Parasite

Boomtown Fair 2012

parasite — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 01:55:29 +0000

Anyone going to Boomtown Fair this year should head down to The Bodyshop for a line-up to die for! Breakcore, hardcore Jungle and mashed up mentalism melt into one cybernetic soup of epic proportions. Check the full line-up on Facebook and get your tickets before it’s too late! If you’re not going to Boomtown Fair you should be.

Health warning: Excessive dancing may cause blisters. Foot and leg upgrades will be available at the Bodyshop counter.

The Sound of Money

parasite — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 08:37:44 +0000

I recently wrote an article about Sound Design which was published in Develop Online called The Sound of Money. In the article I address some of the problems sound designers are faced with when trying to break into the video games industry and the ethics of using music for free in the game UrZoo, which is coming out on iPhone in 2012.

You can read the full article here: http://www.develop-online.net/features/1486/Paid-the-price82328232

Agro – Sat 21 Jan

parasite — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:43:16 +0000

After the resounding success of our collaboration with THERAPY SESSIONS and the JUNGLE SYNDICATE crew we thought we’d switch up the vibe and genres for our next installment of AGRO!! We’ve got some great acts from local to international. From the cutting edge futuristic sounds of VAETXH to the old skool rinse out d’nb sounds of DOM & ROLAND, we’ve got it all for this more experimental version of AGRO. Expect visuals and lighting galore in the main room backed up by the finest quality sound provided by the same TURBULENCE SOUND & STABLE AUDIO link up that made Therapy Sessions sound so sweet!

We’re also very pleased to announce that AVALAF and NEVERLUTION will be facing off upstairs bringing you all things filthy and fun whilst Plymouth night NICHE will be bringing the noise in the corridor!!

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Main room hosted by AGRO : Hard dnb / Dubstep / Experimental
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DOM & ROLAND (Moving Shadow / D&R Productions)
COOH (Position Chrome / Subsistenz)
KING CANNIBAL (Ninja Tune / Ad Noiseam)
THE McMASH CLAN [Hard set] (Braindrop / Mutant Bass)
VAETXH (Tigerbeat6 / Detund)
THE SECT (Subsistenz)
G ZUS (Aggravated / Avalaf)
ERASER HEAD

Video mapping by VJ SKULPT
Sound by TURBULENCE & STABLE AUDIO

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Upstairs hosted by AVALAF Vs NEVERLUTION (Jungle / Breakcore / Schranz / Clangstep / Bass)
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PARASITE (Death$ucker Recrods)
AVALAF ACID DEATH SQUAD (L Tech, G Zus & Deleted Scene)
TMG
ANORAK
BREAKWHORE & GIZMODE
DJ BLOOD AXE
DJ CRETIN & BETA

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In the corridor : Niche (Party / Jungle / Bass / Breaks)
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SEED (Live pa)
HOPI Vs LION RAW
KATALYST Vs DEAD NED
GIZMODE Vs BREAKWHORE
EXOCET Vs MUSHROOM CLOUD

Hosted by JMAN & TTW

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THE BLACK SWAN – SATURDAY 21ST JANUARY – 10:00 – 06:00 – £10 ADV. + BF / MOTD
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Tickets available online from: bristolticketshop.co.uk

Or in person from:

Bristol Ticket Shop – Union Road
Idle Hands – Gloucester Road

Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/events/256814877713731/

Agro DJ Set by Parasite on Mixcloud

BrisFest: Ashton Court 2012 Fundraiser

parasite — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:19:02 +0000

Help us take Brisfest 2012 to Ashton Court with Bristol’s biggest, bloodiest Halloween party at THE BLACK SWAN. Some of the hottest underground artists around will be playing out well past the witching hour so you can shake your undead flesh into a spectral trance and celebrate the ‘Ween with a proper grave-rave to make Satan proud.

Fancy dress gets you extra bonus points, and the theme is Zombie Celebs: we want to see famous people and fictional characters too – but zombified! So get busy dreaming up some gory home-made costume ideas, there’ll be trophies for our fave costumes and Lakota will be creeped out with spooky decor and installations to set the mood.

ROOM 1: Dubstep / 2-step

Ikonika [Hyperdub / Planet Mu]
Arkist [Punch Drunk]
DJ Rum [Yardcore] – BRISTOL DEBUT!!
Komonazmuk [Hench]
Wascal [Tigerbeats6]

ROOM 2: Gypsy-step / IDM / Breakcore / Glitch

Innamorati [Generation Bass] -Live Gypsy-step
Vaetxh – [Methlab] – Live
Drokkr [Badman Press]
Parasite [Deathsucker Records]
Smokelife DJ’s

ROOM 3: Dubstep / UK Funky / Garage / Techno

Kahn [Punch Drunk / A Future Without]
Throwing Snow [A Future Without / Ho Tep]
Kelly Twins [UFO / Crazylegs]
Calski [Essencia]
Ferryman [Morph]
Phonetik [Dubculture]
Ubee [Dubculture]
Gavin Harnett

3 rooms fully kitted out with Funktion 1 and Turbosound Installations.
VJ Lumen – multi screen show in the main room & fire performers & live graffiti in the garden.

The Black Swan – FRI OCT 28th ╸TICKETS ADV: £7 + BF OTD: £10

Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=142612592502722

BrisFest 2011: Rave on Avon

parasite — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:57:16 +0000

The always-’avin’ it, rather raucous, insatiable ragtag bunch that make up the Neverlution Soundsystem have invited a friendly squad of proportionately passionate comrades of rave to join them in an epic rinse-out of the ragga jungle, breakcore and drum ‘n’ bass that helps make Bristol the special place it is.

Parasite (Death$ucker)
Scamp (Life4Land)
Sketch & Tiny Taste (Jungle Syndicate)
Deleted Scene (Avalaf)
Gizmode and Breakwhore (Neverlution/Blunderphonics)
Tapeworm (Neverlution)
TMG (Neverlution)

Entry with a Rave on Avon wristband. See www.brisfest.co.uk for more details on Rave on Avon and how it’ll get you into a huge number of clubnights in one lovely evening.

Update: You can listen to my DJ set from Rave on Avon here:

Parasite – Rave-on-Avon @ The Arc Bar, 2011 by Neverlution Soundsystem on Mixcloud

DeathChannel MiXXX Vol.2

parasite — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 10:38:50 +0000

DeathChannel MiXXX Vol.2 by Parasite on Mixcloud

DJ Parasite returns for Vol.2 of the DeathChannel MiXXX series! Once again Bristol’s Deathsucker and Tokyo’s Murder Channel unite forces to bring you a selection of killer music from both labels. The mix was made as a free giveaway with any purchase of the Murder Channel T-shirt (available from http://ghz.shop-pro.jp/?pid=31717326) and will be given away free with any order placed at http://DSWAT.net before 1st August 2011.

If you missed the first DeathChannel MiXXX you can listen here: DeathChannel MiX

http://deathsucker.org
http://mxcxhxcx.cocolog-nifty.com/

Tracklisting:

01. Tappis – Deathchannel Intro
02. FFF – Tourturing Soundbwoy (Cycheouts Ghost remix)
03. Electromeca – 202
04. Freezer – de-Culture
05. The DSC (Ed Cox & Stivs) – Hail The King
06. DJ 100mado – Side Life (MurderChannel Exclusive)
07. Monkey Steak – Black Milk
08. Pacheko – Tricycle
09. The DSC (Ed Cox & Stivs) – It’s A Pity Remix
10. DokkobiQ – Hardcore Cherry Bonbon
11. Monster Zoku Onsomb! – exterminAPE (Ebola Remix)
12. BSK – Miss Kimonodancers (Himuro Remix)
13. Foxdye – Dude, Where’s My Brostep
14. Monster Zoku Onsomb! – Destroy All Monsters
15. Monster Zoku Onsomb! – exterminAPE (Ove Naxx & Mel Toxic Lipstick RMX)
16. Knifehandchop – Deinze-Gent Trainwreck
17. FFF – Kill MC (RoughSketch Remix)
18. The DSC (Ed Cox & Stivs) – Fire RMX (ft. Demolition Man)
19. FFF – Commercial Bwoy
20. Parasite ft. Anakissed – Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You
21. FFF – Tourturing Soundbwoy
22. Bong-Ra – Deathsucker Rave
23. FFF – Gunfinger (Unuramenura remix)
24. FFF – Saturday Love (The Doubtful Guest remix)
25. Venetian Snares – Bee In Bunnyhead
26. Himuri Yoshiteru – Laser Diode
27. D’Kat – Strychlive
28. Aaron Spectre – Alien vs. Rodigan
29. FFF – True Vegetarian
30. Monster Zoku Onsomb! – Children Of The Atom (Mirra & Fay RMX)
31. The DSC (Ed Cox & Stivs) – Slew RMX
32. Mochipet – Break6
33. Soundbites – Fiyah
34. Himuri Yoshiteru – Is Resistance Futile
35. JungleFever & Stivs – Money Money
36. Pisstank – Bassbins
37. Krumble – Fucking Hostile
38. Acrnym – Sexx Pimp
39. Foxdye – ADD Rave Massif
40. DJ Rainbow Ejaculation – HotCockFromAcid (DJ Anal Erection RMX)
41. Johnny Clash – Movement
42. Totally Fucked Up – Boys Dream Of Destruction
43. DJ Floorclearer – Over The Limit
44. Totally Fucked Up – My Spectrum Died Yesterday

Glade 2011

parasite — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:32:38 +0000

Good news for fans of the core! Glade Festival this year will be hosting the legendary Drumcorps (aka Aaron Spectre) and well as some very good talent on the Overkill stage…including Parasite!

Some Mixes For You

parasite — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:26:46 +0000

Here are two new DJ mixes featuring some fresh tunes from around the globe. The first was made for Core News:

Time for a new Core News Session. With Core News Sessions #7 I have the honor of presenting you a wicked mix by DJ Parasite of Deathsucker Records. The mix consists of sweet raggacore and breakcore tunes that makes you want to put on those old raving shoes. It has been some time since I last listened to this kind of music, but I really enjoyed this mix. Parasite also runs the music shop dswat.net where I have shopped records many times. In addition to releasing this mix today it is Parasites birthday. Happy birthday Parasite!

Core News Sessions #7 by Parasite on Mixcloud

The second mix is my DJ set from Bristol Dub Club @ The Black Swan on Friday 8th April 2011. Big up all the crew who were representing; Hytalbosrah Soundsytem from Birmingham, Jah Lokko Sounds, Neverlution, Deathsucker, Life4Land, Jungle Syndicate, Meganeural & everyone who was there & everyone who couldn’t be there & Tappis for the intro. Bless.

Bristol Dub Club by Parasite on Mixcloud

Bleep Bleep Bloop: Music and Video Games

parasite — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 14:01:38 +0000

Some music I made for Savage Moon: Waldgeist was featured a BBC Radio 4 programme Bleep Bleep Bloop: Music and Video Games, broadcast on Tuesday 15th February at 13:30.

“Not everything good in games music resembles a film score…” – James Hannigan

Download audio file (bbcradio4-bleepbleepbloop.mp3)

Games Designer Paul Bennun explores the growing popularity and ambition of music composed for video games.

Video games now have the resources to match that of the big Hollywood orchestral film scores. But it’s not just commercially that video game soundtracks are taken seriously. Composers are becoming more interested in it artistically and BAFTA and the Ivor Novellos have recently recognised the form with their own award categories.

Bennun traces the development of this new genre and finds out how it is changing the way music is made and consumed. Has it now left behind bleeps and bloops and arrived at the brink of artistic respectability?

Feature in M Magazine

parasite — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 16:29:34 +0000

M Magazine (PRS) ran a feature in their December 2010 issue about music in computer games entitled “Game On”. The article features comments by myself and other composers working in the computer games industry. If you are a member of the PRS you will have received a copy. For those of you who aren’t, you can read the article here: Page 1, Page 2, Page 3 & Page 4.