I’d love to tell you that I’m really loving this because of the headliner. Africa Hitech (Steve Spacek and Mark Pritchard, who you might know as Harmonic 313) are on a shortlist of producers who created truly unique experiences this year based on the fusion of multiple styles of electronic dance music, old and new. They’ll get their due praise from their contemporaries. I’d personally like to focus on 2 of the names below the headliner, Jonwayne and Dibiase. Considering the relatively short distance between California and British Columbia, the LA beat scene has had very little interaction with the electronic music scene in our fair city, so when we get some Low End affiliates in these parts I tend to geek out a little (a lot). I’m not going to ramble here. If you already read this blog then you probably already know why this is dope. If not, here are a couple reasons to be at W2 next Saturday:
Dibiase has been doing his thing for a long, long time. His LP Machines Hate Me made him an underground chip-sound super hero, but long before he was blasting NES samples through his SP-404 he was known to make soulful, more minimal concoctions. You don’t know what you’re going to get with Mr. Dibia$e.
Jonwayne has become a cult star and for good reason. His strange synth-driven beats and his unexpectedly great mic skills, combined with his “nice guy” reputation and his dry wit, have made him an internet sensation this past year.
Both are members of seminal LA label Alpha Pup Records and have deep ties to the Low End Theory club night, the mecca for all things experimental hip hop. My recommendation for December 3rd: get there early-ish, soak in the sounds and have a drink before Africa Hitech. Enjoy some sounds that don’t come around often enough.
