Dose Biography:
In 2007, Christchurch based Dose burst into the international drum & bass scene with a string of well received releases. Now 2 years and over 20 international releases later, Dose is fast proving himself as not only one of New Zealand’s leading solo drum & bass artist’s but one of the rising stars of the drum & bass scene world wide. Dose’s productions cover a wide range of the drum & bass spectrum, from the harder hitting edge to the softer, deeper and more melodic side in which his dj sets portray.

Dose’s tunes have been picked up and supported by a wide range of established international artist such as Break, Friction, Survival, Shimon, State of Mind, The Upbeats and many more. Building on his already extremely successful discography including high profiled releases on labels including Klutes Commercial Suicide, Syndrome Audio, Red Light, Revolution recordings, Aesthetics, Nightfall, Citrus Recordings, Horizons Music, Full force, Samurai Music and Cyanide recordings, 2009 sees a large list of solo records and collaborations with artist’s including Menace, Teknik, Bulletproof, Blackplanet, Trei and Vicious circle which have been snapped up on some of the world’s finest and most well respected labels including Critical Music, Renegade Hardware, Cyanide Records, Citrus recordings and more.

With a debut album set for 2010 an ever busy dj schedule across Australasia and the world, Dose has fast become not just one of New Zealand’s hardest working Dj/Producers but one of the world’s finest djs and Producers.

Pendulum just announced to headline this years Canberra Stonefest! more info coming soon.

Tracklist:

June Miller – Drowning Man
Loefah & Skream – Fearless
Pinch – Get Up (Jack Sparrow Mix)
Breakage – Untitled
DJ Madd & Matt-U – Soundsystem
Loefah – Rufage
Kromestar & Distinction – Zzzapaah
Kryptic Minds – Code 46
Major Lazer – Hold the Line (DJ Madd Refix)
Skream – I (Loefah Remix)
Ramadanman – Bidding War
Kryptic Minds & Youngsta – Surge
Benga & Walsh – Biscuit Factory
Starkey – Murderous Words ft. Cerebral Vortex
Eprom – Humanoid
Joker – Tron
Mensah – Stapleton Road

Queens Birthday Long Weekend 13th of June.  Boat departs at 8pm from Commonwealth Place. Free raspberry and coke slushies. click here for more info!

dj line-up in alphabetical order:
buick, centaspike, djc, dred, faux real, KAO$, meow, risky, shifty business, skywalker

A little something to treat your ears too!
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1. Bal – Remembrance
2. DRS, ST Files, Marcus Intalex, M.I.S.T – Clockwork
3. Impact, Survival – Connected
4. Duo Infernal – Playing Games (Seba & Paradox Remix)
5. Spectrasoul – Melodies feat. Mike Knight
6. ST Files – Weight Down
7. Cern – Satellites (Phace Remix)
8. Phace, Misanthrop – From Deep Space
9. Menace – Resistance
10. Cause4Concern, Break – Something Else (Break Remix)
11. System – Quadrophon
12. Enei – Z Grab
13. Raiden – Aquarius
14. Bailey, Zero T – Wasp Factory
15. Dynamic, DatA – Dead Rising

1. Zero T & Mosus – Headspace
2. Emkyu feat. D.D.B. – Gabrielle (Dem 2 Ruff D&B Remix)
3. Crystal Clear & Cabbie feat. Stapleton – Itzalot
4. Naibu feat. Kyom – Fireflies
5. Zero T & Mosus – Run Time
6. Well Being – I Heart You
7. Atom – Hidden Camera
8. Dominatorz – Why Can’t We Live Together (Urban Soul Selective Mix)
9. EmaKha – Final Bash
10. EmaKha – Insurgents
11. Er.ic & Hiten – Intentions
12. Martsmen – Sir Gordon Jumpmeister III
13. Zero T, Steo & Mosus – Call Waiting
14. Spectrasoul – Guardian
15. Well Being – Storms By Street Light
16. Pogo – Alohamora

floating zero :: phace & noisia
something else :: break remix
lockjaw :: mayhem & noisia
above the clouds :: engage
whos gonna lead :: dabs ft. wrath
hybris :: macrophage
bone structure :: Zero T and Rockwell
peace fuzz :: system
nowhere :: icicle
perch :: meth
stay calm :: rockwell
hand gestures :: noisia
sorting method :: krot
nosferatu :: strago
strange science :: phace
minimal funk :: icicle
noir :: rockwell
elsewhere :: dlr
the mist :: tactile
entropy :: mist
whispers :: mortem
hollow :: blocks
alive :: phace

It only took 2 dayz for all the tickets in the very first boat party to be scooped up by a horde of hungry punters. There is still a chance to get on board, but you have to join the waiting list on the forum.

Please come back soon.

2007 Australian DMC Final

1. How long have you been involved in the scene?
Been lurking about at parties since 1997 and started playing out in 1999-2000.

2. How did you get into dj’ing?
One of my older brothers used to take me to raves back when I was around 14/15 and I used to just watch whoever was playing and try and figure out what how it all worked. From there I started going through the vinyl at stores and collecting them, then got my first turntables in 1998.

3. Do you remember your first rave?
Peanuts at the anu – 1997

4. Tell us about your first set?
It was a party called ‘ The Fourth Element’, in 2000. An outdoor rave in the outskirts of canberra, at uriarra crossing. It was the first chance I got to play alongside locals I’d been collecting tapes of, like Dred, JC and Kaos, so that was killer. I played a Jump-up set.

5. What was the first record you bought?
Creative Drum & Bass by Dr S Gachet & DJ SS and luckily I still have it.
It had a few good tunes on it, but the stand out one was ‘The Message’ by shy fx.

6. What types of music do you listen to?
A whole range of stuff, but mainly: Jungle/DnB, Funk/Soul, Hip Hop, Dubstep, Grime, Glitch.

7. What did you have for breakfast this morning?
Lunch

8. Who is your favourite dj apart from me?
DJ Noize [Denmark]

9. You won 3 A.C.T DMC’s in a row, tell us your secrets?
Procrastination and cramming. In that order.

10. Your a pretty busy dj what party’s have you played at this year, any favorites?
It’s still early in the year, but so far the Nextmen, Suburban Music Festival, a couple of Fullmoon Parties and the TJS Boat Party were all fair epic in their own ways.

11. If you were trapped on a deserted island and you could take one thing what would it be?
Internet

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Almost certainly inspired by his brother Kaos, Dred was not to be out done with plenty of early banging cassette tag team mashups with dj’s like Archie, Stylus, Djc, Buick, Rokit and Direct Drive on projects like Ruff’n’Ready, Tour of duty, Sunday Sessions and heaps more. Rising quickly to the top of the heap Kaos and Dred featured twice on triple j’s mixup. The last 10 years has seen a relentless bombardment of absolute classic mixing skill, from possibly Canberra best ever mix maker, the one and only Dred.

You can catch the mashup master every Wednesday only on Rezinate.

Check out dred’s latest glitch mix:

Formerly the drummer, vocalist and songwriter in the punk band The Stupids, he turned to electronic production in the early 1990s. He released two 12″ under the Override alias in 1995-96, as well as appearing on Ninja Tune compilations. In 1998 the debut Klute LP Casual Bodies was released on the seminal Certificate 18 imprint; Fear of People followed in 2000.

In 2001 he established the label Commercial Suicide. This released his own material, including the albums Lie, Cheat & Steal (2003), No One’s Listening Anymore (2005) and most recently “The Emperor’s New Clothes” (2007). All of these albums are double CDs with one drum and bass CD and another of downtempo techno and breakbeat, and received widespread acclaim in electronic music community. The track “Time 4 Change” from “No One’s Listening Anymore” was the last tune played on-air by John Peel.

The label has also released tracks from artists like Amit, Break, Digital, Spirit, Calibre, Hive, SKC and Chris Su, establishing itself as one of the bigger players in drum and bass.

Klute’s style of drum and bass is strongly influenced by techno. It is deep and progressive, with flavours of house, dub and trance, and frequent use of vocals. Although Klute is one of the most melodic and musical producers in drum and bass, his tracks are still typically intended for the DJ and dancefloor; and neither should they be classified alongside the atmospheric or “intelligent” drum and bass popularised by LTJ Bukem, nor should they be considered to be liquid funk.

As well as releasing music on his own label, Klute has releases on Hospital Records, 31 Records, Soul:R, Metalheadz and Breakbeat Science Recordings.

They have released their distinctive sound on legendary labels including Hospital Recordings, Timeless, Renegade Hardware, Moving Shadow, DSCI4 and Commercial Suicide, as well as up and coming labels including Freak, Heavy Rotation, Redlight, Cyanide and BSE Recordings.

International heavyweights such as Grooverider, Goldie, DJ Hype, Ed Rush, Dieselboy, Bad Company, Total Science, Digital, Trace, Klute, Bailey, Fierce, Marcus Intalex, Kemal, Cause for Concern and many others have been playing Concord Dawn tunes for the past few years, proving that its not just homegrown pride that has contributed to their success here in New Zealand.

Concord Dawn have earnt a fearsome reputation for their live performance, with extensive touring in Asia, America, Europe, Canada and Australia. In addition they have featured at almost all of the major dance festivals in New Zealand, including Big Day Out, Phat 05, the Gathering, Alpine Unity, Destination, Rippon, Splore, X air, the X games and numerous University Orientations.

The duo have been musicians and friends since they met at school at the young age of 11. Once they discovered their mutual love for music, they formed a band together and started jamming every afternoon, playing tunes from Eric Clapton and the Rolling Stones!  A few years later they fell in love with the rave culture. Evan was given a jungle mixtape from friends at school that awakened his musical passion. It had classics such as Disturbance by Hyper on Experience and tunes from DJ Crystal and Kenny Ken. Around that time, Matt was checking sets and became highly influenced by DJ Aaron, one of the founders of the NZ drum and bass scene. The pair were instantly drawn to this new sound, and began experimenting with creating their own, “Jungle combined a lot of the music we were into at the time. It was a mash-up of Rock, Jazz, Hip Hop, and had the energy of dance music”.

The boys met up again at audio engineering school and began writing tunes. Almost immediately they began working on their self titled debut album for Auckland based electronic label Kog Transmissions. The album was received well by the local audience and they began their first foray into the vinyl market with two 12 inch releases taken from the album. This was followed in quick succession by their second album Disturbance, which was both a refinement and an expansion of the energetic sound they had become well know for. This consolidated their local fan base and began to attract interest from overseas.

Evan then relocated to London for 6 months and upon his return they commenced work on album number 3, Uprising. The exceptional response to the album’s first tunes resulted in their first signings to UK based labels, and their first overseas gigs. Morning light was the first release off the album and was a huge breakthrough tune for the pair. It was both a success in the club and on commercial radio, debuting just short of the top 100 in the UK commercial charts. In November 2002, Morning Light featured on the Mixmag cover CD (alongside other Concord Dawn tunes Aurora and Take Me Away) mixed by John B. It also appeared on DJ Craze’s ‘Live in Puerto Rico’ DVD and on DJ Bailey’s ‘Soul Thunder’ mix CD.

Don’t Tell Me, with it’s energetic lyrics and gritty bassline, was noticeably different to anything the duo had ever done before. Due to it’s originality and dance floor popularity, it got snapped up for the March 2004 Mixmag cover CD, mixed by Grooverider & Fabio. Accompanied by Ninja (another tune from the Uprising album) it also featured on the very successful drum and bass arena mix cd, mixed by Andy C.

Raining Blood, a heavy metal influenced tune, was the third single off the album, which showed the pair’s diverse knowledge in music of all forms. When the much anticipated album finally dropped in 2003, it achieved gold sales in just 3 months, which was unprecedented for a  NZ DnB release.

Uprising won ‘best album’ and ‘best electronic release’ at the 2004 B-Net student radio awards, and the duo were nominated for ‘best electronic act’ at the Vodafone music awards 2004.

Following the release they returned to a hectic DJ schedule to the far flung corners of the world.  In between touring, they found time to begin formulating the ideas for their next release Chaos By Design, which will be the second album from their own imprint Uprising Recordings. Their success has created high expectations from punters worldwide, which has made them step their game up, to create an album which will not disappoint even the harshest of critics. Concord Dawn have matured as artists, finding a harmonious blend between old and new. Chaos By Design incorporates their knowledge of the history of jungle, and maintains their reputation to push their own limits and explore new territory. The album is due for release in March 2006 and will be followed by a full world tour, exporting the boys to countries in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and their hometown New Zealand.

DISCOGRAPHY

2003 – Uprising

2001 – Disturbance

2000 – Concord Dawn

Local legend Faux Real drops into actdnb.com this February to unload his first dubstep mixtape of Twenty Ten. Free to stream or download from the site now! check it…

Caspa – Bring The Lights Down (Caspa Remix)
Benga – Benga’s Off His Head
Datsik & Excision – Swagga
Giant – Drumstick
Skream – Rutten
Caspa – The Takeover feat. Dynamite MC
Jakes – Rock the Bells
6Blocc – Rappa Pom Pom
The Others – Africa VIP
Tes La Rok – Bwwooy
Synkro – Balls
The Others – Bed Bugs
Benga & Coki – Night (Synamatix Remix)
Sidney Samson – Riverside (Breakage Remix)
Subscape – Wrong Number
Benga – 26 Basslines
Skream – Calous
Bar 9 – Soundboy
Nero – This Way
Joker – Gully Brook Lane
Rustie – Tempered
Starkey – Million

http://www.myspace.com/fauxrealsounds

king prawn :: opiou
yuck beats :: sharps
global stomp :: opiou
particle :: heyoka
itchy feet :: vent
hacksaw :: Ooah
grit :: heyoka
monkey chew :: vent
neem :: heyoka
snackbaskets :: vibesquad
crystalite :: vent (si begg remix)
dj hype :: dead a’s
cricket :: R/D
jet black :: lazer sword
computer music :: opiou
flatlands burning :: nalepa
babylon :: bassobese
ate a weight :: cursor miner
coloured pencil :: the mollusk
groundscore :: vibesquad

brain activity :: si begg (wascal remix)
on point :: zeno and chewie
ding ding ding :: Bassobese
crack hands :: Jayou
purple star :: ganga white night
assassin :: mars
insanity :: 501
aerial :: led piperz
no process :: afghan headspin
circus freak :: rob sparx
void ::- sinister soul
dull flame of desire :: bjork (modeslektor remix)
monsterz :: aquadrop
painkillers :: brown gammon
red :: taz buckfaster
incognito :: marauder
rain mind :: giant
azure :: jus wan
sweetshop :: doctor p
dubflicker :: unknown vs aphex twins
ghetto bass :: twis7
hand granade :: ivory
crunka :: Bassobese
boom :: Heyoka

The True Jungle Souljahs have just launched their new 2010 site! with loads of new features including a sweet new Canberra DNB and Dubstep forum! check it out

CROOKED SOUND SYSTEM AND COTTI; GET CROOKED (UNFINISHED INSTRUMENTAL) :
CLUEKID – CHICKEN FOOT
501 – INSANITY
JOKER – RE-UP (CROOKED SOUNDS REMIX)
DIGITAL MYSTIKZ – ANCIENT MEMORIES (SKREAM MIX)
REMEDY – RAW (CROOKED SOUNDS REFIX Feat DJ SKULLY)
RSD – GREEN HILL
MUNGOS HI FI- INTERNATIONAL ROOTS (LD REMIX)
TOASTY – ANGEL

subwave : stars get down
martsman : aeiro
s.p.y. : asbo
enei : ten years
cable : alternative
serum and bladerunner : snakefist
icicle : cause
rockwell : underpass
mr sizef : garmoniya
Daly : Bad Symphony
spectrasoul : wedgehead
Noisia : Deception
s.p.y. : dark corners
icicle : driftwood (feat noisia)
triad : la calma
er.ic : sixty seconds
s.p.y. : seeing thru shadows
liquid stranger – his fully automatic wheelbarrow

All of the crew at actdnb.com would like to wish you a safe and happy xmas. Thanks for all your support throughout the year.

Dooby Dub Dub – Dec 2009 Podcast mixed by The Crunch
1. Matty G – Silver & Gold – Original Mix
2. Helixir – Peace Dub – Original Mix
3. L-Wiz – Girl From Codeine City – Original Mix
4. Dread Foxx, Wed 2 Jah – Clash – Original Mix
5. Synkro, Dom HZ – Dub Dicipline – Original Mix
6. Mind – Cocktails & Coke!! – Original Mix
7. RSD – Cavegirl – Original Mix
8. Rusko – A2 King George
9. Liquid Stranger – Dub Missile – Original Mix
10. Puppy Kicker – The Smooth Over – Original Mix
11. Bukkha – Under – Radikal Guru Remix
12. Thesis – Progresso – Original Mix
13. Matty G – Cold Break III – Original Mix
14. Shureshotz – Screw – Original Mix
15. Deck-O – Sound Tweaking – Original Mix
16. Uncle Sam – Under The Dancing Feet feat. Tiiu – Tes La Rok Remix
17. Kromestar – Jumpin – Original Mix
18. Radikal Guru – Strong Dub – Original Mix
19. DZ – Jah Prayer – Original Mix
20. Mike Lennon – When Science Fails – Hektagon Remix
21. Don Goliath – Mrs U – Buron Beats Remix
22. Jaka – Dead Bomboclaat – Original Mix
23. Funk Ethics – Dub Fluid – Original Mix
24. Rusko – D Lions Paw

Centaspike :: They Beyond

Congratulations to Centaspike on the release of “The Beyond”

“The Beyond” is menacingly dark and captivating and not for the faint hearted. Centaspike has a unique style and ability to produce high quality tunes that keep you wanting more.

“The Beyond” can be found at all good record shops on the Label: Hells Bassment Records.

dj kaos in the mix

Canberra’s wickedest dj returns for VOODOO this Friday night. Dj Kaos is one of Canberra’s most influential turntablist/party promoters.

Nik (Dj Kaos) started mixing and scratching in 1995 with his little brother Dred. Best known early on for his unbelievable 3 decks mix-ups, Nik’s elite turntable wizardry and legendary foot scratching technique won him the 1999 ACT DMC title. He has been on triple j’s mixup several times and played at some of the biggest events around the country.

Kaos has over a decades worth of djing and promoting experience in Canberra and is responsible for events such as: First Contact, Eight Ball, Crowd Control 1 to 6, 1st – 4th Elements, Homebase, Mass Soundsystem, King of the Beats, Theme Park, Medicine Drums, Tactic 1 – 4 plus tons more.

Kaos @ Voodoo this Friday 4 December 2009, don’t miss out!

18 August, 14 September, 14 November, 19 December 2009

Bite Size Beats is one of Canberra’s hidden treasures, located at Chifley in café/bar Bite to Eat. This extraordinary nite out is the vision and mission of the one and only Chils.  Inspired by the venue itself Chils pulled together his resources and friends to make this event a reality.

Bite Size Beats hosts a high calibre of DJs; I’d just like to mention a few of these:

• MKat – A dedicated and exceptional Dj who rocks the party with wickedly rolling beats n bass.
• Buick – Turntablist extraordinaire.  Killer tunes and dope skills.
• Centaspike – Writes and Djs some of the most sinister beats you’ll ever hear. Original colossal tunes that push the boundaries of dark!

Bite to Eat boasts delicious chips, a fine selection of drinks and a chilled out atmosphere.  It is by far one the most enjoyable venues to embrace the sounds of Drum n Bass and Dubstep.

Come check it out, kick back and enjoy the tunes.  The next Bite Size Beats is on 19 December 2009.