ABSOLUTE MAYHEM
Anthony Rotella, aka Mayhem, is a DJ / producer / label owner / promoter from Atlanta, USA. TAXIDERMIA
Founder of 404Audio.com (an Atlanta based record store, distributor, label and website for
the local d&b community), the Shadow Law Recordings imprint, and his club night Transit Amon Tobin’s soundtrack for the critically acclaimed Hungarian
has hosted the spectrum of the most respected and upcoming artists in the scene. His music fi lm ‘Taxidermia’ is now available to download. The score takes an
has been featured on EA Games’ Need For Speed: Most Wanted alongside vinyl releases on old school approach to music for cinema with recurring themes set
Obsessions, Citrus, Vision, Ram, Subtitles, Human, Evol Intent, Redlight, Nerve, Full Force, in various contexts guided by the narrative. A musical depiction of
Subway and Payload. some truly bizarre imagery, the nine-track EP includes previously
unreleased full length versions of music from the fi lm alongside
Mayhem’s debut album, ‘Into Oblivion’, is due out in September on Shadow Law on all formats short pieces made for specifi c scenes. As a bonus there is also the
(3 x 12’’ vinyl, CD and mp3) and features solo works as well as collabs with Phace and epic ‘Here Comes The Moon Man’ in its original form. The EP is $9.99
Psidream plus a Noisia remix of ‘Nothing’s Going To Change’ is on the 12” sampler. The CD will and is only available from www.amontobin.com
include bonus tracks featuring collabs with Social Espionage, DJ Lord, Midus Touch, and much
more TBA. Also look out for new releases on his sublabel Aesthetics, his breakbeat imprint Amon is currently in the studio working on the follow-up to his
Hostage Recordings for his nu skool projects with Nick Weiller of Evol Intent, and Rrrump - an ‘Foley Room’ album of 2006. “I’m putting all shows on hold while I
electro production outfi t with DVA and Justin Bright. concentrate on making new material,” he said recently. “I love doing
shows but love making tunes even more. It’s all good but the next
www.myspace.com/thermopticsatl time you see me I’ll be sportin’ a brand new bag.”
IN THE KNOW
Following the success of our monthly night on July 25 and Grimey and Leke from
BarKnowledge night at Cafe 1001, we’re Aerosoul on August 29.
starting another BarKnowledge event, this
time at 93 Feet East. “BarKnowledge is all In other Knowledge news, we recently teamed
about giving the best up-and-coming drum up with Europe’s premier download portal
& bass DJs a chance to play at a decent Trackitdown.net to launch a brand new music
venue as it’s so hard to get booked these download store. Containing over 300,000
days,” says editor Colin Steven. “We try to tracks from 10,000 of the world’s biggest
have a different line-up for each event and record labels, the store contains upfront
we’re always inundated with really good days club cuts as well as hidden gems. The store
BAD BOYS
wanting to play. Every DJ who plays always has the freshest new and back catalogue
wants to play again so we’re fi nding that a content from leading labels like Playaz, Ram,
As one half of the infamous Bad Company crew, Maldini & Vegas monthly event isn’t enough, this is why we’re Hospital, Shogun, Breakbeat Kaos, Viper and
have been responsible for some of the biggest drum & bass starting another BarKnowledge at 93 Feet Technique plus hundreds more as well as
anthems around, and having just released volume two in their East. We also want to make it different to breakbeat, hip hop and dubstep. Each track
‘Bad Taste’ series the boys are working hard in the studio to bring our Cafe 1001 night so we’re going to have is available in high quality 320k MP3 format
you another selection of blistering beats. The lads will be dropping dubstep for the fi rst two hours and deep for just £1.49 and, where available, the studio
a heavy remix EP with two disgusting reworkings of their classic liquid drum & bass for the remainder.” The master direct from the artist’s hard drive
‘Bullet Time’, the re-licks coming from Spor and The Upbeats. fi rst date is at 93 Feet East, 150 Brick Lane, can be found in lossless WAV format for
Backing those up will be some original pieces as Vegas teams up London on Wednesday July 30th from 7pm- £1.75. Also look out for albums and exclusive
with newcomer Cabbie to drop the dancefl oor destroying power 11pm with Pneuma, Rosco and Nixon and bundled content for £7.49, often meaning
of ‘Arkline’ and Maldini goes in with Sylo on the immense ‘Dust Til like Café 1001 it’s totally FREE to get in. It’s savings of £5 and upwards.
Dawn’. Also look out for Maldini & Vegas’s cheeky remix of ‘Breathe’ business as usual at BarKnowledge at Café
from Adam F’s new band project, Malpractice. 1001 with Subfactory taking over the whole kmag.trackitdown.net
www.kmag.co.uk
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