140 :: Garage :: Jungle :: Drum & Bass

The Blackdub Sessions :: Sub FM :: Every fourth Monday

► Community-led radio station
► Platform for young and fresh talent, with a range of established and emerging DJ’s and presenters
► Hackney, London

Dj / producer from Brussels, Global fusion music, deep, psychedelic and highly danceable + Ambient / Drone / Experimental / Tape Music 


> Resident DJ https://soundcloud.com/goulash-disko
> Curator/Resident - @wombambient
> Resident DJ - Ecstatic Dance Brussels



BOOKING :  rafiralfiro@gmail.com 

TRACKS & REMIXES on : Copycow, Wonderwheel Recordings, Ohxala, Souq Records, Chinese Man Records, Shika Shika, Art Vibes Music, Shouka/InFiné, Tropical Twista Rec, Babylon Records, Hole & Holland, Galletas Calientes, Global Hybrid Records, Caballito... 

♪♪ Tropical ♪ Oriental ♪ Afro ♪ Downtempo ♪ Deep ♪ Psychedelic ♪ Tribal ♪ Techno ♪ Afro House ♪ Slow House ♪ Ancestral ♪ Shamanic ♪ Ambient ♪♪

Rafael Aragon’s music is trance-inducing, powerful yet delicate, constantly changing and continuously breaking borders. Sweaty dancefloor stompers and soulful anthems with a magic touch inspired by forgotten traditions and ancient folklores from all around the world. Mystic chimes, ritual drums and witchcraft music meet raving kicks, deep basslines and electronic polyrythms to provide a rich, dancy and psychedelic experience! 

Displaying numerous and eclectic releases on various imprints wordwide for more than ten years, and with uninterrupted gigs in clubs, parties & festivals all around Europe, South America and North Africa, Rafael has made a name for himself as a versatile and talented producer, remixer, live act and DJ.

Born on Road is a Bristol-based record label and DJ collective firmly rooted at the heart of drum and bass and jungle’s underground music scene. Since being established in 2013, we’ve built a reputation as an eclectic outfit known for pushing good music. It doesn’t matter if it’s jungle, jump up, ragga or some sublime vocal work, if we vibe with it then we’ll champion it to the masses.

This is an attitude born from our history in the underground music scene, where the free-flowing energy of sound system culture formed the foundations of the label’s all-inclusive ethos. It’s the reason why we’ve quickly grown into a sprawling music family who all support one another’s careers. From stage takeovers at festivals including Boomtown and Glastonbury, to signing the most exciting homegrown talents, Born on Road are always looking for ways to drive forward the underground scene, along with the artists inside it.

We may be a new wave music label, but we adopt the old school approach of putting the music first before anything else. This journey has been an eventful one so far, but there’s still plenty more to come on the road ahead.

Bassism is a Berlin label and DJ crew
Distribution by Virgin Music Group
Mastered by Precise 
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Bassism was originally founded by Tommy Lexxus in 2005 as a warehouse rave in San Francisco. Fast forward 19 years, and we find the Bassism crew stationed comfortably in Berlin with label nights at the respected Gretchen, Panke and YAAM clubs. 

2025
08 Jan • Bassism Radio on Sub FM 
18 Jan • Critical Sound + Bassism - Gretchen
05 Feb • Bassism Radio on  Sub FM
20 Feb • Violinbwoy - Panke
05 Mar • Bassism Radio on Sub FM
07 Mar • Crisp - Wendel
22 Mar • Massif - Kegel
26 Mar • Migz birthday - Wendel
28 Mar • Deviate - Gretchen
02 Apr • Bassism Radio on Sub FM
04 Apr • Crisp - Wendel
22 Apr • Bassism 23 in stores 
30 Apr • Bassism Radio on Sub FM
01 May • Drums@Work - Secret Location
08 May • Thursday Breakdown at Lauschi
10 May • Recycle + Bassism - Gretchen
13 May • Bassism 24 in stores
18 May • YaamAze - YAAM
28 May • Bassism Radio on Sub FM
06 June • Crisp - Wendel 
13 June • Reclamation - Baumhaus
15 June • Beatgeeks - YAAM
17 June • Bassism 25 in stores 
18 June • Beatgeeks - Giri
21 June • Späti Rave
21 June • Drums@Work - Schwarze Heidi
21 June • Gretchen Blockparty 
21 June • Bassfest Cottbus
21 June • Southside Festival 
21 June • Secret Rave
25 June • HityaWitThat - Wendel 
25 June • Bassism Radio on Sub FM 
27 June • Fusion Festival 
28 June • Easy Easy - Panke Culture
01 July • Bassism 26 in stores
05 July • Späti Rave
10 July • Stuss Am Fluss Festival Cottbus
12 July • Deviate - Gretchen
15 July • Bassism 27 in stores
19 July • All Crew Muss Big Up at YAAM
19 July • Paradise Kollage 
19 July • Sample Music Festival
19 July • Black Classics at Tor 13
23 July • Bassism Radio on Sub FM 
25 July • Legends of Drum + Bass at Maaya
27 July • Mit Dir Festival 
08 Aug • SoNoRa Festival Cottbus
09 Aug • SoNoRa Festival Cottbus 
12 Aug • Bassism 28 in stores
20 Aug • Bassism Radio on Sub FM 
22 Aug • Wicked Waste Festival 
13 Sep • Blackout + Bassism at Gretchen 
17 Sep • Bassism Radio on Sub FM 
02 Oct • Dubsinthe presents at Panke
04 Oct • Humboldthain
17 Oct • Certified meets Bassism at Panke

Current Residents:
https://soundcloud.com/dj-quien
https://soundcloud.com/djvilify
https://soundcloud.com/grzly-adams
https://soundcloud.com/hawtcocomusic
https://soundcloud.com/jimi-handtrix
https://soundcloud.com/k2dubs
https://soundcloud.com/aroundthewaymusic
https://soundcloud.com/matt-migz
https://soundcloud.com/sandrina-music
https://soundcloud.com/ugly_dub
https://soundcloud.com/zhimc
MC Do

One of our goals at Bassism is to help make the world feel a little closer, bridging the gap between DJs + producers in far off lands. We brought out some of our favorite international artists to mix with Germany’s cream of the crop. We are ever thankful for the artists we've been lucky enough to host.

Flashback to 2008, Bassism started by putting out early classics from the beginning of the Dubstep era. San Francisco being a hub for Bass Music in general, Bassism had prime real estate to pick from the best upcoming artists in the Bay Area. Vinyl production was being handled by Cargo UK before they disbanded, and then Triple Vision took over distribution in the Netherlands. Bassism went on to anchor in serious acts such as Dubsworth, Roommate, Antiserum, SPL, FSTZ & UFO!

When Dubstep took off, so did Bassism's release success on top of Tommy's touring calendar. Having rocked almost every US + European capital, plus tons of party-ready cities in between, Mr. Lexxus has also been blessed with appearances in Tijuana, Dubai, Bahrain, Shanghai, Melbourne, and most recently in Koh Tao, Thailand. 

From the beaches of California to the subways of New York, Tommy brought Bassism into the limelight (literally) when he got to open for Skream and Joe Nice at the legendary Avalon Club (the old Limelight) in Manhattan. Other highlights include playing atop Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas at the Foundation Room for Dub Church, Narnia in the Los Angeles Mountains, Outlook Festival in Croatia, A Bass Odyssey in Berlin, and massive raves such as Nocturnal Wonderland, House of Dreams and Opium. ‘It doesn’t stop there’. 

Catch Tommy Lexxus host Bassism Radio on Sub FM, where bass music matters on Wednesday evenings. Keep it locked ;)

https://linktr.ee/jkenzomusic

Booking Enquiries:

UK/EU/ROW: tom@esp-agency.com

North America: lauren.banks@submission.com

Bookings: matt@thepool-london.com 
Promos: promo@gregwilson.co.uk 
DJ Dates: https://blog.gregwilson.co.uk/upcoming-dj-dates/
Greg began DJing in 1975 and is regarded as one of the most important figures on the UK dance scene. He enjoyed hugely popular residencies in the early eighties at Wigan Pier and Manchester’s majorly influential Legend, having originally started out in his hometown, New Brighton. A pioneer of mixing in the UK, he became the first ‘dance music’ specialist hired for a regular weekly session at Manchester’s now legendary Haçienda club in 1983. Greg was instrumental in breaking the new electronic, post-disco records coming out of New York, a sound he has dubbed ‘Electro-Funk’.

In 2003 he set up electrofunkroots, a website documenting this crucial era in the evolution of dance culture. After a two decade hiatus from the booth, he returned to DJing and soon welcomed bookings throughout Europe and, subsequently, worldwide.

Greg was the first DJ to mix live on British TV, putting together the first UK radio mixes of their type for Piccadilly 261 in Manchester and showing a certain Norman Cook (later Fatboy Slim) how to scratch.

Nominated by DJ Magazine for outstanding contribution, and also named amongst their top twenty remixers of all-time, Greg’s remix credits include Grace Jones, The XX, Groove Armada, Bryan Ferry, Confidence Man, Gilberto Gil and Simian Mobile Disco, whilst he’s edited tracks by A Guy Called Gerald, Talking Heads, O.M.D., Electronic, Imagination and Missy Elliot.

In January 2009 Greg’s reputation was further enhanced when his Essential Mix on BBC Radio 1 received almost universal acclaim and was selected as one of 10 classics that spanned the show’s near 17 year history.

Greg’s Blog, ‘Being A DJ’, was launched in June 2010 for observations on various aspects of club culture now an online touchstone for an ever-increasing amount of dance enthusiasts and aficionados.

In August 2010 he co-curated areas at the inaugural Vintage Festival at Goodwood, which was named ‘Best New Festival’ at the UK Festival Awards.

He has produced a series of documentary podcasts, Time Capsule, Random Influences and Early 80’s Floorfillers, as well as the long-running blog series, Living To Music.

Greg has given talks on music and DJ culture at a number events at venues The Tate Gallery in Liverpool and London's Southbank and Institute Of Contemporary Arts, whilst in 2013 he was invited onto a panel alongside legendary figures Nile Rodgers and Giorgio Moroder @ ADE in Amsterdam. 

In 2014 he unveiled the multi-media label Super Weird Substance, focusing on recording and live events. In 2015, the label released 8 vinyl singles, brought together in the 2 CD comp, 'Greg Wilson Presents Super Weird Substance'. September 2015 saw a memorable Festival No.6 Happening in Portmeirion and Greg rounded off the year with the Liverpool-based celebration of the 40th anniversary of his first club date in 1975 as well as being presented with DJ Magazine's Industry Icon award.

Greg launched his Credit To The Edit club collective at 2016's Festival No.6 and since then has taken it to Liverpool, Berlin, Brixton, Bethnal Green and finally back to Portmeirion for Festival No.6 2017.

2017 saw his label host the epic 14 Hour Super Weird Happening at Liverpool's Florrie, following a mixtape collaboration with Alan Moore, who also appeared at the Happening, whilst it also saw the digital release of The Super Weird Society's 'Gone With The Vibe', released the following year on the first Substance Select 12" vinyl alongside 'The Ghosts Of Watling Street', 'The Best Is Yet To Come' and 'Summer Came My Way'. 2018 also saw the release of Vol.3 in Greg's long-running Credit To The Edit compilation series.

After a handful of further releases, the label was put into hibernation with the onset of covid. Diversifying, ‘Greg Wilson’s Discotheque Archives’ was issued during 2020 lockdown as a limited run paperback, with more books, both Wilson’s own projects and by other authors, now planned.

Where Bass Matters 
 
Dubstep, Drum and Bass, Garage, Bass Music, Jungle, Grime, Dub, Juke, Deep House, Techno, Old Skool and more!

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