BASSMONSTER @ WEBSTER HALL NYC

Bass Monster Tour – Webster Hall
I showed up at Webster Hall last Friday night with a buddy of mine ready for some quality dubstep. Play Me Records and Beatport’s Bass Monster Tour did not disappoint. Cyberoptics was running things when I got upstairs to the main room. This kid knows how to drop a beat, his samples mixed with his low low bass had the crowd going, and going hard. This kid from Memphis is up and coming in the dubstep world. He started out with his track, “Geisha” (http://www.beatport.com/track/geisha-vip-cyberoptics-vip/1824254) which topped the beatport charts, widely accepted as the best way to judge the quality of electronic music. Now he’s making beats and touring with the likes of FS and the lovely Reid Speed.

FS took the stage next, and boy was he ready. He was jumping around and getting pumped to Cyberoptics’ set before showing off his own stuff. With a seamless transition between DJs FS started spinning. He rolled through his chart toppers and particularly got the crowd jumping with “Yup”. (http://www.beatport.com/track/yup-original-mix/1693512) When that first “YUP” sounded in the hall the party took off. FS, formerly of Ming & FS, recently emerged in the dubstep scene, although he’s been dabbling in the genre long before it became popular, he’s based out of Brooklyn and working on all kinds of musical projects I, personally, am very excited for. FS’ sound is a strong combination of grimy and techno beats, making an electronic sound that isn’t too dubstep for the typical electronic listener. FS employs all parts of electronic music to create a sound that is distinctly him.

Finally, FS passed the turntables along to the bass monster tour headliner: Reid Speed. The lady of the evening and the owner and operator of Play Me Records knew what she was doing on stage. Like FS, Reid Speed has been around the electronic scene for a while and it shows. She knows how to combine the heavy bass with thumping beats. Reid Speed knew how to keep a song alive with the dubstep instead of relying on drop after drop. She ran the party well into the night and did not disappoint.

Thanks to Play Me Records for getting me in, Webster Hall and GBH for hosting this evening of bass drops and heavy beats. It was a blast.

PICS from The Bass Monster Tour from GBH @ Webster Hall courtesy of Niki Digital http://nickydigital.com/index.php?/gallery/album/C2385/

POSTED by JOSH MARTONE

Check out these great artists’ beatports to hear their music:
Cyberoptics (http://www.beatport.com/artist/cyberoptics/182460)
FS (http://www.beatport.com/artist/fs/23061)
Reid Speed (http://www.beatport.com/artist/reid-speed/19580)