Stengade 30 is closing

Last Friday the terrible news hit - Copenhagen's prime underground venue 'Stengade 30' will be deprived of financial support from the municipality of Copenhagen. In a press release from the Culture- and Leisure Committee concerning crisis support for music venues the shattering news are contained in what I would describe as a footnote.

Stengade 30 has long been struggling with economic issues, and means have been withheld from the municipality for a long period, this has certainly not helped to improve the situation. The case has been evolving rapidly over the last week, and this Thursday it was announced that the venue is forced to close.

Stengade 30 is nothing short of legendary in Copenhagen nightlife and has been playing a crucial role in various underground music scenes of Copenhagen. This is a huge blow also to the dubstep scene. The venue has been in existence for 38 years, and I can't begin to name the numerous huge events I've attended there. I am in deep despair over this and am still - maybe unrealistically - hoping that Stengade 30 will somehow be able to resurrect.

Since Thursday the closing parties have been ongoing, and tomorrow the final event is going down, with original reggae champion DJ David Rodigan showing up to give respect to "Rub'a'Dub Sundays". Firehouse will be hosting a BBQ street bashment. Remember to bring butane gas and lightas.

16:00 - ??:??
Stengade 30
Entree: 70 kr

David Rodigan
Ras Money
Universal Sound
Firehouse Sound
Youngblood Sound
Pappa Aron
Mission
Cross MC
Abdullah S
Max CATD

Massive out to Stengade 30 for all the good times!

Fri 26/6-2009 SKANK Sound @ Rust

SKANK Sound @ Rust Bassment
Rust
Guldbergsgade 8, Nørrebro, Copenhagen
23:00 - 04:00

DJ JB
Revealomatic

Sat 20/6-2009 Dancehall Bash 2K9 @ Støberiet

Støberiet
Blågårds Plads 3, Nørrebro, Copenhagen
35 kr

Bun D Bass Crew: Dubstep
AK-47: Hip Hop, Soul, disko, Funk, Beats2Bounce2
Little Kaka
Universal Soundsystem: Reggae, roots, Dancehall, Ragga.
Young Blood Soundsystem: Reggae, Roots, Ragga, Dancehall, Jungle, Dubstep,

Big ups til J'espére

Jeg bliver lige nødt til oppe J'espére ... så vidt jeg kunne forstå, var han drivkraft bag Warehouse 9 festen i lørdags. Han spillede et set med næsten udelukkende egne produktioner. Desværre for mange spillede han rimelig tidligt, så det kun var en lille heldig skare, der kunne nyde hans produktioner.

Efter eget udsagn har han produceret dubstep i et års tid, og hans set var organiseret forholdsvis kronologisk. Stilmæssigt var de første tunes rigtig dybe og minimale - feel'et mindede mig om gamle Mystikz tunes. En sound som jeg savner så meget til dubstep fester generelt.
De nyere produktioner havde bestemt også en dyb meditativ stemning. De havde ikke særlig mange breakdowns og drops men udviklede sig meget lineært. En stil der tvinger én til at stene sig rigtig godt ind i beats og synth-lydenes udvikling. Men det var ikke udelukkende stener-stil ... der var også lidt mere rullende tracks, så man ikke faldt helt hen.

J'espére har en baggrund indenfor klassisk indisk musik og har spillet sitar i mange år. En baggrund som muligvis kan forklare hans evner til at skabe hypnotiserende progressioner. Jeg er meget spændt på hvad der kommer fra ham i fremtiden.

Heldigt for de der missede hans to gigs sidste uge, spiller han fredag på Stengade 30 til Wobble Trouble #2. Get to know !

Hop til hans myspace. Der er desværre lidt mudder med afviklingen af musik på siden, så til de mindre teknisk begavede kan dette LINK bruges til at launche MySpace PopUpPlayer med hans tunes. BRAP !

Sat 20/6-2009 Dubstep Night @ MICE

Dubstep Night
21:00-02:00

MICE
Magstræde 19

DJ JB
Poulplade
Morden

Sat 20/6-2009 Wobble Squad + Kids in Crime + Von Dü @ Loppen

21:00
Loppen
Bådmandsstræde 43, Copenhagen

Entrance: 40 Kr.

Wobble Squad
Kids In Crime
Von Dü

Fri 19/6-2009 SKANK - dubstep fridays @ Rust Bassment

SKANK - dubstep fridays @ Rust Bassment
D'n'B vs. Dubstep night
23:55-04:55

Rust
Guldbergsgade 8, Nørrebro, Copenhagen

Tim Driver
Revealomatic

Upcoming vinyl release from 'Dansk Dubstep Design'

According to the homepage of 'Dansk Dubstep Design' the two tracks 'Farligt' and 'Spines' along with two other tracks will see vinyl within the coming month.
The EP will be released on the danish label Dustbin.
'Dansk Dubstep Design' consists of the two producers Don Skeleton (Rune Rawson) and Ballistics (Casper Meinhardt), who are also associated with the energetic live drum'n'bass act F.U.K.T, which by the way have upcoming shows in Odense,Denmark on 19/6-2009 and in Amsterdam on 26/6-2009.

Check the myspace link to hear the tracks 'Farligt' and 'Spines'.

Saturday 13/6-2009 Unfair Pre Vision @ Volume

Unfair Pre Vision
16.00-02.00
Free entrance

Volume
Enghavevej 80-82

Music:
DJ JSL
Katjah & Princess T
Dr. Disk

Live art:
40 watt
HRVRK
"Drive by bio"

Thu 11/6 DJ J'espére + Fri 12/6 Nasha @ Bolsjefabrikken

De mobile kulturdage
Bolsjefabrikken
Glentevej 8b - 12

Thursday 11/6-2009
21.00 - 22.00
DJ J'espére

Friday 12/6-2009
00.45 - 02.00
Nasha - Live dubstep

KÆMPE SOMMERFEST MED GRATIS GRILLMAD! @Ungeren

KÆMPE SOMMERFEST MED GRATIS GRILLMAD!
16:00-21:00

Ungeren
Dortheavej 61 - Copenhagen

Firehouse
Pharfar
Universal Soundsystem
Pato
Wobble Squad
Praksis
Swingking & Lebon
Liberation Soundsystem
Pladevennerne
JBG Crowdpleasers

2000F aka Obeah Interview - nerdbanite.com

I think this is a fitting interview to post in the early life of this blog, as local dubstep don 2000F along with his maties JSL, Kristobal and Tim Driver from OHOI! crew, have been the main force in pushing the dubstep scene in Copenhagen to it's current level. They have been delivering bass broadsides to the Copenhagen nightlife for years through massive parties as well as releases on their Kraken Recordings label.

Last year 2000F and fellow producer JKamata got a major boost, when Bristol wonderboy Joker dropped their single 'You don't know what love is' on the BBC Radio One "Generation Bass" show in August 2008. The track had been circulating for a couple of years but gained massive support after "Generation Bass". It hit vinyl this year on Kode9's prestigous and forward-thinking Hyperdub label. The track has crossed over in ways the two producers would never have imagined and it still seems to be picked up by a growing number of DJ's. There is no doubt, that a great deal of people are anxiously awaiting new material from the two. Check out their remix of Turboweekend's 'Something or Nothing'.

In this interview 2000F aka Obeah talks about everything from his musical upbringing to future projects and plans. It's packed full of goodies for 2000F afficionados:

2000F aka Obeah Interview - nerdbanite.com

Friday 19/6 - WOBBLE TROUBLE part II @ Stengade 30

WOBBLE TROUBLE part II
22.00-05.00
Entrance 50 Kr

Stengade 30
Stengade 30, Nørrebro, Copenhagen

L-WIZ (Dubpolice, All Out Dubstep, S)
IRK (All Out Dubstep, S)
Wobble Squad
DJ EVEN
Revealomatic
Malkesnitten
J’espére

Stalingrad:
Firehouse Sound + friends

Saturday 13/6 Sub Special Dubstep Part V @ Warehouse 9

Sub Special Dubstep Part V
21:00 - late

Warehouse 9
Staldgade 23, Kødbyen, Copenhagen

J'espere
Revealomatic (Sub FM)
DixOne
Nico de Frost
A-psypher
Nasha
VJ varm

Saturday 6/6 - Dubstep party @ Dortheavej

Dubstep party
21:00 - ?

Ungeren
Dortheavej 61 - Copenhagen

NATTI BATTI SOUND
HYPETHIS aka ORGIENOG (SL18)
POBE (SL18)
DJ JB (Dubterrain)
NEKKROTEUKH

Friday 5/6 - KARATEKLUBBEN #3 @ Dunkel

KARATEKLUBBEN #3: Dubstep vs. House
23:00 - ?

Dunkel nightclub
Vester Voldgade 10 - Copenhagen

HOUSE:
TROLLE & ROSENSTAND (NewKidsOnTheDecks, KNUCKLES)
DANIEL SAVI (Karateklubben, Vejle)

DUBSTEP:
BALLISTICS (DanskDubstepDesign, FUKT)
JB (Dubstepterrain.net, Skank)
DJ YETI (DNBzone,Bas i Rillen)

Friday 5/6 - ALL OUT DUBSTEP @ Inkonst

So, to show my good intentions for this blog. I'll kick it off by posting a few events. This one's not in Copenhagen though, but across the pond in Sweden. Easy to reach by train from Copenhagen.

ALL OUT DUBSTEP
23:00-03:00

Inkonst
Bergsgatan 29 - Malmö, Sweden

KUTZ, souljazz, wheel n deal, ringo, (UK)
MOONBASS
IRK

ROOM 2:
SALAZAR BROTHERS aka SALLA & MASSE
GENA