Northern Bass 13/14 New Years Eve: Second Announcement!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- Wednesday 9th October 2013
Northern Bass 13/14 New Years Eve: Second Announcement!
In what is promising to be an outstanding two days of New Years Eve celebrations to see out 2013 and welcome in 2014, Fuzen Entertainment is thrilled to announce that the following artists have now joined the increasingly stellar line-up for Northern Bass 13/14!
TALIB KWELI (USA) | DEAD PREZ (USA)
| LTJ BUKEM (UK) | LOADSTAR (UK)
SEDGE
WARBLER (SA) | ODDISEE (USA)
BENNY
TONES (NZ) | CHARLIE B (NZ) | TOMMY FLOWERS (NZ)
The Northern Bass team have been very busy folk, scouring the planet’s top music festivals to bring a truly global collective of bass artists – not just in drum and bass music, but across multiple genres encapsulating hip hop, grime, beats, electronic, break-beat, dub-step and more to New Zealand in December.
“We’re really excited that we’ve been able to put together such a strong and diverse line up for this year’s Northern Bass. I’m looking forward to seeing two of my personal favourites Talib Kweli and Dillinja tear up the main stage….and am very keen to check out local favourites The Upbeats Live show with MC Armanni!” says promoter Gareth Popham.
The addition of these established and ground-breaking artists combined with fresh new up and coming talent is going a long way to fulfilling what Northern Bass promises to bring to its audience: two days of totally mesmerising music and beats, heavyweight bass-lines, samples, loops and effects – what more could a bass culture enthusiast ask for? How about the fact that it’s all taking place in a gorgeous summer setting with camping, great facilities, good food and all at the best party time of the year!
NORTHERN BASS
13/14
DEC
30th & DEC
31st
Worsfold Farm,
Mangawhai
Tickets are on-sale now from
Real Groovy Records, Conch Records
and
online at
www.iticket.co.nz
TALIB KWELI (USA) |
DEAD PREZ (USA) | LTJ BUKEM (UK) | LOADSTAR (UK)
SEDGE WARBLER (SA) | ODDISEE (USA)
BENNY TONES (NZ) | CHARLIE B (NZ) |
TOMMY FLOWERS (NZ)
joining the already announced line-up of:
Calyx and Teebee | Ladi
6 | Dub FX | The Upbeats Live W/MC Armanni | Onra
|
S.P.Y | Nu:Logic | Dillinja | Alix
Perez | Swindle |
Electric Wire Hustle |
EPROM | Icicle | Stickybuds | Supervillains RMC
|
The Turnaround | Jason Howson with MC
Koder | Soulware |
K+Lab | Latinaotearoa
| Raiza Biza | Consequence Live | Organikismness
|
Bailey Wiley | Orphan | Buck Rogers |
Dylan C | Hollow Crooks |
Misfits of
Zion | Mixed Crate DJ’s
+ More to be
announced!
Gates open 10am for campers.
Music starts 4pm 30th Dec and 1pm 31st Dec
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ARTIST
NOTES:
SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT
ARTISTS:
TALIB KWELI (USA) -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVtpXvzzXiA
Ever
since emerging as a member of Black Star in the late 1990s,
the Brooklyn bred rapper's hard-hitting music has been able
to educate and entertain simultaneously. So it is no
wonder that at the peak of their fame, both Jay-Z and 50
Cent named Talib Kweli as one of their favourite
rappers.
DEAD PREZ (USA) -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jNyr6BJZuI
With
hard-hitting beats, politically aware rhymes, deft lyricism
and strong song concepts, Dead Prez emerged in 2000 as one
of rap’s most politically strident outfits. Stic man and
M-1’s music provided a voice for the voiceless, a sobering
look at the global power structure that was crippling
billions of people internationally and millions of Americans
domestically.
LTJ BUKEM (UK) -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he6RBNO50fI
Arguably
the prime innovator in the development of jungle from it’s
early status as an offshoot of hard-core techno into the
respected, stylistic genre it became by the end of the
1990’s. LTJ Bukem gained fame as an auteur in all fields
of the drum n bass movement: as a top-flight break-beat DJ,
owner and label head of the Good Looking/Looking Good stable
of labels and, of course, for his recordings – inspired by
the lush strings and natural ambience of ‘70’s jazz
fusion masters like Lonnie Liston Smith and Chick Corea as
well as elegiac Chicago house and moody Detroit techno.
Allied with the early ‘90’s rave and hard-core scene,
Bukem began working on production near the end of the
‘80’s, though his light, airy sound made little sense to
his contemporaries. Bukem’s style was emulated much more
as the jungle scene gained momentum during the
mid-‘90’s.
LOADSTAR (UK) -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he6RBNO50fI
Made
up of Gavin Harris and Nick Hill, formerly and respectively
known to the world of drum & bass as Xample and Lomax, this
duo has surpassed the highest expectations in recent years
by fusing their individual styles and creating a pioneering
sound that imbues club dance floors, iPods and huge festival
arenas with incredible energy and impeccable musical
precision.
SEDGE WARBLER (SA) -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x61CjvIvZE
DJ
Caviar and Expensive Drinks are the duo that make up Sedge
Warbler. Pinning these two absolute music machines is a
task of impossibility in itself. Both with illustrious
solo careers of their own – Dank and Disco Izrael are
allowing their blend of dirty, grinding, glitched-out synth
and boom-bap, crunchy drum experiments, intertwined with
warped and futuristic fiction raps to be fully realised by
the throngs of fans that are standing in lines to see their
shows! Their momentum is a runaway train of intricacy and
loud ruckus great music! Sedge Wu is coming, and very few
things can stop them!
ODDISEE (US) -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDOnQCtP10w
Amir
Mohamed el Khalifa, better known by his stage name Oddisee,
is an MC, rapper and producer hailing from Washington DC.
Oddisee has performed with The Roots, produced for Freeway,
Jazzy Jeff, Little Brother, De La Soul & Nikki Jean, MC’d
on production from Flying Lotus, Hudson Mohawke and Kev
Brown, his proudest moment was the birth of his critically
acclaimed group Diamond District with fellow Washingtonians
X.O. and yU.
BENNY TONES (NZ) -
https://soundcloud.com/bennytones
Benny
Tones is a Wellington based producer, DJ and Audio
Engineer. It was a natural progression from DJing that
led him to start producing his own beats in 2002 which
eventually culminated in his solo album
‘Crysalis’, marking his work as a producer and beat
maker. The album features a diverse host of voal and
instrumental collaborators including Electric Wire
Hustle’s Mara TK, Taay Ninh and Myele Manznaza, Fat
Freddy’s Joe Dukie, Shapeshifter’s Devin Abrams and Sam
Trevethick and many more.
CHARLIE B (NZ) -
https://soundcloud.com/optimusgryme/rampage
Over
the last decade, Waiheke Island’s Charlie B, better known
as Optimus Gryme, has quietly carved a reputation out for
himself as a skilled DJ, record producer, event promoter and
record label operator. Originally a jungle/drum and bass
DJ before making the switch to dub-step under his Optimus
Gryme alias, Charlie B is back. If you’re keen on
experiencing a long-form ocean of sound, this could be the
one. Expect a full-spectrum, wide frame overview of both
the best of dub-step, jungle and drum and bass from
yesterday, today and tomorrow.
TOMMY FLOWERS
(NZ) -
https://soundcloud.com/tommy_flowers
Tommy
Flowers brings the freshest of modern House music and
emerging bass genres from the UK underground with excursions
into Future Bass, Future Garage, UKF and UKG, Dubstep, Juke
and Trap. Whether playing mid-tempo wonky hip hop and
beats in a bar, lush house to warm up a club or filling
floors with straight bass bangers at 2am, Tommy mixes it all
with the kind of style that comes from 15 years in the
game.
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT
ARTISTS:
CALYX AND TEEBEE (UK) -
https://soundcloud.com/calyxteebee
To
drum and bass fans the world over, the names Calyx and
Teebee are synonymous with high quality, perfectly sculpted
music. Embracing the new possibilities that the bass
music revolution has opened up, Calyx & TeeBee’s current
musical perspective covers a range of styles and sounds that
threaten to change the game once again.
SWINDLE
(UK) -
https://soundcloud.com/swindleuk
A
multi talented musician and producer hailing from South
London, music has been Swindles’ obsession since a young
age. His highly individual sets leave a stamp on ravers
with his unique brand of jazz leaning, funk-laden grime and
dub-step.
DUB FX (AUST) -
https://soundcloud.com/dub_fx
Blood
sweat and busking is how Dub FX built his respected
audience. His trademark is creating rich live music using
his own performance aided by live looping and effect pedals
combined with his voice. He creates intricate hip-hop,
reggae and drum and bass rhythms.
LADI 6 (NZ) -
http://ladi6.com/
New
Zealand’s premier hip-hop vocalist blends futuristic beats
and soul. Her Latest Album ‘Automatic’ has confirmed
her position as an icon of New Zealand music. Receiving 5
stars in the NZ Herald, Ladi will be a must see at Northern
Bass 2013/14.
ALIX PEREZ (BELGIUM)
-http://www.alixperez.com/
Widely regarded as
one of the most ground-breaking and innovative
producer-DJ’s of his generation, Belgium born Alix Depauw
is at the front of the drum and bass scene, carrying an ever
growing reputation and a much sought after catalogue of
music.
THE UPBEATS LIVE / MC ARMANNI (NZ) -
https://soundcloud.com/theupbeats
The
live collaboration between local Drum and Bass heroes The
Upbeats and Phillys’ MC Armanni is going to light up the
Northern Bass main-stage. A full production set will
showcase their massive Drum n Bass Tunes as well as their
recent forays into hip-hop.
S.P.Y (BRAZIL) -
https://soundcloud.com/spydnb
S.P.Y’s
trademark heavy, soulful sound and skill behind the decks
rival his studio talents and he delights fans with an
educated blend of old school classics and fresh new beats.
Alternating between beautiful, orchestral, musical sets and
dark, rolling mixes S.P.Y captures the emotions of the crowd
and his growing global fan base and outstanding reputation
are testament to this.
NU:LOGIC (UK) -
http://www.nulogicmusic.com/
Nu:Logic
is a collaborative partnership between Hospital drum and
bass brothers Nu:Tone and Logistics. The sum of the
Gresham’s combined powers is oozing with the kind of
soulful drum and bass that is the foundation of the Hospital
label and will satisfy long-term fans that hanker after the
golden days of the genre.
ELECTRIC WIRE HUSTLE
(NZ) -
https://soundcloud.com/electricwirehustle
An
intelligent blend of forward-thinking hip-hop, jazz and
soul, Wellingtons EWH have already been given the coveted
Giles Peterson and Benji B seals’ of approval (BBC). A
live performance not to miss!
EPROM (USA) -
https://soundcloud.com/eprom
Known
for his diverse, funky and energetic sets that cross the
lines between live re-mixing and manipulation of hip-hop and
dub-step with his own obscenely bass-heavy neurocrunk
transmissions.
ICICLE (HOLLAND) -
https://soundcloud.com/iciclemusic
Icicle was
born Jeroen Snik in Holland and moved to London in 2008 to
sign exclusively to Friction's Shogun Audio imprint. What
followed was a slew of heavy hitting releases over the years
and a monthly show on London's prodigious Rinse FM that he
continues to present to this day. All the while he's been
carefully constructing his live show that's been blowing
audiences away and continues to astound clubs the world over
with his precision DJ sets. With a reputation as one of
the most flawless and diverse electronic producers / Dj's of
his time, there's nothing else quite like the Icicle
experience.
ONRA (FRANCE) -
https://soundcloud.com/onra
Globetrotting
producer Onra has staked his claim as one of the most
exciting beat-makers of the past few years, with his
electrifying live performances around the world adding new
dimensions to the cosmic grooves Onra puts on tape.
Onra’s use of beguiling samples and loops results in his
signature sound, sitting between beats, hip-hop and
soul.
STICKYBUDS (CANADA) -
https://soundcloud.com/stickybuds
From
the funkafied west coast of Canada, Stickybuds has been
making his mark on music all over the globe. His sets are
filled with Funk, Drum and Bass, Glitch Hop, Reggae and
Breaks all intricately woven through countless hours in the
studio. Expect even bigger things to come from the forward
thinking and all around nice guy
Stickybuds.
SUPERVILLAINS RMC (NZ) -
http://supervillainsrmc.bandcamp.com/
Powered
by an explosive blend of classic hip-hop and criminally
insane theatrics, Supervillains RMC are a covert collective
of cloaked craftsmen who have been taking the New Zealand
music scene hostage since 2011. A hip-hop collective with
a taste for the bizarre and a tendency to become dangerously
unhinged onstage, Supervillains RMC are unlike anything the
scene has ever experienced before.
DILLINJA (UK) -
http://www.vlvmusic.com/index.php/artists/dillinja
With
his trademark combination of dirty stomach-churning
bass-lines and tighter than tight beats, his reputation has
been secured as one of the most influential producers in DNB
history, as well as one of the scene’s most called-upon
re-mixers, having worked with everyone from David Bowie to
Bjork and Basement Jaxx. A true connoisseur of sounds,
Dillanja was reared on a musical diet of funk, jazz, reggae
and rare groove, genres which proved to influence him
enormously, but it was the 80’s hip hop and electro
explosion which really captured his heart.
MC
KODER (UK) -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIgOLGKOWBk
New
kid on the grime block, MC Koder is recognised for his
energetic flow, creative wordplay and all round raw persona;
Koder is an artist that captures your attention right from
the word go. Described as the voice of a new wave of
grime, he delivers subtle messages that can be heard
throughout his music. Evoking his experiences as well as
stories, thoughts and emotions found within his community,
he creates a darker sound, a cross between grime and trap
rap music.
JASON HOWSON (NZ)
The
Godfather of New Zealands’ garage and grime community,
Howson can do no wrong. The
Beatmerchants creative director has gained the respect of
locals and internationals alike.
CONSEQUENCE LIVE
(NZ)
Signed to the UK’s Exit records,
Consequence has been a staple in the drum and bass community
in New Zealand and the UK since the age of 17. An exciting
return home for this expat.
ORGANIKISMNESS
(NZ)
The Upper South Islands’ bass music
champion, Organikismness joins the dots from drum and bass
to dub-step, a true NZ bass heavyweight.
K+LAB
(NZ)
Combine dirty bass-lines with 80’s
hip-hop breaks and a sprinkle of electro freshness and you
get a sound that is undeniably K-Lab and undeniably
banging! K-lab promotes block-rocking vibes with his
high-energy DJ sets and dropping his own remixes of old
school party jams alongside glitched out new school
bangers.
THE TURNAROUND (NZ)
The
Turnaround Trinity of respected producers and DJ’s Cian,
Submariner and Manuel Bundy love laying down the good tunes
and are renowned for their monthly monster parties with the
unparalleled reputation for partying ‘til the break of
dawn. The Turnaround ethos for fellow best junkies is
firmly grounded in having fun and letting loose, and
musically for those who like their beats chunky, funky and
most definitely soulful!
SOULWARE
(NZ)
This dub music collective from the Deep
South take a very unique approach to bass music, offering a
refreshing breath of life to a world of disposable beats.
The Soulware live shows combine elements of dub-step, drum
and bass, dub electronica, trip hop blues and rock that will
submerge the listener into a depth of sonic sound scape and
rhythm to move body and soul.
RAIZA BIZA
(NZ)
Young Hamilton based rapper Raiza Biza’s
background story is one of a young immigrant, trying to
adjust and find his place in a new land. His lyrics are
often reflective and introspective, accompanied by soulful
jazz-influenced instrumentals.
LATINAOTEAROA
(NZ)
A Latin Funk Soul Hip Hop and Jazzy outfit
with Bobbito Brazuka on decks with his dope as Latin jams
such as Cumbria, Calypso, Salsa, Bossa and Samba Soul.
Venezuelan Diva Jennifer Zea compliments with her beautiful
voice on vocals and all-round talented musician Isaac Aesili
brings his amazing skills on percussion and on the wheels of
steel.
ORPHAN (NZ)
DJ, Producer of
phat boom bap influenced Hip Hop. He is evident on U.K
trip-hop artist Ella Montclare and in the U.S where his
remix "All Things Shadow" hand picked by DJ Shadow for his
first ever Remix Project. Expect hard hitting hip-hop to
get ya head nod on.
BUCK ROGERS
(NZ)
Buck Rogers moves on a voyage that sees
explorations throughout the realms of electronic music
incorporating glitch, hip-hop, ghetto funk and drum and
bass. With releases on Adapted, Junkfood, Scour and Empathy
Recordings
DYLAN C (NZ)
Dylan C is an
Auckland-based DJ, Programme Director for Base FM and
co-host of the Base Breakfast Show. A strong supporter of
local music, he recently mixed the 2CD 'Turn It Up'
compilation for Base FM, which featured 36 local
artists. While known for his down-tempo & hip hop sets,
Dylan C also relishes the chance play a heavier sound,
taking in everything from old school drum & bass and 90’s
trip-hop, through to future beats and deep dub-step
flavours.
HOLLOW CROOKS (NZ)
Brought
together by a love of all things bass music, the talented
trio draw influence from a wide range of the musical
spectrum, creating a highly imaginative and forward thinking
mash of deep rolling drum and bass and fresh exciting
funk.
MISFITS OF ZION (AUST/NZ)
The
new collaboration that is production duo MOZ, push the
envelope with their brand of bass heavy music that’s been
creating mayhem on the dance-floor. Hooking up with
leading drum and bass and dub-step artists results in their
truly stonking crowd smashing tracks.
BAILEY
WILEY (NZ)
A soulful voice with depth of
presence and lyrical dynamic beyond her years, Bailey is one
of New Zealand’s most vital and current emerging artists
with a sound that creates colour and depth across a range of
genres. Influenced primarily by soul and R&B, her work is
characterised by a flavour of hip-hop accommodating both
eerie tones and synthesised bass that rolls throughout her
tracks. Her fearless approach to performance engages the
audience while offering a stripped back raw encounter of
soul at it’s best; unblemished and
original.
MIXED CRATE (NZ)
Once in a
while these vinyl junkies get together to bring something
rather special, Mixed Crate is a heavyweight line-up of
local DJ’s, throwing down genres from Hip Hop and Garage
through to Jungle and Drum and Bass.
+ MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED!
ENDS