Tony Andrews is a renowned soundsystem designer and the owner and founder of Funktion-One, perhaps dance music’s most famous soundsystem manufacturer. The company has influenced global electronic music in countless ways with its groundbreaking technology, superb sound quality, and enormous bass, but undoubtedly clubbers and DJs will know Funktion-One best from its giant stacks in …
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Perfect Storm: The England Riots Documentary
Wideshut.co.uk “If the young are not initiated into the village, they will burn it down just to feel its warmth.” — African Proverb. This mini-documentary film looks at the initial causes and wider context surrounding the recent England riots. Politicians refuse to acknowledge their role in creating a deeply unfair and failing society, a perfect …
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DJ Krush @ Electric Ballroom on April 29, 2010
DJ Krush @ Electric Ballroom Originally uploaded by DijitalJB The event was incredible! Don’t have a words to describe it yet, just can advice you better go check it out yourself next time when Master will be nearby your location. Pure sonic magic! Hypnotic beats and echo chamber 🙂
Värka Kru visual history
New visual gallery have been added in to facebook’s värka page. Check it here. If you have some visuals, send it to us, too 🙂
A text from 1998 «Новые промоутеры»
“Hoвыe пpoмoyтepы” cтaли нe peдкocтью в нaшeм гopoдe. Oтягoщeнныe нaвязчивoй идeeй зapaбoтaть мнoгo дeнeг oни cтaли opгaнизoвывaть диcкoтeки для пoдpocткoв. Для этoгo oни пpидyмывaют paзнообразные нaзвaния для cвoиx кoммepчecкиx oбъeдинeний. Mнoгиe уже ycпeли зaмeтить paзнoцвeтныe бyмaжки, c мaниaкaльнoй нacтoйчивocтью paзбpacывaeмыe ими в paзнooбpaзныx мecтax, это пoдoбиe зaпaднoй peклaмы ceкc ycлyг, так называемые флaepы. Aгpeccивнocть и …
The Importance of ä
The ä is very important character in Värka Kru identity! This particular spelling refers to number of subjects in North Europe, musical culture etc. Those two dots on top of A do the transitional job of transforming typographic identity of our crew to graphical representation of it. Ä becomes planetary sized bass key! Seen? So, everyone, …
Martins Rubenis aka DJ FoTu “Gone with the Night”
FoTu (DJ) || AIZIET festival movie from aizietfest on Vimeo.
New instrument – Drum Buddy by Quintron
another video and one more featuring author
Top 10 of the most crazy DJ requests
Are you DJ? Please play some twist. Can you put on drum-techno-Tiesto? (“drum” means drum’n’bass here). Can you play something faster? (while 130 bpm track is being played). Please play something faster! (while 175 bpm track is being played). During my jazz/funk set in small lounge bar: “We are from Holland, can you play DJ …
The Worlds Most Important Drum Loop!
Taken from 1969’s song The Winstons – Amen Brother. Author: Nate Harrison, date: 2004, original title: Can I Get An Amen?