Nenadna neprijetna vest za vse fene Boom Monk Bena, ki vas je na svojih preteklih gostovanjih v Ljubljani večkrat pripravil do nekontroliranega zviranja po plesišču…

Na današnjem dogodku v K4 (predstavitvi prvega slovenskega Solid Steel miksa izpod prstov naših momcev) je moral zaradi višje sile na žalost odpovedati svoj nastop. Ker smo za to izvedeli šele danes dopoldne, enostavno ni bilo časa za iskanje primerne – »solid«, če želite – zamenjave, zato bova njegove čevlje zapolnila Besso in Cabron z ravno tako primernim “hard-hitting” setom. Preostali line-up ostaja nespremenjen.

Obstoječa cena vstopnice je dodatno subvencionirana in sedaj znaša 3€.

Za spremembo v zadnjem hipu se seveda posipamo s pepelom, prekleli pa smo tudi že večino bogov na spisku, ampak začuda ni pomagalo. Ka ‘češ… Upamo, da se kljub temu vidimo v čim večjem številu, pa lep dan še naprej.

Kdo je Boom Monk Ben
»The Boom Monk« si je ime ustvaril s kakovostnim miksanjem na treh gramofonih in je eden maloštevilnih DJev, ki znajo svoje studijske sposobnosti dejansko replicirati v živo. Njegovi miksi so eklektična mešanica sodobnih klubskih komadov iz praktično vseh zvrsti elektronske glasbe in starih dobrot iz zakladnic funka, reggaeja, rocka, jazza, soula ipd. V Glasgowu ga – z glavo zakopano med kovčke s ploščami – najdete v vseh boljših klubih (Art School, The Arches, Sub Club, The Basement Bar) in na vseh pomembnejših dogodkih ter radijskih postajah. Poleg tega organizira lastne klubske večere Mixed Bizness in How’s Your Party, na katere vabi svoje vzornike, prijatelje in potencialne glasbene sodelavce. Tako so se v škotski megli znašli DJ Food & DK, Annie Mac, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Spank Rock, Fingathing, C2C, Treva Whateva, Kid Koala in še mnogo drugih. Leta 2006 so njegove spretnosti odkrili po vsej Evropi, kar je pomenilo, da je v zelo kratkem času obiskal klube in festivalske odre po vsej stari celini. Gostoval je v Parizu (Divan Du Monde), Gothenburgu (Scratch), Moskvi (Funk & Beyond), Kopenhagnu (Public Service Festival), Isle of Wightu (Bestival 2007) in seveda na vseh britanskih otokih. S svojimi glasbenimi vragolijami je navdušil tudi ekipo radia Solid Steel, ki nas tedensko zalaga z nemara najboljšimi miksi na radijskih valovih. Bena so zaprosili za serijo miksov ‘Boom Monk Zen’, ki jih redni poslušalci njihove oddaje gotovo niste spregledali.

Drugi del mix serije Blech zopet ponudi odlično zmiksan repertoar komadov z založbe Warp. Kajpak izpod prstov Strictly Keva (aka DJ Food). Obvezno poslušanje!

Sorodne objave:
> Warp mix by Strictly Kev

Nadaljuj z branjem: DJ Food - Blech 20.2…

Že mal pozno, a vseeno… naslednji v seriji Solid Steel inovativnih glasbenih/video kolažov. Tokrat sta ga skupaj spravila DJ Food & DK.

DJ Food & DK showcase the AV mix they perform live on 4 decks and 3 mixers. Using Serato’s Video-SL plug-in for Scratch Live, they mix, scratch and blend the sound AND vision for each track they play. Months were spent creating videos for each piece of music, either using the original source material or, in most cases sampling footage to create a new video entirely. Described as ‘Video Turntablism’, it has become a way for Food & DK to visualize their already legendary DJ sets. As usual, it’s the diverse mix of music that they love and are known for, taking in current club floor fillers, but also making room for classic tracks. You know how they mix audio but now you can see them tackle video as well.

Sorodne objave:
> DJ Cheeba - The Reels of Solid Steel

Strictly Kev (aka DJ Food) je v čast Warpu namešal tole spodobno kolekcijo, ki vključuje številne epske komade, ki so v zadnjih dvajsetih leti izšli za to veličastno založbo, pa tudi veliko novejše Warp produkcije.

Za vse nostalgike in tiste, ki ne veste, kaj zamujate… :)

Blech 20.1 by DJ Food

Nadaljuj z branjem: Warp mix by Strictly Kev…

Using two turntables and Serato’s Video-SL plug-in for Scratch Live to enable video controlled and manipulated by vinyl, Cheeba makes the most of this technology… mixing, scratching and juggling both sounds and pictures with stunning results. Original films, remixes and music videos made by Cheeba and James Reed (Thousand Thousand Points of Light) blend seamlessly with video mashups, animations and a wealth of other wonderful and often bizarre visual sources. With over 8 months producing the set and a further 6 developing it at shows, this revolutionary video mix has also been produced to coincide with the launch of djcheeba.com the new home of all Cheeba’s mixtapes, videos, blog entries and much much more. Plug in, sit back and “Enjoy this trip… and it is a trip!”

It’s quality.

8. avgusta se v Klub SubSub vrača škotski mojster Boom Monk Ben. Tistim, ki so bili na prejšnjem žuru, ga ni potrebno posebej predstavljati, ostali pa si več preberite tule. S sestavljanjem svojega seta je začel že pred kakšnim tednom, saj ve, da ste zahtevna publika. :)

Ko sva prejšnjič pohajkovala po mestu, sem s svojim telefonom posnel tole fotko:

Nagradno vprašanje za guest listo se torej glasi: Na kaj čaka Ben? Odgovore pošljite na naslov boom@p4b.nu. Žrebamo na dan dogodka.

Naslednji SubSub party bo že ta petek, ko bomo Borka, Eiron, Marvin, Cabron in moja malenkost vrteli … pretežno drum’n'bass. A pripravljeni bomo na vse ;)

Kopi-pejst iz Boom Monk Ben-ovega majspejsa:

“I’m currently sat on a couch behind the decks at Sub Sub in Ljubljana, having just finished my set for the evening. I really can’t say how much I enjoyed myself tonight. Not only have I just played for 2.5 hours in probably the best club I’ve ever played in but the response I got for my set was just a wee bit special. They want me to play every month, which I doubt I can do but I will most certainly be back over here as often as I can. The DJ after me has just dropped Capoeira Twins ‘4×3′ - a stone cold Boom Monk classic - and it just keeps getting better. They had 3 photographers and a video recording of it so I’ll post some pictures and all that up soon.

If anyone wants to go away for a weekend then get yourself to Ljubljana. The people are fantastic and Sub Sub is sure shot. It’s great to see people that have invested time and effort into every aspect of a nightclub. It’s reminiscent of Glasgow’s Sub Club in the attention to sonic detail and quality of production but I’d go as far as to say it’s better. Massive respect to Besso, Tina and all the crew over here. You really know what you’re doing.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart. See you again soon!”

Benjamin je odlično razpoložen, za današnji večer ima “ogledanih” cca. 200 komadov. In ja, tole je njegov LIVE mix! Se vidimo danes v Subu!