Cardiff Scene

louis2035 · Post by **louis2035** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 11:43 pm

evening all.

im moving down to cardiff in september to start uni and i was wondering what the scene is like down there. do any locals have info on regular nights going on plus i need to find some decent record shops too.

cheers

broaderthanbroad · Post by **broaderthanbroad** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:42 am

There was a night called MUD at Q-bar i believe but i don't know if this is still on, on the whole Cardiff is shit for underground dance music. Unless you like house/ D'n'B

the wiggle baron · Post by **the wiggle baron** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:12 pm

Right, well for records shops its quite an easy one. Catapult records is in the high street arcade (the undercover bit by the castle) and stocks a decent proportion of the dubstep releases as they come. The guy who runs it is a decent bloke too, who while he doesn't really focus fully on dubstep, he has a decent enough knowledge to help you out and has pretty good taste imo. Its a good place!

As for nights, its not an easy one. Me, a couple of other guys and the jigsore soundsystem crew set up that Mud night 8-9 months ago or so in Conti's bar. Since then, ALOT of shit has gone down. And to cut one of the longest stories of my life short, me and gary aswell as the jigsore crew are no longer affiliated with the night/the thing that runs it. Its on every tuesday during term time at the basement/10 feet under club i believe, and the place does have a reasonable (although not the nicest sounding) soundsystem in place.

As for other nights, there are a few decent drum and bass/breakbeat nights that come along from time to time (the welsh club often hosting them) and quite a few will have a dubstep sideroom. Dont expect it to be loud/full though.

As for me, gary and the jigsore crew. We're going to be returning to Q-Bar at the start of the term with a new night thats basically going to be a continuation of where Mud left off there. Will probably be a little bit more eclectic, as we now have 2 rooms to play around with, but will always feature a dubstep room that I think the plan is to have on rotation between the big room and the smaller (and imo better!) back room. All this will be backed up by the jigsore soundsystem too, which is basically off the hook. Definitely the best sounding/most pressure ive heard from a soundsystem in Cardiff.

So yeah, you got catapult for records. A few nights here or there around Cardiff sporting some good music and the occasional bit of dubstep (club delight have brought some big names in eg. oris jay, headhunter, hijak...) Our night (which i think will be called Duplo) should have lots of good music from reggae to breakcore, with a dubstep mainstay (and a collosal system) and I think will be every other week. Current plan I believe involves having a big night once a month where we'll be bringing down some big names, with local DJs/producers always welcome to come do their thing.

Oh yeah, and theres mud too...

spooKs · Post by **spooKs** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:20 pm

Don't forget spillers near tk maxx for dubstep too, the world's oldest record shop! i checked out the small electronic section and probably over half of it was dubstep! MAH - Evangeline for £13.49 ooooh yeah

the wiggle baron · Post by **the wiggle baron** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:25 pm

spooKs wrote:Don't forget spillers near tk maxx for dubstep too, the world's oldest record shop! i checked out the small electronic section and probably over half of it was dubstep!

Get outta town!!

DVRSFY · Post by **DVRSFY** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 1:01 pm

yeh gota biggup spillers. they dont have a massive dubstep selection but what they do get in is always quality. really good prices too, all their hyperdub records are 4.99! same with planet mu. great group of peeps who work in there aswell, they really love music, are open to new sounds and will always try to get hold of stuff for you.

as for nights i feel like cardiff is really stuck in its ways right now with DnB having a complete monopoly on the "underground" electronic music scene. but i'd check out MUD in the basement, wiggles new night Duplo (guna be reachin this meself, all about the back room bruv

), holodeck - the monthly techno night does a dubstep room bi-monthly in welsh clwb.

also theres gonna be a new night starting around september not sayin much right now but i'll update the thread when i have more info, and hopefully we will see the return of dub delight and bonus level bass (newport) soon.

its been a slowburner over the last year, but gota give props to all the promoters whove been pushin the sound (matthew caveman, dave shaw, the wiggle baron, james mud, aidan, tom servo, mondo), and i hope this septembers influx of students on cardiff brings some open minds.

louis2035 · Post by **louis2035** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 1:43 pm

cheers guys i will have to check them all out.

by the way if you need some extra hands to help out with any of the nights please let me know. i have a little experience in promoting gigs, done a couple in birmingham. plus im studying live events technology so getting involved on some nights would be great.

wascal · Post by **wascal** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:45 pm

diversify wrote:holodeck - the monthly techno night does a dubstep room bi-monthly in welsh clwb

thetomservo · Post by **thetomservo** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:56 pm

large up the club delight (sonic lodge, mondo, diversify, cave man etc.) guys they do know how to hold a dance. was busy as owt last semester so cudn't reach a MUD herd they were bumping though.

if you can be bother me and my mate run a night in newport (almost) bi-monthley that should be back on septemer aswell (if you can be botherd to catch the train).

DVRSFY · Post by **DVRSFY** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 3:08 pm

thetomservo wrote:large up the club delight (sonic lodge, mondo, diversify, cave man etc.) guys they do know how to hold a dance. was busy as owt last semester so cudn't reach a MUD herd they were bumping though.

if you can be bother me and my mate run a night in newport (almost) bi-monthley that should be back on septemer aswell (if you can be botherd to catch the train).

woop! so glad your doin this again mate. always had a laugh at your nights and you were never afraid to book people who are a bit different - geiom (live set)

, reso

, emalkay

hope your still plannin on bookin the person you had your sights on last time we chatted at pinch, they're smashin it on the live tip atm

the wiggle baron · Post by **the wiggle baron** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 3:13 pm

diversify wrote:
thetomservo wrote:large up the club delight (sonic lodge, mondo, diversify, cave man etc.) guys they do know how to hold a dance. was busy as owt last semester so cudn't reach a MUD herd they were bumping though.

if you can be bother me and my mate run a night in newport (almost) bi-monthley that should be back on septemer aswell (if you can be botherd to catch the train).
woop! so glad your doin this again mate. always had a laugh at your nights and you were never afraid to book people who are a bit different - geiom (live set) , reso , emalkay

hope your still plannin on bookin the person you had your sights on last time we chatted at pinch, they're smashin it on the live tip atm

oooh could you tease us anymore if you tried

...speculation time. Jazzsteppa?

Need to make it to a bonus level bass. Never actually been to Newport other than to pick up me 1210s!

thetomservo · Post by **thetomservo** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 4:25 pm

diversify wrote: hope your still plannin on bookin the person you had your sights on last time we chatted at pinch, they're smashin it on the live tip atm

unfortunatly i was to drunk that night to remeber what i said

so it could be anyone but heres who it myt be (depending on money):
jazzsteppa
ikonika & optimum
appleblim
toasty
and if we get loads of money Dusk And Blackown.

THE ABOVE IS JUST SPECULATION.(jus thought id cover myself incase some random thinks it's an actual lines. sorry to people who read things properly.)

chek the myspaz for info http://www.myspace.com/bonuslevelbass
i should also have some beats on there soon jus need to master them.

one.

the wiggle baron · Post by **the wiggle baron** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 4:32 pm

thetomservo wrote:heres who it myt be (depending on money):
jazzsteppa
ikonika & optimum
appleblim
toasty
and if we get loads of money Dusk And Blackown.

...shit the bed
Wales won't know whats hit it! (With any of them!)

Maximum respect, will be down for any of them.

DVRSFY · Post by **DVRSFY** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 6:01 pm

yeh was a messy night, just remember about five of us shocking out to pinchs set while the rest of the crowd mainly consisting of trendy stnuc stood at the sides makin sure nobody stood on their creps. didnt joker and blazey play aswell?

anyway i think you were chattin bout jazzsteppa and ikonika at the time but would love to see blackdown, appleblim based on mixing ability and selection and blatantly toasty cos mans a legend.

louis2035 · Post by **louis2035** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:13 pm

i will be making the trek to newport if any of the mentioned artists will be playing.

sounds amazing

chant121_ · Post by **chant121_** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:09 pm

hey hey hey guys and gals .. im moving to cardiff in september to do a computer animation degree but i create sacred dub/ drum n bass / electro in general ,in my own time .. play guitar n piano and sing too , basically gunna have a recording studio aswell ,, soo was wondering if theres ne others out there who like me likes to have a sesh and play and create music .. if soo get in contact .. gutta be some sound people out there ,, its just finding em ay.. check out my tunes anyhow n tell me what ya think
tom

chant121_ · Post by **chant121_** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:10 pm

www.myspace.com/wolfentechnologies
feel free to tell me ya thoughts on my music

curtamos · Post by **curtamos** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:24 am

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tekton naggar · Post by **tekton naggar** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 2:50 pm

thetomservo wrote:
diversify wrote: hope your still plannin on bookin the person you had your sights on last time we chatted at pinch, they're smashin it on the live tip atm
unfortunatly i was to drunk that night to remeber what i said so it could be anyone but heres who it myt be (depending on money):
jazzsteppa
ikonika & optimum
appleblim
toasty
and if we get loads of money Dusk And Blackown.

THE ABOVE IS JUST SPECULATION.(jus thought id cover myself incase some random thinks it's an actual lines. sorry to people who read things properly.)

chek the myspaz for info http://www.myspace.com/bonuslevelbass
i should also have some beats on there soon jus need to master them.

one.

jazzsteppa smashed it when i put them on in bristol.. PM me for a contact for Gal if your interested.

subsection · Post by **subsection** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:53 am

the scene isnt as bad as people are making out, jigsaw do a dubstep night weekly or fortnightly, but the venues vary. and mud but on nights fairly often. and they usually have a dubstep set on the one mission nights, which will be every thursday in the welsh club, room 2. will post stuff up if i hear of anything good. peace.

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