COMPRESSION

103 Harriet Presents . . .

Compression

February 19th 2009

After utterly destroying 103 in January with DIESELBOY and EMALKAY, COMPRESSION doubles-down for February with one the sickest dancefloor line-ups the Yay Area has seen in a minute:

IN THE COMPRESSION ROOM:
Holy f*cking sh*t, it's the DUKE of drum and bass, BRYAN GEE. As head honcho of COMPRESSION'S all-time favorite record label, V RECORDINGS, BRYAN GEE discovered and signed everyone from RONI SIZE to KRUST to DJ DIE to DJ MARKY from Brazil.

As a DJ, though, GEE proves time and again that not one of those guys can play their own records as well as him. The man is a motherf*cking drum and bass WIZARD. A larger-than-life, stoned to the bejeesus belt, upside-down NINJA of ultimate bass funkification. And just like he's been rocking his legendary London club night MOVEMENT for the last decade, GEE is coming to COMPRESSION once again to remind everyone of just how that sh*t is done.

I mean, seriously, somebody call Montell Jordan, cause when GEE gets off the decks we're gonna need that fool to sing a chorus of "THIS IS HOW WE DO IT . . ." That might sound like hyperbole, but it ain't. It's BRYAN GEE and you ARE NOT READY!!!

Check out a blistering recent live set from BRYAN GEE

Or peep out a mix of V RECORDINGS classics, performed here on Grooverider's radio show a few months back (at a little after the hour mark)

As if that wasn't sick enough, COMPRESSION also welcomes back resident DANNY THE WILDCHILD. Another drum & bass legend, the WILDCHILD has been rocking stateside audiences like a hurricane for well over 15 years. Chopping, scratching, flipping and otherwise FUNKING UP the turntables in ways you never thought possible, the WILDCHILD takes the bouncingest tracks you ever heard and bounces them harder.

Like BRYAN GEE, the WILDCHILD is only ever aimed at rocking the dancefloor. So limber up! This night is going to work your shit out!

Get at DANNY the WILDCHILD'S classic "JUNGLE BOOK" mix

Also on the night are COMPRESSION resident badasses 2 CENTS, LUKEINO, MC AX!OM and THE COLONEL MC. And check it: this is the Colonel's first night back after a three-month hiatus with his new baby girl, so look for that man to lose his mind and RIP SHIT UP!

IN THE RUKKUZ ROOM:
We bring you bass warrior, SWYTCH of TRILLBASS…Whose mission is to rock a party with SUPER BASS. Swytch is just one of the four members of the crew that has defined a new sound in the world of Dubstep for the past few years.

With releases on labels all over the world, Including Rottun Recordings (Can), Shift Recordings (U.S), Ruff Records (France), Code of Arms (U.S) and their own 'Trillbass Records' Vinyl label, This crew continues to push their futuristic take on the dubstep genre to the basshead masses worldwide. Alongside a large collection of Digital releases and mixtapes, they continue to be known for their dirty bass, impeccable production, and incredible live shows.

myspace.com/trillbass

myspace.com/trillswytch

Just to kick it up a notch Rukkuz is also bringing out MARK INSTINCT …Who is touring the US this year and bringing Solid Basslines to every event..The release "Sketchy Maxx" was in Digital Tunes and Trackitdown top 10 for 3 weeks running. It has since been remixed by the likes of Emu, Pawn, Richie August, RSK, Kellydean, Trillbass + more!

Having been signed to Aufect, Rottun and Betamorph Recordings for a load of forthcoming material, as well as an EP on Shift and an album on Trillbass, I'm sure you'll be seeing this name all over the place soon. To top this, Enough of the chat, time to get your bassbins pumpin.

Also to make sure Rukkuz is pushing the speakers in 103 harriet SYMBL aka Arsenic from Evol Intent is gonna be dropping BOMBS that night as well. Dubstep’s gnarly producer Symbl has the knowledge of sub-bass and homicidal basslines, Symbl has been given multiple releases on Trill Bass and other top shelf dubstep labels.

Then we add the local heavy low end of NTRLD (Rukkuz, Badman Press, BrapDem), COMPRESSION'S own DJ IVRY with MC Child and Enhale on the MIC?!?!?!?! The Rukkuz room is guaranteed to bring that bump to move your gurls rump.

AND IN THE GET-SEXY ROOM:
COMPRESSION's own DJ HAVOC will join DJ MEASURES and friends for that perfect in-between butt-shaking funk.

Hip-hop to bassline and house music to B-more, the Get-Sexy room remains the place to grab a drink, grab a spot on the floor and then grab some ASS. HEYO!!

More information, mixes from the crew and additional shit-talking here