Een nieuwe editie van de Turntable Dubbers night out: Nice Up edition! Wij staan al klaar om nog harder te gaan dan vorige keer, want...

Shepdog (UK)
DJ Shepdog is er klaar voor! Deze DJ, mashupper en Nice Up labelbaas is schaamteloos in zijn doen en laten, maar geweldig in wat hij het liefst doet: zijn publiek een geweldige avond bezorgen. Met zijn vette dancehall, london bass en reggaebeats zet hij de club ondersteboven.
Broek uit of aan, het kan alleen maar mooi worden!



Serial Killaz (UK)
Jong jungle en drum'n'bass duo met een aparte maar zwaar aanstekelijke stijl. Komt dat zien!

Turntable Dubbers ft Mc Fragga
Als het een soortement tobacco was, dan zouden The Turntables Dubbers in de sigarenwinkel op het schap van het goei poeier liggen. Reggae, hiphop, dubstep, d&b, mash-ups, tropical beats en rampetampende beats. 'Uptempo Irie', zoals Turntable Dubbers Timaxx & Drezz het zelf zeggen. Ze scheppen er een heidens plezier in om genres aan elkaar te linken en te combineren. Ze doen dat als geen ander en steeds met een stomend supersonisch resultaat. Them Dubbbers!

King DJ aka DJ 4T4
We kennen hem natuurlijk als één van de drie helden van 't Hof van Commerce (4T4), maar ook als King DJ zal iedereen van ons al meer dan eens aan de lijve ondervonden hebben dat hij een vakman is die als geen ander de massa in beweging krijgt en houdt. Hij valt niet vast te pinnen op één stijl of truucje, past zich aan elke situatie aan en kan daar zeer breed in gaan zonder ooit voorspelbaar te worden. En dat natuurlijk allemaal perfect aan elkaar gemixt, want 's mans technische capaciteiten en ervaring zijn top.

Shellshock: one night of smashing drum&bass and dubstep sounds!

Main Room - dubstep
hosted by MC Error & MC Justizz
El-B - Cluekid
Kryptic Minds - Benton
Brownz - Requake
Ipsylon

Horny Room - drum 'n bass
Enei - Skeptical
Basher - Athys & Duster
Hydro - Scepticz
M-zine - Bredren
Chronicles - JnC

One ticket, two rooms

Een Mad Selection van d&b, dubstep en core artiesten op deze nokkevol geprogrammeerde avond.


Een Brits overwicht uit de UK in de Main Room, waar je een directe dubstep-linkse in het gezicht krijgt en enkele drum'n'bass uppercuts dient zien te incasseren. Who will be knocked out? Who will be standing?


Doldwaze taferelen met het in-groep-plaatjes-draaien-voor-gevorderden: de UK boys gaan met drie en soms vier tegelijk back2back2back2back aan de slag.


In de Horny Room luidt de bel voor de volgende ronde: daar dagen industrial, goa en hardcore je uit met een internationale mix van acts die je met donkere beats, breaks en bass om de oren slaan.

4 genres, 30 artists and ... you!

G E I N (crossover DnB/Dubstep) [USA, Freak Recordings]
Infamous lords of the US darkstep sound. These guys haven't played here in a LONG time, so DONT miss this!

S T E N C H M A N [UK, Boovynil Moosick, True Tiger]
Insane hyperactive crowd enticer. Everyone knows about the Stench!

J A Z Z S T E P P A [UK/DE, Hot Flush, Jazzsteppa]
An entire liveset that will blow. your. minds. Trombone, drums, whatever instrument you want, he'll use it.

B R A T K I L L A [SWE, Betamorph, Bass Punch]
Finally we bring you Bratkilla on our grounds. Hell, there's even a fanpage asking for this gig. support this young, crazy dub activist!

D - J A H S T A [GR, Mechanoid Audio, Chronos, Betamorph]
BAM what about D-jahsta coming to soundcheck Petrol's Soundsystem? It wasn't even planned but what the heck we love this guy and his stupefyingly awesome tunes. who doesn't??

M A T T A [UK, Ad Noiseam]
Immense Subbass, rattling ribcages, coma-inducing trebles. Do we need to say more? Matta is on the rise..

D A S H T O T A L ' D [UK, Basstarted, Bassclash records]
Not nearly as known as we think he should be, Dash Total'd has been ready to drop his sonic nukes at Tensionstep for a long time now. Things will get heavy right here!

A I R C A V
The Tensionstep hardcrew. This is a perfect way to loosen your limbs and prepare for whats comin'.

Na een jaar van feestjes op verschillende plaatsen in Antwerpen viert City Flow hun eenjarig bestaan.

Op dit verjaardagsfeest komt het overgrote deel van het dnb-spectrum aan bod, maar er is ook plaats voor dub, jungle, dubstep & core.











Area 1 - Main Room
Meer dan ooit brengt City Flow het zwarte, explosievere kantje van drum&bass naar boven met oa Shogun legendes als Alix Perez (van eigen bodem) & Spectrasoul. Daarnaast komen Britse dancefloor heroes Heist en Erb n Dub je overvallen met hun nieuwste bombs, dubs & smashers. Dit alles ingeleid door Brusselse Orphans & productietalent Bluemotion. Ook zijn City Flow founders Gunman & Judah zeer blij om de nieuwe officiële City Flow Residents voor te stellen, labelowners van G13 & Smokecreen, oh yeah: Rowney & Propz!

Area 2 - Horny Room
Een zeer gevarieerde internationale selectie van dubstep, core, jungle, techno, minimal & grime vullen de Horny Room op deze verjaardag met helden als Bong-Ra, Schall & Rauch en Bun Zero.
P Mero zal openen, gevolgd door Journey & Geeks en dubsteptalent Antics.

Petrol maakt zich op voor een nieuwe avond drum 'n' bass. Met op de line-up 2 dikke kleppers uit de UK en jong Belgisch talent.

Uit hun koffer vol ervaring zullen de heren van Total Science (UK) opdiepen: stuff van hun eigen labels (CIA , Advanced, Q-project), talloze collabs en hits (Never Had A Dream?). We verwachten ook tracks van hun in mei te verschijnen nieuwe ep Ghostrider, waarop ze samenwerken met S.P.Y.

Meer d&b uit de UK komt van een andere legende uit het genre: dj SS (UK) (The World of Drum & Bass, ...)!!

Belgisch talent krijgt ook vanavond weer zijn plaats en kans.
Hookerz (B): lid van het STEAMteam uit Gent. Uit Leuven komt Tesla (B): de man achter Deafinition.

Hosted by City Flow - oprichters Gunman (B) & Judah (B) zijn present!

TOTAL SCIENCE & S.P.Y ; MAGIC HOUR (C.I.A) by Total Science

Scepticz (Tom Cools) is een Drum&Bass DJ/ Promoter uit Sint Niklaas. Zijn passie voor Drum&Bass starte ergens in de zomer van 2007, al snel ging hij deze liefde aandikken met de aankoop van vinyl. Met de perfecte workshop van leermeester DJ Switch in Breda ging hij als een sneltrein vooruit en werkte zich naar de top. Scepticz zijn grootste invloeden zijn de diepere dingen zoals Alix Perez, Rockwell, Loxy, Break, SPY,... en veel meer, je vind daarom ook geregeld platen van zijn idolen terug in zijn ubervette sets. Zoals je al wel kan merken aan zijn idolen gaat een set van Scepticz altijd gepaard met de diepere en rollende werken van het verleden tot nu. Samen met Bonafide, Daily en Complexity had Scepticz een radioshow, via deze weg leerde ze andere dj's kennen en kwamen zo bij R-value terecht. Scepticz heeft de decks al gedeeld met de grootste internationale artiesten.

Londonse producer die al jarenlang achter de decks staat en na verloop van tijd razendsnel opklom in de scene. Hij staat bekend voor zijn bijzonder technische skills en tot in de puntjes afgewerte sound die hem uiteindelijk bij RAM Records bracht.

Enei oogst de laatste jaren meer en meer succes en biedt een mix van old-school neurofunk en futuristische minnimal drum and bass. Met support van onder andere Andy C, Hype en Ed Rush met daarbij zijn releases bij enkele van de grootste labels binnen het genre ziet het erg erg goed uit voor deze jonge DJ uit Sint-Petersburg.

Staat al sinds de jaren 90 achter de decks en werkte zich op tot een gerespecteerde producer en DJ met releases bij prominente labels. Hij versterkte recent nog maar eens zijn reputatie door het product van zijn samenwerking met Dub Phizix en Strategy: Marka.

Greyone a Belgian drumnbass producer, started producing in 2004 at the age of 17 , signed to labels like : Mindsaw rec. , Bug Klinik rec. , Witness rec. , Nightmare rec. Mindtech rec. , and made already a couple of releases on them. In 2007 he started doing Liveset performances. In the summer he is working together with Matar , expect some heavy bomb tracks Livesets !

After releasing a number of tunes on a handful of labels under various alias Trevor Sheen has landed on the guise Masheen helping to promote and push the Technoid sounds of Drum and Bass.

Masheen is also busy as the Label owner of Contaminated Recordings, with Sleeper Cell, which will see more huge releases from him and other artists.

Masheen has rose to fame from a number of high profiled releases on DJ Traces label DSCI4, catapulting him into world class status. He has subsequently had releases on other major labels such as Lost Soul, Sinuous, Sudden Def and has forthcoming tunes making a huge impact on the scene and receiving play from all the big names in the scene.

Masheen is well known for his deejay show, working his way around Canada and America as part of the DSCI4 tour, he is regularly Headlining events around the UK and Europe filling venues and adding his special groove to every event, blending the Technoid and Neurofunk sounds together creating a show that places you in the future of dance.

Athys & Duster: deze energiepillen bundelen hun krachten in de studio en achter draaitafels en dat mondt uit in een stormachtige en onaards goeie sound! Een release op Titanrecords, een optreden op DnB Arena TV, een plaatsje op de compilatie van die laatste én de Drum&Bass Arena award: niet slecht voor 2 mannen uit (de buurt van) Antwerpen. Belgian drum'n'bass stepping up! De kanjer Barfight breekt nog steeds potten: een lekkere brok grimey, dark, uptempo, old school & ravey bass music.

crossover DnB/Dubstep from the USA, releasing on Freak Recordings

Khaoz Engine knew at a very young age, must 've been somewhere around his 12th, that his passion was with rough, electronic music.

He started partying at a young age too, and swiftly Khaoz Engine found his true love; breakcore, dnb & hardcore.

3 years later he knew he wanted to be a bigger part of this scene and started dj-ing with "Deadend", playing DnB & Hardcore. Only this wasn't enough...

At the age of 16 he started producing his first tracks, very eager to learn and with beats that were getting better & better.

At the pace of a pumping, menacing hardcore tune, his beats evolved into a sound that combines hard & evil ambiences with powerfull breaks & kicks. In his first year he already started playing his first gigs in Ghent & Antwerp . Then he got hooked up by the Wanted Freaks crew which brought Khaoz Engine to a bigger crowd, with more shows, and after his first Wanted Freaks shows he got booked by the likes of Wood (Sickboy & Friends), Abused Recordingz, Yllogyk, Furthur (Tensionfest), sharing the stage with friends & artists like, Enduser, Counterstrike , The Teknoist , Ebola, Passenger of Shit , Sickboy, Dev/Null ,Electric Kettle, Maladroit , Dj Rainbow Ejaculation ,The Hardcoholics, Switch Technique, Suburbass,Ladyscraper and many more. His energetic live shows get the crowd banging everywhere some people describe his live sound as surviving a heavy machinery war...

Member of the Gangoon Dubz.

Started Djing when he was 11. Quickly got into Mcing and Producing. Now he is a resident in a few brighton Dubstep nights and own has his own shares in the label Gangoon Dubz.

Tunnidge needs little introduction: one of the few producers to have two releases on the seminal Deep Medi imprint, the first to be signed to Chestplate Records following Distance's expansion of the label and co-owner of Origin Audio alongside Cyrus. With regular appearances on Get Darker as well a full and busy bookings schedule - which will take him to the states this Autumn - Tunnidge is somewhat of a looming figure on the Dubstep scene. Able to build both powerful, tear-out tunes popular in the club environment as well as darker, more contemplative production, his beats often tread the surprisingly fine line between Jump-up and deep relaying a real sense of momentum to any listener.

While some of you may not be 100% familiar with the name Original Sin, all will become clear when you realise that this is the new production alias of none other than Adam Tindall, one half of the undisputed kings of Jump Up Drum & Bass, G Dub. If you consider yourself a fan of Drum & Bass then undoubtedly you will have heard of G Dub, the Geordie duo who have been destroying raves with their inim...itable blend of rig mashing beats for over half a decade, and it's thanks to this tireless reputation for crafting straight up club bangers that Adam has become renowned for his outstanding studio skills.

Twisteds first releases were back in 1998 and for his debut produced Wales, the biggest track on earth and the now legendary World of Cock album. Seeing that he was onto a good thing,in 2001 DJ SS entrusted him to piss in his bed, and the seminal Lighter Rmx Was Born. Whilst working on his debut album he pieced together several jigsaw puzzles, two of the biggest that year.

Proving that he could mix the rough action with smooth talk, the Tooled Up! LP on Foolmation Records showcased the Twisted sound - he had crafted an album that would get heads talking, and the crowds jumping.

Following the success of Tooled Up!, Twisted found himself in the spotlight, with remix offers and DJ bookings beginning to flood in. Twisted was now able to showcase his skills on the decks all around the world. Picking up regular plays at all the major UK promotions including Slammin Vinyl, One Nation, Telepathy, Best of British, United Dance, Accelerated Culture, as well as residencies at all the Formation and World of Drum & Bass nights all over the World, Twisted is now an exclusive member of the top flight of D&B DJs. Always armed with a bag of fresh dubs to unleash on the crowds, his explosive partnership with MC Biggie has smashed many venues over the past few years. In this time Twisted has also been fortunate enough to have his travels take him all over the world, notching up stamps in his passport and champion hangovers everywhere from Germany to Estonia, USA to Australia, Spain to Brazil and pretty much everywhere else in-between.

As with any popular style of music, when something is successful, the masses will follow, and soon the Twisted clones started to fill the shelves of all the record shops. Not a man known for his restraint, in 2003 Twisted got back in the dungeon and cooked up a message to all those he felt were ripping his sound. Bandwagon Blues exploded onto the scene and instantly became an anthem with rewind after rewind ensuring this was a front runner in every DJs set. Off the back of his previous success and other tracks such as Rusty Sherrif's Badge, Heavy Metal, and Hand Grenade Twisted found himself up for 3 categories at the 2003 Accelerated Culture Awards, walking away with awards not only for Best Tune for Bandwagon Blues, but also Best Producer.

Since then Twisted has not stopped. Recent tracks such as 'Swan Cake', 'Konga remix' have kept him at the top of his game. His days are now filled with tours and DJ bookings as well as a spending time in the studio working on a whole variety of projects, dnb and beyond for his own Grid Recordings.

ORPHANS (formerly known as INSERT COIN), is a 3-man spectacular with dj's Twistin' Oliver, Duke Pukem & SandMonkey

Propz - I first started listening to Drum & Bass in around 1995 on old tape packs influenced by older kids around me. In 1999 I started going to Drum & Bass raves in Bournemouth & London, this is observing the dj's at work is where I realized I wanted to learn to mix. In 2003 I moved to Manchester and started to dj in clubs, 2006 I met up with DJ Rowney and started djing with him and formed G13 Records.

Rowney - Chilin with older people i knew when i was 14, started listening to it through them and then started buying tape packs and vinyl and by 2000 i was only djing d&b. Started learning to produce after i started a sound engineering short course, started taking it seriously in 2004 and gradually started getting better until 2007 when i had my first release. In 2008 joined forces with Propz to help make G13 into the force it now is and everything went from strength to strength, gigs, radio shows, releases. Want to put D&B on the map back in Manc and unity's gonna do that!

DJ

As a rising name with some key D&B releases he brings an innovative DJ style armed with the freshest tracks and scratch skills to match.

erb N dub has played in many countries including; America, Canada, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Russia, France, Germany, Romania, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Slovakia and of course all over the UK.

In 2010 erb N dub teamed forces to release UKFs first music podcast. In less than 24hrs this mix topped the iTunes music podcast chart. A number one entry with over 50,000 subscriptions.

Producer

In 2007 erb N dub started his producing career in DNB.

2011 a new era of bass fusion music is born. Busy in the studio, he is currently making music of any genre and tempo, boundaries are made to be broken!<

SpectraSoul have a reputation among Drum & Bass heads that's second to none. Vital members of DJ Friction's irrepressible Shogun Audio movement, the duo have released music on only the very finest, most respected labels in the scene.

Beautifully deep and etched with grove, yet powerful enough to move any dancefloor, SpectraSoul's stunning musical productions are a far cry from the soulless, synthetic rave fodder so many unfortunately associate with Drum & Bass today. Tracks such as 'Alibi' for Critical,'Melodies' for Exit, 'Guardian' on Metalheadz and their stunning collaborations with Alix Perez on 'Forsaken' and dBridge on 'Glimpse', have insured SpectraSoul are one of the most talked about and respected acts in D&B today.

Bridging the gap between light and dark, hard and smooth, both in the studio and their DJ performances, SpectraSoul's energetic and varied sets continue to draw crowds at some of the most prestigious venues around the world. With an album project forthcoming, the duo look to expand musical boundaries, explore bass-driven genres like never before, and stamp their mark on present-day music... the SpectraSoul way

Belgian born Alix Depauw is the face behind production stature Alix Perez, now regarded as one of the most ground breaking and innovative producer-DJ of his generation. Shortly after his debut release, Alix sees himself catapulted to the fore front of the drum and bass scene carrying an ever growing reputation and sought after catalogue of music.

With a history of critically acclaimed releases on legendary labels such as Metalheadz, V recordings and Soul:R, Alix goes on to sign exclusively to Friction's very own imprint Shogun Audio, the home of his remarkable debut album "1984". Straying from the traditional confines of Drum and Bass, 1984 goes onto be one of the most highly anticipated and rated electronica albums of 2009 and beyond, gaining extraordinary reviews and extensive support globally.

With collaborations ranging from legendary soul vocalist Peven Everett to lyricists Foreign Beggars, 1984's prominence in the history of drum and bass is further cemented with chart topping positions and rare reviews in publications such as the Metro, Mixmag and more. This leads onto remixes for staple labels such as Ninja Tunes for household names such as DJ Food, Hadouken and more.

Well established as a DJ for over thirteen years, Heist started producing tracks Ten years ago. In that time, the roster of labels showcasing his beats reads very much like a who's who of quality Drum & Bass; Metalheadz, Full Cycle, Ganja, Digital Sound Boy, Creative Source, Integral, Play Musik and Grid together with his own imprint Co-Lab to name but a few. Never slacking on his quality control, Heist's incredibly adaptable production style has seen his tunes find themselves into a variety of big name's DJ boxes across the scene, together with the compliment of becoming the next in line to engineer Goldie's productions. Expertly balancing a long line of ambitious production projects with his first love of DJing, Heist continues to play out across the UK and Europe to an ever-increasing fan base.

In a welcome diversion from the antisocial Drum & Bass stereotype, Heist has also recently come into his own as a personality in the music owing to a volume of media coverage pushing him into the public consciousness. An appearance in Drum & Bass literary Mecca Knowledge Magazine providing invaluable knowledge for their 'Studio Tips' section was followed by demand for his DJ work at competing publication ATM, laying down a mix with award-winning MC Funsta. Further publicity has seen him interviewed for Drum & Bass Arena TV from his very own studio, alongside appearances on Ministry Of Sound and BBC 1Xtra where he held his own alongside superstars Bryan G and Bailey. With continual support from industry heavyweights including Fabio, Grooverider, Hype, Original Sin, Ray Keith, Goldie, Bailey, Hazard and plenty more, Heist's spot in the limelight has been deservedly cemented in recent years.

Recently Heist has been raising the bar with a number of exciting collaborations and re-workings, ever conscious of a desire to improve his own already formidable skills. These include a remix alongside Goldie for legendary Stone Roses front man Ian Brown, turning track 'Illegal Attacks' into a sexy Drum & Bass opus that fully retains the original's vibe. Further work alongside Goldie has seen him engineer hugely well-received LP Malice in Wonderland for the Metalheadz boss together with anthem 'Is This Real', the success of which has seen them return to the studio to work on follow-up LP Memoires Of An Afterlife. Meanwhile, Heist has announced plans for new labels Sumo Beats and Calypso in order to accommodate the ever-increasing volume of solo work; future plans alongside producers like Lomax, Taxman and Original Sin lurk in the pipeline together with releases on Propaganda and Frontline, keeping the vinyl-buying public on their toes with an impressively expansive repertoire of production credits. All in all, it's a good time to be Heist.

That is correct. Bong-Ra! His style contains a variety of crossovers and fusions of different genres, including metal, gabba, jazz, rave and jungle, making him one of the front runners of the breakcore genre.

Bong-Ra, Jason Köhnen's electronic alter ego saw life in 1996. Hailing from The Netherlands, Bong-Ra initially started as a dj, but quickly focused his priority on producing his own music in 1997.

Djax Records signed Bong-Ra in 1998, proceeding to release the debut album 'New Millennium Dreadz' and the 12-inch series 'Darkbreaks' Volumes 1 and 2. Bong-Ra at that time was accompanied by MC Guzman on vocals.

In 2001 Clash Records (a hardcore jungle orientated 7-inch label) was set up. In that same year John Peel invited Bong-Ra to do a 'Peel Session' which was released on UK label Death$ucker Records. Several vinyl releases followed in the period between 2001 and 2003.

From 2001 to 2004 the 'Breakcore a Go-Go!' parties were run and organised by FFF and Bong-Ra becoming one of the first (bi) monthly regular Breakcore nights in Europe. 'Bikini Bandits, Kill! Kill! Kill!' the second full length album was released in 2003 on Supertracks Records. This album saw an audiovisual co-operation with US based film company Gyromart. The track '666MPH' was used on the Bikini Bandits DVD and the videoclip to '666MPH' aired on MTV. The Bikini Bandits audiovisual project became an exposition in the Museum of Modern Arts in Arnhem, The Netherlands. That year Bong-Ra also appeared on some of Holland's biggest Festivals : Lowlands, Metropolis and Eurosonic. Also a small UK tour with DJ Scud and Soundmurderer followed.

In 2004 Bong-Ra set up his second label Kriss Records, focussing on edgier breaks (mostly combining metal and breakbeats). That same year the Center for Electronic Music (CEM) in Amsterdam asked Bong-Ra to produce a special 4 track EP solely using vintage equipment in the CEM studios, resulting in the 'Colony of Electric Machines' EP on the Vynalogica label. The 'Monsters of Mash Up' European Tour in 2005 with Shitmat (UK) and Enduser (USA) and a Japanese Tour with Parasite (UK) was followed by the third full length 'I am the God of Hellfire' released on Very Friendly and Ad Noiseam and the jungle/raggacore CD compilation 'Warrior Sound' on Supertracks Records (NL).

In 2006 a special 4 track remix EP of Venetian Snares' 'Rossz Csillag Allat Szuletett' and the debut of Bong-Ra's main side project The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble were released on Planet Mu (UK). The politically charged album 'Soldaat van Oranje' was released on Sublight Records (CAN). Bong-Ra returned for his second Lowlands Festival, becoming one of the highlights of the Festival (according to Dutch magazine OOR). A second European tour and split 12-inc with Enduser 'The Kill' and a memorable muddy Glastonbury Festival highlighted 2007.

After the succes of Glastonbury, continued 2007 working on a variety of side projects including ; Deathstorm (extreme hypergrind project with japanese noise / grind legend Maruosa). [artists]Glowstyx (90's rave revival album). white darkness (uberdoom combining funeral doom with classical music). The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation (TKDE live improv sideproject). Köhnen vs Nottelman (improv hardcore electronica jazz core stuff).

2008 saw the legendary Bang Face Weekender take place, a festival with a legendary line up...a classic! The first Bong-Ra US Tour, and a return to the dutch Lowlands Festival.

Raised on a diet of pure filth, the Broken Note duo are bringing their own unique sound to the electronic music scene. Combining lean, considered production skills with an appreciation of diverse rough beats; they have quickly established themselves as a sonic force to be reckoned with. broken note is a genre on it's own.

Broken Note consists of Tommy and Eddie (aka Kidnappa of 16Bit), based in London, England. One from a punk background, one from hip-hop came together for a love of relentless bass music after wrecking their eardrums at London squat parties. Broken Note makes filthy drum and bass and dubstep.

Raised on a diet of pure filth, the Broken Note duo are bringing their own unique sound to the electronic music scene. Combining lean, considered production skills with an appreciation of diverse rough beats; they have quickly established themselves as a sonic force to be reckoned with.

Some of their recent and forthcoming releases can only very loosely be described as dubstep, with little in common with much of the scene's output. Instead they draw from the Sino-Rastafarian sound and heavy bass; but also combine this with more of the kind of dark and aggressive beats that can be found in breakcore and jungle.

Their drum & bass is similarly disturbingly brutal, with undulating beats and bass that are unashamed to draw from the darkly edgy sounds of gabber and techno. It delivers a rhythmic pounding that has set dance floors around the world on fire with its astonishing heaviness. The result is both at home in clubs and the vast expanse of a decaying urban warehouse, inspiring visions of a dark and techy future for their music. A description of one release was pegged as "The darkest, most frightening tunes that have ever found their way onto vinyl".

Their live sets are currently based around two laptops running Ableton Live, utilizing various midi controllers and FX running with on the spot warping, cueing and live key work. The content tends to be a mash up of everything from dark dubstep to hardtekno, the most evil drum & bass to hardcore; playing many of their own tunes but mixing these with music by those who they draw inspiration from. They are both diverse and interesting, as well as being guaranteed to be one of the highlights of any night at which they are playing.

His very broad selection is his biggest weapon but surely not his only one. He has played several times in the UK, Holland, Germany, Spain, France, Israël, Poland, Canada, the US, Romania, Denmark and the Czech Republic. He is also regularly invited to DJ at Belgian festivals such as Laundry Day and Pukkelpop.

This dynamic Drum And Bass duo from Spain are considered by many the most versatile and promising DnB producers of their country and have received foreign support from big guys like Audio, Spor and Counterstrike. Since they started in 2007 they've developed their own style, recognizable by a great deal of influences in one single track, including hardcore and breakbeat.

They are signed with the tonesetting label PRSPCT Recordings and have played in Holland, Germany, Bulgaria, Portugal, Slovakia, Italy and Romania.

Producing Drum And Bass for 9 years, now (2011) at the age of 28, he has 42 vinyl and 12 CD releases. Cooh has had appearances in many parts of the world. So far he has played in England, Australia, Russia, France, Denmark, Swiss, Slovakia, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Slovenia, Poland, Germany, Holland, Czech Republic, Austria,Serbia, Kazakhstan and Romania, and is booked for performing in many more countries.

He has a special knowledge of how to make the crowds go crazy and loves to let loose his inner demons in his sets. Be prepared.

Counterstrike (Algorythm Recs/Obscene Recs/Moving Shadow Recs/Renegade Hardware/Barcode Recs/Evol Intent Recs) also known as Animal Chin and 500 Mills, have been active drum 'n bass DJ's on the club/rave circuit since the mid Nineties playing all over South Africa and abroad in countries like Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, England, Germany, Norway, Poland, Belgium, Holland, Austria, Denmark, Hungary, Slovakia, Switzerland and the USA.

Counterstrike has been producing drum 'n bass as a collective since 1998. They've had over 40 12" vinyl releases on various high profile labels and re-launched their own imprint, Algorythm Recordings, internationaly in 2005. Apart from their busy production schedule they still find the time to regularly perform abroad. 2009 saw them DJ in 18 countries.

Their musical sound can be described as a cunning blend of sharp jungle-beats and basslines combined with high-range trance-ish leads.

Despite the heavy production schedule, The Sect are as at home behind the decks as in the studio. Playing regularly at events across the world, from the UK to Russia and New Zealand. They have established a reputation for high-energy DJ sets, combining tight mixing with cutting-edge dubs to move crowds wherever they play. Rolling beats and pumping basslines is what these guys are all about.

Initially meeting through mutual friends in the late 1990s, Blade and Virtua have been producing Drum & Bass together ever since. Long-time friend and DJ partner Method joined soon after, completing the trio and The Sect was born.

Hooking up with Raiden and Propaganda whilst living in the South of England, they all share the same love of driving, underground drum and bass, especially the breaks, techno and futuristic soundscapes that embody the Offkey sound. This culminated in their first signing to the label - 'Nerve Attack'.

Heavily influenced by the futuristic releases on Underfire, the techno-edged Konflict sound and the early Prodigy tracks, The Sect aim to produce forward-thinking tracks which blend techno and drum and bass elements to move the dance floor.

They are no strangers to the 1210s either, Blade & Method having DJ'd regularly at clubs and events across the UK and abroad for over ten years and Virtua showcasing his turntablist skills at the DMC championships.

Although as individuals they have had various releases across a number of different genres (currently Virtua is enjoying success as one half of burgeoning Breakbeat duo Digital Breaks Foundation), together they are committed to pushing the technoid Drum & Bass sound and are excited to join the Offkey family.

With current releases on Offkey and Obscene and also a whole host of new tracks signed to Offkey, Freak, Position Chrome, ELP and Habit, The Sect are picking up interest from a lot of big name players within the scene, plus establishing themselves as big favourites of die hard Drum and Bass fans all over the world. Playing at nights throughout the UK and Europe, these guys are destroying dance floors wherever they play, or even where their tunes are played.

You have been warned.. Prepare for a complete technoid onslaught of Drum & Bass.

Mathis Mootz, the teutonic mastermind and producer behind The Panacea from Wuerzburg, Germany, has developed and perfected his sinister drum and Bass mashup style over the years. The Panacea is the digital Napalm Death, fueled by wreck-step beats, he samples and generally throws together elements of hardcore techno, drum'n'bass, jungle and industrial into his unique explosive sound.

As one of the dominant faces of the German Position Chrome Label he has released 23 ep's and 5 albums since 1996. His debut 'Low Profile Darkness' was one of his most influential works to date, and a huge success with over 12,000 copies sold. Others followed like the techno and hardcore influenced 'Twisted Designz','Phoenix Metabolism' with it's hip hop and booty bass roots, the enormous 'German Engineering' and 'Underground Superstardom', and the experimental and noisy 'Architettura'.

His experimental, electro, and neo-industrial beats were produced under the aliases of Squaremeter, Disorder, Warfare, Kate Mosh, Bad Street Boy, Radar and Rich Kid. These productions landed on labels like Mille Plateaux, Ant-Zen, Hands Productions, Ambush, Ad Noiseam, Kniteforce, Intransigent and Outbreak to name a few.

The rebirth of Position Chrome, and the launch of close friend Raidens' Offkey Recordings, marks the start for awesome collaborations and heavy tuneage in the future. The Panacea has recently joined the Anger Management DJ roster, and will be releasing this year on Dylan's mighty Freak Recordings.

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Igneon System born and raised in Belgium, started his love for music in the 90's. In 2002 he started to dj drum'n'bass and Hardcore with friends from his hometown and at some local party's.

But after a while he got interested in the power of production. Buying himself a little studio , he started to explore the production process. In that period he discovred his sound, a combination of UK Hardcore with Hiphop, D'n'b influences.

It didn't took long before people started to notice his sound. He got his first record signed on Elektrokut in 2008 followed with "Fearcrawler" on Pandemonium. This track also apparead on Dj Producer's Operation Obliterate mix Cd on Audiogenic.
Also he released tracks in 2009 on labels such as Rebelscum, Audiodamage, Nekrolog1k , Cheeze Graterz, Pandemonium, Scare Tactics, Motormouth and Neurotic Waste. As for in the future you can expect more eardamage for labels such as Deathchant, Nekrolog1k,Audiodamage, Lost Frequency and more.

Armed with a powerfull Live Set Igneon System quickly got respected and played everywhere in Belgium for organisations like Qdance, Footworxx, Liberty White, Dissonant Festival, Bug Klinik, Breakcore gives me Wood, Drumadix, ... .
Also in Europe he left his mark by playing for big organisations such as Smackdown (NL), Oblivion (UK), P.O.R.N (NL), Lakeparade (CH), AK- Industry (CH), Scantrexx (IT) and more.

For the future I.S has some good Prospects. After this summer he is playing together with I:gor & Homeboy in one live act called "Nekrologic" and will perform a live act together with Dolphin.

Igneon System is also the promoter of MuSick. A organisation that brings the best Hardcore/Breakcore and Drum'n'bass from Belgium and abroad. These gigs are situated in East-Flanders & Antwerp in Belgium. MuSick their formula (big line-ups for a decent price) worked out well and every night was completly packed. (more info http://www.musick-events.be)

As Europe find itself in the throws of a Hardcore revival, Igneon System unleashed his label Lost Frequency in 2009 with Future Sickness. The in-house style is a recognizable dark underground sound, combined with quality production. (more info: http://www.myspace.com/lostfrequencyrecords)