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Posted: 1 Dec 2010, 8:09amSubject: DUBSTEP HEAVYWEIGHTS - ONEMAN + KITO - Jan 7th
Due to a recent bit of bad luck, Loefah wont be touring New Zealand or Australia (he got da swine flu!). But we have managed to secure another International heavyweight - ONEMAN (Voted #1 UK DJ on Pitchfork!!).
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Oneman, in his own, understated way, changed the face of British dance music. It sounds simple in retrospect, but when Oneman emerged on the radar of grime and dubstep fans in 2006-2007 as a result of the House Party squat parties he organised he was one of very few people who’d mix garage and dubstep records (in his own words, from a 2008 interview with Martin Clark, he “basically play[ed] 98-02 UKG 2step B-sides and 2005 dubstep”). More importantly, he was the only one who mixed them to the degree he did. A superlative DJ from a technical perspective, his multi-minute blends between garage and dubstep became infamous. In the words of his regular host, Asbo, he takes “two tunes and makes ‘em sound like one, man.”
Most telling when it comes to Oneman’s impact on dubstep was Loefah, talking to Radio 1’s Mary Anne Hobbs in 2008. Hobbs had organised a show titled Generation Bass, where each of the six dubstep DJs from 2006’s Dubstep Wars Radio 1 show (also organised by Hobbs) picked a DJ each to perform a ten minute set. Loefah chose Oneman, and in his introduction, revealed that he never particularly liked UK garage until he heard Oneman mix it.
It’s a kind of an unwritten rule but by and large to become a big DJ in dubstep you need either two things: an incredible arsenal of new dubplates, or a talent for production such that you have, well, an incredible arsenal of new dubplates. But recently a DJ has managed a steep climb up the scene’s ranks without either.
He is DJ Oneman. Amongst the immense respect bestowed onto him by his peers through the dubstep scene, DJ Oneman remains the only artist ever to appear on Mary Anne Hobb’s BBC Radio 1 show without releasing a single record. He has almost singlehandly re-invented old school garage – taking the art of djing to a new level – recontextualising 2 step garage into dubstep, grime, ‘’wonky’ and beyond. He has completed guest mixes for Xlr8r & Fact Magazine, gets the pleasure of playing tag team sets with Joy Orbison, and is gushed about in the dubstep column of Pitchfork, Cargo, and DJ Mag.
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After a series of life-changing experiences abroad, Kito returned home to Australia in 2008 and began to focus on cultivating the ideas which had been germinated through her travels into her own unique sound. The amalgamation of these efforts eventually gave rise to her seminal work What If, which along with Cold on the B-side was immediately recognized and released by Skream, one of Dubstep's figureheads, on his own label Disfigured Dubz in 2009.
An accomplished and experienced DJ, Kito has spent years diligently honing her skills as a performer since the age of 15, as demonstrated by her accolades to date which include winning ‘Best New Talent’ in the Perth Dance Music Awards in 2005, and taking first place in the DJ Idol competition at Roller (Australia’s longest running Drum and Bass event) in the same year.
2010 sees Kito elaborating on her partnership with vocalist Reija Lee to compile an impressive body of collaborative work. The duo have signed a number of tracks to Diplo’s hugely popular label, Mad Decent which is also home to such influential artists as Major Lazer, Rusko, Boy 8-Bit, Crookers, and South Rakkas Crew. It's clear that this is only the beginning of what promises to be a very exciting musical career for Kito. Definitely one to keep an eye on!
Facebook Page:http://www.facebook.com/thisiskito
Come join us for what is most likely to be one of this summers best dubstep parties at one of Adelaide's best clubs - Savvy Lounge Bar.
Local support -
Jayar - Moshman - Strife - Counterpart - Gunda G - Ghetto Blondie - Audio Opticon
Tickets will be available from Venuetix, Inbound, Clinic 116 and Wax Museum ($20+bf) and online @ bassface.com.au ($20 NO booking fee). Get your tickets early, it will be more on the door.
image not archived: 162762_478509348334_639723334_5900956_413393_n.jpg
Oneman, in his own, understated way, changed the face of British dance music. It sounds simple in retrospect, but when Oneman emerged on the radar of grime and dubstep fans in 2006-2007 as a result of the House Party squat parties he organised he was one of very few people who’d mix garage and dubstep records (in his own words, from a 2008 interview with Martin Clark, he “basically play[ed] 98-02 UKG 2step B-sides and 2005 dubstep”). More importantly, he was the only one who mixed them to the degree he did. A superlative DJ from a technical perspective, his multi-minute blends between garage and dubstep became infamous. In the words of his regular host, Asbo, he takes “two tunes and makes ‘em sound like one, man.”
Most telling when it comes to Oneman’s impact on dubstep was Loefah, talking to Radio 1’s Mary Anne Hobbs in 2008. Hobbs had organised a show titled Generation Bass, where each of the six dubstep DJs from 2006’s Dubstep Wars Radio 1 show (also organised by Hobbs) picked a DJ each to perform a ten minute set. Loefah chose Oneman, and in his introduction, revealed that he never particularly liked UK garage until he heard Oneman mix it.
It’s a kind of an unwritten rule but by and large to become a big DJ in dubstep you need either two things: an incredible arsenal of new dubplates, or a talent for production such that you have, well, an incredible arsenal of new dubplates. But recently a DJ has managed a steep climb up the scene’s ranks without either.
He is DJ Oneman. Amongst the immense respect bestowed onto him by his peers through the dubstep scene, DJ Oneman remains the only artist ever to appear on Mary Anne Hobb’s BBC Radio 1 show without releasing a single record. He has almost singlehandly re-invented old school garage – taking the art of djing to a new level – recontextualising 2 step garage into dubstep, grime, ‘’wonky’ and beyond. He has completed guest mixes for Xlr8r & Fact Magazine, gets the pleasure of playing tag team sets with Joy Orbison, and is gushed about in the dubstep column of Pitchfork, Cargo, and DJ Mag.
===================================================================
After a series of life-changing experiences abroad, Kito returned home to Australia in 2008 and began to focus on cultivating the ideas which had been germinated through her travels into her own unique sound. The amalgamation of these efforts eventually gave rise to her seminal work What If, which along with Cold on the B-side was immediately recognized and released by Skream, one of Dubstep's figureheads, on his own label Disfigured Dubz in 2009.
An accomplished and experienced DJ, Kito has spent years diligently honing her skills as a performer since the age of 15, as demonstrated by her accolades to date which include winning ‘Best New Talent’ in the Perth Dance Music Awards in 2005, and taking first place in the DJ Idol competition at Roller (Australia’s longest running Drum and Bass event) in the same year.
2010 sees Kito elaborating on her partnership with vocalist Reija Lee to compile an impressive body of collaborative work. The duo have signed a number of tracks to Diplo’s hugely popular label, Mad Decent which is also home to such influential artists as Major Lazer, Rusko, Boy 8-Bit, Crookers, and South Rakkas Crew. It's clear that this is only the beginning of what promises to be a very exciting musical career for Kito. Definitely one to keep an eye on!
Facebook Page:http://www.facebook.com/thisiskito
Come join us for what is most likely to be one of this summers best dubstep parties at one of Adelaide's best clubs - Savvy Lounge Bar.
Local support -
Jayar - Moshman - Strife - Counterpart - Gunda G - Ghetto Blondie - Audio Opticon
Tickets will be available from Venuetix, Inbound, Clinic 116 and Wax Museum ($20+bf) and online @ bassface.com.au ($20 NO booking fee). Get your tickets early, it will be more on the door.
