RSD (Rob Smith, Smith and Mighty UK)
RSD, perhaps better known as Bristol bass and drum music stalwart Rob Smith (one half of respected production duo Smith and Mighty), has been pushing bass heavy rhythms for more than two decades.
Under the moniker RSD, Rob Smith produces fresh, innovative bass music that simultaneously pays dues to his deep soundsystem roots while pushing things ever forward. He remains firmly at the forefront of Bristol's endlessly inventive music scene.
Rob Smith has found a new home in 2009, as RSD, comfortably adapting to the rolling, sub-heavy rhythms of dubstep. With releases on respected labels including Punch Drunk, Earwax and Tectonic, RSD's sound is typified by impossibly heavy soundsystem-testing sub-lines and junglist dub breaks. The irresistible energy of tunes such as 2007's infectious breaky roller "Pretty Bright Lights", 2008's bubbling summer-vibed "Speakerbox" and the speaker destroying dread-fuelled stepper "Jahway" has rapidly cemented them as anthems.
An experienced, effortless and exhilirating DJ and selector, RSD's New Zealand shows are not to be missed.
http://www.myspace.com/dubrockers
Strictly138 is pleased to also welcome the mighty OoGuN back to Wellington...
OoGun (Drunk Elephant Sound, Dubstep Alliance AK)
OoGuN relocated from London late in 2006 and has fast become one of NZ’s top dubstep DJ/Producers, as anyone who has witnessed his live DJ sets will attest. Packing fresh dubplates from 6Blocc, DZ, Babylon System, RSD, Clouds, Mungo's Hi Fi, Roommate, Antiserum and others as well as exclusive OoGuN productions, remixes and the freshest NZ dubs - OoGuN will celebrating the imminent launch of his Drunk Elephant Sound Aotearoa record label. Prepare to be trampled!
Drunk Elephant Sound is a 100% Aotearoa owned and operated dubstep label.
Drunk Elephant was set up by Auckland based producer and DJ OoGuN, initially as a home for his dubstep productions. However, as dubstep grows in NZ, with increasing numbers of homegrown producers picking up the sound, Drunk Elephant’s mission is to find and encourage NZ dubstep producers by releasing their tunes. OoGuN’s weekly radio show (the Drunk Elephant Soundsystem Base Fm 107.3 Sundays 8-10pm) has been instrumental in gathering and broadcasting locally made dubstep music from producers such as PVans, Dutty Ranks, LQue and JRed, FrostyBoy, Joint Forces and of course OoGuN’s own productions. In the first phase, Drunk Elephant functioned purely as an online, digital label. However in 2009, the label is being launched as a full entity with planned vinyl releases.
http://www.myspace.com/drunkelephantsound
