Fáilte Infinite (FLICKR Uploader vs Georgie)

A winter trip to the West Coast of Ireland + A happy accident with the Flickr Uploader.
Cut-up and distorted by the love child of a Gremlin and Andy Warhol.

A weather beaten sheep-dog wandering around an old chapel. A wealth of wisdom and sadness in her eyes.
Difficult to say goodbye to.
Differently coloured-eyes like David Bowie (David Bow-Wow?!)
A sheepdog named Bluey from Devon.

The end of the rainbow...
no leprachuan or pot of gold.

Mysticism. The Sea. A Cliff. Winds and hailstone.

Prayers, flowers, an NYC policeman's badge (not in shot). American Cousins. Obama's inauguration speech.

Kirsty McColl and The Pogues

Abandoned house in Ireland, mountains of 'kipple'.

Gordon Matta Clark (RIP). Disorientation. Anarchitecture.

An Acid monolith on The Burren.

MORE PHOTOS HERE >>

Movement

Here's some pics from the recent Sth Ldn invasion of NYC for DMZ meets Dubwar, Pubwarz @ Box Car Lounge and Deep Space at Cielo.



Drumz of NYC

Also keep and eye on XLR8R magazine for some portraits of Jesu (Godflesh) in his North Wales studio.

DMZ 2nd birthday bash photos (the U.S invasion) on the way. Happy birthday love to DMZ and other fellow Martians.

new camera

thanks to the dubstep forum soul snatch fund and my lovely family for helping a gyal out. (nikon d200)much appreciated. showers of blessings xx

pic by HERA from last saturday's dmz meets dubwar downtown NYC

brixton to brooklyn

the first time i'd travelled to NY in pursuit of music, was to see rage against the machine and beastie boys in concert up state. unfortunately that gig was cancelled, my mission failed. i returned feeling glum and in light of the strange upstate folks i met and the intensely materialistic culture, unsure that i'd ever return to america again. however, i heard through the dubstepforum grapevine that there were a couple of parties going down and deciding i couldnt miss out, booked a flight the day before i left.

this time round, my mission was successful and on saturday, i was at dmz meets dubwar downtown, shocking out with global dubsteppa's and public enemy's hank shocklee, experiencing a dancefloor of exploding hands and feet. having a snowball fight to a NYC backdrop in between dancing to dub, techno and soul at sunday night's pubwarz session at the box car lounge was like a dream come true. experiencing the sound through Cielo's amazingly crisp sound system on monday proved that promoters from outside of the inner scene are finally taking it seriously. to more 'tin pan sound'. really and truly, i could write a essay about the events that occurred in NYC over the last few days. but y'know, i like to let photos do most of the talking.

typically, if u were there, u know what i'm talking about. if u weren't but have been with the sound in ur town- producers, dj's, promoters, journalists, bloggers, photographers, skankers, u were there in spirit. what really hit home is that dubstep, or whatever u wish to call it, is indeed a global movement; one that is powered from within by above mentioned people who have a real and genuine love for an uncompromising sound that penetrates every part of the body, mind and soul.

i've often been asked why it is that people get hooked on dubstep to the extent that they let everything else in they're lives fall by the wayside. my answer? it's more than music, it's an international community made strong by the fact that it's an international community. if you're in it, you're in it deep. stuck in the bass, stuck in the mud. i know of no other scene that has managed to get this far without major label help. i know of no other current sound that has the ability to bring people from all over the world together purely for music. okay, so we hit the dancefloors hard but as loefah and mala highlighted in the bbc collective dubstep documentary last year, it's not about drugs and going out on the pull. it's about peaceful partying and survival in a world ruled by the man without getting help from the man; it's about love for our brothers and sisters regardless of colour, creed, class and status. it's about roots and culture and it's about the next generation of real music lovers. dubstep aint a genre. it's a revolution. truth. photos on the way.

inna 2007style

The City that never sleeps

Movin Forward to Zoo York. Out to the Atlantic crew.. wish we could be there!

www.dubwarnyc.com

This is a warning

dubwar5_teaser
Originally uploaded by infinite.

Loefah and Poax on route to NY....Oh shit! Killah tag team moves a go-go. Big Apple, they're gonna eat you alive.

DMZ Update

Lots going on for DMZ at the moment... through the wonders of modern technology we get to hear about it...

DMZ -Kiss fm show

tracklisting.

Skream - Request Line (Mala Remix) - Dubplate
Coki - Shattered - Dubplate
Mala - Left Leg Out - Dubplate
Skream - Hag - Tempa
Coki - Haunted - Dubplate
Coki - Molten - Dubplate
Loefah - Ruffage - Dubplate
Loefah - Goat Stare - Dmz
Skream - I Remix - Dubplate
Mala - Wrath Vip - Dmz
Skream - Rotton - Dubplate
Search & Destory - Candyfloss (Loefah Remix) - Hotflush

Thanks to http://dubstep.forumsplace.com and Blacklay for the recording

DMZ @ 3rd Base
Brixton – SW2 Saturday 7th Jan 2006 £ 5 members £ 7

Line up:

DIGITAL MYSTIKZ + LOEFAH
HATCHA
DISTANCE
KODE 9
CHEF
PINCH

Mc’s: SGT POKES, CRAZY D

Come Meditate on Bass Weight

Pubsession @ The Old Blue Last, 39 Great Eastern Road, EC2
DMZ, Kode9 & Guests

7 til Midnight, free all night


THE BREEZEBLOCK - BBC RADIO 1. Dubstep Warz – with Mary Anne Hobbs

9th Jan 2006

The show goes live 1am-3am Monday night >>> Tuesday
morning.

Guests...

DIGITAL MYSTIKZ
SKREAM
KODE 9 & SPACE APE
VEX'D
LOEFAH
HATCHA
DISTANCE

DUB WAR @ Rothko
NEW YORK CITY - Friday - January 27 2006.

DIGITAL MYSTIKZ
JOE NICE
DROP THE LIME
DAVE Q
MC JUAKALI

DMZ: ROAD TRIP PART 1 - LEEDS

SAT 4th Feb 2006

SUB DUB presents:

TRANSMISSION ROOM: Grooverider, Shy Fx, Visionary, TC1, Steppa, Essence
MC's: Topcat, Eksman, Tonn Piper, Ramin
Sound System : Iration Steppas (Ridiculous weight)

DMZ ROOM:
Digital Mystikz, Loefah, Skream, Distinction and Kode 9. With Sgt Pokes and
Crazy D.
Sound System: Sweet Potato

Leeds West Indian Centre, Laycock Place, Leeds
10pm-Late
Tickets £10+ b/f...MOTD / £5 for people travelling on the coach from London

www.dmzuk.com

New York, New York!

Dub War
Originally uploaded by infinite.

So good they named it twice, New York has quickly become one of Dubstep's biggest international bases thanks to a handful of passionate stateside producers, dj's and journalists. Borrowing Miss Fiddy's trick of posting online chats , here's some news, views from across the pond via NY Dubwar promoter (see above), DJ and fellow blogger DQ.

infinite drumz (7:34:40 pm): what u been up to?
infinite drumz (7:34:42 pm): any parties?
quintild (7:35:01 pm): yeah lots going on right now
quintild (7:35:21 pm): the big thing i've been planning though is dub war w/ kode 9 this coming friday
quintild (7:36:01 pm): really excited about this night. things are looking really good for this one. the dnb establishment in ny is really getting behind it
quintild (7:36:27 pm): and the following night joe is sticking around and the two of us are supporting dj zinc at the same venue
infinite drumz (7:36:42 pm): mr bingo beats himself
quintild (7:36:55 pm): yep i gotta remember to pack my bingo records
infinite drumz (7:37:12 pm): lol
infinite drumz (7:37:23 pm): you in that stuff then?
quintild (7:37:56 pm): into it ya mean? a little. not toomuch, but i used to buy the occasional bingo tune.
infinite drumz (7:38:13 pm): ok
quintild (7:38:14 pm): 138 trek was definitely important
quintild (7:38:47 pm): so how goes the "lull" :-)
infinite drumz (7:38:50 pm): lol you've noticed it too?
quintild (7:39:19 pm): well that's been a topic on conversation on dubway's forum
infinite drumz (7:39:30 pm): yeah
infinite drumz (7:39:35 pm): there is a lull
infinite drumz (7:39:41 pm): very few tunes being made
infinite drumz (7:39:43 pm): but
infinite drumz (7:39:50 pm): outside of london things are good
quintild (7:40:20 pm): hmm, you think dubstep is eating its dead or something? or just taking a nap?
infinite drumz (7:41:47 pm): i think it's just hibernation time! music is a reflection of the people that make it. Generally, everyone's a bit down at the moment cos it's dark and cold so it doesn't surprise me that there's a lull. Also, the summer was so mental for the scene what with all the new nights that emerged so it's probably just a bit exhausted
infinite drumz (7:42:21 pm): All will be good, I think it's only 'insiders' that really notice the lull anyway.
quintild (7:43:41 pm): makes sense. the speed of progress seems to have been so rapid it's hard to imagine it sustaining that energy level indefinitely. i mean in particular the number of mind-blowing tunes popping every week
infinite drumz (7:44:10 pm): yeah zactly
infinite drumz (7:44:16 pm): but how are things in the states?
infinite drumz (7:44:24 pm): big crowds?
infinite drumz (7:44:29 pm): media interest?
quintild (7:45:16 pm): in our case over here 1. most people are just discovering it so they don't need to hear nuthin but brand new tunes 2. the parties are more spread out 3. there's very few people playing it so there isn't as much competition for playing tunes no one else is
quintild (7:45:31 pm): the crowds are pretty small but very entusiastic
infinite drumz (7:45:35 pm): cool cool
infinite drumz (7:45:41 pm): i'd love to come over one day
infinite drumz (7:45:45 pm): i need a new environment
quintild (7:45:47 pm): and there's the beginnings of some media interest, but much stronger on the blogs
infinite drumz (7:45:51 pm): yeah
infinite drumz (7:45:58 pm): that's what i love about this scene
infinite drumz (7:46:04 pm): blogs are like the modern day fanzines!
quintild (7:46:39 pm): very true. and the bigger publications just can't keep up with the new shit as fast
infinite drumz (7:46:44 pm): nope
infinite drumz (7:46:59 pm): which tunes are going off over there?
quintild (7:47:06 pm): vex'd
quintild (7:47:18 pm): midnight request line is big
quintild (7:47:27 pm): vex'd knowledge rmx
quintild (7:47:32 pm): coki 'officer'
quintild (7:47:59 pm): for the most part people don't know the names/artists but know the big tunes when they hear em
quintild (7:48:05 pm): like 28 grams
quintild (7:48:10 pm): or crackbong rmx
infinite drumz (7:48:19 pm): nice
infinite drumz (7:48:30 pm): any record shops stocking it yet?
quintild (7:48:40 pm): just one. kim's
quintild (7:48:48 pm): they're actually sponsoring dub war
infinite drumz (7:49:06 pm): NY?
quintild (7:49:26 pm): yeah. the guy at kim's who stocks the dubstep grime bin goes to london pretty regularly to get hooked up with the new tunes
infinite drumz (7:49:32 pm): nice!
quintild (7:49:36 pm): a producer named i-sound
infinite drumz (7:49:43 pm): dubstep?
quintild (7:50:11 pm): yeah they get all the offical releases usually like a week after they hit the uk shops
quintild (7:50:25 pm): but of course we're missing out on the tp's
quintild (7:50:38 pm): oh you mean dubstep producer
infinite drumz (7:50:51 pm): yeah
quintild (7:50:52 pm): nope but i wouldn't be surprised if he tries it out
infinite drumz (7:50:56 pm): cool!
quintild (7:51:00 pm): he's known as an IDM kinda guy
infinite drumz (7:51:06 pm): haha
infinite drumz (7:51:07 pm): wicked
quintild (7:51:16 pm): you know this guy aaron spectre?
infinite drumz (7:51:22 pm): i've heard the name
quintild (7:51:41 pm): oh man george ya gotta download this set. one sec
quintild (7:52:54 pm): Aaron Spectre-  Life We Promote http://drumcorps.cc/assets/audio/aaronspectre_lifewepromote.mp3
quintild (7:52:54 pm): absolutely bonkers
quintild (7:53:06 pm): just one of the most mental things i've heard in a while
infinite drumz (7:53:10 pm): thanks!
infinite drumz (7:53:13 pm): American guy?
quintild (7:53:37 pm): i think he's a brit who lives in the states. or it might be vice versa. can't remember
infinite drumz (7:54:14 pm): ok
infinite drumz (7:54:19 pm): what sort of music?
quintild (7:54:53 pm): it's a mashup of ragga jungle, dancehall and some grime
infinite drumz (7:55:13 pm): nice
quintild (7:56:02 pm): well i better get outta the house before this day is gone. it's lovely out too
quintild (7:56:28 pm): out late watching wiley, shy fx, and j majik last night
infinite drumz (7:57:33 pm): how was that?
quintild (7:58:38 pm): wiley was at small venue in brooklyn as part of some world hip hop festival so that was ok. shy fx was heavy. that was in the former limelight, which is a big gothic church in manhattan
infinite drumz (7:58:49 pm): wow
infinite drumz (7:59:07 pm): any photos anywhere?
quintild (7:59:33 pm): no photos yet i don't think. i didn't take any but i'm sure someone did
quintild (8:00:11 pm): ok g i'm out. talk soon!
infinite drumz (8:00:11 pm): cool
infinite drumz (8:00:14 pm): laterz

Fightin'

"
Dubstep lands in Fort Greene, Brooklyn this Saturday, with the don, Mr. Joe Nice of Baltimore playing his New York debut. Expect *chock full o' dubplates in the bag from the likes of Digital Mystikz, Loefah, Skream, and all the top names pushing the sound in London.

Come support the sound or hear what it's all about. Dubstep has its roots in UK garage, but the fast-evolving sound has morphed deeper and deeper into dread territory recently. Combining elements of drum n bass, grime, dub, dancehall, and techno, dubstep has been making waves this year following the seminal "Grime" compilations on Aphex Twin's Rephlex label. Expect uncompromising sub-bass, spaced out dub echoes, and twisted dancehall riddims. "


DUB WAR
Saturday, June 25
Bar Sputnik, Brooklyn (www.barsputnik.com)
262 Taaffe Pl, Fort Greene (G to Classon)
Free Admission, cheap drinks, smoker-friendly "green room"
DJ's Joe Nice, Dave Q, John Ask playing dubstep, grime, ragga, and
future dread shit
More info and audio: "www.dec10.net/dubwar



*chock full...?