November 2011
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Give To The Max Day →
So DCDNB has been very quiet lately, despite a lot of drum’n’bass events going on in the city, and some things in the works. But this post was promoted by an email yesterday from Chris A. at Miriam’s Kitchen in DC. I’m not sure why, I guess just because DCDNB has DC in it, this is a music blog, but it sounds like a good cause, and unrelated to dnb or even this event, I...
March 2011
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February 2011
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Where have we been?
Why, right here, of course. However, the content has been lacking lately, and there are a few things we should be doing to rectify that. So here is an update to the mission of DCDNB, although it is subject to change.
Get involved with the DCDNB blog, a continuing project centered around the drum’n’bass music genre and the DC Metro area (basically within a 25-mile radius of Washington,...
January 2011
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Drum'n'bass & dubstep monthly starting in the DC...
Passing on the word from a DCDNB contact:
ALIBI - The inaugural event to the new monthly Dub Step & DnB party. Where: Alley Cat Restaurant and Sports Bar 2 South Whiting Street Alexandria, VA 22304 Map it! When: Saturday, January 29th - (this event will be held the last Saturday of every month) Who: Muramasa CJ Weaver additional DJ’s TBA How: Hard. Why: …like you...
December 2010
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Hybris - Invisible Mix →
drumnbass:
Hybris - Invisible Mix by NOISIA
Tracklist:
1. Noisia & Phace - Micro-organism (Neosignal) 2. Rido - Exoplanet (Obsessions) 3. Hybris & Presence Known - Absolute Power (dub) 4. Ulterior Motive - Frozen Sky (Reinforced) 5. Hybris - Slima (dub) 6. Enei - One Chance (Critical) 7. Hybris - Keeping Me (Invisible) 8. Hybris - Losing It (Critical) 9. Hybris - Out of...
September 2010
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DCDNB carries on: October 1, 2010 - The Golden Era...
We are supporting an incredible event in DC, taking place October 1st in a classic warehouse space and put on by some of our favorite promoters to work with, Eighty Eight DC.
Eighty Eight DC presents: The Golden Era of Drum & Bass meets The Future Sound of DC Friday October 1, 2010 Warehouse:Loft 411 New York Ave. NE Washington, DC 18+ to get in / 21+ to drink Room One:...
June 2010
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Mixtape Thursday #27
Twenty seven weeks of DC-centric mixes! Chugging along! This week check out:
DTL Contraversy: EXBC Podcast #247 [ DOWNLOAD | LINK ]
Deinfamous: EXBC Podcast #248 [ DOWNLOAD | LINK ]
Plus Good - “There’s A Lighter Hope” (June 2010) [ LINK ]
CJ Weaver - ‘June 2010 Minimix’ [ DOWNLOAD #1 | DOWNLOAD #2 | LINK ]
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Mixtape Thursday #26 - yeah yeah, I know, it is...
Work was busy yesterday and I did not have time after to do the post. You’d think I’d be on top of it, especially when one of my own mixes is part of the week’s batch. Anyways, on to the important stuff:
Dirtbox Radio Archives: DBR #420 [30-MAY-2010] • Sabin [ DOWNLOAD ] • ODJ [ DOWNLOAD ] • IllEffect [ DOWNLOAD ]
Alcrani - ‘2010 Promo Mix’ [ LINK ] ...
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Go party this week: 08-JUN-2010 to 14-JUN-2010
Here’s where you’ll find some drum’n’bass in the DC area over the next seven days:
09-JUN-2010 [WED in VA]: Transit | promo thread w/ DnB DJs: Synrgy / Fringe (Phaydn & Crio) / Definitive Junglists / D.T.L. Contraversy / Pickillz Event had to be canceled due to issues at the venue.
There does not seem to be any drum’n’bass booked in the area this week :|
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Two days after Tuesday event outlook.
Work has been busy. My time out of work has been busy. But here is what is coming up (even if it is to shamelessly plug my own gig):
03-JUN-2010 [THU in MD]: Throwdown Thursdays | promo thread w/ DnB DJs: TobyDown / MarshaLaw / iLLapse / Christian Dope plus a whole other room of DJs
04-JUN-2010 [FRI in DC]: DC’s Unofficial Starscape Pre-party | promo thread w/ DnB DJs: RenderOne / Jahny...
May 2010
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Mixtape Thursday #25
The latest from DC’s ranks:
Matt Sound: EXBC Podcast #238 [ DOWNLOAD | LINK ]
Deinfamous: EXBC Podcast #240 [ DOWNLOAD | LINK ]
Dirtbox Radio - DBR# 416 (02-MAY-2010) • Encryption [ DOWNLOAD ] • Resonance [ DOWNLOAD ] • DaveJ [ DOWNLOAD ]
Dirtbox Radio - DBR# 417 (09-MAY-2010) • Mike E Riddims [ DOWNLOAD ] • ODJ [ DOWNLOAD ] • Jungle Jessi [ DOWNLOAD ]
Dirtbox Radio - DBR#...
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Mixtape Thursday #24
Slackin’, slackin’, slackin’… here is the latest on the mixtape campaign by DC’s finest:
Harry Ransom: EXBC Podcast #235 - Gunsound Volume One [ DOWNLOAD | LINK ]
DJ Stepan: EXBC Podcast #236 [ DOWNLOAD | LINK ]
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Mixtape Thursday #23
Lots of familiar names for this week’s update, and if you check the mixes you are going to hear a wide range of styles, some classics and some unreleased treats! And any drum’n’bass is going to be better than the stuff my co-worker is listening to right now. It sounds like cheap 80s porn soundtrack music.
Ces: Dreams (Spring 2010 dnb mix) (May 09, 2010) [ LINK ]
Darkenetiks:...
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Tuesday drum'n'bass event outlook for 05/11 to...
A little late…
14-MAY-2010 [FRI in DC]: Konkrete Jungle DC | promo thread w/ DnB DJs: HYX & H0U5T0N / Serial / Headhunterz Inc. / James Z aka Therapist Note: This is the final Konkrete Jungle DC event, but the guys plan to continue throwing a monthly drum’n’bass event at Jimmy Valentine’s, just branding it under a different name.
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Flashback Friday Feature #05: Act Your Age hosted...
A trio of Flashback Friday posts, this time looking at the weekly event Act Your Age (AYA), which ran for over a year and between two venues. Originally starting in 2000, in the basement of an Ethiopian restaurant in Adams Morgan, AYA eventually moved to a relatively new mega-club in DC called Insomnia, usually using the VIP-room for the weekly, but occasionally using a larger warehouse space on...
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Mixtape Thursday #22
A set of Dirtbox Radio archives this week:
Dirtbox Radio Archives: DBR #415 (April 24, 2010) • Joey Migraine [ DOWNLOAD ] • ODJ [ DOWNLOAD | LINK ] • CJ Weaver [ DOWNLOAD ] • HeBe GB [ DOWNLOAD ]
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Tuesday Event Outlook - 05/04 to 05/10
Parties this week:
05-MAY-2010 [WED in VA]: Transit | promo thread w/ DnB DJs: DJ Frog / Darkenetiks / DJ Drip vs. Dan Amitai / Deinfamous & IllEffect
08-MAY-2010 [SAT in MD]: Spring Massive: Under The Big Top | promo thread w/ DnB DJs: Simon Bassline Smith (UK) / Dara & DB (History of Drum’n’Bass Set) / Teebee (NOR) / Headhunterz / Don Vega / MC High IQ / MC Checkwun plus a...
April 2010
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Flashback Friday #04: A night at Buzz in DC.
For crazy weird flashback mode, check out: DCDNB vs. Geocities. Make sure to pump the MIDI jams LOUD!
J Majik & MC MC - Live at Buzz (January 2001) link: http://dnbshare.com/download/LiveatBuzz_January2001_.mp3.html I was cleaning up around the house this past weekend and found this mix in a pile of burned mixes. This was never released, just a few people had this I guess. I also tried to...
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Quick update on the DCDNB blog.
The Five For Friday feature has not been discontinued, I just have not had time to get questions together, although we have plans to do a Q&A with Telemetrik, as well as Inner Loop (a live band that plays a bit of drum’n’bass in their show sets). There were also two Five For Friday questionnaires that never got completed, so those two features probably will never be featured.
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Mixtape Thursday #21
A few new mixes for the DC drum’n’bass fan base, from some of DC’s finest. And a big congrats to Jackson/ODJ and all the crew at Dirtbox Radio on their Eight Year Anniversary!
IllEffect: EXBC Podcast #229 [ DOWNLOAD | LINK ]
RenderOne: Drunks With Decks Vol. 1 [ LINK | TUMBLR ]
Dirtbox Radio Archives: Dirtbox Radio 8 Year Party (April 18, 2010) • Grimm Reaper [ DOWNLOAD ]...
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Tuesday drum'n'bass event outlook for 04/27 -...
This week is looking a bit low-key, before a few big spring events come through.
28-APR-2010 [WED in DC]: Transit | promo thread w/ DnB DJs: 2 Old Junglists (Solace72 vs. Outliar) / Insulin Plus a few dubstep DJs
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Flashback Friday Feature #03: Guest submission...
Steve Eternal has been a part of the DC drum’n’bass scene from its beginnings, going to raves and parties since his high school years, in the early 1990s. He hit me up with an email with a treasure trove of goodies: old magazine scans and mix sets, all with ties to DC in some way.
So here you have it, Steve Eternal’s first contribution to the DCDNB blog:
Breakage - Live @ Club...
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Mixtape Thursday #20
Check, check, check it out:
Plan-B: ‘Let Me Show You’ (April 15, 2010) [ LINK ]
DJ Stepan: EXBC Podcast #227 (April 19, 2010) [ DOWNLOAD | LINK ]
Also, any local drum’n’bass (and by extension, dubstep and/or future garage) DJs that are looking for some exposure, Expansion Broadcast is looking for some fresh, top quality mixes to include in their podcast. Get the...
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Tuesday drum'n'bass event outlook for 04/20 to...
A couple parties in DC to check out this week:
23-APR-2010 [FRI in DC] - United Vibe | promo thread w/ DnB DJs: Rip Reed / Render One plus other DJs in three rooms
23-APR-2010 [FRI in DC] - Root Of All Evol | promo thread w/ DnB DJs: Evol Intent / Deinfamous / Serial / K.R.X.M. / Gabe Da Aphrican / MC High IQ plus a couple dubstep DJs and a second room with house & breaks DJs
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Mixtape Thursday #19 - another late on Friday...
About two weeks of mixes I need to post here:
Dirtbox Radio Archives: DBR Podcast #411 (March 28, 2010) • Insulin [ DOWNLOAD ]
Stepan: EXBC Podcast #223 (March 29, 2010) [ DOWNLOAD | LINK ]
Dirtbox Radio Archives: DBR Podcast #412 (April 4, 2010) • Encryption [ DOWNLOAD ] • Resonance [ DOWNLOAD ] • DaveJ [ DOWNLOAD ]
DJ Question: EXBC Podcast #224 - “Sub Banger” Mix (April 5,...
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Tuesday drum'n'bass event outlook for 04/13 to...
Doesn’t look like any drum’n’bass events or DJs in the area for this time period.
Sorry.
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Tuesday drum'n'bass event outlook for 04/06 -...
Once again, late. Blaming school & the recent Easter holiday. A couple parties to hit up:
08-APR-2010 [THU in DC] Inner Loop *live band* | promo thread note: Inner Loop is a DC-based band that plays live drum’n’bass video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-4a1MjZZLI
09-APR-2010 [FRI in DC] LODA: THE GOLDEN ERA of DNB vs THE NEW SOUND of DC | promo thread w/ DnB DJs: Dara...
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Ooops.
Some Easter holiday stuff hit, ate up my time yesterday and today. Expect a post-dated Mixtape Thursday tonight or tomorrow, and a late Friday Feature from Steve Eternal, a bit of a throwback piece.
March 2010
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Tuesday drum'n'bass outlook for DC area - 03/30 to...
Several events in the next week, plus DCDNB is sponsoring an event on April 9th!
01-APR-2010 [THU in MD] Throwdown Thursdays | promo thread w/ DnB DJs: The Nineties (PA) / J Milly / Angelalala plus more
02-APR-2010 [FRI in DC] True Blood | promo thread w/ DnB DJs: Nobi vs. Madam Bliss / Rued Girl / John Normal vs. Dystopia / Render One / Karma plus more
03-APR-2010 [SAT in DC] Konkrete Jungle...
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DCDNB sponsored event: [09-APR-2010] 88 & 2TUFF...
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Mixtape Thursday #18
I lost track of Thursday, so this piece is popping up a little late but I post dated it to Thursday. So here is what the locals have mixed together & posted in the past week:
Cakes: EXBC Podcast #220 (March 2010 Studio Mix) [ DOWNLOAD | LINK ]
Dirtbox Radio Archives: DBR Podcast #409 (March 14, 2010) Harry Ransom [ DOWNLOAD | LINK ]
ODJ [ DOWNLOAD ]
Abe Froman [ DOWNLOAD ]
Malleus [...
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Tuesday drum'n'bass outlook for DC area - 03/23 to...
This week ushers in the start of the annual Winter Music Conference (WMC) in Miami, FL. So what does that mean for party goers in DC (and across North America)? TOURS! Although, for drum’n’bass this year, I think there is only one major tour stopping in town.
Here is the event breakdown:
26-MAR-2010 [FRI in DC] VIRAM | promo thread w/ DnB DJs: Andy C (Ram - UK) / Ed Rush &...
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Mixtape Thursday #17
More quality drum’n’bass mixes this week, to add to your rotation:
Deinfamous: EXBC Podcast #216 [ DOWNLOAD | LINK ]
IllEffect: EXBC Podcast #217 [ DOWNLOAD | LINK ]
Godfather Sage: Turntable Thoughts Radio - March 2010 mix [ LINK ]
Harry Ransom: EXBC Podcast #218 [ DOWNLOAD | LINK ]
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Noistek - 'Off The Grid' LP trailer →
DC-area producer Noistek is promoting the upcoming release of his ‘Off The Grid’ album.
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Tuesday drum'n'bass outlook for DC area - 03/16 to...
Here is where to catch drum’n’bass in the DC area this week:
19-MAR-2010 [FRI in DC] Dub Technology | promo thread w/ DnB DJs: Vicious Circle (Renegade Hardware / Critical / Digital Soundboy - UK) / Cannon Boyz / Encryption & Resonance plus dubstep in the other room
21-MAR-2010 [SUN in MD] Konkrete Jungle: Baltimore | promo thread w/ DnB DJs: Vinyl Fatigue (NYC) / Miss Behave /...
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DCDNB Flashback Friday Feature #02: 2007 Q&A w/...
I got severely sidetracked with work and school stuff this week, and still need to write up my questions for the Cannon Boyz, which I plan to have for next Friday. So in the mean time, check out this interview with the Robot Death Squad guys.
To get the readers of the blog up to date, Robot Death Squad was a three-man operation, comprised of the collective talents of DC area’s Signal and...
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Mixtape Thursday #16
A little short on time tonight, not going to list out all the links right now for the the Dirtbox archives, but check these:
http://www.dirtboxradio.com/archives.html DBR #403 [24-JAN-2010]: Mike E Riddims / ODJ / Phil Scott DBR #404 [07-FEB-2010]: ODJ / Encryption / Resonance / DaveJ DBR #405 [14-FEB-2010]: Malleus / ODJ / Parsec
Ramiro (Give Productions) [10-MAR-2010]: DnBeans Scene studio...
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Tuesday drum'n'bass outlook for the DC area -...
A whole lot of drum’n’bass in the DC area over the next five days:
11-MAR-2010 [THU in MD] XstatiK | promo thread w/ DnB DJs: SourDiesel / Domin8or / N-SiDE / Render One / J-MiLLY / DJ Infinity & Legacy MC / JessFX plus more DJs spread over two rooms
12-MAR-2010 [FRI in MD] Purgatory 3 | promo thread w/ DnB DJ: JessFX plus other DJs on the line-up
12-MAR-2010 [FRI in MD] Steez...
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Five For Friday #09: Tittsworth
March 2010 is going to be a momentous month for electronic music in DC, and one of the key players is none other than Jesse Tittsworth, a standout of the DC music scene; accomplished producer (check last year’s debut album ‘12 Steps’ on Plant Music), revered bootlegger (the oft-heralded remix of Justice’s “D.A.N.C.E.”, which US music publications noted as...
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Mixtape Thursday #15
A live set and a live studio mix up this week:
Ray Casil - ‘Live at The Dig’ (20-FEB-2010) [ DOWNLOAD ]
Stepan - ‘EXBC Podcast #213’ [ DOWNLOAD | LINK ]
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Hybris - "The Cleaner" →
drumnbass:
Forthcoming on Critical Music
Just saw this on another tumblr blog. Big congrats going to DC-dnb-dude-done-good Evan on his signing to Critical! Don’t forget us when you’re playing in Londontown every week ;)
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Tuesday drum'n'bass outlook for the DC area -...
Here is what is happening over the next seven nights in the DC drum’n’bass scene:
04-MAR-2010 [THU in MD] Throwdown Thursdays | promo thread w/ DnB DJs: The Nineties (PA) / Kyng of Thievez (PHI) / Render One plus several other DJs spread through two rooms
05-MAR-2010 [FRI in DC] 3D Productions’ Free Party at Club 24 | promo thread w/ DnB DJs: Parsec / DJ Thread / DJ Trip /...
February 2010
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Five For Friday #08: Indidjinous
This week’s Five For Friday is a Q&A with Indidjinous, a producer/DJ who moved to the DC area in 2007, after several years in the Bay Area where he first got in to drum’n’bass. This Q&A ended up being a bit of a send-off, as Indidjinous is moving further north. For more information on Indidjinous, check out:
website: http://indidjinous.com/
soundcloud:...
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Mixtape Thursday #14
The locals are restless!
CJ Weaver: EXBC Podcast #210 [ DOWNLOAD | LINK ]
IllEffect: EXBC Podcast #211 [ DOWNLOAD | LINK ]
Harry Ransom: EXBC Podcast #212 [ DOWNLOAD | LINK ]
RavenButterfly: Attacked [ DOWNLOAD ]
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Tuesday drum'n'bass event outlook for 02/23 -...
I was trying to be crafty and make today’s post look like a chat message exchange. Didn’t work. No matter, lots of drum’n’bass in our area this week, check it out:
24-FEB-2010 [WED in VA] Transit | promo thread w/ DnB DJs: Rave Killa / DJ Crio / solace72 & Phaydin / Don Vega / Nickum
26-FEB-2010 [FRI in VA] Dirty Nasty Jungle Cats | promo thread w/ DnB DJs: I’m...
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Mixtape Thursday #13
Ray Casil - Live at I <3 Bass (February 14, 2010) [ DOWNLOAD ]
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Where to hear drum'n'bass this week - 02/17 to...
Come out of your igloos:
19-FEB-2010 // FRIDAY // 3D Productions: Open Decks | promo thread w/ DnB DJs: tba
20-FEB-2010 // SATURDAY // ELM & 88 host: The Dig | promo thread w/ DnB DJs: Hipgnosis (Lab Beat - Des Moines) / Locks / IllEffect