WFS SINGAPORE

WF SESSIONS SINGAPORE '10

Worldwide Festival is back in the Lion city on the 27th and 28th of August '10 for two WF sessions of cutting edge grooves by the best of today's inspired artists. For the first time ever the whole of Zouk (Asia's clubbing mecca) will be transformed into a festival complex with one ticket giving you access to all the different spaces all united by the WF spirit, music & vibe. With four different musical enclaves, the magic of Zouk flows across its 4000-pax venue with its inventive architecture, distinctive style and mind-blowing soundsystems.

Artists already confirmed are: Dam Funk, Jazztronik, Dorian Concept, dOP, Zed Bias aka Maddslinky, Ikonika, Lefto, Gilles Peterson, Jeremy Boon, Andrew Chow, djB, Tony Tay, Hong, Eclipse, Ghetto, Syndicate, Kaye, Funk Bast*rd, KFC, Pushin' On, Daniel Koh, Michaela Therese.... Tickets are available at ZOUK BOX OFFICE, 17 Jiak Kim Street, Singapore 169420.

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BOOGIE NIGHTS

Plus "HOT" que Dâm Funk tu meurs. Obsédé par le gros funk - Dâm Funk vient de faire ressurgir un groove qu'on avait oublié, un style trés en vogue à la fin des années 70s et au début des 80s: L'Electro-Funk - accouplement contre nature entre le feeling live du funk et le pouvoir sensuel et mécanique du Disco!! On trouvera aussi un soupçon de Chicago House, et même un gros doigt de Gangsta Rap (Son track avec RED est une grosse grosse TUERIE !). Grace à ses soirées Funkmosphere, ses nombreux mixes qui circulent sur la toile et ailleurs, Dâm a été élu “ambassador” de ce renouveau de l'Electro Funk (Remember Zapp & Roger !). Back 2 The Future Funk, mate !

AUSTRIA'S WUNDERKIND

Dorian Concept has already made a name for himself at the more forward thinking beat parties around Europe, bringing his exemplary production skills to the live stage with Ableton and his trusty Microkorg keyboard. Dorian's mix of sticky funk and twisted electronic chord changes from experimental hip hop to jazz, funk, and electronica is tearing up sound systems all over the world.. When it comes to his music making, Dorian brings that essential childlike playfulness with a big pair of booties. He has become renowned for his energy fuelled live performances, amazing audiences worldwide by his ability to construct crazy but dance floor friendly beats. Well you just need to see him play live to understand why!

BIASONIC EXPERIENCE

Dave Jones, AKA Zed Bias, Maddslinky... is the Manchester based producer and DJ from deep within the UK dance music scene. One of the true innovators of UK Garage, his releases helped set the blueprint for the darker Garage sound at the end of the ‘90s, and with his many side projects he has also taken things into a jazzy, soulful direction. He's also known for his countless productions as Phuturistix, Maddslinky, The Henchmen, remixed everyone from Whitney Houston to The Streets, worked with the likes of Miss Dynamite and Amy Winehouse, and with 'Neighbourhood' even had a Top 30 chart hit. His DJ sets fuses his trademark bass-heavy Biasonics and true 21st century Soul.

JAPAN'S FINEST

Jazztronik is the name of Ryota Nozaki's project where he keeps a free style in making music with different musicians and singers. Being one of Japan's leading DJs, Ryota Nozaki's musical styles include, but are not limited to nu jazz and jazz house. As a producer, he has also written and arranged songs for Mondo Grosso, Taro Hakase, Bebe, Sandii, Miho Karasawa, Gospellers, and more. He has also remixed songs for artists including Bird, M-Flo, Modaji, London Elektricity (A.K.A.Izit), Yukihiro Fukutomi, Mika Nakashima. Nozaki started “Jazztronik” as a free-form music project, which grew viral with his major debut album, “Horizon”, in 2003. His track, "Samurai" became one of the biggest hits over the world.

FRENCH HOUSE IS ALIVE & KICKING

Les Parisiens de dOP sont les nouveaux punks de la scène électronique française. En deux ans, une petite pelletée de maxis au groove incandescent ont alimenté la curiosité des amateurs de house charnelle et d’électro expérimentale montrant a quel point on devra compter sur ce trio, dont les sonorités rappellent souvent Matthew Herbert ou Nôze. Audacieuses percées jazz, colorations africaines et vigueur micro-house: ce dOP là ne pique pas les yeux, mais chatouille agréablement les oreilles.

HYPERDUB'S FIRST LADY

Sara Abdel-Hamid – aka Ikonika – is one of UK dubstep's sharpest talents. From the moment she exploded onto the scene with her stunning debut 12" for Hyperdub, Please I Simulacrum, it was clear that a singularly talented producer had arrived, and it immediately caused a lot of people to sit up and take notice. Armed with a formidable cache of intricately programmed bleeps, tough drum patterns that flirt with dubstep, house, R&B, juke and electro flavours, Ikonika finally touched down on Hyperdub with her debut LP "contact, love, want, have". From off kilter rhythms to melodic bliss, Hyperdub's first lady takes dubstep to uncharted waters without skipping a beat.