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SONIC STEP SISTERS – SUMMER EDITION 2010 – Fridays, 16. & 30. July @ Otto Lounge, Hong Kong

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After a (way too long) World Cup hiatus – the much loved “SONIC STEP SISTERS” events finally continue this July.

“SONIC STEP SISTERS” is a new breed of musical offering, with female resident DJs ELEMIZ, ASAYO and selektah VES and guests playing roots and future bass music to an open-minded crowd.

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DATES & DETAILS
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Friday, 16th July 2010 @ Otto Lounge
SONIC STEP SISTERS
–with DJs VES, ASAYO, ELEMIZ + special guest DJ ENSO

facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=129113400462699&ref=ts

Friday, 30th July 2010 @ Otto Lounge
SONIC STEP SISTERS
–with DJs VES, ASAYO, ELEMIZ + special guest REBEARTH

facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=110637572318332&ref=ts

Time: 9.30PM – 2.30AM (We start & finish early!)
Entry:
FREE ENTRY

*** Specials ***
• Extended Happy Hour until 11PM
• Shisha (Hokkah) Pipes
• Large Outdoor balcony (rain-proof!) Read more »

Music news: LYNX launches his record label Detail Recordings

Every now and then we like to blow the horns about stuff that really excites us. Hong Kong headz vividly remember DJ/Producer Lynx’s innovative set of Drum & Bass that he surprised us with in January 2009. Since the release of his much talked about album “Lynx & Kemo – The Raw Truth”, Lynx has been working on creating his exciting new label DETAIL RECORDINGS.

Detail Recordings is the new forward thinking Drum and Bass record label created by Lynx. Detail is set to release ground breaking eclectic music this year, and will focus on new methods of collaboration between Lynx and a range of artists.

Detail will oversee, encourage and inspire musicians to add their own touch to tracks uploaded. By utilizing modern and traditional recording and communication techniques, Detail will build works that have a story to tell, where the process is as interesting as the end result.” – Taken from Detail Recordings Website

For those who want to be in the know, Lynx has put together a couple of Mini Mixes on the Detail Recordings SoundCloud page. His music style really is some of the best stuff out there, and we are defo looking forward to some of the releases to come. Check out some of the remixes also available for purchase now at all good digital music stores. (Dubstep remixes has defo won us over and you can bet that you’ll be hearing this one out and about in Hong Kong.)

Check out the links below for the Mini Mixes and full track of the first release  – “Lynx & Kemo – Keep it Low [Detail001]” courtesy of Detail Recordings and SoundCloud.


Lynx & Kemo – Keep it Low [Detail001]


Detail Recordings Mini Mix pt. 1

While you’re there, go vote for your favorite remix of “Keep It Low” on – http://blog.detailrecordings.com

More about Lynx & Detail Recordings:
http://www.myspace.com/stevelynx
http://www.detailrecordings.com
http://soundcloud.com/detailrecordings
http://blog.detailrecordings.com/

KONGKAST #116 – FEAT. Concussion Crew (Finland) ONLINE NOW!

KONGKAST number 116 features a low frequency crew from Finland – The Concussion Crew (Finland).

Made up for three members (Elysion, M-za & Stinks), The Concussion Crew have done it all. From Radio/website host, to being in the finals of a top National DJ Championship “LazerPoint”, to hosting parties in different clubs and smashing it down “Finns” styles here in Hong Kong! (Yes Stinks is a stinker on the 1s&2s!) – This crew has only one thing in mind “Bassweighty Music”.

Kongkrete Bass have had the pleasure to meet one third of The Consussion Crew – Stinks – here in Hong Kong, we have been nothing but impressed with his taste in Dubstep music and we have been extremely keen to see what kinda flavors of Bass Music they’re into in Finland, and we were NOT disappointed! This Dancefloor concentrated mix of Drum and Bass & Dubstep is defo a good representation of what their definition of “BassWeighty”. BIG UPS!

Big Up to Elysion of the Concussion Crew for repping his crew with this exclusive mix on this week’s KONGKAST – Asia’s drum n bass and dubstep podcast.

Directly download enhanced m4a File (with track markers and pictures) – here
Directly download MP3 File – here
Subscribe to KONGKAST in iTunes – and receive all future and past KONGKAST mixes – it’s FREE!

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TRACKLIST:
KONGKAST #116 – FEAT. CONCUSSION CREW (Finland)

(Artist – Track)
1. Drumsound and Bassline Smith – R U Ready
2. The 175 Crew – 175 Vol1 (Crystal Clear Remix)
3. Mutated Forms – Lucid Dreaming Read more »

KONGKAST #115 – FEAT. J-Path (Junglist/ Seoul, Korea) ONLINE NOW!

KONGKAST number 115 returns with more exciting Asian flavours. This week’s Dj mix features the sound of South Korea’s favoured drum and bass soundbwoy, J-PATH.

J-Path is an ambassador of Seoul’s electronic music scene. Within the past 6 years, J-Path has been bringing his sought-after Drum and Bass sound to club nights as well as larger music festivals in South Korea, whilst some of his own tracks have earned air-time in the UK on Dj Flight’s BBC 1xtra show and Goldie’s Metalheadz podcast. Apart from mixing and producing drum and bass, he’s also got his hands in musical collaborations with local Korean artists of other genres.

J-Path’s mix for KONGKAST boasts a number of his latest quality productions – get to know!

Big Up to J-PATH for repping his sound exclusively on this week’s KONGKAST – Asia’s drum n bass and dubstep podcast.

Directly download enhanced m4a File (with track markers and pictures) – here
Directly download MP3 File – here
Subscribe to KONGKAST in iTunes – and receive all future and past KONGKAST mixes – it’s FREE!

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TRACKLIST:
KONGKAST #115 – FEAT. J-PATH (Junglist/ Seoul, S. Korea)

(Artist – Track – Label)
1. J-Path – Lost Emotion (dub)
2. Kharm – Second Thought (Dispatch)
3. Spectrasoul – Guardian (Metalheadz) Read more »

More future beats at ‘SONIC STEP SISTERS’ this May!

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More future beats coming your way at ‘SONIC STEP SISTERS’ this May! We’re getting to know you better and are chuffed with the love and support you’ve been showing us at our past 4 sessions.

We have 2 more delicious evenings in store for you this month – with the dubwise sounds of VES, broken beat of ASAYO, and contemporary bass music of ELEMIZ. Plus 2 exciting guests – who we think are perfectly tuned for the SONIC STEP SISTERS concept. (Read more below!)


Friday, 14th May 2010

SONIC STEP SISTERS with DJs VES, ASAYO, ELEMIZ
+ guest DJ BLOOD DUNZA (Heavy, Crazy Lion / HK)

Facebook event here

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Friday, 28th May 2010
SONIC STEP SISTERS with DJs VES, ASAYO, ELEMIZ
+ guest DJ PREPARE (Fu©
king Music / HK)

Time: 9.30PM – 2.30AM (We start & finish early!)
Entry:
FREE ENTRY
Specials:
Happy Hour til 11PM \ Shisha (Hokkah) Pipes \ Outdoor balcony
Address:
OTTO Lounge (4/F, Grand Progress Building, 15-16 Lan Kwai Fong, Central, HK / Tel: 6102 6660) View map here.

✘ Music styles:
Dubstep \ Tropical \ Future garage \ Kuduro \ Abstract hip hop \ Funk \ Dub \ Reggae \ Drum and bass \ UK Funky \ Bare Bass \ Glitch-hop \ … genre mutating bass music (that nobody knows the names of)

ABOUT OUR GUESTS – this May
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Blood Dunza XYZ Dj Prepare


BLOOD DUNZA
(✘ Friday, 14th May – Abstrakt, 8-bit, glitchy beats)
… is a Hong Kong grown musician, DJ and producer. He is also known as the master mind behind the HEAVY sound system which recently celebrated 4 years of pushing Reggae, Dubstep and Drum & Bass sounds to mass-enjoyment. Besides show-casing international guests, his events have also always offered a platform for fresh DJs breaking into the scene.

In the past years, BLOOD DUNZA has taken his music to cities allover China, Singapore and Taiwan, with Dj performances best known to be ranging from fast-pace, techy, dance-floor geared drum and bass sets to vibing dubwise and reggae sounds.

We’re pleased to have lured BLOOD DUNZA to SONIC STEP SISTERS on May 14th, where he’ll be stepping up with a completely different set of abstrakt, 8-bit influenced, glitchy bass beats. Get to know!


DJ PREPARE
(✘ Friday, 28th May – glitch-hop, future beats, chilled dubstep)
… cut his teeth as the party DJ in clubs across Swansea / UK. In the 6 years of spinning and perfecting his technique to a fine art, he has performed alongside: Dj Format, Dj Vadim & Yarah Bravo, Fingathing, Headcase Ladz, Klashnekoff & Dj Skully, Lazymuthafuckaz, Mark Rae, Scratch Perverts, … and more. Upon his return to Hong Kong, DJ PREPARE teamed up with MC YAN’s Fu©kin Music crew, and has been collaborating and performing on numerous music projects on record and on stage since.

(“I first caught DJ PREPARE on-air whilst listening to independent Hong Kong ‘Radio Dada’ last year. In one of the shows he presented some UK bass sounds including Dubstep. Intriguing enough for me at the time, as – in a scene the size of ours – like minded bass lovers cross paths easily, but we hadn’t…” ELEMIZ)

For SONIC STEP SISTERS on May 28th, DJ PREPARE will be bringing a selection of glitch-hop, future beats and chilled dubstep to the floor. Beats & Bass – Precious! – Free Fu©kin Music mixtapes: http://fkmusic.org/fuckinmusic.html


3 GIANT PAINTINGS
by XYZ
… continue to be on display at our venue, Otto Lounge, during the SONIC STEP SISTERS events. The art works have been specifically created for our music nights by street/artists Olgierd Nitka aka XYZ. – http://www.dimmsumm.com

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‘SONIC STEP SISTERS’ residents
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DJ     Elemiz Ves DJ      Asayo

Electronic Mistress and the DJs behind ‘SONIC STEP SISTERS’ already are familiar faces in HK’s nightlife, with years of involvement in local scenes.

Those who’ve been keeping an ear close to the ground in Hong Kong will have encountered these ladies many times. Either hosting one of their own club nights, rocking out behind the turntables or chilling out at friends’ gigs, bullying people to make them dance.

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KONGKAST #114 – FEAT. ZUL (Subvert, Locus/ Singapore) ONLINE NOW!

With KONGKAST episode 114, we swing our focus back to the Asia region. Dj Zul from nearby sunny Singapore is in charge of this week’s DJ mix!

Zul and his crew, Subvert, has been holding down the drum & bass scene in his city for more than 10 years. He’s toured Asia’s hot-spots – including a residency with Hong Kong’s White Label crew – and scored a gig at the infamous Hospitality night at club Herbal in London, sharing deck duties with a number of the scene’s heavy-weight DJs along the way. These days, Zul’s vibes can be enjoyed live at his new drum & bass nights named Locus, a free gig which takes place at Blu Jaz Cafe in Singapore every month.

ZUL’s mix is packed with deep, smooth future drum and bass vibes & dubplate crackers. Waste no time – get on the download & enjoy!

Cheers to ZUL for mixing down his selecion exclusively for this week’s KONGKAST!

Directly download enhanced m4a File (with track markers and pictures) – here
Directly download MP3 File – here
Subscribe to KONGKAST in iTunes – and receive all future and past KONGKAST mixes – it’s FREE!

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TRACKLIST:

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SONIC STEP SISTERS – We’re back! @ Otto Lounge, Lan Kwai Fong, HK – FRIDAY, 30. April 2010

Sonic Step Sisters - 30th April 2010

Boom-shaka-pow… by popular demand SONIC STEP SISTERS is back with a Spring edition!

As you will remember, we launched this project in March. We had such a great time and requests for more, that we are proud to bring you a new edition of the SONIC STEP SISTERS sessions this spring.
Three new dates, with the first on Friday, 30th April. ELEMIZ, VES, ASAYO will be back at work behind the decks, happily cross-pollinating their favourite sounds for your dancing pleasure, alongside our next guest – DJ KENNY.

Spread the word – Get involved – This one’s for you! ❤

Sonicly yours,
Electronic Mistress

✿ View FB event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=112206935480401

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DATES & DETAILS
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SONIC STEP SISTERS – pt.4 – The Spring edition!
Friday, 30th April 2010 @ Otto Lounge
with DJs VES, ASAYO, ELEMIZ
+ guest DJ KENNY (Terntable Jediz/ AUS-HK)

9.30PM – 2.30AM (early start!)
FREE ENTRY
Happy Hour til 11PM \ Shisha (Hokkah) Pipes \ Outdoor balcony

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VENUE ADDRESS
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OTTO Lounge: 4th Floor, Grand Progress Building, 15-16 Lan Kwai Fong, Central, HK (Tel: 6102 6660)

View Map: here

OTTO Lounge, is privately tucked away on a 4th Floor above Lan Kwai Fong in Central, and with it’s open balcony still gives you a feeling of being right in the middle of everything. OTTO Lounge will offer a selection of Middle Eastern/ Indian/ Nepale snack foods as well as a special ‘Happy Hour’ deal for drinks (until 11pm!) and can also provide Shisha pipes for the exotic smokers among you.

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Music styles:
A mixed bag of sound with vibes ranging from good old funk, dub and reggae to liquid drum and bass, funky dubstep, tropical, future garage, kuduro, abstract hip hop, and beyond… In short: all sort of old and new genre mutating bass music (that nobody knows the names of yet).

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OUR GUESTS – 30th APRIL
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Barnaby XYZ

DJ KENNY – member of Terntable Jediz (Australia & Hong Kong), is best known for fusing funk, soul, disco & boogie with a precision and skill that will keep you swaying in a lush cocoon of cosmic grooves. http://www.myspace.com/jediz852
(✘ 30th April – Funk & Soul, Disco & Boogie)

Artworks by XYZ – http://www.dimmsumm.com

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‘SONIC STEP SISTERS’ residents
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DJ    Elemiz Ves DJ     Asayo

Electronic Mistress and the DJs behind ‘SONIC STEP SISTERS’ already are familiar faces in HK’s nightlife, with years of involvement in local scenes.

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KONGKRETEBASS SUPPORTS: DIGITAL (UK) presented by HEAVY – Sat, 05.06.2010 @ Sammi’s Kitchen, Hong Kong

HEAVY presents: DIGITAL (Timeless, Metalheadz, Function/ UK)
Saturday, 5th June 2010
@ Sammi’s Kitchen

Facebook Event:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=120939454600487

DJ Line-Up:
Digital (Timeless, Metalheadz, Function/ UK), Dj Asayo (Japan), Stef:funn (Heavy), DJ Wash (Kongkretebass), Blood Dunza (Heavy) + Special Guest – Halcyon (W-Double/ Japan).

Hosted by:
Rebearth MC (Innavisual Collective)
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Kongkretebass Presents: Kryptic Minds (Osiris Music UK, Swamp81, Tectonic / UK) ‘One Of Us’ Album Tour @ Backstage, HK – Sat, 10.04.2010

Hong Kong’s bass music cultivators, Kongkretebass, are back this spring with another forward thinking booking! On Saturday, 10th April we will introduce one of the freshest rising producers on the UK Dubstep horizon, KRYPTIC MINDS.

With their new album release ‘One of Us’ on Loefah DMZ’s new label ‘Swamp 81’, Kryptic Minds are taking the Dubstep scene by storm. With their unique definition of the sound (“We’ve never felt that the music we produce is necessarily drum and bass or dubstep or trip hop.”) the album’s fresh take on stripped down sub-loaded beats is hailed and supported by the leading figures in the scene such as DMZ (Loefah, Mala, Coki), Youngsta, N-Type, Distance and Skream and more.

Kryptic Minds have recently scored nominations in several categories of the ‘Dubstepforum Awards 2010’. The LP ‘One of Us’ taking 2nd place for ‘Best Album’ (4th place – Best Producer / 9th place – Best Remix / 4th place – Best Mix) and their releasing label ‘Swamp 81’ winning the ‘Best New Label’ category.

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SONIC STEP SISTERS – The Finale! @ Otto Lounge, Lan Kwai Fong, HK (Friday, 19th March/ 8pm-2am)

Sonic Step Sisters - 19th March 2010

Yup! Cheers & peace to all you funksters, in shark costumes, fairy dress and zombie attire who stepped it up in great fashion last Friday. (Strange things you wear to work/uni!!!) The flying sets by YAO & Manila girl Liquid A were oozing soul and cool, as you know.

Just like the week before, some of you gangstas just didn’t want to leave when the music stopped… but THAT’S WHY we start at 8pm ~ simply come down earlier for the next one! Here – make this your mantra for the week “must go to SSS early – must enjoy the FULL SONIC STEP SISTERS line-up” (now repeat on loop).

Besides… be reminded that HAPPY HOUR runs until 11pm – yes, that’s 3 hours of drinks specials. And divine Egyptian Mezze and Italian Pizza, plus Shisha pipes are on the menu also. ❤

It’s the grand March finale ~ SSSee you on the dance floor this Friday.

Sonicly yours,
Electronic Mistress

p.s. It’s not kool to walk-in to our FREE event with a 7-11 beer in hand. Come on – grab a drink from the bar at least! Means I can pay my DJs —> and you can continue to vibe out to their wicked beats.

✿ GUEST DJs THIS FRIDAY (19th March):
We welcome 2 guest to the decks: BARNABY going to be funkin’ it up with his Underground Disco, Afro-Latin flavors, and you-know-who DJ WASH returns to drop another one of his diverse sets. Read more below…

View FB event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=10150311093985001

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DATES & DETAILS
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Friday, 19th March 2010 @ Otto Lounge
SONIC STEP SISTERS – pt.3 – The March finale!
with DJs VES, ASAYO, ELEMIZ
and feat. BARNABY (UK) and DJ Wash (Kongkretebass)

party starts 8PM – 2AM (early start!!! come early to enjoy the full DJ Line-up and drink specials)
Free entry!

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