EASY NOW x BLUEPRINT presents
Three MASSIVE headliners! Multiple Rooms!
12TH PLANET / EGYPTRIXX / SAMO SOUND BOY
Accompanied with Expendable Youth, Self Evident and HXBD
Saturday, February 5th.
@ The Waldorf (1489 E. Hastings, by Clark Dr.)
9PM - 3AM
$15 tickets available online NOW:
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E A S Y N O W
ROOM 1: DOWNSTAIRS
A Polynesian inspired dance room with full stage for live acts and a proper sound system.
ft. SPECIAL GUESTS !
12TH PLANET * SMOG (L.A)
http://12thplanet2012.com/
John started over from scratch. After seven years touring the world as drum-n-bass maestro Infiltrata, after winning over icons such as Goldie and Photek, John Dadzie gave himself a new name, a new sound, and a new determination. It was 2005 and the gentile beatmaker was inspired by sounds he heard spun by the likes Technical Itch, Skream and Benga. It was dubstep. And it was his calling. Once 12th Planet is born, the story really begins. The British dubstep movement takes hold in LA thanks to 12th Planet and the events he aligns himself with; Smog, Media Contender, HARD, and his own club night Dubtroit. Like the mythological twelfth planet (popularized by controversial author Zecharia Sitchin), our 12th Planet flies perpendicular to the system. His wicked beats are off axis. His subsonic frequencies surround you in their own orbit. America's first king of dubstep is ready for impact.
EGYPTRIXX * NIGHT SLUGS (T.O)
http://www.myspace.com/africaforyou
With the tons of hyped up (but utterly mediocre) dance music that comes out these days, it's pretty hard to stand apart from the herd; not the case with Toronto's Egyptrixx. In just over one year, his distinct sonic aesthetic has become an acclaimed presence in underground music, garnering praise from heavyweight DJ's, including Sinden, Mary Ann Hobbs and Drop the Lime, and influential publications such as Fader, Xlr8r and The Wire magazine. All of his recent records have also seen regular radio play on BBC Radio 1 and Kiss FM among others. His unique and energetic live sets are in-demand, with headlining gigs banked all over Europe and North America and a busy touring schedule in upcoming months.
He makes celestial club music; jeep music for a Saturn desert. There is an exhilarating right-but-wrong tension that all of Egyptrixx' tracks share - a shifting balance between melodic and dissonant, rapturous and antisocial. His releases continue to challenge the status quo and impress with a unique style informed by elements of techno, house, dubstep and pop music.
With critically acclaimed releases already out on Night Slugs and Ramp Recordings, and his forthcoming debut LP slated for an early 2011 release, the future looks bright for Egyptrixx.
http://www.myspace.com/africaforyou
http://nightslugs.net/
SAMO SOUND BOY * TROUBLE & BASS (L.A)
http://samosoundboy.com/
Samo Sound Boy is a Los Angeles based producer and DJ whose powerful live sets, and original productions have brought him to the forefront of 2010’s global club scene. His introduction as an artist came in 2005 when Samo spent a year living Buenos Aires, Argentina. There he learned to DJ from experimental cumbia producers at the now infamous Fugees 99, a Nigerian-owned dancehall in the city’s south end. Compounding those influences with a love of crunk and ghetto house, Samo emerged to create a uniquely rugged but soulful sound of his own. With his second EP released through Palms Out Sounds, another on the way for Trouble and Bass, and forthcoming remixes for the likes of Tim Dolla, Bassanova, and NGUZUNGUZU, Samo is only getting started spreading his club aesthetic that Chicago journalist Dave Quam described as: “Weird, banging, and beautiful. Like a shortwave radio recording of all the best stations at once.”
+ DEEJAYS
dancehall * tropical bass * uk funky * cumbia * r&b * raps
EXPENDABLE YOUTH
http://www.facebook.com/expendableyouth
GENIE (culture club/re-up)
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T H E W A Y O U T
ROOM2: DOWNSTAIRS
Renovated dance room with seating, five projector screens and the best in audio sound.
ft. SPECIAL LOCAL GUESTS
HXBD * SUREFIRE SOUND (VAN)
http://hxdb.org/
http://soundcloud.com/hexadecibel
A bass music producer and DJ from Vancouver Canada. was first introduced to bass-centric music in the mid 90s, listening to jungle and drum & bass, which captivated his inspired him to be more than just a fan of the music. Using dubstep as the framework, he fuses elements of techno, garage, 2-step & jungle with interesting, syncopated rhythms and creative arrangements. In 2010 HXBD has produced remixes producers including: FBOM (Tx), Kwality (AUS), Ill-Ehsa (VAN), Vincent Parker (VAN), Grooki (AUS), Tri-Funk (SWE), VVV (Tx), Section8 (ATL), Sephirot (UK), Autopilot (US), Numbernin6 (US), Don Goliath (DE), B1t Crunch3r (US), Killeralien (UK/ITA), Alien Pimp (SP), Atma (CAN) KZSS (UK) & Foiled Torsos (UK). With the success of these, along with his incredibly popular remake or Robert Miles' timeless "Children", his remixing skills are in huge international demand.
SELF EVIDENT * LIGHTA! (VAN)
http://soundcloud.com/self_evident
Born and raised in Wakefield Quebec, now residing in Vancouver BC, Ben Ulis AKA Self Evident is a producer and performer of dance music that fuses culture, style + fashion from all over the world. Ben reps the Lighta! crew which includes his brother Max Ulis, Taal Mala, Michael Red + Daega Sound. His tracks have been played by Dj Hatcha (Kiss FM London), The Bug, EDU K, Headhunter, Al-Haca & Kid Kameleon (XLR8R). He has collaborated on 2 soon to be released tracks with Warrior Queen. He has also played alongside Skream, Distance, Starkey, The Bug, Caspa, Excision, Bassnectar, Maga Bo, XI, El Papa Chango & Kraddy (Glitch Mob).
CHERCHEZ (easy now/rad times)
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C O S M I C D U S T
ROOM 2: UPSTAIRS
All vinyl room, restored and retrofitted with a vintage analogue audiophile sound system
ft. 3 AMIGOS
PAT CAMPBELL, PETE MILES, ADAM CASSIDY
http://the3amigosvancouver.tumblr.com/
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