Dubway 8 the after math

We ‘ve just finished the Dubway 8 party at club culture I still feel a bit queezy from all the subsonic bass frequencies. Our guest selectah fro the night was Andre from TRUTH. The rest of the crew were still held back in New Zealand and were not able to join the Dubway night in bangkok. Still Andre played some of the sickest most up front dub step smashers. I can’t wait til the new TRUTH tunes are released on wax, because from what I heard that night theres gonna be some ill ass shit going down in their future releases. Also warming up for Truth were DJ’s Pichy and Paulie. The two dropped a sick as hell 4 turntable and 2 mixers drum n bass b2b set. Unfortunately we didn’t get as many people for that night as expected. The great thing about the party was that everyone was up for it and going off to the music.

Ups to TRUTH, Paulie, Pichy and of course all the bass heads that came to the party that night!

June top ten list

Heres my top ten for june. This all the music that gets the best response on my radio show and also its what I’m playing at the clubs.

1 Droid sector – bi polar – Ascension

2 Matt U – peyote – S.C.U.M

3 Scuba – klinik – hotflush

4 Spectrasoul – Taken (ramadanman rmx) – Critical

5 DJ Wash and Electronic Mistress – La femme Dub – dub

6 Fast Eddy – Yo yo get funky (Crissy Cris rmx) – Giant Pussy

7 Harmonic 313 – Battle star – Warp

8 Herve – Baseball bat (high rankin rmx) – cheap thrills

9 Tes la rock – Wa do dem – Sulution dubs

10 Ramadanman – Revenue

Dubway session 8

I am very happy to announce that our guest selectah for DUBWAY 8 will be Truth (deep medi, aquatic labs ). The trio were signed to Mala’s Deep Medi recordings label last year. There first release on the label titled the Fatman has already been kaned by some of the biggest names in Dubstep. Besides that they have tracks coming out on Skream’s label Disfigured Dubs, AquaticLabs and Optimus Grime. Bangkok will be there first gig in asia before they kick off there european tour this summer. Truth will be a our 4th international guest this year and I hope that the party go’s off with a bang! Also booked for the night are DJ’s Pichy and Paulie. I know it sounds like there related or something haha but in reality they are very prominent figures in the thai dnb scene. Pichy is the only female dnb selectah in bangkok and to date she has played along side the likes of Storm, DJ Fresh, Shimon and Logistics. Paulie has been in the bkk scene since its early days at Club Deeper. Playing everything from bassline house to breaks and drum n bass Paulie is considered by many locals as a crowd favourite. Both Paulie and Pichy will be dropping a four decks two mixers b2b dnb set. I also gotta mention that once again we have T.Puchpen designing our flyers. He will be dropping two more gems for us in July and August. I  can’t wait to see what hes going to do for the next  flyer. I ‘m hoping to see everyone there at Club Culture on June 26. Watch this space for guest list but if you wanna support the scene then go ahead and buy a ticket at the door for 300 baht, but hey at least you get a free drink with it!

more info on Truth just check out there myspace

http://www.myspace.com/truthdubstep

Dubway 7 the aftermath

Nowadays Bangkoks monsoon season is coming earlier and earlier every year. For some people rain is a blessing as it makes the Bangkok weather a bit more tolerable. For some people such as Party Promoters, rain can be seen as an enemy. Obviously it is because of rain that many peoples choose to stay at home on a saturday night. The past few weeks it has been pissing rain and to be honest I was hanging by the seat of my pants hoping that it would not rain on the day of Dubway session 7 with DJ Wash and Electronic Mistress from Hong Kong. Though my prayers would go un answered as it did  rain on saturday! But we were fortunate enough to have very light rain during the afternoon  and not in the evening. So I am very happy that the rain came as a blessing in disguise. I was also  suprised to see many people make there way to the club at 10 pm, which for Thai peeps that is a very early time to be in a club. The first guest that we had the night was the Sound Element Posse. I’ve known those guy’s since way back in the early 90’s and they are very close friends of mine. Besides being my best friends they are also  the only Nu school breaks crew in Thailand. They’ve been repping hard with organizing there parties. Guests that have played at there events include Dub Pistols, Krafty Kuts and Stanton Warriors. DJ Coww and DJ Dawn Dusk threw down the tightest 4 decks 2 mixers set I ‘ve heard in ages. I’m really glad to have them on board for this session and much props go’s out to them. Next up to the decks was Electronic Mistress. I was suprised when she told me  that she has been DJing for only a year! Still she was a crowd favorite! Double drops and big bad bass lines were definitely the vibes that went down during her hour long set. Next up to bat was the Kong Krete bass bad boy DJ Wash. I met wash a few years back when he came to bangkok to  playe at our asia bass party. Wash is a man of many talents, not only is he a wicked dj  but he is also a superb dubstep/dnb producer. On top of all of that he promotes and organizes some of the wildest club nights in Hong Kong. Wash’s set was total bad ass as well, he blended dubstep and dnb together with such ease and finesse, the crowd was loving every bit of it! I am very happy to say that Dubway 7 has gone down in Thai clubbing history. I ‘m hoping that every party from now on carries on with this same vibe. Either way it couldn’t have happened with the love and support of all the bass headz who came to party with us that night!

big ups to wash, electronic mistress, Sound element crew, sinamon, jo stitch, reset vj’s,maz, dj seet, p kaew, gtr fam, and all of the bass line massive that were there to party with us.

May top ten list

Once again its time for my monthly top ten and just to let y all know my list is by no way dictated by records sales or any other political bullshit. I make my top ten on what gets best reaction from my crowd and what also is bumped most in my ride. This months top ten covers everything from drum n bass music  from around south east asia, uk dubstep and of even a bit of uk house flava.

artist                                                title                                                                  Label

1   Caspa  – everybodies talking no one is listening LP – Fabric

This release needs needs no introduction as it is already huge amongst the wobbly bassline massive. The LP release is 6 tracks strong, it also features some super duper heavy weight collaborations with D1, Dynamite MC and Beezy. This release is a must buy for any bass head!

2  Javabass – Homegrown compilation – Javabass

South Asian underground music is still has a while to fully develop and mature, but hey we’ve only been doing this for a very short time so who can blame us! I’ve met the Java bass crew many years ago and with time there tunes have developed and matured into fine works of sonic art. The Homegrown compilation has proved that Indonesia is at the top of there beat making game all that’s waiting now is for them to unleash there music to the rest of the world.

3  Jakes – In the place to be – Hench

This wobbly bass monster released on Jake’s own Hench recordings. This track is originally featured as a b side track, but for some strange reason I am completely in love with this tune. I reckon it should be good to drop this during peak hours or a room full of starry eyed ravers haha. Mental!

4  Serial Killaz – Mash u Down – Ganja records

Good to see one of my favourite labels spring back into action again. This release sees Serial Killaz pumping out some pure dubwise/dancehall vibes. Nice tunes for the ladies and the rude bwoyz as well. I ‘ve been dropping this all the time on my radio show.

5  DJ Wash – Reverse swing – Dub

Wicked dubstep from the kongkrete bass badboy DJ Wash. Once again this tune proves that south east asia is on its way up! More tunes from Wash coming soon.

6  Rogues state – Opportunity – Argon

Wicked collabo with one my fav producers (Rogue state) and one of my fav Mc’s (bongo chilli). Taking a leave from intricate housey doings Rogue States provides us this time with a simple but groovy skankin’ riddim.

7  Gargamel – Switch board – Halo beats

Trippy wobbly bassline acid music is the best way I can explain this tune. Can’t wait to drop it this saturday!

8 Efdemin – Acid bells( martyn rmx) – curle

Wicked remix from Martyn. This time going for a slower but more sosphisticated UK house feel. I ‘ve still yet to drop this on unsuspecting headz but I’m this will get em going.

9  DeadMaus – Remember( rmx) – Mau5trap

I’m not a big trance or electro fan, but the vocal on this track will get ya even if you like it or not. A side is remixed by J Majik and b is remixed by Caspa. Both sides will do it for any crowd, so just choose your weapon of choice.

10  DJ Die – Clear sky’z ( break remix) – Clear sky’z

Wicked remix of a dnb classic! This time with Break on remix duties and definitely paying nuff respect to the original version by still keeping the main elements of the track there but just beefing up the bassline to keep tings up to date in 2009. A must have !

Sambai video premier after party

My dad bought me my first skateboard when I was 9 years old. Since stepping on the board I have always loved and respected this sport. My fondest memories from skateboarding come from when my dad quit his job at the Canadian embassy in Singapore and moved us all back to our hometown of Bangkok. Those first few years I never had any friends in school and the only friends I had were the guys that I had met through skateboarding. Since the 80’s its always been cool to see the local Thai skate scene progress, I honestly never thought it would make it this far, that is why I am such a big big supporter of the local Thai skateboard scene and at present our country is being represented big time by Preduce skateboards. The company which is co owned by Thai and Swiss skaters, is so successful that they have two shop branches, there own line of skate wear, skate decks and also a wicked skate team. Sambai is the second skate DVD that they have released and the opening for the DVD was held at Scala Theatre in Siam square, the after party was held at Club Culture. I’m very honored to have been chosen to be one of the DJ’s at there after party. It was also a good feeling to take a break from spinning dub step as I was asked to drop an old school hip hop set. I love hip hop but lately I’ve lost my faith in it, as most kids nowadays all want this cluby squeeky clean pop/rnb tunes. I wanted to make this a  special opportunity for me to school the kids on what was the real rough rugged and raw shit.  When the screening of the movie was over all the peeps made there way to Club Culture. Starting from 10 pm the venue was packed to the rafters with skate kids and local scenesters. Warming up the clubbers was Philipino DMC Champ DJ Red I. Red’s set was a fast paced mix and match of hip hop, reggae,drum n bass and dub step. His mixing style was a favorite among the skateboard massive and people were giving him mad props when he finished his set. Next up was me.. 33 years old with a big old beer belly and also a massive thumping headache.. compared to all the skinny baggy pant skate kids I looked like shit ahah But fuck it I had to do my job! My set came in two parts , the first being a more jazzy hip hop style (tribe called quest, digable planets,) the second was a bit more p funk/ electro ( epmd,bomb the bass,stetsasonic) and of course on the mic was MC Sinamon from Dujada. I ‘m happy to say that I was so immersed in my spinning that I didnt bother to pay attention to the crowd at all, which is good since everyone was probobly looking at me like what the fuck is this dinosaur doing on the turntables lol. The last DJ for the night was Nat King Soul. He played a wicked oldies set filled with funk and disco classics. Its cool to see that  Nat’s has an impressive collection of rare and hard to find records, whats more is that his whole set was played completely on vinyl. Its not common nowadays to see a Bangkok dj spinning tunes on wax. nuff respect to Nat for keeping vinyl culture alive ! In all it was a wicked night even despite a minor conflict between the club owners and party organizers. I am happy that I could entertain a group of  people who share the same love and passion for skateboarding as I do and maybe.. just maybe I might have helped in keeping skateboarding alive in our beloved city of Bangkok. Long Live Preduce!

Ups to G, Simon, Pichy and the Preduce Skate Team!

Re:locate 2009 kuala lumpur malaysia

I have been invited by my friend DJ Low to be a guest DJ at Re:locate 2009 in malaysia. The party was organised by DJ low of Loops collective from Malaysia. The concept of the party is  to bring together the best in asian drum n bass djs. The difference about this year’s event was instead of playing dnb I was asked to drop a dubstep set. The crowd seemed to be very well educated on there knowledge of dubstep tunes, and most of all they seemed to get into the really hard wobbly stuff. In all I had a great time and I’m hoping there will be another chance for me to play in Kuala Lumpur again soon. Big shout outs to Low@loops collective kl.

Dubway Session 7 May 30 at Club Culture

Hua Hin reggae fest 2009

Hua hin is a cozy little fishing town just 2 hours away from Bangkok and since I was a kid  my family and I have enjoyed taking trips down to Hua Hin when ever we get the chance. I have so many fond memories of just chilling on the beach, lighting a camp fire and hunting for crabs at night. Through out the years the town has grown to be quite popular amongst tourists and it has grown into a major resort town. Many things like the marshlands have been lost and all of the wildlife that used to inhabit the area is  now gone. Even still I deeply enjoy hanging out there. On May 2 2009 was the date for both my birthday and the Hua Hin reggae festival sponsored by Honda. Headlining bands  were T-bone, Kai jo brothers, Joey boy, Job to do and Skalaxy. This year they also set up a seperate DJ stage and booked to play were DJ Mod, DJ Ramin, SpydaMonkey, DJ MA and DJ Seet. I was also lucky enough to have been invited to play the end set (11pm to 1 am). While most peeps made plans on arriving the day before the show my girlfriend and I have not been on vacation in ages and so we headed to hua hin 3 days before the event. Upon arriving we could see that the town was alot busier then usual and  some folks like us had decided to come a bit early. When friday came the town was flooded with rasta’s, skaters, indy kids, art school students and anyone else who could pitch a tent and carry a 6 pack of beer was in tow for the biggest reggae festival in southeast Asia. In 2008 they estimated 100,000 peeps showed up, this time the turnout was twice of what last years was. I think the only time I have seen that many people come together to enjoy music was when Micheal Jackson came to bangkok  in the 90’s. On saturday it took us at least an hour to get to the stage area for sound check. We parked the car in the city and took a motor bike taxi into the festival sight. After sound check we went back to the crib to eat a wonderful home cooked BBQ meal prepared by none other then DJ Pichy. Then it was quickly back to the festival grounds to get ready for spinning our dubstep and dnb. Even though the location for the festival was great there was one thing that the organizers forgot about, and that was the tide. The DJ stage was set up and rocking early afternoon, it was at that time that the beach was a wide and open space. When 9 pm rolled around the since wide beach had turned into a very narrow but long stretch of land. The way it looked reminded me of the movie 300, like when they were gaurding the very small cliff side entrance into the city. As the minutes went by the tide surged up to the stage and eventually the crowd was pushed further inland, and that pretty much marked the end of my set. I wasn’t so bummed out about my set being cut short but I was shit scared about getting electricuted. The stage was made out of aluminium and I reckon I would have been toast if something went wrong. The party didn’t stop at 11 pm, we decided to head back and have an after party at my sisters house  but  it nearly took us  2 hours to get out of the festival grounds. We finally made it back to the house and partied until the break of dawn. Wow I was vibin’ and having a great time and didn’t overdo it with tons of alcohol consumption. This was the first time to spin in Hua Hin as well and I will add this experience to my list of fondest memories. In all I had the best birthday ever and I am thankfull for DJ Seet and all the organizers for giving me the this very special opportunity. Much respect to you all.

Dubway 6 at club culture

The date for dubway 6 was april 25 and in thailand April is the month for the thai new years. Anytime after that means people are gonna be hung over and most of all broke. So when Tui from club culture called me to say that I had the week after thai new years to organise the 6th dubway session I was a bit shocked, but mostly skeptical. Our guest for April was DJ Orawan. She played at our second Dubway party in a year ago at Club Escudo, and let me tell ya she might be a small and cute looking but her selection is some of the darkeste and heaviest dnb I have ever heard! The punters went bezerk on the dancefloor for the full hour and half that she played. I honestly thought that the thai massive weren’t going to be able to keep up. At the end of the night everyone on the dancefloor looked like they had run a marathon, but at least they all had the biggest smiles on there faces. In all the night went by better then expected, the dancefloor was packed, the crowds sweaty and the speakers blown the fuck up! Massive respect to Orawan and all the Kinetic fam down in New Zealand.