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Braindrop 027
Friday 5th December ’08
Artist Line-Up
The McMash ClanBraindrop
Braindrop residents The McMash Clan are back to smash the main arena to smithereens with their inimitable 5 deck turntablist trickery. Dudgy, Hallmark and Major Kooms use decks, CDJs, scratch mixers and FX to cut, tear and juggle their way through D&B dubstep, electro, hardcore, breaks, techno, breakcore, gabba, hip hop, psy-trance and whatever else takes their fancy. Expect a meticulously structured set planned down to the last bar, bridged by triple drops, CDJ turntablism, scratch-offs and unfeasibly massive bass. And a number of their own productions to boot. Nobody does anything like what these boys do. This is Turntablecore. Drop yer’ brains!
Check out their myspace.
The Correspondents
We proudly present to you The Correspondents. Many of you will recognise this hugely original live act from the festival circuit over the last couple of years. They have repeatedly stolen the show at every show they’ve played at, including Glastonbury, Bestival and Secret Garden Party with their huge, energetic performances. Vocalist Mr Bruce and producer / DJ Chuckles take the best bits of classic swing music and bring it bang up to date. Booming basslines and big-band brass skip their way over swingin’, chunky beats and hip-hop edits, whilst the dapper pair skat, sing, scratch, dance and generally mash up de dance 1920’s stylee. Their show-stopping Jungle Book routine turned an empty Secret Garden Party 2008 main stage into a thousand strong throng of raving, screaming lunatics – and left them begging for more. Check out their Myspace to see the video, which features some quality dance moves form the inimitable Mr Bruce. These boys are going to be absolutely massive. Welcome to Braindrop!
Check out their myspace.
Ninja Tune/Offkey/Suicide/Dub/Molten VinylHigh Rankin
We welcome back the super-sonic force of High Rankin to our main arena. Last time he played Braindrop he tore the roof off with an unbelievably fat selection of his own D&B / dubstep productions (remember his bootlegs of Black Sabbath / Snow Patrol?) and exclusive dubs from the likes of Current Value and Audio. We are pleased to inform you that Mr Rankin has been a very busy boy since. Over the last year he’s been snapped up by the seminal Ninja Tunes label for his remixing skills, as well as having been commissioned by Si Begg and Raiden to re-rub their latest releases. As for his original productions- both Weather Report and Hills Have Eyes have enjoyed heavy rotation by the upper echelons of the D&B / breakcore community, whilst the absolutely massive, DJ-Fresh-endorsed Alice has become a tear-out classic in its own right. High Rankin returns to Braindrop for our Christmas party. Brace yourselves for an FX laden journey that bounds manically between D&B, dubstep, breakcore and grime. Big!
Check out their myspace.
Pyrokinesis
Roll up, roll up and join the cabarave! The Pyrokinesis fire & UV circus makes a triumphant return to the Braindrop main arena after their incredible July performance. Bringing their skills from the big top to our main stage, watch this crew of pyrotechnic dancers, jugglers and acrobats showcase their daredevil routines in sync with our Djs and live acts. Expect lots of fire moving very fast indeed. Brrraap!
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Suck My BreaksBroke DJs
Future stars of breakbeat and nuskoolbreaks.co.uk residents Broke DJs return to kick off our main room with their trademark jump-up good-times style. Jim and Logan produce stomping electro breaks with the studio know-how to make their basslines tear and their beats thwack on a huge system. Tonight they’re back to provide the sound track to the 1000 balloon stomp, joined by their MC Ltd Edition. Expect a riotous block party mash-up of super-sized breaks, wobbly dubstep and electro bigness from the likes of Napt, Noisia, Baobinga, Rusko, Ctrl-Z, Skream and, of course, themselves.
Check out their myspace.
T_!Macabre Unit Recordings/ O.D.D Records
Dubstep / grime / garage crossover king T_! returns to head our Room 2 dubstep invasion. A highly skilled DJ, his entire record collection is organised by key – ensuring that his sets are not only tight, but harmonically perfect. A very busy man, he runs the Home Counties’ biggest and best dubstep event Stink Like Sock, produces for grime crew Macabre Unit, regularly hosts his own pirate radio show and maintains a hectic DJ schedule. Tonight expect a varied, heavyweight double-drop selection from artists such as Wookie, Benga, Stenchman, Wiley, Caspa, The Bug, Reso and Freq Nasty to name but a few. Come my selecta!
Check out their myspace.
Markomen vs J:Kenzo
Gosh! Nu-skool dubstep titans Markomen and J:Kenzo return to battle it out for bass-weight supremacy. Marko and Jay are two of dubstep’s finest up and coming producersÐ most of you dub headz will know Marko’s newest release, Numberz Dub, which has recently been blowing the roof off raves worldwide. And check out J:Kenzo’s recent “Tekno Bass” – a hybrid 4×4 / half-time electro influenced monster that’s been enjoying heavy rotation on the scene. This monthly DJ soundclash has grown to be a massively popular and central part of each and every Braindrop party. Razor coated beats cut the air, flaming LFOs scorch the walls and impossibly heavy sub-bass pulses send cracks running through the floor. Watch them try and match each other dub for dub. Only one will walk away victorious. Fight!
Check out their myspaces Markomen and J:Kenzo.
Hand Baked Arcade
After providing Braindrop with a Sega Megadrive over the last year, Hand Baked Arcade return with a new piece of kit. For the Christmas Party, we are very proud to announce that they will be bringing a SNES! Dust off your old consoles and start brushing up your Mariokart skills. As always, Hand Baked Arcade will be on a large screen set up towards the back of the main arena. Shotgun Yoshi!
Check out handbakedarcade.co.uk.
Grafitti Breaks/Piraterevival.co.ukDisowned & MC Cutter
All hail the High Priest of Hardcore! Brain Damage Radio head honcho DJ Disowned has blown apart a fully packed Braindrop dancefloor more times than is possible to remember – and his expertly crafted DJ showpieces have seen him become a true Braindrop legend. Armed with 2 custom pitched turntables and CDJs, his hardcore master-classes see him meticulously cut & paste timeless anthems with future classics and his own very clever studio re-edits and remixes. Check out his official Knite Force signed remix of Luna-C’s classic “Edge of Madness”. Tonight he’s joined by our favourite hardcore MC and another Braindrop hero – Cutter. Expect pounding kicks, rushing breakbeats, lunatic synths, helium vocals and some expert crowd hyping. Disowned and Cutter will be taking to the main stage directly after High Rankin.
Check out their myspaces Disowned and Cutter.
Bellzeboo
For the last hour of the night (5-6am) we totally switch up the music in each room. Whilst Room 2 switches from dubstep to hard & fast beats, we change up the main room into a half moon-party style psytrance stomp-off. And it really works! This psychedelic shamen blew quite a few minds when he played the closing main-room set back in June. Tooled up with a pair of Kaos pads and CDJs, Bellzeboo loops, cuts and chops his way through whirring psy-trance and blissed out psy-breaks. Brace yourself for thumping kicks, elastic sample trickery and pulsating underwater bass frequencies. Bless.
Check out their myspace.
Silly Pundit
Silly Pundit has got not only a great name, but a fantastically diverse selection of music. Tonight he takes the Room 2 massive on a late night journey through the realms of techno, electro and dubstep.
Check out myspace.
Peace Not WarBass6
The total bloody legend that is Mr Rupert Bass6 returns to host our 28th Braindrop event (30 if you count the 2 returns to The Purple Turtle). Ru has been our compere since pretty much day one, and as such has become as integral a part of Braindrop as big basslines and good vibes. He’s the best ambassador anybody could wish for an event like Braindrop, and a fantastic beatboxer to boot. We love him to bits. Big up Ru!
Check out their myspace.
Sub FMAmen Ra & Vibezin
Sub FM’s finest partnership returns to deliver a brand new showpiece of future-dub pressure. Their productions have caused quite stir as of late, with support from the BBC’s dubstep queen Mary Ann-Hobbes, Mixmag, Kode 9 and the mighty Burial. Skipping, filtered beats carry along pummelling sub-bass, jazzy keys and alien atmospherics. Come meditate on their bass-weight.
Check out Sub FM’s myspace.
Deeroy
The Late Day Breakers front man once again swaps the guitar for a pair of decks to kick off proceedings in Room 2 tonight. Expect a good vibes, party focused mix spanning reggae, trip-hop, electro and dub.
Check out their myspace.
Hand BakedE:LF
The man behind Hand Baked Arcade wraps up the 2nd room with a live / DJ set of the fattest, hardest, filthiest music he can muster. The Electric Life Form uses a laptop and FX module to mash together gabba, jungle, grime and breakcore – including several of his own fat as f**k productions. A skilled producer, his “Smell the Napalm” 12″ stayed in the renowned D-Swat Record shop’s gabba top 10 for months. Welcome back!
Check out their myspace.
BraindropThe Braindrop Shop/Face Painting stall
Buy Braindrop tings and get your face painted by the lovely K.M!
Orchid Bite
All female VJ crew extraordinaire Orchid bite are back to unleash their imaginations on our multi-rig set up. From Belgium and Finland respectively, Alexia and Sabrina’s visuals see constantly morphing geometric lines and shapes lead you through a multi faceted world of light, texture and illusion. On their Myspace they say “we consider the screens as a painting, mixing the layers and colours live in a serigraphic way to the point where fiction and reality converge.” Amazing.
Check out their myspace.
O Cangaceiro
Resident VJ for The Correspondents O Cangaceiro makes his 1st Braindrop appearance. This highly skill VJ is both a fantastic artist and designer, as well as a fantastic live performer who uses his laptop to effortlessly splice, loop and edit his video bank into oblivion.
Check out their myspace.
BraindropSamhashish
Sam’s artwork has been present at Braindrop for as long as we can remember and has become as synonymous with our parties as glo-sticks and good vibes rinsey bizniss. She is the creative force behind the vast majority of the banners and figures adorning every wall in Jacks. Look out for more beautiful creations from Sam coming very soon.
Check out their myspace.
BraindropPikilipita
One of the most original and different VJs on the circuit, Pikilipita has been with us since our 2nd event. He controls all his visuals from computer consoles, usually a Gamecube or Gameboy Advance. Turning his own visuals into an interactive game, he can be seen in the middle of the dancefloor controlling his cutesy animal family as they embark on a rave journey through a colourful Mario style world. His characters such as Red Kitty, Panda and Penguin are already Braindrop classics. Check out his website to get a taster.
Check out their myspace.
Vinni Kiniki
Those of you who have come to the last 4 Braindrops will have noticed our new live graffiti installation in the main arena. The artistic genius behind this is the hugely talented Vinni Kinniki. Watch as a stunning piece of graff art is created throughout the night using a pre sprayed canvas and all manner of media. And feel free to join in too!
Check out their myspace.
Bass, Joy, Fun, Happiness – Braindrop’s Zero Tolerance Policy on bad vibes
Bass, Joy, Fun, Happiness…
Thanks to everyone who came down to the September Braindrop – one of our favorites so far. The place was rammed to the rafters, the music was incredible and the vibes were better than ever.
We made a massive effort to keep an eye on things throughout the night to ensure that maximum fun was had by everybody – and that Braindrop is a safe environment to be in.
Our new “Zero Tolerance” policy worked fantastically. Working together with Jacks security team we made sure that everybody coming into Braindrop was bringing strictly good vibes. Anybody turning up at the door with an attitude did not get in.
The new signs posted up around the venue state that anyone who shows the slightest hint of aggression, discriminatory behaviour, sleaziness to girls or general disrespect to anybody at Braindrop will be ejected. We patrolled the club all night to ensure this was the case. And we encouraged you to inform us of anything untoward.
At the very beginning of the night we acted on a tip off that somebody in the club had caused trouble at the July event. After keeping an eye on the individual for a period of time (and noticing that they were acting disrespectfully and making others feel uneasy) we decided to eject them.
Subsequently the rest of the night passed without any problems whatsoever… and everybody enjoyed one of the best atmospheres that Braindrop’s ever had.
The Zero Tolerance policy is here to stay. Braindrop has always been about Bass, Joy, Fun and Happiness. Just love for the music and each other. And that ethos has been reflected in the steady growth of the safe, friendly, good vibes community that it is today. Thank you!
