Portsmouth based label 10Ton Recordings launches with two releases from Sekklow and Bournemouth outfit Audio Sleaze on the 11th October…
SEKKLOW – TRANSMIT
AUDIO SLEAZE – MAN ON THE MOON
DJ/Producer Sekklow drops his most recent blend of dubstep/drum and bass/jungle upon us this month with a fresh mix entitled ‘South Exit’.
Known to many as ‘CK’ and for his vinyl scratching skills (and those Kings of Leon remixes :p), Chris King got involved with spinning records from the age of 13 in his home town of Bedford. He started mixing House, Garage and Hardcore which led to playing a variety of venues/illegal warehouse/forest raves as well as intimate house parties. His reputation grew within the hardcore scene, often playing on the same bill as SY, Breeze & Styles and Hixxy back in the day.
“My fave set ever was the STS free party at Chicksands woods. That was huge! There was hundreds of people who followed the convoy waiting for music to start. Had police helicopters flying around lighting up the place and I dropped Praga Khan – Injected with a Poison Digital Orgasm remix as the first tune. It was wild. I did an hour of old skool and techno. By then there were 7 different sound systems set up around the forest. Best set ever.”
During the hardcore days he began to flirt with drum and bass and incorporated it into his sets, commanding a crowd of 1800+ people to go nuts. Hardcore promoters began to frown upon this and CK stuck his two fingers up in retaliation. He was addicted to drum and bass. Getting involved with Breakneck in 2005, turned out to be, and still is, Portsmouth’s number one drum and bass event. Playing alongside Adam F, Pendulum and TC to name a few, he became a well known fixture alongside the resident DJ’S SDM, Triple M and Charge.
After a quiet period, he got acquainted with various styles, and concentrated on the production side of music, delivering heartfelt dubstep tunes and remixes on the down low and a few drum and bass. He decided to start afresh under the name of Sekklow. After an over whelming response to his tracks, he was persuaded to step out and start djing again.
Sekklow is currently producing his forthcoming EP, as well as representing Portsmouth’s biggest Dubstep and Grime club night 10 Ton on the regular which looks set to be back in action from early October. His last release ‘Be Alright’ under High Rankin’s Suicide Dub label, caused some much needed dance floor rave hype across the UK (released in July). His next release will be out on 10 Ton Recordings.
DOWNLOAD SEKKLOW – SOUTH EXIT MIX
SPLIT TRACK ZIP FILE SEKKLOW – SOUTH EXIT MIX
TRACK LISTING
1. Chase & Status – Let You Go (Nero Remix)
-> Chasing Shadows – Dream On
2. Rusko – Hold On
3. Siren – Summertime In Oakland
4. High Rankin – Cut You Down
5. Swindle – Airmiles ft. MC Skibadee
6. Laid Blak – Red (Chasing Shadows Remix)
7. Twist & Torqux – Fuck Face
8. Drop Top – Machete (High Rankin Remix)
9. Hazard – Machete VIP
10. DJ Stretch – Papa Lover (Serum Remix)
11. Amit – Immigrants
12. Tremourz & J. Rabbit – Energy Legs
13. Skream – Metal Mouth
14. Skream – Raw Dogz
15. Where’s Huey – Stay (Specimen A Dubstepin Remix)
16. Bobby Caldwell – What You Won’t Do For Love (DZ Remix)
17. 16 Bit – Chainsaw Calligraphy (Jakes Remix)
18. Sub Focus – Last Jungle
19. Caspa & Rusko – Rock Bottom
20. Sub Scape – Nothings Wrong
21. D Double E – Bad To The Bone
22. 501 – Somewhere In Time (High Rankin Remix)
23. Rusko – Hold On (Sub Focus Remix)
Photography – http://matthewmaber.com/
“Beach Break is pretty much the first festival of the Summer really, init”
-Example (main stage 2010)
As far as festival experiences go, this has been my first. Instead of using the Media Crew’s special camping area (with its own toilets and showers might I add!) we opted to set up the tent in one of the general camping spaces to see what it was really like living amongst the masses of students that have made the trip from across the UK for the 5 days of festive fun. Pembrey Country Park in Wales was the setting with the beach near by. I was praying the sun was going to come out and stay for the duration after travelling from a cloudy Portsmouth. The weather didn’t disappoint by the way, on the second day it turned out to be the beginning of one of the hottest weeks, well done to Beach Break Live!
Monday was really about setting up camp with minimal activities and no headliners. Food wise, there was more than the expected burgers and chips, hot dogs and ice cream. I was pleasantly surprised by the range of noms, including Fresh Sushi, Pizza Express, Mexican food, Spanish Churros, Pancakes and Paninis, cafes, organic burgers and sausages, beverages, vegetarian delights and more. A few favourite shout outs go to the Mexican burritos and dulux strawberry and ice cream pancake. For a meal it looked like on average to cost about a fiver, but the portions are enough to fill up a plate.
In the main arena a range of stalls can be seen selling fancy dress, jewellery, ethical clothing, vintage wear (dresses for a fiver!), body paints, holistic therapies, mobile phone charging and camping gear, as well as fun and games. The atmosphere in the park was brought alive with stunning decorations from the Big Waves Flags (8 metres high), vintage fun fair, giant deck chairs, graffiti artists and this years themed dressing up…Musical Legends! (although it soon turned out that anything goes; grannies, banana costumes, smurfs and Amy Winehouse outfits were amongst the crowds).
Music wise I found myself mainly at the Deuce Soundsystem, which was made up to look like a giant ghetto blaster near one of the entrances. The rig was so loud and powerful I could even hear it from my tent! London based club night Beat Redemption was sandwiched inbetween two funfair rides, The Residential Dance Motor Home had an array of djs playing everything from house to dubstep, The Record Shop hosting bands as well as the huge Merlin tent amongst others.
In contrast to the Dell main stage and the Merlin dance tent, BBL had an interesting range of smaller venues and hide outs for the non ravers, including the chilled out space of the Chai Wallah bar with it’s own stage for bands and djs, quality food and drinks, herbal shots and Shisha (for those who caught Leeds based ska/raggae band The Gentleman’s Dub Club on the last night, how f**king good were they?). The Moustache Bar hosted a range of entertainment with comedy, poetry, djs and bands and of course, moustache and beard painting for the brave. On the beach it felt nice to walk on proper sand and not the nasty pebbles you’d find on the Portsmouth seafront. The water was clear and I could even spot some sea life (cute titchy crabs). Volley ball, Beach Olympics, sand crafting from the Dirty Beach artists and acoustic bands on stage provided the entertainment and activities during the day.
Pompey’s very own DJ SDM performed at the Deuce Soundsystem open air venue on Monday evening and the massive Merlin Tent on Tuesday playing dubstep and grime. I managed to catch DJ/producer Lung, Plastician and Breakage on the Deuce stage, Subfocus (dj set), Annie Mac, Mistajam, Zinc, and Jack Beats packing out the Merlin dance tent late into the evening. The mighty Dell main stage had Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip (lots of swearing, naughty boys! but put on a wicked show), Example, Vampire Weekend, Elle Goulding (dragged everyone from their tents to the main arena), Beardyman and Calvin Harris. Chase and Status (live) ended the main stage performances on a high on Thurday night and I could literally feel the hairs on my arms stand up, the vibe was electric.
On a personal note by the third day I’d given up caring what I looked like, I hadn’t even used half of what I brought with me (make-up and clothing) and all I really wanted to eat was ice cream and suck on ice lollies to compensate for the incredible heat Wales was having. I’d been to the beach every day since Tuesday and not only do I have a wicked tan but I’m nursing a few burn patches on my arms. I also ended up squatting in bushes for a pee or into a cup to avoid smelling and looking at the crap and shit in most of the portaloos (best thing to do is go for your daily poo in the morning just after the loos get cleaned). With the use of (one of the best inventions ever) baby wipes I hadn’t had a shower since Monday morning (broken showers on site plus long queues = can’t be arsed). Nothing got nicked from our tent (although we had valuables in the car instead) and the students were more interested in having a good time rather than causing ruckus behaviour.
Beach Break Live caters mainly for students (£74 for early bird, £89 usually) while non-students can enjoy the festival for £109 (Portsmouth coach and return is £49).
Nothing will ever make you appreciate the importance of using a clean lavatory, a shower that works and your own bed, but for what it’s worth (and aside from all the moaning that happened with the lack of showering), Beach Break Live was an awesome experience, roll on BBL 2011!
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The mischievous High Rankin relaunches his Suicide Dub label in a few days, kicking things off with a bevy of heavy hitters including Portsmouth’s DJ Sekklow. Brighton based Will Rankin, has been knocking up string of nasty dubstep tunage recently, most notably producing an awareness video about the side effects to taking street drug Meow Meow and T-shirts emblazoned with the phrase MEOW IS FOR PUSSIES.
Catch Sekklow playing at 10Ton vs JubJub this Friday at The Wedgewood Rooms alongside SDM, Mistajam and DJ Zinc.
SEKKLOW – BE ALRIGHT
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