A very short list of folks i work with and have loved working with: Sub Swara (myself, Dhruva, Sunder, Haj, Juakali, Pictureman, Skip Intro), Rekha, Sunil Seghal, Moby, Cheap Trick, Greg Hoy & Twice as Bright, Jungli; Jim Abbott, Paul Bogaev, Deep Singh and AR Rahman from Bombay Dreams, Samita Sinha, and if you get on youtube and search for 'the skalars,' you'll likely find some entertainment for a good hour or so.
Influences
dichotomies, theses, dystopias, space vs. place, cities, travel, 3am dancefloors.
Dave Sharma is an internationally-renowed percussionist and producer, and a member of NYC's Sub Swara crew. Dave's worked with an extremely diverse list of artists, including international tours with Moby, Sub Swara, Delhi 2 Dublin and DJ Rekha; recording sessions with Jennifer Lopez, Taylor Dayne, and jazz pioneer Guillermo Brown; and performances with Cheap Trick, Zila Khan (daughter of Ud. Vilayat Khan), Kailash Kher and many, many others. He was a lead percussionist in Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Bombay Dreams," and also worked on Disney's Tarzan on Broadway.
As an award-winning producer and remixer, Dave has recorded with Universal artists the Rapture, and is a member of electronic group Sub Swara, whos 2008 debut LP Coup d’Yah garnered praise from the BBC, TimeOut NY, Metro UK, Rolling Stone, and XLR8R magazine. As an educator, Dave has taught with the Weill Institute at Carnegie Hall, the Mark Morris Dance Company, and through Midori and Friends, and has lectured at NYU, Columbia University, and Dartmouth University.
What People are Saying:
Our favourite this time comes from Sharmaji with a tight 2-stepper built from sonorous Bhangra drums initially on an itchy Burial tip, before brukking into a tougher Dusk & Blackdown styled raver, providing tumultuous dancefloor terrain for an excellent vocal from Maggie Horn.
Soul Motive release number three comes courtesy of Shamaji from the Sub Swara [a] collective based out of New York, and is an eastern-influenced rhythm with bangra beats, sublime vocals and heavy bass.
Initially coming across as something Dusk & Blackdown might have conjured up direct from the heart of London, this track is in fact more focused around tribal percussion which is broken up into half-time patterns sporadically throughout.
New York based vocalist Maggie Horn adds a sultry, deep vocal over this two-step number which pulls the track in a sensual direction, whilst Sharmaji melds in some heavier basslines towards the end; think ‘Eastern Jam’ had it been produced by Burial [a].
ABOUT SUB SWARA
-"The Sub Swara collective tosses a monthly party at Love, a club that boasts perhaps the clearest sound system in the city. That might account for the crew’s obsession with detail; Coup d’Yah is a sonically crystalline collection, with every drum hit sharp as a knife and each bassline deep as a canyon. But the real appeal of the album lies in the way it melds its dancehall and dubstep inclinations with Middle Eastern melodies, subcontinental percussion and ragga-style toasting into a spare, dark stew, with its precise arrangements keeping the focus on the funk."
-'Sub Swara deals with the most fascinating melt of sound - beats and bass laced with the elemental voice of Juakali...pure heaven...The Sub Swara mix was devastating - contender for mix of the year on the BBC Radio 1 show for real.' - Maryanne Hobbs, BBC Radio 1
-'The whole album is dazzling. Sub Swara manages to transfer the eclectic sounds of their New York club night to tape, bleeding and blending dubstep, ragga, dub, global elements and straight up dance music in a flawless manner that's always fresh, never stale. Their ability to fuse the dark with the subtle and danceable with the complex is a marvel' - Kid Kameleon, XLR8R Magazine
Sub Swara’s Coup d’Yah (Low Motion Records) is 100% fire. No exaggeration. The 12-track album, available now as a MP3 download, features vocals from Zulu, MC Coppa, Napoleon Solo, and Juakali - tomas Palermo - XLR8R Magazine, Bass Reaction (Blog)
'If you're looking for one entry track into this sound, look out for Koli Stance, a masterclass in swirling subcontinental tablas and warping dubstep bass' - Blackdown, Pitchfork Media' - Blackdown, Pitchfork Media
'The textures on Coup d'Yah are less rigidly defined, more open and therefore more organic, and while fans of dubstep would no doubt feel kinship, the broader, more expansive vision of New York's Sub Swara crew highlights the importance of not being overly committed to convention...the totality is energetic, dark, and rhythmic, possessing an international vibe but minus any jetsetter kitsch...It's a worthwhile contribution to the genre-less electronic amalgamations that are becoming almost a genre unto themselves. - Justin Deremo - Ok Player
Sharmaji--Sub Swara--Low Motion Records's Friend Space (Top 33)
Sharmaji--Sub Swara--Low Motion Records has 3033 friends.
Kid Koala (Ninjatune) “Mochipet is hilariously funky. He should score the next Katamari video game!”
Clash Magazine ( UK ) “Top Electronic Artists of 2008 - Savaged edits over schizphreaked beats sizzled Mochipet's great album into our charts…talent populated this sonic bullet.”
edIT (The Glitch Mob) "Mochi is keepin' it hyphy for the asians."
Lazersword (Briefcase Rockers) “yo man, was just listening to this mochipet track on my itunes a second ago, and was like what the fuck this is the dopest track i've ever heard. that whole album is rawwwwww”
MISSILL ( Paris , France ) “WOW, i didnt take a slap on my face like dat since a while.. wow wickeed album !!!...well done, big respect”
URB Magazine “Mochipet is making one hell of an argument—for hip hop and even music in general….One very versatile producer…"
KEXP ( Seattle , WA ) “beats spanning the hip-hop and electronic genres, ofte
Hey hey every one, Since MySpace changed the max number of songs to 10 now, we decided to post some new songs from Dub Gabriel's Anarchy & Alchemy, if you have not picked it up yet, it is available on CD & Download from most stores.
We are also excited to preview new collaborations & Remixes Dub Gabriel has done recently with New Dub Gabriel songs with Michael Stipe, U Roy, Infinity & Meditronica!! and new Remixes of Balkan Beat Box (Remixed with Kush Arora!)-Out April 9th in the USA (Finally) & Remix of Laya Project out of India (Check out the DVD & Album!)
Besides Anarchy & Alchemy & the New Balkan Beat Box Remix album, All other songs will be out later this year, release dates tba!
Warning!!! All tunes is from shop, music producer or from her managers. This mix is part of my project, popularise in my country Asiatic underground music and music producer. All right reserved.
Bassbot Sound System has been interacting with various sound crews and artist communities through out the United States since 2003, gaining recognition abroad. From Portland, Oregon to Atlanta, Gerogia, New York City to the Bay Area, We have nested ourselves with crews that promote sub-culture and electronic music.
Since the very beginning with just two Mackie srm450's, our sound system have been sustaining our culture with sound, attaching itself to some of the most progressive artist's, sound crews and promoters on the the world stage, today. We are the people behind the speakers, making sure your feeling that Bass!
Our website's intent is to collect and archive your content as well as to facilitate the networking of artist's, sound crews and promoters alike. If you are reading this message you should log in to the BOT, check out some music and start your posting content today. Tap into to Bassmassif and Network 23.
Sincerely The Emperor Bassbot Sound System Bassbot. org
www. destroyallconcepts. com launches today!!!! What is it? It’s our new blog!!! Find out what is going on with DESTROY ALL CONCEPTS RECORDS and related events.
We asked friends about there top picks of 2008 and we got an awesome list of people telling up there fav’s including members of Dub Trio, Gogol Bordello, Balkan Beat Box, Mutamassik, Maga Bo, No Surrender, Jarring Effects Records, Echo Beach Records, Ashtech, DJ Olive, Marty Thau, Steve Barker and many others with more to be added!!!
Free Music!!! Also check on the page for a link to download JFX Bit’s 3, a new Compellation from Jarring Effects Records, Free Download including such people as Dub Gabriel, Bassnectar, Filastine, Ben Sharpa, Ghislain Poirier and more!!! In the first 4 days we had over 10,000 downloads!!!!!!!!
And of course we have to rep some of our fav’s including a mini documentary on Crass, live clips of Coxsone Sound cutting a dub! And music videos by Maga Bo, Muslimgauze, 77Klash, Dub Gabriel feat. Juakali, Buraka Som Sisyema and much more!!!!
We will be updating the site all the time, so come back and make sure to sign up on our email list!!!
Online Now!
