REACH presents OUTRAGE (Metalheadz, Inneractive, BACKLASH) TRAFFIC - 11th APRIL

Executive Steve

REACH are proud to present the next installment in our ongoing campaign for the reintroduction of PROPER VIBES into the Dublin dance music landscape. For this month's Drum and Bass slot we have lined up none other than one of the hardest working men in Drum and Bass. Ladies and Gentlemen, clap your hands and rattle your jewellery as we present OUTRAGE (Whisper Audio, Backlash, J-Tek, Metalheadz, Inneractive)! Outrage is one of the most singular individuals in Drum and Bass, a genuine wolf in a scene full of sheep; his productions and release have always set him well apart form the rest through his utterly original take on making and performing his music; while early releases on Metalheadz (a huge accolade for a relative newcomer) saw him fusing a definite Hard Techno vibe with a distinctive fondness for glitchy edits his work has never been easily pigeonholed; from uneasy, dub laden halftime filth like his essental collaboration with Amit on his Commercial Suicide LP to his work in founding the J Tek movement and aiming to rekindle interest in the last ort of fusing 145 bpm techno with chopped and sampled breakloops to reopen experimentation with a long lost musical form that many have felt was never explored to its full potential, to his work with vocalists like Kirsty Hawkshaw on his Whisper Audio label Outrage has been responsible for a vast variety of excellent music. As one of the most individual and distinctive producers in Drum and Bass (and indeed in Dance Music as a whole!) REACH are delighted to have the man over for his Debut Irish show, and it is sure to be one of those nights that will be talked about long after the event.

RICKY FORCE (EXEGENE, REACH) is an unstoppable crime fighting machine whose legendary mixing skills are matched only by his production and his taste in shades. Formerly the host of the longrunning FUAM show on Radio na Life 106.4FM, Ricky has found himself much in demand as a dj, playing in all sorts of scary far off places like Dundalk, Leitrim, New York, London and Limerick. After spending the last few years turning increasing numbers of heads with his "go back to go forward" approach to production Ricky is at the top of the list of new Irish producers about to start making waves with his beats.

Warming up the show, we have a long overdue slot from none other than veteran dublin sub-bass soldier, graphic design guru, comedian and food critic extraordinaire STACKS (REACH, POWER FM, BASSBIN). Stacks is going to be rummaging around the back of his gigantic record collection to dig out a retrospective ste of 95-98 Techstep, because if you don't know your history you're doomed to repeat it. Or something. Either way the man is a razor sharp DJ (as anyone who's ever tuned into his and the Don Rosco's Wednesday night radio show on www.powerfm.org will attest to!) who is guaranteed to impress those heads who have the sense to turn up early to grab a ringside seat for this historic event (and by historic i mean Stacks won't be playing Dubstep)

Outrage (Backlash / J-Tek / Metalheadz) http://www.myspace.com/outrageuk

RickyForce (Reach / Exegene / Space2Pace) http://www.myspace.com/rickyforce

Stacks (Reach / Bassbin / PowerFM) http://www.myspace.com/donroscoandstacks