A step into the future

The honest truth is that Dubstep and Drum n Bass has consumed my sole and I'm currently unable to live without it and consider myself as theee biggest fan in South Africa. Yes that’s a very bold statement indeed, but wa'eva. I have good faith in the genres and think they will be around for ever.

I took the opportunity on Friday at a party at Fiction called “Not U2” to have a quick chat with the great Funafuji. I guess I should have taken down some notes as I can't remember much about the “interview”. I asked her about her plans for the future, knowing that she’s graduating this year from med-school, my worries were confirmed. Obviously stuff like that comes first in life. She says (in that cool accent of hers) that she’s not going to be gigging that often anymore but will definitely be making appearances at festivals and focusing on production. Very understandable!

IN MY OPINION, no-one comes close to Funafuji's talent, unique style and pure awesomeness when it comes to the art of DJing Dubstep at the moment. I have realised that our top DnB and Dub DJs have so many years of experience in their respective genres, and that's why they are so good!

What’s going to happen when the top dogs retire? What’s going to happen to the history stored on their vinyl? There are a lot of new guys in the scene, its growing so fast, but is it growing properly? Is money becoming more important than the music?

I would love to see these guys pass on their knowledge to worthy students and keep their legacies alive. Paying to learn how to DJ sucks.

Anyways back to the present!

Here's a mix by Funafuji. I was listening to it while writing this.

Zulu Chamber by DJFunafuji

Some events that shouldn't be missed:

*See You Next Wednesday FB event page - Wednesday @ The Assembly

STONE AGE CITIZENS
NISKERONE
GEORGE DANIEL
DUBLUSION

R10 for girls and R20 for guys.

BTW big respect to the guys behind this party! They took marketing to a new level. Perfect entry fee aswell :)

*Adventures In Bass FB event page - Saturday @ Club Voom Voom
MAGNUM HI-FI - GLITCH/UK BASS
REMY GOLD - GLITCH/DUBSTEP/UK BASS
WHITENITE - UK BASS/DNB
CARD ON SPOKES(LIVE) - BEATS/GLITCH/BASS

PLAIGARHYTHM(BTEAM) - GLITCH/DUBSTEP

R30 bucks entry, KILLER sound system!! :)

*Cold Turkey FB event page. - Sunday @ District 6 Cafe

SPOEK MATHAMBO
RICHARD THE THIRD
DANK
FLETCHER
O'LTAK
BLOTCHY
REBEL CLEF

Bring and braai + cash bar :) R20 entry

Some cool links to check out:

Auditory Vision - Electronic music blog

Bass Steppaz - Some guys throwing parties up the on the Westside

Catch me on Facebook for regular updates and some quality tracks I find on the net:
http://www.facebook.com/drumstepcpt

Keep skanking
Catch you on the d-floor
STD

Chaos and Disorder

So far 2011 has been packed with Dubstep and DnB gigs, this shit is getting big in Cape Town. I attended quite a few parties (shot for the comps) and saw some good quality DJ's which always make me happy!

Cold Turkey 23 Jan (District 6 cafe)

* BRUCE WILLIS?? killed me at Fiction on the 14th of Jan at Brick City. Will definitely be attending the next one which is on the 24th of Feb.

* On the 19th I partied at Ivy League. Its a weekly DnB party called AMSTERDAMNED
-DJs on the night- HYPHEN, MICKY BLUE & JUANO & JP. I had lots of fun, this party has huge potential!

* Some mad friends and I missioned to Stellies on the 22nd. SFR and Niskerone filled Die Mystic Boer to its max! -A Night With Dhala Kulture-

* The next day Cold Turkey (3) spoilt us heavily with Ghislain Poirier (CAN) (Ninja Tunes), Dank (Live), Soulo Starr, Jacob Snake and the regulars of course.

* Unfortunately I missed out on DJ Fresh at fiction on the 27th, it must have been crazy!! Big ups to everyone involved!!

WHATSUP MUTHA.FM!??! - I Love Bass

* The much anticipated I LOVE BASS party went down the next day on the 28th. I got a chance to catch some local DJs that I have been dying to see! Callan Maart is an awesome producer and DJ who went to college with me - check him out on SoundCloud. LG Fritz had some bangers! I went off my nut to some Skrilex just because I could. BIG UPS to the guys in charge, the sound system was HUUUGE! Check out this video I took of Mezzanine dropping some tight Eminem remix. My buddy E-Face rapping along.



* Cold Turkey 4 was very chilled, It was a dub/reggae inclined event. I enjoyed Slu Dada and if you are interested you can catch him on Mutha.FM apparently... I'm not sure when though. Funafuji played a dancehall set which was cool to see.

* It Came From The Jungle was pumping as usual this thursday past. Hyphen and Niskerone played back to back for the entire night, it was like 40degs outside, 35 inside, BANGER!! Check out the King of the Jungle Niskerone playing some hot DnB.




===NOT TO BE MISSED===

* 5th Of feb - HOMEGROWN
Counterstrike (Animal Chin B2B 500Mills):
http://www.facebook.com/CounterstrikeDNB
Hyphen:
http://www.facebook.com/hyphensa
Cutline (UK):
http://www.facebook.com/cutlinemusic
Ben XO (UK):
http://www.myspace.com/benxo

* HI-FIDELITY Wednesdays @ DAKOTA -Ft. Niskerone, Sedge Warbler, Blush n Bass etc...
The first installment will be on the 9th of feb feat. Niskerone, Liver and LG Fritz.

* Say Nuffin, Skank or Die!
@Voom Voom
WHITE NITE (Funky & 2 Step)
SUBLIMINAL (Drum & Bass)
BINARY (Dubstep)
ISH (Dubstep, 2 Step, Grime)
BLOTCHY (2 Step, Funky, UK BASS)

Line up of noteee!! That is going to be a SICK party!

* RubADub
7ft Soundsystem
Funafuji <3
Psydstep (Strobe1 vs Storm)
Dublusion
Qi

lol nuff said.

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*LINKS*
- For all events
DrumStepSTD - FB
- Callan Maart's SoundCloud
http://soundcloud.com/callan-maart
- Mutha.FM
http://www.muthafm.com/index.html
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Keep skanking
Catch you on the d-floor
STD

Just Something For The Ears

I managed to get my hands on some cool mixes from some very cool people!


Niskerone recently uploaded 2 new mixes on SoundCloud that seems to be from the It Came From The Jungle parties. They are both pretty old, but that's what makes them awesome!

Niskerone ft Natalia - It Came From The Jungle Vol.2 (2008) by Niskerone

Niskerone - It Came From The Jungle Vol.1 (2007) by Niskerone


I found Caspa's latest podcast buzz on the net some how. Apparently it was recorded on the 27th of jan... mmm I'm an idiot, it was done on the 27th of jan 2010 - so its definitely not his latest. I'll post it for those interested in what was happening back then.

Download link:
Caspa Rinse.fm
Track listing:
http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=126454 


DJ White Nite? Heard of him? I was very privileged to see him perform live at Cold Turkey 2. I have absolutely no info on this guy except that hes in a hip hop group called ETC Crew (http://www.etccrew.com/). I'm really digging his style at the moment.
Find him on twiiter @whitenite_ct

(MIX) WhiteNite - nu.step Volume 1 by DJ WhiteNite


Last but not least, here's a mix of my own, just for fun. My plan is to buy some equipment and do some real DJing. I'm currently still trying to find my style and I don't have access to any of the good stuff - the not so free tracks...

I used VDJ to make this mix. by STD

COLD TURKEY II

vGrrr

Last year on the 26^th of December I attended the first instalment of a soon to be very successful bring and braai/chill-out/dubstep party at the District 6 Cafe. For only 20 bucks you can get a heavy dose of quality music that you’ve never heard before (I can assure you). The crowd was cool and relaxed. I saw some hippies, tourists and hardcore locals.

At the last event I managed to catch Remy Gold, Ish, Blotchy and vGrrr. I might be wrong, but at one point I think vGrrr played a simple sounding dubstep loop or something on the one CDJ or whatever he was using, and on the other he dropped random trippy sounds with effects on them, sounded pretty cool :) the cheap drinks at the bar could have possibly being playing with my mind.

This week’s line up is amazing!

Rebel Clef
Blotchy
Funafuji
Binary
White Nite

I am extremely amped for Binary.  Everyone should take a listen to this mix he put together a couple months ago. I heard him for the first time in 08 I think, on UCT radio 104.5fm.

02 Mix by DjBinaryDubstep

Blotchy

I’m a big fan of Blotchy and Funafuji and they NEVER disappoint. And no… they don’t need an introduction. BIG UPS!

As for Rebel Clef and White Night, I haven’t seen them live before and actually haven’t heard of White Nite before, but I’ll find out shit and let you know :P

Because dubstep and everything else on this planet changes everyday, I decided that I’ll post something Rebel Clef uploaded on to SoundCloud 11 months ago – for the hell of it. Listen to them wobbles bru ;)

Mountain Kings by RebelClef

Pack in something warm, the wind can get hectic out there, I felt like I was dancing in a sandstorm – which was quite fun!!

Get there early! It starts at 2pm, ends at 10pm.
Venue: Distric 6 cafe

STD


Those important links:
Cold Turkey II
Funafuji
Rebel Clef
Blotchy
Binary
and ofcourse
DrumstepSTD