FROSTY BOY

11:14 AM me: yo 50, you got ur mini bio sorted 4 ur chch booze drinking expo ?
11:19 AM Paul: shit bro..nah flat out..you wanna whip something?…main bits…dirtycash boss…dj on fleet fm for 3 years, guest on basefm and george fm..support for mystikz, benga, caspa et al..guest at Wheel ,Systematic, Dubstep Alliance, Ghost Dubs(welli), debut release Glowstick and Stonk on Subriot in 2007, picking up plays in the UK, Europe, States and US, forthcoming releases on Cyba Digital(UK) and debut 12″ E.P on Studio Rockers later in the year!
me: swe bro, that will do
11:21 AM Paul: hugely influenced by Wiley and his grime/ eskibeat sounds and early Skream, Benga and Digital Mystikz.

Support : J-RED / DSD / TIMMY C / SUBZ / ill-FigZ / SLASHER i CANDY on Visuals.

$5 DOOR CHARGE

FRIDAY OCTOBER 3RD

AT DOUBLE DROP ” DUBSTEP CENTRAL ”

SUBTLE SOUND SYSTEM INSIDE

SUB HEAVY (ROUND 2)
3RD OCTOBER 2008
AT DOUBLE HAPPY
CHRISTCHURCH

$10 ON THE DOOR

UNDERTOW (Dunedin)
PHIL-O (Dunedin)
ORGANIKISMNESS (Nelson)
RUFIO (Urban Notion)
JOINT FORCES (Mysterious D)
SHORTKUTZ (ShortBlack)
CAMO MC
QUOTA MC

Dubstep Alliance 017

with 

The Dub Consultants 
(Seeka vs Lowquid, KFm)

OoGuN

Manaia Toa

Shutta

Dapht One

…

Boosted Soundsystem

$5 on the door

$5 Summit Taps / Drink Giveaways

Thanks to Jagermeister, Red Bull & Serato

…

For more on The Dub Consultants check;

Seeka’s Myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/djremotenz

The Dub Consultants on KFm:
http://www.kfmradio.co.nz/show932.html

So, if you had to list the top 10 hottest DJ / producers in breaks over the past 12 months, Skool of Thought would be a dead cert for a podium finish. Hotter than an aerobics class held in a sauna with the central heating cranked up to the max, he has cemented a reputation for laying down insane tracks and killer DJ sets across the globe.
Skool Of Thought is the owner and label manager behind the award winning Against The Grain & SuperCharged Music record labels - home to the likes of the Freestylers, Krafty Kuts, Splitloop, Ed Solo and of course Skool Of Thought. He is the guy responsible for the enormous Groove Armada ‘Superstylin’ and Freestylers v Pendulum ‘Painkiller’ breaks remixes, and has been described as ‘an underrated genius’ (IDJ Mag) and recognized by DJ magazine as helping form the ‘nu skool breaks’ scene. Not content on running 2 of the most highly regarded breaks labels in the world, Skool has continued to push the boundaries of the breaks scene with the launch of his 3rd label called ‘Cool & Deadly’ with Tayo….Out of breathe yet?….

Well to top it off… Skool joins us to celebrate his debut artist album with Ed Solo entitled ‘Random Acts Of Kindness’….

Random Acts Of Kindness’ encompasses all of the sounds and styles that have influenced Skool Of Thought over the years; from soul, funk and reggae to drum n bass, hip-hop and breaks. Effervescent, opener ‘Love Your Life’ isn’t just for the ska jump up crowd, it’s great song based fare and an early indicator of how the album delivers to more than just the dancefloor. Next up is King Tubby sampling soundbwoy stylings of Babylon Breaks. Reggae influences rear their head again on slowburning skankers ‘Life Gets Better’ and ‘Raspberry Dub’, while the D&B Remix of ‘Feel The Music’ does exactly what it says on the tin. Dipping into the UK underground with a bassline to loosen your fillings on ‘Sludge’, the guys show they have an eye for the retro too with their reworking of Incognito’s classic ‘Always There’. Throw in piano-laced hip hop (’Sometimes’) and beeps and bleeps aplenty (’Tug Nut’) and you’ve got an album, which could never be described as samey.

“This is a scene and a sound quite like no other and SuperCharged’s Skool Of Thought rules triumphant” 5/5 DJ magazine

“powerful, bass-heavy belters from most of the major players on the breaks scene. My advice, kids? Take a break from Skool.” 8/10 DJ magazine

“Speaker busting, ball tingling, body rocking breakbeat” 5/5 Knowledge mag

“If youre in to filthy raw breakbeat then this is for you, tearing simply tearing.” 5/5 IDJ

More Info on Skool of Thought at these places:

http://www.myspace.com/skoolofthought

Tag Promotions presents:

SYSTEMATIC Feat: SKOOL OF THOUGHT (UK)

Saturday 11 October
Fu (4 Wolfe Street)
Auckland

Tag Promotions is rather excited to present, for his first appearance in New Zealand, Skool Of Thought!

Expect a mash up set from one of the pioneers of the UK’s breaks scene and label boss of the biggest Breaks label the world has to offer, Against The Grain. We thought we would tailor the support line-up to reflect this, with a mash up of Breaks, Dubstep and Drum n Bass!”

Support from:

CERN
JASON GEORGE
GRIND
FUTURE ONE
PAGE3
DEFCON1

Just $15 on the door before midnight, $20 thereafter!

STEPPA’S DELIGHT @ DOUBLE HAPPY
Bringing you an evening of full spectrum, bass culture selections

featuring
STICKY FINGAZ - hip hop. funk and the rest of it

with special guests
MR STEEL- Dubstep
RED i - Dancehall
BUDDY HELL - DnB / Dubstep
JUNGLE JIM - Jungle / DnB

$10 on the door all night

Richard Bowes [aka Cotti] is a producer, DJ, and MC hailing from Brixton, South London. As well as the co-founder (along with partner Cluekid) of ‘-30 Records’, he also manages his own imprint, ‘Bassface Recordings’.Cotti has been immersed in the London Scene from a young age initially writing lyrics & Dj-ing then eventually moving through and focusing on vocalist & music production. 

Throughout 2007 Cotti became one of the movements most sought after DJ/producers, with his tracks ‘Sensi Dub’ & ‘I Don’t Give a Dub’ recorded as the biggest selling dubstep releases of 2007, not to mention ‘The Legacy’, and ‘Mozart 3000′ becoming bass rider anthems in their own right. The first half of 2008 has seen his productions gain support from all the big name DJ’s on the circuit. Thanks to the encouragement of Mary Anne Hobbs [BBC Radio 1] Cotti’s productions ‘Let Go Mi Shirt’ & ‘The Search’ were both Breezeblock bombs and eventually went on to full releases on Soul Jazz Recordings. 2008 has also seen the release of the long awaited collaboration with Doctor, namely ‘Calm Down’, a track that has pushed the creative boundaries of the sound, with its original vocal production & the technique of blending dubstep, grime, dub, and dancehall into a single track. 

At present Cotti is regularly Dj-ing at London’s infamous club FWD and the almighty DMZ parties. His sets have been witnessed all over Europe & the United States and without doubt are straight up to date with a quality selection of dubs from the finest producers. Cotti’s forthcoming collaborations as well the signing of big name vocalists are set to move Bassface & -30 Recordings to a fertile musical ground that’s a reflection of Cotti as an artist, A&R ear, and all round bass addict. 

SUPPORT : J-RED / RED-i / ill-FigZ / Spilly / NielsC 

SLASHER i CANDY on visuals 

$22 + b.f from Cosmic Corner $30 on Door 

SUBTLE SOUND SYSTEM inside……….. 

FRIDAY 17th OCTOBER AT DOUBLE HAPPY

COTTI HAILING FROM BRIXTON SOUTH LONDON IS AN ESTABLISHED PRODUCER/DJ/MC AND ONE HALF OF -30 RECORD LABLE (MINUS 30) ALONG SIDE HIS GOOD FRIEND CLUEKID. COTTI ALSO RUNS HIS OWN SOLO LABLE “BASSFACE REC” WHICH HE LAUNCHED IN 2007.

COTTI HAS GROWN UP AROUND MUSIC AND WAS VERY KEEN TO EXPERIMENT WITH IT FROM A YOUNG AGE, INITIALLY WRITING LYRICS AND THEN EVENTUALLY MOVING ON TO ACTUAL MUSIC PRODUCTIONS. HE FORMED 4N FORMAT CREW (GRIME) IN 2004 BASED IN SOUTH LONDON. 4N FORMAT STARTED OUT ON “ONTOP FM 95.50″ THEN LANDED A SET ON “RINSE FM 100.4″ IN EARLY 2006. WHICH THEY NO LONGER HAVE DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. INITIALLY COTTI STARTED OUT MAKING GARAGE/GRIME IN 1999 THEN MET UP WITH DJ CHEF LATER ON IN 2005 WHO INTRODUCED HIM INTO THE DUBSTEP SOUND, THEN HIM AND CLUEKID MET UP WITH LOAFAH (DMZ) WHO GAVE THEM MORE OF AN INSIGHT ON MAKING & EXPLORING THE DUBSTEP SOUND SO THAT THEY COULD REALLY GET INVOLVED IN THE EMERGING DUBSTEP SCENE.

COTTI HAS ALSO WORKED WITH SOME OF GRIME/DUBSTEP (A LIST) ARTISTS & PRODUCERS SUCH AS……….SKREAM, JAMMER, ROLL DEEP, NEWHAM GENERALS, PLASTICIAN, J SWEET, DOCTOR, BEARMAN, BIG NARSTIE, L MAN, AARON SOUL, IRONSOUL/KROMESTAR PLUS MANY MORE!

SO FAR COTTI HAS CURRENTLY RELEASED ONE GRIME EP AND A MIX CD IN ALL INDEPENDANT RECORD SHOPS IN AND AROUND LONDON IN 2006 & 3 SEPERATE 12″ VINYL DUBSTEP DANCEFLOOR BANGERS “SENSI DUB” , “I DONT GIVE A DUB” & “THE LEGACY” WHICH HAVE GONE ON TO SELL THOUSANDS AROUND THE WORLD IN 2007 ALONE. COTTI ALSO HAS A TRACK FEATURING ON THE MASSIVE BOX OF DUB 2 ALBUM (DUBSTEP & FUTURE DUB) RELEASED ON SOULJAZZ RECORDS TRACK ENTITLED “LET GO MI SHIRT” PLUS ANOTHER TRACK FEATURED ON THE “FABRICLIVE 37″ COMPILATION BY CASPA & RUSKO ALSO RELEASED IN 2007. www.myspace.com/cot4n

BASSWEIGHT TOUR with DJ EVIL (Sub Fm, Wgtn) and SCOTT DETAIL

DJ Evil aka Olie Bassweight is based in Wellington where he runs the Bassweight Recordings digital label and plays on top Dubstep internet radio station Sub Fm. Olie will be joined by regular Alliance player Scott Detail for a Dubplate-heavy showcase of the labels forthcoming releases from Helixir (FR), Rick Dias (IR), Detail, Organikismness, Optimus Gryme, Evil and Sandman.

With Alliance residents OoGuN, Manaia Toa, Seeka and Shutta, hosted by Dapht One.

$5 on the door.

Free Summit pints for early arrivals, $5 after that.

Thanks to Becks, Red Bull and Serato

The Wheel legacy continues into its sixth edition, this time round playing support to the mighty Upbeats, performing live next door at Zen. Host and resident DJ Jason Howson joins Waiheke resident Charlie B aka Optimus Grime. Dub consultant radio host & Beat Merchants counter boss DJ Seeka and Dirty Cash promotions head honcho Frosty boy. Be warned. When its sounds nice we play it twice!

EVIL
Since the distinction was made in zoroastrian times man has been aware of EVIL, and the dark fruit it bears, humanity has both consciously perpetuated and unknowingly channelled evil in miriad manifestations. As we reach the end of the age Pisces in the 2150 year cycle in the procession of the constellations, we leave an age more replete with EVIL than any other. These omenous times have bought us, be it blessing or curse, a humaniod incarnation of this EVIL. Born of women the evil one, to land of a long white lie it come, the pacific ring of fire shall it reside, and into the belly of the beast shall it ride.
It, or can we be bold enough to say- He- dwells by day in a small cave of unspeakable filth at the base of a mountain overshadowing the community of poneke. His days are filled arranging, refining, and readying tools and ever-more-so, weapons for the furtherment of his dark agenda. These tools have been honed over many years by an esoteric, vigilant and
uncompromsing community of warriors known most commonly as the Tech Warlok Massif. Yes- it is music, the realm of the fallen angel, that the evil one enlists to infiltrate the malicous media zeitgeist and unfounded moral firewall of the mind that has been constructed by evil men (not true incarnations of EVIL)
to advance their own vision for humanity and to hide the truth from those who seek it.
The hours of darkness see evil enter the realm of mortals with their party’s and clubs of the night, armed to the hilt with auditory projectiles capable of nightmarish incoherence, mental dislocation and tearing holes in the mere fabric of matter.
To facilitate the perpetuation of the off-key technoid, heavy tech, gashsound and its transmission form the darkest sample banks of cyberspace and the depths of the underworld he has had the insight to create Underground Powertools- a small but battle hardened organisation notunlike a musical militia.
And to facilitate the distrubution of good dubstep from new zealand and around the globe evil launched ‘Bassweight recordings’ with freind scott detail, former 0474:8455 Recordings, which has released the finest dubstep to ever come out of New zealand

DETAIL
okay, imagine this…. if hal9000, tom waits, and that classic looking old guy out of Last of the summer wine all starred in a buddy flick about how friendships are tested when you leave law school, set up your own practice, and are pitted against your best friends in a court of law. in a tale of greed, wine, deceit and space exploration, it’s not just the client that’s on trial… …now imagine the soundtrack. that’s what detail sounds like.

http://www.myspace.com/evilgnz
http://www.myspace.com/scottdetail
http://www.myspace.com/bassweightrecordings

Local Support : J-RED / TIMMY C / L-QUE / SUBZ / ILL-FIGZ

SUBTLE SOUND SYSTEM INSIDE

$5 DOOR CHARGE @ DOUBLE DROP

SATURDAY 25TH OCTOBER

Out of the blue stylee

Tonight (wednesday, 29th oct) Dj Stivs from the uk will be dropping a dubstep set at Double drop. 6pm and onwards……….

Free entry

What started as a 22:00 till late Friday night show on Auckland’s BASE FM pushing an eclectic mix of tunes, has been reincarnated in the capital city by Addison g. Course, in the form of a club night at GOOD LUCK on Cuba Street. The first instalment has Addison g. Course a.k.a AZUKI, playing his own brand of Dancehall, Dubstep and Grime production mixed with a selection of local and global dance floor tracks following similar themes. But wait theres more !!!
VINYL support from THOUGHTWARE and NOCTURN both representing their own takes on bass heavy culture and its various incarnations.
From Reggae through Dub to HipHop and Jungle.