20 July 2010 - 0 Comments

Phat 11 is the annual 4 night, 5 day international bass heavy camp/festival staged at an exclusive secluded river valley site hidden in the lushious West Coast native bush near Inangahua in the South Island. Renown & acclaimed world wide for bringing together cutting edge sounds & a wicked vibe in a stunning location, improved with services such as flush toilets, a permanent rain-water supply, showers, swimming holes & an eco-friendly grey-water waste system PHAT has become the place to ring in the New Year for thousands of music fans over the last 7 years, bringing together in one place all of the diverse scenes from around Aotearoa for one mad celebration. All info & ticketing at www.phatclub.co.nz

The annual August national TASTER TOUR has become the gathering ground for future & past Phat fans to hook up & get amped for this years event in the best possible way we know, by partying hard with some of the greatest acts from around the globe.  This year we bring back the man who is drum n bass in America & who shattered the dancefloor at Phat 09 with one of the most devastating & rock n roll sets ever seen in NZ : DIESELBOY, who will be supported by the crème de la crème of NZ dubstep & drum n bass : The UPBEATS, TRUTH, OPTIMUS GRYME & ORGANIKISMNESS

DIESELBOY USA

The best known face and sound in American drum and bass for over a decade, now an international icon in this volatile, UK-originated underground dance music movement, Dieselboy is the most in demand American d&b DJ on the global club, festival and rave circuits on six continents.
www.myspace.com/humanimprint

THE UPBEATS

Jeremy Glenn and Dylan Jones have been writing epic genre-redefining drum and bass together for eleven years. Full-time DJs and producers since early 2004, the duo perform on a regular basis across the globe, run their own recording imprint Non Vogue and have released countless underground hit records on some of the most respected drum and bass labels on the planet.
www.myspace.com/theupbeatsnz

TRUTH

Truth, undoubtedly New Zealand's greatest Dubstep export; have been making a huge impact around the world with their heavy bassline riddims. 2010 is set to be a massive year for Truth, with some big releases in the pipeline including a second 12" release on Deep Medi, the Disfigured Dubs EP, a 12" on Boka Records and the much anticipated Truth Album- "Puppets".
www.myspace.com/truthdubstep

OPTIMUS GRYME

Over the last 2 years Optimus Gryme (aka Charlie B) has evolved into one of Aotearoa's leading Dubstep pioneers. Last year he released NZ's first solo Dubstep EP as well as releasing Aotearoa's first Dubstep 12 inch on
his own imprint 'Optimus Gryme Recordings'.
www.myspace.com/optimusgryme

ORGANIKISMNESS

NZ d&b, dubstep & electronica producer Organikismness, aka Harry Bretherton has been crafting his hybrid sound of sonically raw, organic, digital music for over a decade now & has seen releases on labels such as Protogen, Optimus Gryme, Rmpathy, Betamorph & Bassweight Recordings
www.myspace.com/organikismness

TASTER TOUR dates & details

Friday 13 August : FU/ZEN, Auckland, with supports from Future One, Tokyo-Prose, Shift, Dold & Hybrid

Saturday 14 August : SANDWICHES, Wellington, with support from Olie Bassweight

Friday 20 August : SAMMYS, Dunedin, with support from Woosh & Urban Terror Unit

Saturday 21 August : THE BEDFORD, Christchurch, with support from Dose & Ill Figz

Sunday 22 August : THE PHAT CLUB, Nelson, with support from Badred & Civil Din

Presale tickets to all shows out now thru www.phatclub.co.nz or Cosmic Corner stores nationwide for $35 + bf.  Doorsales if available will be $50.

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