sluga-blue-sphere recap

download Rhythmicon’s set from the night, a sweet mix of garage, deeper dubs & UKFunky

Wow – a huge thanks to all who came out for Friday night’s amazing array of forward-future beats & bass. sub|division was a live as hell partry for three of the UK’s top notch underground producers & we were amped to be able to bring such amazing music to Lucky Bar’s dancefloor.

After a tasty opening set of garagey bass from Rhythmicon (downloadable above), Blue Daisy took to the stage with a gas mask & a surreal set of swirling psychedelic bass voyages. Heavy to say the least. Daisy’s energy on stage was palpable & he easily topped the night for most “out there” set. Crazy shit.

Illum Sphere rocked a morphing APC40  set of loops, basslines, textures & one-shots into a killer orgy of textural grit. Dropping “Titan” & even squeezing in Aphex Twin’s “Windowlicker”, Illum was killin um. There were moments of claustrophobic throbbing countered by some gnarly-ass dilla-worthy crunk. Fantastic.

And despite an upset stomach most of the evening, Slugabed still came through with the heat for the final set of the evening. That bit-ridden, globby neon funk was all over the dancefloor, capping off an amazing night of left-field dance funk that made the sub|div fam extremely happy. Ups to you too, Victoria – dancing all night top those crazy beats. Daps to BTS for the fly polaroids. Up next: Rifflandia 3!

sub⎹div podcast 7.0: Michael Red

In honour of the glorious tour that he helped organize, Lighta! Sound’s Michael Red has thrown together a mix showcasing Slugabed, Illum Sphere, Blue Daisy, NastyNasty & MRed himself. Titled The Opposite Of Fear, it’s a dreamlike scape of angular riddims & loping funk – yep, that next level shit. From Blue Daisy’s psychedelic post-hop to the punishing grime of Slugabed’s bit-wrenched bass-onslaught to Red’s own spacial drum workouts, this is a deep mix that still facilitates a healthy portion of neck-snap. You can head over to Low Indigo to DL or link it below…

Slugabed • Illum Sphere • Blue Daisy: Sept. 10

An absolutely monstrous show for sub⎸div this September… as if Rifflandia wasn’t enough, Sept. 10 will see some of the UK’s finest cutting edge producers gracing the sub⎸div stage. All three of these cats represent where the fam is steering toward;  the fringes of everything new & exciting.

Hath no fear – there will be bass here & plenty of it. But it will be delivered with a healthy dose of textural potency & loping rhythms, the type that make your neck snap the fuck off. Totally amped for the next level of future-funk to roll through… PEEP THE STREAMS BELOW.

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