December 2009
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A late Tuesday night outlook of DC dnb events for...
New Year’s Eve is in two nights!
31-DEC-2009 in DC: Odyssey 2010: A Rave | promo thread w/ DnB DJs: Dieselboy (NY - multi-genre set) / D Star (PHI) / Don Vega / Headhunterz Inc. / MC Armanni / MC Sharpness / MC Checkwun plus Smash Gordon in the main room with all the dnb, and a second room featuring a lot of club, house and breaks.
01-JAN-2010 in MD: Good Vibes wishes you a HAPPY NEW...
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DCDNB Five For Friday Q&A/interview #03:...
For this holiday edition of DCDNB’s Five For Friday feature, we catch up with Rogue State, label founder and owner of Translation Recordings, a DC-based drum’n’bass label that has been in operation since 2004, and carving a niche for itself in the rapidly changing independent music market.
For more information on the label, check out the following sites:
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Mixtape Thursday #06
It’s Christmas Eve and we’ve got a few studio mixes to bump, and the most recent EXBC archive as well:
Deinfamous: Mixtape Sessions Vol 1 Side B [ LINK ]
Ray Casil: Music for Martians Part 2 [ LINK ]
GENR8: Live guest mix on Expansion Broadcast Podcast #193 [ DOWNLOAD | LINK ]
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(Should have been) Tuesday dnb event outlook for...
So who knew the one day of work I would have for the next two weeks would be so busy? Did not get a chance to post this until Wednesday morning, but here is where to catch some drum’n’bass in the DC area during the Christmas holiday:
23-DEC-2009 WED in MD: Tribalistix Jahnukkah Party | promo thread w/ DnB DJs: Blaze One + many unmentioned guests
26-DEC-2009 SAT in MD: Jungle Juice 2...
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Five For Friday #02: CJ Weaver (Tech:Noir / Buried...
CJ Weaver is part of a new generation of drum’n’bass producers that have cropped up in the DC area in the past few years. He has been active in the local scene for several years, but at just 22 years old, he had a few years where getting in to shows was near impossible with 21+ entry requirements. With a heavy focus on production and experimenting with sound, CJ Weaver’s name...
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Mixtape Thursday #05
A short list of new mixes this week, one from a familiar name and two from a new name to pop up (and incidentally, submitted directly through contact with the blog):
IllEffect - EXBC Podcast #190 [ DOWNLOAD | LINK ]
DJ Question - ‘Epic Desires’ [ LINK ]
DJ Question - ‘DNB Promo’ [ LINK ]
Check them out! And if any readers in the DC area want to submit mixes directly...
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Tuesday drum'n'bass event outlook for 12/15 -...
I think I got everything this week, as it appears I missed a couple events for the past week. So here is what’s up:
16-DEC-2009 WED in VA: Transit | promo thread w/ DnB DJs: J-Dastardly Plus a big mix of other genre DJs.
18-DEC-2009 FRI in DC: EP1CDEM1C | promo thread w/ DnB DJs: GENR8 - L.A. / Digital Conspiracy Crew Plus a lot of hardstyle, hard trance, happy hardcore and some dubstep...
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Thread watch on the Buzzlife dnb forum...
These seem to be the interesting threads lately:
Your favorite D&B tune? - lots of youtube video links to tunes the locals are feeling nostalgic about.
Your favorite unreleased D&B tune? - a variation on the other thread. Not as much posted, but a few tunes to check out.
December Top Tens - top tens from various people.
This week on DCDNB there are a few events to post about...
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Mixtape Thursday #04
What popped up from the local talent this week? A few radio sets and studio sets, with a bit of the old and a big chunk of the new, that’s what:
GratefulDread aka SiNTECH - RollOut [ LINK ]
Deinfamous & Don Vega - EXBC Podcast #189 pt. 2 [ DOWNLOAD ]
Christian Dope - Old Skool Jungle Demo [ LINK ]
ODJ - jungletrain.net Promo Mix December 2009 [ LINK ]
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SBS & Drumsound "Badman (Stress Level & TC1... →
Shouts to Subfugitive for tipping us off on this. Originally uploaded to TC1’s soundcloud four months ago as a free download, the track hit soundcloud’s cut-off threshold, but he rehosted it on DNB Share.
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Tuesday drum'n'bass event outlook for 12/8 - 12/14...
Looks like four events total, on two nights of the following week:
09-DEC-2009 TUE in VA: Transit | promo thread w/ DnB DJs: Frankie Bass & DTL Plus more music on the line-up.
11-DEC-2009 FRI in DC: Konkrete Jungle DC | promo thread w/ DnB DJs: Cannon Boyz, CJ Weaver, Stryda!, Encryption & Dave J, Nickum, Headhunterz Inc. and James Z a.k.a. Therapist Note: one or two of these DJs might...
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Mixtape Thursday #03
This week is fattened up with a big upload of archives from Dirtbox Radio, as well as a few other mixes, including a DC local on sabbatical in Prauge:
Dirtbox Radio’s November Archives [ LINK ]
Freefall & Brandon Black (aka Soul4Sale) - DBR #392 pt. 1 [ DOWNLOAD ]
Jungle Jessi - DBR #392 pt. 2 [ DOWNLOAD ]
DaveJ - DBR #393 [ DOWNLOAD ]
Harry Ransom - DBR #394 pt. 1...
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Tuesday drum'n'bass event outlook for 12/1 - 12/7
Here is where to go catch some drum’n’bass this week, in the DC area:
02-DEC-2009 WED in VA: Transit | promo thread w/ DnB DJ: Gabe Da Aphrikan Plus maybe another dnb DJ, and a bunch of other dance music.
03-DEC-2009 THU in MD: Throwdown Thursday | promo thread w/ DnB DJs: CJ Weaver, Trailz, Render One, Dystopia plus dubstep in the same room and house/electro/breaks in the main...