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Bass[sic] Is Back At The Bells
Hi gang! We’re pleased to announce the details of our next big party taking place on Friday 14th June, once again at the Bells Of Shoreditch in East London.
This time around we’ve got a late 6am licence and some proper legends headlining in the form of macabre beatsmiths Evil Nine, making a rare London appearance with their unique combination of electro, beats and bass. Also on the decks we have one of the biggest talents bubbling under in London clubland at the moment, Purge. And completing the lineup we have a proper party starter in Jung, as well as our ever reliable residents Hubie, Rejectbeats and Big Nick D.
We’re also pleased to welcome back the VJ stylings of Psychomonkey and Mr Faff.
Here’s all the party info…
Bass[sic] – Friday 14th June 2013 @ the Bells Of Shoreditch, East London
* Bass Music * Dirty House * Tech House * Breaks *
Featuring the amazing DJing talents of…
EVIL NINE [For Lovers] – Brighton-based duo Evil Nine (or Pat Pardy and Tom Beaufoy to their respective mums) have been producing dark, twisted beats for 14 years now. Their early days signed to Adam Freeland’s trail blazing Marine Parade stable saw them produce one of the great debut dance music albums in You Can Be Special Too – a truly unique collection of macabre beats and basslines, tied together with some of the most talented rhymers the underground hip hop scene had to offer. This record, as well as a raft of excellent singles and remixes, led to the duo becoming one of the hottest properties in underground dance music. They have since produced a second album, the zombie-themed They Live and they are currently working on a third long-player, due to hit later this year on their own label, For Lovers.
PURGE [Nasty FM] – Also sharing this exciting lineup is one of the hottest up-and-coming talents of London’s underground bass music scene, Purge. Having rubbed shoulders with the superstars of the infamous Fabric nightclub, Purge has gone on to become a special talent in his own right, spinning an up front selection of the finest bass music, garage and house to packed dancefloors all over the UK and Europe. Purge is no stranger to the world of underground radio too, hosting his own show on Marcus Nasty’s Nasty FM. He’s also been busy in the studio, working on his debut EP Sandstorm, due to hit this summer on Berlin’s ITAKA.
JUNG [Bass Ache] – We’re also proud to announce a third special guest, the very talented Jung. Also known as Stacey McDonald, he has played for Chew The Fat at the legendary End nightclub, warming up for the likes of The Rogue Element, and will bring his unique blend of fresh bass music and classic breaks and jungle to the decks for a rare and exciting London appearance.
Plus residents…
Hubie [NSB Radio]
Rejectbeats [NSB Radio]
Big Nick D [Big Square Records]
And special guest VJs…
Psychomonkey [Rejectbeats]
Mr Faff [Looking Sound]
The Bells Of Shoreditch
48 Kingsland Road, Shoreditch, London, E2 8AA
- 10pm – 6am
- Tickets: door sale only – £5 before midnight / £8 after
- Map: http://goo.gl/maps/0Vakb
- Enquiries & further info: Contact the Bass[sic] team
This party is bound to be a sell out, so given that tickets are door-sale only, you’d better make sure you get down there early to avoid disappointment!
Keep an eye on this website for further announcements plus more fun features, interviews and music in the lead up to the big event.
The Bass[sic] team
Join Us Onboard The Elite Force Boat Party 2013
Hi everyone!
We’re very proud to announce that for the second year in a row we are involved with the hugely excellent Elite Force Boat Party, hosting the second room on board The Dutch Master Thames River Cruiser, on Saturday 13th July.
We know it’s a whole three months away, but there’s been a lot of interest in the party already and an exclusive run of early-bird tickets sold out in record time last week via Elite Force‘s website! General tickets are now on sale so we recommend you get yours as soon as possible to avoid disappointment!
Get your tickets HERE!
If you need a reminder of the sheer epicness of last year’s boat party, then check out this wicked video…
Here’s all the boat party and after-party details…
Supatronix And U&A Present… The Elite Force Boat Party 2013
Saturday 13th July, on board The Dutch Master River Cruiser, London
- ROOM ONE: Elite Force + Special Guests
- ROOM TWO: Hosted by Bass[sic] – Ft. Rejectbeats, Hubie, Big Nick D and Seffi B
Followed by… The Elite Force Boat Party After-Party @ Brixton Jamm, 261 Brixton Rd, London, SW9 6LH, 10pm-6am
- ROOM ONE: Elite Force Vs. Meat Katie, Colombo, Jurassik, SE7en Deadly Breaks, The Scritch
- ROOM TWO: Simon Shackleton, Mike Hulme, Resistance, Miss Monument, B-Roll
Ticket details…
- STANDARD: Boat Party Only = £25 (+ Booking Fee)
- DELUXE: Boat Party + After-Party + Coach Transfer = £30 (+ Booking Fee)
Get your tickets HERE!
- The boat leaves from Tower Millennium Pier at 6:30pm sharp! Nearest tube: Tower Hill
- Please note all deluxe tickets for boat and after-party now include free coach transfer worth £4. If you wish to purchase deluxe tickets without coach transfer, please contact Jurassik@supatronix.org
- Check out the Facebook Event Page
Right that’s it! We’ll keep you updated about ticket availability and various other details between now and party time. See you onboard!
The Bass[sic] team
See You On Friday At The Bells Of Shoreditch!
Alright peeps!
It’s nearly time for our big Easter party at Bells Of Shoreditch! Just in case you’ve somehow missed the exciting news, this Friday, 29th March, the Bass[sic] crew return to Shoreditch, East London, for our biggest party yet! We’ve got tech-funk maestro Meat Katie and electro-funkster Peo de Pitte chomping at the bit, ready to drop some seriously heavy bass music bombs for your lovely ears! And our resident DJs – Rejectbeats, Hubie and Big Nick D – are primed and ready to keep the dancefloor bouncing ’til we unleash our guests on your lovely ears!
The party kicks off at 9pm and it’s only £5 on the door (£7 after 11pm), so at those cheap prices you’d better make sure you get down nice and early to reserve your spot on the dancefloor cos it’s gonna be a roadblock!
All the event info can be found HERE!
Also check out our various listings…
Free Music, Guestlist & Fun Stuff!
As ever with Bass[sic], we like to go that extra mile and offer you some tasty music, podcasts and other free stuff to keep you in the party spirit! Here’s what we have for you this time round…
First up, if you’d like to win free guestlist to the party on Friday, our friends over at Free Breaks Blog are giving away tickets to the party! Check out all the details HERE! Be quick, the competition closes soon!
Check out our super special Easter Podcast, chock full of bass music badness (bad meaning good, of course!) and exclusives, compiled and mixed by our resident DJs Rejectbeats, Hubie and Big Nick D. Expect loads of tech house, dirty house and breaks by the likes of Julio Bashmore, NAPT, Stanton Warriors, Claude VonStroke and loads more! You can stream and download the podcast for free HERE!
Also on a free music tip, we have a pair of banging promo mixes from our guest DJs to help warm you up for the party! Check out Meat Katie‘s promo mix HERE and Peo de Pitte‘s promo mix HERE and get ready to dance hard!
Our headliner Meat Katie also has a cheeky Re-Rub that he’s giving away for free! Grab your copy HERE!
We managed to sit down and have a chat with our two special guest DJs ahead of the party on Good Friday. Check out our interview with Meat Katie HERE and our interview with Peo de Pitte HERE!
Our resident DJ Hubie presented the Bass[sic] Session on his Hubie Sounds show on NSB Radio this week, featuring brand new bass music bangers by the likes of The Chemical Brothers, DJ Zinc, Justin Martin & Eats Everything plus loads more! The show will be available to stream and download for free HERE!
And finally… don’t forget to check out the rest of our Mixcloud where you can find loads of exclusive mixes and live sets to stream and download, of course all for free.
Right, that’s yer lot! We hope we see you down the front at Bells Of Shoreditch this Friday night! Make sure you come and say hello!
Cheers!
The Bass[sic] team
Bass[sic] Chats With Meat Katie
Morning everyone! There’s just over a week to go ’til party time (full details HERE!), so we thought it was a good time to publish the second of our interviews with our special guest DJs.
Ahead of a very rare London appearance, we’ve managed to get superstar DJ, and headliner at Bass[sic] on the 29th of March, to take five minutes out of his busy schedule to answer a few important questions. He’s a tour de force, a runaway tech-funk train, an unstoppable bass behemoth, a dance music legend:- he is of course Meat Katie, aka Mark Pember, and we’re very excited to have him gracing the decks at this month’s Bass[sic]. Best known for his tough techy dancefloor destroyers, Pember has worked with and remixed some of dance music’s biggest household names, from James Zabiela and Deep Dish to Boy George and UNKLE. As well as having three Meat Katie albums under his belt he also supplies the world with some of the finest techno, tech-funk and breaks via his LOT49 imprint. He’s warmed up for The Chemical Brothers, played tunes on the Valve Soundsystem and now you can find out how he likes his eggs…
Bass[sic]: To kick off… You and Peo de Pitte make up one of the biggest lineups we’ve had at Bass[sic], but did you know that you’re probably the baldest lineup too? Of the two of you, who do you think has the LEAST body hair overall?
Meat Katie: Probably me, as I go for the full body wax.
Bass[sic]: For those people who are unfamiliar with you, how would you sum up the Meat Katie sound in only 3 words?
MK: Breakbeat without breaks.
Bass[sic]: Moving onto the dancefloor, which tune are you most looking forward to dropping at Bass[sic] on the 29th of March?
MK: This! What a cheap plug!
Bass[sic]: Of all of the massive tunes that have been released over the years, what is the one tune that you wish you’d written or signed to your label?
MK: The Loops of Fury – Flick A Switch.
Bass[sic]: Now onto the serious questions that everyone’s been dying to know the answers to… How do you prefer your eggs to be cooked?
MK: Poached of course.
Bass[sic]: What’s the last album you bought on CD?
MK: Yesterday I bought The Jim Jones Revue – The Savage Heart
Bass[sic]: Who would win in a jelly wrestling contest:- you or Peo de Pitte?
MK: Me! Peo is a pussy.
Bass[sic]: Which do you prefer:- cats or dogs?
MK: Erm… that’s a tough one… pass!
Bass[sic]: Star Wars or Star Trek?
MK: It used to be Star Wars, now it’s Star Trek.
Bass[sic]: How much horse is there in a standard serving of Meat Katie?
MK: You will have to discover that for yourself.
Bass[sic]: Would you rather be trapped in a room with 1 horse-sized chicken? Or 10 chicken-sized breakbeat purists?
MK: Probably the big chicken horse thing.
Bass[sic]: Do you have a musical guilty pleasure?
MK: Stanton Warriors.
Bass[sic]: What was the last movie you went to see at the cinema?
MK: I’ve not been for a while to tell the truth. Maybe The Hunger Games.
Bass[sic]: Do you have any hidden talents?
MK: All my talents are hidden, in fact I don’t even know what they are!
Bass[sic]: And finally, what are you up to for the rest of this year? Releases, gigs, tours, etc?
MK: I have a residency at Tresor in Berlin at Dangerous Drums. I’m just releasing our latest Take Miami compilation on LOT49. I’ve just signed Electric Soulside & The Rogue Element to LOT49, which I am a bit excited about. I have a Facebook page where I moan a lot about stuff that is not really music related. I have a Gigatools account where I am supposed to have my gig dates, although ironically I always forget to update it. I’m touring the States and Mexico in April and at the end of May/June, also Australia and New Zealand in December. I have also been building a website for the last 15 years… I’m pretty close to getting that finished (as someone else is helping now). I’m thinking of buying another corn snake for my daughter (but a different colour). My friend Andy is getting married in April, I’m definitely going to that. It’s in Colchester. It’s my birthday in September. I can’t think of anything else I have to do at the moment!
Thanks for chatting with us Mark! You can catch him dropping all of his favourite tech-funk bangers at Bass[sic] at the Bells of Shoreditch, East London, on Good Friday, 29th March! Full event details can be found HERE!
To help get you in the mood for the party, check out Meat Katie‘s latest promo mix…
And don’t forget to download Meat Katie‘s latest Re-Rub, absolutely gratis…
And finally, make sure you have a listen to our Easter Podcast, chock full of banging beats and filthy bass!
Right, that’s it! See you down the front at Bells Of Shoreditch next week! We’ll post an event reminder in a few day’s time to make sure you’re kept up to speed!
The Bass[sic] team
Bass[sic] Chats With Peo De Pitte
Hi everyone. As part of the build up to our big party at the Bells Of Shoreditch on Easter weekend (less than three weeks to go! Full details HERE!), we sat down with our two special guest DJs, Peo De Pitte and Meat Katie, to exclusively chat with them about the hot topics in the world at the moment – kind of like a mash up of Newsnight and MTV Base, with Jeremy Paxman bogling to jump up drum n bass, just to set the scene for you.
Anyway, we first spoke to electro-funkster Peo De Pitte with some hard-hitting questions. Peo has been smashing dancefloors all over the world with his unique brand of bouncy bass music and mental mash ups. And when he’s not tearing up nightclubs, he’s usually found sat astride his studio mixing desk, cooking up beats and samples for his bass-heavy productions and remixes for the stars. Here’s what he had to say about jelly wrestling with Meat Katie and much, much more…
Bass[sic]: To kick off… You and Meat Katie make up one of the biggest lineups we’ve had at Bass[sic], but did you know that you’re probably the baldest lineup too? Of the two of you, who do you think has the LEAST body hair overall?
Peo: If I just remember to pluck my ear hair it might be a close competition.
Bass[sic]: For those people who are unfamiliar with you, how would you sum up the Peo de Pitte sound in only 3 words?
Peo: Three day bender!
Bass[sic]: Moving onto the dancefloor, which tune are you most looking forward to dropping at Bass[sic] on the 29th of March?
Peo: I have a few new ones that I’m looking forward to playing from my next EP… will keep the titles under wraps for now!
Bass[sic]: Of all of the massive tunes that have been released over the years, what is the one tune that you wish you’d written or signed to your label?
Peo: My own label was just a stepping stone in the beginning to get my own voice heard when no other labels wanted to answer my emails so I don’t really have any regrets.
Bass[sic]: Now onto the serious questions that everyone’s been dying to know the answers to… How do you prefer your eggs to be cooked?
Peo: Sunny side up!
Bass[sic]: What’s the last album you bought on CD?
Peo: Hmm, yeah it must have been the last Prodigy album. I still have an obsession with buying their physical products!
Bass[sic]: Who would win in a jelly wrestling contest:- you or Meat Katie?
Peo: I’m a skinny lanky person, I think he could just sit on me and he would win. But I might just have my garlic/chilli cocktail before and kill him with my breath!
Bass[sic]: Which do you prefer:- cats or dogs?
Peo: Cats, I used to have one. Hated dogs in my early days but I do like them now… But yeah cats still win.
Bass[sic]: Star Wars or Star Trek?
Peo: Star Wars… maybe a cuddle with Princess Leia.
Bass[sic]: Who really shot first:- Greedo? Or Han Solo?
Peo: Oh, someone’s a fan here… I’d just say Han I guess…
Bass[sic]: Would you rather be trapped in a room with 1 horse-sized chicken? Or 10 chicken-sized breakbeat purists?
Peo: I’d probably be afraid of what that horse-sized chicken would do to me when it gets hungry. The chicken sized purists I could always step on when they raise their voices, or play them re-rubs so they keep quiet.
Bass[sic]: Do you have a musical guilty pleasure?
Peo: Yesterday I actually had a listen to an old Swedish artist I grew up to, Eric Gadd – Bara Himlen Ser På…. Google that if you dare. [Ed: we did and it was... sexual]
Bass[sic]: What was the last movie you went to see at the cinema?
Peo: Django Unchained… good stuff!
Bass[sic]: Do you have any hidden talents?
Peo: I used to train in Judo
Bass[sic]: And finally, what are you up to for the rest of this year? Releases, gigs, tours, etc?
Peo: Next up is my release with NAPT on Strictly Rhythm sometime this month. Going to America for gigs in May and later on Australia again. 2013 should be a good one!
Cheers Peo, that was very insightful, we’re sure you’ll agree! Check out Peo’s latest promo mix, chock full of bangers and smashers, right here…
You can catch Peo spinning tunes and striking some judo poses behind the decks along with Meat Katie at Bass[sic] at the Bells of Shoreditch, East London on Good Friday, 29th March! Full event details can be found HERE!
Watch this space for our interview with our headliner Meat Katie, coming very soon! Also keep your eyes and ears peeled for a super exclusive Bass[sic] podcast, due to hit your lovely ears in the next few weeks.
Cheers,
The Bass[sic] team
Like Us On Facebook
That’s right gang, Bass[sic] now has a Facebook Page!
We’ll be updating it with all the latest party news, as well as posting pics and links to exclusive FREE music and DJ mixes, plus loads more!
We’d really appreciate it if you could pop by and give us a ‘Like‘! It will only take a moment’s shake of your mouse and we’ll love you long time!
Here’s the page: http://facebook.com/Bass.Sic.London
That completes our bass-tastic takeover of social media! Don’t forget you can follow us on twitter too!
Cheers everyone.
The Bass[sic] team
New Year – New Venue – New Bass[sic]
Alright party people! We’ve got a very special announcement about the first Bass[sic] party of 2013 coming very soon! In the meantime, mark Friday 29th March (Good Friday) in your diaries, you’re not gonna want to miss this!
All we can say for now is we’re going bigger, better and more clubbier than ever, with a brand new super-special venue and a massive lineup to go with it! Watch this space and/or follow us on twitter for further announcements, coming very soon! Hold tight London!
The Bass[sic] team
Big Ups Bass Boaters & Merry Christmas!
Ahoy party people! We just wanted to thank all of you who joined the good ship bass on Saturday night for yet another banging boat party. We had loads of fun and, judging by the smiley faces we saw on the night, we reckon you must have had fun too! So yeah, big ups to all of you!
Extra big ups to Ben and the Supatronix crew and also Nick Deekline, the Hot Cakes massive, all the DJs and the lovely staff of the Dutch Master for having us! Roll on the next one!
We’ve updated the Gallery page with all the pics from this party, as well as pics from our Birthday Party at The Cornershop last month, go check it out HERE!
Righto, that’s all from us for 2012. We’ve had a great year and we really appreciate your support, it’s been amazing! We’ll be back in 2013 so keep an eye on this website for exclusive news about our future parties – you can also follow us on twitter too of course!
All that’s left to say now is we hope you have a merry festive period and a cracking new year! See ya on the other side 
Cheers!
The Bass[sic] team
Almost Time To Blow Out The Candles!
Oi oi!
Yes it’s nearly time to blow out the candles on our birthday cake, open our prezzies and get mashed up with you, our good friends!
As we’re sure you’re well aware now, this Saturday we will be celebrating our 1st Birthday at The Cornershop in Shoreditch, London. And in order to celebrate properly we’ve got a late licence plus a bunch of proper party DJs - NAPT, Normski, Hedstate, plus our ever-reliable resident DJs – to bang out the celebratory anthems ’til the wee small hours. As you can imagine, we’re getting very excited!
The party kicks off at 8pm and as usual it’s FREE entry all night long so make sure you get down there nice and early to make sure you get a good spot on the dancefloor!
All the event info can be found HERE
Also check out our various listings…
Free Tuna!
As ever with Bass[sic], we like to go that extra mile and offer you some tasty mixes, tunes and podcasts to keep you in the party spirit! Here’s what we have for you this time around…
- Just in case you missed it last week, make sure you check out this super exclusive Podcast that the Bass[sic] resident DJs put together to help celebrate our 1st Birthday. It’s chock full of bass music cuts both old and new, including modern classics by the likes of DJ Zinc, NAPT, Peo de Pitte, Julio Bashmore and loads more! You can stream and download it HERE
- And once again our resident DJ Hubie has broadcast another Bass[sic] Special on NSB Radio, featuring an exclusive radio play of Pimpsoul‘s headline set from the last Bass[sic] in September. You can download that show HERE
- Also make sure you check out the rest of our Mixcloud where you can find loads of exclusive mixes and live sets to stream and download, of course all for free.
Right, that’s yer lot! We hope we see you down the front at The Cornershop this Saturday night! Make sure you come and say hello!
Cheers!
The Bass[sic] team
We’re On A Mutha Lovin’ Boat (Again!)
Ahoy maties!
In what’s turning out to be a very busy end-of-the-year for us, we have yet another massive party to tell you about! Taking place only a few weeks after our upcoming mega 1st Birthday Party, we’re jumping aboard a boat on the Thames in London once again, this time as part of the legendary Hot Cakes Boats ‘n’ Ho’s Christmas Boat Party!
Yes that’s right, Bass[sic] will be throwing its very own Christmas Party in the second room aboard The Dutch Master Thames River Cruiser, with our ever reliable lineup of guests and regulars. And in the main room, the mighty Stanton Warriors will be unloading their santa sacks full of booty bass alongside Deekline, The Freestylers and loads more!
Here’s all you need to know…
Supatronix Presents: The Hot Cakes Boats ‘n’ Ho’s Xmas Boat Party 2012
Saturday 15th December 2012 – Thames – London – On Board The Dutch Master River Cruiser
Featuring the amazing DJing talents of…
Room one: Bad Bass & Booty Shakin’ Festive Beats
- STANTON WARRIORS [Punks]
- DEEKLINE [Hot Cakes]
- THE FREESTYLERS [Against The Grain]
- JFB [DMC Champion]
- LADY WAKS [InBeatWeTrust]
- KEITH MACKENZIE [Illeven:Eleven]
- MARTIN FLEX [PuRe SX]
Room Two: The Bass[sic] Christmas Party
- REJECTBEATS [Bass[sic] / NSB Radio]
- BIG NICK D [Bass[sic] / Big Square]
- HUBIE [Bass[sic] / NSB Radio]
- 3-PARTS DJ [Thump]
Ticket details…
- EARLYBIRD: Boat Party + After Party @ Jamm, Brixton £27
- DELUXE: Boat Party + After Party + Coach Transfer £33
- STANDARD: Boat Party Only £25
Get your tickets HERE!
- Facebook Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/events/466294886746537/
- The boat departs from Tower Millennium Pier at 6:30pm sharp – don’t miss the boat, get there nice and early!
- There will also be an official Boat Party After Party – check out the details on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/events/169296803210891/
More details and tickets updates soon, keep an eye on this website!
See you on board!
The Bass[sic] Team
