I am happy to announce the creation of Cognitive Frequencies, a new monthly EDM / Future Music and art event at The AC Lounge in Normal Heights. The inaugural event happens tonight with Painful Pleasures at 9:00 pm, followed by Datphat, urBn:LgNd and Panda Grass. That is right, the order in the flyer is the order of the performers which does not always happen these days.
The people behind Cognitive Frequencies goal is "Future Music, Future Minds, Spreading unconditional Love to the World and Beyond one beat at at time". This is a free event, and the people behind Cognitive Frequencies remind you to tip the bartenders, and come with great vibes, wear your dancing threads and get ready for a unique time. More info can be found here and I hope to see everyone tomorrow night.
Tonight Ocean Beats is moving away from their normal Ocean Beach Winston's location to bring the Bass to The Ruby Room in Hillcrest. Ocean Beats really packed the bill tonight, Girl Unit and SALVA alone are enough talent to draw a headlining crowd, the fact that they are playing together with great local support including URBN:LGND is going to make tonight a night to remember.
Girl Unit from the UK has a knack for making amazing sound spheres by combining vocal hooks with elements of R&B, Hip-Hop and electronic music. Girl Unit's single Wut is known in the electronic community to be one of the best singles of 2010-2011 and he has shown he has a lot more in him with his great new Club Rez EP.
Salva is a San Francisco native now living in LA coming to San Diego fresh from the festival turned water park Lollapalooza and one of the most talked about DJ's at this years Lightning in a Bottle festival.
Make sure to get to the Ruby Room early as URBN:LGND is first on, even though she is listed as third on in the poster she is actually first on. She gets on at 9:00 and if you RSVP on facebook it is only $10 to get in before 10:30.
The Set Times are:
9:00-10:30 URBN:LGND
10:30-11:30 Austin Speen and CRMNL
11:30-12:40 Girl Unit
12:40-1:40 Salva
A few weeks ago Chase, who has been contributing to this site as SD at 140bpm, convinced me that since I wasn't asked to cover Lightning In A Bottle this year, that I should at least participate in the "I Love This City" tour. I'm down to go the extra mile for this site and if that means an afternoon of DJs at a festival, well, after IDentity and Coachella, I can say while you're not gonna catch me rolling or sporting a tutu, or even fist pumping when the bass drops (no matter how many beers you pour down my throat), I'll still do my best to cover events and make every effort to have a good time while doing it. Read more after the jump. (note: I started this post the day after the show, but life got in the way. Sometimes that happens.)
Tonight, Wednesday June 6 at Porter's Pub performing are one of my favorite new bands from the UK Crystal Fighters. Crystal Fighters released Star of Love in the US on April 24th after receiving great reviews across the seas by publications such as BBC Radio1, NME, and The Guardian. The album is based off an unfinished opera discovered within the diary of original singer Laure's grandfather in his Basque country home, also where the album was conceived and recording Their innovative style is a melding of techno, punk, electronic and dubstep with Basque country folklore and native Spanish instruments. Show is at 8:00pm 15 dollars at the door or you can save a dollar and buy your tickets here.
Every Thursday night there is a new EDM dance party focusing on Bass Music at The Stage Bar in the heart of the Gaslamp. Bass Tribe brings progressive futuristic bass music from underground local and national talent. Bass Tribe brings the feel and energy of a festival environment. The Stage Bar has a great sound system to make sure that the audience can experience the real low waves that rattle the audience. The light system brings lazers that are hypnotic and go well with the overall festival vibe.
The best part is that there is no cover so fans of the Bass music scene have a place downtown that will not break the bank. They also have $5 tall boys which is a decent price for downtown. This Thursday, May 17th, will be the third installment of Bass Tribe and the crowd at the events are growing rapidly. (The poster says that the event happens March but I assure you that this event is happening this Thursday, they care more about the music then getting the poster dates right.)
Make sure to get there by 10:30 as Painful Plea5ures is the first act on. This is Painful Plea5ures debut show and will be bringing a live production set that once the world experiences it he will be a headliner in no time. I know I say often you do not want to miss this but trust me you do not want to miss Painful Plea5ures.
Tonight Friday April 20th make sure to check out Glitch Slap: Four, Two, Oooh!!! w/ Wyatt Purp, Misk, Wala, and urBn:LgNd. The event takes place- not in the main bar at "Kava Lounge"- instead the event is hosted right next door at Kava's Center for the Arts. The larger space is great for the amazing art exhibits that will be on display including: S E A N D I E T R I C H presenting art, illustrations comics, live painting and whiskey; VIsUaLs by Owns One; and Circus Mafia Presents special guest STRYDER THE JESTER.
In addition this is a great lineup for underground electronic dance music. The headliner Wyatt Purp is a bass music outlaw from Boomstone, Arizona, whose crunkadelic bangers will heat up the dance floor. More after the jump.
Tonight, Friday, March 23, at Winstons in Ocean Beach is going to go off with the sounds of Marty Party. Marty Party is gaining strength in the EDM scene and has toured with acts like Glitch Mob, Bassnectar, Skrillex and more. Marty Party also plays with Ooah of Glitch Mob in his side project PANTy RAiD, and with Minnesota in his side project Deathstar. Marty Party has an original style that crosses dubstep, hip hop, and big bass bangers. Every show is original and Marty Party calls his shows "Purple Opera"- that is a seamless voyage through an original music collection taking the audience on a roller coaster ride of dance and emotion that hit the audience with intense bass, huge beats and emotional melodies. His music is frequently featured in iTunes, Addictech and Beatport charts and the live performance will have everyone in the crowd going nuts, make sure to be here tonight!
For those of you who have a minimal understanding of Dubstep and want to know more regarding the origins of the genre need to check out the documentary Bassweight. The documentary gives great insight to the early days of Dubstep, with its origins in South London, its growth in popularity, and how it became popular in the United States. One of the main reasons that the sound jumped across the pond is because of American Dubstep artist Joe Nice. In the early days of Dubstep, Joe Nice hosted a Dubstep night in New York which featured a lot of the original and up and coming DJ/Producers from London and around the world. Tonight you can catch Joe Nice at Dub Dorado and witness one of the early pioneers of the Dubstep movement in person. Make sure to be at Dub Dorado tonight at El Dorado $5 free before 10:30 with RSVP.
It is no secret that I tend to steer clear of electronic music. When I get email that says "remix" anywhere in the subject, they go largely unread and certainly not listened to. Chase has recently started writing about some of these things...dub and DnB and such because- I know I'm gonna sound just like my mom- but to me it all sounds the same and I don't like it. But sometimes I try. I went to IDentity Festival last year, have seen Crystal Method a grip of times, and while watching the GRAMMYS, tried to embrace that Skrillex, after performing at Petco Park last year, is probably someone to pay attention to (even if the 130bpm set rejects him as their representative.) I get that it is a cultural phenomenon and by many predictions, the future of music. Though to the initiated, that's probably like when people say "with the advent of the internet" after we've all been online for 20 years. In large parts it can be argued that is the present of music. I still believe in a voice & a guitar, but I find the culture shift fascinating nonetheless, even if I shake my head and mutter, "kids these days"...
That said, I was given the opportunity to screen a documentary called RE:GENERATION. The film is largely supported by the GRAMMYS foundation, so it is worth bearing in mind, but I found the film to be completely intriguing. The premise is this: take five producers, give them a genre to explore, have them assemble musicians within the genre and create something brand new out of something old. Mark Ronson was assigned Jazz, Pretty Lights got Country, Crystal Method got R&B/Motown, Skrillex got Rock, and my personal favorite, DJ Premier was given Classical.
The film documents the learning and exploration by each producer as they delve into their genre, scouring record stores, meeting people with expertise in the genre. While Skrillex worked with The Doors and Mark Ronson worked with Erykah Badu, Trombone Shorty, and the Dap Kings, they didn't seem to require such a stretch of imagination that it took for DJ Premier to work as an actual conductor with the Berklee School of Music or Pretty Lights trying to get Dr. Ralph Stanley to deliver a song the way he wanted. ("I'd rather just do it my way.")
The film follows the entire recording process, and in the end, the tracks are revealed, edited with studio footage and festival footage of the "live" debut, including some scenes of Skrillex at Petco Park from last fall and The Crystal Method at last summer's IDentity Festival at Cricket Wireless Amphitheater.
The film is screening in select cities, including San Diego, this Thursday, February 16 and if you're a fan of music of ANY genre, I promise this is a documentary that will open your eyes and ears.
Poway Creekside Plaza 10
13475 Poway Road
Poway, CA 92064
Mission Valley Cinemas
7510 Hazard Center Drive
San Diego, CA 92108
Mission Marketplace 13
431 College Boulevard
Oceanside, CA 92057
San Clemente Cinema 6
641 B Camino de los Mares
San Clemente, CA 92673
More information and videos from all of the final songs after the jump.
Produced in association with The Grammys, the film looks at the history, songwriting and studio process of different musical genres through the eyes of five of the most influential electronic producers/DJs in music today, who write and record a brand new track with a grouping of influential collaborators in that genre. The tag line for the film is “5 DJ’s Turn the Table of the History of Music.” The stories of these five DJs are documented in RE:GENERATION.
In the film, current five-time GRAMMY®-nominated artist Skrillex heads into a Los Angeles studio with members of the iconic rock band The Doors to collaborate on a new song, “Breakn’ A Sweat.” Meanwhile, The Crystal Method touched down in Detroit to work with Martha Reeves of The Vandellas and The Funk Brothers on the R&B number “I’m Not Leaving.” Mark Ronson created a southern brew of New Orleans jazz in “A La Modeliste” that boasts a veritable all-star cast of Erykah Badu, Trombone Shorty, Mos Def, Zigaboo Modeliste and Members of The Dap Kings. DJ Premier tapped NAS and Boston's very own Berklee Symphony Orchestra for his “Regeneration,” and the documentary culminates in Nashville on the dusty, intergalactic twang of Pretty Lights' "Wayfaring Stranger" featuring vocals from LeAnn Rimes and Dr. Ralph Stanley.
DJ Premier — Classical — “Regeneration” (with NAS and the Berklee Symphony Orchestra)
Pretty Lights — Country — “Wayfaring Stranger” (with Dr. Ralph Stanley and LeAnn Rimes)
Mark Ronson — Jazz — “A La Modeliste” (with Erykah Badu, Mos Def, Trombone Shorty, members of the Dap Kings and Zigaboo Modeliste)
Skrillex — Rock — “Breakn’ A Sweat” (with members of The Doors)
The Crystal Method — R&B — “I’m Not Leaving” (with Martha Reeves of the Vandellas and the Funk Brothers)
There are some great shows to see this Saturday, February 11:
First start the night out right at the Kava Lounge. The amazing promoters of Dragon Lounge bring San Diego another great lineup of dubstep, future jungle, breaks, drum and bass, future garage, and glitch. MACRODOT from Arizona is headlining and will be closing out the night with his chilled up futuristic new age glitch.
Be sure to get to the Kava Lounge before 10 pm this Saturday night, not only admission free before 10 but you will also be able to see the Kava Lounge debut of local producer/DJ urBn:LgNd. She will be warming up the dance floor with her sexy slammin garage/dubby tracks to get the party started and the bass a-thumpin.
After you start your night out at the Kava Lounge head down to Winstons in Ocean Beach to continue the dance party. Freddy Todd is gracing our fair city with his presence. One of the hottest producers out there right now who mixes dub electronica and hip hop perfectly into some pounding bass and great melodies that combine to be great music to hit the floor and bring the party. This is one that you do not want to miss.
SD@140bpm is a new column here at SDDialedin, trying to keep the San Diego community informed when the best producers, bands and DJ's are playing our great city. Tonight SD@140bpm recommends that you head down to Dub Dorado at El Dorado. SPL is coming to town from the emerging Portland,Oregon scene and DESTROY YOU with drum and bass. The entire lineup will have you moving all night with local and national artists. This event is free before 10:30 if you rsvp here, and $5 after.
SPL - Terraform EP (Out Nov 29th) by SPL
