Question for the kiwis
I’m starting to put things together for my visit in May and i was wondering what the Dnb anthems that are being played out there. I have a relatively dark sound and i’m probably gonna be pushing some new stuff from Ammunition Recs. Any tracks I should steer clear of? Also, what is the avg price of cigarettes, herb, Redbulls and Vodka, and foods (vegitarian and normal)? Looking forward to meetin all of ya! SO STOKED!!!
werd! you be here for the 2nd of may? Jday!
ciggs- $34 for 50g + papers and filters or $12ish for tailys
herbs- $20 per tinny(gram) or $50 for an 8th-6th oz ($300 per oz)
erm-vodka and redbull at the bar youre lookin at $6-8 but i havent had that in ages so i could be wrong 
im a vege, its cheap. we have good meat here but i dont usually eat so idk?
as for tracks… most of the dnb heads here dont actually know as much as they should, so all the popular tracks go off (timewarp, high contrast etc) im all about the darkness too, dark and slammin, brings the vibes 
we’ll have to see if we can get you a set at one of our gigs!
This, but remember to halve these prices to get the US$ value.
Pretty much straight up with the DnB stuff, NZ’rs love DnB but they dont really know lots about it. Playing NZ tracks always goes down well (SoM, Upbeats, Concord etc). Playing some unknown stuff is always good tho.
Mike, Damien is staying at mine for a week, holding a gig on the 29th/30th (most likely, not finalised yet), so you should roll down here & play for that (tbh I’d already counted u in ;P), tho perhaps we could sus a 'Tron gig as well?. I’m going to try sus him a gig at Sammies or somewhere else down here as well.
oh yea! mike told at the CD gig but i was pretty chopped so i forgot 
keen as cuz keen to back down to wellies its been too long
aw yea all my pricing is in nz
sweet bro good to hear ur coming down these ways, will have to get you along to play a collective gig as well all going well.
sounds promising, just checked with jerm and well discuss at the meeting next week.
we need a lil more info tho damien. hook us up
Heres his myspace:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=366714337
Heres working on an Electro/DnB mix n will send that at some point which I wil FWD to you guys. Hes play’d alone side Flying Lotus ;D Mad jealous.
Anyway, Hes going to send me a writeup about himself and I will format it into a document which I was planning to take to a few clubs along side his mixes.
omg u know lotus’ music? he’s a valley cat liek myself.
Fuck yes he fk’n owns man. His set down here was mad. Turntable + Sampler = FTW. I’ve got several of his tunes. His Los Angeles album is the dopeness. Really love his style. In fact hes one of my favorite artists atm. Downbeat / trHip-Hop / dubstep / wtf. Awesome.
if you want to play DnB in NZ you should also come to Christchurch. DnB is crazy here, always has been, it never dies. Dubstep is getting bigger here too. I’m not a big fan but still good listening none the less. Be sure to drop some Ed Rush and Optical and Bad Company.
Maybe search google for the clubs Base and Ministry, and for bars/clubs, Double Drop, Level One, Double Happy…? Let me know if you want links as I can probably find them.
Hope the exchange rate is still good for you in May. Kaon’s quotes are on par. May is a good time to come. The winter tends to bring more of the DnB heads out.
With each response, i get more and more excited. I will be sure to drop some dopeness =) only 2 1/2 more months till the anti christ lands on your shore ><
You should def hook up some gigs in the South Is (ChCh) when you go down there. Could you help sus this Laurens, or should I do it? I’ve got it sussed for Welly and Kaon&MF have it sussed for 'Tron (I think). Damien-1388, NZ Tour ;D
Chch is prob the DnB/Dubstep capital of NZ tbh, tho it could be debated that Wellington is. Either way it goes off everywhere. ER&O and BC are always winner the world over tbh ;]
Cant wait for the new ER&O album. Fuck yeah.
btw, anyone know VCO, Kinetix, or Nasty Genius? Coffey from Ammunition said i should get ahold of them once in ChCh
hey dude, just listening to your mix, it’s real nice. Sorry, I thought you played Dnb! I’m play the same stuff you do + some. Electro house/fidget/switch/jackin house hasn’t hit here yet but I’m gonna playing it at the bar I will be gigging at soon.
Auckland would be your best bet for this sound, definitely drop down to the South Island though.
I’m trying to sus out both Electro & DnB gigs, so if you know anyone who is keen to do an Electro/Fidget night in Chch let me know. I’m keen to promote it (ie do fliers etc) can help fund it etc, I just cant get down there so need someone to be on the ground and manage. If your keen let me know, there will be some coin (and obviously a DJ spot) in it for you if your keen to help.
Hey midian, yea, I think you should organise a gig here. If you have any questions just ask. I would say you should organise a warehouse gig, but chc is pretty on edge at the moment, would probably get boy racers causing *ish and stealing gear.
Dr Hitchcock is the one to talk to here, you can find him on http://starlifter.tv/
Sic, this could be cool. I might fly down for it if you think it would be the numbers… would need a minimum projected 4-500 ppl for a warehouse gig (charging between $15-20) if I was funding getting gear / venue / flights (for me n damien) etc. NFI what the scene there is like.
If someone there could help with that then I would be down. I will talk to that Dr Hitchcock guy.
If you have any other contacts that would be helpful.
Clubs are easier as they have bouncers and gear already there etc, keeps it safe. I dont have to hire goons to keeps things tidy.
I will talk to some ppl about a DnB gig as well as I know Chch will be down with that.
Also I cant find any email for Dr Hitchcock :\
Will try contact thru that website but I prefer emailing ppl.