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BASSCAMP brings you... SEP 14 @ BARCODE KJ SAWKA (LIVE!) - SEA // Wax Orchid www.kjsawka.com www.myspace.com/kjsawka Seeing Kevin Sawka on the drums is the only way to believe the hype, the assumed exaggerations of his abilities: that he can play the most complex of jungle, drum'n'bass and breakbeats utilizing no loops and no extended samples -only his two hands and two feet. Whereas some artists claim to be performing live drum'n'bass, live electronica, etc., it's more often than not a drummer playing alongside pre-programmed beats if there's a drummer at all; Sawka, however, can perform each and every 808 bass kick, snare slap, and compressed highhat tick himself, in real-time. 10 years ago -when drum'n'bass was very near it's zenith in popularity, and Kevin was playing in prominent rock bands in Seattle (grunge was huge)- someone played him an LTJ Bukem track, and, as he says, "It scorched my brain. I dropped everything, and focused solely on how to recreate that on the drums." He heard Dieselboy as well. More brain-scorching. He started writing utilizing the style, and honed his new concepts and approach to the drums. He debuted the new sound in the band 94th Street, a band years ahead of it's time: a pop drum'n'bass band with a sense of humor. While the band didn't gain much momentum, the word about Kevin was out: there's a drummer in Seattle who's performing jungle and drum'n'bass beats on acoustic drums, what was once thought to be absolutely impossible by any human. And here Kevin was making it look easy -like watching a jazz drummer who's said to play "like water flowing," Kevin instead was doling out insanely syncopated d'n'b. Word spread quickly. Seattle resident superstars were checking him out. Michael Shrieve, drummer for Santana for many years and lover of drum'n'bass, took him under his wing and showed him off to anybody and everybody: Andy Summers of the Police, Bill Frisell, Amon Tobin, Jack Dejohnette, Will Calhoun, and many more. Kevin at this time was playing an amazing next-generation drumkit: a custom half-acoustic, half electronic drum kit with one diabolically huge kick drum, one insanely tiny kick drum, three snares, a multitude of trashy sounding cymbals & saw blades, a few electronic drum pads and all the acoustic drums set to electronic triggers. His band at the time -still ahead of it's time- was the all-improvisatory avant-garde drum'n'bass trio Siamese. They toured the country multiple times in '02 and '03, bringing down the house in San Francisco at latenight afterparties and raves; in New Orleans during Jazzfest; opening for LTJ Bukem and MC Conrad in Portland; and, put simply, slaying nay-sayers and dropping the jaws of industry, musicians and fans nationally by performing astonishingly long sets of uptempo jungle and d'n'b without set breaks -without even breaks between songs. Again, seeing is believing. Throughout this timeframe Kevin was always recording his own material, which is now seeing the light of day with his present project "that will never break up" -KJ Sawka. Mostly IDM-based and reminiscent of an uptempo Ninja-Tune-like style, the tracks on Synchronized Decompression should evoke the pioneering work of Sawka's main influences: Amon Tobin and Squarepusher, with a bit of grit a la Dieselboy. Using some of Seattle's most widely-known underground female singers, they bring a balance of Seattle darkness, moodiness and beauty. Live and in the dj scene, Sawka is pushing the envelope with his one-man balls-to-the-wall dancefloor show, which now does include a laptop, samplers, loops, and a rack of gear to produce a full-on production -plus projections, live-action cameras, and intelligent lighting (be on the lookout for some online-only live tracks released in the weeks prior to Synchronized Decompression). For many live music venue gigs, Kevin also employs a full band like heard on the upcoming single Subconnectors -featuring ethereal female vocals, a keyboardist, and a cellist performing similar material in an in-your-face way that only the reverse-engineering, seemingly bionic Mr. Sawka can bring. Welcome, to the 21st Century. Also in appearence... JIB PIRATE - TORONTO // The Chronic Camp DJ GOAT - LV // Detn8or BEATBOT - LV // Detn8or

BASSCAMP Presents.... DJ FLAVE - SEA // www.myspace.com/djflave His foot? His elbows? His mouth? Maybe you prefer watching him scratch behind his back? Not good enough for you? Well see if you can swallow him coming up and playing a live free styled performance of him playing saxophone over some chunky house beats! But theres something else .If his alter ego Tha Funkist takes control of his body hold on to your loved ones, because all hell is about to break lose! A 70s Disco super hero appears with a white afro that can touch the ceiling. Hands down this isnt just a DJ Flave ( AKA Tha Funkist) is a performer in all ways. Enjoy your show. Name someone you have seen or want to see perform and chances are Flave has opened up, played along side, or closed for them. You also have seen his name on the bill with such artists as DJ Z-Trip, Dj Swamp, Dilated Peoples, and Jurassic5. He was one of the few djs hand picked to play the Planet Of The Drums Tour when it comes to Seattle. Paul Graham (DJ Flave AKA The Funkist) Has opened up for industry heavyweights such as The Crystal Method, Rabbit In The Moon, Carl Cox, Paul Van Dyk, Donald Glaude, Armin Van Burren, Christopher Lawrence, DJ Dan, Sandra Collins, Miss Lisa, Charles Feelgood, Frankie Bones, Roger Sanchez, Bad Boy Bill, and more and more. also in appearence.. Steele & Godfrey - LV/SEA // Stainless, Detn8or DJ Focus - LV // Terra Prod., www.myspace.com/djfocusmusic

BASSCAMP brings you... SEP 14 @ BARCODE KJ SAWKA (LIVE!) - SEA // Wax Orchid www.kjsawka.com www.myspace.com/kjsawka Seeing Kevin Sawka on the drums is the only way to believe the hype, the assumed exaggerations of his abilities: that he can play the most complex of jungle, drum'n'bass and breakbeats utilizing no loops and no extended samples -only his two hands and two feet. Whereas some artists claim to be performing live drum'n'bass, live electronica, etc., it's more often than not a drummer playing alongside pre-programmed beats if there's a drummer at all; Sawka, however, can perform each and every 808 bass kick, snare slap, and compressed highhat tick himself, in real-time. 10 years ago -when drum'n'bass was very near it's zenith in popularity, and Kevin was playing in prominent rock bands in Seattle (grunge was huge)- someone played him an LTJ Bukem track, and, as he says, "It scorched my brain. I dropped everything, and focused solely on how to recreate that on the drums." He heard Dieselboy as well. More brain-scorching. He started writing utilizing the style, and honed his new concepts and approach to the drums. He debuted the new sound in the band 94th Street, a band years ahead of it's time: a pop drum'n'bass band with a sense of humor. While the band didn't gain much momentum, the word about Kevin was out: there's a drummer in Seattle who's performing jungle and drum'n'bass beats on acoustic drums, what was once thought to be absolutely impossible by any human. And here Kevin was making it look easy -like watching a jazz drummer who's said to play "like water flowing," Kevin instead was doling out insanely syncopated d'n'b. Word spread quickly. Seattle resident superstars were checking him out. Michael Shrieve, drummer for Santana for many years and lover of drum'n'bass, took him under his wing and showed him off to anybody and everybody: Andy Summers of the Police, Bill Frisell, Amon Tobin, Jack Dejohnette, Will Calhoun, and many more. Kevin at this time was playing an amazing next-generation drumkit: a custom half-acoustic, half electronic drum kit with one diabolically huge kick drum, one insanely tiny kick drum, three snares, a multitude of trashy sounding cymbals & saw blades, a few electronic drum pads and all the acoustic drums set to electronic triggers. His band at the time -still ahead of it's time- was the all-improvisatory avant-garde drum'n'bass trio Siamese. They toured the country multiple times in '02 and '03, bringing down the house in San Francisco at latenight afterparties and raves; in New Orleans during Jazzfest; opening for LTJ Bukem and MC Conrad in Portland; and, put simply, slaying nay-sayers and dropping the jaws of industry, musicians and fans nationally by performing astonishingly long sets of uptempo jungle and d'n'b without set breaks -without even breaks between songs. Again, seeing is believing. Throughout this timeframe Kevin was always recording his own material, which is now seeing the light of day with his present project "that will never break up" -KJ Sawka. Mostly IDM-based and reminiscent of an uptempo Ninja-Tune-like style, the tracks on Synchronized Decompression should evoke the pioneering work of Sawka's main influences: Amon Tobin and Squarepusher, with a bit of grit a la Dieselboy. Using some of Seattle's most widely-known underground female singers, they bring a balance of Seattle darkness, moodiness and beauty. Live and in the dj scene, Sawka is pushing the envelope with his one-man balls-to-the-wall dancefloor show, which now does include a laptop, samplers, loops, and a rack of gear to produce a full-on production -plus projections, live-action cameras, and intelligent lighting (be on the lookout for some online-only live tracks released in the weeks prior to Synchronized Decompression). For many live music venue gigs, Kevin also employs a full band like heard on the upcoming single Subconnectors -featuring ethereal female vocals, a keyboardist, and a cellist performing similar material in an in-your-face way that only the reverse-engineering, seemingly bionic Mr. Sawka can bring. Welcome, to the 21st Century. Also in appearence... JIB PIRATE - TORONTO // The Chronic Camp DJ GOAT - LV // Detn8or BEATBOT - LV // Detn8or

On selected nights... Lotus and the girls of Envious Entertainment... www.myspace.com/envious_lasvegas LOTUS MAX NICOLE GENA

BASSCAMP FRIDAYS SEP 7 OFFICIAL KICK-OFF CELEBRATION!! featuring... Lotus and the girls of Envious Ent!! Future Sound of Breaks Hydraulix - MIA // Touchin Bass, www.kuad.com Merlyn - MIA // www.kuad.com Supernaut - MIA // F.E.B. and special guest... Morningstar - LV // Voted #1 DJ in Citylife!! SEP 14 KJ Sawka(LIVE breaks/dnb set) - SEA // www.kjsawka.com DJ Goat - LV // Detn8or JIB Pirate - TOR // The Chronic Camp Beatbot - LV // Detn8or SEP 21 DJ FLAVE - SEA // Housewreckin, www.myspace.com/djflave Steele & Godfrey - LV/SEA // Stainless, Detn8or DJ Focus - LV // Terra Prod., www.myspace.com/djfocusmusic SEP 28 LADIES NIGHT!! Free cover for Ladies before 12 REID SPEED (breaks/DnB set) - LA // www.breakbeatscience.com DJ Supra - LV // A.W.O.L. DJ C-L.A. (House Set) - LV @BARCODE 5150 Spring Mountain Rd Las Vegas, NV Coming soon Dieselboy / Human Imprint Night Oct 12th

OUR OPENING NIGHT OF BASSCAMP WE BRING YOU.... FUTURE SOUND OF BREAKS www.futuresoundofbreaks.com @Barcode 5150 Spring Mt September 7 Hydraulix - MIA // www.kuad.com, Future Sound of Breaks Merlyn - MIA // Future Sound of Breaks Supernaut - MIA // www.kuad.com, Future Sound of Breaks with special opening set by LV's #1 DJ voted by citylife mag, Morningstar

Konkrete Jungle is at the Icehouse on fridays... and Barcode will have DnB here and there on fridays as well

I stopped RESON8 in June... But starting this week BASSCAMP at Barcode... THis friday is Jayrod, Mestizosix9, Metaphaze and more... Sep 7 Future Sound of Breaks and Morningstar..

WE ARE BUILDING A DJ DATABASE OF DJS ON THE WEST COAST AND WITHIN REASONABLE FLYING DISTANCE TO LAS VEGAS FOR A NEW WEEKLY NIGHT IN LAS VEGAS MOSTLY INTERESTED IN ELECTRO, BREAKS, HOUSE, JUNGLE, DNB,BUT ALL GENRE'S SHOULD SUBMIT INFO... DJ NAME: STYLE: AFFILIATIONS: CITY: NAME: NUMBER: MYSPACE: WEBSITE: MIX URL: FILL THS OUT AND SEND TO US ASAP... AT BOTH THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS WWW.MYSPACE.COM/AWOLPRODUCTIONS WWW.MYSPACE.COM/DETN8OR PASS THIS ARROND TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW WHO DESERVES A CHANCE IN FRONT OF A CROWD

back up...

you have got to be kidding me... is this for real??

ya it is only any good from about 2-3am... That is really only when "slide" is in effect... the rest is bullshit.

Here's a little RSC and BAM history.... In the winter of 1982 the Rock Steady Crew was invited to perform at the original Ritz nightclub. The list of performers that night included the Punk Rock group BOW WOW WOW, Afrika Bambaataa and the Jazzy 5. Since Afrika Bambaataa was known by many as the "Godfather of Hip-Hop", the Rock Steady Crew was honored to be on the same bill. After their performance, Crazy Legs and Frosty Freeze asked Afrika Bambaataa if they could be down with the Zulu Kings, the most highly respected of all b-boy crews. Afrika Bambaataa allowed them as well as the entire Rock Steady Crew to become members of the Zulu Kings, knowing that they would also become an integral part of the Zulu Nation. Soon after that performance the Rock Steady Crew took the downtown club scene by storm. They became caught up in a culture clash of Rastafarians, Punk Rockers and Hip-Hop heads.

A seminal Bronx DJ during the 1970s, Afrika Bambaataa ascended to godfather status with Planet Rock, the 1982 hip-hop classic which blended the beats of hip-hop with techno-pop futurism inspired by German pioneers Kraftwerk. Even before he began recording in 1980, Bambaataa was hip-hop's foremost DJ, an organizer and promoter of the large block parties during the mid- to late '70s which presaged the rise of rap. After the success of Planet Rock, he recorded electro-oriented rap only sparingly, concentrating instead on fusion -- exemplified by his singles with ex-Sex Pistol John Lydon and fellow godfather James Brown. Bambaataa had moved to the background by the late '80s (as far as hip-hop was concerned), but the rise of his Zulu Nation collective -- including De La Soul, Queen Latifah, A Tribe Called Quest, and the Jungle Brothers -- found him once more being tipped as one of rap's founding fathers. Born in the Bronx on April 10, 1957, Afrika Bambaataa Aasim took his name from a 19th century Zulu chief. Beginning in 1977, Bambaataa began organizing block parties and breakdancing competitions around the Bronx. His excellent turntable techniques and knowledge of music led many to proclaim him the best DJ in the business (though Grandmaster Flash and DJ Kool Herc were more innovative), and his record debut -- as a producer -- came in 1980 with Soul Sonic Force's "Zulu Nation Throwdown." The single was a rallying cry for the Zulu Nation, a group of like-minded Afrocentric musicians that only gained fame in the late '80s but had been influencing the rise of hip-hop crews since the late '70s. Aside from more production credits on several later singles during 1980-1981, Afrika Bambaataa didn't become an actual recording artist until 1982. He signed with Tommy Boy records and released his first single, "Jazzy Sensation," early that year. "Planet Rock" followed in June and quickly exploded. Recorded with the help of producer/dancefloor authority Arthur Baker and assimilating the melody of Kraftwerk's "Trans-Europe Express," the single hit number four on the R&B charts (but missed the pop Top 40) and joined the Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight" as one of the early classics of hip-hop. (Grandmaster Flash's "The Message" followed just three months later.) In the single's wake came dozens of electro groups and recordings, though none touched the quality of "Planet Rock" -- except, perhaps, Bambaataa's own follow-up, "Looking for the Perfect Beat." Out of those electro groups came several predominant dance styles of the 1980s and '90s: Detroit techno, Miami bass, and, to a more limited extent, Chicago house. Freed somewhat by his new-found popularity, Afrika Bambaataa began branching out in 1984, recording "Unity" with help from James Brown and "World Destruction" with John Lydon (as Time Zone). That same year, Bambaataa delivered an album debut of sorts, Shango Funk Theology, recorded as Shango with Material personnel Bill Laswell and Michael Beinhorn. A virtually LP-length single titled "Funk You!" appeared in 1985, after which Bambaataa recorded his proper album debut, Beware (The Funk Is Everywhere). He left Tommy Boy in 1986 after an album compilation of "Planet Rock" mixes, and signed with Capitol. The first album release for the label was 1988's The Light, recorded as Afrika Bambaataa & the Family, which included contributions from George Clinton, UB40, Bootsy Collins, and Boy George. Three years later, Bambaataa's third album, 1990-2000: Decade of Darkness, was released on Capitol, coinciding with his career retrospective Time Zone, released on his own Planet Rock Records. Bambaataa recorded erratically during the '90s, but returned to the mainstream in 1997 with Zulu Groove. The new millennium brought the release of Hydraulic Funk on Strictly Hype, and Electro Funk Breakdown followed in early 2001. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

definately old school breaks being played at Slide... My favorite night in Vegas... I rarely get to go cause I work early mondays... regret missing it every week

Bam the legend who revolutionized and founded the way breakbeats are made today. Can't wait.

This guy is fuckin wicked!! Who is he?

shot??? in Tabu?? Ive never even seen a fight at Slide... Its a true old school hip hop night... no gang bangers, grillz, pimp cups, and whatever else you need to be a rapper in the 2000s

Detn8or / Hyperformance Audio / AWOL presents.. (till a better name comes) Joes annual B-Day extravaganza!!! July 27 Counterstrike - ZAF // Algorythm, Moving Shadow, Renegade Hardware Fixation - LA // Cymbalism, Guerilla, Flatline, US Jungle Reborn- LA // Death Brigade, Relentless Audio, BPM Hyperformance Audio Crew Plus Special Guests @Barcode 5150 Spring Mountain Las Vegas www.myspace.com/detn8or

Negative ghost rider... Drais blows.. Empire, Jet on occasion, Barcode and Soulkitchen @ The Red Room are where quality house music is played

No Cover, No Line

11-3ish... Its got the best house music for sure... If you are looking for quality music and good local vibe this is the easy choice.. and its not that far from the strip... decatur and spring mt.

The strip isn't Vegas... other things are going on... with some culture even... there is life beyond the strip!!! Some of the best club nights in the nation do not have "the proper systems and rooms for it" YOu don't need to have a mega club with funktion one sound to have a proper night.