FOLLOW UP: Red Lion Junglist exclusivly at Turnstyle

As always visiting Richmond is a hoot especially when you get to visit Turnstyle. This weekend was a virtual who's who in south easteren VA junglist scene. Or maybe it just felt like that as I got to touch base with my friends down south. Big ups to Joanna O & Jessie first and foremost. Konztant Junglist, Indica Jo, Patrick Currier, Dinah Myte, Ill Omen, Chris Grow, & the unforgettable Kristy Cuffee.

Turnstyle Richmond,Virginia

So there is a little bit of a proud father moment as I watched people roll through the Turnstyle shop and pick up the Red Lion Junglist shirt. Needless to say I owe Turnstyle some huge props for believing in my work. As soon as I they are available online I will update you all.

The Red Lion Junglist shirt on display at Turnstyle in Richmond Virginia

The Art Walk was kicked off by Joanna O, the First Lady of Drum & Bass in Richmond braved the chilly temperatures to warm up the wheels of steel.

Joanna O making the selection to kick off Turnstyle's March Art Walk

The thing I enjoy most about watching Joanna O is the fierce focus she brings to her decks. At no point in the mix do you think that she is not in control of the sounds she is playing. Every time I've seen her play she bring the sharp shooter precision to the mix.

Joanna O bring the sound to Turnstyle's March Art Walk

Shuffling into the mix between a Joanna O's jazzy funk set & RobOne's old school review I had my hands full but I enjoyed the challenge to make the evening flow smoothly. Wheeling out with some funky jazz hip-hop to help warm up the crowd.

Edward the Librarian playing the ragga jungle sounds for Turnstyle March Art Walk... man it was cold at first. Photo credit: Addison Helmke

About 3 records in I could see if I was going to get anyone excited to come hang out on this cold ass night I had to start rocking the island sound. So I removed my coat, pulled the ragga tracks and started warming up the street.

Edward the Librarian playing the ragga jungle sounds for Turnstyle March Art Walk. Photo credit: Addison Helmke

RobOne at Turnstyle's march Art Walk

DUM DUM DUMMMMMMM! Insert the rolling sounds of the old school vibe. RobOne took us back through memory D&B lane. Drawing out the old school heads to hear what he was going to be bring next. Photo credit: Addison Helmke

RobOne playing the old school tunes at Turnstyle's march Art Walk

Much respect to RobOne. Photo credit: Addison Helmke

Dub Pistols - Mucky Weekend (Librarian Remix) photo credit: Addison Helmke

Side note to all that are in the know. The Mucky Weekend (Librarian Remix) was a bass monster!

Red Lion Junglist exclusivly at Turnstyle

Red Lion Junglist shirt will be exclusively available at Turnstyle (Richmond, VA) through March 2013.

Turnstyle has graciously partnered up with From the Annex, to bring the Red Lion Junglist shirt to the masses.

Illustrated by Ocean Eiler for From the Annex.
In 2012, Ocean started this project to illustrate Jungle / Drum & Bass. After many attempts including eagles, bears and classic music hardware he settled on the lion. Strong, caring, fierce and wise these are all characteristics of the scene & the music we love. Also its a strong icon for both England & Jamaica where this music was born & got many of its influences from. The drawing itself had to be complex, simple, bold and calming. He also wanted to give a nod to some of his favorite skateboard illustrators from the early 1990's.

These shirts will be available Friday March 1st, during Richmond's Artwalk. Kicking off this exclusive, come check out live Vinyl DJ's playing Jungle / Drum & Bass and a photography exhibit at Turnstyle.

The Line Up:
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JOANNA O.
Opening set of smooth jazzy jungle from Richmond's first lady of beats & Turnstyle's dnb specialist.
(Jazzy Jungle)
7-8pm

EDWARD the LIBRARIAN
Our favorite Ragga junglist from DC returns with another fun, jump up, ragga style dnb set.
(Ragga Jungle)
8-9pm

ROB-ONE
Oldschool DC Drum & Bass DJ Rob One debuts on the Artwalk with his dope drum & bass skillz.
(Drum & Bass)
9-10pm

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Exhibit:
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KRISTY CUFFEE
A DJ Photographer from the 757 will be displaying large format prints framed of dance music DJ's & events from her portfolio. On display til April 30th 2013.

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ART WALK
7-10pm
FREE
All Ages

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Turnstyle
102 W Broad StRichmond, VA 23220
(804) 643-8876
http://www.turnstyleonline.com/

Normal Store Hours:
Tue-Fri 12 pm - 7 pm
Sat 12 pm - 6 pm

FTA EVENT: Ahh Junglist: Virginia Beach, VA [05.18.13]

VA Pressure/ 7 Cities Heroes presents... 

 


Room 1 (the lightah room)
Edward the Librarian (jungle) (D.C.)
http://www.mixcloud.com/fromtheannex/
http://www.fromtheannex.com/
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Rob One (dnb/jungle) (D.C.)
http://www.surfacenoiseproductions.com/
http://soundcloud.com/rob-one=
Kjell (dnb) (Richmond)
http://www.soundcloud.com/kjell  
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 Konztant Junglist (jungle) (Willyburg)
http://www.soundcloud.com/konztant


Room 2
Genki (hardcore freeform) (VA Beach)
http://www.twitter.com/djgenki
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MissCreant (hardstyle) (Willyburg)
https://soundcloud.com/misscreant
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Notorious Nino (Hardstyle) (Richmond)
http://soundcloud.com/notoriousnino
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Plateau (hard trance)
http://www.soundcloud.com/djplateau 
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 Chatterbox (Hardstyle) (Hampton)
https://www.facebook.com/djchatterbox


More Details TBA!

RANDOMNESS: An Evening with RobOne & Surface Noise Productions

I spent an evening with Rob One from Surface Noise Productions, during which made a few things abundantly clear.

A) I'm a DJ not a sound engineer
B) I can have a great idea and have all the ground work started but I will need people like Rob One to make the most from my sound.
C) I really need to give Logic a second look. Ba Ha



Rob One gave me a preview of Logic and "scratched the surface" of what it can do evidently. From everything I saw Logic is a beast of a program with a lot of power. Especially when it comes to drilling down on a track and isolating the bass sounds that are overloading the mix. BA HA.

By the end of the evening we made a few tweeks to the track ended up spending a great deal of time just catching up and referencing books, records and talking about the use of major and minor chords in Jungle / Drum & Bass tracks. Which was totally needed as my brain was swimming from all the new program data I was trying to take in.

Big Props to Rob One at Surface Noise Productions for having me out and tearing apart my project.
Respect
- The Librarian

FTA MUSIC: Rob One: Rusty Junglist [Take Over]: V018

Description: 
While I was out and about in the motherlands of Scotland. Rob One from Surface Noise Productions came into the Annex Studios and tore up the wheels of steel in my absence. Big ups to Rob One, this man is a monster behind the wheels of steel. You can normally find him playing out with the Transit Crew, keep your eyes out for this guy.

Host:
Rob One
Date:
06.20.2012
WWW Link:
surfacenoiseproductions.com
Download:
rustyjunglistV0018.mp3  
Time:
01:12:21

Playlist:
001) Tommy's Theme (Loadstar rmx) - Noisia
002) Shaken - DC Breaks
003) Ganja Man (Total Science & S.P.Y rmx) - Krome & Time
004) Just A Moment (Nu Elementz & Decimal Bass rmx) - Bass Brothers
005) Send Dem - Serial Killaz
006) Jungle Jungle - Total Science
007) Look Sharp - Serum
008) Mo' Fire (Andy C & Fresh rmx) - Rawhill Cru
009) The Shadow Knows (Dirtyphonics rmx) - Shimon
010) Back To The Future - DJ Vapour
011) Abort - Delta Heavy
012) Sabotage - Futurebound vs. Metrik
013) Heavy - Crystal Clear & Zen
014) Berlin - Loadstar
015) This World - Rollz
016) Pressure - A.M.C., Mattix & Futile
017) Cyclez of Time - Serial Killaz
018) Soundboy VIP - Hamilton
019) Loud & Nasty - Wickaman & Sudden Def
020) Stomp - Sub Focus
021) Therapy - Original Sin
022) Back to the Jungle - Bladrunner