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| John Do |
We’ve got a great St Patrick’s Day Basic event with Asad Rizvi from the UK.
Ever since his emergence on the scene in 1995, Asad Rizvi has been a leading proponent of the ever-growing underground House movement, known the world over as Tech-House. With over 40 releases to his name and DJ itineraries that have spanned five continents, the 25-year-old Londoner has developed a distinctive sound that has consistently won him support from the industry’s leading music publications and DJs alike. Having already been dubbed a “new school hero” by Muzik in 1998, “Producer for 2000” by Mixmag, and a “DJ for 2000” in The Face, Asad has proved himself an artist who never fails to deliver.
The broad-minded aesthetic of his music is clearly reflective of early years spent in an assortment of countries and a musical backdrop that was no less colourful. His taste for musical creation was developed on school and college recording facilities from the age of 13 onwards. These skills were later recognised as talent when he and the now-legendary producer Ian O’Brien committed their first efforts to vinyl as Memory Tree in 1995. The single immediately gained enthusiastic support from DJs and journalists across the globe, two of whom awarded it Single of the Month reviews. Simultaneously, Asad had begun to DJ on a number of local pirate stations, there and then spawning a love for an occupation that would later take him to all corners of the globe.
Seven years down the line, Asad’s contribution to underground dance music has been second to none. His production has gained a reputation for its diversity, slick production and dance-floor dynamic. Recording under a number of guises, Asad’s discography covers a multitude of well-respected labels such as The End, Loaded, Visitor, Surreal, Wiggle, as well as his own imprints Wrong and Reverberations. The latter, co-run with Get F***ked’s Nathan Coles, is home to the duo’s infamous Two Right Wrongans releases which have found their way onto the revered Global Underground mixes by Danny Tenaglia and Anthony Pappa. Reverberations, the label, sound-system and production team is an amalgamation of Asad’s talents with those of good friends Ravi McArthur, Tom Gillieron and Charlie Inman. Now in it’s eighth year, it is one of the few labels around that can boast support from DJs as diverse as Terry Francis, Gilles Peterson, Adam Freeland, LTJ Bukem and John Digweed.
On Mr C’s End Recordings, Asad and label partner, Ravi have been recording as the Impossible Beings for a number of years. Though only five twelves have been released under that name, the project is presently the focus of their work with a highly anticipated full-length album due out later this year. Featuring a vast array of instrumentalists and vocalists – including the former Opus 3 diva Kirsty Hawkshaw – the album promises to surprise many who know them for their work as House producers.
In 1999, Asad and Charlie Inman’s jazz-tinged Appleheadz project found a home on Brighton’s Loaded Records. Their single “Hold your Turtles,” reached number one in the DJ magazine buzz chart when it was released in 2000. Asad went on to mix their “Fine House Music” compilation which went out to over 30,000 listeners via the cover of JockeySlut magazine. Having recently changed the project’s name to Emulsion, the project is taking a more vocal-based and less dancefloor approach with their new single “Kinda Blue” (featuring Danielle Liebermann) which is due out later this year.
Asad’s solo work as Silverlining is perhaps the project he is presently best known for. Focussing on his darker, dubbier and more dancefloor-orientated material, he has had a host of well-received releases under that name on labels such as Tag, Eukahouse, Tektite and Japan’s Ing Recordings. His single "Precision Spanner" on Wrong picked up a Vital Release in Muzik Magazine in 1998. The name has also provided the basis for his remix work which has had its slant laid on artists such as the old-skool hip-hop pioneer Kurtis Blow, the legendary Miami house outfit The Fog, and The End’s Killer Loop (aka Mr C and Layo Paskin).
Asad's versatility in his music is also reflected in his ability to DJ many styles and he has regularly played at some of the most respected UK nights such as Fabric, Wiggle, and The End’s Subterrain, as well as his own Reverberations parties in South London. He has embarked on tours to places as far apart as Europe, New Zealand, Brazil, Mexico, Japan, USA and Canada.
The next 12 months are set to be Asad’s busiest to date, with a mix CD of his key productions and remixes entitled Silverlining Exposures due out on Reverberations in October; new singles and remixes to be released imminently on The End, Big Chief, Special Needs, Ing, Laus and Wrong amongst others; tours of Europe, Asia, North and South America; and the highly anticipated Impossible Beings album.
Discography top
Twelve Inches:
MEMORY TREE "Dual" Re:verb
SPOOK IN THE HOUSE "Beginning to End" Pentagon
CARBON UNIT "Cyclic Clip Clop" Chemical Honey
UNTITLED PROJECT "Deep Blue" White label
THE CLUMPS "Blackout" Re:verb
MEMORY TREE VS. WIDEO KIDS "Satellite Spy" Pentagon
RE:VERB "Sunset over Brixton Beach" (Underground UK comp) Kickin
ASAD "Glad to be of Assistance" Chemical Honey
SPOOK IN THE HOUSE "Surf's up" Pentagon
SPOOKIN' THA HOUSE "Trapdoor" Reverberations
APPLEHEADZ "If you were a cat, you'd follow me" Reverberations
IMPOSSIBLE BEINGS "Greasy Kittens" The End
SPOOKIN' THA HOUSE "Dissolve EP" Reverberations
TWO RIGHT WRONGANS "Not Quite Right EP" Wrong
SILVERLINING "Easy Living" Eukahouse
IMPOSSIBLE BEINGS "Monday Night Receptionist" Shaft
SILVERLINING "Pearl Divers EP" Wiggle
TWO RIGHT WRONGANS "Pete's Thong" Wrong
APPLEHEADZ "Moontan EP" - with Killer Loop remix Reverberations
IMPOSSIBLE BEINGS "Sunset over Brixton Beach" - with Terry Francis remix Soap
SILVERLINING "Breezin' Thru..."/"Quick Scrub" Wrong
IMPOSSIBLE BEINGS "RazzleMania"/"Come with the Imbiss" The End
SILVERLINING "Present Eventualities EP" Tag
SILVERLINING "Precision Spanner" Wrong
IMPOSSIBLE BEINGS "Back to the Imbiss"/"Women's Rugby" The End
BLUEGOOSE VS. SILVERLINING "Taken Over" Surreal
SILVERLINING "The 100 Year Wait" Kickin
APPLEHEADZ "Hold your Turtles" Loaded
SILVERLINING "Don't forget your ambdo-knyper" (on "Second Array") Tektite
TWO RIGHT WRONGANS "Sorry mate you've got the Wrong House" Wrong
IMPOSSIBLE BEINGS "Special Brew Chic" (on Subterrain 100% Unreleased) The End
SOUTHERN COMFORTERS "Quick, call the King" Reverberations
TWO RIGHT WRONGANS "Sorry mate you've got the Wrong House" remixes Inversus
SILVERLINING “Transition” Ing
ASAD RIZVI “Smiling at the Sun” Visitor
TWO RIGHT WRONGANS & SILVERLINING “Wrong Station Right Platform”/”Fill the Gaps” Wrong
IMPOSSIBLE BEINGS “Too Late” The End
Remixes:
NUMBER CRUNCHER "Open" - Asad remix Chemical Honey
MAD DOG REFLEX "Wanted" - Asad remix Chemical Honey
PLAYER ONE "Here and Now" - Asad remix Reverberations
KILLER LOOP "Broken" - Asad remix The End
BICYCLE THIEVES "D-Lock" - Impossible Beings remix Urban Decay
THE FOG "Been a Long Time" - Asad Rizvi & Chris More rmx. Pukka
PRIMITIVE "Primitive Urges 3" - Appleheadz remix Primitive
DOODLEBUG "Loose in your Mind" - Silverlining remix Abnormal
KURTIS BLOW "The Breaks" - Asad Rizvi's Silverlining breakdown Eukahouse
BIOLOGICAL "Good ole Love" - Silverlining remix EC
THE MINGERS "Emancipation" - Silverlining remix Surreal
TJR FEAT. XAVIER "Just Gets Better" - Silverlining remix Multiply
REACTOR MUSIC "Holes in Space" - Two Right Wrongans remix Wrong
REV “Up in Smoke” - Silverlining remix Ing
BIG BEN’S HAIRY “Bi-Sickle” - Impossible Beings remix Visitor
DARK MALE “Nightlife” – Asad’s Silverlining remix Groovetech
LEN LEWIS “Paradise People” – Asad’s Silverlining remix Poodle
THE DEAL “Play On” – Asad’s Silverlining remixes Influence
SHUFFLEHEADS “Roll Call” – Asad’s Silverlining remix Fremont
DOG WITH THE GROOVE OF LIGHTS “G-Spot” – Asad’s Silverlining remix Ing
HARIS & DEDAN “Electrooro” – Asad’s Silverlining boogie dub Laus
CUTLAB “Loudkissing” – Asad’s Silverlining remix Big Chief
CD compiltions/albums:
VARIOUS ARTISTS “Fine House Music” - Mixed by Asad Rizvi Loaded/Jockeyslut
Forthcoming releases/remixes/albums:
ASAD RIZVI PRESENTS… “Silverlining Exposures vol. 1” CD Reverberations
V.A. / ASAD RIZVI “Silverlining Exposures EP” 12 inch sampler Reverberations
MR C “Circles of Love” – Impossible Beings remix The End
POPOUT & PLAY “On our way” – Asad’s Silverlining dub Special Needs
EMULSION FEAT. DANIELLE "Kinda Blue" Loaded
SUPERAGUA “Supergua” – Asad’s Silverlining remix Muquifo
IMPOSSIBLE BEINGS “Invisible Star” The End
IMPOSSIBLE BEINGS album – title tbc The End |
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| Clovis86 |
Damn...me and Tigo are playing at some party that night...hopefully he'll come back out here later.
Btw sick flyer man! |
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| John Do |
Thanks! We're pretty fortunate that Justin's friend does graphic design work. We've gone through a few designers but he's been the best.
I hope you guys have a great set on Friday! |
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| dj_bas |
| Nice one, gonna check out Tigo & Clovis first then head over to Basic for some Asad Rixivizziifisi :D |
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