Artistic Contributors

Graphic Design: Nick Ayling
Web Design: Kevin Bracken
Writer: Rob Connell

Musical artists:

Subatomic Sound System
New York City
Home: http://subatomicsound.com
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/subatomicsound
Video: ‘Thru the Next Gate’ performed live: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F1E1oaTCsc

Artist Bio:
Born at the turn of the millennium during a collision of circuit boards, New York City asphalt, and human skin, SUBATOMIC SOUND SYSTEM hit the ground running. Originated as a live group of seasoned musicians experimenting with hip-hop, dub reggae, dancehall and drum and bass influences, excessive exposure to gamma radiation soon turned them into a bionic half-man/half-machine studio monster. Under the control of EMCH aka scientifik and NOAH, tha riddim doktor, SUBATOMIC SOUND SYSTEM created a unique style of beat driven music that staggers between the half time smoked out vibe of hip hop and dub reggae and the double time manic energy of jungle, drum & bass, punk rock, and up tempo jazz. Similar blends of these styles in the U.K. have led to the formation of styles like grime, dub-step, and broken beat, but here in the U.S. in New York City, SUBATOMIC SOUND SYSTEM developed in its own unique way. Combining edgy production techniques with heady dub ambience and musical hooks, they assembled a body of recorded music and SUBATOMIC SOUND SYSTEM was first unleashed on the world.

'Breakin Down the Barriers' (Live in NYC Remix) feat. Daddy Lion & Treasure Don is from the album: Crucial Times
Release: 2007 SubatomicSound.com

Pantoffeldiertjes
Utrecht, Netherlands

Home: http://www.pantoffeldiertjes.nl/pantov07/home.html
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/pantoffelstyle

Artist Bio:
The Pantoffeldiertjes (Dutch for ‘Paramaecium’) are many people, but the two main people responsible for your visual cortex overload are Bazz and Jen. With backgrounds in audio and video production, and animation, these amoebas are targeting your senses. Pantoffeldiertjes have made a name for themselves throughout the Netherlands and other parts of Europe as a live performance team with diverse styles to represent.  Their mission: "to beam where no man has beamed before"

Freedom of Expression (FoE)
Liverpool, UK

Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/foeism 

Artist Bio:
Drawing on reggae, hip-hop, rock, jazz and DnB influences, the group offers up soulful laments about lost love, dirty rock ditties about the art of hustling, and dubbed out tales of escapism from their track portfolio. With their sound suiting adjectives such as organic and rootsy, FoE are sensible enough to have some impressive tricks up their sleeve: heady jazz soliloquies, funk-inspired digressions and electronic deviations add to their eclectic credentials.

Wassabi Collective
BC, Canada

Home: http://www.wassabi.net
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/wassabicollective

Artist Bio:
"Believe in tomorrow, live for today"
The story so far....| In mankind’s collective past, music is the fabric that has given culture its’ identity. Stitched into every aspect of one’s life, music has the power to create emotion, tell stories, heal, motivate and celebrate. It is with this spirit that Wassabi Collective have embarked on their musical expedition, spreading their west coast vibes, taking the country by storm. Each of Wassabi’s unique performances is a legendary, and spontaneous encounter. Tribal beats anchor a driving electronica rhythm that pushes audiences to a feverish frenzy, before veering unexpectedly into a deep reggae groove fueled by captivating vocals. Expect to find live organic electro grooves, smooth jazzy textures, hip hop, reggae, house, and percussion all naturally colliding creating a fusion that constitutes the Wassabi experience, which is made up of Melissa Meretsky (vocals and percussion), Brent 'Gisto' Hongisto (guitar and vocals), Jimmy Lewis (drums and vocals), Scott Milne (bass)

and Rahj Levinson (Keyboards).

King Sunshine
Toronto, Canada

Home: http://kingsunshine.com
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/kingsunshine

Artist Bio:
King Sunshine illuminates disco roots and drops inflections of funk and dance rhythms, reinventing house music and driving the whole fusion over the red line. Imagine nine musicians transformed into one live DJ. Comprised of keyboards/synths, heart-pounding drums/percussion, deep bass, slick guitar, intense electronics, hefty horns and soulful vocals. King Sunshine has been lighting dance floors on fire since 1998 as a highly skilled and electric live act. KS has redefined the concert going experience. With the release of their second album Second Movement in fall 06, King Sunshine is poised to branch out to new segments of music lovers worldwide. Experiences at Canadas largest music festivals including the Montreal Jazz Festival in 2005 and 2006, Ottawa Blues Festival, Toronto Jazz Festival, Toronto Harbourfront Festivals and Halifaxs Evolve Festival has brought KS nationwide recognition. Years of sold out club shows and underground parties have led to shared stages with music's finest DJs, including Theo Parrish, DJ Sneak, Mark Farina, Derrick Carter, Ron Trent and Little Louis Vega. King Sunshines raw explosive energy takes dance music off of vinyl and brings it to the live stage. Emulating a DJ approach by building up their climaxes and breakdowns, and mixing their songs together into one continuous seamless set of music. People have described their concerts as deep and moving and "a powerful, unforgettable, rhythmic experience".

The weather’s beautiful on the dance floor!

Glitch
(various artists, below)
Toronto

Home: www.myspace.com/glitchcd

Artist Bio:
Glitch is a collection of people dedicated to the proliferation of beautiful and diverse sounds.  We are:  DonnyDay, Yashenda, metta, [ tbc ], Larry Paterson, Chaaroni, EfSharp and Jeff Selver.

[ tbc ]

Track: Bonfire (premonition mix)

www.dubslingers.com

 Yashenda

Track: detachedcontroller

Track: lamb

myspace.com/yashenda

DonnyDay

track: Zodium

myspace.com/1donnyday

 Lary Paterson aka virgin dynamite

Track: has anyone seen

caughtincandy.com

Phat Conductor
Toronto, Canada

Home: http://thephatconductor.com
Video: click

Artist Bio:
The Phat Conductor is one of Toronto's leading breakbeat exports, wreaking havok on turntables, laptops and projectors in North America, the UK and Europe. Old School, Nu Skool, Home School... it doesn't matter. With an ear for the future and an eye on the dancefloor the man behind Ice-9 brings you lush, organic electronics, funky bass grooves and a live performance to tell your grandkids about... Hail SEITAN!

Telefunk Soundsystem
Toronto, Canada

Home: http://www.hotpierecords.com/telefunk.html

Artist Bio
Psychedelic breakbeat scientists Telefunk Soundsystem have gained a reputation for their genre warping electrofreektastic live shows. Telefunk's union of cranial stimulation, sound, and rhythm forges a link between freaky breakbeats, intestinal churning bass, and the organic wibbley wobbly rhythms of dub though a combination of weird technology and musical improvisation in the key of jazz.