DJ Krush live!

DJ Krush LIVE
plus support from edI T+ DJ Vadim + Memory9 + Reptiles Koko -
3rd August 2008
7pm
www.wegottickets.com

Every now and then a live show comes along that makes you think ‘yeah, I’ll go to that’ even though it’s on a Sunday night and you may have to take a sick day on the Monday. Well, here’s one of those shows!

This one is definitely not worth missing for anything... DJ Krush is arguably the most gifted producer & DJ in the world with a superb sense in mixing and composing who's been lauded for years by both his domestic and the international audience.

Probably the most revered and renowned Japanese musician alive; the very fact of this unprecedented esteem goes some way toward justifying his laurels alone. Krush's introduction to hip-hop came like that of so many others, through the movie Wildstyle.

But unlike most of us this single event inspired the young Krush to form a posse which immediately became the greatest in Japan where it remained until Krush went solo in '92, and on to even greater prestige. Krush was also the first DJ to use turntables as live instruments, doing free sessions with live musicians on stage and comes at you in '08 as the battle hardened veteran of dance floor killing shows from here to Burkina Faso. Expect a live turntablism display unlike anything you have seen before.

www.myspace.com/hideakiishii

Edward Ma, better known under the recording name edIT (or The Con-Artist) is a Los Angeles electronic producer and DJ. His second full length album titled Certified Air Raid Material was released October 9, 2007 and features notable Hip-hop artists such as Busdriver, TTC, and The Grouch of Livin' Legends. Edit is most known for his collaborative work with other DJ's and musical artists. He is an old college friend of electronic artist Daedelus and has contributed a remix to his Something Bells release. In addition to his friends in The Glitch Mob, edIT has also worked with and produced albums for many popular electronica and hip-hop artists such as Sole, Emanon, Dntel, Boreta, Jel, Busdriver and TTC.

www.myspace.com/edit

DJ Vadim is a workaholic powerhouse DJ/producer/musical incendiary and he hits the stage tonight surfing the wave of his latest release 'The Soundcatcher'. It is Brazilian carnival spirit crossed with a reggae soundsystem and Brooklyn, New York hiphop sensibilities. It promises to deliver us a DJ Vadim at his eclectic best, rocking the dancefloor like only he can.

www.myspace.com/djvadim

Memory9 bridges the gap between the zen of electronic performance and the thrust of live playing thanks to unique control surfaces and homemade software, injecting the floor with his kaleidoscopic vision of music: expect to hear a unique mashup from beginning to end, expect it to surprise you with shards from myriad corners of the musical spectrum. That, and loads of bass.

www.myspace.com/gadisassoon

Reptiles draw a straight line from the roots of hip hop to the captain's star log. They have the emotional impact like back in the day, yet leave you feeling you've just made one small head nod for man. Part of Vadim's Oneself collective, they are the perfect addition to this brazen night of bank hollyday dancefloor shaking.

www.myspace.com/reptilestyles -- liquidplaythings.com

Posted by Anna Nathanson