Spikey Tee - Frontal iFM Promo Mixes

Spikey Tee is a soul fuelled, reggae educated, hip hop asserted and jungle/dnb ridden man, Spikey (the person) takes all this influence from his music in to his life. All of which (obviously amongst other things) bind together to make a truly great man and all of which becomes blissfully obvious when Spikey (the artist) steps on stage be it with New Zealand band Sola Rosa or with a simply inspiring dj set…

In a world where artists survive 20 seconds, it is a direct link to his talent that this year marks Spikey Tee (the artist) 22nd year as an active participant in the culture of music. It isn't a business for him, it’s life and that’s why he’s still around today with every one of his musical journeys making a statement and permanent attachment to the listeners soul…

Spikey makes me want to sing. Every time I hear a lyric I almost subconsciously start singing it. After a day of listening, the night is spent singing. Now I’m not talking mumbling, I’m talking belting out a tune (obviously not subjecting others to said inspiration) and trying to embody what it is that Spikey (both the person and the artist) is getting at. See, Spikey (the artist) sings about the truth. He tells real stories. His story. And that he can somehow translate to everyone’s story. This is a great gift and we are all lucky to have an opportunity to share in it.

History is all well and good but as an artist you’re only as good as your last performance which for Spikey (the artist) is being touring vocalist for the amazingly talented Sola Rosa, unleashing his angelic voice in the studio and DJ’ing across many lands, absolutely laying down the law from reggae to drum n bass and all his influences in between. What is commonly known as ‘mash up’ sets these days Spikey's execution of is and will continue to be legendary – new names for an old game when it comes to dealing with Spikey. Impromptu guest vocalist with Morcheeba at the Days Like This Festival in Sydney (after many years of being a firmly lauded member), a record that we’re both quite proud of for Conscious Rebel Music (I’m continually humbled to work with such a truly, talented, gracious and absolute joker of a human) and finally after many years of making everyone else’s albums sound amazing, he’s working on one to call his own.
Very apt for the 22nd year in his musical life…

I’ve purposely left out what he’s done in this blurb but we’ll drop the list on you if you scroll down. Go through it and you will realise that Spikey has been in your life longer than you realise (he’s been with me since ’92 – and I met him about 7 or so years ago).

This is an enormous year for us the listener as we take this journey around the world with Spikey the DJ, the singer and the artist so grab on for the ride because people like Spikey do not come round very often. Spikey Tee (the person) is an amazing character. Put that on a stage and Spikey Tee (the artist) will simply take that and give you a performance that will make you feel larger and more positive than anything you could ever imagine…

Frontal iFM Promo Mixes

Discography

1. Changing the scenery - The Sindecut
2. Creation Rebel - Rebel MC
3. Element of speed - The Demon Boyz
4. Life on loop - Steve Spyro
5. Just another night on the town - 11:59
6. Ruff life - 11:59
7. Amor - Jah Wobble
8. Tiger Tiger - Jah Wobble
9. Third heaven - Jah Wobble
10.Wine, women and song - Jah Wobble
11.Mount Zion - Jah Wobble (query contributors before registering)
12.Darkheart - Bomb The Bass
13.Paper soldier - Mannasseh
14.Is it worth it - Mr Scruff
15.Erase the pain - Tony D
16.Friction - Morcheeba
17.Shoulder holster - Morcheeba
18.Throne - Mark Rae
19.Guilty - Parry/Gendler/Rennie/Bell
20.Timelocked -Rennie/Konstandinides
21.Stand firm - 2 Dogs
22.You look fine - Submariner
23.Vibration Version - Mannasseh
24.Hands up- DJ Hype
25.Gunshot dub - Resin Dogs
26.Greener pastures - King Kapisi
27.The signal - Noiseshaper
28.Ember - Blue Foundation
29.If Only She Knew -Feelstyle/Submariner
30.Adore You - Resin Dogs
31.Burn It Out - Dual Control
32.Gusto Remix/It's Not Hard - Hermitude
33.Submission - Potential Bad Boy
34.Show Me - Potential Bad Boy
35.Roaring Lion (Re-Rub) - Flexitones (Propellerheads/Eat Static)
36.Simple Jealousy Sindecut (Query all Sindecut tracks)
37.Oh Little Sheila - Nil by Mouth Soundtrack (query unreleased soundtrack)
38.Badman Sola Rosa
39.Blaze Crystal Clear
40.Zero - Ritual/Spikey Tee/DJ Suv
41.Rubadouble Agent Alvin/Spikey Tee
42.Bun Dem Down - Ritual/Spikey Tee
43.On The Rise Timmi Schumacher Remix
44.Live the life - Sindecut
45.Crack Business - Sindecut
46.Life Is Strange - Rido/Spikey Tee
47.Whip Them Soundboy - Marcus Visionary/Spikey Tee
48.Love Love - O.G/Spikey Tee
49.Boombaclaat - Klaus Hill/Spikey Tee
50.Slipstream - Klaus Hill/Spikey Tee
51.Far Far Land - Ritual/Spikey Tee
52.Whip Them Soundboy - Ritual/Spikey Tee
53.5am Soul City - Lynx/Spikey Tee
54.Dragon's Lair - Ritual/Spikey Tee
55.These Words - Sola Rosa/Spikey Tee
56.Love Alone - Sola Rosa/Spikey Tee
57.Bass Speaker - Chrome Yellow/Spikey Tee
58.Rebel Dub - Lotek/Spikey Tee
59.Aunties Sunday Lunch - Lotek/Spikey Tee
60.Handheld Shout Machine - Lotek/Spikey Tee
61.Top Shelf - DJ Mosus/Zero T/Spikey Tee

HardDix - Holla Techno Episode 1

HardDix (born Muhammad Amjad Shah Bin Mohsen Maninder in 1988) is a Singaporean-Malaysian DJ. He is part of a two person group dubbed the Kuala Lumpur House Invaders.

Background
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HardDix was born to a Malaysian father and Singaporean mother in Singapore. Spent his younger days in Selangor, Malaysia before moving back to Singapore to serve his National Service in 2007. A life in Singapore and music took the better of him. He started out dj-ing, spinning house music but later explored on minimal, techno. Later, together with his best friend Laz3rbeans, they dubbed themselves the Kuala Lumpur House Invaders. He is now one of the young DJs in the industry looking for more exposures.

Discography
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http://harddix.podomatic.com
http://soundcloud.com/harddix
http://www.mixcloud.com/HardDix
http://klhouseinvaders.mypodcast.com

http://www.facebook.com/HardDix

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More about Holla Techno:
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Jeeee... Hmmmm... Alright. I might be the next 'dubfire'! LOL! Maybe not. Lately I've been playing around techno from dark to acid to proggy. Seems to be lovely. There's this thing that kept me doing Techno sets. To me, Techno sets are much like a novel or a story book. It has story lines. It brings you to places even to bed. OK. I'm crazy. Anyway. Holla Techno is a 'book' for all to share.

It has episodes. Right now I'm at Episode 1. So, wait up for the coming episodes. You peeps can subscribe to my podcast http://harddix.podomatic.com for updates on my mixes in your iTunes or so ever. Till then... - HardDix -

Holla Techno Episode 1 (Right Click to Save)

Preview of FICKLE GORILLA LAUNCH PARTY

For those who still know nuts about what sound to expect.

Here are some treats for your ears.

Darkwing - It Don't move my Rocker by Broadcast Events

RTYPE 'If U Got It' Mix August 2010 by r-type

Anand Nair aka Presha from Meshradio

Presha's DnB Mix (Right Click to Save)

Lavin aka Sumberge from Meshradio

Sumberge's Mix (Right Click to Save)

And those who have no freaking idea what's Dub Step is?

Go and have your ears cleaned and plug it into the following.

Dub Step for Beginners by Broadcast Events

Enjoy! Swing by for a night of beats & mayhem!

Now get your arse marked for this event via Facebook Event.

FICKLE GORILLA LAUNCH PARTY

For those who will be in Singapore this coming weekend, here's an event not to be missed.

First in a series of pop-up bars and after-hours parties. In collaboration with Knight Runners, FICKLE GORILLA brings the very best in electronic music to the real party people of Singapore. A scene usually unseen.

The Little India launch Party will see the old brick walls of the Post Museum crumble and shake under the explosive beats of DARKWING (AU) & RTYPE.

Combining house, breaks, funk, disco and dubstep, the curious ying-yang symmetry of these two artists will be flicking all your switches and have you smashing up the dance floor as they tag-team their tunes throughout the night.

For this special launch event - DARKWING will be teaming up with drummer & brother-in-alms HORATIUS for a first taste of DARKWING LIVE – An assault of the funkiest, creamiest, rocking dance music floor stompers, set to electronic percussive wizardry.

Adding to the chaos are Niko dishing out wicked hip hop tunes and Submerge & Presha of Meshradio notoriety bring their breed of drum & bass and dubstep to our little music feast. What a beats night it will be.

A last minute addition to our merry band of noise makers is Paul (not the octopus) but the TAROT reader! Fortune hunters and creators of the future can catch him in his mystical corner at post-museum. End your fickle future at fickle gorilla!

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Capacity will be very limited so you will need to be early for this one,
and its bound to get even more squeezy when we throw in the sweetener:

FREE FLOW CHAMPAGNE AND VODKA 10PM – 12AM

This is the first of many, so come get rowdy with the fickle gorilla. There's plenty more where that came from.

Get your arse marked for this event via Facebook Event.

Reason 5 & Record 1.5 - Live Sampling

Propellerhead Software has released the updated Record 1.5 and Reason 5, which add new instruments, effects, sequencing, sounds, patches and more.

Her’s a quick guide to what’s new and what it will cost you.

Propellerhead Reason 5 & Record 1.5 Highlights:

The new Kong Drum Designer and Dr. Octo Rex loop player extend Reason’s instrument arsenal to help musicians get phenomenal sounding rhythms, drums tracks and beats.

Reason 5 and Record 1.5 add a whole new take on sequencing: Blocks—build songs parts like patterns and string them together for lightening fast arranging with the ability to freely go back and forth between pattern and linear modes.

Neptune, a pitch correction tool and amazing voice synthesizer, turns less than perfect performances into great ones in no time. Simply play new harmonies on a MIDI keyboard for instant backing vocals. Live sampling into all sample capable devices means any musician can use samples in a new and playful manner, discovering the lost art of creative sampling. The Expanded Factory Sound Bank, doubling in size, plus added signature sound designers’ patches, inspire new arrangements and compositions. Multi core optimization, an on-screen keyboard and tempo scaling of clips top the list of additional improvements.

Live Sampling – Reason 5 and Record 1.5

This is an interesting concept; software samplers that actually record and sample audio. Live sampling is a new feature that places a Live Sampling button on every location where a .WAV or .AIF file can be loaded in on each of the sample playback devices (i.e. Redrum, NN-19, NN-XT, Kong, etc.) Live sampling will allow for two main functions:

1. To sample external audio through your audio interface in realtime (i.e. mic input)

2. To resample any piece, part or section of your tune

When live sampling is engaged, a waveform editor that has now been built into the program appears, and allows you to trim, crop, normalize, reverse, crossfade-loop the sample, thus making this whole process self-contained inside the program.

Kong Drum Designer – Reason 5 and Record 1.5

Kong is a multifunctional drum design unit that allows for 16 different drum parts for each of the 16 different pads on its GUI. Sounds can be edited and shaped all-day. Kong also posses an arsenal of Support generators and FX processors geared towards shaping your drum sounds. Support generators will add additional body and tone to your drum sounds.

Drum generation methods are:

1. NN-Nano – Sample playback – multisampling/layering

2. Nurse REX – REX Loop playback – plays back as individual slices, or chunks

3. Analog Bass Drum Synth – think 808, 909, etc. analog kicks

4. Analog Snare Drum Synth – think 808, 909, etc. analog kicks

5. Analog Hi-Hat Drum Synth

6. Analog Tom Drum Synth – think 808, 909, etc. analog kicks

7. Physical Modelled Bass Drum

8. Physical Modelled Snare Drum

9. Physical Modelled Tom Drum

The Support generators are:

1. Noise

2. Tone

Kong’s internal structure allows for 2 Insert FX for each part; 1 Send Effect and 1 Master Effect. Kong also allows for flexible output routing (16 outs.)The FX are:

1. Compressor

2. Filter

3. Overdrive/Resonator

4. Parametric EQ

5. Rattler

6. Ring Modulator

7. Room Reverb

8. Tape Echo

9. Transient Shaper

Propellerhead – Reason 5 and Record 1.5 – Neptune

Neptune is a pitch device for audio in Record 1.5. It’s also an FX processor that you would add to an audio track as an insert effect. Overall, Neptune has three key functions:

1. Real-time Audio Transposer – This is pretty cut and dry; you have controls for the semitone shift and fine tune.

2. Real-time Pitch Correction – This function is a very welcome addition, as it detects notes in monophonic audio signals and/or tracks (e.g. vocals) that are off and corrects their pitch. It looks as though it will also allow for incoming MIDI notes to pull the pitches away from their root and correct it in a sliding and gliding real-time fashion. Hmm… feels like I’ve seen something like this before in a certain plug-in.

3. Voice Synth – This functionality allows for incoming MIDI chords to make duplicates of the audio to create what sounds like harmonies and backing parts. I was a big fan of a piece of hardware that did this years ago

Pricing:

Sidegrade (includes Reason 5 upgrade) EUR 149 / USD $169
Reason 5 Upgrade from any version EUR 99 / USD $129
Record 1.5 Upgrade from any version free download
Record Reason Duo bundle EUR 405 / USD $449
Reason EUR 305 / USD $349
Record EUR 279 / USD $299

If you purchased a qualifying Reason product after May 24, 2010, you can upgrade for free.

Source: www.synthtopia.com

Source: http://blog.dubspot.com

Traktor Kontrol S4 hardware interface

Native Instruments today announced its new (and first) integrated hardware / software DJ system with a YouTube video wherein DMC World Champ DJ Shiftee rocked out to the Tetris theme and samples from Mike Tyson's Punch Out! (We guess someone knows their target demographic.) Traktor Kontrol S4 promises to take "functionality and control" to the next level with a new version of Traktor Pro that supports the hardware interface's many features, including: looping, cueing, effects, and track browsing controls, two sample decks, touch-sensitive jog wheels, a mixer, and more. Also included is a low-latency 24bit / 96kHz sound card. Available sometime this winter for an MSRP will be $999 (€899). See it in action after the break.

Source: www.engadget.com

Hands-on with the Pacemaker DJ system

Engadget had a chance to get up close and personal with Swedish startup Tonium's portable DJ unit and paw this 120GB-storing mobile mixing and more device. Comparable in size to the PSP (a smidge smaller), the Pacemaker's integrated crossfader and multifunction touchpad at first blush provide a surprisingly intuitive way to control your mix. We're not gonna lie -- we kinda wish the touchpad worked more like a Kaoss pad than like ye olde iPod scroll wheel, but all the same it's pretty fun to get some pitch bending on with a device that fits in one hand. Also let's be honest, you're probably not gonna become the hottest thing in Ibiza with this thing, but at $700 it's a relatively low-cost convenient practice setup for DJs on the road or an attractive option for aspiring amateurs. Be sure to peep yourself some video after the break.

Source: www.engadget.com

Zul Subvert - Subvert Sessions

Oh man... this mix just can't get off my head. Loop mode was on for this mix particularly. Expect a wide spectrum of sound packing into an hour. I wish it could have been longer, oh well, I believe it will only takes a maestro in order to produce such a good sh*t.

-- Profile --

I guess I've been lucky enough to be around music since 1991 (the punk/hardcore days) but DJ-wise, I got started around 1995/1996 was lucky enough to be drafted for a gig by Chris Ho even before I could mix. Needless to say I was completely rubbish, even if i played only ambient (mainly Global Communication and Vangelis)!

I listen to a lot of music so I can inspired from everything from Jeff Mills, LTJ Bukem (the reason I fell in love with drum & bass actually) to Depeche Mode.

To be honest I knock up tracks just for fun so really Im the last person to be giving advice! :p Ive only been fooling with Ableton in the last six months (after much prodding by Brown Club chief Aresha) but I love programmes like Ableton etc have made making music interesting even for technophobes like myself. I guess the biggest tip is to not be daunted by the technology. Have fun, do that and half the battle is won in my humble opinion.

Best outcome - not sure how I can answer that! But really, taking it easy and having fun usually helps :p

Peace and respect to the Boss and the Simpang / Tampines Teh O Ais Limau crew (they know who they are!)

For more plugins, do check out here! Subvert Singapore - Drum & Bass

Subvert Session (Right click to save)

Expecting Delay

Dear all,

Due to overwhelm commitments. There is an expecting delay of showcases.
Do look forward to many great DJ lineups;
- Aldrin
- Spikey Tee
- Brendon P
- Zul Subvert
- Amjad Shah
- and many more...

Token multitouch screen shows us the future of DJing, today (video)

Think you know multitouch surfaces? Think again. We've just come across a video demo of the Token multitouch, erm, pedestal, which seems to have come straight from the future. A clear sheet of glass that beams out video from your computer and accepts touch inputs in return, the Token concept has been designed by a chap named Rodrigo hailing out of Chile. We know it uses a rear projector for its video, but other construction details are scarce at this point; what's really special here, however, is the way he combines it with a Traktor Pro controller titled Emulator, turning a few intelligent finger swipes into a kickass light-and-sound show. See it on video after the break.

"emulator" on töken concept from yöyen munchausen on Vimeo.

Source: www.engadget.com
Source: yoyen munchausen (Vimeo)