Teebs.12th.Daedelus.GLK.Longshanks recap

Fantastic Friday night with the Low End Theory crew at Sugar with our own Longshanks. Another great example of the wild diversity available to those willing to give all this new bass music a go.

Gaslamp Killer returned to Vic after his amazing Victoria debut at Rifflandia last month, as did 12th Planet, who ripped up VEMF this past summer. Both played amazing sets, 12th heavy on the razor basslines & GLK heavy on, well everything – Ethiopian funk, Aphex, HudMo… again, mindblowing.

Daedelus’ live set is something to behold. Rocking the monome with his own custom Max programming, dude is the ultimate megamixer. Fusing 3 tunes together through most of the mix, his sound is unique & party-inducing. It’s kinda like trainspotting the entire time, except the train is traveling at a furious velocity. And if there is a nicer gentleman on the live circuit atm, we dare you to try to find him – a pleasure watching this cat throw down.

Teebs. What can we say? Dude is kinda slept on. He just released his proper debut on FlyLo’s Brainfeeder imprint. Ardour is a sprawling, swirling marriage of psychedelia & beats, a perfect fit on Lotus’ label. A quiet cat, Teebs live was a treat to say the least. Rocking a minimal setup with a Roland 404, his set mixed his own tunes with some edited vamps. Boards Of Canada & Dibiase popped up, but it was dope hearing someone with the constitution to drop juicy dollops of ambience amidst the aqueous crunk.

Much love & respect out to the Magical Properties/Low End theory crew.

Low End Theory with Longshanks this Friday

The Low End Theory crew rolls into town this Friday: Teebs, 12th Planet (who KILLLLED it at VEMF this year, remember?), Gaslamp Killer (heee’s baaack!) & Daedelus all promise an evening of intense next level beats, along with our resident crunk-pusher Longshanks who’ll no doubt be hucking the type of wonked-out bass he repped on our latest podcast that is burning up the sub⎹div podcast counters.

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Those curious about Daedelus live clock the vid above – live, he’s heavily regarded as the heavyweight contender in LA behind FlyLo. That machine he’s rocking is called a monome & it is fucking coooool. DL Daedelus’ set @ Illum Sphere’s Hoya.Hoya night for a taste of the madness.

download Daedelus live set @ HoyaHoya

a final word on Rifflandia… (@ 5:07)

This vid was taken by the ever-graceful Jason Guille on Saturday night, a killer sub⎹div showcase with Longshanks & The Motherfucking Gaslamp Killer (with Tanlines squeezed in between)… there’s clips of GLK cutting up DJ Shadow breaks on the iPad, dropping Coki’s “Goblin”, Hendrix’s “Watchtower” & Aphex Twin’s “Come To Daddy”. The energy at this show was insane – Gaslamp Killer is legendary for his antics & selection – those in attendance on that night won’t soon be forgetting the multitude of “OH SHIIIIT!” moments this evening provided.

Again, a mad shout out to all who came out for this amazing festival & all who showed up to support the sub⎹div fam on Fri/Sat/Sun.

You better believe we’re already plotting another amazing lineup for Rifflandia 4 in 2011.

Rifflandia: Friday recap

The Motherfucking Gaslamp Killer & LongWalkShortDock @ Rifflandia 3

Well, that was fuuuun. A HUUUUUGE shout out to Atomique/Rifflandia HQ for a monumental weekend of diverse music. The third installment of Rifflandia proved that even a city the size of Victoria can have a healthy, sold-out, many-faceted festival that satisfies across many demographics. Punk, indie-rock, Canadiana, dubstep, techno, hip-hop… man, everything was represented at the festival this year.

This year the sub⎹division fam was given the opportunity to curate our homestead venue – Lucky Bar – and needless to say, the programming was a great success. Our goal was a broad spectrum of dance-worthy sounds & so far the feedback has indicated that we hit the nail on the head.

Friday night’s lineup was a steady progression; openers Eames & Fatso got their Soft Wear on – smoother house & deeper 4/4 vibes were a great way to start the weekend. Their Soft Wear project is likely to turn out a few bangers over the next 6 months – stay tuned. The big homie Rob Speakerbruiser aka Megasoid stepped up next. If there is a new official member of the sub⎹div fam it’s this cat. Mega love & support has been mutual between our parties & man did he ever wax the joint with his fresh new iPad set up. Bye bye MPD – Rob’s self-styled interface on the iPad allowed him modular access to numerous elements – be it cracking hip-hop drums, acapellas or full lazer-disco jams – all of which combined to form a hip-gyrating mob of sweaty folk, preparing them for…

LongWalkShortDock. Dave LWSD is an absolute gentleman & the sub⎹div fam were stoked to finally be able to link with this in-demand regional sensation. Most of y’all know the deal – LWSD is a beast live & his set was on point; loud, LFO-ridden bangers, with a peppering of vox & a whole load of headbangin. Fly Yo.

Egyptrixx “Everybody Bleeding”

Toronto’s Dave Psutka aka Egyptrixx is still being discovered in his homeland, despite his success in the UK & EU. Signed to Night Slugs, Egyptrixx wields a truly unique take on the house/techno axiom. Mid-range fuckery is his signature & truth be told, dude’s live sound is like aliens beaming themselves inside of a bunch of Kompakt clippers. Serious left-field sound shapes inside of some brilliant grooves – hats off to a fantastic show & an amazing Friday night…

Rifflandia images

There’s lots to be said – man, the amount of shit hot music at this year’s Rifflandia was amaaaazing… But before that, have a look at some amazing images. Props to Charlotte Dobre & all the Rifflandia photography & TV team for a stellar job.

Mount Kimbie @ Alix Goolden Hall Thursday

The Motherfucking Gaslamp Killer @ Lucky Bar sub⎹division showcase Saturday

Distance @ Lucky Bar sub⎹division showcase Sunday

LongWalkShortDock @ Lucky Bar sub⎹division showcase Friday

The Motherfucking Gaslamp Killer @ Lucky Bar sub⎹division showcase Saturday

Egyptrixx @ Lucky Bar sub⎹division showcase Friday

Megasoid @ Lucky Bar sub⎹division showcase Friday

The Big Reds @ Lucky Bar sub⎹division showcase Sunday

Eames & Fatso = Soft Wear @ Lucky Bar sub⎹division showcase Friday

Eames @ Lucky Bar sub⎹division showcase Friday

Longshanks @ Lucky Bar sub⎹division showcase Saturday

sub⎸div + Rifflandia = heat

Hyper-hyped to be collaborating with Rifflandia this year to bring the slickest collection of electronic music to Victoria in 2010. Taking place September 23-26, the lineup already features some amazing confirms: Mount Kimbie, Aesop Rock, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti & Lee Ranaldo (of Sonic Youth) to name just a few.

Fri 24/Sat 25/Sun 26 at Lucky Bar, we are proud to present 3 sub⎸division showcases, exploring new dancefloor possibilities at Rifflandia 3. Full schedule isn’t yet confirmed, but what we can tell you is this… along with the entire sub⎸div fam,  Egyptrixx & LongWalkShortDock are confirmed, plus Saturday night we’ve got the Motherfucking Gaslamp Killer!!! Stay tuned for the full lineup…

GLK live at the Drake in TO, posted with vodpod