Phoenix Landing 2010 Boat Cruise and Elements Summer Lineup

Boston drum and bass heads will have a scorching lineup to look forward to at Elements all summer long! Although I personally missed liquidfunk veterans the Insiders after being out of town last weekend, I had a blast at the BelTek pre-game the other day. Elements photographer Stryknyne and BelTek founder Psydways were at the helm; you can check some of my photos from the event here. Now here’s what is to come:

July 15th: Andy Fess has been around for a minute, and has the record collection to prove it. He can easily navigate his way through a decade-and-a-half of drum and bass (across multiple styles), and it’s pretty much a guarantee he will do just that next week. 

July 22nd: Fresh (of Bad Company UK fame) last played Elements right before the holiday week last December. This time around, he will have an entirely different selection of music in his CD wallet: components from his heavily anticipated forthcoming LP “Kryptonite”. The album is slated for release later this month.

July 29th/August 19th: Residents Crook and Lenore- they’ll always have brand new tracks with them, on vinyl, every single time they play!

August 5th: Original Sin are probably my personal favorite jump-up producers at the moment (along with Heist and Zen). Their “Grow Your Wings” LP released last winter has been a staple of many a dancefloor-oriented DJ since then. But it isn’t just all wobble business either; Original Sin have the knack for incorporating soulful pads and rhodes, along with vibe-heavy amens in much of their original work as well. Pretty sure this is a first appearance in Boston for Original Sin.

August 12th: The quarterly throwdown returns to the block; expect to hear six or seven DJ’s lay it down. All of the throwdowns pull good numbers, as each participant brings out their friends to hear the play their favorite bits on the Phoenix soundsystem.

August 26th: Outrage has been experimenting a bit over the past few years with a sound called J-Tek, which is essentially slowed down jungle at around 160 bpm. It incorporates today’s pristine production aesthetic with many of the characteristics of breakbeat hardcore music that were the cornerstone for what ended up becoming drum and bass several years later. Not sure if he’ll play his slower, J-Tek work as opposed to the more sped-up drum and bass, I guess we’ll have to go to find out!

And without further ado, on to the Phoenix Landing BOAT CRUISE!

Unfortunately, I have been unable to track down a high res version of this flyer, so this will have to suffice for now. But here’s the info you need to know:

Cruise is Sunday, July 18th.

Tickets are $20. 21+.

The boat leaves from Rowes Wharf in downtown Boston (near the New England Aquarium) at 6:30 and returns by 10pm. Advance tix are sold at the bar or by phone: 617-576-6260 (all credit cards accepted). Cash bar.

Not sure who is playing, but if I were to put my money down on it, I would say Pat Fontes, Crook, Lenore, and Randy Deshaies.

There will probably be an after party at the Phoenix until 1am. The Rebound guys (Benny Blanco and friends) will probably spearhead this. Usually $5 cover and I think this is 19+. 

I’ll have my SLR and will be taking pics as per usual!

Here’s an old school Boat Cruise video from back in the day: