Out now on Scum, this 12″ packs two heaters from Bay-Area standouts Antiserum and No Thing.   Both tunes large and essential for your bag, cop em here:

CLICK for Antiserum + No Thing – Kamikaze / Brainwashed on Redeye Records

Straight car chase business on this- freebie tune from Fresh-Kid.com favorite The Spit Brothers off the Dubs Alive label. Enjoy the vibessssss + make sure you check for these steallar performers when they are in your area.

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The Spit Brothers Soundcloud page:

http://soundcloud.com/spitbrothers

Dubs Alive Home Page:

http://dubsailve.com/

A selection of tunes to burn some back to. Phaded broadcasting live on Joystixx Radio- WLUW 88.7. Subwoofers encouraged.

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This one was a houseparty classic all over the country the second it dropped… MC Dres on the mic as we take you back for some 101.

This Thursday we see the return of DJG, one of the first to have played the event that has now evolved into the Subfix weeky. You can catch him this week at Smartbar alongside city mainstays Searchl1te and KabZ. Known as much for killing it in the mix as he is for his talents as a producer, we got a chance to fire a few questions his way in anticipation this weeks appearance:

FK: The last time you were in Chicago was 2008, what all has changed for you as an artist in that time?

DJG: Chicago 2008 was actually my very first gig out of town, so I would say that has been a lot of evolution for me as an artist and in this genre. Obviously the sound has gotten bigger and perhaps more polarized. I think I have just attempted to make music that is maybe more personal in nature, and not follow trends or try to pander to any one. I like experimental music, I like innovative sounds and ideas, deeper vibes, but I also like dancing and so I try to blend all this stuff. Living in America where harder sounds are more popular, sticking to my guns creatively has sometimes felt like swimming upstream. But it always pays off because I really believe in what I do and it’s allowed me to connect with amazing people who are looking for different vibes like me.

FK: Tell us a bit more about Surefire (his agency based out of San Francisco, CA) and what its been like growing as an artist along with them.

DJG: Yeah I think we’re all growing up together and it’s been a source of inspiration and joy and pride to be connected with the Surefire agents and the roster of other artists. For the most part we’re all family and we all support each other. At least that’s how I feel.

FK: Do you have anything special lined up for your Chicago visit?

DJG: I always approach every show as special, even if that does sound corny it’s true. I’m looking forward to sharing my sound with the people there.

FK: What is your most memorable show / achievement / release so far this year, and what is next on the horizon for you?

DJG: The most memorable for me is perhaps being asked by Mary Anne Hobbs to submit a mix of my music for her BBC Radio 1 experimental show. That meant a lot and it felt really good.

Next up on the horizon are a few key releases I’m excited to share with the world, a 12″ for Headhunter’s Transistor label, a 12″ for NType’s Wheel & Deal label as well as a track on a Wheel & Deal album, a collaboration with Kutz for his album on Soul Jazz, plus a 12″ of 170bpm material and much more for Warm Communications. Lot’s of traveling and gigs this year all over the states and later this year I’ll be doing gigs in New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and London. Lot’s to be excited about.

Here is a recent DJG mix that he shared with us to get you warmed up:

DOWNLOAD: DJG – SONIC ROUTER MIX

Tracklist:

01. DJG – Is This Blue To You? – dubplate
02. J:Kenzo – Counteraction – Argon
03. Daega Sound System – Land In Motion – Immersed
04. Asusu – No Kya – dubplate
05. Jus Wan – Coma Wall – dubplate
06. Asusu – Weight – dubplate
07. A Made Up Sound – Closer – A Made Up Sound
08. Scuba – Minerals – Hotflush
09. Headhunter & Gatekeeper – Jellyfish – Transistor
10. Mayem & Distal – Frozen Barnacles – dubplate
11. Dhyan Moller – Lost In 3s (DJG remix) – Blipswitch Digital
12. DJG – Avoid The Noid – Pushing Red
13. DJG – Avoid The Noid (HEADHUNTER remix) – Pushing Red
14. DJG – Augmental – dubplate
15. DJG & Headhunter – Spacecake – Wheel&Deal
16. DJG – Duality – Pushing Red
17. DJG – Escape Pod – Transistor
18. Scuba – You Got Me – Hotflush
19. Addison Groove – Footcrab – Swamp 81
20. Djunya – Full Circle – Brapdem
21. DJG – Pressure – Wheel&Deal
22. Headhunter – Ghannti – dubplate
23. DJG – Time Is The Fire – Transistor
24. DJG – Roots – dubplate
25. Peverelist – Clunk Click Every Trip – Punch Drunk
26. DJG – Lichen – dubplate

Schwagstock 2010 Mini-Mix (Grateful Dead, Phish, Sublime) DnB!! by DJ SOLO

TRACKLIST

01. China Cat Sunflower/ I Know You Rider (DJ SOLO Bootleg) – Grateful Dead x Sensai & Heist
02. Scarlet Begonias (feat DJ SOLO) – Sublime (Grateful Dead cover)
03. Passin Me By (break) – Pharcyde
04. Free Bird Mouth Jam (DJ SOLO Bootleg) – Phish x Prestige & Nik Itch
05. Grow That and Get High (DJ SOLO Bootleg) – Prestige & Nik Itch x Method Man, Nate Dogg, & Luniz.

This is a FREE mini-mash-up-mix of DJ SOLO bootlegs made special for this year’s Schwagstock at Camp Zoe, Missouri. Fresh Kid’s own Phaded and DJ Solo will be performing at this year’s event, bringin it to em Chicago style (which means with relish, mustard, and sport peppers).

For more info:
Check the Facebook Event Page HERE
(They didn’t put our names on the top of the flyer because were NOT AWESOME!!)

…or go to the official site for more info HERE. …And if you miss it, Zombie Jerry Garcia is gonna come to your house and eat your parents!!!

By Kate Dessa:

Custom Vibes, React, Members Only AV and Fresh-Kid.com are presenting a huge 18+ night with San Francisco-based DJ and producer DZ at the Bottom Lounge. The Canadian born producer has been creating
electronic music from jungle, hiphop and drum and now dubstep for over 15 years.

Highly influenced by his hip-hop experience DZ created his first mixtape in 1995 with mashups from the likes of the Beastie Boys, Run DMZ and Wu tang Clan. Three years later he and jungle DJ/close friend Threesixty came together to create record label “Badman Press” so the two could begin forming their own tunes.

“Badman Press” has become an extremely successful label representing artists such as Bombaman, High.Deaf, and M6. After creating the label, DZ was free to produce his own sound and he started to form his own drum and bass tracks. After a few only years at it DZ took a break from the music scene to spend time with his family, and it wasn’t until 2007 that he took the stage again.

After he heard the sound of dubstep there was no stopping him from creating some of the most heart pounding buildups and heart stopping drops. His songs utilize the subs and create unexpected sounds that keep heads bobbing all night. 2008 was the year for this heavy weight when he began to make constant releases, while booking shows every weekend, with nothing but mass appeal. Now DZ has traveled the world playing his tunes and witnessing the instant rush dance floors get as his music booms through the speakers. DZ can now be seen on Wu Tang Clan tracks himself and artists such as Diplo and Rusko have been
heard rinsing his creations.

For his stop in Chicago, DZ will bring nothing less than brain melting
performance. Along side him for the night is Chicago’s own Phaded and
Nameloc. The two will be throwing some filth on the floor to get dubsteppers to get down to prior to DZ’s performance.

Looks like a little giveaway is about the M.O. lately… this time, something for both the rabid Electro and Dubstep fiends alike. Take a quick glance at the lineup and you’ll find an event rammed to the edges with talent. Brought to you Members Only AV , Custom Vibes, React and Fresh-Kid.com, this show boasts 4 rooms of sound, including an outdoor deck, 3 Major headliners and 25+ Chicago DJs in support. Oh did we mention an 18+ venue? Winnnnnn. We’re giving away 2 Tickets + a T-shirt.. and doing this easy style once again: send your name, phone number and email to the following:

contest@fresh-kid.com

Also- presales ARE still available ’til the day of the event, BUT if you’re looking for a more sure thing than this contest, you can get that FREE T-shirt by simply buying one of the presales before 6/19… get it? Booosh!

Presales can be bought here:

http://www.clubtix.net/dead-fame:-le-castle-vania—d.i.m.—dz-tickets-16783

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By Kate Dessa

Mala, known as one of the godfathers of dubstep, is crossing the ocean to make his first appearance in Chicago. Subfix Thursdays at Smartbar is bringing yet another European dubstepper to tickle the ears of the bass-biased listeners.

The Digital Mistikz other half (made up of Mala and Coki) has been making jungle-influenced dubstep since the turn of the century. Mala, with a more trademark deep-dubby sound, is also one of the owners of DMZ records, along with Coki and Loefah. The three of them together have played an influential part in the success of dubstep in the last five years.

Mala didn’t stop promoting this passion after one record label, he also operates one of Europe’s most influential dubstep clubnights DMZ. DMZ events have changed dubstep forever, creating an oasis of bass at the same time dubstep was exploding throughout the UK. Now, Mala is making one of his few appearances in America for us to experience his authentic sound boom through the speakers of Smartbar.

Smartbar’s Thursday night will be heavy with Quadratic, BRC, and Smartbar resident DJ Phaded rattling our brains before Mala takes the booth. Quadratic is a Live PA duo made up of Collin Harris and Chris Widman (another Smartbar resident DJ). Although you can’t easily categorize them in any specific genre, the two know how to drive the dancefloor with wall-shaking bass.

To give you a little history, we have Mala’s 2006 BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix, with many of the now-classic Digital Mystikz pieces:

Mala – BBC Radio One Essential Mix

Tracklist:

Digital Mystikz ‘ Misty Winter’ (Soul Jazz)
Digital Mystikz ‘Earth A Run Red’ (Soul Jazz)
Loefah ‘Left Right Left’ (Dubplate)
Digital Mystikz ‘Blue Notez’ (Dubplate)
Digital Mystikz ‘Serious’ (Dubplate)
Digital Mystikz ‘Torture’ (Dubplate)
Digital Mystikz ‘Haunted’ (Dubplate)
Skream ‘Tapped’ (Tempa)
Digital Mystikz ‘Ancient Memories (Skream Remix)’
Loefah ‘Goat Stare’ (DMZ)
Digital Mystikz ‘Shattered’ (Dubplate)
Digital Mystikz ‘Left Leg Out’ (Dubplate)
Digital Mystikz ft Spen G ‘Anti-War Dub’ (DMZ)