Beats People Movement

My copy of the new Blackbox release just arrived and it is HEAVY. Will def be dropping this tonight at Dubstyle Sessions.

The track above Squark is taken from Roska’s forthcoming self-titled album on the Rinse label. Due out April 5th 2010.

Re: the animation Roska says:

For more information on videos like this hit up my boy @ www.youtube.com/swampmonsta1

Another sample video I Need Love from the album can be found here.

Roska January 2010 podcast for XLR8R:

http://www.xlr8r.com/podcast/2009/09/roska

Roska says of this podcast:

Stop moaning about this whole funkstep thing. Believe me, your crying over nothing its only music and furthermore my music is so cross-genre it can fit anywhere you or i like it. for the love of the music! Enjoy the mix!!!!

Catch Roska every Tuesday 11am - 1pm GMT on www.rinse.fm

Roska Facebook group here.

A few friend’s have been deactivating their Facebook profiles lately. Facebook’s default settings have been switched so that blissfully unaware users will be sharing everything they post or upload with anyone, anywhere - including search engines. More people are signing up to Twitter every day and the number of ‘followers’ you have looks to be the future of Social Networking mojo. The big guns at Google are of course aware of all this. The new twitter-eque Google Buzz networking tool was switched on last month for the 176 million or so Gmail users worldwide. This has caused a stir up because accounts frequently emailed were automatically ‘followed’, followers can then be viewed by others in your Google ‘Public Profile’. This smelt a big fishy to me and not in keeping with Google’s ‘Don’t Be Evil‘ policy so I ‘unBuzzed’ today. For those asking “how do I unBuzz??” This article has some useful advice. Some related information and discussion on Social Networking’s magic ‘Dunbar Number’ here.

New film from my favorite NZ Director, Taika Waititi of Eagle Vs Shark and Two Cars One Night fame. His good mates Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement are also the one’s responsible for Flight of the Conchords. The three of them first performed as part of a five-man group called So You’re a Man, in the mid-nineties. I saw Taika speak at the 2006 Semi Permanent conference in Auckland where he was by far the best speaker there, art, playwriting, script writing, acting, comedy, this guy can do it all. If you don’t know get to know!

Boy is released on March 25 in New Zealand.
The year is 1984, and on the rural East Coast of New Zealand Thriller is changing kids lives. Inspired by the Oscar nominated Two Cars, One Night, BOY is the hilarious and heartfelt coming-of-age tale about heroes, magic and Michael Jackson.

BOY is a dreamer who loves Michael Jackson. He lives with his brother ROCKY, a tribe of deserted cousins and his Nan.

Boys other hero, his father, ALAMEIN, is the subject of Boys fantasies, and he imagines him as a deep sea diver, war hero and a close relation of Michael Jackson (he can even dance like him). In reality hes in the can for robbery.
When Alamein returns home after 7 years away, Boy is forced to confront the man he thought he remembered, find his own potential and learn to get along without the hero he had been hoping for.

Starring Te Aho Eketone-Whitu, James Rolleston, Taika Waititi

Directed/Written by Taika Waititi (’Eagle Vs Shark’, TV’s ‘Flight of the Conchords’)

www.boythemovie.co.nz

I saw these guys at the Airport (been doing a few airport missions lately) but forgot all about it on the day. My favourite skate team from back in the day, me and my skater buddies used to watch Mouse over and over. Anyway, some nice footage from this here you-tuber, ABC vid also linked and includes Mike Carrol’s kickflip over the box. Sweet as cuz.

ABC crew’s vid of the demo here.

The Gaslamp Killer is touring NZ in February and Beats People Movement have been lucky enough to secure an exclusive Auckland show !!

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THE GASLAMP KILLER (Brainfeeder Records, Low End Theory, USA)

The Gaslamp Killer is a Los Angeles-based DJ whose eclectic animal style ranges from psychedelia and world music to dubstep and left-field hip-hop. Associated with Flying Lotus Brainfeeder Records, he made his production debut in the late 2000s with a series of EPs.

Born William Benjamin Bensussen, he originally comes from San Diego, CA, whose downtown Gaslamp District’s bar scene inspired him to name himself The Gaslamp Killer in disgust for much of the patronage. But his real home is behind the turntables, where his wild style takes DJing into the realm of freak fest psychedelia.

Upon relocating to Los Angeles, he found a niche for himself amid the city’s massive underground party scene and ultimately found a home for himself as a resident DJ at the club Low End Theory, which resulted in a series of club-sponsored podcasts. He also released a series of mix CDs, among them Gaslamp Killers (2007), Its a Rocky Road (2007), I Spit On Your Grave (2008), Hell and the Lake of Fire Are Waiting For You! (2009) and All Killer (2009), the latter a label showcase for the London-based world psychedelia imprint Finders Keepers Records.

As a producer, The Gaslamp Killer made his debut in the late 2000s, releasing, a split single with Free the Robots The Killer Robots, in 2008 and EP My Troubled Mind in 2009.

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Support from:

OoGuN & Dapht One

Seeka b2b Munk (USA)

The ARC

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Tickets available in February from iTicket.co.nz and Beats People Movement*, La Gonda Arcade, 203 K’Road.

Thanks to Serato, Red Bull, Agwa De Bolivia Liquor and Base Fm.

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GLK Official Links:

http://www.thegaslampkiller.com/

http://www.myspace.com/thegaslampkiller

Video:

http://vodpod.com/watch/2116812-mary-anne-hobbs-gaslamp-killer-dj-set-sonar-2009

Mix:

http://mediacontender.com/2008/09/11/the-gaslamp-killer/

Facebook event page:

 http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=281577751602

The Fabriclive Mix CD number 5-0 will be mixed by none other than dBridge and Instra:Mental. The mix is a step in a fresh direction featuring Dubstep artists Distance, Pearson Sound (aka Ramadanman), Vaccine and Scuba working at different tempos. Tracks from kiwi producer/DJ Consequence are also showcased on the forthcoming mix.

The tracklist for this highly-anticipated mix CD (a landmark 100th release for Fabric’s record label) has now been revealed:

01 – Riya – Seems Like – Exit Records

02 – Instra:mental – From The Start – NonPlus+

03 – Stray – Pushed – Exit Records

04 – Dan Habarnam – Nu Este Roz – Exit Records

05 – Vaccine – Ochre – NonPlus+

06 – ASC – Starkwood (Consequence Remix) – Unreleased

07 – Consequence – Lover’s Shell – Exit Records

08 – Distance – Sky’s Alight (Dub) – Unreleased

09 – Alix Perez – Self Control – Shogun Audio

10 – Genotype – Distorted Dreams – Genotype

- Meleka – Go (Accapella) – Meleka

11 – Instra:mental – End Credits – NonPlus+

12 – Instra:mental – Watching You – NonPlus+

13 – Instra:mental – Fist (Level 2B Mix) – NonPlus+

14 – Consequence – 11 Circles (ASC Remix) – Exit Records

15 – dBridge – I Know – Exit Records

16 – Instra:mental – Encke Gap – NonPlus+

17 – Loxy & Genotype – Farah’s Theme – Exit Records

- dBridge – Inner Disbelief (Accapella) – Exit Records

18 – Pearson Sound – Down With You – Darkestral

19 – Scuba – Tense (dBridge Remix) – Hotflush Recordings

20 – Instra:mental – No Future (Consequence Remix) – NonPlus+

21 – Code 3 – Living Proof – Exit Records

22 – Consequence Ft. Instra:mental – Reflex Reaction – Exit Records

23 – ASC – Phobos – NonPlus+

24 – Skream – Fire Call – Exit Records

25 – Instra:mental – Machine Made – NonPlus+

26 – dBridge – Love Hotel – Exit Records

27 – dBridge – The Dim Light – Exit Records

28 – Scuba – Eclipse – Paul Rose

29 – ASC – Ubiquity Incident – NonPlus+

30 – Abstract Elements – Abysmal Depth – Exit Records

31 – Actress – Gen Ohn (Screwed Version) – Werk Discs

“We wanted the fabric CD to be like the best podcast we’ve ever done. That was our aim. When we were asked to do it, we approached all the people making music we love, and asked them to write us something special for the CD. Distance, Scuba, Genotype, myself and Instra:mental all did it. It’s a great collection of music, harmonically it all works together; and as much as we have different styles, you’d be surprised what tunes stick together just from being in key. We wanted to showcase what it is that we’re doing, and what the sound is capable of.” – dBridge

Fabricfirst members will be get this from 1st February 2010, with the CD available on general release worldwide from 15th February 2010.

Source: esp-agency.co.uk

dBridge and Instra:Mental will be touring NZ in February, dates as follows:

Feb 19 - Friday - Splore, Coromandel

Feb 20 - Saturday - UCSA Orientation 2010, Christchurch

Feb 24 - Wednesday - Bath St, Dunedin

Feb 26 - Friday - Coherant, Auckland

Feb 27 - Saturday - Sandwiches, Wellington

Buy tickets to the Auckland show here.

Check out the Autonomic podcasts including the latest “Layer 10″ upload here.

Method Man aka Clifford Smith, one of the legendary Wu Tang Clan will make an one-off New Zealand appearance in Auckland this Thursday the 7th of January @ 4:20 nightclub on K’Rd. Tickets start from NZ$46. Check the Facebook event page or Ticketdirect page for more details.

Clifford Smith aka METHODMAN or METH is his many fans, is one of Hip Hops most prestigious artists and actors, as a high profile member of the World Famous New York based group WU TANG CLAN, his stage name hails from a movie he loved “THE FREARLESS YOUNG BOXER” and in his career he holds wining a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance for his song “Ill Be there for you/Your All I need” with RNB Queen Mary J Blige as one of his greatest achievements.

Meth’s creative style earned him with only one other member of WuTang to get a solo on the groups multiplatinum debut album, ENTER the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers and in 1994 released his first solo album “Tical” of the Def Jam label entering the American Album charts at Number 4, he then did collaborations with Mary J Blige, Redman, appeared on Tupacs Album, “ALL EYEZ ON ME”, and was close friends with the late great Notorious B.I.G, Meth was the only guest rapper featured on Biggies debut album “Ready to Die”.

Meths alubms are Tical (1994), Tical 2000: Judgment day (1998), Blackout (1999), Tical 0: The Prequel (2004), 4:21 The Day After (2006), Blackout! 2 (2009) and movie/tv roles on Cop Land, The Great White Hype, One Eight Seven, Belly, Black and White, Big Daddy, Backtage, How High, Volcano High, My baby’s Daddy, Garden State, Soul Plane, Venom, Hood of Horror, Meet the Spartans, The Wackness, Sinners & Saints, The Wire, Mind of Menicia & Chappell Show.

MethodMan brings his hip hop poetry to New Zealand once again for a ONE OFF Exclusive show @ The Studio, 340 K’Rd Auckland, Thursday 7th January 2010, singing all his hits, METHOD MAN, BRING THE PAIN, ALL I NEED & so much more, with special guests, Dei Hamo, DJ CXL and Lady Sheeq, hosted by HOT Teuila Blakely.

Source: Ticketdirect.co.nz

Attendees of the Dubstep Alliance and Beats People Movement* promotions will know OoGuN’s sounds well. He has a bunch of digital releases on his burgeoning Drunk Elephnat Sound imprint and adds to that catalog with a remix of Dub Asylum’s Ba Ba Boom, a track from the 2008 EP of the same name. Dub Asylum is the alias of Auckland-based beat maker Peter McLennan aka Peter Mac.

Stinky Jim had this to say about the release:

Of articular and particular note this evening was Oogun giving Dub Asylum a right smack-up remix for the debut 7″ on Loopy Fruit Records. Props are properly dispensed to Messrs Mclenners and Oogoid for their work on this, it’s a scorcher. The 45 will be hitting shops on Monday the 7th but Conch will be copping ‘em from Friday, so NZers, show some love and support quality local tackle (internationalists not excluded neither…), check it out in the house of youtubular below), I’ve got absolutely no truck with music being bigged and upped on purely geographical stakes, but this would be getting a run or three on SG wherever it came from, top notch!

Source: StinkInk Blog

There is a release party happening at Ponsonby Social Club tomorrow from 5pm.

Check out the original and OoGuN’s remix on Youtube. We have a couple of individually numbered copies available in the store for $23 NZD.