Bath's answer to dubstep lurks within Rocksteady. A night devoted to providing you with mad-good UK talent and the people integral to our local scene. Downstairs we detonate the dub, upstairs we bring the hip-hop and turntabalist vibes.
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December 3rd
rocksteady presents....
RESO
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Pressing Issues // Urban Graffiti // Storming // Pitch Black // Skud // Z Audio // Ranking Records // Dubting // Freeport Records // Shut Up And Dance Records // Destructive Recordings
Grotty, aggy, dark, brutal are all words used to describe the music of 25 year-old Alex Melia aka Reso, which is sometimes at odds with his boyhood dream of drumming in a jazz band. His sound is immense, scathing and basically full fat. His sound consists of compressed and technically accomplished breakstep, with a rude darkside attitude and screaming synths with tight mechanical shifts.
A versatile producer and gifted DJ, Reso is a rising star, gaining worldwide notoriety for his technoid inspired productions which often transcend the dubstep tag that many have easily slotted him into. From the chugging metal guitars of Metal Slug, via the pulsating techno echoes of Identity, and into the bowels of the haunting, filtered sub bass workout of Holograms, Reso’s aural identity is a densely layered, high octane tapestry, rich with musical texture and colour, which really sets him apart from the minimal sparseness of many of his fellow producers. Mary Anne Hobbs has been a fervent supporter of the young producer, commissioning a special 20-minute mix for her Radio One Breezeblock show back in January 2007. Reso has worked with Burial, engineering his critically acclaimed remix of Jamie Woon’s Wayfaring Stranger. More recently Reso’s remix of The Dubstitutes 2 Faced Rasta (Dubting) has been gathering strong support from some of Dubstep’s key players such as Benga, N-Type, Walsh and Rusko.
Other artists on the night...
WASCAL b2b TEKTON NAGGER
With releases on Hammer Records, residencies with OMG and Holodeck and their prolific Bristolian reputation, the boys are heading over from the big smoke to hit up rocksteady and cause some tremors.
ASUSU b2b LURKA
Rocksteady residents, Sub-fm radio Dj's and feautured artists with releases to boot. These boys represent and bring the fire!
RAREDJ and ITCHY FINGERS
Holding it down up stairs these guys play quality cuts with real integrity. Also holding down residencies at Impact of the Drop, the Beat Market and Basement they are seasoned hands. Expect all styles and eras of hip hop and avant gaurd beats.
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Links to RESO mixes:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/zmypwm
https://rcpt.yousendit.com/611094675/a1 ... 4e5619e97f
