Beats People Movement

“The sound is rooted in dark experiments with the 2-Step Garage template devised by pioneers El-B and Zed Bias..”

Zed Bias gained him a serious underground following around the time of UK Garage’s first emergence with his remixes of DJ Zinc’s ‘138 Trek’ and ‘Super Sharp Shooter’, his widely appreciated ‘Sound of the Pirates’ mix CD was an education for many outside the London underground. The single ‘Neighborhood’ featuring MC Rumpus addressed the day to day reality of living in an urban community and tipped into the overground going on to become a top 30 chart hit the UK.

After these successes Zed went on to pioneer the sound that came to known as Breakstep. His huge remix of DJ Zinc’s ‘Heavyweight’ was the first release on his label Sidestepper and ‘Jigga Up’ (Ring The Alarm) featuring MC Juiceman also released on Sidestepper also achieved anthem status, this cemented his reputation as an originator in a sea of imitators. Zed went on to maintain his profile at the forefront of the UK underground holding a residency alongside fellow pioneers Hatcha, Youngsta, Kode9 and Oris Jay at Ammunition’s seminal club Forward>> a name synonymous with Dubstep, it was then in its carnation as ‘The Sunday Sessions’ at London’s Velvet Rooms before the term Dubstep had even been coined.

Forthcoming from Zed Bias there are Dubstep-focused releases on original Dubstep label Big Apple, the Australian based Aquatic Lab as well as Zed’s own Sidestepper Recordings. Zed’s unreleased Dubstep productions are currently getting big support from scene heavyweights N-Type, Benga, Skream, Hatcha and Kode9.

Zed Bias on his upcoming tour>> “Gonna be a very exciting year for me and the peak of the excitement will be around the time I’m on tour… with the Aquatic Lab release, and the Big Apple EP also dropping..”

Zed Bias Links:
Zed Bias Discogs: http://www.discogs.com/artist/Zed+Bias
Aquatic Lab Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/aquaticlab
Sidestepper Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/sidestepperrecordings
Zedcast Podcast: http://zedbias.podomatic.com/

NZ Tour Schedule:

Wellington - Thurday 18th September- Sandwiches

Support from Strictly 138 Crew: P-Vans, Thief, Kaps, SteppaD and Ekim

Christchurch - Friday 19th September - Double Happy

Support from Ismay, J-Red, Subz, Ill Figz and VJ Slasher Vision

Auckland - Saturday 20th September - Rising Sun

Support from OoGuN, DJ Dubhead, Manaia Toa, Seeka, Shutta and host MC Dapht One

Heavily boosted low end !!

Auckland presales $20+b/f from Beat Merchants

Thanks to Jagermeister, Red Bull and Beck’s.

LOEFAH>
“I wanna get back to the root of that whole London club thing. There is this side of Dubstep now that is going extremely well for itself and I’m very happy for it, but it’s not necessarily what I’m about. I think the future is in expressing more where I’m coming from…”

Loefah Links:

http://www.myspace.com/loefah

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Loefah

Tour Schedule:

Dunedin - Wednesday 13th August - Bath St

Support from Phil O, Undertow, Madwax vs Raz Booof, Host MC Beau

Christchurch - Thursday 14th August - Double Happy

Support from DSD, L-Que, Ismay, J-Red, Timmy C, Ill Figz, Host MC Dapht One and VJ Slasher Vision

Wellington - Friday 15th August- Sandwiches

Support from Strictly 138 Crew: P-Vans, Thief, Kapsy and SteppaD

Auckland - Saturday 16th August - Zen

Support from Jason Howson, Frostyboy, Seeka, Grind and Future One

Click on the pic to see the whole set..

@ Risng Sun, Auckland..

@ Sandwiches, Wellington..

@ Double Happy, Christchurch..

@ Bath St, Dunedin..

Some footage and photos of the top UK Dubstep DJ’s recent visit to our capital. Check em!

BPM Photoset:

N-Type & MC Dapht One @ Sandwiches

P-Vans & MC Dapht One @ Sandwiches

Videos courtesy of Nessleii. More here.

DUBSTEP ALLIANCE - HEAVYWEIGHT SOUND

Dubstep Alliance DJs Manaia Toa, Oogun, Seeka, Jah Praise and host MC Dapht One bring the regular doseage of local Dubs and UK freshness alongside the tunes that shaped the sound. In support of NZ Music Month May 2008 this month’s special guests are two DJ / Producers doing big things for NZ Dubstep. On the 7th, Frosty will be representing all things Dirty Cash and on the 21st the one like P-Vans from Wellington will be representing the Strictly 138 crew and Bassweight Recordings.. See you on the floor!

Free Entry, Drink Specials

from 9pm

Thanks to Beck’s and Red Bull

Photos from the 1st edition here.

Photos and Recordings from the 2nd and 3rd editions soon come!

Voted Number 1 Dubstep DJ in the Dubstepforum Awards, N-Type is known for his quick, hype mixes and hilarious quips on his weekly Rinse FM radio show. His recent guest mix on Mary Anne Hobbes Radio1 show gave insight into his early Jungle, 2-Step and Dark Garage influences, make no mistake N-Type is a Dubstep force to be reckoned with. These shows are not to be missed!

Dunedin - Thursday April 17th - Bath St

Support from Undertow, MC Dapht One, J-Red, Phil O, MC Step’a and Soundclash with Beau

Auckland - Friday April 18th - Galatos

Support from 00Afro, Jason Howson, Frosty Boy, Future One, Grind and MC Tek

Christchurch - Saturday April 19th - Double Happy

Support from J-Red b2b Mr Steel, DSD b2b Ill Figz, L-Que b2b Mafic, Timmy b2b Subz, VJ Slasher Vision

Wellington - Saturday May 3rd - Sandwiches

Support from Strictly 138 Crew: P-Vans, Thief and SteppaD

Recent N-Type Rinse Fm Shows:

http://www.rinse.fm/podcasts/Ntype12308.mp3

http://www.rinse.fm/podcasts/Ntype09408.mp3

Big mix! Vid by Nesslei. Featuring your resident blogger Dapht One pon the mic..

Yes yes almost time for the one like Scuba’s only NZ show. I’ll be driving the BPM wagon 9 or so hours to get there, safe to say looking forward to a big night!

SCUBA, aka Paul Rose, is the founder of the influential and consistently high quality Hotflush Recordings. From playing a part in the formative years of the sound on the pirate airwaves in London, to working dancefloors across the globe, to a swathe of excellent releases on Hotflush and the high profile Soul Jazz imprint, Scuba brings his own unique musicality to the dubstep sound. Always fresh and innovative, Scuba’s recent output is at once melodic and musical and devastatingly heavy.

The Hotflush label has been a creative incubator for some of the most original and foward-thinking producers in dubstep including the likes of Distance, Toasty, Slaughter Mob, Vaccine, Gravious, Marlow, Boxcutter and Jazzsteppa. Hotflush along with Paul Rose’s other imprints - Abucs, Scuba and HF2 - can always be relied on to push the dubstep sound in new and exciting directions.

With his debut full length artist album “A Mutual Antipathy”, dropping on April 7, already being hailed as a masterwork - Scuba’s record bag will be bursting with exclusive dubs of uncompromising calibre.

This is Scuba’s only NZ date. Don’t sleep!

Approx. SET TIMES for Saturday:

10 - 11pm: Risky Business
11 - 12pm: Steppa D (strictly138)
12pm - 2am: P-Vans b2b Thief (strictly138)
2am - 4am: SCUBA
4am - 5am: Funkdamunk (Bassweight Recordings)
5am - close… anything goes

12 dj’s repping AK, Welli & CHCH, one live act and one MC, its DUBWARS, nz dubstep battle..

c u ringside!

Thats right DUBWARS - NZ Dubstep Battle hits Rising Sun this Saturday 15th March! Special guests JRED and ILLFIGZ from Christchurch, PVANS from Wellington and the usual Auckland suspects step up ringside with myself on mic duties, feel the FORCE!

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Christchurch Info:

Heavily Boosted Low End imported for the night from Subtle & SoundhoundZ.

November 16th @ Double Happy.

DUB/DANCEHALL/DUBSTEP.

Locals: RUDEBOY/RED-i/ill-FiGz/L-QUE/MR STEEL/J-RED.

$22 + B.F from Cosmic Corner.

$MORE on the door.

Wellington Info:

Support from:
STINKY JIM (AUCKLAND)
STICKY FINGAZ (BASSCAMP)
JRED (CHCH)
P-VANS & STEPPA D
(STRICTLY 138 / HOMEBASE)

SATURDAY 17 NOVEMBER – SANDWICHES

SERIOUS SUB BASS DEEPISM

$30 +bf presales from sandwiches.co.nz, DMC and Real Groovy

Official BPM Photoset from Mala’s Auckland show up at www.flickr.com/photos/dapht_1/sets/mala_at_rising_sun

(Click thru for Welli Artwork)..

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