Also we are pleased to announce that JULIO BASHMORE has been added to the dollop 7th Birthday lineup (alongside JAMIE XX, JOY ORBISON & BENJI B) on Friday June 3rd!
On Thursday 21st April we threw the first of our parties celebrating Stealth 7th Birthday - with a lineup including French Drum & Bass act DIRTYPHONICS; dubsteppers BAR 9 & Ram Records recent signings DELTA HEAVY.
This Easter Sunday we have a special one-off event with DMZ/Swamp 81's LOEFAH, JULIO BASHMORE, Wigflex's Spamchop and dollop resident D'lex.
The lovely people at The Guardian clearly have good taste as they have selected it as their Pick Of The Week!
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ LOEFAH (DMZ/Swamp81) The seminal work of producer pioneer, Loefah has been formative in the creation and development of the now worldwide scene of dubstep. Along with his partners, Mala and Coki, he started and continues to run the now infamous DMZ brand. Though still part and parcel of DMZ, in 2009, he started his own label called Swamp81 which better reflected his developing direction in underground music. As "dubstep" grew further and further from its roots and became increasingly commercial, Loefah turned his attention to an emergent new hive of creativity to create the home label, Swamp 81.
With a steady stream of output from the likes of Kryptic minds, Skream, Pinch, Ramadanman, Addison Groove, Instra:Mental, Boddika and Falty-DL, it became increasingly clear that Swamp81 is dedicated to the promotion of subcultural bass music rather than dubstep music per se. The releases display a like minded dedication to weighty electronic music and that is what has made the ripples world wide for this label, winner of the best new label in at the dubstep awards 2010. Reflecting the eclecticism, Swamp81 releases are being supported by a variation of DJs such as A-Trak, Josh Wink, Joy Orbison, Ricardo Villalobos, Giles Peterson, Kode9, Benji B, and many more. Loefah's 50 minute video mix for Boiler Room #42:
Also watch part of his set from the recent DMZ 6th Birthday:
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JULIO BASHMORE (dirtybird) Bristolian Matthew Walker (aka Julio Bashmore) is one of the hottest names in House music, being hyped by everyone from Fact Mag & RA to Vice Magazine. Despite being straight up house tracks, his productions have enough bottom end to also appeal to lovers of Garage and Dubstep; and have gained support from the likes of Claude VonStroke, Gilles Peterson, Jesse Rose, Pearson Sound (Ramadanman), Annie Mac, Jacques Greene, Sound Pellegrino Thermal Team, Martyn, Tiga, Benji B, Pete Tong, Seiji, Zombie Disco Squad, Deadboy, Mary Anne Hobbs, Midland, Zane Lowe, xxxy, Brodinski & pretty much every other self respecting DJ on the scene.
Seeing as there is a Bank Holiday on the Friday (22nd April) we thought we should throw a big party on the Thursday night. And when we say big, we mean BIG.
Headling with have the midlands debut from French D&B Superstars DIRTYPHONICS(check out their blog post here) and BAR9(view their blog post here).
If that's not enough we also bring you a set from Ram Record's hottest signing DELTA HEAVY!
DELTA HEAVY (Ram Records/Viper Recordings) Ben Hall and Si James aka Delta Heavy combine their love of cinematic soundscapes, house, techno and the 80s with the impact and punch of an unexpected blow to the face, Ram Records was an obvious outlet for their sound and they were signed over the summer of 2010. Opening or closing Andy C’s sets for the majority of last year, debut single Space Time was one of the biggest tracks of 2010, leading to three separate nominations for Best Single, Best New Producer & Best New DJ at the Drum&BassArena Awards.
Three years of hard work paid off when their track Abort was released on Viper Recordings in mid 2010. Having been a regular on dance floors all year, it topped download charts and received support on Radio 1 from Zane Lowe and others.
Check out the mix they did for Knowledge Magazine back in October of last year (which features their own alongside the likes of Sub Focus, Redlight, Zinc, Deadmau5 & loads more)!
Seeing as there is a Bank Holiday on the Friday (22nd April) we thought we should throw a big party on the Thursday night. And when we say big, we mean BIG.
Headling with have the midlands debut from French D&B Superstars DIRTYPHONICS - check out their blog post here.
If thats not enough we also bring you a set from Dubstep's hottest name - BAR 9!!!
BAR9 (Audio Freaks/Z Audio) Dubstep duo Bar 9, all the way from Leicester, are currently blowing dubsteppers minds everywhere with their high energy, dark grimey basslines and hard punching tunes.
These guys, high in demand due to their loud tear out DJ sets, are one of the most sought after remixers in the dubstep world due to their early success with their own tracks which often start quite melodic and then have a mighty drop such as:
You may of heard Bar9's remix of Example - Kickstarts on The Sound Of Dubstep Vol.2 album, but the video is well worth checking out to!
The remix they did for NME favourites Foals, brought in a big Indie following for the Bar9 duo:
Other remixes (for the likes of Eurythmics & Noisia) have helped cement their reputation as one of the biggest names in Dubstep:
Yes, it’s hard to believe but this weekend marks the 7th Birthday for Stealth, and we are celebrating with a series of parties!
As a big thank-you to you all we are running competitions to win FREE TICKETS to the Birthday Parties! To be in with a chance of winning email us(alex@dhpgroup.co.uk) with the name of the act you would most love to see in Stealth in the years to come! (We will be picking 5 winners of a pair of tickets to every event over the whole bank holiday weekend).
This Thursday (to celebrate the day off on Friday) we have a EASTER BANK HOLIDAY DRUM & BASS and DUBSTEP SPECIAL with DIRTYPHONICS (making their Nottingham debut with their groundbreaking 4-man live D&B show), dubsteppers BAR 9, Ram Records latest signing DELTA HEAVY and the hottest local talent the Midlands can offer! Advance tickets are available via Alt-Tickets & Fatsoma. More information can be found on the Facebook event.
On Friday we have ZLEEP taking over Stealth, showcasing the best in house, disco & techno. Guests on the night are R&S Records’ SPACE DIMENSION CONTROLLER & Aus Music’s MIDLAND!
Then on Saturday we have our regular STEALTH Vs RESCUED event – featuring 5 rooms of music and 1200+ people across Stealth and The Rescued Rooms.
Limited £5 queue-jump advance tickets are available from Alt-Tickets. For FREE GUESTLIST 1. 'Like' this page, 2. Post your names as a comment on this post & 3. Arrive before 11pm.
Then to bring the weekend to a close on Easter Sunday we have the STEALTH EASTER BASS SPECIAL with DMZ/Swamp 81 head-honcho LOEFAH, Bristolian dirtybird JULIO BASHMORE, Wigflex boss SPAMCHOP and dollop resident D’LEX.