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.

Ten years since they formed, 2009 marked a turning point in the musical careers of the production duo Kryptic Minds. Drawing from their extensive drum & bass production history, they’ve moved on to creating a new sound heavily inspired by the half-step patterns of Dubstep music. Since, they have created monster releases on influential labels such as Tectonic, Disfigured Dubz, Osiris Music UK and Loefah DMZ’s new label Swamp 81, and it seems there’s no stopping the experimental explorations of the Kryptic Minds.

Kongkretebass is extremely proud to be able to introduce one of the new forward-thinking producers in the Dubstep scene to Hong Kong, kick-starting the Kryptic Minds “One of Us” Album Tour 2010 in Asia/Oceania.

We are pretty pumped for this one!

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Kongkretebass Presents:

KRYPTIC MINDS – ‘ One of Us’ Album Tour
SATURDAY, 10. APRIL 2010

Line-up:
Kryptic Minds (Swamp81, Osiris, Tectonic/ UK)
DJ Wash (Kongkretebass)
Elemiz (aka Electronic Mistress) (Kongkretebass)
Blood Dunza (Heavy)
N1D (Heavy)
Stinks (Concussion)
Mc Capas & Video by Ocular

Venue & address:

BACKSTAGE LIVE – 1F, 52-54 Wellington Street, Central, Hong Kong
(52 – 54號中環威靈頓街1樓) Tel: +852 2167 8985
(-> It’s located just around the corner from Lan Kwai Fong. View map here)

Tickets:
Door – HK$ 150 /w 1 free drink
Advance – HK$ 120 /w 1 free drink
Doors Open 10.30PM – 5:30AM

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★★ Advance Ticketing ★★

We always try our best to keep our events affordable to everyone!
This time we are offering SPECIAL ADVANCE prices via email registration. (HK120 /w 1 free drink)

Please e-mail us YOUR FULL NAME + MOBILE NUMBER and the subject line ‘KRYPTIC MINDS’ before 9th April to: info [at] kongkretebass.com

Then on the 10th April, please mention ‘Advance Tickets’ on the door, and if your details are on the list you will get entry for HK$120 (includes 1 drink). Your details will be recorded for this event only. Sweeet!

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For more information:

http://www.kongkretebass.com

http://www.myspace.com/krypticminds1

FACEBOOK EVENT:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=376783328706

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ABOUT Kryptic Minds (Osiris Music UK, Swamp81, Tectonic / UK)

Ten years since they formed, 2009 marks a turning point in the disturbed mental explorations of Kryptic Minds. Having built an enviable back catalogue of dark, deadly drum & bass, the production duo of Si & Leon aka Kryptic Minds have quickly established a foothold in the exploding global dubstep scene. As the flagship artists on Loefah DMZ’s label Swamp 81, their 12”s and album “One of Us” continue dubstep’s tradition for stone‐cold halfstep, flying against the dancefloor’s natural urges for momentum and release. Instead they unleash fearsome sub bass assaults that lead listeners into an edgy otherworld and have become staples of sets by halfstep innovator Youngsta as well as Loefah himself. Look out for upcoming releases across some of dubstep’s leading labels including Tectonic, Disfigured Dubz plus their own Osiris Music UK.

The Kryptic Minds sound acknowledges the difference between edgy and too angry; that restraint often has more impact than chaotic release. This deft understanding of the tensions and contradictions buried within dubstep, and how you use them is played out yet further on their new album “One of Us,” out on Swamp 81. Whereas some albums try to cover many different moods, tempos and directions, the album zooms in on edgy 140bpm halfstep, forcing the listener into a headspace where perfectly placed details come into vivid focus, like the hyper‐real intensity of night adrenalin. Everything is taughtly coiled, as if priming the listener for a flight‐or‐fight reflex. The tension is barely unleashed throughout the album.

Kryptic Minds, then just Si, first gained prominence in the drum & bass scene when Andy C’s Ram subsidiary Frequency released ‘The Truth’, quickly earning itself anthem status. The track’s success brought Si new creative opportunities: it was at this time Si and Leon Switch began a long and fruitful production partnership. Together the duo released tracks on some of the drum & bass scene’s flagship labels, such as Penetration, Renegade Hardware, Tech Freak, Freak Recordings, and Goldie’s seminal Metalheadz. They also established their own label Defcom Records, on which they released 27 singles, including ‘Take the Pain Away’ and ‘No Escape,’ as well as their debut album, the drum & bass opus “Lost All Faith.” 2007 saw it declared by ATM magazine as one of the best drum & bass albums of all time. It was also at this time they set up new label Osiris Music uk, to release a wide range of music.

Inspired by Mala Digital Mystikz, Loefah and Burial 2008 saw the duo re‐discover their musical faith through dubstep, following the establishing of creative alliances with halfstep dons Youngsta and Loefah. One of Loefah’s classic’s “Root” received the Kryptic Minds remix treatment. They also played at one of dubstep’s most hallowed institutions, DMZ. The future’s dark, the future’s Kryptic Minds.

http://www.kongkretebass.com

KRYPTIC MINDS – Wondering Why (OSMUK007)