American Bassweight - Philly Steps Up - GP: Andrew Tobin
Eight years ago, the American Dubstep Ambassador Joe Nice and the homie Dave Q coordinated with the UK
heavyweights to bring a new element to the New York club scene: Dub War. Its impact on the growth of
bass music in the US has been tremendous.
Nowadays, the bassweight has the Big Apple pinned down. This
past weekend bass music fans from all corners of the world gathered in Brooklyn
to celebrate Reconstrvct XIV: Our Second
Anniversary. For the past two years, Reconstrvct mastermind Luke has worked
with Joe Nice (Sub.fm, Dataset) and Fourth
Temple prophet True Nature to organize
top quality productions featuring the most talented minds in international bass
music. Reconstrvct sits at the helm of the North American bass culture and its
success has inspired a serious boom in sub frequencies in Brooklyn. Thanks to
the continued efforts of a dedicated community, New York is now home to multiple
other events committed to providing proper sub frequencies: Fourth Temple, Sub:verse, Descent and Epicenter.
The proliferation of deep dubstep and other forms of bass music
is not a phenomenon isolated to New York. Its influence has spread far beyond
the Five Boroughs to include communities in multiple major cities in the
Northeast. Cooperation has been instrumental in the building of a tight network
in the American Northeast. Boston heads have been getting their share at Bassic
since 2007. Deep Sessions DC started to rep the Bass Party in our nation’s
capital in the spring of 2012. More recently, Philadelphians have joined the
growing community with their own event, Native
Frequencies. Back in May, Joe Nice came
to Philly to share the decks with Native Frequencies resident DJs Werm, L.T. Smash and Kellen303.
Needless to say, we’ve been been itching for more.
On Friday August 2nd, Native
Frequencies will host its second event, at the balcony of the Trocadero (1003
Arch Street). The night will start off with sets from Werm, Lt. Smash and Kellen303.
Selector Moldy (Bassic, TUBA) and
low-end architect EshOne (Elkbeats,
Dataset) will be coming in for the weekend to join the party. Moldy has been holding down the fort in
Boston at Bassic for the past six years and continues to put out mind-bending
DJ sets that truly push the limits of bass music. His original productions are
always top notch and have received international praise. EshOne, a jack-of-all-trades, plays what he wants, when he wants
and never fails to get the crowd moving. A master with the mixer, he will be
bringing an array of top-secret dubs. Expect the unexpected. The party starts
at 9:00PM and will go until the Trocadero closes at 2:00AM. Philly is really in
for a treat. Tickets will be sold at the door ($10) but advance tickets ($7)
are available now on Ticketfly.(http://www.ticketfly.com/event/322609).
Native Frequencies
will also be participating in the Tsunami Bass Experience
Multiversity’s EPICENTER:03: Wave
Particle Duality, a community event intended to educate, facilitate
and celebrate their mission of providing the finest in bass culture
appreciation. This will be an all-American bass party, featuring low-end
representation from New York, Philadelphia, Boston and California. On Saturday August 10th Moldy, EshOne, True Nature, Tsunami Bass, Werm, Lt. Smash &
Kellen303 and host MC Zulu will
take command of the Tsunami Bass
Sound System at the House of Yes in Brooklyn. Come check out the inside of the
interactive TBE~WaVe~LABoratory,
which features a body-sonic dance floor for maximum bass along with interactive
visual immersion by Cinemoeba. Forth Temple's COH and Matt Phillips will
also be crafting live art during the festivities. Everyone is welcome to come
celebrate the sub with Tsunami and friends for their last event at the current
House of Yes (342 Maujer Street). All proceeds from this event will be used
expressly for the establishment of the TBE Multiversity of Bass Culture
Appreciation.
Seriously though, subs are bumping all over the American
Northeast. There has been an onslaught of top tier events recently and the
foundations have been laid for some very exciting developments in the future.
Get stoked. Big tings a comin’.
Written by Andrew Tobin
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