Yes once again! After a 2 month hiatus, Brooklyn's finest underground event showcasing the true sides of reggae music is back. This month's Dubwise Sessions features the concious roots stylings of Taj Weekes and Adowa while DRM and Sport Casual man the decks with Treasure Don on the Microphone. Hit the events page for more info.
Those studio rats from Dallas better known as the dynamic duo of the Hydroponic Soundsysttem have once again returned, and are making their debut 12" on Bastard Jazz. The Uptown Shakedown is chock full of mid tempo ragga stompers, analogue afro boogie, and gritty beats and breaks to blow your mind. Available in fine stores everywhere, both online + real life.
Distributed through Groove Distribution in the US and Kudos in the UK/EU, and available at fine record stores everywhere.
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Our latest 12" from Jugoe is finally is hitting stores this week. Check the releases page for more info and soundclips. To order directly in the US please visit www.groovedis.com.
Looking ahead to the first night of our monthly ass-shaking excavation into the crates to unearth old and new deep funk, hip hop, dub vibes, jazz influenced dance music, and latin breaks. Brought to you by Brooklyn's Bastard Jazz Recordings alongside two special guest DJs each month: June 23rd brings in Chris Annibell (Afrokinetic, Nickodemus + Osiris) and Jah Breaker (RE:Up Magazine, San Diego) to the East Village's Leopard Lounge. Click the EVENTS page for more info.
Another of the famous live dub sessions
Dub Nomads
w/ DJ DRM (Bastard Jazz, NYC)
@ Studio BPM
237 Kent Ave, Wmsburg, Brooklyn NY
www.studiobpm.com for more info
$8 suggested donation
Bastard Jazz and the Deep Crate Collective are proud to present our first installment of a new Washington D.C. party - Soul Sessions. Saturday, May 28th sees Flevans (Tru Thoughts), Mawglee (Bastard Jazz/Tru Thoughts) and Lost Idol + La Femme (Cookshop Recordings) invade Saint-Ex alongside the DRM + D-Mac. Admission is FREE and all are welcome - please see the events page for more info.
We're proud to welcome one of our favorite producers of funk fueled bangers and cut'n'paste breaknology to NYC for his first US appearance! New Yorkers - join us May 12th for a slammin' night of eclectic beats in the intimate setting of the Leopard Lounge - best of all...it's free! Check out the flyer here & more info on the events page.
DRM + Chicus are leavin' Brooklyn for spring break and heading out west for a slew of DJ dates. Saturday, Sunday and Monday finds dates in San Diego, while April 24th-May 2nd in LA. Gig info on the EVENTS page.
We're happy to announce our 7th 12", "The Out Of Luck EP" from Brighton's Mawglee is out now. Featuring two original joints from the man himself, and remixes coming from NYC's Zeb and Austria's Ed Royal + Enne. Available in fine record stores worldwide! Check the mp3 clips.
Late January finds us leaving gloomy Brooklyn for murky London. You can catch DRM + Sema4 DJing in London alongside Diesler and Shepdog at the Nice Up! night on Friday the 21st, or at our record release party for Mawglee in Brighton on the 22nd, or at Kudos' One Size Fits All party at Monkeychews in London on the 27th! Click over to the events page for all the info!
Bastard Jazz label head DRM has laid down a 45 minute mix (tracklisting) of reggae, dub, and jamaican influenced beats and breaks to bring some warmer vibes to a freezing holiday season, and our friends from Sounds Better With Us have been so kind to host it for us.
Once again it's that time for our annual holiday bash. Tuesday, December 21st upstairs at the Leopard Lounge/Sin Sin in Manhattan. Live performance from Zeb (Turntables on the Hudson, Wonderwheel) with your favorite Bastard Jazz DJs - DRM, Jugoe and Sema4. Live flute stylings from Treelow (Parallel Mechanics, San Diego). Open Bar from 10-11 PM, magazine giveaways by RE:Up. Check events for the details.
Lots of things happening around the Bastard Jazz camp lately! First, we've got our forums back up - register and check them out for links to new tracks, upcoming events, and innane conversation. Secondly, we're proud to announce that our next 12" will be coming from a talented guy by the name of Mawglee, who you may have seen on a previous Tru Thoughts release. Release is set for early January - check back soon for mp3 clips and more. Also for those in NYC, stay tuned for info on our Holiday party on Dec. 21st in Manhattan.
We're proud to announce our next 12" will be released at the end of August, coming from the Brooklyn based project Master Mosquito, with remixes from Hint (Ninja Tunes/Hombre) and Texas's Hydroponic Soundsystem. MP3 clips and a more thorough description are forthcoming - so keep checking back. Also, due to heavy bandwidth we've been forced to take full length mp3s offline, and have replaced them with 30 second clips. We're sorry...
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Lots of happenings going on this month. Our monthly Dubtempo night in conjunction with Redbud with special guest Nappy G, DRM + Chicus @ Kush in NYC, and a Bastard Jazz record release party @ Turntables on the Hudson on May 21st. Hit the events page for more info.
The end of April sees us invading the nation's capital for a 3 night mini-tour. If you're a DCer, or you live in the area - try to swing down for one of the nights - it's sure to be a drunken mess. Check out our events page for the details.
We're proud to announce the release of BJ-005, The Dubbled Up EP. Will be available in fine record stores all over the world in mid-april.
Still recovering from conference in Miami. Shouts to everyone we met & vibed with down South - sorry we didn't have a tracklisting for a few days on the promo CDs we were giving out. E-Mail us if you need one. The new record and a mid-atlantic tour happens in April. Stay tuned.
We're spreading a bit of holiday cheer around right now with a little present - check your local record store for it - Shelly and Lawrence have never sounded so good. January sees the release of the 'Dubbled Up EP', featuring original tracks from Jugoe and Spooky Monkey with remixes coming from Apeanaut and Dr.Rubberfunk, and also round two on the FourFlavors.
Our friends Bent have been so kind and gave The FourFlavours a beautiful review in their guest review section in the Oct/Nov (#72) issue of xlr8r!
Sat. Nov 15th - Orlando, FL. Bastard Jazz Dirty South proudly presents the Bugz in The Attic alongside Myrna and our own Chairman Hao.
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Bastard Jazz is proud to announce the release of our new 12", The Fourflavors EP, with joints from Mujaji, Cordovan, Jon Kennedy, and Adventure Time. The record is available for purchase at a fine record store near you, or online directly through Groove Distribution Sound clips can be heard on our discography page.
For all you NYC heads, you can catch us at "Bastard Jazz Sundays" every other Sunday at Angel in the Lower East Side, and every other Friday evening at "The Future Sound of Brooklyn" at Halcyon in conjunction with RedBud Recordings. Check the events page for more info.
May finds us gearing up for our new release, "the FourFlavors EP", with original tracks from Mujaji and Cordovan, and remixes coming from Jon Kennedy and Plug Research's "Adventure Time" (aka Frosty and Daedelus).
A bunch of events going down this month, including "Dubtempo", a new semi-regular Manhattan night in conjunction with Brooklyn's Redbud Recordings. Saturday, May 17th brings the Cosmic Rocker of Organic Grooves/Codek Records. Check the events page for more info.
After procrastinating for a huge amount of time, we finally redesigned. Hope you enjoy our new look. Thanks to huphtur for his generosity and time.
2003 is shaping up to be an exciting year, the new record is out, and we've got some shows upcoming in the month of March. Check out the events page for the low down.
Also check out our new forum for loads of engaging conversation.
New Bastard Jazz joints can be heard in the upcoming issue of the 411 Skateboarding DVD magazine, and in their upcoming "Around the World" mega issue.
