Stunna+ Submorphic + The Earsmiths (BRC & RM Joint) – Dec 16

Abstract Science & Fresh-kid.com present a Subfix Drum and Bass Showcase

[WHO] Sunna + Submorphics + The Earsmiths ( BRC + RM Joint)

[WHERE] Smartbar – 3730 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL // Map It!

[WHEN] Thursday, December 17th – Doors – Doors: 10PM / Show: 10PM

[PRICE] $5 (FREE before 11PM with text or valid student ID)  // Get Tickets

[EXTRA NOIZE] 21+

[WHAT] I’ve been getting into drum n bass a lot more lately and this all Chicago line-up is sitting on a vault of amazing remixes and original tracks. With different styles of spinning and mixing tracks Stunna is a Chicago DJs known for his innovative funk and jazz speed up to create some head bumping drum n bass music. Balanced out with soft synths and smooth break downs, the drum n bass genre has its sect of strong followers, but like all other electronic sub-genres there is much room for experimentation and creativity. I’m excited to see what else these windy city DJ’s have up their sleeve.

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Excision Subsonic Tour – Feb 3

[WHO] Excision + Downlink + Antiserum

[WHERE] Metro – 3730 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL // Map It!

[WHEN] Thursday, February 3rd – 10pm – 2am

[PRICE] $18 advanced – $21 day of // Get Tickets *Tickets go on sale Saturday Dec. 4th

[EXTRA NOIZE] 18+

[WHAT] Excision, still in his early 20′s, came out of Canada with an ear and a unique music taste that would allow him to be one of the most revered dubstep artist of our generation. Mixing industrial sounds with intergalactic synths is only the beginning for Excision.  Perfectly balancing metal, hip hop and electro to create an innovative dark version of the growing genre that is dubstep. Under his own label, Rottun Recordings, Excision has single handedly pushed the dubstep sound to the ears of many by putting out grimey yearly Shambala Dubstep Mixes that when played make any room feel like a machine war apocalypse. Gracing the stage before Excision will be bass heavy weights Downlink and Antiserum, both prolific in their individual crafts of mixing and insane drops. While you pre-game tonight throw on the 2010 Shambala Mix and tell me it doesn’t make you want to rage 10X harder.

For this special event the production tour team announced that they “will be adding a massive 50,000 watt PK Sound System designed specifically for Dubstep, along with a sick Intelligent Lighting, and Video rig” .

Madness after the jump>

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Bonobo (DJ Set) + Striz + Sativa – NOV 4

[WHO] Bonobo + Striz + Sativa

[WHERE] Metro - 3730 N. Clark Street  //  Map It!

[WHEN] Thursday, November 4 – Door: 8 pm – Show: 9 pm

[PRICE] $ 16 in advance – $18 at the door  //  Get Tickets

[EXTRA NOIZE] 18+

[WHAT] The music of British-born DJ, Simon Green, otherwise known as Bonobo, transports the listener to another place and time. With downtempo jazz and hip-hop beats as your guide, each track is unique in its transportive powers. Green leaves you to wander a moonlit Grecian garden in “Ketto”, while “Terrapin” evokes thoughts of lounging in a Middle Eastern tea house. In addition, Green has an amazing ability to mix consistency with intricacy, allowing the listener to get lost in the music without ever feeling bored. The combination of sounds from all over the world with tinkling bells, an eclectic electronic buzz, and thundering drum beats is truly unique. Bonobo is a definite must for music enthusiasts of all varieties.

Recommended Albums: Dial “M” for Monkey (2003), Black Sands (2010) -Maura Dillon of UW-Madison, CrowdNoize Madison’s Editor in Chief.
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