Easter Sat arvo Rukus ft DnB legend TANGO (UK-Moving Shadow)

[delahaye]

Easter Saturday afternoon Rukus, with special guest UK DnB / jungle / oldskool legend TANGO on his first ever Australian tour.

Supported by some of Brisbane's best locals dropping anything from reggae, hiphop and dubstep to drum'n'bass with a splash of jungle and jtek in between. The bbq and beats kick off from 1pm - 7pm Easter Saturday afternoon (April 23) in the funky outdoor courtyard of Alloneword.

Line up:

TANGO (UK - Moving Shadow, Formation, Creative Wax, Steel Fingers) - drum'n'bass set

http://www.mixcloud.com/djtango/tango-db-mix-1/

ERTHER (RudeBwoyz) - reggae set

http://soundcloud.com/erther

SPEAKER WRATH (Rukus) - LIVE hiphop + dubstep

http://soundcloud.com/speakerwrath

KRANKY & LETHAL (Anomaly) - dubstep/jtek/drum'n'bass

http://soundcloud.com/anomalydigital

MATTINKORE - drum'n'bass

http://soundcloud.com/mattinkore

DUOS (Praxis) b2b DE LA HAYE (Rukus) - drum'n'bass

http://soundcloud.com/duos

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AFTERNOON EVENT 1 - 7pm

Alloneword Bar, 188 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane

$12 entry before 3pm / $15 after

Casual dresscode: shorts/jandals/thongs ok

Facebook listing: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=159110327479466

TANGO - UK

[Moving Shadow, Formation, Creative Wax, Steel Fingers]

Tango (AKA Jamie Giltrap) is widely known and respected as one of the figureheads of the UK Rave and early Drum & Bass scene. With a production and DJing career spanning some 20 years, he has recorded for some of the best known labels and performed at prestigious events around the UK and abroad. Tango’s music has graced the record boxes of pretty much every well known Drum & Bass DJ, and his influence can be heard throughout many forms of dance music today.

The son of acoustic guitar virtuoso Gordon Giltrap, it was fairly inevitable Jamie would become involved in music in some form, however his influences were to be considerably different. Having been heavily into Electro and Hip Hop since the early 80s, he began DJing in around 1989, learning to scratch and later entering the UK DMC heats. Tango’s first taste of playing big rave venues came when he filled in for the warm up DJ at Amnesia House at Donington Park in 1991, which further confirmed his ambitions. He began sending out mix tapes and was soon booked by several promoters, one of the first being Pandemonium.

Contact with DJ SS followed. He liked what he heard, and Tango’s first EP “Impact” was soon released on DJ SS’ newly formed Formation Records imprint. The EP was well received, and “Factor 5” became the first of Tango’s tracks to be played by the iconic DJ Grooverider. The EP also marked the beginning of Tango’s association with DJ Ratty, who was the first to play his tracks on dub plate. A string of further releases and remixes followed for Formation, including his now classic remix of “The Grand National” which again caught the attention of Grooverider (amongst a host of others) and the rare “Tango Project” white label, which now changes hands for large amounts on the internet.

A turning point for Tango came in the form of “Future Followers.” Originally intended as a limited edition white label, it became a firm favourite for Grooverider (who once commented that it was “too dark for Tango”) for several months to come, and attracted interest from the likes of Doc Scott, Ratty, DJ Sy and Seduction, among others. Tango had also produced the seminal “Tales From The Darkside” EP with Ratty, which had sold more than any of his previous releases to date. Tango’s DJ profile increased with his production success, and he had been taken on by the legendary Fibre Optic nights as a resident (who went on to host Birmingham’s Atomic Jam nights) and began appearing regularly alongside Ratty and DJ Fallout at various venues. More promoters became interested, with the likes of Amnesia House, Quest, Dance Trance, Obsession, Dreamscape, Equinox, Fantasia, Starlight, Total Kaos, Kinetic and Dance Planet all queing up to book Tango.

Tango’s production work continued to be successful, and LTJ Bukem was also added to the ever- growing list of DJs who were playing Tango’s music. “Revelations”, a collaboration with DJ Fallout (which was written with Bukem in mind) had become a feature of his sets, and continued to be for some time. Goldie had also taken a big interest in Tango, and he was soon added to the roster for Reinforced Records in 1994 alongside the likes of Peshay, Wax Doctor, Doc Scott, Rufige Cru, etc. However, Goldie left the label soon after to form Metalheads, and consequently none of Tango’s material was released on the label. During this time he also befriended Goldie’s right hand man DJ Randall, who has continued to support Tango’s music to this day. Tango had his first taste of national radio airplay in 1994, when the legendary John Peel played his re-working of Dance Conspiracy’s “Dub Wars” (“War For ’94) on his Saturday afternoon Radio 1 show. The track was currently being played by virtually every DJ on the circuit at that time. Tango had also started remixing tracks for Moving Shadow, including Foul Play’s “Open Your Mind”, Hyper On Experience’s “Disturbance” and two tracks for Cloud 9 (AKA Nookie) including “Jazzmin” which Pete Tong played on his Essential Selection show. Suburban Base also called on Tango’s remixing skills, with his mix of Jonny Jungle’s “Flammable” receiving widespread DJ Play.

1995 saw the beginning of Tango’s association with DJ Pulse’s Creative Wax imprint, with the massive “Understanding” and remixes of Alex Reece and Wax Doctor’s “Frequency” and another killer re- working of “Dub Wars” entitled “Final Conflict” released, showcasing Tango’s programming skills at their peak. Tango’s jazz- influenced ”Spellbound” became the theme tune to Austria’s telecoms service, and was to be used in their TV ads for several years to follow. His popularity in Europe also brought him DJ work in Germany and Switzerland. As the Rave anal begin to split up and die off in the late 1990s, Tango began to pull away from the scene, although his track “Fever” on Moving Shadow’s “The Transcentral Connection” was snapped by Lexus in 1997 to advertise their newest car on TV in Canada and the USA.

After a short break, 2002 saw the release of several new tracks with Ratty, including tracks for Function, L Plates and Basement, as well as remixes for Total Science and Outrage. Grooverider duly welcomed him back by playing Tango & Ratty’s “Senseless” on his Radio 1 show. Tango also released “The Last Transmission” on his own Notch Records imprint (which has also been used extensively for TV) with Total Science’s remix of “Understanding” on the flip side. Feeling the need to branch out into other types of music, Tango also began producing 140bpm Breakbeat tracks with DJ Pulse, under the pseudonyms Apollo Kids, Initial Research and Quiet Killaz. Within a short space of time, the pair had released a number of well received tracks, and were getting support from the anal’s best known DJs, including Stanton Warriors, Krafty Kuts, Rennie Pilgrem, Tayo, Hybrid, and ex World DMC DJ Champion Chad Jackson. They went on to record material for several labels, including Distinctive, Mob, Fat!, TCR and Marine Parade. Highlights for the pair were their remix of Stanton Warriors’ “Da Virus” which again caught the attention of Pete Tong, and their UFO themed “Visitors” which typified their Drum & Bass influenced style of Breakbeat.

In recent years, Tango has continued to play old school sets, with his focus being on slightly lesser known ’92 to ’94 darkside tracks. He is renowned for pulling out an unreleased VIP mix or two during his sets, and prides himself on offering something a bit different to the run of the mill music that a lot of old school DJs seem to have now opted for. His back to back sets with Ratty have continued to prove popular, and he has become a regular feature at events such as Birmingham’s Flashback, where he historically played a live P.A. set of exclusively remixed versions of his old tracks to a packed Que Club.

Having become involved with Outrage and Modular’s Jungle Techno revival (J-Tek) during 2008, Tango continues to produce 145bpm tracks, and runs digital label Steel Fingers. He also still produces Drum & Bass, with several solo releases and collaborations in the pipeline, including projects with Outrage, Madcap and LJ High, amongst others.

[delahaye]

Wicked DnB mix by Tango.. for a taste of what to expect Easter Saturday

http://www.mixcloud.com/djtango/tango-db-mix-1/

Tracklist:

Bounty Killas - Calm Intent

Undersound - Shadow Thinkers

Mikal - Desert Blues

Outrage - New Faces

Modular - Smile From A Veil

Andy Skopes & Mr Joseph - Stalker

Mindmapper & Silvahfonk - Flash Forward

Artificial Intelligence & D Bridge - Threes A Crowd

Coldbreaker - Dust In The Wind

Outrage - K Zero 9

Bounty Killas - Dub 28

Tango - Understanding (Total Science Mix)

Lj High & Seathasky - Hybernation

Morphy & Nasha - Indus Valley

Lj High - Fly By (Vip Mix)

Tango - Concrete Steps

Mikal - Before Your Eyes

Mad Rabbit - Same Old

Bounty Killas - Sureshot

Andy Skopes & Mr Joseph - Call To Arms

[delahaye]

Set times for Easter Saturday arvo!

1pm Erther - reggae

2:15 Speaker Wrath - LIVE dubstep/hiphop

3:15 Mattinkore - drum'n'bass

4pm Kranky & Lethal - Jtek/dubstep/DnB

5pm Tango (UK) - drum'n'bass/jtek

6pm Duos b2b de la Haye - drum'n'bass

Only $12 before 3pm // BBQ from 3-4pm // Casual dresscode - shorts/thongs/jandals/singlets ok