[CHI] Sep. 4th - BassGoesBoom - ZENO
Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 12:37 pm
Friday, September 4th, 2009
ZENO
Denver : Sub.Mission / Shift / Trillbass / Dirty Circuit / Betamorph
David Randolph Jones, influenced by the sounds of record labels such as Tectonic, Hyperdub, and DMZ, started creating dubstep under the Zeno name in the spring of 2007. Prior to that, he spent his time developing his production skills for almost 15 years under various downtempo and broken beat projects. His love of the dubstep sound came out of these roots. He began filling the wide spaces between the bass and snare drums with the audio-visions that came into his mind. The result has evolved into a sound that stands alone in the world of dubstep. That sound is what has been referred by many as driving, hypnotic, psychedelic, intelligent, and fun.
Zeno is a producer, a DJ, a turntablist, a drummer and a multimedia guru. He strongly believes that the remix culture is one of companionship, love and passion for music, not unlike Jamaica's dub culture. He has produced unauthorized remixes by artists such as Orbital, Dj Zinc, Michael Jackson, and Lonely Island, incorporating his unique style. He has also brought attention to his name with countless unreleased remixes that he incorporates in his live sets.
He also feels strongly about being involved in the online communities in the positive way. Thinking Juice, his online radio broadcast, receives worldwide attention. In June 2009, the Thinking Juice broadcast broke a record for an all time high listener count on dubstep.fm at 492 listeners.
When it comes to Zeno's performance style, he prefers to leave things open to improvisation. Zeno works with the crowd, taking them on a journey from one point in space and time to another. Every one of his sets is unique and stands alone.
Zeno has several releases and remixes available from Shift Recordings, Trillbass Recordings, Sub.Mission, Betamorph and others. Many of these releases have been at the top of the charts on digital download sites such as Digital-Tunes.net. In August, 2009, Zeno's latest EP will be released via Dirty Circuit Recordings. This album features 6 original tracks ranging in mood from super-chill to mega-hyphy! Many of these tracks are already floating around and receiving support from such artists as Antiserum, Bombaman, Blackheart, Emu & Pawn, HD4000, Stenchman, Lukki, Trillbass, Widdler, and much more.
More information at www.zenodub.com
LOCAL SUPPORT FROM....
KABZ
Ground Zero Project / Spacecake Productions
KaBz has been playing records since 1993, transcending all genres, but now he's focused solely on playing the darker gritty side of dubstep. He had his debut release on Ground Zero Projects Records from the UK earlier in the year and has been a featured guest on a number of internet radio shows. While he says there's nothing wrong with the stuff coming out of Europe/UK he is a strong advocate of North American dubstep and has a tendency to gravitate more towards domestic artists in his sets.
Timid
Chicago, IL / BGB / mnml.efrt
VS
Andrew Solomon
10–2am 21+id $5
www.bassgoesboom.com
Lava Chicago
1270 N Milwaukee Ave
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