Optimus Gryme

Samiyam

Ol’dip is Proud to Present its third installment of the mighty Brainfeeder Family - Samiyam!!!
Since the year 2004, sam has been the proud owner of two midi cables. they are currently in his closet under some other shit.
sounds like: got a gun, screw driver, a knife and shank/ plus i break face bones with my platinum rings/
tools: sam, the mpc 27000XXL, the motif, the triton, the fantom, a crate of $1bin soul records and a platinum MIDI-toaster oven.

Support to be Announced

Thursday 9th September 2010
Sandwiches Nighclub
8 Kent Terrace
Tickets - $15+bf available at the following outlets.
www.sandwiches.co.nz
www.dashtickets.co.nz/event/sxtkzp4vq
Real Groovy & Samurai Store

Truth-Puppets album release

TRUTH (Deep Medi Musik / Aquatic Lab / Disfigured Dubs / Boka )
Truth, undoubtedly New Zealand’s greatest Dubstep export; have been making a huge impact around the world with their heavy bassline riddims. Truth have a style that defies categorization; encompassing an array of melodies, vocals and spacious beats that range from half-step stompers to the deeper profound realms of sound; all with one Common element which underpins every track; a heavy bassline riddim that lays sheer force on any system heavy enough to handle it.
Taking the dubstep world by storm with releases on seminal label Deep Medi Musik, Skreamz Disfigured Dubs plus widely respected labels Boka and Aquatic Lab as well as vinyl out on local powerhouse Optimus Gryme Recordings. It is clear Truth has had a massive impact right from their outset. Now 2010 is set to be the biggest year yet for Truth as they get set to unveil the much anticipated Truth album ‘Puppets’.
The truth is out there. Now go seek.
WITH LOCAL SUPPORT FROM DIRTY NEEDLEZ, OLIE BASSWEIGHT, FRIED CHICKEN SOUND SYSTEM, MIDIAN & MUFASA
Truth ‘Puppets’ available from Samurai Store, 11 Tory St or all good music stores early September.
www.myspace.com/truthdubstep
www.truthdubstep.com – coming soon!

Common Ground

POISNDART & HIGHER Presents:
COMMON GROUND.
“A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, or recreation. A party will typically feature beverages, music and dancing as well.”

JASON HOWSON
GRIND
LOWQUID
JACEY
LITTLE CITY HIT SQUAD
GRASSMOUTH
ELROBBO
KANDY KANE KID
MC’S CRONIK RE & PROPHECY

4:20 Bar, The Karangahaps, AK.
$5 Corona’s and MCK’s all night long.
$10 Entry

Truth-Puppets release tour

To celebrate the biggest dubstep release to come out of NZ, 30hz & SBK in association with SOUTH Bar are proud to be hosting the TRUTH on their albulm release tour, not only will the TRUTH be dropping an energitc 2 hour set but you will have the opportunity to hear their debut albulm PUPPETS being dropped on a heavily boosted and professionally tuned soundsystem.
Truth, undoubtedly New Zealand’s greatest Dubstep export; have been making a huge impact around the world with their heavy bassline riddims. Truth have a style that defies categorization; encompassing an array of melodies, vocals and spacious beats that range from half-step stompers to the deeper profound realms of sound; all with one common element which underpins every track; a heavy bassline riddim that lays sheer force on any system heavy enough to handle it.
With two comprehensive Europe tours under their belt and a string of gigs around Australia and Asia, including an appearance at the seminal DMZ night in Brixton, and the infamous Sub Dub in Leeds, Truth know how to impress. Truth’s mixes for radio shows and podcasts,have been receiving huge accolades from the lucky listeners, with recent appearances on Kiss FM, Get Darker TV and Rinse FM.
The truth is out there. Now go seek.

Now if this wasnt enough, we have realised that Dunedin ravers go hard, so we have decided to open up an equally impressive 2nd zone that is being headlined by a fast rising star on the national and international D&B scene, the one and only BORDERLINE, over the last six years New Zealand’s Borderline has been climbing the International drum & bass ladder with release’s on some of the worlds most well respected record labels, such as Optiv’s Red Light Recordings, Bulletproof’s Cyanide Recordings, Dj Trace’s Dsci4 & Europe heavy weight labels Citrus, Smptm & Shadybrain. Borderline
Has shared the studio with artist such as Teknik, Cern, Menace, Dose, Shapeshifter drummer Johnny Hooves & remixed artist such as Trei, Proktah & most recently Optiv. Borderline brings a unique sound & style to the global drum & bass community turning heads not only amongst his ever growing fan base but also with some of the international scene’s most respected dj/producers, his tracks gaining dj surrport from such artist’s as State of Mind, Bulletproof, The Upbeats, Optiv, Nypmfo, Btk, Psidream, Teknik, Dose & Cern, the list could go on.

So we have 2 EPIC ZONES and 2 of NZ’s leading artists, how can we make it even better? By SOUTH adding the great drink deal of $8 REDBULLS & VODKA and by us adding Dunedins best DJ’s and producers to support each headliner.
DUBSTEP ZONE: TRUTH, SYRUS B2B WOOSH, NINJASTEP & UNDERTOW.
DRUM & BASS ZONE: BORDERLINE, LOKI, FSOD & TITTS MCGEE.
Tickets:
Super earlybirds: $10-Strictly limited.
Earlybirds:$15-Limited.
Presales:$20
More on the door.
Get your tickets from cosmic corner.
$8 REDBULLS & VODKA (INTOX WILL NOT BE ALLOWED)

Bassweight

As part of the “ThisCulture” film series we are proud to present the NZ premier of “Bassweight”. Bassweight is the first feature documentary that gives you an insight into the birth, growth and success of Dubstep music.
“From the very start in Croydon, through to a recognised global culture, Bassweight provides a timeline of information via some of the most important exponents from this ever expanding scene. Featuring in-depth interviews with the genre’s true ambassadors around the world including; Skream & Benga, Kode 9, Plastician and BBC Radio 1 DJ, Mary Anne Hobbs. Each reflect on their personal journey and provide thought on maintaining Dubstep at the forefront of dance music. With intimate imagery from Europe, Japan and Brazil, Bassweight is a unique stylised music documentary celebrating the art form that is Dubstep.”

September 16th - Khuja Lounge, Auckland - 8pm
$10 entry - DJ support from Jason Howson

http://www.thisculture.com for more info.

Bangers and Mash

Thats right folks! Jay Bulletproof is turning 21(again) and to celebrate, were kicking off Bulletproof music & Be Clubs new Bi Monthly Dubstep event “BANGERS & MASH”.
Showcasing the cream of Aotearoas Dubstep, Gryme & UK Funky producers & selectors, BANGERS & MASH is set to be an all out bass assault pon’ your senses, Transmitted by one of the best club sound systems in the country. BANGERS & MASH promises to have you raving all night long to the sounds of THE very freshest local and international dubplates delivered live and direct by NZ’s heavyweights!
Tune into “The Subsessions with Bulletproof” on GeorgeFM 10pm wednesday nights straight after SILK CUTS on 96.6fm or www.georgefm.co.nz for weekly double pass giveaways, and arrive early to BANGERS & MASH and you could score yourself an exclusive free signed copy of the TOP40 Bulletproof LP “Soundtrack To Forever”.

$10 ENTRY

LINE UP:
Hosted By:
NZ’s Leading Dubstep/Gryme MC:
RUGGED TEKNIQUES(www.facebook.com/ruggedtekniques)
Selectors:
BULLETPROOF (www.facebook.com/bulletproofnz)
JASON HOWSON (http://www.facebook.com/jason.howson?ref=ts)
GRIND (www.facebook.com/Grindnz)
OOGUN(http://www.facebook.com/pages/OoGuN/168906307386?ref=ts)
TOMMY FLOWERS (http://www.facebook.com/dj.tommyflowers?ref=ts)
Booo0om! its on! see yall there!

Samiyam

Beats People Movement* in association with Sick Disco! and Dubstep Alliance Aotearoa are proud to bring international guest SAMIYAM to Auckland
SAMIYAM (USA)
REPRESENTING:
BRAINFEEDER / HYPERDUB / POO-BAH RECORDS / ALL CITY RECORDS
A master of the shimmering, synthetic and rhythmically stunted, Brainfeeder /Hyperdub affiliate Samiyam’s can be defined artistically by relationships. Firstly, with music, secondly, with the intensely talented modern beat musicians (Flying Lotus, The Gaslamp Killer, Ras G etc) he moves with in both the L.A. of the real world and the uniquely spiked L.A. of the internet…
A kid whose parents could only punish him for being naughty by confiscating his boombox, Samiyam also remembers being affected by the music of Michael Jackson and recounts singing along to the big tunes and mimicking MJ’s dance moves in the mirror at age six. Captured by Hip-Hop in his teens (“I really got into dudes like DJ Premier and Alchemist,” he says) at the end of high school, Samiyam purchased an MPC and began attempting to write like his heroes. Eventually moving onto to a Roland MC-303 Groovebox, with this shift in hardware came a shift in musical mindset. “That was when I started really feeling like I was making the ideas that were in my head,” he says.
Obsessed with “seventies [and eighties] RnB and Funk,” having been programmed to approach music in a looped format by his years of Hip-Hop fixation, Samiyam found himself listening for the “one four bar part that sounded so good I wanted to hear it repeat for three minutes.” Applying this to his arrangements, he formed what he calls, “a friendship of the new millennium,” with L.A beat auteur Flying Lotus when the two discovered each other’s music online.
Now based in L.A., which he describes as, “full of people I felt like I could really get along with,” as a key member of Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder movement, the last few years have seen Samiyam perform across America, Europe and Asia. This September, following recent visits from L.A residents Dâm Funk and The Gaslamp Killer, Samiyam will make his New Zealand debut. “I’ve had so many people hitting me up about it online,” he says. “I’m pretty happy about it all.”
- Words by Martyn Pepperell for the Groove Guide

Download Link:
“Heyhey so here’s the first of many to come… This mix was put together by Ras_G, SAMIYAM and myself. Some time last year. We originally gave these out on CD at the Brainfeeder event in LA, but here it is, just for you.”
- Flying Lotus, March 2009
http://media.brainfeedersite.com/podcast/brainfeedermix1.mp3

More Links:
http://www.myspace.com/samiyambeats
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Samiyam
http://www.brainfeedersite.com/

Local Support from:
JULIEN DYNE (BBE)
SCRATCH 22 (The ARC)
DAPHT ONE (BPM*)
& Guests
CASSETTE NUMBER NINE
10PM TIL LATE
$10 COVER CHARGE ALL NIGHT

Dub Sessions

It’s Finally here Auckland
The Backyard is proud to bring you an eventful night of bass, dub & gryme
Featuring NZ’s #1 Dubstep DJ of ‘09 & 2010-Jason Howson supported by 7 of Auckland’s best dubstep DJ’s.
FEAT:
Jager Bus:
9-10:30 Dirty Funky Dildz
10:30-12 Broken System
Main Room:
9-10 Dane
10-11 Rich Carey
11-1 Jason Howson
1-3 DJ Grind
Porch Bar:
12-1:30 DJ Lowquid
1:30-3 DJ Villain

Limited Early bird tickets for $15 on www.iticket.co.nz
Once those are snatched up tickets are only $20 available on iTicket with a small booking fee or from any of the team here at The Backyard.
DRINK SPECIALS
$10 Jager Bombs thanks to Jagermeister
$8 Vodka Redbulls thanks to Redbull
Sponsored by Jagermeister join us for a party on the jager bus and meet the jager promo girls

Flux Pavilion and Skism

FLUX PAVILION [UK]
Hailing from deep in the Midlands, Flux Pavilion has emerged. Hitting the scene in early 2009, he secured himself a solid stance in the dubstep world. His blend of hard smashing rhythms and manic basslines have certainly gained him an audience. Also as a musician he has incorporated his singing and instrumental talent into his tracks. Well known for his high energy sets, he is being booked home and abroad for his unique t
ake on the dubstep sound. With exclusive plays from the likes of Rusko, Caspa, Ntype, Hatcha, Plastician and all the big names his tunes have been blasted all over the world. After performances alongside Ntype on Rinse and Hatcha on Kiss Fm, Flux Pavilion is certainly making waves in the dubstep scene and everywhere else. With big plans for Circus Records (his Label with Doctor P and Swan-e) there is no doubt that flux will continue rise to stardom doing the thing he knows best; smashing dancefloors from here to the moon.

SKISM [UK]
Straight from London UK known for his high energy sets. With releases on Excision’s Rottun Recordings, Wicky Lindows, Distiller and his own label Never Say Die Skism.
http://www.myspace.com/weareskism

SUPPORT FROM:
HENDI
MISSHIN
SUBZ
FEAR
CAMO MC
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM: WWW.DASHTICKETS.CO.NZ AND REAL GROOVY

Doctor P and Crushington

“Madcap Touring presents…
DOCTOR P (UK) & CRUSHINGTON
South Island Tour
DUNEDIN
Wednesday 6th October
Urban Factory - 101 Great King St
Featuring…
Titts McGee
CharlieVerseSi
More to be announced

CHRISTCHURCH
Saturday 9th October
The Bedford - 46 Bedford Row
Featuring…
Gomorrah
Hendi
Soultrader
Bambzle
TICKETS AVAILABLE WED 1ST SEP!!!
$34.90 + booking fee
Online @ http://www.1-night.co.nz/
Cosmic Corner & Real Groovy

DOCTOR P BIO
Doctor P discovered the music world back in 2000. At the age of 14 he started to play instruments, finding a great love for the drums and guitar, as well as many others. By 16 he took this talent to the live stage with unsigned bands, developing his gift to a better level and getting a taste of the musical world he was destined for.
2 years later, he discovered the world of DJing and electronic music production, leading him to start experimenting further with his talents. This led him to University where he decided to study music production, at Northampton and then at the official Steinberg University in Huddersfield gaining a 2nd Class BSC (Hons) in Popular Music Production.
With his new skills, Doctor P started to attract interest from artists and labels within the drum & bass market, the first being Cyntax Error Records in 2006. This saw his first début release: ‘The Lawnmower Tune b/w Vitamin Funk’ which had additional production by DJ Amadeus. This was to be the record label’s début 12″ under the pseudonym ‘Sounds Destructive’
Later releases ‘Police Tape’ & ‘Many Moons’ followed with production help from DJ Kulprit, which gained interest from some of the artists major players like Kenny Ken & Brockie.
By 2008 Doctor P had developed his skills further and welcomed his first solo 12″ ‘Raving Rude Boy b/w Friendly Street’, released on ‘Second City Records’.
2008 also took a turn in Doctor P’s career after being talent spotted by Krafty MC of Maximum Boost records. Doctor P was introduced to label manager & co owner DJ Swan-E who drafted a contract and signed him to become a Maximum Boost Records artist. A mixture of wisdom and talent combined the pair to produce their début collaboration ‘Straight to Ya Ear’ which featured the vocals of MC Fearless.
It didn’t take the pair long to click together and with their talent mixed into one package they released ‘Give Me More/Paralysis From Analysis’ which became the labels final release of 2008.
2009 promised to be a big year for Doctor P as a solo artist as well as part of the newly formed Slum Dogz. He branched out into dubstep to show his diversity as a producer, joining forces with Flux Pavilion to bring ‘Air Raid’ to the dance floors. With this release the pair decided, along with Swan-E, to create Circus Records. With his current release ‘Sweet Shop’ smashing almost every corner of the globe, and with over 10,000 copies sold, it is the biggest dub step track to date of 2010. Doctor P has certainly cemented himself firmly in the music world.
http://www.myspace.com/doctorpdubstep
http://www.facebook.com/doctorpcircus

CRUSHINGTON BIO
Theorizing that one could through the use of bass frequencies, travel between parallel universes, A Dubstep production and DJ trio known as Crushington led an elite group of bass scientists into the desert to develop a top-secret project known as The Sine Wave Leap. Pressured to prove their theories or lose record label funding, Crushington prematurely stepped into the bass accelerator, and vanished.
They awoke to find themselves in another universe; our own. Soon afterwards sent to prison for a music piracy crime they didn’t commit, Crushington promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade, fleeing into the international underground.
Fortunately, contact with their own universe was maintained through brain-wave transmissions with Steve, the project observer, who appears in the form of a hologram that only Crushington can see and hear, and led them to their sympathetic allies; The Upbeats and Black Sun Empire.
Trapped in our world, they find themselves leaping from gig to gig, studio to studio, putting bass where things were once treble; and hoping each time that their next leap will be the leap home.
http://www.myspace.com/crushington
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Crushington/128236583862694?ref=ts

Doctor P

FuZen presents:
Doctor P
Friday 8th October - Zen , 10pm till late
With support from : Jason Howson, Riot Boy, Static

The UK’s premier bass-wobbler Doctor P will be jetting into Auckland in October to play what is sure to be a memorable set.
The man behind the still-mind-blowing Sweet Shop and his own dubbed-out imprint Circus Records is sure to bring a power packed set of the freshest dubtsep bits which will turn the Zen dance floor into a sweat shop!
http://www.myspace.com/doctorpdubstep
http://www.myspace.com/circusdubstep
Tickets on sale Wednesday 1st September
$25+bf from Real Groovy, Beat Merchants, and www.iticketexpress.co.nz
Combo Tickets for Dub-Tober will be also be available 1st September. (full information and line up soon)

Headhunter aka Addison Groove

HEADHUNTER has been carving out a totally unique place in the dubstep / bass / uk / futuristic / whatever -theheckyou -wanttocallit scene with his new project ADDISON GROOVE. Being inspired by the Chicago ‘Juke’ scene, he started dropping some of these 140bpm jacked up trax into his sets, and it was a short gap from there to making his own take on that sound. With bouncing 808 claps and bass, warm pads, and crazy cut up vocals, the tune that blew up first was ‘Footcrab’ . Gaining attention from bass expert Loefah of Digital Mystikz, it finally ended up on wax on Loefah’s awesome Swamp81 imprint. Ridiculously catchy and refreshingly clean, his sound is a great example of how this scene keeps reinventing itself and taking on new forms. Come down and catch one of his blistering sets!

Support from local legends:
P-Vans (Strictly138/DPR/Bassweight Recordings/Aquatic Lab)
Thief (Strictly 138/Acetate)
Midian (Grounded)
Guest Appearance from Auckland Selector:
MikeE (UPfm/PREMIUM Events)
VISION MEDIA Audio vs VJ MASTER UJI visuals!

Bar 9

Bassweight Presents:
BAR9 [Z AUDIO/UK]
Audiophreaks | Dubting | Z audio | Dark Circles | Vision

It’s 2010 and Bar 9 are stamping their signature sound all over the Dubstep scene. Anyone who is anyone in the Dubstep circle knows how many anthem these boys have had in the last year. Tunes include “Midnight”, “MurdaSound” and “Strung Out”, Not to mention remixing the likes of Foreign beggars, Kyza, Nick Corelli, Paul Harris, Eurythmics and Sidney Sampson All being spun out by the likes of Nero, Pendulum, Subfocus, Plasticain, Mary Ann Hobbs(BBC Radio 1), N-Type and many more. They have been touring around the globe, spreading their sound to the masses! Lets just say, the demand for these guys tunes and DJ skills at the moment is big!

Plus an allstar NZ Dubstep support lineup
ORGANIKISMNESS [NLSN]
Bassweight | Protogen | Optimus Gryme
OLIE BASSWEIGHT [WGTN]
Bassweight | Rottun | Stupid Fly | Monkey Dub
MEDICTUNE [WGTN/CHCH]
Bassweight | Optimus Gryme | Dubxtent

Local Support:
OBEAST / CHOP DOG
HOSTED BY MC TIMMY P [WGTN]

LIMITED PRESALES | $30 FROM COSMIC CORNER
ONLINE SALES AVAILABLE HERE: http://www.cosmicticketing.co.nz/event/show/443
THURSDAY 21 OCTOBER
DOUBLE HAPPY | CASHEL STREET | CHRISTCHURCH

Olie Bassweight

Hosted byTimmy P - wellington

Support from RUFFSTEP, Loki, ODC, Funkdamunk

$10 Presales available from Cosmic Corner

Phat 11

Tickets:
We’ll be releasing 500 only super early bird tickets at $149 + booking fee only thru the website http://www. phatclub.co.nz Monday 12th April from 10am; once gone the price will rise to $175 for the next 500, then $199 & then
$249….Phat 11 will run for 4 nights (3 mainstage + preparty) from the
29 Dec til the 2 January at our Inangahua West Coast site….be in for a
$100 discount on the most massive bass heavy party in the southern
hemisphere!

All your fav NZ Dj’s and bands + a few ripper internationals too.
Acts to be announced soon, Keep an eye on this page or the website for updates and other info

DJ/BAND Submissions:
We will be accepting Demo Cd’s From now until JUNE 30th
Post to…PHAT 11 demo
The Phat club
Po Box 670
Nelson 7040
Make sure to write on the DISK your name, DJ/BAND name and contact details.
Include in your bio your facebook, Myspace and or Website address.
A contact email address is essential too.