Kongkretebass has been invited by Hong Kong’s live band promoter “HK Live!” to open the special Electronica showcase this March.

Headlining the show will be 4-piece band DRIP from Manila. After more than 5 years on the scene, DRIP is today seen as one of Manila’s more important alternative electronica outfits, making waves throughout SEAsia with their trip/hop and dnb infused live performances, album releases and even MTV music videos… Supporting the March showcase will be two energetic drum & bass loving local live bands.

Read on for event details and Electronic Mistress’s blog entry of her first encounter with DRIP.

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HK LIVE! @ Fringe Club, Hong Kong
SATURDAY, 7th March 2009

with DRIP (Manila), Synthetic (IN)Semination & Violent Jokes
+ DJ Set (9-10.30pm): by Kongkretebass

Advance Ticket: HK$100 (from Fringe Club) / On The Day: HK$150
More information: http://www.hk-live.com

Thanks to PAE & Solos for sponsoring gear for our set!

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Everybody’s Talking But No One’s Listening*

taken from Electronic Mistress AND blog entry (Thursday, Aug 14, 2008)

“So a few days ago, one lazy Sunday afternoon on the home couch, I happened to flick channels on TV and stopped at the Asian MTV.

For what is rare on commercial music channels, the current music video featured a drum & bass clip. The track was called ‘Fallen’, by Manila-based band DRIP. I loved both - the track as well as the vid - for clearly being handmade with heart and soul. And I immediately hit myspace to find this band! And this is what I found out:

In early 2008, the 4-piece DRIP released their 2nd album “Identity Theft”, which is also available under Creative Commons license to other artists for remixing & sampling (?). After more than 5 years on the scene, Drip is today seen as one of Manila’s more important alternative electronica outfits, making waves throughout SEAsia with their live performances.

Fallen - Drip’s music video to the 2nd single release from ‘Identity Theft’ was launched in May 2008 and recently started airing on MTV (lucky me!). The video itself was a mad hand-drawn animation, which (as my instant research later revealed) has taken director/animator Juan Alcazaren two years to complete!

My appreciation goes out to all people who have a passion to create and perform. And admiration to those artists who manage to make a living with their niche productions…

If I somehow could manage to gather enough support to stage another live drum & bass band in HK, believe me I would! Drip have certainly been added high on the list. (any proposals?)

Check out MTV, maybe you’re lucky enough to catch ‘Fallen’. But for now, let me just share this clip (’Morning After’ - the first single release from the album ‘Identity Theft’) and more info about my Sunday find, below

Video:

More about the lovely dnb/triphop outfit Drip:
http://www.myspace.com/dripmanila

http://dripmanila.multiply.com/journal

* “Everybody’s Talking But No One’s Listening” is a Drip quote from their myspace page (as well as one of their songs)”

KONGKAST#78 – new podcast episode with DJ Wash (Kongkretebass, Hong Kong)

DJ Wash is back this week with a mixed drum and bass selection. A few unreleased tunes from our good friends at the Mainframe Recordings camp, a couple of bootlegs from Sydney producers to get you moving, and, as always, we bring you a good mix of the spectrum in this KONGKAST edition. Enjoy!

The new enhanced podcast is now in full swing of things, try it out. Subscribe to KONGKAST on iTunes to get the full features.

Stay tuned with KONGKAST - Asia’s #1 dnb podcast! New episode every week for free download from www.kongkretebass.com or iTunes.

Subscribe to KONGKAST in iTunes - FREE!
Or download directly from our website under KONGKAST.

NEW! Download enhanced m4a file (with images and track markers) - HERE
Download MP3 File - HERE

TRACK LIST//

KONGKAST #78 - by DJ Wash (Kongkretebass, Hong Kong)

1. MosDef - Travelling Man (First Grandson Remix) Bootleg
2. Altered Statesmen (Twinhead + Tobe) - To The Stars (Dub)
3. Ritual - Conscious Dub
4. A.I. - Days OF Rage
5. Henree and Eveson - Superstition
6. Subterra & Dekko - Eclipse
7. Miss RedFlower - Here to Fly (Mista Remix)
8. Spirit - Connected
9. ES9 and Sonic - Acceleration (Dub)
10. Trei - Too High
11. Total Science - SOS
12. Spirit - Fantasy
13. Apex - Lock On
14. Hydro and Mindscape - Skid Row
15. Nice, Ferice and Break - Empire
16. State of Mind - Attention Deficit
17. Upbeats and State of Mind - Deviants
<<< Hive - Neo VIP
18. Camo and Krooked - Dakota (Mainframe Recordings Dub)
19. Streets - ??? (DJ Disaszt Bootleg)
20. CrystalClear and Cabbie - StreetHwak
21. Camo and Krooked - Vampires (Mainframe Recordings Dub)
22. Shimon and DJ Disaszt - Zoids (Mainframe Recordings Dub)
23. DJ Disaszt - Oh My Dear 2009 (Audio Porn / Mainframe Recordings Dub)
24. ??? - FreddyFred Remix (Dub)
25. Commix - Underwater Scene
26. Instra:mental - Hunter

Our friends, the HEAVY sound system, soldier on this month in the terrain of low frequency music that is Dubstep. Kongkretebass’ femme fatale Electronic Mistress will once again be supporting the mayhem with her exquisite dubstep selections. Oh and watch out she’ll be dropping a number of freshly produced chooooooonz from the Kongkretebass studio - 100% virgin material. Booya!

p.s. Dump your home stereos. You’re missing out on half the sound. You really must come out to hear (and physically experience) the low frequencies!

Heavy presents: DUBSTEP FORWARD @ Sammi’s Kitchen
A night of Dubstep and DNB
Saturday, 28th February 2009

Line-up:
Saiyan (Macau/ HK)
N1D (Macau)
Sannja (Macau)
Kastoacha (UK)
BloodDunza (HK)
Electronic Mistress (Kongkretebass/ HK)

Venue:
Sammi’s Kitchen (G/F, 137-139 Connaught Road Central, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong)

Doors open: 11PM - late
Entry: $100 (including a bottle of beer)

More information:
www.myspace.com/heavyhongkong

Welcome back to the Kongkretebass Kongkast and KUNG HEI FAT CHOI!
Our first guest mix in the Chinese ‘Year Of the Ox’ comes exclusively from one of the busiest ladies in the London drum and bass scene, Dj Alley Cat.

As a DJ, producer, booking agent and resident of Feline, a monthly London club-night run by all-female dnb collective of Mc’s and DJs, Alley Cat is surrounded by music 24/7. For the 77th episode of KONGKAST, Alley Cat shares with you (in her own words) “a slice of what touches [her] soul at this moment”. A mix of deep dnb with plenty of dubz from around the globe and a couple of her own…

Many thanks to Miss Alley Cat for putting together this special selection for KONGKAST - Hong Kong’s dnb podcast!

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Or download directly from our website under KONGKAST

NEW! Download enhanced m4a File (with track markers and pictures) - HERE
Download MP3 File - HERE

Track listing and more about DJ ALLEY CAT below…

TRACKLIST//

KONGKAST #77 - ft. ALLEY CAT (ESP, Feline, Skunkrock, Reinforced/ UK) - exclusive studio mix

1. Blu Mar Ten – Above Words
2. D Bridge – Wonder Where (Exit)
3. ASC – Caesium (Vampire)
4. Danger Inc – Homework

5. Alley Cat – Drum’n’Lace
6. Lynx & Kemo – Dangerous (Soul : r)
7. Kiat – Dub Vader
8. Bal – Marquee Moon (Influence)
9. Data – Vice (Metalheadz)
10. Blue Mar Ten – If I could Tell You
11. Soul Intent – Release
12. Alley Cat – Sweet Spot
13. Calibre – Ringtone (Samurai Music)
14. Sato – Scorched
15. Instra:mental & D Bridge – Translucent (Darkestral)
16. Dan Habernam – The Flower (Play:music)
17. Naibu – Newport (Soul:r)

About Alley Cat:

Alley Cat landed in the UK nearly a decade ago to help out at the Skunkrock Productions headquarters in London. At the time she helped to build up the label’s name as a producer, touring DJ, and label A & R / promoter.

Now in her 11th year of Djing she has gone from Skunkrock label rep to a known DJ in her own right. Having frequented gigs in Europe for 9 years, and holding a residency at Berlin’s Icon Club for over 8 years, she’s still finding new places to present her sound every season. Internationally she has graced the decks in no less than 28 European countries as well as all over North America, in South Africa and even Israel. Some of the most exotic destinations include, Honolulu, Reykjavik, Johannesburg, Bucharest, Lisbon and Tel Aviv.

2008 has been a busy year for Alley Cat, with the Feline project (club nights in London & abroad), a return to production, her job as bookings admin at ESP Agency, and DJ gigs across the globe.

Links:
http://www.myspace.com/djalleycat
http://www.esp-international.co.uk
Alley Cat facebook fan page

KONGKAST#76 – new podcast episode

Quick break after the Lynx gig on the 10th January, we are back with a quick mix on Kongkast!
This week, DJ Wash takes the controls with a bass line set of Drum and bass.
Tracks by Nymfo, Icicle, Proxima, Break, Subwave and more.

Also, with the new enhanced podcast - we are trying out different ways to do this, so bear with us while we’re ironing out some issues.
If you need the MP3 file, then please feel free to check on our website for the file.

Enjoy and keep checking back at www.kongkretebass.com for more mixes coming your way!
Stay tuned with KONGKAST - Asia’s #1 dnb podcast!

Subscribe to KONGKAST in iTunes - FREE!
Or download directly from our website under KONGKAST

Download MP3 File - HERE

NEW! Download Enhanced m4a File (with images for iTunes) - HERE

+ Track list - Kongkast #76 + by DJ Wash

1) Shy Fx - PlasticSoul (D Bridge Remix)
2) Icicle - Spartan
3) Break - The Truth
4) S.P.Y - Monochrome
5) Inside Info - Clover
6) Zero T and Mosus - Monarch
7) Mako - Officially Jah
8 ) Break - Headz Up
- System - Near Miss
9) Noisia - Crank
10) D Kay and Lee - December
11) Total Science - Fantaziz
12) Nymfo - Cybernetic Disorder
13) Proxima - Clear for Launch
14) Icicle - Late Hours VIP
15) Subwave - Think
16) Lomax - Come and See
17) SpectraSoul - Peninsula
18 ) Break - All around
19) Calibre - New Cons
20) The Function - Get Up
21) SPY - Seeing Thru Shadows
22) Nymfo - Indemnity
23) Shy Fx - Bammaata (Break Rmx)
24) Zero T - Resonable Doubt
25) Break and Survuval - Sick
26) Vicious Circle - Access All Areas
27) Die and Break - Coming from the Top