SubStation1520
New Member
- Joined
- Oct 9, 2014
- Location
- Daveyton, Benoni (South Africa)
Greetings Junglist Community
My real name is unimportant... Founder of a new movement called Sub Station 1520. I'm from Johannesburg (SA), residing in a small township called Daveyton in the city of Benoni.
I, together with fellow D-Town heads, got into D&B/Jungle in 2007. I went to my first D&B gig in 2010, at one of SA's biggest movements right now; and it is basically the leading one- "Joburg's Premier Drum & Bass Movement" called 'Science Frikshun'. Camo & Krooked were the special guest acts.
In 2011, I started DJ'ing (career was complicatedly cut short but, next year I'll pick up where I left off) and occassionally playing around with production of this genre... And in 2012, I basically became the first Black guy in the country (and continent) to host D&B gigs in the township (ghetto) under the name 'Blast Out Drum & Bass', which later I was forced to change to 'Likwidation Dayz'. And I recorded and uploaded my first mix (which Souncloud got rid off). We also did our first music video for 'Dub Phizix & Skeptical - Marka Feat. Strategy (D-Town Edit)' in 2013, as part of a competition when Dub Phizix was in the country, but we never won 'cause it was purposefully made that way, as part of the pointless conspiracies.
All I can say is that, my journey as part of this culture has not been easy, and continues being so. I've met, and know a lot of our local talent who raise the flag, and I was mentored by DJ Benson- a prominent icon, renowned countrywide, and is the first Black D&B DJ in SA; as well as Tehsynes- who's also a highly revered figure. They both believed in meI, and keep on motivating me. On the other hand, I've faced criticism, some heavyweights (of different skin colour) in the scene conspiring against what I was trying to build, as well as lack of proper funding and turn-downs from venue owners in my locality; as well as sponsors. However, I've always been strong because of where I come from, and I'll continue with a revolution, under the umbrella of the worldwide D&B/Jungle revolution.
Nowadays, I write album reviews and interviews for a blog run by a friend called Bass For The Raver (BFTR), since the beginning of the year. To date, some of the most honourable reviews I've done, were for Seba's 'Mesmerise'; Dance Concept's 'Stevie Hyper D - Generation Hyper' and interviewing Benny V; Total Science's 'Warm 031', amongst a few others.
Sub Station 1520 is the new movement on a clean slate, and I hope to make something good with it, and resume hosting gigs as of next year.
That is my D&B story summarised.
I'm glad to be part of the forum. Thanks.
My real name is unimportant... Founder of a new movement called Sub Station 1520. I'm from Johannesburg (SA), residing in a small township called Daveyton in the city of Benoni.
I, together with fellow D-Town heads, got into D&B/Jungle in 2007. I went to my first D&B gig in 2010, at one of SA's biggest movements right now; and it is basically the leading one- "Joburg's Premier Drum & Bass Movement" called 'Science Frikshun'. Camo & Krooked were the special guest acts.
In 2011, I started DJ'ing (career was complicatedly cut short but, next year I'll pick up where I left off) and occassionally playing around with production of this genre... And in 2012, I basically became the first Black guy in the country (and continent) to host D&B gigs in the township (ghetto) under the name 'Blast Out Drum & Bass', which later I was forced to change to 'Likwidation Dayz'. And I recorded and uploaded my first mix (which Souncloud got rid off). We also did our first music video for 'Dub Phizix & Skeptical - Marka Feat. Strategy (D-Town Edit)' in 2013, as part of a competition when Dub Phizix was in the country, but we never won 'cause it was purposefully made that way, as part of the pointless conspiracies.
All I can say is that, my journey as part of this culture has not been easy, and continues being so. I've met, and know a lot of our local talent who raise the flag, and I was mentored by DJ Benson- a prominent icon, renowned countrywide, and is the first Black D&B DJ in SA; as well as Tehsynes- who's also a highly revered figure. They both believed in meI, and keep on motivating me. On the other hand, I've faced criticism, some heavyweights (of different skin colour) in the scene conspiring against what I was trying to build, as well as lack of proper funding and turn-downs from venue owners in my locality; as well as sponsors. However, I've always been strong because of where I come from, and I'll continue with a revolution, under the umbrella of the worldwide D&B/Jungle revolution.
Nowadays, I write album reviews and interviews for a blog run by a friend called Bass For The Raver (BFTR), since the beginning of the year. To date, some of the most honourable reviews I've done, were for Seba's 'Mesmerise'; Dance Concept's 'Stevie Hyper D - Generation Hyper' and interviewing Benny V; Total Science's 'Warm 031', amongst a few others.
Sub Station 1520 is the new movement on a clean slate, and I hope to make something good with it, and resume hosting gigs as of next year.
That is my D&B story summarised.
I'm glad to be part of the forum. Thanks.
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