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FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 2001: MAURO PICOTTO || JOHN B.
Regular Admission: $12 before 11 p.m. | $15 after 11 p.m.
We started off this month with Judge Jules, so it's fitting we close out June with the man who produces for Jules' favorite label of the past year -- BXR (according to www.ministryofsound.com). The Italian-based BXR label, which is released through Nukleuz in the U.K., bridges elements of trance and U.K. Hard House, but has more recently branched off into more techno influences. The end result is full-on, stompin', high-energy dancefloor mayhem. Much like their drum 'n' bass brethren, Picotto and his label-mates are reviving elements of an earlier era in 4-to-the-floor dance music. These producers are blurring the boundaries between trance, house and techno, by breaking many of the established rules from the last half-decade of dance music culture.
check out: www.nukleuz.com and www.mauropicotto.com
MAURO PICOTTO || BXR | Nukleuz, Italy ||
DAVE RALPH || www.daveralph.com | Kinetic Records, UK ||
ALEX WHALEN || Yooshi, DC ||
People have this fascination with those who break the mold. Akin to Mauro Picotto's disregard for the rigid conventions of trance and techno, John B. has flirted with atypical drum 'n' bass influences like salsa and cinematic movie scores. His smashing success with the Metalheadz tune, "Up All Night" is a diva-fueled fury of emotion that will finally get released this summer. John B. hasn't performed at Nation since ¡Mango! last summer, so this is a rare Buzz appearance.
JOHN B. || Beta Recordings | Metalheadz, UK ||
JOHN TAB || Buzz | No Limitations, DC ||
PROPHECY PROJEKT || www.EQDC.org, DC ||
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ZELDA || MetroTechno | Stellar | Metatrack Studios, DC ||
XODUS || Metatrack Studios | Elemental Groove, DC ||
JOnH || Jaded | Subsoniq.com, DC ||
MAIN ROOM:
11:30-02:00 Dave Ralph
02:00-05:00 Mauro Picotto
05:00-06:00 Alex Whalen
FRONT ROOM:
10:00-01:00 John Tab
01:00-03:00 John B.
03:00-05:00 Prophecy Projekt
OUTDOOR PATIO:
11:00-01:00 Xodus
01:00-03:00 Zelda
03:00-05:00 JonH
FRIDAY, JULY 06, 2001: BUZZ presents HONEYDEW II -- BEATS 4 ALL FLAVOURS
Special Admission: $25 in advance
DOORS OPEN AT 9 P.M. ON THIS NIGHT ONLY -- ARRIVE EARLY AND AVOID THE LINES!
Summer's here and the juice is loose with the second installment of our special HoneyDew parties. Back in February at HoneyDew I, Carl Cox kicked things off nicely. This time around, we've assembled possibly one of our most well-rounded lineups ever! All the flavours are represented -- from techno to trance, from house to drum 'n' bass, and from 2-step garage/breaks to old school classics -- tonight you'll hear it ALL with some of the finest DJ's on planet Earth, amid a laser show and fantabulous décor by the ever-creative team of Line III. Check out this lineup:
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RICHIE HAWTIN || Techno || Decks, EFX, and 909 || +8 Records | Plastikman, Detroit ||
SEB FONTAINE || Progressive Trance || Global Underground | Prototype, UK ||
JOHN ACQUAVIVA || Funky Tech-House || Definitive Recordings, Canada ||
| Virus Tour back again in DC -- Re-Vaccination Necessary! |
ED RUSH || Drum 'n' Bass || Virus, UK ||
OPTICAL || Drum 'n' Bass || Virus, UK ||
RYME TYME || Drum 'n' Bass || Virus, UK ||
| Spinning a streetwise hybrid of Breaks and 2-Step Garage -- see bios below... |
ZED BIAS || Breakbeat Garage || Sidewinder | Debutante | www.z-bias.co.uk, UK ||
DEE KLINE || Breakbeat Garage || I Don't Smoke | East-West | Rat Records, UK ||
MC JUS' RED || Breakbeat Garage || London's Most Wanted | Twice as Nice, UK ||
| Local flavour courtesy of... |
WES SMITH || Juice Recordings | D-Tribe Productions | djWesSmith.com, DC ||
| Bit o' Honey on the outdoor patio |
Bit O' Honey on the outdoor multi-level deck with SCOTT HENRY spinning all night from midnight 'til dawn. New tunes & classics... you'll hear it all under the stars with a view of our Nation's Capitol. Scott will be out on the deck on the first Friday of every month during the summer. Plus, Nation has refurbished the patio. Check out the new seating, fluoro-artwork, frozen drinks bar, and a brand-new outdoor soundsystem.
SCOTT HENRY || Buzz | Ultra Records, DC ||
In July of 1996, DMC launched Mixmag USA, America’s newest club culture bible. Fifty issues (and one name change) later, MIXER is celebrating its five-year anniversary. Join us at Honeydew 2 as we help commemorate this milestone! Mixer will be on hand to deliver free mags, free water and other goodies.
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| About Zed Bias -- written by Snapdragon |
Zed Bias is known in the UK Garage scene as an innovator. Coming from a rare groove DJ background, Zed Bias knows that if you don't have soul in your sets or in your productions, then what you're making is substandard. Zed Bias first exploded onto the scene with his remix of ES Dubs "Standard Hoodlum Issue" with the sample "reflex action like a snake" and tight, funked up drums making it an almost instantaneous anthem. However, it is with the release of "Neighbourhood" last year that he rose from the underground to become one of the leading figures in Breakbeat Garage. At Honeydew II expect something a little rawer, a little heavier, but no less soulful from this king of the ungerground.
| About Dee Kline -- written by Snapdragon |
When is your sound truly underground? When it's an anthem spun only on pirate radio until the rest of the world wakes up to it (including Prince Charles)? When the UK Garage Committee calls a meeting to stifle your track and your sound? When your infectious tracks and remixes make you a star in a scene that doesn't exist yet? All of these things happened to Breakbeat Garage Producer/DJ Dee Kline in the year 2000. Rather than backing down, he stepped up to the challenge and produced the crowd favorites "The Fame and the Money", "Every Posse and Crew" (with Nu-skool Breaks legend Freq Nasty), and remixed Mellow Trax's "Outta Space". Coming from a breaks background, Dee Kline knows what it takes to move a dance floor with basslines that rumble and drums that kick. Expect nothing less than to look up to the DJ booth on July 6th and wonder what kind of internal damage these tracks are doing to your organs.
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Advance tickets go on sale, Monday, May 28, 2001.
You must be 18 years of age or older w/ a valid, government-issued, photo I.D. Please do not purchase a ticket if you do not meet the age requirements.
To purchase advance tickets please call:
202-432-SEAT or 800-551-7328 (Ticketmaster)
202-338-5638 (Yooshi shop in Georgetown)
To purchase advance tickets online: www.ticketmaster.com
Tickets will also be sold at the door. We recommend that you purchase tickets in advance to guarantee entry and to avoid long lines.
DOORS OPEN AT 9 P.M. ON THIS NIGHT ONLY -- ARRIVE EARLY AND AVOID THE LINES!
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BUZ:SNEAK PEEK:
July 13: Mixmaster Morris, Scott Henry, Christopher Lawrence + more
July 20: Foam Party III -- Jon '00' Fleming, Dave Ralph + more
July 27: Caffeine Tour, Kenny Ken + more |
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