Stealth: Countdown NYE

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Friday, 31 December 2010

SCRATCH PERVERTS (MIDNIGHT SET) @ COUNTDOWN NYE 2010

The Scratch Perverts are a collective of turntablist DJs from London, formed in 1996 by DJ Tony Vegas.

The Scratch Perverts originally consisted of 4 members (Tony Vegas, Renegade, First Rate and Mr Thing), before expanding to an 8-member crew with the addition of Prime Cuts, Harry Love, Killa Kela and Plus One. The collective split for a short period in 2000, then reformed with just 3 members; Tony Vegas, Prime Cuts and Plus One.

The Scratch Perverts have garnered widespread acclaim. The team won the first DMC Team championships in 1999, claiming it again in the 'Perverted Allies' alias (a fusion of the Perverts and the Allies DJ crews). Additionally Prime Cuts claimed 2 consecutive ITF World Scratching titles, first beating A-Trak in Hawaii in 1999 and then defending the title in Los Angels the following year. Plus One won the Vestax battle in 2000, not begetting his returning the DMC World crown to the UK after a hiatus of 10 years. Their technical contributions include the 'feedback' technique and the Euro scratch amongst others.

They have now retired indefinitely from competition and gone on to regular live DJing, touring around the world & holding a residency at London hotspot Fabric. They have also gone on to producing their own music, with Plus One being one-half of Stealth favourites JACK BEATS.

The London-based trio made a name for themselves in the '90s as hip-hop battle DJs, but in the meantime their tastes have expanded. Nowadays, their extra-busy sets include everything from electro house to forward-thinking dubstep, as their new mix for Ministry of Sound clearly demonstrates. After kicking off with a bit of grime from Wiley, the compilation weaves through cuts by Jesse Rose, Mala, The Chemical Brothers, Four Tet & Burial and many more. Naturally, the group manage to fit 28 tracks into this single disc mix. Check out the mix teaser video to give you an idea of what to expect:

The Perverts have also been instrumental in Activision's DJ HERO, contributing tracks and routines for the chart-topping game:

THE SCRATCH PERVERTS PLAY AT 11.30PM - 12.30AM IN THE RESCUE ROOMS.

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Thursday, 30 December 2010

DJ ZINC (Midnight Set) @ COUNTDOWN

The biggest New Years Eve party in the UK returns to Rock City, Stealth & Rescue Rooms to bring in 2011. Having sold out for the last 2 years, the line up for this year’s Countdown is second to none. With several of the biggest nights in Nottingham on board to provide 7 arenas of music, for 4,000 people, running from 8.30 till 6am and with Funktion One sound throughout this promises to be an epic New Years Eve celebration!

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The mighty DJ ZINC will be filling midnight slot upstairs in Stealth, playing his trademark 'Crack House' sound.

Starting out in the world of Jungle and Drum & Bass, DJ Zinc (as part or True Playaz & Ganja Kru) produced some of the all-time classics of the genres - including 'Fugees Or Not' or 'Super Sharp Shooter', before slowing down his tempo to the 130s - hitting the chart in 2000 with the garage anthem '138 Trek'.

Zinc continued producing D&B until 2007, when he became disenchanted by the lack of originality within the scene and decided to take some time out to consider the musical direction he should follow in his career. In 2008 he returned, playing a hybrid of house sounds - from deep house to UK Funky house to fidget house, and was soon producing something that did not fit into any of these sub-genres. He later named his new sound Crack House.

He dropped his first 'Crack House' mixes in late 2008 & early 2009.

Zinc crack house mix nov 08 by zinc

Zinc jan 09 mix by zinc

After releasing his first 'Crack House EP', the buzz started to build on a new track 'Blunt Edge' which featured on his January 09 mix. After an initial low-key release the song was re-released with a vocal from Ms Dynamite under the new title 'Wile Out', gaining daytime radio play and once again hitting the charts.

Since 'Wile Out' Zinc has also had success producing for Katy B - including her track 'Louder':

And with the release of 'Crack House EP 2' Zinc's track 'Nexx' became one of the biggest dancefloor tracks of 2010.

To get you in the mood for NYE check out some more of Zinc's 'Crack House' mixes:

ZincApr09CrackHouseMix by zinc

ZincJulyCrackHouseMix by zinc

ZincSeptCrackHouseMix by zinc

ZincXmasCrackHouseMix by zinc

Zinc apr 2010 CrackHouseMix by zinc

DJ ZINC IS ON UPSTAIRS IN STEALTH AT COUNTDOWN NYE AT
10.30PM - 12.15AM !!!

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Tuesday, 28 December 2010

CHASE & STATUS (DJ Set) @ Countdown NYE

Chase & Status headline the Rock City main hall bringing in the New Year with an exclusive midnight set. 2010 has been massive for these guys and with a sell out UK tour and several top 10 singles under their belt they’re due to drop their 2nd album in January 2011.

Check out the video to their new single 'Blind Faith' (released on January 24th):

How many artists / producers can count Jay Z, Snoop Dogg and Pharell as fans as well as drum and bass’ finest Andy C, Hype and Pendulum; enjoy heavy rotation in the hands of dub-step royalty such as N-Type and Skream; and have each release enthusiastically supported by Annie Mac and Zane Lowe? This is what Saul Milton and Will Kennard, producing under the name Chase & Status, have achieved in 5 years, and the highlight of their young career so far has been their debut LP ‘More Than Alot’ which has helped turned them into a unique urban phenomenon, and the biggest crossover act to come out of the underground since Pendulum.

They met at Manchester University through their mutual love of drum and bass in the mid nineties and have DJ’d ever since, waiting until 2004 for their first production, a remix for Future Cut (better known these days for their production work with Lily Allen). It was followed by a series of drum and bass anthems for the biggest underground labels including ‘Duppy Man’ for Breakbeat Kaos (home of Pendulum’s platinum selling debut album) in 2005 and ‘The Druids’ EP for DJ Zinc’s trendsetting Bingo label a year later. Their production work for Jenna G’s ‘In Love’ the same year earned them their first award, ‘Best Single’, as voted by over 40,000 listeners for the BBC 1Xtra Drum & Bass Awards.

Despite a high volume of releases on Ram Records and constant DJ work, Chase & Status managed to mastermind and release their debut album last year. Packed with the kind of drum and bass anthems that helped build their reputation, it also features tracks which show the diversity of their work: such as ‘Pieces’ featuring Plan B and the Radio 1 A-List single ‘Against All Odds’ featuring Kano.

The result of the album is a thrilling journey through the UK urban scene and deserves its great title: ‘More Than Alot’. One track from the album ‘Eastern Jam’ was recently spotted by Snoop Dogg and newly released in April 2009 as ‘Snoop Dogg Millionaire’.

Chase & Status have recently been hailed as ‘The most exciting producers in the UK today’ by Pharell Williams of N*E*R*D fame, and the excitement around the pair doesn’t stop there. They have been asked to remix tracks by some of the world’s hottest artists including recent remixes of Jay Z’s ‘Death Of Auto-Tune’, The Prodigy’s ‘Invaders Must Die’ and White Lies ‘Death’.

In 2010, Chase & Status have signed a major record deal with Vertigo on Mercury Records, started working on new material for their second album, the first fruits of which entitled ‘End Credits’ feat. Plan B appeared on the film ‘Harry Brown’ featuring Sir Michael Caine.

The second track from the upcoming album was 'Hypest Hype' featuring Stealth favourite Tempa T. The video was filmed during their live shows earlier in the year, and numerous festivals over the summer months. For a free download of the track head over to www.chaseandstatus.co.uk .

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Monday, 20 December 2010

COUNTDOWN NEW YEARS EVE 2010

COUNTDOWN NEW YEARS EVE 2010
Friday 31st December 8.30-6am
Rock City, Stealth & Rescue Rooms

ALIX PEREZ
BENGA
BLACK SUN EMPIRE
CHASE & STATUS
DANNY BYRD
D'LEX
DOC DANEEKA
DYNAMITE MC
EMALKAY
FAKE BLOOD
FRICTION
GOLDIE
HOT CITY
INSTRA:MENTAL
JUBEI
LOST BOYZ DJS
MC WREC
MISTAJAM
N-TYPE
PLASTICIAN
SCRATCH PERVERTS
SGT POKES
SHY FX
SPECTRASOUL
SP MC
THE OTHERS
TOMB CREW
TRANSIT MAFIA
ULTERIOR MOTIVE
XXXY
YOUNGMAN MC
YOUNGSTA
ZINC
+ VERY SPECIAL GUEST and loads more!

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The biggest New Years Eve party in the UK returns to Rock City, Stealth & Rescue Rooms to bring in 2011. Having sold out for the last 2 years, the line up for this year’s Countdown is second to none. With several of the biggest nights in Nottingham on board to provide 7 arenas of music, for 4,000 people, running from 8.30 till 6am and with Funktion One sound throughout this promises to be an epic New Years Eve celebration!

Chase & Status headline the Rock City main hall bringing in the New Year with an exclusive midnight set. 2010 has been massive for these guys and with a sell out UK tour and several top 10 singles under their belt they’re due to drop their 2nd album in January 2011. Danny Byrd also plays Rock City after a string of massive singles and his recent ‘Rave Digger’ LP on Hospital. Goldie’s love of Rock City dates back to his breaking days as a young graff artist. The multi talented Metalheadz boss will be keeping it strictly Drum & Bass this NYE. DJ Friction will be providing one of his legendary 3 deck sets, and Shy FX will be showing why his renowned as one of the best party DJ’s around. Dutch D&B exports Black Sun Empire round off the Rock City line up.

Upstairs in Stealth features the finest in House & Techno courtesy of Fake Blood who is capping off his biggest year yet with a headline slot, alongside 'Crackhouse' superstar DJ Zinc and new signings to Trouble & Bass – the mighty Tomb Crew!

Benga headlines the Rescue Rooms with guests including Scratch Perverts, Mistajam and Instra:mental alongside a 2hr set from himself with Pokes and Youngman MC hosting. Having been on road with his live act Magnetic Man for the last couple of months, he's keen to get back on the decks, and this one of only 2 gigs he’ll be doing this NYE.

Basslaced host the dubstep arena with Nottingham favourite and Rinse FM representative Plastician bringing in the new year. Also playing is his Rinse FM colleagues N-Type and Youngsta. Emalkay is on the verge of releasing his debut LP with Zane Lowe debuting the first single last week – he’ll be playing cuts from his new album. Also signed to Caspa’s Dub Police imprint are The Others who round off the dubstep line up.

Cult and Mimm clash with a line up representing some of the hottest producers in bass music and the deeper end of D&B. Doc Daneeka and XXXY represent Mimm, whilst Alix Perez, Spectrasoul and subtitles new boys Ulterior Motive roll out the darker side of D&B.

The guys from Twisted Hearts Club are hosting the lower room of Stealth – turning the space into 'Toybox' the magical wonderland, which features DJ Mag coverstars Hot City alongside Toybox residents and local talent Lost Boyz Djs.

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Tickets are on sale now for the earlybird price of £25 (+bf) from Detonate online, Alt-Tickets or from Rock City box office or Golden Fleece. Credit Card Hotline: 08454134444

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Friday, 31 December 2010

SCRATCH PERVERTS (MIDNIGHT SET) @ COUNTDOWN NYE 2010

Thursday, 30 December 2010

DJ ZINC (Midnight Set) @ COUNTDOWN

Tuesday, 28 December 2010

CHASE & STATUS (DJ Set) @ Countdown NYE

Monday, 20 December 2010

COUNTDOWN NEW YEARS EVE 2010

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