Upbeats at the Phoenix Landing, thursday 6.11.09!

First headliner act on tap for Elements for the month of June! The Upbeats are no strangers in the drum and bass scene and they've been moving from strength to strength as producers over the course of the past several years. They've been busy helping shape the sound of neurofunk/techstep and have released tunes on Violence, Project 51, Subtitles, Virus, and Ganja-Tek. Hailing from New Zealand and getting their first break in 2004, they were one of the first production teams who were instrumental in attracting attention to dnb talent outside the UK and have boasted a similar success story within the genre as Concord Dawn and Pendulum. They've got a busy tour schedule on the radar this summer playing tons of stops in the U.S. on the Monsters of Jungle Tour with Dieselboy, Ewun, Mayhem & Evol Intent so come check them out at Elements tomorrow and wish them luck on their tour!

Don't know the Upbeats? Check the videos below. Have most of their tracks? Check em out anyways!

 

"Fuck Martinez!! Fuck, Fuck, Martinez!"

 

Gridlok @ the Phoenix Landing, 2.19.09

Now here's a guy who really needs no introduction in the drum & bass community. San Francisco's Gridlok is easily one of the most prolific dnb producers in the scene. He's been signed to a huge palette of labels, including RAM, Violence, Dom & Roland Productions, Cyanide, and C.I.A., amongst others. Andy C hammers his tunes in every set he plays. He's coming to town this thursday, the first time he's been here since 2005!

www.myspace.com/gridlokp51