dubfire is going native on europe

One of the bigger proponents of the dark wave of tech-house sweeping Europe -- Radio Slave, Sven Vath, Loco Dice, et. al. -- has been Dubfire of Deep Dish. The DJ recently announced that he's limiting is 2010 North American DJ dates to eight so that he can spend much of his time on the Continent. ""I try to apply a punk ethic to my own music it has to be groundbreaking, futuristic, unique and organic," the spinner states.

His remaining North American dates ("You heard right- these are DUBFIRE'S ONLY US DATES OF 2010," according to a statement from his people):

Feb. 11 - Vessel - San Francisco
Feb. 12 - Voyeur - San Diego
Feb. 13 - Avalon - Los Angeles
Feb. 14 - Guvernment - Toronto
Feb. 19 - The Vault - El Paso
March 24 - Set - Miami


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ben watt gets dark

In today's LA Weekly online I catch up with Buzzin' Fly label honcho and deep house don Ben Watt, who declares that he's found new inspiration in the darker, "druggy" sounds of Europe. He spent the summer at a resident on the famed Terrace of club Space in Ibiza, and he says his DJ sets, known for their shiny sound, have gotten a bit twisted as a result. He says:

"The music has clearly been influenced by a new kind of drug culture in Europe -- late-night parties fueled by really trippy drugs and a dubbier, sub-bassy kind of sound that has really dominated the scene. It's created a new groove. It's not just happening in the dark clubs of northern Europe but also at the beach parties of Ibiza. Dubfire from Deep Dish went as far as he could go commercially with Sharam [of Deep Dish] and took a look off the top of the hill and said, I don't want to be here -- there's more interesting music being made in Europe. Producers like Radio Slave have really carved out a whole genre to themselves. in some ways. ... I think it's very addictive as a dance-floor sound."


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