March 3

http://www.sonotheque.org/archives/000602.php

BASSNECTAR

Bombay Beatbox Presents

BASSNECTAR
Making his Chicago debut!

With DJs Warp & Radiohiro

+Mind numbing visuals by 3PHAZE

$8 cover / 21+ / 9PM - 2AM

www.bassnectar.net
www.radiohiro.com
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Bassnectar:

“Take the melodies of Radiohead or Massive Attack, the dance force of The Crystal Method or Freq Nasty, the groove of Theivery Corporation or Kruder & Dorfmeister, and the artistic experimentation of Burningman madness and full time DJ-experience, and you get a window of what might be expected on the next Bassnectar album.”

- San Francisco Examiner

For the last decade, Lorin Ashton has helped develop the North American underground dance music scene. From touring full time as a DJ (an average of 125 shows per year), to his production & remixing under the alias Bassnectar, he has ammassed a dedicated fan base, crossing over from hip hop to electronica to breakbeat to ragga/dub to the jam band scene and the greater Burningman Scene.

Lorin is currently working on Mesmerizing The Ultra, his double album debut release on Organic / Amorphous Music, available through Fontana distribution, a division of Universal Music and Video Distribution. Having remixed or collaborated with the likes of KRS One, Heavyweight Dub Champion, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Buckethead, The String Cheese Incident, Saul williams, Noam Chomsky, Cheb I Sabbah, Sound Tribe Sector 9, Crash Berlin, Landslide, and Perry Farrell, the Bassnectar sound has benefited from a wide lense of exposure, and evolved from cutting edge dance music to where it exists today: a mutant mash-up of multiple styles and genres.

Imagine the heaving basslines of Drum ‘n’ Bass and Breakbeat (think Dieselboy, Freestylers, Tipper, Aphrodite), the massive beats of old school Hip Hop (think PublicEnemy, Beastie Boys, Run DMC), glitchy tones and sonic tricks of modern Electronica/IDM (think Prefuse 73, Plaid, Pest, Underworld, Aphex Twin) all mashed up with hip hop lyrics, cut-up dancehall/ragga vocals, samples of political speeches (from activists like Noam Chomsky, Mumia Abu Jamal, Michael Ruppert, Michael Franti, Martin Luther King, etc) and pumped through a variety of tempos. The new Bassnectar music is an exotic blend of both the listening experience and the dance experience.

As a DJ he has achieved enormous success. Rated number 3 in Nitevibe.com’s recent DJ Dreamteam contest (second to Miguel Migs & Mark Farina), he is constantly booked 3-4 months in advance, on a regular tour schedule, playing to thousands of different people a month. From sold out festivals to overcrowded clubs and warehouses to tight and tiny bars and venues; his following continues to grow due to his unique charisma and a cutting-edge futuristic spin on electronic music. ( www.bassnectar.net/photos )

As a producer, he has delivered scores of 12 inch releases, charted by the likes of Annie Nightengale (BBC Radio 1), James Zabiela, Rennie Pilgrem, DJ Hyper, and Simply Jeff (BPM), with support from Adam Freeland, Karsh Kale, Freq Nasty, Uberzone, and Krafty Kuts. The tracks enjoyed international praise from such publications as BPM, XLR8R, Mixer, and Muziq, and have been licensed by MTV for multiple shows. His two full length CDs have both gone into their third pressing, followed by the recent release of Tempo Rosso, a full length downtempo CD for Red Bull (13,000 copies were pressed and distributed). He has also appeared on releases from the following labels: OM , Virgin, 6 Degrees, Functional Breaks, Ceiba, Groundwork (Starbucks) and Kool Keith’s Sync Recordings. ( www.bassnectar.net/store )

Sponsored by Red Bull and M-Audio, Lorin has designed and led audio production workshops for youth on a national touring schedule. He blends his passion for music, politics and people by creating music, performing at shows, and empowering others to do the same. ( www.redbullmusiclabs.com )