guatemala, and is a regular face in vancouver's clubscene. http://www.myspace.com/blacksharkent / http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id= ... abel%2Croy
THE PHONOGRAFF is Mike Jones (real name folks!), who has been DJing for over a decade now. The name ‘The PhonoGraff’ was given to Mr.Jones by MOKA ONLY to help represent and signify his love for both music and graffiti. Originally hailing from Kamloops BC, he has been building in Vancouver for the last 6 years. In 1999, Phonograff released a critically acclaimed mixtape called ‘Train of Thought’, selling more then 1000 copies hand to hand with no distribution, featuring tracks from West Coast underground legends and his first journeys into his own musical production. “From the Bottom Up” is The PhonoGraff’s debut full-length album, featuring the likes of Moka Only, Kia Kadiri, JC Subliminal, Luckyiam.PSC, Edge 1, Just B and Coco Love Alcorn. “It’s straight up hip-hop.. fusing roots reggae, dub, latin jazz, electronic music and huge beats with heavy bass and warm elements, all the while keeping the turntablism and scratching in the mix.” Phono has opened for 50 Cent, Blackalicious, Lady Sovereign, Alkaholiks, Jurassic 5, Digable Planets, Zion I, Living Legends, Kirby Dominant, Maestro Fresh Wes, Sixtoo, Mr.Dibbs, Swollen Members, and countless others. http://www.myspace.com/thephonograff
________________________________________________________________
: PRINCE SHO : royal platoon
No stranger to mic-handling over the dubstep flavours, Sho is back once again and guruntee's the fire. He said so himself.
http://www.myspace.com/royalplatoon
________________________________________________________________
: LIMINAL SPACES + MARK YUEN + BRADY MARKS : vj team
A solid VJ line-up to compliment a solid night of music. Liminal Spaces and Mark Yuen have both rocked Dubforms before and are equally excited to be back. Brady Marks is a fresh face to the series, and known figure in Vancouver for a wide range of art, theory and musical experiments. (It's rumoured that Brady is building a 3D visual environment to react to the music for this night)
http://www.markyuen.com / http://www.inter-mission.org/bradymarks.html
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