Music : Funky House, Electro House, Old Skool House, Acid House, Breaks, Acid Techno, Electro Techno and Drum and Bass
Sub:soundz Proudly presents two legends of the rave scene. NICKY BLACKMARKET & DJ SLIPMATT!!!
Nicky Blackmarket is one of the original pioneers of drum and bass, and he is still the most faithful soldier for the scene around the world.
His early influences came from his mother's background in the jazz scene, and it is improvisation and variety that characterise his DJ performances throughout his career.
At the start of the eighties, Nicky was 14 and playing electro at youth clubs in London. He played with long-time collaborator Clarky and began to mix all forms of dance music, at house parties and on the radio.
Friends FM, run by Mad B, gave Nicky a good education and the momentum to start his own shop in London, the legendary Blackmarket Records. In 1992, as the house scene moved towards breakbeat, Nicky created a separate department downstairs to cater for the sound that would eventually be called Drum and Bass.
In the mid-nineties Nicky pushed the hardcore scene with a regular show on Pulse FM and performances at the Roller Express. He moved into production, making his first record "Spam EP", along with various remixes and releases on his label Gyroscope, with artists like Ray Keith.
This exposure fuelled his DJ career and Nicky decided to put all his efforts into playing his music around the world.
"...first and foremost I am a DJ."
As the jungle scene exploded Nicky formed his legendary partnership with the late Stevie Hyper D. These performances are still regarded as the standard by which all others are judged, and mp3s of those sets will probably be on the internet forever.
Blackmarket Records supported the scene as a focus for the community, an essential component in an world without the internet. Nicky started another label "Kartoonz" featuring the anthem "Two Degrees", confirming his status as a central force in the scene.
Unlike many superstars, Nicky still works in his shop and is a promoter of fresh talent and ideas, unafraid to help new artists and organisers push the artform forward. His love of drum and bass keeps him from descending into the mindless repetition and lazy performances characteristic of many in the scene.
Slipmatt has been a DJ since a very young age. Over the past 17 years he has mixed his way through many of the underground dance scenes different styles of music bringing his own unique style of energizing beats and quick fire mixing. From peak time T.V appearances to high profile radio shows to running his own record labels. Slipmatt's heart is still 100% in to his DJing and producing/remixing tunes, and he still travels the UK and the World constantly on tour, or spends his time in his recording studio preparing music.
Slipmatt continues to rock the crowd at events all over, and in styles ranging from Old Skool Rave to Upfront Hardcore and from Upfront Funky Tech House to Classic Hard House and Trance.
Mainroom:Drum n Bass & oldskool
NICKY BLACKMARKET
DJ SLIPMATT(on 11pm)
Double Xl
Triforce
Data
Backroom:Breakz and Beats
To be Announced
Friday 19th May 2006
The Cellars
Buttermarket
Shrewsbury
10pm til 3am
£10 on the door!!