Compression & Sublife come together once again to bring you a night of big basslines and slumping beats with some of San Francisco’s finest…

Room 1:

DJG (Wheel&Deal, Surefire)
Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Dean J. Grenier A.K.A DJG landed in the world of Dubstep in 2006 with his first 12″ “Shadow Skanking” b/w “Joyful Sound” on Narco.Hz. Immediate support on Rinse FM and in the clubs from DJ’s like N-Type propelled DJG to the forefront of American dubstep producers early in his career.

DJG’s production style is richly melodic, emotive while full of groove and energy. Now considered a veteran of the American dubstep vanguard, DJG’s recent productions have revealed an evolution in his music, getting deeper into tech-drenched, tribal, soulful tracks like “Time Is The Fire” b/w “Escape Pod” on Transistor or “Pressure” b/w “Spacecakes (feat. Headhunter)” on Wheel&Deal. DJs ranging from Mary Anne Hobbs, Joe Nice, 2562, Distance, Pinch, Headhunter, Skream, N-Type, Djunya, Random Trio and many more have been supporting DJG’s recent and forthcoming releases on labels Wheel&Deal, Transistor, Pushing Red, Warm Communications amongst others.

When DJG gets behind the decks, his passion for the music he plays is obvious. His talents have brought him all over the world including a recent set at the legendary club Fabric in London. His enthusiasm for the deeper side of bass music and his affection for dance floor selections makes each set a spontaneous combination of the highs and lows that the sound has to offer.

Pawn (Smog)
Pawn (born David Sandstrom) is both a member and producing artist of Los Angeles-based dubstep collective SMOG. Currently residing in San Francisco, (the only SMOG artist living outside the City of Angels), his dynamic California-style and charismatic productions place him in a wide range of electronic music genres. Surrounded by the colorful palette of The Golden State’s endless musical influences, Sandstrom’s productions venture through layers of glitch-hop and jungle, often energized by elements of crunk and painted with the guttural auras of dubstep.

After a decade-plus relationship with the local drum-and-bass community, Sandstrom joined SMOG in 2008. Inspired by the fresh and rapidly growing bass culture of the LA underground, he quickly landed a fundamental role in pushing Los Angeles dubstep forward. He joined the crew during the height of its endeavor into the more mainstream world, and in 2009 he stepped into a broader spotlight with his remix of hip-hop legends GZA and Ras Kass, featured on “Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture Vol. 2: Enter the Dubstep”. Soon after, in 2010 he released the Headshot EP (SMOG) – a punchy dance track featuring E.M.U. and the vocals of Atlanta’s dub emcee, Werd2Jah.

Sandstrom features several collaborative and remixed works with artists The Glitch Mob, CC Sheffield and SMOG artists 12th Planet, E.M.U., Kelly Dean, and Steady. He is currently working on remixes for Sublife Recordings and Koldfront records. Recently featured in Big Up Magazine as one of the next “Big Up and Coming” artists, Pawn keeps the ball rolling with his first album Close the Lights released October 2011 on Smog Records.

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Jamal (Commercial Suicide, Compression)
Lukeino (Bachelors of Science, Sublife)

Room 2:

Reilly Steel (Top Billin, Rocket Science – SF)
Reilly Steel is an up and coming DJ/Producer from San Francisco. With original releases forthcoming on Top Billin and Rock It Science Laboratories (with remixes by MikeQ, 5kinAndBone5, and others), remixes out on Trouble & Bass (as the winner of the T&B remix contest) and We Do It, and having shared the stage with the likes of dBridge, Ital Tek, ill-Esha, and The Captain, he is an artist to watch over the next year.

Before turning to production, Steel made a name for himself in Vermont as booking manager and resident DJ at The Bunker, throwing packed parties featuring such talent as Drop the Lime, Mikix the Cat, Junior Sanchez, the Palms Out Sounds crew, and Alexander Technique.

Reacting against a lack of musicality in some forms of dance music but still committed to keeping his sets energetic, Steel attempts to retain both nuance and rawness in his sets, playing a variety of music under the umbrella of “bass music.” Not satisfied with pidgeonholing himself into one genre, he incorporates diverse influences such as dubstep, hip hop and house into genre-bending sets as full of energy as they are forward-thinking, putting crowds into a sweaty frenzy.

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Napsty (Hellephante)
Phleck (Hit n Run)
U9Lift (Hit n Run)

1192 Folsom St
San Francisco
Thursday 1/22
10p-2a

18+ to party
21+ Full Bar
w/ killer drink specials & big sound in an intimate setting