It seems like it’s been a long time since I posted anything. Probably becuase it has. Whoops! So let’s see if I can make up for that with a round up of whats been going on with us since my last (weak) post.
BASSLIME
Basslime’s been ticking over nicely, we’ve brought our new mates Broke DJs on board, we did a Junior Spesh and we still love everything about it, the artwork, the tunes and the whole atmosphere. Unfortunately we tend to play all night upstairs so I’m still yet to experience how great it is downstairs, but it looks like a shitload of fun.
The next one is kind of a big one, it’s a birthday ting, our first booking and possibly the start of a new era for basslime, but there’ll be more info on that as it gets confirmed. We’ve booked VENOM & DAMAGE to come down and wreck the show based purely on their mixtapes which you can download here:
A load of the bassline tunes I’ve got hold of lately have been remixes of rnb tunes, and despite supporting a strong anti rnb stance, I’m really feeling a lot of these tunes. These bassline producers seem to take these generic, boring, friday night pre fighting songs and actually make them interesting. So I done a mix of some of em. Even my mum said she likes this one
And cos I havent posted in a while, here’s a few tunes I’ve been loving and dropping on a regz in a Basslime set: (A lot of these are oooold, but I missed them the first time round.)
Kevlar – Stop This Car (Feb 08)
Agent X feat. Donae’o – Slow It Down (June 06)
702 – You Don’t Know (Mr V Remix) (Nov 07)
Chris Brown feat. T Pain – Kiss Kiss (Reepz Remix)
Pyper – You Don’t Need to Know
I’ve been giving this whole ‘Funky’ /UK House / Urban House thing a bit of a wide birth becuase to me, funky house was the Hed Kandi, night out in a generic club, maybe with a fish tank, or some under bar neons. The one night where fuckheads leave their addidas tracksuit at home and polish up their loafers. And pop their collars. Of both their polo shirts. I think this might explain. But I’ve given it a bit of a chance, and there are the odd tunes that I’m really enjoying. And, from what I’ve read, its easily compatible with grime, bassline and all that becuase a lot of it is made by the same producers. Here’s some bangers I’ve found across the internet that I’ve taken a liking to:
Paleface & Kyla – Do You Mind (Crazy Cousins Remix)
Target from Roll Deep did a remix of Benga & Coki’s Night which I got on vinyl and thought it would be interesting to mash up with some other mixes of the tune for a laugh. (For a laugh means this is a crap mix)
Benga & Coki – Night (Target Remix/ Original/ Buraka Som Systema Remix)
OUTSIDE OF BASSLIME
We did the first We Are Your Friends Southampton at The Cube which was… interesting. We played under the stairs. Next to the squash courts. What’s a great deal more (genuinely) interesting is the next Bournemouth WAYF we’re involved with, it’s gonna be massive. They’ve cut deals with at least 3 clubs to build an event covering a whole block, and they’ve called in a whole load of favours with regards to bookings to get hold of some pretty big names in the Jackin/Fidget/Electro House ting as well as some indie bands, a smattering of dubstep, hip-hop, loads. Line up so far is looking along the lines of: Hervé, Example, Andy George, Alex Metric, AC Slater & the Palms Out Sounds crew, Eddy Temple Morris, Man Like Me, Affie Yusuf, Caspa, and I believe theres more yet to be revealed. Excited? I am. There’s tracks from these guys all over the internet, just go search the hype machine for em. And if Ste-V doesn’t hook everyone up with a massive mix of it all soon then I will.
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