Detn8or8 Posted August 19 Report Share Posted August 19 BASSCAMP FRIDAYSSEP 7 OFFICIAL KICK-OFF CELEBRATION!!featuring... Lotus and the girls of Envious Ent!!Future Sound of BreaksHydraulix - MIA // Touchin Bass, www.kuad.comMerlyn - MIA // www.kuad.comSupernaut - 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.comDJ Goat - LV // Detn8orJIB Pirate - TOR // The Chronic CampBeatbot - LV // Detn8orSEP 21 DJ FLAVE - SEA // Housewreckin, www.myspace.com/djflave Steele & Godfrey - LV/SEA // Stainless, Detn8orDJ Focus - LV // Terra Prod., www.myspace.com/djfocusmusicSEP 28LADIES NIGHT!! Free cover for Ladies before 12REID SPEED (breaks/DnB set) - LA // www.breakbeatscience.comDJ Supra - LV // A.W.O.L.DJ C-L.A. (House Set) - LV @BARCODE5150 Spring Mountain RdLas Vegas, NVComing soon Dieselboy / Human Imprint Night Oct 12th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detn8or8 Posted August 19 Author Report Share Posted August 19 On selected nights...Lotus and the girls of Envious Entertainment...www.myspace.com/envious_lasvegas LOTUSMAXNICOLEGENA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detn8or8 Posted August 19 Author Report Share Posted August 19 BASSCAMP brings you...SEP 14 @ BARCODEKJ SAWKA (LIVE!) - SEA // Wax Orchidwww.kjsawka.comwww.myspace.com/kjsawkaSeeing 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 CampDJ GOAT - LV // Detn8orBEATBOT - LV // Detn8or Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detn8or8 Posted August 19 Author Report Share Posted August 19 BASSCAMP Presents....DJ FLAVE - SEA // www.myspace.com/djflaveHis 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, Detn8orDJ Focus - LV // Terra Prod., www.myspace.com/djfocusmusic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Detn8or8 Posted September 19 Author Report Share Posted September 19 Flave this Friday... ya don't want to miss one of the best Funky House DJs in America... Live Sax and all!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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