This week, we are delighted to have one of Beijing’s top Drum & Bass DJs back on Kongkast for another exclusive mix –  Blackie (Syndicate / Beijing, China). For those who are familiar with his name will know already that you’re in for a treat for the next hour! but for those who don’t, we guarantee you will not be disappointed!

Earlier this year, Kongkretebass’ Wash had the pleasure being hosted by Blackie, Clir and Kay C, and playing for the Syndicate family in Beijing. At one of the best underground venues called “Dada Beijing” – and let me tell you, Beijing is one of the wildest cities in China for Drum & Bass! Blackie and the Syndicate Sessions guys have worked hard at getting Drum & Bass where it’s at today in Beijing & China, and you can tell that it’s paying off. Amazing crowd, and fantastic vibes all night, and we can not saying enough that if you’re in Beijing or in the area, definitely check out the Syndicate sessions parties and Dada Beijing if you have the chance.

As well as their regular events, Syndicate also run their own Drum & Bass Podcast  – a diverse range of DnB tempo from the rollers to the dance floor bangers. You can check it out from their Facebook site - https://www.facebook.com/syndicatebass

Many thanks to Blackie for this exclusive mix!

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TRACKLIST//

KONGKAST #220 – feat. Blackie (Syndicate / Beijing, China)

(artist – title)

1. Klute – Sober Light Of Day
2. Emperor – She Said
3. Marcus Intalex and Jubei feat. DRS – Tip The Scales
4. Karma – Terminal
5. Minor Rain – Regenerate
6. Rene Lavice – Where My Ladies At
7. Dillinja – Take My Life
8. Cern, Silent Witness and Survival – Tracer VIP
9. Mutated Forms – Wastegash (The Upbeats Remix)
10. The Prototypes – Just Bounce
11. Sigma – Rudeboy VIP
12. Phace – Vitreous
>> Sparfunk – Crash Dummy
13. The Prototypes – Pale Blue Dot
14. The Qemists – Stompbox (Spor Remix)
15. The Insiders feat. Collette Warren – Wonder Why (Break Remix)
16. Rene Lavice – Perfect World
17. Mincha and Ghost Town – Aberdeen (Howie Lee Remix)
>> Nasty Habits – Shadow Boxing (Om Unit Remix)
18. Concord Dawn – Morning Light
19. Optiv and CZA – Ziplock
20. Gridlock and Prolix – Babylon
21. Sigma – All Because Of You
22. Cause4Concern – Peepshow (Audio Remix)
23. Break and Mikal – Status Low
24. Nova Heart – My Song

More info about BLACKIE:

As head of the multiple award winning bass crew, The Syndicate, DJ Blackie has been a major player in establishing and pushing forward the bass music scene in China over the last 8 years. Starting off as a small event production crew in the student district of Beijing, Blackie has helped build The Syndicate brand into one of the most respected of its kind nationwide. Known for his quick mixing and high-energy sets, Blackie has been voted DJ of the Year 4 times in Beijing most recently winning the Timeout award in 2013.

Links
https://www.facebook.com/alex.blackie.77
http://www.syndicate-dnb.com/
https://www.facebook.com/syndicatebass

Posted: April 2nd, 2014 under Drum & Bass, News, Tunes & Mixes.
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This week, we’re back with one of our Bass music friends from Macau – N1D (Ecstatic Bass / Macau).

It’s been a number of years since we’ve had a mix from N1D, this time, he comes through with a different vibe!
Loaded with dubs from his home town of Macau, this short mix will no doubt get you bouncing on your seat!

Many thanks to N1D for this exclusive mix!

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KONGKAST #219 – feat. N1D (Ecstatic Bass / Macau)

(artist – title)

1. Dark Sky and Breach – The Click (Naked Naked)
/ Mak and Pasteman – Again (Shifting Peaks)
2. Noise 808 – Don’t Ever Never (dub)
3. Pearson Sound – Quivver (Nonplus)
4. Justin Martin – Ghettos and Gardens (Dirtybird)
5. Noise 808 – Don’t Know Me (dub)
6. N1D – a Pure Ganjaman Tune (dub)
7. Boddika – Beats Me (Nonplus)
8. N1D – 2nd Babylon (dub)
9. Suck Fake and Daniel Brooks – Fuck ‘Um Deep (Four40)
10. Pinch and Mumdance – Turbo Mitzi (Techtonic)
11. Noise 808 and Budball – Dugs Play You (dub)
12. Noise 808 – Bleeps and Rolls (dub)

More info about N1D:

Links
https://soundcloud.com/N1D
https://www.facebook.com/N1Dub

Posted: March 25th, 2014 under Dubstep, News, Tunes & Mixes.
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George Aston aka Axon is a UK born club and radio DJ / producer currently living in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Predominantly a minimal Drum and Bass producer, but with his roots in Dubstep, Axon has had a number of releases on various record labels. Notably, Basher’s imprint Proximity, cutting edge Swiss label Demand Records, and most recently Invisible Recordings run by the internationally renowned Dutch production trio Noisia. This last release being on 12″ Vinyl format as well as digital.

Axon’s records have been played on the three biggest dance music radio stations in the UK, BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 1Xtra and Kiss FM and his tunes have had DJ support from the likes of DJ Hype, B.Traits, Noisia, Basher, Ultertior Motive, Xtrah, to name a few.

Aside from production Axon has also held a weekly show and was a line manager / producer at UK underground music radio station Kane FM.

He has played sets around the UK and across the globe, including Ministry of Sound London, The Funky End Dance Stage at Guilfest UK, and Full Moon Party, Koh Phanghan, Thailand.

Many thanks to AXON for this exclusive mix!

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KONGKAST #218 – feat. AXON (Invisible Recordings, Proximity, Demand Records / UK)

(artist – title)

1. Sam Binga ft. Redders – Lef Dem
2. Axon – STTR
3. Andy Pain and Z- Connection – Dive_Ruv
4. Alix Perez ft. Foreign Beggars – Dark Days VIP
5. Mindstate – Nuh Smile
6. Axon and M-zine and Scepticz – Dub
7. Nick Bee and Sunchase – Mangup
8. DLR – Tugboat
9. Phace – Strange Science
10. Emperor – Control
11. Axon – Taiko Death
12. Frek4nc – Full Measure
13. Ivy Lab ft. Frank Carter III – Missing People
14. Hazard – Proteus
15. Addison Groove and Sam Binga – Rzor (Friction Remix)
16. DRS ft. Dub Phizix, Strategy, Fox, Chimpo, Skittles, Konny Kon and T Man – Bun Ya
17. Wilkinson – Direction
18. Axon РḄo
19. Nick Bee – Third Entity
>>>Noisia and Phace – Floating Zero
20. Axon – MÆ°a

More info about AXON:

Links
https://www.facebook.com/Axondnb
https://soundcloud.com/axondnb/
http://www.kanefm.com/

Posted: March 12th, 2014 under Drum & Bass, News, Other, Tunes & Mixes.
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Welcome back to another episode of KONGKAST.
After a well deserve break in Asia, we are back in the HQ to bring you another exclusive mix, this week, we are delighted to have Phil Tangent (Soul:R, Commercial Suicide, Samurai Music / UK) in the mix for us.

Having established him self with the support on radio plays on the BBC 1Xtra show with Bailey, Phil Tangent received positive feedback, which lead to the attention of Marcus Intalex, which then saw his first release on Soul:R. 

The 12” received great support from respected DJ’s and producers alike; Klute, Lenzman, Doc Scott, DJ Hype, Fabio, Random Movement, Presha, A Sides and DJ Lee to name a few, not forgetting the aforementioned Bailey and Marcus Intalex.

Having released on such an influential label as Soul:R, Phil is steadily building on his initial success. The future is yet to be written, but is set to be a busy one as he goes from strength to strength.

Many thanks to Phil Tangent for this exclusive mix!

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KONGKAST #217 – feat. PHIL TANGENT (Soul:R, Commercial Suicide, Samurai Music / UK)

(artist – title)

1. Technicolour – Empty (Remix)
2. Changing Faces – Nothing You Can Say (Dub)
3. Calibre – Second Sun (Signature)
4. ActRaiser – A Long Way From Home (Fokuz Dub)
5. Squarewave and Fats – Special Moment (dBridge Remix) (U Understand Me Music Dub)
6. Phil Tangent – Clouded Judgement (Integral Dub)
7. Maurs – Stand (Dub)
8. Pennygiles – Comfort You (Dub)
9. Skeptical ft. Collette Warren – Desire (Soul:R)
10. Mutated Forms – Crowlin (Blu Mar Ten Music Dub)
11. Pennygiles and Phil Tangent – Untitled (C.I.A. Dub)
12. A Sides, MC Fats and Regina – What You Don’t Know (Makoto Remix) (U Understand Me Music Dub)
13. Dramatic and DbAudio – Got Feelin’ (Liquid V)
14. Pennygiles and Andy Skopes – Eastern Promise (Dub)
15. Skeptical ft. Collette Warren – Always Been Mine (Soul:R)
16Need For Mirrors – Lofar (Metalheadz)
17. ???
18. Survival and Silent Witness – Fletcher (nCamargo Remix) (Dub)
19. Leftfield – Melt (Sony Music)

More info about PHIL TANGENT:

The few years have been an exciting time for Phil Tangent to say the least. Thanks to Bailey, Billie’s Smile, produced in 2009 received numerous plays on BBC 1Xtra. Due to the positive feedback, Bailey brought the track to the attention of Marcus Intalex culminating in Phil’s first release on Soul:R and propelling him firmly into the Drum & Bass scene.

The 12” received great support from respected DJ’s and producers alike; Klute, Lenzman, Doc Scott, DJ Hype, Fabio, Random Movement, Presha, A Sides and DJ Lee to name a few, not forgetting the aforementioned Bailey and Marcus Intalex.

Phil attributes his parents’ record collection to the development of his musical style, growing up listening to a melting pot of genres including soul, reggae and world music. However, it was to be on his journeys to school listening to his Sony Walkman where he would find his true musical calling and the vehicle for where all his influences could be melded together as one.

Through listening to early LTJ Bukem mix tapes, he discovered Drum and Bass was the versatile arena where he could combine everything he loved about music and the way it could take you to another place.

Aside from production, Phil’s undeniable obsession with djing continues into its 15th year. Phil has been fortunate enough to fulfil a lifelong dream playing Fabric’s Room 2 for Marcus’ 21 Album launch in 2011 and playing at Soul:ution at Sun & Bass (Sardinia, Italy) in the same year.

Having released on such an influential label as Soul:R, Phil is steadily building on his initial success. The future is yet to be written, but is set to be a busy one as he goes from strength to strength.

Links
http://www.discogs.com/artist/1884366-Phil-Tangent
https://www.facebook.com/philtangentmusic
https://soundcloud.com/philtangent

Posted: March 2nd, 2014 under Drum & Bass, News, Tunes & Mixes.
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And here we go! Our last exclusive mix before we hit our annual (we think well deserved) break for Chinese New Year!
Many thanks for tuning into KONGKAST throughout 2013, we hope to see you on our Facebook, Twitter or Web Blog accounts again soon! We will be back on air from March 2014 onwards, so stay tuned for more exclusive mixes coming your way! Our schedule is already filing up with many big mixes in the making! For now, we wish you all a Prosperous and Wonderful Year of the Horse this coming year!

Best Wishes.
Kongkretebass. 

Kongkast 216 featuring: Semper-Fi (Foreigndub / Aus) – A former Toronto (Canada) native and now Sydney resident made his way to Australia in 1998 bringing along a battered drum kit, some killer ragga jungle vinyl, rave inflicted tinnitus and a Music Engineering School degree.
With a formidable reputation as a skilled DJ and producer in the local drum n’ bass, hip-hop, dubstep, reggae, dub and any other bass style currently vying for a micro-genre scene. A regular face in the Sydney DJ circuit, Semper-Fi can be seen performing at nights including Basscode, Blueprint, DNBBQ, Void, his own infrequent Jungle Genius nights and numerous raves over the years. As well as supporting dub reggae legends like Sly & Robbie and Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & Mad Professor; New Zealand’s finest in Fat Freddy’s Drop and Salmonella Dub; dubstep bass-heads DJ Pinch, LD, Appleblim and Mark Pritchard, as well hip-hop cats like DJ MK (Roots Manuva) and drum n’ bass fanatics Rockwell and D-Kay among others.

DJ Semper-Fi returns with his second track from the upcoming Shock Doctrine EP on Foreigndub. Teaming up with MC Rayjah45 (Sweet Az Soundsystem, Kakhand, The Nomad), ‘Champion’ busts out a rough n’ready dancehall / reggae / drum’n’bass hybrid. It’s the second of a series of tracks Semper-Fi is releasing in the coming months, following on from the first single ‘Shock Doctrine’ and setting the stage for upcoming releases with The Herd’s Ozi Batla and Kye of Budspells.

You can check out his track ‘Champion feat. Rayjah45’, currently a free download on Semper-Fi’s SoundCloud. The full EP is set for release on Foreigndub in early 2014.

Many thanks to Semper-Fi for this exclusive mix!

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KONGKAST #216 – feat. SEMPER-FI (Foreigndub / Aus)

(artist – title)

1. Sean Paul and Damien Marley ‘Riot’
2. Moresounds ‘Riddim Again’
3. Sam Binga feat. Redders ‘Freezy’
4. Greg Packer ‘Soundclash Dub’
5. The Untouchables ‘Dem Pirates’
6. dBridge feat. Skeptical ‘Move Way’
7. DJ Semper-Fi ‘Shock Doctrine’
8. Misanthrop ‘Deadlock’
9. Stylo G ‘Badd (TC Remix)’
10. Dom and Roland ‘Unofficial Jah’
11. Mikal ‘Killa Soundboy’
12. Mindstate ‘Badman’
13. Prolix feat. MC Coppa ‘Kick Off’
14. Mob Tactics feat. Elephant Man ‘Crazy Hype (Mad Run)’
15. DJ Semper-Fi feat. Rayjah45 ‘Champion’
16. Potential Badboy feat. Junior Dangerous ‘Cyant Stop (VIP)’
17. DJ Semper-Fi ‘Atari Driven Riddim’
18. Krome and Time ‘The License (Break Remix)’
19. Marvellous Cain ‘Dubplate Style (Aries and Tuffist Remix)’
20. Dee Bo General ‘Too Much Violence (Bladerunner Remix)’
*Drumsound and Simon Bassline Smith ‘Serious Business’
21. Shy FX feat. Liam Bailey ‘Soon Come’

More info about SEMPER-FI:

DJ Semper-Fi returns with his second track from the upcoming Shock Doctrine EP on Foreigndub. Teaming up with MC Rayjah45 (Sweet Az Soundsystem, Kakhand, The Nomad), ‘Champion’ busts out a rough n’ready dancehall / reggae / drum’n’bass hybrid. It’s the second of a series of tracks Semper-Fi is releasing in the coming months, following on from the first single ‘Shock Doctrine’ and setting the stage for upcoming releases with The Herd’s Ozi Batla and Kye of Budspells.

The former Toronto (Canada) native and now Sydney resident made his way to Australia in 1998 bringing along a battered drum kit, some killer ragga jungle vinyl, rave inflicted tinnitus and a Music Engineering School degree.

Since arriving he’s carved out a formidable reputation as a skilled DJ and producer in the local drum n’ bass, hip-hop, dubstep, reggae, dub and any other bass style currently vying for a micro-genre scene. Think nights like Basscode, Blueprint, DNBBQ, Void, his own infrequent Jungle Genius nights and numerous raves over the years.

He began things in 2000, taking out the Bedroom Bangers local DJ comp, affording him his first MPC. With his DJ credentials now award winning he then went on to support dub reggae legends like Sly & Robbie and Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & Mad Professor; New Zealand’s finest in Fat Freddy’s Drop and Salmonella Dub; dubstep bass-heads DJ Pinch, LD, Appleblim and Mark Pritchard, as well hip-hop cats like DJ MK (Roots Manuva) and drum n’ bass fanatics Rockwell and D-Kay among others.

Always on the look out for new music Semper-Fi has been known to throw one out in the studio himself. In the late 00’s he teamed up with Philadelphia’s MC Halfcast and the pair released a self-titled EP seamlessly melding hip-hop, dancehall and drum n’ bass. Others liked what they heard leading to bass friendly remixes for Arrested Development, Western Synthetics, Astronomy Class, The Bird and Budspells.

His latest EP is set for release on Foreigndub in early 2014. For now you can check out his track ‘Champion feat. Rayjah45’ here https://soundcloud.com/djsemperfi and here http://djsemperfi.bandcamp.com/

Links
https://www.facebook.com/DJSMPRFI
http://djsemperfi.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/djsemperfi

Posted: February 5th, 2014 under Drum & Bass, Dubstep, News, Tunes & Mixes.
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This week, we have a mix from THING, a producer from Estonia , little city called Tartu .
The label owner of ”Dubthing Records” & ”Depthwise Music ”, Thing is a all round producer with quality releases on his own label as well as Blu Mar Ten as well as Doc Scott’s 31 records .

Many thanks to Thing for this rolling mix!

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KONGKAST #215 – feat. THING (Dubthing, Depthwise Music, Blu Mar Ten, 31 Records / Estonia)

(artist – title)

1.Jaydrop – Return
2.Apostroph – Strecher
3.Thing – Echoes
4.Hazed and Reskript – Inhuman Power
5.Hyroglifics – Withdraw
6.Kid Drama – One 6 Eight
7.Survey – Delirium
8.Jaydrop – Frame Scope
9.Ruffhouse – The Foot
10.Skeptical – Another World
11.Thing – Future Roots
12.Amit – Erazer
13.Clarity – Off The Cuff
14.Flatliners – Bad Operate
15.Nasty Habits – Shadow Boxing (Om Unit Remix)
16.Machinedrum – Gunshotta (Om Unit Remix)

More info about THING:

Links

https://www.facebook.com/ThingMusic
https://soundcloud.com/thing_estonia
https://soundcloud.com/dubthingrecords
https://soundcloud.com/depthwisemusic

Posted: January 25th, 2014 under Drum & Bass, Dubstep, News, Tunes & Mixes.
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DLR is a familiar name in the Drum & Bass scene. From the recent few years, he has been releasing along side one of our past Kongkast guest – Octane, but since 2013,  sees J DLR step up to his solo career, and he is stepping up in a big way.

Straight off the back of his album last year with Octane ‘Method… in the Madness’ which was in the list of top 5 albums of the year, with seminal track ‘Set up the Set’ making it into Noisia’s Top 10 for 2013 as well as endless airplay on Radio 1. He has begun this year in a dramatic way announcing a solo stance with impending releases on Metalheadz, Dispatch, Prolix’s Trendkill Records, and the prolific Break’s imprint; Symmetry Recordings, and a remix from Spectrasoul’s recent album nearing on Shogun Audio. As a taster of what is to come make your way carefully to his Facebook page where you will find ‘EXP’, which is a lavish, juicy, and exclusive FREE taster of what is to come in this rampant year of solo madness!

Many thanks to DLR for this rolling mix!

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KONGKAST #214 – feat. DLR (Dispatch, Metalheadz, Symmetry, Utopia, Shogun / UK)

(artist – title)

1. Jekyll – Horcurso – (Different)
2. Conduct – Come on, Dan! – (Code Recordings)
3. Blocks and Escher – Madness – (Metalheadz)
4. Skeptical and Focus – Fluctuate – (Dispatch)
5. DLR and Script – Blue Room – (Metalheadz)
– Special Forces – Freeway – (Metalheadz)
6. Chromatic – Unknown
7. Breach – We Had it All (Die rmx)
– EBK, Octane and DLR – Mainframe – (Hardware)
8. Gamma – Unknown
9. Incognito – Roll The Dice
10. NC17 – Slimeville – (Symmetry)
11. Unknown – Unknown
12. DLR – Bridge the Gap – (Utopia)
– Octane and DLR – Gravity – (Dispatch)
14. Sunchase – 420 – (Metalheadz)
15. Break and DLR – New Design – (Symmetry)
16. Break – Headz Up – (Metalheadz)
17. Rufige Kru – Special Request – (Metalheadz)
18. DBR UK – Unknown
19. Mako, DLR, Villem and Ant TC1 – Hungry for Atmosphere – (Metalheadz)
20. Mako, DLR and Fields – Old Soul
– Total Science – Colony – (Metalheadz)
21. Mikal and Break – Just a Game – (Metalheadz)
22. Quadrant, Kidd Hops and Iris – Dirty 78 ft. MC Fats
23. DLR – Tugboat – (Dispatch)
24. DLR – Delusion – (Dispatch)
25. FD and System – So Real – (Dispatch)

More info about DLR:

Links

https://www.facebook.com/dirtyleroi
https://soundcloud.com/j_dlr/
http://www.bassic.co/

Posted: January 16th, 2014 under Drum & Bass, News, Tunes & Mixes.
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Yes! And we are back after the Christmas and New Year break!
Hope everyone have had a wonderful time with their family and love ones!

Starting off our 2014 series of KONGKAST, we are delighted to bring you one of the rising stars from the Russian Drum & Bass scene – EASTCOLORS (Critical Music, Samirai Music, Hospital,  / Russia)

Having heard wonderful things from our connection in Beijing – The Legacy DnB Beijing, we quickly approached EastColors for an exclusive mix, and boy, we are not disappointed!
Check out this rolling mix of Drum&Bass including loads of EastColors tunes as well as other remixes.

Many thanks to Andrey / EastColors for this rolling mix!

Kongkretebass wishes everyone a prosperous start to 2014! 

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KONGKAST #213 – feat. EASTCOLORS (Critical Music, Samirai Music, Hospital, / Russia)

(artist – title)

1. Lomax – Come And See
2. Response – One Nation
3. EastColors – Could Be
4. Flame and Displaced Paranormals – Isolation
5. Distant Future – Changes
6. EastColors – Toys
7. Vicious Circle and Nocturnal – Operation Index
8. EastColors – Dreamer
9. EastColors – The Light (Beastie Respond Remix)
10. EastColors – Heavy Tone
11. Subwave – Indigo
12. State Of Mind – Space Surfer
13. Homemade Weapons – Delorean
14. EastColors – Murderer (Audio and Meth Remix)
15. Audio – Planet Fall
16. Maztek – Slinky
17. June Muller and Nymfo – Misfits
18. Mindscape – Ratpack
19. Break – Re Tech
20. Enei, EastColors and Noel – Cracker (Jubei Remix)
21. Friction and K-Tee – Overtime
22. Fierce and Break – Red Line
23. EastColors – Fire
24. EastColors and Detail – Chords
25. Kolectiv – Slow

More info about EASTCOLORS:

Links
http://twitter.com/eastcolors
http://soundcloud.com/andreweastcolors
http://youtube.com/andreweastcolors

Posted: January 7th, 2014 under Drum & Bass, News, Tunes & Mixes.
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It has been another great year for Kongkast, hosting exclusive mixes from some of our favourite producers, labels, and Djs such as Young Ax, Mikal, Flight, Alley Cat, Detail, Demand Recording’s Keen, to some of the upcoming names from Asia, Europe and America such as Rebearth, TASO, Brad Pitch, Brian Brainstorm, Bukez Finezt and loads more.

2013 has been one of those years where we experimented with different genres of music on our podcast, from our regular favourite Drum & Bass to some of our new found love of Juke and Footwork in the last few years. We have always displayed a full spectrum of music, but have always remained true that bass will always be the foremost important thing in our podcast.

We hope you have enjoyed the ride on Kongkast as much as we did this year, and we at Kongkretebass Kongkast wish you all a wonderful start to 2014, may all your wishes comes true, and some of the best releases and mixes to be heard in the coming year!

As always, we will be taking a small break from podcasting during the Chinese New Year period and we will be off air  for the month of February, but we will be back with more exclusive mixes starting in March 2014. But don’t forget to keep checking back after the New Year, we’re back first week of January with a massive mix to start 2014!

Best Wishes for a Wonderful and Prosperous 2014 !
Kongkretebass Wash & Elemiz

For now, we bring to you one of our recent discoveries, a producer from Vienna, Austria, who has played an important roll in the Footwork/Juke movement in Europe – Franjazzco (Footwork Frenzy, Disko404, World Wide Juke / Vienna, Austria).

Franjazzco covers a wide range of musical genres as a DJ, ranging from Jazz, Funk and Hip Hop to House, Techno and various styles of Bass music, he’s mostly dedicating his productions to Chicago’s sound of Juke and Footwork. Having released on Disko404 Records and the World Wide Juke compilations and earned massive feedback by the likes of DJ Rashad, Machinedrum, Distal, Chrissy Murderbot or RP Boo. Further releases and his own label Footwork Frenzy are about to come in the near future.

You can check out more of his Music from his SoundCloud site, which currently includes a brand new Footwork track called  Franjazzco – Cameraz [Free Download], as well as other great tracks for free download. 

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KONGKAST #212 – feat. Franjazzco (Footwork Frenzy, Disko404, World Wide Juke / Vienna, Austria)

(artist – title)

1. Part-Time Heroes – Falling (Franjazzco Remix)
2. DJ Aflow – Comeon
3. DJ Chap – Such Siren
4. Paisley Parks – Summer Death
5. Franjazzco – Kush Loud
6. Franjazzco – Cyanide
7. DJ Killa – Open Your Heart
8. RP Boo – We Some Pimps
9. Traxman – Off Them Bars (We Leanin Remix)
10. DJ DL – Fear
11. Bi5cuit – Stakes Is Deep
12. Boogie Mann – Drank
13. Afefe Iku – Mirror Dance (Franjazzco Footwork Edit)
14. DJ Chap – WTF Is A Baauer?
15. DJ LJ – Get Off My Back
16. DJ Manny – T.O.P.
17. Franjazzco – Topp
18. EQ Why – Smokin Weed
19. K. Locke – Bee Buzz
20. DJ Fulltono – Acid Alarm 3
21. DJ Rashad – It’s Rashy Baby
22. Franjazzco – Cameraz
23. Skimatix – Crack Lab
24. Ticklish – Rescue Me
25. Franjazzco – The Stabilizer
26. Franjazzco – Comeouttt
27. DJ Rashad x FreshMoon – Wah Wah
28. Traxman – We Takin Over (GETO DJ’z, Ghetto Tekz)
29. Chance The Rapper – Good Ass Intro
30. DJ Paul – Walk Like A Stripper

More info about FRANJAZZCO:

As he tends to keep things low and is not too keen on any sort of hype shit, you might not have recognized him yet – though, Franjazzco (formerly known as Franz „Jazzin“ Otto) has definitely been one of the most passionate and enthusiastic players in Vienna’s underground dance music scene within the last decade.

Franjazzco’s been doing his thing on the ones and twos since way back in 1995. Besides being a DJ, the past has also seen him as event promoter, radio host, editor and recently especially as a producer. Whilst Franjazzco covers a wide range of musical genres as a DJ, ranging from Jazz, Funk and Hip Hop to House, Techno and various styles of Bass music, he’s mostly dedicating his productions to Chicago’s sound of Juke and Footwork.

His tracks have recently been released on Disko404 records and the World Wide Juke compilations and earned massive feedback by the likes of DJ Rashad, Machinedrum, Distal, Chrissy Murderbot or RP Boo. Further releases and his own label Footwork Frenzy are about to come in the near future.

Links
http://franjazzco.com/
https://soundcloud.com/franjazzco
http://www.facebook.com/franjazzco
http://www.mixcloud.com/franjazzco/
https://twitter.com/franjazzco

Posted: December 27th, 2013 under Drum & Bass, Dubstep, News, Tunes & Mixes.
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Kongkast is back with another mix featuring our host - Wash (Muti Music, Section 8, Rankadank, Free Love Digi / Hong Kong / Germany).

This hour and a half long mix will take our listeners through some of the best in DnB has to offer in the last few weeks. Including SpectraSoul, Break, Detail, Arp Xp, Calibre, Gridlok and loads more. As always, Wash takes our listeners through a journey from rollers right down to the heavy spectrum.

For all our Kongkasters in Asia, Wash is busy organizing a tour of Asia in February next year. Dates including Shanghai, Beijing, Macau are already confirmed, with more dates in other cities to come. More information to follow, so keep an eye out for his mini tour, as this will be the first time in 2 years since Wash has been back in some of those cities to perform.

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TRACKLIST//

KONGKAST #211 – feat. Wash (Muti Music, Section 8, Rankadank, Free Love Digi / Hong Kong / Germany)

(artist – title)

1. Ivy Lab – Oblique (VIP Remix)
2. Never Let You Go (BLU MAR TEN Remix)
3. Arp Xp – Winter in Sardinia (Calibre Remix)
4. SpectraSoul – Away With Me (feat. Tamara Blessa) (Calibre Remix)
5. Detail – Days Go By 172
6. Camo Krooked_Loving You Is Easy_SPY Remix
7. Technimatic – Bristol
8. SpectraSoul – Bugsy (Mastered)
9. Mira_ChrisSu_Together In The Night feat Mira_Original Mix
10. Artificial Intelligence – Delirious
>>> Shimon and Andy C – Quest
11. Fre4knc_Full Measure_Original Mix
12. Break and Xtrah Feat. DRS – Always New
13. Ulterior Motive and Judda – Timekeeper
14. Hybris, Quadrant, D-Struct and Iris – Graphene
15. Jubei, SPMC – State of the Art
16. Silent Witness and Break- The Quickening
17. Villem, Linden, Mako and Fields – Saturate
18. DOM, Roland – Outta Endz
19. Calyx and TeeBee and Noisia -Hyenas
20. Enei and Emperor – Liberation
21. Mefjus and Icicle – Contemporary
22. Stray – Dropping Bombs
23. Dub Phizix – Happy Five (Original Mix)
24. Calibre featuring Chimpo – Start Again VIP
25. DOM, Roland – Unofficial Jah
26. Foreign Concept and Stray – Bang It
27. Gridlok and Prolix – Lounge Act
28. Andy C – Workout
29. Mind Vortex – Gravity
>>> Young Ax – January
30. Gridlok and Prolix – Riot
>>> Sub Focus – Druggy
31. Icicle – Anxious
32. Philip TBC – Galactic (Btk Remix)
33. Nymfo, June Miller – Misfits
34. NickBee – Gain The Energy
35. Gridlok and Prolix – ModeM
36. Nickbee – Third Entity
37. Black Sun Empire – Monologue (Ulterior Motive Remix)
38. Audio – Headroom VIP

More info about Wash:

Wash is the co-founder of Hong Kong’s premier Drum&Bass + Dubstep promoter Kongkretebass + Kongkast along side partner in crime Electronic Mistress (Elemiz), a Hong Kong based organisation which has been pushing the limits and boundaries in every angle possible promoting music events, website, as well as Asia’s biggest drum & bass/dubstep podcast in the region since 2006. Kongkretebass have hosted some of the best Drum & Bass / Dubstep events in Hong Kong. Named by “TIMEOUT Magazine (Hong Kong)” as “Ever-present and deeply knowledgeable promoter”, Kongkretebass has been instrumental in the growing of the bass music scene in Hong Kong.

Wash ventured into music in the late 90s when living in Sydney, Australia. He took to deejaying in the year 2000 with breakbeats, hip hop and later Drum & Bass. With over a decade of DJing, DJ Wash has developed his skills on the turntables in numerous performances throughout Asia as well as on the international stage. Regarded as the best Drum & Bass DJ in Hong Kong/China, and one of the best in Asia, he has share the stage with high-profile DJs such as Friction, Goldie, Breakage, SpectraSoul, Shimon, Big Bud, Chris Su & Jade, Lynx, Goth-Trad, Distance, Kode9, Kryptic Minds, Pinch to name a few.

Wash convinces the crowds with dynamic sets, tight and aggressive mixing skills and a refreshing spectrum of styles in Drum & Bass, Dubstep, Footwork, Trap and all things Bass in general. Not a surprise, that since his return to Hong Kong in 2005, he has been headlining many of the city’s major Drum & Bass nights in addition to international headline guest performances in Thailand, China & Germany’s Stroga Festival, Chemnitz, Cologne as well as his new home town of Dresden in Germany.

Since his relocation to Dresden Germany in early 2012, DJ Wash has once again performed alongside partner in crime – Elemiz, as well as headlining and supporting high profile acts and events such as Tek La Rock (Noppe, Dub Police / FINN), STROGA Festival along side NEON Lights and Inside Info, and in September 2012 and again, August 2013, Wash represented Asian/Hong Kong Music artist at the CCDC 2012 and 2013 CubeXII eMusic Festival – Presented by Bassliebe in Cologne, Germany.

Wash continues to push his studio work with productions and remix projects of his own deep, dark, tech-style sounds in the genres of Drum & Bass and Bass Music.

The Hong Kong producer has released music not only in China, but in Europe and America. His first release came in the form of a remix, where was asked by renowned Czech Republic’s Trash Pop band “100°C“ on “INDIESCOPE Records” to remix for their album “Brunt Rock” released in 2008. Since having relocated to Germany in early 2012, his sound was quickly noticed by the local peers, and his first release can be found on a Dresden, Germany local CD Compilation called – Musik Freunde Kumpilation. This was released in June 2012.
Since the start of 2013, Wash has had a string of releases signings worldwide. Within Asia, his second release for fast rising China based label “Rankadank Recordings” called “Equilibrium EP, as well as his debut release “Magnitude EP” on high profile USA Drum & Bass / Dubstep Label – “Section 8 Recordings”. This followed up with a Dubstep release on their sister label “Section 8 Bass”. Both releases instantly left a mark on the label, since then Section 8 have picked up a third release called “Dreamscape EP”.
Moving forward to end of 2013, more material released on American Label called “Free Love Digi”, as well as his latest Footwork production “Brookyln Ride EP” on Muti Music, which includes collaboration with studio partner from Dresden, Brad Pitch.

Links
http://soundcloud.com/djwash
http://twitter.com/washryc
http://www.kongkretebass.com
http://www.kongkast.com
http://www.beatport.com/artist/wash/69855
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Wash+%284%29

Posted: December 13th, 2013 under Drum & Bass, News, Tunes & Mixes.
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