Expansion Broadcast Podcast 312: Bass Architects Future Garage, Bass, House, Dubstep

Expansion Broadcast (EXBC) Podcast 312: 

Bass Architects ~ Version 3 (EXBC Session)

Podcast: Download

 Track List

1. Leonard Cohen – Intro [unknown]
2. Sigha – Light Swells in a Distant Place [Hotflush]
3. Commix – How You Gonna Feel ( Pedestrian Remix ) [Metalheadz]
4. Jack Sparrow – Terminal [Tectonic]
5. Sepalcure – No Think [Hotflush]
6. Joy Orbison – The Shrew Would Have Cushioned the Blow [Aus Music]
7. Photek – 101 ( Boddika Drum Machine Remix ) [Photek]
8. Cosmic Revenge – Mind Eraser [Embassy]
9. Jam City – Magic Drops [Night Slugs]
10. Shackleton – Deadman [Honest Jon's]
11. Africa Hitech – Said Speed [Warp]
12. Double Helix – Bass 2 Dark [Keysound]
13. Kid Kashmir – Return to Bombay City [unknown]
14. Velour – Scent of Romance [Night Slugs]
15. French Fries – Merel [Youngunz]
16. Appleblim – Lipsmacker ( Deadboy Remix ) [Aus Music]
17. Drop the Lime – Set me Free ( Generik remix ) [Trouble & Bass]
18. Orphan101 – Propa [Applepips]
19. Objekt – The Goose that Got Away [Objekt]

 A little background on the Bass Architects…

Eternal and Transit are two of the most established underground djs that the DC area has produced. With over 30 years experience between them and countless performances dating back to 1994 these two know exactly what it takes to get a dancefloor rocking. They have earned a reputation for playing tight, musical sets and have an uncanny ability to select tunes most djs slept on or just plain missed out on. The two are also notorious crate diggers and their sets are sure to feature a few rarities and classics on wax.

Eternal, who got his start playing jungle and breakbeat in Richmond VA and Allentown PA back in 1995, was part of the seminal Parametrics DC DJ crew, resident DJ at the AYA DnB weekly and later as resident and head of DnB bookings for the massive Destination weekly at DC Tunnel. Steve Eternal was also the brains behind PMX Radio in the early 2000′s and is currently a resident at the legendary Eighteenth Street Lounge in DC, where he holds down Dub and Dancehall for Wednesday nights as Version Sound. Transit was one of the first jungle/dnb djs in Upstate NY while in school at Cornell and was also partners with Rogers and Freefall as part of CatalystDC. He also helped start progressive dnb label TestFlight Recordings which featured forward thinking beats from artists like Blame, ASC and Orion.

The Bass Architecture project is their most recent endeavor and aims squarely at the diverse world of Bass music. Bass Architecture Version 1 is a deep and soulful journey into the sound of UK Garage and modern Bass music unlike many you will hear. They effortlessly combine complex beat structures and atmospheric textures with post-rave vocal edits to great effect. Modern masters like Ramadanman and Pangaea feature prominently alongside new school beatsmiths like George Fitzgerald, Jack Dixon and Jay Grind. With influences ranging from freestyle and footwork to deep techno, dub and chicago house this is just a taste of what to expect in the next few years from this seasoned duo.

In addition to new and classic mixes and a podcast starting this spring they plan to put out several new original tunes later this year. Remember to check out Steve Eternal aka Version Sound every other Wednesday spinning dancehall at the venerable Eighteenth Street Lounge in DC!

* Props to Erictronica and EXBC crew for hosting and supporting Bass Arx, and for being proactive about pushing this underground music forward not just locally here in DC, but globally with the EXBC programming and online presence. Looking forward to the Future!!!

Future Garage and 21st Century Bass Culture revival

Bass Architects : Version 2

30 minutes of slammin' Bass, Future Garage and Breakbeats. Watch your bassbins!!!
Released March 2011, this is the second installation in the Bass Architecture series, coming straight outta Washington DC from DJs Transit & Eternal.

Bass Architects - Version 2 by Version Sound on Mixcloud

Tracklist:
1 Seiji - Sticks
2 Damu - Ridin
3 Damu - Skinnydipper
4 Beatloafe - Smudge
5 Littlefoot & Dawntreader - Dreamin' Of U
6 Kidkut - ilove04
7 Maddslinky - Further Away (Funk Butcher Loops)
8 Jack Dixon - I Let You (Damu Reflex)
9 Whistla - Never Again
10 Seiji - More of You

Download @ http://www.mediafire.com/?ubn3jp337jy7hy9

Bass Architects - Version 1

BASS ARCHITECTS : Version 1

Jan/Feb 2011

Bass Architects - Version 1 by Version Sound on Mixcloud

Tracklist:

1. Jack Dixon - Wrong Number [ Take ]

2. Jay Weed - Prizm [ 502 ]

4. Pangaea - Sunset Yellow [ Hessle Audio ]

3. Indigo - All Yours [ Subdepth ]

4. Jay Grind - Now You Know [ Fortified Audio ]

5. George Fitzgerald - Don't You [ Hotflush ]

6. Doc Daneeka - Drums in the Deep [ Fabric ]

7. Ramadanman - Tempest [ Hemlock ]

8. Jack Sparrow - Loveless [ Tectonic ]

9. Mosca - Gold Bricks, I See You [ Fabric ]

10. Littlefoot - Sell My Soul [ L2S ]

11. Joy Orbison - So Derobe [ Aus ]

Download (104 MB)

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?9dqrmqp212nkbu4

Jungle Jesus Blizzard Xmas 2009 * 12" Vinyl Rips

**** VINYL I LOVE & HAD TO RIP SO ENJOY ******

eternals jungle rips #1 [114 Mb]
http://rapidshare.com/files/323630323/eternal_jungle_rips_-_1.rar

Prototype 1997
1. Optical - High Tek Dreams (06:53)
2. Optical - Moving 808s (06:50)
Frontline 1995
3. P-Funk - Xpandin Minds.mp3 ( 7:12)
4. P-Funk Era - P-Funk Era (06:18)
Razors Edge 1995
5. Goldie - Still Life [Photek rmx] (06:53)
6. Photek - The Rain remix (07:58)
Source Direct 1995
7. Source Direct - Exit 9 (06:59)
8. Source Direct - Snake Style (06:43)
K Power 1996
9. Swift - Kick Dat Flava (05:57)
10. Tonic - 24 Break Shit (08:15)

eternals jungle rips #2 [121 Mb]
http://rapidshare.com/files/323632461/eternal_jungle_rips_-_2.rar

Frontline 1996
1. Bonafide - Superbad [Zinc remix] (05:56)
2. Bonafide - Superbad (05:33)
DeeJay 1995
3. DJ Trace - By Any Means Necessary (06:20)
Droppin Science 1997
4. Dylan - Witchcraft (07:43)
Razors Edge 1997
5. Goldie - Kemistry VIP [grooverider rmx].mp3 ( 7:27)
Hot 97 2001
6. Mary J. Blige - Be Happy [Remix] (06:19)
Metalheadz 1995
7. J Majik - Jim Kutta.mp3 ( 6: 5)
8. J Majik - Needlepoint Majik.mp3 ( 5:50)
Razors Edge 1997
9. J Majik - Your Sound rmx.mp3 ( 7:21)

eternals jungle rips #3 [139 Mb]
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RUWXQNZ4

Beltram vs Dylan - Flash 2000 [Raid Ltd]
1. Joey Beltram - Flash 2000 [Dylan rmx] (07:12)
2. Unknown Artist - Storm Clouds (07:52)
Devine and Essence - What Game Ya Play [1994]
3. Devine and Essence - Quest for Life (05:59)
4. Devine and Essence - What Game Ya Play (05:40)
Dillinja - Non-Believers [Chronic 1]
5. 'Unknown Artist' - Chronic 1a (05:23)
6. 'Unknown Artist' - Chronic 1b (05:09)
Format - Promo 22
7. Format - E_N_V (06:04)
8. Format - The Guillotine (05:55)
Fierce and Nico [No_U_Turn-BLK 2002]
9. Fierce & Nico - Crystal (07:06)
10. Fierce & Nico - Input (08:05)
Hidden Face - Vortex [No_U_Turn-BLK 2007]
11. Hidden Face - Terminally Ill (06:26)
12. Hidden Face - Vortex (06:55)

eternal jungle rips #4 [179 Mb]
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=E9ZV0UIG

KMC - Polaris * Timeless (white lbl promo) [1996]
1. KMC - Drifting (06:18)
2. KMC - Polaris slo.mp3 (12:12)
3. KMC - Polaris (09:19)
Mad Different Methods * No_U_Turn-BLK 2001 [1996]
4. DJ Trace, Ed Rush & Nico - Mad Different Methods (07:29)
5. DJ Trace, Ed Rush & Nico - The Droid (06:32)
Nasty Habits - 4 da Cause * Reinforced Records [1997]
6. Nasty Habits - 4 da Cause (07:56)
Phuture Assasins - Future Sound [rmx] * Sub Base [92/2001]
7. Phuture Assasins - Future Sound [2bad mice rmx] (06:03)
8. Phuture Assasins - Future Sound [original mix] (05:05)
Ray Keith - Special Technique * Chronic 8 [1996]
9. Ray Keith - Special Technique (06:34)
Skanna - The Future * Whitehouse Records [1993]
10. Skanna - The Future (05:05)
11. Skanna - Nightstalker (05:48)
12. Skanna - Intimidator (Technoid Mix) (04:38)
13. Skanna - Exit The Lights (04:44)
VA - NY Jungle EP * Sm:)e Green Camo 10" [1995]
16. DB - Warrior's Theme (05:07)
17. Jason Jinx - Gonna Be (05:15)

Various - Frequencies, Bass & Bleeps Volume One

Various - Frequencies, Bass & Bleeps Volume One
Label: F.B.B.
Catalog#: FBB 8601
Format: Vinyl, 12", Unofficial Release
Country: US
Released: ? 1990 ?
Genre: Electronic
Style: Breakbeat, Techno
Notes: Producer & Mixed by Top Euro D.J.'s
Licensed from U.S. Management Inc.
Philadelphia - PA - U.S.A.

Tracklist:
A1 Lloyd Owes Me A Packet - Keep It Up (6:06)
A2 Basswave - Travels Through Time (3:54)
B1 Distress State - Destress State (Spychose) (4:40)
B2 Cybertech - Tracid Mission (5:07)

No info on 3/4 of the artists, but Lloyd Owes Me A Packet is a weird old alias of Luke Slater. Enjoi.


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Andrea Parker - Groovetech Radio sets (RARE!)

For those who don't know, Groovetech was an online powerhouse of electronic music - featuring a record shop and internet radio entity which spanned many cities across the globe. They had some of the best DJ sets featured weekly (live) including the Electrochair Sessions, bringing DJs like Andrew Weatherall, Radioactive Man, Tipper and Andrea Parker to name a few. I was lucky enough to find someone in Canada who somehow had amassed a handful of the .rm files from select radio sesssions. I got the DVD, and spent at least 2 months painstakingly going through the .rm audio and taking out the little pops and clicks, cleaning up the audio and converting to mp3. Even with my seemingly expansive knowledge of underground Electronic/Electro tunes, there are only a few tracks from all those sets that I recognize! These Andrea Parker sets are some of the best from that batch. She plays a ton of classic Electro and Miami Bass, including 2 Live Crew - along with a bunch of obscure dark Electro that I had never heard before.

So grab these sets - I seriously doubt you will ever find them anywhere else! Groovetech went out of business seemingly overnight (sometime in 2002 I believe) and there's hardly any record of them existing anywhere online. Maybe one day someone will release a huge archive of the DJ sets from Groovetech Radio, but right now it seems I am one of the very few who has archived sets. Enjoy!

Andrea Parker - GT Radio 2002-03-22 Part 1 download
Andrea Parker - GT Radio 2002-03-22 Part 2 download
Andrea Parker - GT Radio 2002-07-04 Part 1 download
Andrea Parker - GT Radio 2002-07-04 Part 2 download

Here's a short bio, well written by John Carney for www.tangents.co.uk:

I guess that in the same way Kent Records took soul music beyond the clubs, then in the early ‘90s labels like Warp took electronic music into new surroundings with a series of active listening full-length sets. These recordings by the likes of LFO, Nightmares In Wax, Black Dog, B12, Autechre, Speedy J, Aphex Twin, Seefeel, and Sabres of Paradise seemed to open up all sorts of new possibilities. This was the future.

Back in the clubs some of the old soul crowd had been converted to the new electronic sounds. Neil Rushton ran the Inferno label, and in 1980 released the Out On The Floor collection, which featured northern soul favourites like Gloria Jones’ 'Tainted Love', Barbara Mills’ 'Queen of Fools', and Eloise Laws’ 'Love Factory'. It also featured 'They’re Talking About Me' by Johnny Bragg, whose story would be told in passing in Jonathan Lethem’s monumental Fortress of Solitude. By 1990 Rushton was running Network Records, and released the Bio Rhythm collection. In his sleevenotes John McCready wrote: “This is the sound that Salvador Dali would have made had he bought an 808 drum machine instead of a paint brush. This sequenced surrealism is a new music for an old age, the kind of sonic art created when human beings fall in love with machines and computers. This is special.” He went on to draw specific links between the new music and Joshie Jo Armstead’s 'I Got The Vibes', a northern soul classic, and 'Tell Me' by Life, an early ‘80s electro torch song on the Factory label.

Jeff Barrett, of Heavenly Records, was a huge fan of 'Tell Me' by Life, and he was the first to tell me about Andrea Parker. This would have been in 1993, and then Andrea was going to do pretty much everything better than anybody else. She was from Kent originally, and knew the classical avant garde, could DJ and create the best techno, electro, hip hop, and just about anything. She could sing with the best of them, and had the looks and presence of a star. He would have signed her but for some contractual difficulties, and anyway she was involved with the Fat Cat crew, at what was then an ineffably cool record shop in a Covent Garden basement selling the most essential electronic adventures on anonymous 12”s.

Andrea’s career never quite took off in the way it should have. Early on she collaborated on some electronic adventures for the Sabrettes label as part of Inky Blacknuss, producing gems like 'Drumulator', which still sound great. This was an incredibly productive period for underground music in the UK. In time she signed to Mo’Wax just about when it was the coolest thing on the planet. A couple of early singles ('Melodious Thunk' and 'The Rocking Chair') hinted at all sorts of possibilities. It would, however, be another frustrating few years by the time a full-length set, Kiss My Arp, was released. Mo’Wax was no longer the centre of attention. DJ Shadow’s moment had passed, and people were looking elsewhere, and sadly not at Andrea. In fairness though some of the best and most visionary Mo’Wax releases also came late in the day, like Urban Tribe, Blackalicious and Quannum, the Divine Styler, and David Axelrod.

Kiss My Arp remains one of the all time great records. Its scope is impressively vast, and its stance refreshingly obtuse. Andrea mixes doomed bass lines, forbiddingly broken beats, elegantly bruised melodies, found sounds, and stately string arrangements (partly courtesy of Will Malone, of 'Unfinished Sympathy' fame and his own works like the Death Line soundtrack). There was also a complementary instrumental set, but for any number of reasons it didn’t sell well. Close collaborator and fellow electronic imaginary David Morley is credited with providing the creative space and occasionally archaic kit to produce this remarkable work. Morley’s own contemporaneous classic, Tilted, was even more cruelly overlooked.

A set for the !K7 DJ Kicks series preceded the Kiss My Arp release, highlighting Andrea’s DJ/mixing skills. The set veered consciously towards the dark side, and she seemed to be playing up this perverse side. An EP, The Dark Ages, a few more years on for Quatermass made this much more explicit. It was as though Andrea had tossed out of the window the rule book that talks about commercialism, concessions, and crossovers. This was spectacularly stubborn inventiveness at its best, and Andrea was the awkward and much needed mischief maker, who still somewhere along the way managed to get herself sponsored by Adidas and Ghost.

Over the next few years Andrea would stick to her guns, having fun DJing where and when she wanted. Rather like fellow maverick J Saul Kane with his DC Recordings, she also ran the fiercely independent electro label, Touchin’ Bass, which provided an outlet for occasional and adventurous, playful and provocative 12”s by her and Morley, as well as providing a platform for like-minded underground souls. A couple of compilation CDs released in 2005 showed that the label’s output was consistently of an incredibly high standard, and representative of what remained important activity in the shadows of popular culture.

Significantly Andrea became close friends with Mira Calix, another gifted electronic expeditionary. Mira released a series of great records for the Warp label, which were up with the best of any active listening full length sets, but they did not receive the approbation that they should have either. I guess that’s what you get for being ahead of the game. Or I guess it’s the price you pay for not properly playing the game.

© 2006 John Carney

For more info on Andrea Parker, or her label Touchin' Bass - check these links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Parker_(DJ)
http://www.andreaparker.info/
http://touchinbass.com/home.html

Andrea Parker - The Dark Ages EP

Gotta give a huge shout out to Baroquedub for sorting this one out. I didn't know about this EP before, but it's PURE electro - full of analog expression - heavy 808s, tons of bass and discordant atmospherics. I immediately recognized some of the tracks from her Groovetech Radio sets (which I will be posting shortly). If you like oldschool Miami Bass and real Electro (i.e. NOT fischerspooner or any of that hipster bullshit), you absolutely must download this EP!

Andrea Parker - The Dark Ages EP
Label - Quartermass
Released - 2001
Style - Electro, Bass

Tracklist:
1 Empty Words (5:08)
2 The Swamp (5:29)
3 Expedition (5:31)
4 Invasion (5:36)
5 No Excuse (4:46)

Review from Forced Exposure:

"Inky Blacknuss, Two Sandwiches short of a Lunchbox [R&S], Angular Art [Infonet], an acclaimed album Kiss My Arp on Mo' Wax.... these are some of the many projects in which you may find Andrea Parker's touch as composer. Beside an impressive discography, she is of course, a unique DJ, find traces of her ability in the Studio! K7 'DJ Kicks' series. another aspect of her work is the art of 'remixes': Depeche Mode, Patrick Pulsinger, Lamb, Mira Calix (Warp) , The Orb, Tipper, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Steve Reich... another non-exhaustive list. Along with live work with Philip Glass and Bang On A Can. How to define Andrea Parker's particular electronic universe? One might think about some amplified heartbeats recorded during a tribal ceremony, some dry waves of sounds recycled from Andrea's environment, floating sonic ghosts grabbed from vintage machines. If you listen closely, depth is obvious. In the forefront, bass, snares, hats and other rhythmical elements are moving in some kind of molecular agitation, creating a massive structure in which the subtle abstract touches are floating in a non-randomatic disorder. This is surely the purest electro sound you'll find, but don't expect Andrea Parker to make music for dancefloor addicts only. These tracks are ready to make you move, but the more you pay attention the more you get. This might be the missing link in the mutually exclusive worlds of 'techno' and 'experimental music', now breathing side by side. danger is a duty."

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Dark & Deadly Dubs. A Dubstep mix.

Sorry I'm really busy with a million things this week and probably most of next week, so I don't have any regular posts like I normally have on thursday/friday. But I did just recently finished a new mix. It's Dubstep, which is what I've been listening to alot lately. For those who don't know, Dubstep is sorta the latest genre craze in the UK and beyond - that sounds cheezy but it's for good reason. It combines the sounds of Dancehall, Reggae, Dub, Industrial, Metal, Breakbeat and elements of Jungle and it's such a relatively new format that it hasn't been completely exploited by the major labels yet. So its a very 'fresh' sound; there are more and more new and young Dubstep producers popping up daily it seems - and each one brings their own special mutation to the table. It's reminiscent to me of the energy of the original Jungle scene back in 1994 when everyone was experimenting with different sounds and tempos and production styles. So yeah - grab the mix and meditate on the bass. Lots and lots of bass.

The first four tracks are remixes of classic tunes you probably will recognize. The first of course is Moments in Love (1985), one of my favorite songs of all time. The second tune is 'Digits' which is a dubstep take on Kraftwerk's 'Numbers' from 1981. The third tune is 'Creal' which is a relick of Cybotron's classic 'Clear' from 1983. The fourth song is Loefah's 'It's Yours' which is an extremely deconstructed dubstep version of the classic T La Rock tune of the same name. Good stuff.

Style: Dubstep, Dub, Grime (Instrumental), Bass, Breaks, Space



PMX DJs - Dark & Deadly Dubs - Volume 1
October 2007

1. Art of Noise - Moments in Love (Caspa Remix)
2. 6blocc - Digits
3. 6blocc - Creal
4. Loefah - It's Yours
5. Komonazmuk & White Boi - Search For Truth
6. Scanone - Atlas
7. Random Trio - Press Button (Cyrus Steppers Version)
8. Vista - Gameboy Dub
9. Digital Mystikz - 10 Dread Commandments
10. Fullness - Butterfish (Marlow Remix)
11. Djunya - Contact
12. Mala - Hunter
13. Afterdark - Cosa Nostra
14. Tes La Rok - Bass 31
15. Vista - Special Request
16. Dubchild - Lethal Riddim

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After The Afterparty

OK not a soundtrack or dub, but this is my most recent DJ mix and so far its my personal favorite. Hope ye enjoy.


So I had a DJ Spun tape when I was like 16 where he played Jungle records @ 33 rpm. I started doing the same thing back in '95 and it's still my favorite way to hear jungle. On the wrong speed. I'm sure you'll agree. This mix is my favorite yet; atmospheric jungle dropped down 3 octaves so the bass is ridiculous. Please grab and think of shimmering sunrises. DC/Baltimore oldschool crew - think back to the first Sunrise Festivals and that type of thing. Rock it.




PMX DJs - AFTER THE AFTERPARTY
September 2007

d/load -
http://www.whalefish.org/PMX_DJs-AfterTheAfterparty.mp3

Tracklist:
1. Kalu - Ain't No Game (Slo)
2. Appaloosa - Unplugged (Chaos & Julia Set Remix) (Slo)
3. Alliance - Virtual Heaven (Slo)
4. Jack 'n' Phil - I Like It (Slo)
5. Matt - Phat & Phuturistic (Slo)
6. D.O.P.E. - Diamonds (Slo)
7. Dub Technicians - Mindscape (Slo)
8. Photek - Resolution (Slo)
9. A-Sides & Nut-E-1 - Tonight (Slo)
10. Photek - Rings Around Saturn (Slo)
11. A Touch Of Jazz - Respected Not Accepted (Slo)
12. Alex Reece - Basic Principle (Slo)
13. Wax Doctor - Atmospheric Funk (Slo)
14. LTJ Bukem - Horizons (Slo)