Magnetic Soul Recordings

Utah Jazz - Friday, August 8, 2008 (08/08/08)

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:41:45 -0400

Magnetic Soul presents Utah Jazz "It's a Jazz thing" World Tour @ Sammi Kitchen

Date: Friday, August 8th, 2008 (08/08/08)
Time: 2300-0500
Price: $180 w/drink

Venue: Sammi's Kitchen
上環干諾道中137-139號三台商業大廈地下
137-139 Connaught Road West(Opposite the Macau Ferry)
Sheung Wan
Sheung Wan MTR Exit C

Line Up: Utah Jazz (V Recordings, UK)
with support from Kay C (Birthday Set), Cookie, Fat Demon, Blood Dunza, Saiyan, Teem, MC Z1BKR, VJ Forivermann

Utah Jazz Biography:
Luke Wilson, AKA Utah Jazz, is one of the original liquid funksters. He got into Drum & Bass whilst still at school, inspired by LTJ Bukem & Alex Reece and his DJ career soon blossomed randomly adopting the name 'Utah Jazz' from the US Basketball team to showcase his preference for the mid 90s 'Jazz-Jungle' sound.

A trail of amazing 12's followed on Good Looking, Hospital & his own Fallen Angels imprint, but for his debut album Utah Jazz has chosen Liquid V, an offshoot of Bryan Gee's seminal V Recordings, the first home of Roni Size & DJ Marky.

This album might have taken over ten years before surfacing, but it is well worth the wait. Over 12 tracks & a few lovingly crafted interludes, Utah Jazz shows with brilliance why Drum & Bass and funk are such a match made in heaven.

The soulful and uplifting 'Feeling Inside' sets the tone, & the 12" sampler 'Back In Time', currently making waves at 1-Xtra & Kiss, leaves no doubt this LP is the soundtrack to a summer party. With the help of some well chosen samples and a great sense of lush textures, Utah Jazz has created beautiful, varied music packed with awesome energy.

Check the James Bond-esque vibe of 'Mesmerize', the vintage Drum & Bass tones of 'The Message', the sleazy funk of 'Funkless life', the Reggae-inspired 'Riddim Track', the infectious closing 'Acoustic Jam' & you will want to start all over again.

Utah Jazz Press Quotes:
... "The most eagerly-anticipated debut album in years... Utah Jazz has got a rhythm, soul & vision all his own and the entire drum & bass world will soon be stepping to his beat..." Knowledge Magazine

... "If the drum & bass scene's upper reaches have a reputation for maintaining their rigid hierarchy with all the ruthless efficiency of a Stalinist accounting firm, then Utah Jazz is most certainly the kid who cracked the code..." iDJ

..."After 10 years of producing, 'It's A Jazz Thing' is well worth the wait, showcasing Wilson's knack of excavating big riffs and hooks from 70's soul and funk, and melding them together in an uplifting dance floor soup. 4 out of 5..." Mixmag

..." An original and unique listening experience. If you don't know about Utah Jazz yet, what exactly is your excuse?!..." (ATM Mag)

..."Lovers of the soulful, funky side of Drum & Bass have a new champion and that's Utah Jazz..." DJ Mag

..."This London native has emerged as one of Drum and Bass' most promising superstar DJs..." Juice Mag, Asia)

..."It's producers like Utah Jazz who inspired me to set up Liquid V, simple as that..." (Bryan G V Recordings / Movement)

Album Tracklist: (Released 14th July 2008)
01. Feeling Inside
02. Back In Time
03. Mesmerize
04. Piano Interlude
05. The Message
06. Cloud Nine
07. Funkless Life feat. Soulmatic
08. Atmosphere Interlude
09. The Only One10. Riddim Track
11. La Cinta12. Sultry Interlude
13. Runaway
14. River Theme feat. Atlantic Connection
15. Acoustic Jam

Makoto and Deeizm - 19 July 2008 - Charity Special

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:35:20 -0400

Date: 19 July 2008
Venue: Club Flamingo
Address: 2/F, Cosmos Building, 8-11 Lan Kwai Fong, Central, Hong Kong
Line-up:
Makoto (Human Elements, Good Looking Records/Japan) and Deezim MC (UK)

Plus Magnetic Soul DJs: Cookie, Fat Demon, Blood Dunza, Saiyan, and Teem

Visual Stimulation: VJ Forivermann and Sembei VJ
Price $200 W/drink

Based in Tokyo, Makoto Shimizu, better known as simply Makoto, is Japan's chief Drum & Bass ambassador. After completing an Acoustic Engineering major at Nippon University, Makoto first signed with LTJ Bukem's legendary Good Looking Records back in 1999.
Since then he has gone from strength to strength, releasing a long string of quality music in the form of singles and EP's, but also on the famous 'Earth' and 'Progression Sessions' compilation albums. 2003 saw the release of his much anticipated debut album 'Human Elements'this album was widely praised as the transition of 70's Soul into the 21st century. also "Progression Sessions Japan Live 2003" with Deeizm, recorded live from Space Lab Yellow in Tokyo was an absolute gem.

Makoto is now ready to spread his wings. With both remixes and original music already out or set for release on labels such as Renegade Recording, Liquid V, Bingo, Hospital and Innerground as well as a second album 'Believe In My Soul' due for release on Good Looking very soon, the future is looking bright for the Tokyo native.

As for deejaying, Makoto, together with Deeizm MC has travelled across the world (the U.K., Europe, America, Brazil, Australia, Asia and Japan are just some of the places they have visited) and has become one of the most sought-after deejays on the Drum&Bass circuit.Makoto's sets are characterised by the same jazzed-out and soulful music that he is known for as a producer.

Shelley a.k.a Deeizm writes, sings, raps & produces and has multi tasked her way to the top of her game as an international performing artist. She First met Makoto in 2003 and they began working together, initially on mixes. Her style is very influenced by the combination of future jazz and funk that can be found in drum and bass. Shelley believes music can and does relate to every emotion, which is why she understands the importance of versatility within her music. She has a style for every occasion; soulful, sweet, melodic as well as dark rhymes with an edge.

Not only is she the first female signed to the label, but she is also covering all the areas, including vocalising, producing, DJ'ing and MC'ing. Although she's in the early stages of production, her knowledge of music, her past experiences and her ability to play the drums and DJ have given her great rhythm and a natural ear for music.now . we're lucky enough to welcome her for an uncompromising session of vibes.

Makoto : http://www.myspace.com/humanelements
Deezim : http://www.myspace.com/deeizmmc

Live performance:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=YSTKiVzNLAg&feature=related
http://youtube.com/watch?v=pnf2cts6Gk4&feature=related
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ram1C0T62To&feature=related
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ydNtmwbBWG4&feature=related
http://youtube.com/watch?v=8qdsPDI_ROU
http://youtube.com/watch?v=vPP-z8y4mb0
http://youtube.com/watch?v=TNATseAAHz8

DJ Randall and Outrage - 13 June 2008

Sun, 25 May 2008 05:19:21 -0400

Magnetic Soul 3 Year Anniversary with DJ Randall and Outrage

Magnetic Soul is proud to present one of the true Jungle dons, Randall (UK / MAC II, Metalheadz) and Outrage (UK / Backlash, Metalheadz, Inneractive, Intasound, Commercial Suicide, Rufige, Horizons) in Hong Kong!!

Randall has always been described as the DJ's DJ, and he still proves it to this day - and for good reason! Randall's DJ sets are always something special. Outrage (formerly known as DJ Rage) has been closely following drum and bass for over a decade. His first break came at the age of 15 when he gained a slot on Bedfords (UK) pirate radio station Shock FM expect nothing but the best from Randall and Outrage!!!

Magnetic Soul Presents Randall (UK / MAC II, Metalheadz) and Outrage (UK / Backlash, Metalheadz, Inneractive, Intasound, Commercial Suicide, Rufige, Horizons) Hong Kong Tour

Date: 13th of Jun 2008 Friday
Time:10 pm till late
Venue: Club Flamingo
Address: 2/F Cosmos Building, 8-11 Lan Kwai Fong, Central. (Below the old Club Magazine)

Line-Up
DJs:
Randall (UK/MAC II, Metalheadz)
Outrage (UK. Backlash, Metalheadz, Inneractive, Intasound, Commercial Suicide, Rufige, Horizons)
Cookie(Magnetic Soul, US)
Teem (Magnetic Soul, HK)
Blood Dunza (Magnetic Soul, Heavy, HK)
Saiyan (Magnetic Soul, Macau)
Fat Demon (Magnetic Soul, HK)

MC: MC Z1BKR
Visuals: VJ Forivermann

DrumstruckDJ and Celcius (Live) @ Linq - May 10th, 2008

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:22:44 -0400

Magnetic Soul presents DrumstruckDJ and Celcius - Live!

Saturday, May 10th, 2008
Time: 11:00-5:00
Venue: Linq
Address: G/F 37-43 Pottinger Street, Central
Free Entry!
DJs: Cookie, Fat Demon, Blood Dunza, Teem

About Celcius
Celcius musical journey started in mid 2000 when he made his first tunes and then he got inspired by drum n bass music in early 2001 at Punk Valentine's party after that Celcius began experimenting to make his own style of drum n bass by combining the UK DNB sounds with his own music style. Celcius is the youngest and the newest member of the Javabass Crew , one of the leading drum'n'bass movement in Indonesia. and after a few years of producing he started to bringing his music to the crowd. his first debut was the Destination One. after that he also played at jakarta's infamous rave & parties such as Jakarta movement and untitled 3 (a live P.A Gathering), Artcore Nation, Rebel Nation @ IKJ and the monthly Phunktion (Jakarta longest running DnB parties). And he also have his tunes released at jakarta movement 2005 (aksara rec, Jkt) and Asia Bass (Homebass rec, Bkk). he also have been the semifinalist of heineken thirst 2006 and the only dj that brings dnb sounds in that competition....

http://www.javabass.com
http://www.myspace.com/javabass
http://www.myspace.com/celciusdj

About DrumstruckDJ
DrumstruckDJ (real name Neil) has been on the electronic music scene for a longtime. He became interested in Hip Hop and scratching whilst at school and spent a long time perfecting his DJing. His mother was distraught when he swapped his brand new Sega Master system, for his first set of decks at the tender age of 13. Since then he has never looked back.

DrumstruckDJ started djing in 1993 at home playing hardcore, techno and jungle. He gained a residency at a nightclub called Champs in Kings Lynn in 1995 whilst still at college. The night became legendary, and because of this he was booked at events all over the East Anglia.

DrumstruckDJ has since gone on to leave his mark on the European/Worldwide scene with gigs in the Beunos Aires, Poland, Hong Kong & Holland, the next 12 months will see him clock up more air miles with trips to Italy, Ireland and more in the offing. The producing was something that came later in around 2002 have produced prolifically across all dance music styles, and have had success withDrum & Bass. He's produced records under various pseudonyms in many other styles including Breaks, bassline and House .

DJ T-Base - Saturday, April 12th, 2008

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:39:38 -0400

Magnetic Soul presents T-Base (Jazzbah Records, Bangkok, Thailand)

Saturday, April 12th, 2008
Venue: Heat
Address: 54-62 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Entrance: $100 w/drink
DJs: T-Base (Jazzbah Records, Bangkok, Thailand), plus Cookie, Blood Dunza, Teem, Fat Demon, Saiyan

T-Base is the owner/operator of Jazzbah Records and DJ school, not to mention one of Bangkok's most prolific DJs.

There will be no dress code and no guest list.
T Base Bio
Music Style : Drum and Bass, Nu Jazz

Natty Saphakkul, a.k.a. T Base, a veteran DJ born in Bangkok, Thailand, touched his first turntable when he was in grade 7 at a private school party.

In 1999, he started seriously DJing as the resident DJ at "See too bar", "Bangkok Bar" and extensive guest DJ appearances around the Bangkok scene.

T Base's unique style covers a wide range of musical styles. He spins varied sets from down tempo tracks to dance floor grooves: Nu Jazz, Broken Beat, Soul, Deep House and Eclectic Grooves. His influences come from labels such as Blue Note, Compost, Far out, Schema, BBE and many more. It will not surprise if you hear tunes from Jazzanova, 4 Hero, Truby Trio and Azymuth.

In 2001, T Base went to London. This is where became addicted to Drum and Bass grooves. Upon his return to Thailand, he decided to join 2003 Heineken DJ Spin competition in Pattaya. As the only DJ spinning Drum and Bass, he won the prestigious Popular Vote prize based on a panel of judges and audience response. Through his success at this competition and winning the Popular Vote prize, T Base skyrocketed to the forefront of the Drum and Base scene in Thailand.

After concentrating on DJing for several years, he decided to venture into the record shop business and opened Jazzbah Records. Jazzbah Records is the finest, most comprehensive records shop in Thailand with the aim of promoting quality dance, eclectic and down beat music. Established in 2000, Jazzbah is the oldest DJ shop in Bangkok and is located in the heart of Siam Square. Their focus is on providing quality music rather than mainstream trendy releases.

In 2006, T Base collaborated with DJ Kingkong and released a track called "Lost" with the Homebass Communication label; this track was released on their "Asia Bass" compilation. Currently, he is working on studio production and hosting bi-monthly parties under the well known Drum and Bass party name "Low Frequency".

On doing what his love and want to share his skill and experience to the kids and new generation, he has been teaching DJ Class at Bangkok Pattana school, the well-known UK format international school since year 2006.

"His mixing with double drop has been talked thru S.E.A" Buzzin Mag

for more information and T Base's dj schdule please visit: http://www.myspace.com/tbase1

Red Bull Alumni Party - April 2, 2008

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:00:43 -0400

Join our very own Kay C, and last year's Red Bull alumni S.T. at the Red Bull Alumni party on April 2nd.

Venue: Club Avenue
Cost: $160 w/Red Bull mixed drink
Time: 8-10 workshop, 11PM-late Alumni performance party
More details: http://www.redbull.hk/

Anyone interested in joining this years Academy in Barcelona must come to the Hong Kong Workshop Session at Club Avenue on Apr 2nd evening. You will learn more about the Academy from DJ Tommy and DJ Kay C, the past HK participant to the Academy last year. Whats more, this year we invited the whole group of the Academys Asian alumni to come to Hong Kong all together 6 Asian musicians share their music!

Kay C Returns! Magnetic Soul @ Yumla - Friday, March 28th, 2008

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:46:39 -0400

Kay C returns!

In response, Magnetic Soul will be down at Yumla on Friday March 28th, 2008

Venue: Yumla
Time: 10PM-very late
Entrance: Free

LineUp: Kay C, Cookie, and Co.

Heavy Bass Monsters 2 - April 29th, 2008

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:44:08 -0400

Heavy Bass Monsters 2
Date:SAT 29 of March 2008
Time :11 pm till late
Venue: Sammy's kitchen , Sheung Wan
$100 inc drink

Line-Up :

Special Guest:
Kay C - H.K/Beijing/Tai Po (Syndicate/Magnetic Soul) Red Bull Academy Candidate 2007 HK Represent
http://www.redbull.hk/articlePrintVersion.action?articleID=1186546362885-1265241905

Le Libertin (France)
Wash (Kongkretebass)
Saiyan (Magnetic Soul,Macau)
Stef:funn (Heavy, HK)
Kastoacha (Heavy, U.K)
Blood Dunza (Heavy, Magnetic Soul)
Sheung Wan
上環干諾道中137-139號三台商業大廈地下
Sheung Wan Connaught road central 137 -139 G/F (Opposite the Macau Ferry)
$40 dollars per bottle of beer all night !!
Free Vodka before 12:00
Food served all night

TC1 and SpectraSoul join us as we say goodbye to Club Magazine

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:28:48 -0500

Club Magazine closes down at the end of March 2008, so join us March 21st, as TC1 and SpectraSoul set the tone for one final bash at Club Magazine on the long holiday weekend.

You may remember TC1, who joined us with his partner Stress Level at the first Magnetic Soul party at Club Magazine.

You'll also remember the sounds of SpectraSoul who opened up for Dieselboy and MC Messinian last year, also at Club Magazine.

Date: FRIDAY, Mar 21th, 2008
Time: 10PM - 5AM
Venue: Club Magazine, 3/F Cosmos Bulding, 8-11 Lan Kwai Fong, Central, Hong Kong
Price: $200 with one drink
Info: http://www.magneticsoul.co.uk

LINEUP:
TC1 (London, UK/Dispatch Recordings, Liquid V, Advanced, Bingo, Subtitles)
SpectraSoul (London, UK/Shogun Audio, Nu Directions, WestBay Int. SoundTrax)

DJs: Cookie, Teem, Blood Dunza, Saiyan and Fat demon
MCs: MC Z1BKR, MC Breeze Block
Visuals: VJ Donkie and VJ Foriverman

TC1 Bio
Based? Leeds & Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.
How did TC1 & stresslevel get into music? Generally for both of them the general interest in dance music all kicked off back in our school days. LFO, 808 State, and some of the rave stuff like Prodigy, Altern 8 etc that was getting in the charts at the time.

Ant TC1: It was the dj'ing side that grabbed me first. I remember a 'Grooverider @ Fantazia' Tape from 1992 in particular that really got me hooked on the dj'ing aspect of the music. I bought some belt drive turntables and a few months later I got my first slot on pirate radio, then I progressed on to playing in clubs at 16, production came a good few years later for me.
What music has/does inspire or influence us? In the earlier jungle days it was artists like Omni Trio, Roni Size, Die, Krust, Doc Scott, Hidden agenda all that definitely had an impact in terms of wanting to get involved in making the music. Inspiration for our own tunes is something different - it can come from going out, an idea popping into your head at a strange moment, a wicked sample you've found, or just what mood you're in at the time.
Other info Our tracks to date have received strong support with Fabio airing 9 of our tracks to date so far on his Radio 1 show, Grooverider has aired the XRS remix of "No Way back" on his Radio 1 show as well as our mix of Chris SU's "Satisfy". Our tracks have also received support from the likes of Bailey, Flight, Friction, Dbridge & L-Double (all on 1xtra) and club play on dub from the likes of Goldie, Klute, Zinc, Calibre, Artificial Intelligence, A-sides, Simon Bassline, Total Science, High Contrast, LTJ Bukem, Nu:Tone, Commix, Brian G, Dj Lee and Storm to name a good few.

Ant TC1 is still running the general management side of Dispatch Recordings. Releases lined up for 2008 include material from the likes of Survival, Zero Tolerance, Steo, Atlantic Connection, Stress Level & TC1, Tactile and Chris SU. Also watch out for Ant TC1's mix cd "Mixed & Dispatched" still out on general release and a future follow up "Mixed & Dispatched part 2" this year.

http://www.rolldabeats.com/artist/tc1
http://www.rolldabeats.com/label/dispatch_recordings
http://www.myspace.com/anttc1
http://www.myspace.com/dispatchmyspace

SpectraSoul Bio
The last 12 months has seen SpectraSoul rise as one of the most exciting new talents within the drum and bass scene, and they continue to ride the crest of the wave of new producers.

Having spent the last year defining and refining their musical techniques, SpectraSoul have gained a reputation for bridging the gap between light & dark, hard & smooth, both in the studio and within their DJ sets.Last year saw the release of highly acclaimed "III Note Soul" and "Cherry Smoke" on Shogun:LTD, with both tracks gaining support from all the main players in the game and securing their place on the d&b map. Releases have snowballed from there on, with signings to Renegade Recordings, WestBay International, Soundtrax, a debut EP on Nu:Directions, and further releases on DJ Friction's Shogun Audio and SGN:LTD imprints.

Showcasing their talents on the turntables at some of the most prestigious venues throughout the UK and Europe, SpectraSoul have gained residencies at Shogun events in both London and Brighton, and prove to be a popular choice for promoters across the globe with an ever-growing booking schedule for 2008. Having gained solid DJ support from the likes of Friction, Fabio, DJ Marky, Klute, Logistics, Commix, Break and D-Bridge amongst others, the duo's sound has echoed around dance floors worldwide.

The coming months see releases from SpectraSoul on some of the biggest labels within drum and bass, collaborations with other pioneer producers, and some exciting remix projects to look forward to.With everything taken into account, 2008 is sure to be a big year for the duo.

http://www.myspace.com/spectrasoul
http://www.shogunaudio.co.uk/

Ableton Live workshop @ Linq

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:09:23 -0500

Source: JP LUI

We will be holding an Ableton Live Workshop this Wed 27 Feb @ Linq. Nark from the U.K. will be demonstrating how he uses Live in his sets. I've heard him play with his Ableton setup and it's quite amazing, you got to check this out! I will also be giving scratching tips to anyone who's interested ;p Plus we have swung Happy Hour drinks till 11pm so it should be a fun evening.