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New DnB mix: Kongkast # 193 – feat. Joe Syntax (Med School Music / UK)

This week, we are delighted to bring you this tasty exclusive Asia Tour mix by Med School’s talent - Joe Syntax (Med School Music / UK).

Joe Syntax is a London based Electronic music DJ and producer. Joe has carved out a niche for himself, focusing on D+B and electronica with a distinctive sound and discernible dancefloor edge. He started producing in 2007 and has since gone on to release on a number of labels including Hospital, Med School, Spearhead, Phunkfiction and Allsorts.

Joe came to the attention of Med School with his track “Expectra”, which enjoyed iTunes Dance Album Top 10 success as part of the “New Blood 010″ compilation. He went on to sign exclusively to Med School and has not looked back since.

For those who are in Asia, don’t snooze on this chance to catch Joe Syntax at a club near you. 

Joe Syntax Asia Tour Dates:

Bangkok – June 7 @ Grease Suk49
Singapore – June 8 @Home Club
Hong Kong – June 15 @Love da Cafe <<< Hong Kong headz! This one by HEAVY HONG KONG! 

Many thanks to JOE SYNTAX for this diverse bass mix!

âžœ Download MP3 HERE to subscribe to KONGKAST in iTunes – it’s FREE!
➜ Download M4a HERE (Track Listing and Album Cover included)

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TRACKLIST//

KONGKAST #193 – feat. Joe Syntax (Med School Music / UK)

(title – artist)

1. Queensway – Run
2. Thing – Mars Dub
3. ASC – Polemic
4. Shy FX & Sam Binga – Sambaata
5. Doshy – Plastic
6. Commix – Japanese Electronics
7. Joe Syntax – Fire Engine
8. Sinistarr – Gaiden
9. Lynx – Bobby Says
10. House of Black Lanterns – You, Me, Metropolis
11. Amit – Manic Minor
12. Joe Syntax – Mogadishu
13. Stray – Ginseng Smash
14. Lennie De Ice – We Ir E [Phil D Kick Edit]
15. Loadstar – Be there
16. Commix – Electric
17. Subwave – Wheel of Time
18. Om Unit – Ulysses
19. Alix Perez – Crystals
20. Deft – Masquerade
21. Om Unit & Sam Binga – Gamma
22. Joe Syntax – Slingshot
23. Dub Phizix – im a Creator
24. Emperor – She Said
25. Rockwell – Detroit
26. Digital & Spirit – Phantom Force [Fracture’s Astrophonica Edit]
27. Joe Syntax – ????
28. Stagga & Doshy – Hornets
29. Amon Tobin – Nightlife
30. Chroma – Intermission
31. 123Mrk – Invisible Colours [Deft Remix]
32. Subwave – Ubik
33. Mutated Forms – Feels Good
34. Bcee – Glitter Balls
35. Sinistarr – Ross [Drip Remix]
36. Com Truise – Flightwave
37. Joe Syntax – Believe in You

More info about Joe Syntax:
Prodigious new talent and recent Med School signing, Joe Syntax is a London based Electronic music DJ and producer. Originally from Norwich and now residing in South London, Joe has carved out a niche for himself, focusing on D+B and electronica with a distinctive sound and discernible dancefloor edge. He started producing in 2007 and has since gone on to release on a number of labels including Hospital, Med School, Spearhead, Phunkfiction and Allsorts. In this time, he has also garnered support across the board, from the likes of High Contrast. London Elektricity, Friction (Radio1) & Netsky to Mistajam (Radio1), Annie Nightingale (Radio1), Mary Anne Hobbs, Laurent Garnier & techno legend Carl Cox.

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Barcelona here we come – Sónar Barcelona’s 20th International Festival of Advanced Music and New Media Art

The line-up for this Sónar Barcelona (13.14 & 15 June) 20th anniversary takes the form of a celebration, in a combination of a selection of great classics, new ideas for dance music and the festival’s usual experimental spirit. Around 130 artists will be included in a line-up for which will be finalized in the coming weeks.

Sónar reinvents the uses of an emblematic space, shortens the distance between Sónar by Day and Sónar by Night and maintains its centrality and its status as an urban festival with its new location for Sónar by Day in Fira Montjuïc.

In the festival’s 20-year history, Sónar has hosted more than 1.2 million visitors and has presented more than 7,000 artists from the world of music and disciplines such as audiovisuals, digital creation and multimedia art.

Sónar is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a big birthday party!

On one side, the essential benchmarks like Kraftwerk (with their 3D show), Pet Shop Boys, Derrick May, Matthew Herbert dj, or Laurent Garnier.

Artists who are the perfect guests at a party featuring dance at centre stage: Lindstrom & Terje, Skrillex, Diplo, Paul Kalkbrenner, Justice djs, Modeselektor djs, Major Lazer, Soulwax, TNGHT, AlunaGeorge, Karenn, Jamie Lidell, Liars, Francesco Tristano, Fatima Al Qadiri, Delorean or Mykki Blanco.

Browse line-up, music clips and previews and complete festival details at:
http://www.sonar.es

Hot tip: Jurassic 5 are back. The legendary Californian group consisting of DJ Nu-Mark, Cut Chemist, Chali 2Na, Zaakir, Mark 7even and Akil returns to the stage after a hiatus of several years, and they are doing it in style, with a tour that will be touching down at Sónar by Night (Saturday, 15th) - http://sonar.es/en/2013/prg/ar/jurassic-5_228 

Hot tip 2: For our KONGKASTers, we all know the name PHON.O from his exclusive KONGKAST mix for us! Be sure you catch his set at Sonar by Night (Saturday, 15th) – http://sonar.es/en/2013/prg/ar/phon-o_234 

 

 

Who’s Ready for OUTLOOK 2013? 29.08.2013 – 02.09.2013 @ Fort Punta Christo Pula, Croatia

Outlook Festival runs from midday Thursday 29th August 2013 – 6am Monday 2nd September 2013.
Now in it’s 6th year Outlook is widely recognised as Europe’s largest bass music and sound system culture festival.

The largest Bass music and Soundsystem Culture festival in Europe, featuring the biggest names from the most vibrant and cutting edge dance scenes around.

Line Up | Outlook Festival 2013

Mos Def aka Yasiin Bey / Capleton / Talib Kweli / Anthony B / Jay Electronica /Alborosie & The Shengen Clan / The Pharcyde / David Rodigan MBE presents Ram Jam /Mala In Cuba (Live) / Bonobo (DJ set) / Andy C / Rustie / Pharoahe Monch / Joey Bada$$ / Goldie /LTJ Bukem / Shy FX / Digital Mystikz – Mala & Coki / Gentleman’s Dub Club / Dusky / Kode 9 /Calyx & Teebee / Pinch / Boddika / Loefah / Task Force / Benji B / DJ EZ / Enei / XXYYXX / and MORE. 

Browse line-up, music clips and previews and complete festival details at:
http://www.outlookfestival.com/2013-line-up/

For more information please see the Tickets, Travel & Accommodation pages for further details.

Next monday marks just 101 days until Outlook – and what better way to celebrate than by releasing the boat party tickets.

There are just 180 tickets available for each boat party, and for some parties these will sell out within minutes so make sure you’re ready to buy yours when they do go live.

Boat parties go on sale Monday 20th May at 8PM (BST), and are priced at £17 + bf each. For full info, including line-up’s, see the individual pages – we will be adding more artists throughout this week so check back before purchasing.
http://www.outlookfestival.com/boat-parties/

URGE TO MOVE 6 – The Tropical Weekender @ Club Puschkin Dresden ✖ 05.07 – 07.07.2013

::: URGE TO MOVE 6 – The Tropical Weekender @ Club Puschkin Dresden ✖ 05.07 – 07.07.2013

Featuring Main :

THE PROTOTYPES (Shogun Audio // UK)
DC BREAKS (RAM Records / Frequency / Viper // UK)
AEPH (Lifted Music / Bad Taste Recordings / Breed 12 Inches // UK)
CHRIS RENEGADE (Lifted Music / Renegade Hardware // UK)
Wash (Kongkretebass / Robox-Neotech / Section 8 // Hong Kong)
NANO42 feat. Shaolin (Fraktion42 / n:dorphin Club // Chemnitz)

Freitag // 05.07.2013 – 07.07.2013 22 Uhr // Club Puschkin Dresden

Over 80 ACTS from accross the music genres!
Drum and Bass, Dubstep, Future Bass, Brostep, Moombahtone, Electro, Minimal, House, Techno, Reggae, Dancehall, Dubwize, Jungle, Trap und Hip Hop

►Facebook Event + Full info// https://www.facebook.com/events/576431745713809/ 

â–º VENUE

Leipziger Str. 12, 01097 Dresden, Germany

► TIME 
05 - 07 July 2013

► TICKETS HERE

â–º LINE UP

Drum and Bass – Mainfloor:THE PROTOTYPES (Shogun Audio // UK)

DC BREAKS (RAM Records / Frequency / Viper // UK)
AEPH (Lifted Music / Bad Taste Recordings / Breed 12 Inches // UK)
CHRIS RENEGADE (Lifted Music / Renegade Hardware // UK)
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New Old Skool Jungle mix: Kongkast # 192 – feat. MUNK (Airbourne / Sydney, Australia)

We are back this week with one of our long time Drum & Bass friends from Sydney Australia – Munk (Airbourne / Sydney, Australia).

Munk is one of the Old Skool Pioneers of the Drum & Bass scene in Sydney, and Founding member of the legendary Drum & Bass crew “Airbourne”, Back in early 2002 in Sydney was pushing the sounds of drum & bass of all forms to the Sydney masses. Focusing on atmospheric drum & bass, í97 jazzy styles in their Airbourne Sunday Sessions, Airbourne also ran their monthly drum & bass nights Momentum, their infamous Old Skool Jungle parties played host to Calibre & Shapeshifter (NZ) 1st parties ever in Sydney town… fast forward to now and though retired from promoting, he has not lost his passion for the music.

Munk is primarily known as a drum & bass / Old Skool Jungle Dj his other musical passions is downtempo / jazz, broken beat and also bass music.. influences ranging from Sam Cooke, John Coltrane, Cinematic Orchestra, Bonobo, Gilles Peterson, LTJ Bukem, Synkro & Calibre.

Many thanks to MUNK for this Old Skool mix!

âžœ Download MP3 HERE to subscribe to KONGKAST in iTunes – it’s FREE!
➜ Download M4a HERE (Track Listing and Album Cover included)

 slipmat

TRACKLIST//

KONGKAST #192 – feat. MUNK (Airbourne / Sydney, Australia)

(title – artist)

1. Drum and Bass – The Vibe
2. Pulse and Wax Doctor – Silent Voices (Tango Remix)
3. Omni Trio – Shadowplay
4. Fallen Angels – Frequency (Tango Remix)
5. Omni Trio – Living For The Future (FBD Project VIP)
6. X-Clusive – X-Clusive
7. D.J. SS – Rollidge
8. Radical Sounds – What is Love (Exclusive VIP Mix)
9. Gangster Sound – Selector
10. Remarc – Sound Murderer
11. The Underworld – Murder Dem
12. Studio 1 – Dancing Feet
13. Nookie – A Drum A Bass A Piano (Origin Unknown Remix)
14. Jungle Warrior – No Surrender (Exclusive VIP Mix)
15. Omni Trio – Renegade Snares (Robís Reconstruction Mix)
16. Nookie – Only You (Remix)
17. Renegade – Terrorist
18. Peshay – The Piano Tune
19. LTJ Bukem – Horizions

More info about MUNK:
Dj Munk, has been DJing since 1999 and a lover of music in of all styles. He is the founder of Airbourne crew, back in early 2002 in Sydney was pushing the sounds of drum & bass of all forms to the Sydney masses. Originally focusing on atmospheric drum & bass, í97 jazzy styles in their Airbourne Sunday Sessions, Airbourne also ran their monthly drum & bass nights Momentum, their infamous Old Skool Jungle parties played host to Calibre & Shapeshifter (NZ) 1st parties ever in Sydney town… fast forward to now and though retired from promoting, he has not lost his passion for the music.

Though primarily known as a drum & bass / Old Skool Jungle Dj his other musical passions is downtempo / jazz, broken beat and also bass music.. influences ranging from Sam Cooke, John Coltrane, Cinematic Orchestra, Bonobo, Gilles Peterson, LTJ Bukem, Synkro & Calibre.

Whether he is playing a downtempo, old skool jungle or a bass music set it’s all about creating a musical journey with ebbs and flows creating an emotional response to the musical experience. When it comes to rocking the clubs plays the music as if he was on the dancefloor and not all just in his head… dance with the heart and not just the feet.

Links
http://soundcloud.com/dj-munk-1
www.facebook.com/alex.chung.735