Friday, August 19th, 2011
*Dfrnt - Emotional Response CD/EP Album Launch Party! Out now on Nu Directions!*
Alteration presents rising talent in the world of Bass Music and also the label boss of Echodub Recordings:
DFRNT (Echodub, On The Edge, Nu Directions - UK)
DFRNT (real name Alex Cowles) is a music producer, DJ and designer. He produces deep dubstep, dub-techno, chill-out and electronic music. He DJs dubstep and techno with a strong emphasis on deep but danceable.
DFRNT hosts the fortnightly Insight podcast where he showcases music that he enjoys, with the emphasis on deep and melodic dubstep and dub-techno. DFRNT also runs the Echodub label and collective - a group of around 20 musicians that work together, and the associated label releasing tracks from the collective, and beyond. DFRNT's latest project is Cut. A netlabel specialising in free music done properly.
Alex writes the SittingOvation blog and is editor for Modus Magazine, a new printed publication centered around deeper dubstep and techno.
Currently living in Edinburgh, Scotland; Alex also works full-time as lead designer and web developer for a search engine marketing company.
To date, DFRNT has played alongside Joker, Dorian Concept, Africa Hitech, Harmonic 313, Rob Sparx, Ruckspin, Mad EP, Indigo, Forsaken, Stenchman, Antiserum, Deville, Hellfire Machina, Paranoise, Desto and Afterdark to name a few. His DJing has also taken him to Boston, Burlington, NYC, Philly, Baltimore, Washington DC, Orlando, Puerto Rico and all over the UK.
Prior to DJing as DFRNT, Alex has also supported and DJed alongside Mylo, Pendulum, Tim Deluxe, Dave Clarke, Krafty Kuts, A Skillz, Dan Greenpeace, Utah Saints, Vicious Circle and more.
Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/dfrnt
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/dfrntdubstep
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/dfrntdubstep
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/DFRNT
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/DFRNTdubstep
Discogs: http://www.discogs.com/artist/DFRNT
Last.fm: http://www.last.fm/music/DFRNT
Alongside:
ODI (Bass Fueled Mischief)
Odi, as he is known to the world, does not look like the type to have a group of beautiful women fawning over him. And yet, there are several that I have to get through to talk to him. People murmur “respect” as we walk outside. Their admiration is not underserved. Odi, is in great part responsible for the entire style of jungle music in NYC. “I can’t think of anything that makes me happier,” he says. “Every show makes me better.”
Jungle, or drum&bass, is one of the evolutions of 90s electronica wave, characterized by an emphasis on fast-paced breakbeat and prominent bassline. It was then, back in its formative years that Bronx-born, Harlem-raised Odi entered the scene and gave it his kind of direction. “I grew up around 125th street, the home of hip hop. So it was natural to be an aggressive DJ, putting in the hip hop elements. It’s what I know.” His break came around after high school, when running promotions for the famous NASA rave parties at Club Shelter grew into a steady DJing slot. From there, Odi and some childhood friends who shared a lifestyle, culture and musical interest began pumping out electronic records with their own signature twist.
“Jungle didn’t happen as a music until 96. Back then it was all just called breaks or techno was the common term,” Odi recalls. “Anything went back then. My friends and I got real lucky, being in the right place at the right time.” Fans would argue that it was not only the position but the skills that propelled Odi and his DJ crew, Digital Konfusion, into the underground limelight. Their way of mixing jungle beats with Hip Hop has grown into its own genre. “Jump up” has been the defining style of NYC and the east coast in general since 97, when the crew formed their own eponymous record label and began spinning at NYC’s most dedicated weekly jungle show: Konkrete Jungle. Odi rapidly became a fixture, while continuing to travel the country, one of the first few to enjoy such popularity.
Eventually Odi caught the ears of Malik Shabazz, the international spokesman for the respected Hip Hop society Zulu Nation. Shortly, he initiated Odi in 03, making the Harlem native the first junglist to enter the organization. “I really respected the work that they did,” says Odi. “And I try not to talk or brag about it, but it’s a very big honor.” Odi and his record label remained prolific in the recent year, DJing constantly while putting out a mix CD and producing for multiple other artists. His clothing line, Methods NYC is putting out a line of urban fashion inspired by the Jungle subculture. The next step for Odi is his upcoming artist’s album and taking his music online for digital distribution. But most of all, he would just like to continue playing, unconstrained by genre. “They have names for all the different styles, but I like it better when it was just music,” says Odi, smiling. “When it comes down to it, no one really knows the difference.”
http://www.bassfueledmischief.com
SECRET AGENT GEL (Bass Tourist)
Secret Agent Gel has spent ten years producing and preforming electronic music, concentrating on the perfect mix of danceable and interesting. The biggest influences were releases from Rephlex, Warp, Planet-mu and underground (and not so underground) music from the UK and the internet. His mix of genres have lead to releases as diverse as DubWar001 (dubstep, 2006) tracks on Recordcamp’s "Brooklyn Keeps On Takin’ It" compilation (breaks, 2003) and Badd Inc's first Electroclash compilation (electrohouse, 2004). He's toured the UK, Europe and around the US, playing with Kode 9, Hank ShockLee, Chicks on Speed, Datach'i and many more. In the last few years, the sounds of bassline, dubstep, 2step and garage house have taken over the Secret Agent Gel studio. He runs Bass Tourist Records and founded DubFiler a file sharing web site for DJ's and musicians.
http://www.secretagentgel.com
NYCHAVOK (Alteration)
Nychavok (Pronounced Nigh-Cha-Vok) made his debut in the Summer of 2007. A New York City native, he has been a resident for The Secret Night of Science and Let it Roll, two of NYC's biggest Drum+Bass monthlies. He is also the founder of Alteration, a party dedicated to providing quality Bass Music to New York City. Nychavok has already played alongside the likes of Klute, Marcus Intalex, Calibre, Fabio, Makoto, Dieselboy and others.
http://www.facebook.com/nychavok
http://www.soundcloud.com/nychavok
Hosted by:
MC TRAC (BBE, Konkrete Jungle)
Been around the block and iiii yi yi! Brooklynite at heart, New Yorker for life. some say im much of a gentlemen. I say dont take my kindness for nonsense. An Extraordinary MC who has ripped many a shows then left without a clue. Seen a bunch of ups n downs so i stay pretty level headed. And im here staying connected with folk and making new ones ..
http://tracmuzik.com/
http://facebook.com/tracmuzik.com
http://thetracspot.wordpress.com
10PM-4AM
21+
$7 before Midnight/$10 after
@
Deity Underground
368 Atlantic Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11217
REINFORCED SOUND = MO BASS FO YO FACE!
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