Following the big success of our last 2 Sub-Culture lock-in sessions (Kode 9′s Burial set and The King Midas Sound DJ set) we are very excited to announce our 3rd lock-in this Saturday with Lucky Me’s Claude Speeed playing a live ambient set along side self made visuals!
As a guitarist and keyboardist for Scottish futurist math rock band, American Men, Claude Speeed has a knack for putting together shimmering synthetic sound environments. After Glasgow’s LuckyMe label (Rustie, Hudson Mohawke, etc) put out American Men’s debut ‘Cool World’ EP, Claude busied himself with his first solo record – a mixture of hyperactive drums and synths lost in a wall of sound that bears traces from Phil Spector to My Bloody Valentine. His singular approach to noise and groove also translated to remixes for like minded artists such as Kuedo, Brooklyners Dead Sands or playing guitar for labelmate Mike Slott’s latest album. His ambient works are absolutely stunning, mixing large synth soundscapes and drones with cut up vocals and samples as well as some live keyboard sections and his own vocals.
Here is how Claude describes the set he has prepared:
The plan is to play semi improvised versions of some ambient tracks I’ve been working on. I’m splitting up the audio from the originals into samples of the various parts, and then triggering them, sometimes in a similar order to the original but sometimes completely different to allow some room for mistakes or happy accidents. There’s also gonna be some live keyboards and processed vocals.
Coming up this weekend Sub-Culture are proud to host the official Shanghai launch party for Europe’s biggest bass festival Outlook. We will have more info later in the week about Outlook itself, but to get things warmed up here’s a great mix from our guest artist, Lucky Me Collective’s CLAUDE SPEEED, that he did for Black Athena/www.thisisluckyme.com. Killer selection with a whole bunch of exclusives. Mr Speeed will be playing 2 sets at Shelter this Saturday, more info on this soon.
Tracklist
Pioneers of Anaesthetic – Rainy Morning Retreat
Claude Speeed – Ssoon
Nightwave – Nightbird
Com Truise – VHS Sex
Gwen Stefani – Luxurious (Lapalux Bootleg Remix)
American Men – Witch
American Men – Dnaas
Gang Gang Dance – Glass Jar (Ango Edit)
Kuedo – Onset (Escapism)
Laurel Halo – Hour Logic
Claude Speeed – Bcccc
Claude Speeed – Dreamdream / Heart Racing
Luniz – 5 On It (Claude Speeed Short Edit)
Ango – What You Lose
Slimes – Slappers Only
Kim Hiorthoy – Det Blev Fel
Manabu (Santaruru) Namiki – Fly to the Leaden Sky (Arcade Version)
Claude Speeed – Drop Juke Out Edit
Claude Speeed – Moon Chord Supermagic
Sun Kil Moon – Exit Does Not Exist
Oneohtrix Point Never – Replica
Claude Speeed – Edo / Weird Cop
It is with great regret that we have to announce that Addison Groove will be unable to make it to China next week. Having toured around the USA for the last 3 weeks he has ran into some passport issues and isn’t going to be able to travel for the next few weeks, thus not be able to make it to China next week. We are very sorry to everyone who was excited to see Addison Groove’s live set, believe me no one is as disappointed as we are, but this situation was totally out of our hands and we have done everything to try and solve the problem but have come to a point where nothing can be done. Here is an official statement from Addison Groove and Surefire agency (Addison’s agent):
ADDISON GROOVE – China shows cancelled – Press release
We are very sorry to say that Addison Groove is not able to travel to China due to unforseen problems with his passport and visa. Surefire Agency and Addison Groove would like to sincerely apologise to all concerned, especially the clubbers of Shanghai and Chengdu who were looking forward to this show.
We understand this will be very disappointing for you all. Addison Groove is also disappointed; he was really looking forward to playing in China again. We’ll be working with the promoters to reschedule these dates as soon as possible, and we hope that Addison Groove can come back to China in the near future.
With best wishes and sincere apologies,
Addison Groove & Surefire Agency
Sub-Culture are already lining up another date for Addison Groove, and in the meantime are making sure that next Saturday’s line up is still going to tear the roof off The Shelter. Luckily we still have Lucky Me Collective’s CLAUDE SPEEED hitting Shanghai, and we assure you this guy makes some incredible sounds!
Apologies again, there was really nothing we could do to get around this. We hope you arn’t too disappointed and will still join us in the first official China Outlook party!
Sub-Culture
Massive thanks to everyone who came to see 2562 last Thursday. Next up, Sub-Culture presents the official Shanghai launch party for Outlook Festival with a live 808 set from ADDISON GROOVE and a special lock in live set from CLAUDE SPEEED!!
Thursday 10th May – Sub-Culture presents: 2562 (When In Doubt/Tectonic)
Line Up: 2562, Drunk Monk, ChaCha, Didje, Ubec + guests TBC
Entrance: 40rmb
Mid-week Sub-Culture transmission!! 2562!!!!
Imagine a head-on collision between freestyle rhythms, soundsystem shaking bass, emotive chords and unusual sampling tactics… or just forget about it. The music of 2562 – aka Berlin-based Dutchman Dave Huismans, the number being his former zipcode in The Hague – keeps surprising anyone with a keen ear for new electronic music right because it escapes the usual categories.
Pacey and futuristic bass transmissions such as ‘Kameleon’, ‘Techno Dread’, ‘Flashback’ and ‘Dinosaur’, released on DJ Pinch’s highly respected Tectonic label, found their way onto the decks of everyone from Kode9, Benji B and Mary Anne Hobbs to house/techno veterans Anthony Shake Shakir, Francois K and Laurent Garnier.
Known for a true love of dj’ing, tight mixing skills and wide selection in an uptempo style, 2562 is not another producer-turned-dj, but a proper selector since years, who enjoys making a trip out of a set, mixing up brand new cuts fresh from the studio with unexpected house and techno gems. He plays regularly at high profile clubs such as Berghain/Panoramabar (Berlin), Fabric (London) and The Bunker (New York), as well as bass-strongholds Subloaded, FWD, Sub Dub and numerous festivals and underground nights all over the world – from Australia to Japan and from the USA to Russia.
With his new imprint, When In Doubt, 2562 is pushing his sound even further and making it even harder to categorize his unique take on electronic music. Sub-Culture have been waiting for this event for a long long time now, and we are sure it will not disappoint!
Massive thanks to everyone who came out to Tes La Rok! He played a killer set and dropped a whole bunch of classics we hadn’t heard in a long time!! Really good fun! Next Sub-Culture is a mid week special on Thursday 10th May with none other than 2562!!!
Big Sub-Culture this Saturday!! You know the drill – 10pm till late @ The Shelter, 5 YongFu Lu! Here’s the full details of line up:
10.00 – 11.30: dji + George Wyndham + Nick Muzyczka
Quebec’s dji is one of the original members of Uprooted Sunshine/ Sub-Culture and has been djing in Shanghai for over 6 years. Known for his deep, sub heavy dub music, he always warms up the dance in the best way possible. Joining dji for this special anniversary set will be Uprooted’s newest member George Wyndham, on live harmonica, and Nick Muzyczka on Melodica. Dji and George stunned the crowd at Uprooted’s recent appearance in Manila, and with the addition of the very talented Nick on Melodica the trio have been killing it early hours at every Sub-Culture and Uprooted Sunshine night for the last few months. Get ready for some heavy dubbed out vibes.
11.30 – 12.30: DJ Maze
DJ Maze, from Copenhagen via HangZhou, is a name which is becoming more and more familiar in the Shanghai scene. A regular selector at Uprooted’s Shanghai By Bus event as well as guest spots at Love Bang and Shanghai Yard events, Maze brings some serious heat to the table with a killer vinyl collection of roots and dancehall. He’s played with Uprooted many times but this is his first set at Sub-Culture. Strictly sound-system style!
12.30 – 01.30: Steven Lorenz + ChaCha + Didje
Steven Lorenz is the newest addition to the Sub-Culture crew and over the last 2 years has honed his style and taste and has become an integral part of the Sub-Culture line up. Originally more into the straight up dance-floor style of Dubstep, recently he has got much deeper into the sound and his recent sets have been deep, dark and heavy, just how we like it! Think producers such as Pinch, Kryptic Minds, Vivek, Biome, etc and you get an idea of his sound. With his own productions with the Intransik Beats crew getting releases on multiple labels around the world, Steven’s sets always deliver.
Joining Steven will be the beautiful voice of ChaCha, and the many voices of Didje. Deadly combination!!!
01.30 – 03.00: Tes La Rok
We’ve been wanting to lock down this booking for years now, finally Sub-Culture are joined by original badman TES LA ROK!!
Tes La Rok is a DJ and music producer from Helsinki, Finland. He was one of the first international names to break through onto the dubstep scene, and has been featured on a variety of albums such as Soul Jazz’ Steppa’s Delight, Dubstep Allstars 5, Mary-Anne Hobbs’ Evangeline and Mixmag 25 Year Anniversary Mix by Laurent Garnier. He is also the owner of Noppa Recordings, a dubstep label featuring some of the most innovative artists from around the world.
His remix of Uncle Sam’s Round The World Girls on Argon Records in 2007 quickly achieved anthem status, being played in clubs everywhere and winning best 12” in the dubstepforum.com awards. With his new project, Trusta, about to launch on Loefah’s Swamp81 label, Tes’ sound continues to morph and change as the ever-evolving bass scene changes with him. One for the real heads!
03:00 – End: Drunk Monk + Ubec + guests
Rounding off the night will be Sub-Culture warrior Drunk Monk alongside the mighty Ubec and a few other lyrical guests. Heavyweight vibes till sunrise!
Saturday 14th April - Sub-Culture present: Tes La Rok
Line Up: Tes La Rok, Drunk Monk, Maze, dji, Steven Lorenz, ChaCha, Didje, Ubec, George Wyndham
Entrance: 60rmb
After the sheer devastation caused by The Bug and Daddy Freddy last month, we are following up with another heavyweight guest of honor – TES LA ROK!
Tes La Rok is a DJ and music producer from Helsinki, Finland. He was one of the first international names to break through onto the dubstep scene, and has been featured on a variety of albums such as Soul Jazz’ Steppa’s Delight, Dubstep Allstars 5, Mary-Anne Hobbs’ Evangeline and Mixmag 25 Year Anniversary Mix by Laurent Garnier. He is also the owner of Noppa Recordings, a dubstep label featuring some of the most innovative artists from around the world.
For the past decade, Tes La Rok has been one of the pioneers in Helsinki undergound culture, running dances such as Slam It, Soulfuel, Back 2 Bass and Sub, as well as his show on basso radio along Sub-Culture favorite Desto.
His remix of Uncle Sam’s Round The World Girls on Argon Records in 2007 quickly achieved anthem status, being played in clubs everywhere and winning best 12” in the dubstepforum awards. With his new project, Trusta, about to launch on Loefah’s Swamp81 label, Tes’ sound continues to morph and change as the ever-evolving bass scene changes with him. One for the real heads!
Next week Finnish don Tes La Rok hits Shanghai for the first time and to get things warmed up here is a killer mix he put together last year. ‘Journey from 130 to 140 bpm. Relax and enjoy!’
This is the month we’ve been waiting for for quite some time now. Throughout the month of April Sub-Cinema presents a season of Italian murder mystery classics – GIALLO SEASON!!
Giallo (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒallo], plural gialli) is an Italian 20th century genre of literature and film, which in Italian indicates crime fiction and mystery. In the English language it refers to a genre similar to the French fantastique genre and includes elements of horror fiction and eroticism. The word giallo is Italian for “yellow” and stems from the origin of the genre as a series of cheap paperback mystery novels with trademark yellow covers.
Tuesday 3rd April – Tenebre (1982)
Dir. Dario Argento
With Argento’s trademark visual style, linked with one of his more coherent plots, Tenebrae follows a writer who arrives to Rome only to find somebody is using his novels as the inspiration (and, occasionally, the means) of committing murder. As the death toll mounts the police are ever baffled, and the writer becomes more closely linked to the case than is comfortable.
Arguably one of Dario Argento’s best, Tenebre is almost the perfect example of Giallo cinema. Slick filming, fantastic story and an amazing soundtrack by the one and only Goblin (the main theme has been heavily sampled by Daft Punk among others), its the perfect way to kick off our Giallo season!
Sub-Cinema @ Dada, every Tuesday night - Doors @ 8pm, Screening @ 9pm - Free Entry, Free Popcorn + Free movie poster for the first 10 people
