Conch Gig Guide
GIG: Tall Black Guy @ PSC 24th/25th Sept
Detriot producer Tall Black Guy is coming to New Zealand for the first time. Catch him doing TWO shows at Ponsonby Social Club.
A Producer Set on Wednesday September 24th with support from Addison Chase & Milo B. And a DJ SET on Thursday September 25th with support from Bobby Brazuka & Dylan C. Both gigs for FREE!!
GIG: DJ Exile - PSC - Sunday 14th Sept
After not being able to come with his partner in crime Blu last time Dj Exile is definitely coming to New Zealand for one show only. All the way from LA this bad boy will smash thing up on Sunday September 14th at Ponsonby Social Club. From 7pm for FREE!! With support from Julien Dyne & Dylan C.
DJ Exile (LA)Sunday 14th SeptemberPonsonby Social ClubFrom 7pm, Free EntryGIG: Andras Fox (MEL) - Sat 6th Sept
Melbourne producer Andras Fox crosses the ditch this week for the first time. He plays two live shows; one in Wellington and the other in Auckland, at Cassette Nine, for which we’ve teamed up with our good pals Sex Trade to host on Saturday 6th September
Sick Disco & Sex Trade pres. ANDRAS FOX (Melb)
Pre-Sales have sold-out but tickets available on the door from 9pm Sat 6th September, Cassette Number Nine, Vulcan Lane, AK CityAs their first excursion out of the shadows, the trio behind the veiled warehouse scene that is Sex Trade have teamed up with everyone’s favourite club night Sick Disco to bring you one of Australia’s most revered musical auteurs ANDRAS FOX.
Utilizing the sounds of soul and jazz, loose basslines and programming that is opposed to pushing tempos faster, Fox likes to add a raw, rough human element to dance music. A love for vinyl brings a much needed tactile element into his productions, which are heavy on texture and warmth. Spanning jazz, funk, disco, beats, and deep house, Fox’s edits and productions are for both the club and the bedroom… With releases on This Thing, Dopeness Galore, Audio Parallax & Two Bright Lakes, Fox is another artist to come out of the musical and creative hot bed that is Melbourne. Support on the night from Auckland’s own electronic anomaly Team Cat Food, Effaitch and of course, 3 bags of no frills house & techno records courtesy of the Sex Trade DJ’s.
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GIG: Guilty Simpson - PSC - Sun 3 August
Guilty Simpson was born in Detroit, the son and grandson of the family’s performing musicians in his father and grandfather. At age four, Simpson and his mother began traveling with an aunt in the military, living in California and Birmingham, Alabama, before settling back in the Motor City at 15. Big Daddy Kane, N.W.A, and Scarface were all major influences, but it was Queens-bred street bard Kool G Rap who made the biggest impression. “That’s my crème de la crème rapper right there,” says Simpson, his own presence among the latest in a rich lineage of heavy-handed MCs. For years Guilty Simpson has been a rock on the Detroit hip-hop circuit alongside those such as J Dilla, Slum Village, Eminem (whom Guilty still calls “Marshall”) & D12, Obie Trice, Proof, Phat Kat and Black Milk. A member of the Almighty Dreadnaughtz crew, Guilty emerged as a sound to be reckoned with after linking with producer Dilla in 2001. In the midst of recording an album’s worth of material on the MC – including the recently released duet “Take Notice” off of Dilla’s heralded Ruff Draft album – Dilla gave Simpson his first appearance on disc with “Strapped” (from 2003’s Jaylib album). 2006 marked his allegiance with Stones Throw Records – at Dilla’s behest – and appearances on both Chrome Children installments and subsequent tour. It’s taken years, but finally Simpson’s full-length solo debut, Ode to the Ghetto, brings him worldwide, chronicling a life led in the rough-hewn city that birthed him. Featuring an all-star cast of producers normally reserved for those signed to six-figure deals (J Dilla, Madlib, Denaun Porter of D-12), Ode to the Ghetto marks an evolution, incorporating a more topical and thought-provoking persona in addition to the extra-savage braggadocio Simpson is known for. “I want to make the consumer care about the music again,” the 31-year-old explains. Guilty’s testosterone-charged, inner city themes possess of a sense of humor at times so side-splitting, it only proves how serious he really is. This rapper was raised on the field of battle and he has more to say than just how fresh he is and how fresh “they” are not. As a matter of fact, he’s found that he’s here to remind the hip-hop world – currently captivated with that manufactured freshness – that life in the ghetto is real. The evidence shows excessive use of double entendres, too much flavor on public grounds, microphone assault, and verbal harassment of an officer of the law. On the counts of freshness AND realness: The Court of Hip-Hop finds Mr. Simpson to be Guilty.
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