Konkrete Jungle Chicago, Schedule One and Dubstep.fm Presents:
Dubfix :: Cafe Lura :: 5/9/2008
Featuring:
Selector Moldy - Heavy Pressure, Deep Medi Musik, Thermal Recordings, 'Earwax) Portland, ME
Moldy’s DJ career spans over a decade and he has graced the decks in cities including Portland Maine, Boston, Hartford, New London, New York City, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and London at nights such as Elements, The Rinse, Runnin’, Pressure Sessions, Acupuncture, Camouflage, Direct Drive, Konkrete Jungle, Push, Recess, Dub War, Smog Sessions, and Grime City. He has shared the booth with talent including Adam F, Breakage, Digital, Dara, Dieselboy, Clever, Sileni, Juju, Loefah, Joe Nice, Dave Q, Djunya, Tes La Rok, Luke Envoy, Pinch, Distance, Headhunter and N-Type.
His productions have been described as clean, melodic, deep, and cinematic. With beats often leaning into Reggae and Hip Hop territory, his tunes drop with an exclamation point; carried by heavy-hitting bass lines. Attentive listeners of all genres will be down with the subtle elements he weaves into his productions; music which moves the dancefloor and engages the mind.
In 2006 he formed Heavy Pressure Recordings. The first release, Moldy’s “Windmill Dub”/”The Black Forest (Part 1)” became available in December 2006, distributed worldwide by Nu-Urban Music UK/USA.
In November 2007, Thermal Recordings released his long awaited Drum & Bass/Downtempo split 12″, ‘Yo Baby’/'Ragga Steps’, distributed worldwide by Nu-Urban Music UK/USA.
He has music forthcoming on UK labels ‘earwax and Deep Medi Musik.
Moldy currently hails from his hometown of Portland, Maine.
Phaded - (Konkrete Jungle Chicago, Dubfix, Dented Sessions, Dubstep.fm, Dnbradio.com) Chicago, IL
Phaded began his affair with the beat in the late 90's, doing production and later Dj'ing a blend of Underground Hiphop, Downtempo and Dub tracks. Inspired by the musical brilliance of producers and artists spanning a vast number of genres, there was a constant compulsion to present some of the most underground of sounds and rhythms in his sets. Becoming part of the emerging Dubstep scene in the US was only a natural progression for Phaded, as it tapped into the many facets of his musical foundation. Over the last year there has been great success for his weekly broadcast- The Dented Sessions on Dubstep.fm as well as dropping crowd-pleasing performances around the Midwest US. 2008 only looks brighter for this sub junkie, with an eye toward lending more his own productions to the scene in upcoming months. Be ready for some bass weight with Phaded when you enter the building.
Jeekoos - (Part Time Suckers, Dubfront, WNUR, Midwestdubstep.com)
Chicago 1998...Jeekoos became actively involved in music by producing hip hop with local artists. With an open mind and heart, he began digging for fresh musical experiences. Shortly before the end of the century, at a party in Rogers Park, he got introduced to jungle and immediately fell in love. In early 2000 he happened upon a jungle and breakbeat-oriented college radio show hosted and mixed by DJ Kee aka Searchl1te. Impressed by his selections of styles and sounds, and glad to have found a consistent source for dnb, Jeekoos became a regular listener. He had been honing his production skills and began sharing some of his original tracks with Searchl1te, who dug them and played them on the show. In late 2001 Jeekoos visited the radio show, which had just taken the name Part Time Sucker Radio. There he met up with the Part Time Suckers, Kee aka Searchl1te, Cringer, and Kat_Zyie. When dubstep caught up with him, with its slower pace but equivalent intensity, gnarly basslines and attention to detail, the incorporation of it into his sets and production style was only natural. As his sound evolves and his skills flourish, Jeekoos stays deeply involved in the Chicago dubstep scene. Respect to tha Wubmaster!
MC Zulu - (Perception 2020 / Mashit / ComLib / Ninjatune)
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.
Like any "Born Jamerican-esque" Dancehall hybrid, the fact that it's 75% party, with catchy, pop-anthem choruses will reel you in. The remaining 25% however, is why you'll respect him.
There he touches on economic and social disparities, he expresses a desire to do better; but there is also an intangible element that let's you know, no one else would write the song this way. Maybe it's his sense of humor, but there's an underlying vulnerability that makes his music altogether palatable.
Zulu the performer does not give himself over fully to the positive, or negative element. Even at his most idealistic, he is still making leering allusions to the ladies at the party. At his most gangster, while involved in a hypothetical shootout with the authorities, he is still praying out loud, "...Tell mama not to shed no tears because I did my best."
The subtleties in his writing style, often punctuated with overt harmonies (another method typically uncharacteristic of dancehall) seem to employ the technique of providing insightful details, while leaving enough to the imagination.
It is this essential, forgotten method of character development, which gave the Reggae performers we loved in the past their authenticity.
In recent times, most of the music world has busied themselves with attempts to replace this with an impossible street credibility. The results of such exploits have proven to be altogether unimaginative, and utterly tragic, usually for the artists themselves.
Zulu lives to tell yet another tale of hot girls dancing on the table, with such stark clarity that somehow you know, he must have seen a great deal in his life.
