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Phreaktion’s #1 ambassador Siesta was selected to participate at the renowned Redbull Music Academy this year (first to be selected from China, mind you) and had a great time there. This is a radio mix she did for the Academy’s radio (Redbull Music Radio) – go to PhreakCast and enjoy!

DJ Siesta 今年被Redbull Music Academy获邀参加今年的活动，更是中国第一位获邀参加的成员，真是可喜可贺！在巴塞隆纳参加Academy的期间，主办单位要求她为其网上电台做一个打碟示范，而在中国的听众现在可以在我们Phreaktion的podcast中一饱耳福啦！快点到PhreakCast网站上收听吧！

想听Redbull Music Academy Radio其它节目的人可以到他们的网站：RBMA Radio

Check out the Redbull Music Academy Radio for other quality shows: RBMA Radio

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There was some rumor circulating on the streets last week that GOLDIE will be playing some “secret party” on Friday. Well – the only “secret” party Goldie showed up at was a Phreaktion re-union dinner at a Teppanyaki joint, so all of ya fakers can keep yer mouth shut if you don’t know anything! 

It’s quite annoying to hear rumors like this 2nd/3rd hand. People exploiting a little bit of someone’s “celebrity status”. The worst is when the rumor-starters/spreaders get confronted, they chicken-out and play the “uh I don’t know” card. Just freakin’ own up to it and I might have a bit more respect for ya.

Anyway – just wanted to rant a bit and call on all Phreak-sters: If you hear our guest DJs are appearing somewhere outside of where they’re suppose to be appearing – call us to verify and if the news ain’t true, we’ll put a stop to it.

Boo to the haters. Check Goldie at Bonbon on Nov 7 (Friday).

上个星期有听到谣言说Goldie会在某个秘密派对现身。。 Goldie有“现身”的派对只有Phreaktion的日本晚餐聚会，之后就飞到北京演出了，哪有什么神秘派对？

在此要呼吁所有支持Phreaktion派对的朋友，以后如果有听到类似的谣言，千万要跟我们相关人员确认，不要误信他人 － 我们不希望有人利用别人的名义来帮助自己的场地或派对宣传。想要看Goldie的话，记得11月7号星期五去Bonbon，没其它地方了。

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The Hospital Podcast has won a BT Digital Music Award for a record 3 years running.

看来Hospital Records的podcast在网站上的吸引力仍然强大，今年英国的BT Digital Music Award最佳Podcast奖又落到他们的手上 － 这已经是他们连续第三年得奖了，恭喜恭喜！

已经出版了68集的Hospital Podcast有超过3万个订户听众，主持人Tony Colman (London Elektricity)的英式幽默，客串演出的嘉宾，最新的歌曲播放等等，都是令这个podcast受到欢迎的原因。我们Phreaktion的podcast要加油了！

想要收听Hospital Podcast的人们可以到他们的网站找倒在iTunes收录资料：Hospital Podcast

It’s not easy sitting on the top. And the Hospital boys proved you can do it – by winning the Best Podcast Awards not once, but 3 times.. in a row.

With a freshly published #69 episode available on the internet super highway, Hospital Podcast is all about preaching the beauty of dnb: Freshly released tunes, videos, party news, guest hosts..  Anything you can think of. Tony Colman’s dry English humor proves to be a hit, cos there are over 30 thousand subscribers listening in every week. 

To listen become one of the listeners, check out Hospital Podcast to find out more. We at Phreaktion will need to work harder to better *our* podcasts…  hmmm, suggestions?

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Shanghai D&B factory SWEATSHOP is back in full forms. In November we bring to you one of the most cerebral yet eternally funky of all the great drum’n’bass producers in our time.

鼓打贝司在10年前在英国可谓备受瞩目，有点风起云涌的味道。当时这个一直蛮地下的电子音乐一下子成了“半主流”，其实很大的原因是1997年Reprazent的New Forms得到了英国权威音乐奖项Mercury Prize (还记得Brown Paper Bag吗？)。而Krust就是身为Reprazent的主要成员之一。

DJ KRUST is the co-founder of the widely-praised FULL CYCLE crew. Alongside Roni Size, DJ Die and Suv they created the landmark album Reprazent’s NEW FORMS, which landed them the most prestigious music award England offers, the Mercury Prize in 1997.

A true legend in Shanghai. Do not miss this.

SWEATSHOP & FRIENDS FT. DJ KRUST
SATURDAY NOV 8
@ SHELTER (5 Yongfu Lu, Near Fuxing Lu)

Entry: 50rmb

DJs: Krust, Siesta, Viceroy, Abruzzi Spur
MCs: Stride & Chacha

Info: dnb-sweatshop@hotmail.com / 138 162 99297

More info on KRUST visit: DJ Krust on MySpace

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Thanks to the Olympics, I had a chance to revisit my roots and travel to my home town Perth in Western Australia. As you might have heard or seen, Perth has one of the largest Drum and Bass scenes in Australia. And has raised, but maybe not creatively inspired, such internationally recognized acts as Greg Packer and Pendulum.

Aside from the Drum and Bass scene, Perth’s nightlife is not very up to date nor is it glamorous. In my opinion, most of the “latest” electronica/hiphop is either from a ministry sound album or no different from the tracks played at the windows trio.

As much of a beat adrenaline junkie as I am, I found my self preferring to head to local contemporary bar next to a yacht club, with a group of old friends, a glass of red, some olives, cheese and bread, playing Jenga while watching the sun disappear over the ocean. (oviously the sun disappears in the east but it is for dramatic effect.)

Perth in a bubble is a great place to retire or raise a family, but with the luxury of being able to head out on a friday or saturday and see amazing residents or international dj’s spinning good drum and bass.

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The long-overdue PhreakCast is back. Apologies for all the promises we made about publishing a bi-weekly podcast.. things have just been so hectic!! But fret not, I am now determined to publish as many shows as possible and if you have any comments or suggestions, DO LET US KNOW! And yes, please go to http://phreaktion.podbean.com to subscribe and check out the archives!

先跟大家说声抱歉，过去半年一直宣布Phreaktion的podcast将会每两周发布一次，但是一直没有实现诺言。。 今年真的是太忙啦！随着Phreaktion新网页的更新，我想也是时候将PhreakCast好好的整顿整顿了。从现在开始我们会尽量发布podcast，希望大家可以支持聆听。记得到去 http://phreaktion.podbean.com “订阅”PhreakCast到你的iTunes/iPod上喔！如果有什么意见，欢迎来信，我会逐一回复的。

This episode we give you a snippet of my (terrible, terrible, jet-lagged) live set @ Hospitality Brighton this summer. Big shouts to MC Wrec for moral support, and not to mention the love I received from the B-Town massive. Stay tuned for more!

这期的PhreakCast我们为你收录了我今年夏天在英国Brighton的Hospitality派对的现场演出。。当晚状况不佳，严重视差，所以对自己的表现不满意。幸好有MC Wrec在旁边助阵，到派对尾声才渐入佳境。感谢当晚众人的支持，我会永远记得我这第一次在英国演出的经验！

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One of Shanghai’s beloved MC’s, Goldie’s trusted right-hand-man, MC Lowqui bid farewell to London, and now living in sunny Australia. 

常常与Goldie一起访华的MC Lowqui离开英国了！

他将在这个月和女友移民到澳洲，所以刚刚在这个星期办了一个盛大的慈善派对，表演嘉宾包括Goldie, Storm, D-Bridge, Commix, Klute, Bailey, Doc Scott, Marcus Intalex, Skream等。。 看来他真的收到众人的喜爱！他的离开对我们来说可能没有什么分别，因为我们还是会邀请他从澳洲来华的呀。

Lowqui says:
“I’m emigrating to Australia, so to say “au revoir” in the way I know best, I’ve invited some of my favourite DJ’s and MC’s down to have a leaving party! It’s taking place at the birth place of Essence of Chi, the fabulous Plan B in Brixton. I would love to see all my friends & everyone who has partied with me over the years on the dancefloor. All proceeds go to Macmillan Cancer Support. See you there… Love LowQui”

More party review to follow!

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Critical Music is a UK drum n bass label releasing some of the freshest breaks and beats around. Created and nurtured by Kasra, the imprint has gone from strength to strength over the past 5 years and with a white hot release schedule for 2008 continues to move at breakneck speed. 

在今年5月访华的Critical Music老板Kasra又有新作！Critical Music这个鼓打贝司厂牌打的招牌一向都是非主流，新形态的dnb。经过Kasra五年的悉心呵护，今天终于成为dnb乐坛的一个发片指标之一。

去年Critical Music的首张专辑”All Sounds Electric“受到各界推崇，更被权威dnb杂志Knowledge Mag票选为07年五大最佳专辑之一。今年他玩续集篇，除了跟一些出名玩颠覆的制作人邀歌之外，更推出一个别出心裁的唱片包装，算是对收集唱片的歌迷们的一种犒赏吧？

Kasra says:

“This year we have released tracks by Spectrasoul, Survival and Bungle plus the first ever Critical EP – Critical Sound Volume I – featuring the awesome talents of Break, Loxy, Lomax & Kasra and hot new signing Inside Info“. 

“Last year All Sounds Electric Volume 1 reset the benchmark for quality drum and bass projects as one of the strongest bespoke compilation albums to hit the shelves in a long while.– Slamming tracks from the likes of Calibre, Break, Silent Witness (among others) all housed in beautiful packaging meant that admiration from both critics and fans alike made the album one of the scenes success stories.” 

“So to keep the momentum rolling we are proud to give you the inside scoop on the second instalment. Once again the vinyl package will be 3 x 10″ available in a lovingly created box and the second format will be a double CD featuring the 6 tracks from the vinyl package along with 14 exclusive tracks from some of the scene’s established and rising stars.”

VINYL TRACKLISTING:
 A. Vicious Circle – Access All Areas /
B. Inside Info – Sound Was Golden /
C. Marcus Intalex –Don’t Sleep /
D. Q Project – Metapyzikz /
E. Silent Witness & Sirius – Proceed /
F. Apex – Locked On

CD TRACKLISTING: CD 1
1 Vicious Circle – Access All Areas /
2 Inside Info – Sound Was Golden / 
3 Marcus Intalex –Don’t Sleep /
4 Q Project – Metapyzikz / 
5 Silent Witness & Sirius – Proceed /
6 Apex – Locked On /
7 Cern – Lucid State /
8 Data & Nebulus – Geometry /
9 Eveson – Naughty / 
10 Icicle – Late Hours VIP 

CD TRACKLISTING: CD 2
1 Inside Info – Clover /
2 Lomax – Come And See / 
3 Nymfo – Cybernetic Disorder /
4 S.P.Y. – New Beginning / 
5 State Of Mind – Attention Deficit /
6 The Funktion – Get Up /
7 Trei – Too High /
8 Data – Hydrogen /
9 Inside Info – Delinquent / 
10 Loxy & Naibu – Hajime VIP 

WHAT THE PRESS HAS TO SAY ABOUT CRITICAL:
 ”One of the most talented A&R men in the industry” – ATM

“Carlsberg don’t make drum and bass labels, but if they did…Kasra would tell them to stop = Critical has it covered.”– KNOWLEDGE

AND WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT AND HOW THEY RATED ALL SOUNDS ELECTRIC 1:

***** – IDJ
***** – ATM – ”Incredibly good drum and bass.”
***** – KNOWLEDGE – ”Ridiculous – one of Knowledge Magazine’s albums of 2007.”
***** – MIXMAG – ”The best drum and bass label to emerge in years.” 

FOR CRITICAL LISTENING:

Kasra on Myspace
CRITICAL MUSIC ONLINE 

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In just over 5 years, Chase & Status have made a meteoric launch into the big time. The duo’s range of aural pleasure ranges from major dance floor anthems such as ‘Duppy Man’ and ‘Hurt You’, down to smooth soulful rollers like ‘Love’s Theme’ and ‘In Love’ featuring Jenna G, and have been present on a slew of labels such as Renegade Hardware, Breakbeat Kaos, Bingo, and Ram Records.

Their latest offering on Ram will drop next month, a gigantic debut LP of beats and bass entitled ‘More Than Alot’.

Chase & Status More Than A lot

release date: 13 October 2008 (CD 2xVinyl)

TRACKLIST

1. Music Sweet Love
2. Music Club
3. Against All Odds (Feat. Kano)
4. Streetlife (Feat. Takura)
5. Smash TV
6. Pieces (Feat. Plan B)
7. Eastern Jam
8. Foundation
9. Take Me Away
10. Hurt You
11. Running
12. Take U There (Feat. Digga)
13. Is It Worth It

Like their previous releases, Chase & Status touch on a few different styles on this LP, from the vocal-driven staples like ”Take Me Away” and ”Hurt You” to the dance floor smashers like ”Smash TV”, the ragga-drenched ”Streetlife”, the electro-dubstep hybrid sound of ”Running”, the classic feel of ”Take You There” to their current dubstep smash, ”Eastern Jam” (which has been getting spins from selectors like Skream, Hatcha and Youngsta). Their current single, ”Pieces” (which features Plan B on guitar and vocals), has been heralded by Annie Mac (who calls it ”breathtaking”) and Zane Low (”awesome”), and is a great example of their all-encompassing style. For those who really like seeing a production outfit flexing their creative muscles both inside and outside of their genre, this will be one to check out.

In support of such a heavy release, C&S are embarking on a heavy tour schedule. Make sure you check them when they come to your town. Hopefully we’ll see them in Shanghai soon!

5 Sep 2008 – Bestival
5 Sep 2008 – RAM @ END
12 Sep 2008 – Doncaster
19 Sep 2008 @ Cheltenham – Bassix
19 Sep 2008 – Essex
20 Sep 2008 – Eindhoven
26 Sep 2008 – Bournemouth – Slammin Vinyl
27 Sep 2008 – Yarmouth
03 Oct 2008 – Brighton
03 Oct 2008 – London – DNBARENA
11 Oct 2008 – Oxford
11 Oct 2008 – Cambridge Warning at The Junction
11 Oct 2008 – Leeds – Ft Plan B
17 Oct 2008 – Wrexham
17 Oct 2008 – Vienna
18 Oct 2008 – London – Breakin Science
18 Oct 2008 – Toulouse
24 Oct 2008 @ York
25 Oct 2008 – Shepton Mallet
31 Oct 2008 – London – Fabric @ Playaz
7 Nov 2008 – RAM @ END OFFICIAL RAM ALBUM LAUNCH SET
8 Nov 2008 – More Than Alot Tour – Woking
15 Nov 2008 – Portsmouth (Dubstep Set)
20 Nov 2008 – More Than Alot Tour – Estonia
21 Nov 2008 – More Than Alot Tour – Romania
22 Nov 2008 – Innovation – Amsterdam
5 Dec 2008 – Truro Cornwall
19 Dec 2008 – RAM @ END

CHECK OUT CHASE AND STATUS SOUNDZ HERE

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Lock N Load and Alchemy teamed up together to create a very special event to welcome the legend himself Grooverider, who returned back to the UK after a lengthy stretch inside a Dubai prison.

The event, aptly named Return Of The Legend, was held at KOKO on the 11th October 2008 and featured an all-star line up. The event was said to be not only a tribute to the man himself and a big ‘Welcome Home’, but also as a thank you to all those who supported Grooverider in his time of need.

Monster Lineup:

GROOVERIDER B2B FABIO (2 HOUR SET)
SHY FX
RONI SIZE
DILLINJA
BAILEY
MICKEY FINN
JUMPING JACK FROST
MCs: GQ, RAGE, JUSTYCE & FATS

Reports from the night were positive, although the general consensus was that FABIO stole the show that night.

To see the man himself talk about his time in Dubai, watch this video in full here:

GROOVERIDER SPEAKS EXCLUSIVELY TO RADIO 1.

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