Bad Habits, Drop Bass NZ and George FM present:
ICICLE (NL/UK)
MIND VORTEX (UK)
JUNE MILLER (UK)
With support from Third Law
Tickets available from www.cosmicticketing.co.nz and Cosmic Stores
ICICLE (Shogun Audio)
Winter is coming as Icicle returns to the fore with his sophomore album, ‘Entropy’, released early November through Shogun Audio. Delivering his most developed and ferocious music to date, Icicle unleashes a tirade of bass weight, ready to blow the eyes and ears of the electronic music world into next year. Leaning from grime infested urban electronica through to emotionally charged trip hop and full on trademark sci-fi drum & bass, the resulting ‘Entropy’ is one of the most prime and compelling examples of hybrid dance music yet seen in 2014
Jeroen Snik – aka Icicle – is recognised as one of the most technically advanced and highly-respected producers in electronic music.
After commanding the attention of the masses with releases on labels such as Hospital Records, Soul:R, Renegade Hardware and Critical, Icicle made the move from Holland to London in 2008 and exclusively signed to Shogun Audio.
Following ground breaking singles including rolling d&b of ‘Dreadnaught’ to the deep dubstep of ‘Xylophobia’ Icicle dropped his debut album ‘Under the Ice’, in 2011 that saw him reach dazzling new heights, Icicle’s continued need to explore other electronic genres saw him mixing a Rinse FM album installment and releasing his deeply intense ‘BNC’ dubstep EP on Shogun. All the while his own Rinse FM show would go from strength to strength.
2013 heralded another hectic DJ’ing schedule which saw him play at some of the biggest clubs and festivals accoss Europe, Australia and the USA. After high profile remixes for the likes of Icona Pop and Noisia it was his pivotal track ‘Anxious’ that sealed the year as part of Shogun’s award-winning album compilation series ‘Way Of The Warrior 2’.
With his production levels regarded as some of the best in the business it isn’t surprising that the Icicle name has become synonymous with some of the best tech brands in the world. At the start of 2014 Icicle cemented this reputation releasing his very own patches as part of the brand new Molekular Modular unit by global market leading Native Instruments. Add to that his smash collaboration with Mefjus, ‘Contemporary’, and the year couldn’t be off to a better start. Now his sophomore album ‘Entropy’ ready to drop, this may well be his biggest year yet.
With a reputation as one of the most flawless and exceptional electronic producers of his time, there’s nothing else quite like the Icicle experience.
MIND VORTEX (RAM records)
Mind Vortex are schoolmates Laurie Carroll and Stefan Anfield. In 2009, having been crafting their sound in the studio for several years, they wrote a wishlist of labels they wanted to work with. Ram was top of that list, so they picked up the phone.
Ram instantly recognised Laurie and Stefan’s talents and, after a debut on Plush Recordings, signed them exclusively. ‘Now It’s Time’ and ‘Onslaught’ were the first signs of Mind Vortex’s presence on Ram. Their debut Ram single ‘Hotbox’ followed and quickly cemented them as one of drum & bass’s most exciting new acts.
With fans such as Zane Lowe, Mistajam, Grooverider, Bailey, Crissy Criss, DJ Hype and Drumsound and weekly DJ appearances across Europe, Australia and the US, Mind Vortex remain hot property as we look into the future.
JUNE MILLER (RAM records)
Transcontinental duo, Mark McCann and Bart van Dijk met under bizarre circumstances. Mark ran a small independent record label in the UK, Bart played guitar in a Dutch hardcore punk band Deluge.
Applying their musical knowledge and intuition to drum & bass they got to work, picking up production skills and learning the scene’s roots with the fever that initially united them. Within a year they felt confident enough to get their material out there. June Miller was born.
