http://www.dubfrontrecords.com
Dubfront Records ("Banging cuts!" – Urb Magazine), the Midwest's premier label for face-melting, dub-tinged bass music, celebrates its recent global digital distribution deal with a third installment of Dubfront Sessions at Darkroom. On Thursday, October 22, from 9pm-2am at Darkroom, 2210 W. Chicago Ave, co-founders Jeekoos, Cringer, FSTZ and Searchl1te will take turns shaking loose the ceiling tiles with their own tunes and exclusive bits from around the world. The one-and-only MC Zulu will be handling things on the microphone. Video Janitor and friends will be dishing out the mindbending visuals. In collusion with the eight 18" subwoofers at Darkroom, the Dubfront crew is set to lay out the fresh directions of the dub diaspora.
This show has free admission.
21+.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Darkroom
2210 W. Chicago Ave
Chicago, IL
We are bringing this to you for FREE.
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Event Websites:
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Artist Bios:
*Jeekoos – Dubfront, Filthy Digital, SUB808, Part Time Suckers : http://www.Jeekoos.com
Jeekoos (the English spelling of the Polish word Dzikus, loosely translated as "a feral woodsman") crept into the Chicago music scene playing bass in punk bands and producing four-track hip hop and breakbeat-type madness. Always a seeker of fresh musical experiences, Jeekoos found himself at a party near the end of the century. It was there that Jeekoos encountered jungle music. Soon after, he discovered Part Time Sucker Radio – a consistent source of jungle, breakbeats and DnB. Impressed by the show's selections of styles and sounds, Jeekoos became a regular listener, then a contributor, then a freekin' resident dj. When Jeekoos ran up on Dubstep, with its intensity, gnarly basslines and attention to detail, he naturally incorporated it into his sets and production style. He crafts tunes and mixes that are nothing short of block-rocking. Jeekoos also props up Chicago's low-down sounds with sick event flyers and web design and is the man behind the MidwestDubstep.com forum.
*Cringer – Dubfront, Part Time Suckers : http://www.myspace.com/CringerTheWicked
As a Dubfront Records banner-man and Chicago Dubstep representative, Cringer has been lacing beats for over 11 years. With music ranging from Deep & Dark to Ghetto Anthems to straight Boogie Tunes, Cringer steps up with a fat sack of dubplate pressure and sub-cabinet assaulting original work. With banging releases on his own Dubfront Records imprint as well as forthcoming releases on Rogue Dubs and Adversion Recordings, It's no wonder Cringer has been top-billing parties nationwide like LA's premiere Dubstep weekly "Pure Filth" and the Dubstep vs. ragga jungle soundclash "Bring tha Ruckus". Come catch The Cringer in action and learn the true definition of "Bass-Pressure"
*FSTZ – Dubfront, Rogue Dubs : http://www.virb.com/Unklefesta
Credited with introducing dubstep to the Kansas City scene with Kablammo! the area's first all-dubstep event, FSTZ has been innovating his brand of electronic dance dub since 2006. With his signature “floor destroyer” style, there’s never a shortage of bass weight when FSTZ is on the decks. His mixing skills have received worldwide attention; most notably from dubstep godfather Joe Nice, who had this to say…“I remember the night vividly – Thanksgiving weekend, cold outside and there was a buzz in the air. FTSZ was powermixing on all levels. One of the best performances I’ve seen all year from a DJ.” In 2009 FSTZ was nominated “Best Dance DJ” by the Pitch Weekly, Kansas City’s arts and culture magazine. He has recently launched his vinyl label, Rogue Plates, and remains an active contributor to Dubfront Records. You can catch FSTZ nearly every Saturday on Dubstep.fm or on a sound system near you.
*Searchl1te – Dubfront, Trillbass, WNUR 89.3 Fm, Part Time Suckers : http://www.Searchl1te.com
In the past year alone, Searchl1te has bombed beats in Buenos Aires, NYC, San Fran, Vegas, Chicago and all points between. On the turntables or tweaking a live P.A., Searchl1te lays out monster bass weight and teeth-rattling percussion. Irreverent of genre but observant of vibes, he brings the substep, sarcopha-beats, yard techno, scandalbass and tech:freek biz. His tunes are loaded with his own field recordings, samplings from a nerdy collection of vinyl and collabs with the underground's tuffest lyricists and musicians. The founder of Part Time Sucker Radio, Searchl1te (a.k.a. Kee – BassByThePound Crew) has been doing non-commercial radio for a decade with WNUR 89.3 Fm, http://www.Dubstep.Fm, http://www.Destroyer.net and http://www.Dnbradio.com. For a day gig, Searchl1te teaches reading, writing and music production to incarcerated youth in Chicago. Visit http://www.FreeWriteJailArts.org to peep writing, art, and tracks produced by his students.
"[Searchl1te] ditches the brainless foursquare beats that serve as cha-cha diagrams for the honkiest segment of the club population …His tracks are made of hearty, pulse-pounding stuff: mile-high quantum-overdrive synth pulses, queasy stereo-phase effects from your best panic attack, and sub-sonic free falls that aim to evacuate your bowels." --The Chicago Reader
*MC Zulu – Mashit, Ninja Tune : http://www.ZuluMusic.net
Panamanian-Born MC Zulu's overall sound and vibe is one of the Caribbean immigrant who came to America, just in time to pick up on both cultures. Never claiming to be a Reggae fundamentalist, Zulu instead takes an experimental approach to his delivery.
His unique, "Reverse 16th" style of singing has allowed him to experiment with many genres the world over, even when they do not conform to the traditional rhythmic structure of Dancehall. Still, referred to as 'Riddim Killah' by DJs and soundsystems, he is most heavily influenced by Reggae / Dancehall music.
"Chicago's Dominique Rowland, known as MC Zulu, has a booming baritone voice that almost knocks you over. Whether he's spitting his signature line "Spread the word!" or chatting political lyrics, Zulu's vocal presence is unmistakable. It's not just the oral intonation but also his clipped phrases, stopping mid-sentence like a flicking typewriter's carriage before starting the next line." -- XLR8R Magazine
*Video Janitor and friends : http://www.videojanitor.com , http://10klux.com
Visual artists on the night!
