Konkrete Jungle Utah @ In the Venue SLC 12/29/07

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SATURDAY DECEMBER 29TH 2007

"Destrukt & Psyonix's offical B-Day Mash Up!"


TECHNICAL ITCH 12:30P-2:00A
Tech Itch Recordings/ Penetration/ Circle Recordings:: London, England, UK, THE 9TH CIRCLE OF HELL
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During 1991 Mark Caro was based in Birmingham, DJing at local UK hardcore parties. He soon started out on the production trail, with a very limited set up, producing hardcore techno. As his musical production skills and talent developed he released tracks as Ent. T through the Ibiza label. Introduced by a mutual friend, Mark soon formed a partnership with Darren Beale, also known as Decoder. As a duo they were moving away from the conventions of hardcore, following breakbeat into the less static realms of jungle. The pair's earliest tracks came toward the peak end of the UK hardcore scene; both Beale and Caro were noted DJs, with Beale's recorded work as Orca adding to his notoriety. They released, as Plasmic Life, a self-titled EP, which appeared on Bizzy B's Brain Records.
Still only a part-time collaboration, further releases ensued, but their desire to run their own record label could not be quelled, and so Tech Itch Recordings was spawned. The label had limited success, which deepened after Omni Trio's Rob Haigh heard Kenny Ken playing a selection of Technical Itch tracks on Kiss FM, leading to their signing with Haigh's home-base Moving Shadow in 1996. Mark then relocated to Bristol from Birmingham where his production skills perfectly complemented Darren's musicianship as a guitarist. The pair produced a number of singles as Technical Itch for the label that same year, with scores of tracks as Decoder and TIC continuing to appear on their own and other labels, marking the pair one of the more prolific (and increasingly influential) of the new crop of jungle producers. Though a Decoder full-length was first out of the gate in late 1998, Tech Itch's Diagnostics followed in 1999 on Moving Shadow.
With a prohibitively long list of aliases (Darren is better known as Decoder and is member of Kosheen) and strong links to Moving Shadow, Tech Itch Recordings has been playing a major part in the worldwide jungle and drum and bass scene. Technical Itch is now widely known as being only Mark Caro, and his original tracks are widely renowned for their unique style, high level of production and programming, examples of which can be heard in recent releases such as The Rukus, Whrilwind, and Heavy Metal. With over 32 releases on the Tech Itch label and a new sister set-up entitled Penetration, Mark and Darren's presence within the drum and bass scene is ever-stronger. In 2004 Technical Itch merged his Tech Itch Recordings with Dylan Hisley's Freak Recordings to create Tech Freak Recordings. The natural progression has led to long-term projects with MC Jakes, Dieselboy, Kemal, and a long list of others who complement their unique style of music.



HIVE 11:00P-12:30P
Violence Recordings:: LA,CA, USA, EARTH
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Celebrated on both sides of the Atlantic, its in the unassuming personality of futurist B-boy Hive that drum and bass finds its mightiest bridge between the UK and the US. His tracks have become staples of virtually all of drum and bass legends, from Andy C to Goldie, and make regular appearances on Grooveriders Radio 1 program--on which Hives towering Neo spent weeks at number one on the Five Mighty Rollers. Hives label Violence has registered sales comparable to Ram, Renegade Hardware, and Valve. He released a tremendous remix of Goldies and Rob Playfords The Shadow for Moving Shadow. Metalheadz has invited him to record an e.p. for the label. Hes toured worldwide, completing a month of dates in New Zealand and Australia in the fall of 2002, preceded by a month in the UK and Europe, which included a guest appearance for the Valve Soundsystem. No American has gained such complete entree into the heart of drum and bass.

Yet beyond is where Hive has gone. Concurrent with his album was the establishment of Celestial Recordings. The label was dedicated to exposing underground hip hop and included luminaries Freestyle Fellowship, Awol One, O.D., Fat Jack, and The Shapeshifters alongside Hives own tracks. From Celestial sprung Vortex, a label dedicated purely to uncompromising drum and bass. Vortex included releases by Dillinja, Tech Itch, Pieter K, Juju, UFO!, Sage, and of course Hive, and established itself as one of the premier drum and bass labels in the US, improving not only on the sound of American releases, but on the overall package as well, with first rate design, promotion, and DJ support. His The Raw Uncut project was a rousing statement for the label, its triple-pack vinyl and eight track CD release gathering new fans both in the US and in the UK, represented most dramatically by Moving Shadows licensing of three tunes for Killa Bites 2.

A club night to complement the expanding profile of the label was the next logical step, and Hive and label partner Daddy Kev opened the west coast franchise of New Yorks venerable Konkrete Jungle. Named best dance club in L.A. by Rolling Stone magazine, Konkrete Jungle positioned itself as Los Angeles premier drum and bass weekly until it closed its doors in 2001.

That same year, Hive and Kev dissolved Vortex, and Hive introduced his most recent label, Violence, which has exploded onto the drum and bass scene with ferocious determination. Featuring releases by Klute, Teebee, John Tejada, Gridlok, Keaton, Echo, Juju, and himself, Hive has steered the label into the vanguard of drum and bass. Since the inception of the label, Hives musical output has grown ever more assertive and daring, personified most clearly by Neo, one of 2003s great anthems. Neo has reached into virtually every corner of drum and bass, from dedicated ravers to disaffected breaks aficionados, binding fans of different stripes together in common cause. Hive has also been spending more time in the studio with collaborators, including Keaton of The Usual Suspects. The two of them were responsible The Plague, another massive anthem of 2003, released on Hardware. 2004 will see the release of their even more broadly appealing follow-up Bring it On, for Violence.


DRUMLOJIK W/ MC SAKE 1 8:00p-10:00p
DESTRUKT / PSYONIX / NEGLEKT / ILLMINDED
V2 EVENTS / DLR / MECHANIZED / KONKRETE JUNGLE UTAH/ JUNGLE EMPIRE/GUERRILLA TACTICS:: SLC, UT, USA, EARTH
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With over 8 years rockin Salt Lake, Drumlojik has become one of the Mountain Region's most prolific Drum 'n Bass crews, with shared performances with some of the Worlds top DNB acts such as: PENDULUM, CONCORD DAWN, DIESELBOY, EVOL INTENT, BLACK SUN EMPIRE, KLUTE, COUNTER STRIKE, EWUN, PLANET OF THE DRUMS, BREAK, SILENT WITNESS, LOXI & INK, RAIDEN, SPOR, NOISIA & so on. DRUMLOJIK is a collective of artists who have a passion for Drum and Bass unrivaled in the City of Salt. They play solely for the love of the music, the culture, and the feeling of delivering a performance people can just get loose to. Their styles are varied, ranging from the soulful and eclectic to the dark and heavy. Our individual influences allow us to present a variety of D&B styles to the junglist massive. We mix fast, smooth, and always on point. With their Master of Ceremonies keeping the mic live as they rock tunes using Turntables, CDJs, and Serrato, expect a performance that will take you through a journey of upfront smashers to the older classics!
GET READY TO RUMBLE!

DUBSCOUTS 11:30p-2:00a
DUB SCOUT SOUNDSYSTEM
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DJ ETHICS 10:00p-11:00p
V2 EVENTS/MECHANIZED/801PIMP

CHRIS WRIGHT 10:00p-11:30p
AUDIOFLO

GENOCYDE 9:00p-10:00p
801 JUNGLIST

Location:

IN THE VENUE
219 S. 600 W.
SALT LAKE CITY, UT. 84111

TIME: 8PM

AGES:
18+ TO ENTER
21+ TO DRINK

TICKETS:
$15 PRESALE
$20 DAY OF & @ DOOR