CRINGER
Raised by jackals in the darkest mountain recesses of Appalachia, Cringer emerged from the back woods armed with two turntables and a fattened sack of dubplates. Traveling to Chicago, he found home with the Part Time Sucker crew bringing his signature brand of bass-ridden drum-driven Jungle and Drum n' Bass. Since then, Cringer has crossed paths with the low level rumblings known as Dubstep and, after dueling with swords on the beaches of Ganryu Island, they joined forces to untwine soundscapes that exist where bass becomes "sub". Currently, Cringer can be found ruthlessly rattling bass bins, scorching dancefloors and tracking the sun in anticipation of 2012. To seek the Cringer, one merely need follow the trail of toppled speaker stacks and demolished sub cabinets.
FSTZ
To attempt to categorize the sound of FSTZ, one would first have to
undertake a crash course in underground sound science, beginning with
the likes of Soulsonic Force, Electric Light Orchestra, Renegade
Soundwave and Billy Cobham. Sprinkle some Slayer as well as some Art
of Noise on the top, and then perhaps a skilled observer might catch a
glimpse of something slightly representing the futuristic dub sounds
being created at FSTZ's WavCave in Kansas City. Rooted deeply in early
electronica, hiphop, reggae and punk, FSTZ was manipulating
oscillators in his early teens and piloting the wheels of steel only
years later. Well seasoned and having recently released "Forbidden
Physics" with Orko Eloheem (One:Cell Records 2007), FSTZ brings his
driving yet spaced out brand of beat craftsmanship to the center of
focus with his latest efforts including "Witness the Day" and
"Troostwood Blues - Janner Remix" (forthcoming 2008 Bassism Records).
FSTZ can be frequently heard through a multitude of different mediums and channels. Look closely, you just might be near one now.
FSTZ can be frequently heard through a multitude of different mediums and channels. Look closely, you just might be near one now.
JEEKOOS
Chicago 1998...Jeekoos became actively involved in music by producing hip hop with local artists. With an open mind and heart, he began digging for fresh musical experiences. Shortly before the end of the century, at a party in Rogers Park, he got introduced to jungle and immediately fell in love. In early 2000 he happened upon a jungle and breakbeat-oriented college radio show hosted and mixed by DJ Kee aka Searchl1te. Impressed by his selections of styles and sounds, and glad to have found a consistent source for dnb, Jeekoos became a regular listener. He had been honing his production skills and began sharing some of his original tracks with Searchl1te, who dug them and played them on the show. In late 2001 Jeekoos visited the radio show, which had just taken the name Part Time Sucker Radio. There he met up with the Part Time Suckers, Kee aka Searchl1te, Cringer, and Kat_Zyie. When dubstep caught up with him, with its slower pace but equivalent intensity, gnarly basslines and attention to detail, the incorporation of it into his sets and production style was only natural. As his sound evolves and his skills flourish, Jeekoos stays deeply involved in the Chicago dubstep scene. Respect to tha Wubmaster!
SEARCHL1TE
Around age six, Searchl1te (aka Kee - BassByThePound Crew) appropriated the family tape recorder. Re-using abandoned cassette tapes, he documented his random glossolalia, the sound of the mic rubbing on various household objects, and interviews with his toddler brother about the state of the known universe. After being gifted a walkman by a neighbor, he began to produce radio shows in his bedroom. Tunes were cued up on the walkman, tape rolled, mic stuck in between the headphones and the latest Grandmaster Flash, Lionel Richie, and ZZ Top jammed, followed by announcements and commercials for fake shit like Mr. T Brand Toilet Paper. The next several years were spent making pause-tapes for makeout parties. Enter the turntables, jungle music, and FM radio. No matter the tools or the medium, Searchl1te lays out fierce, cavernous, densely-layered, hauntingly beautiful, eclectic mixes and tunes. Strictly sarcopha-beats and tech:freek biz. His tunes are loaded with his own field recordings from bum-fuk-everywhere as well as obscure samples from an amazingly nerdy collection of music from around the world. Searchl1te is the founder of Part Time Sucker Radio. He's been doing non-commercial radio for over a decade, most recently with WNUR 89.3 Fm Chicago (www.WNUR.org), Vocalo 89.5 Fm Chicago (www.Vocalo.org), www.Destroyer.net, www.Dnbradio.com, and www.Dubstep.Fm. Part Time Sucker Radio serves as a creative outlet for the crew, as well as for forward-thinking dj's, producers, and musicians in, or as they come through, the Midwestern U.S. As his day gig, Searchl1te teaches reading, writing, and music production to incarcerated kids in Chicago. Visit www.FreeWriteJailArts.org to peep the latest publications of writing and art or to listen to tracks produced and performed by his students.