Portland, OR "GRAVITY" 8/30 TrillBass.Claw/Gutta/T
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 6:34 am
A new dubstep monthly here in pdx "GRAVITY"!!! What would have been our first show was absorbed by our beloved NW outdoor event "FIRE" Hatcha!!! was delivering the goods from the mountain top emitting SUB Bass at the very high altitude atop Mt. Hood.
This will be the 1st ofour new dubstep monthly featuring TRILLABASS.CLAW!
http://www.myspace.com/clawstep
. TRiLLBASS . CLAW .
" This music is physical. The essence of dub music is in the vibrations that the listener can actually feel: Your ears tend to ring, your chest stutters and, if you're checking out a DJ set by New York dubstep maestro Claw, your heart might implode."
Claw, whose real name is Alan Letko, is a dubstep villain hiding out in the sleepy town of New Paltz in upstate New York. Aside from caring for his mini dachshund, Clawdia, or indulging his sports-car hobby, Claw is just your regular guy who makes really scary music.
A rising star on the underground dubstep scene, Letko makes music that's a combination of irony, dark humor and really loud bass. A rebel from his early days, Letko played in punk bands and went to warehouse raves in his hometown of Houston.
"I played guitar and even attempted drums for a bit," Letko recalls, "but eventually I got tired of dealing with band mates and the horrible sound that me and my friends made and chose to go a more solo-production route."
Around the same time, Letko was exposed to electronic music. Starting at age 15, he "trainwrecked" his way through many drum-'n'-bass sets at a Monday night weekly party in Houston. After sinking his teeth into DJ culture, Letko realized that producing music was more fulfilling. He enrolled in a four-year music school in Florida, where he learned the joys of production and sound engineering. Now Letko is a sought-after dubstep producer and DJ. The story of how he found his niche in the genre echoes his lifelong pursuit of heavy, loud music.
"About two years ago, I was getting frustrated with my music and the whole drum-'n'-bass sound I had been pursuing, and I was looking for something that just came more naturally to me," Letko says. "I had heard people whispering about dubstep on the forums here and there. After a few months of searching through the more known dubstep names, I came across a few guys making heavier stuff. Eventually the fascination with dubstep led me to go check out a live show. That was the first time I got to hear it on a loud system, and that's all it takes to fall in love."
-Esther park, The Pitch - april 3, 2008
GUTTA (OOPS/CRUSH dnb/NW dubstep alliance)
We all know this guy brings it!
TRIAGE (Shift Recordings) Making their first dubstep appearance for us. These guys have been making some brilliant dnb and now dubstep as well.
Music will start @ 10 pm with some heavy duty locals supporting. Hope to see you there.
