Practitioner at Bohnen Gold

Cheeky recording from resident Practitioner's set at our 'On Track' Party at Bohnen Gold last week.

ON TRACK

There's no better reason to celebrate than a mid-week bank holiday so next up on October 2nd residents Practitioner and Georg Hekt will be joined at Bohnen Gold by Garo (OTR/Sowasvon) and the very special appearance of friends landing on friendly soil with crates stacked with gems.

Expect deep sounds and great vibes in true GMC tradition. Free entry!!!

■ GARO (Off the Record/SOWASVON)
http://soundcloud.com/dirtygaro

■ PRACTITIONER (GMC Berlin)
https://soundcloud.com/practitioner

■ GEORG HEKT (GMC Berlin/DSQT)
https://soundcloud.com/georghekt

■ VERY SPECIAL GUEST

Artwork by the lovely Selma Köran!

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Sly-Fly music

Some footage from the brand new project feat. Bulgarian duo Georg Hekt and Parallel Concept. Utilising live MPC's, synth, vox and all sorts of other toys - they've been smashing it up across the city since their debut at the GMCB Dubtronic party at Panke. These vids taken from their set at Mindpirates as part of the Moonphases Experimental night.

Rumpelmühle

A bit late but here's the poste from the Rumpelmuehle party we played at in the unbelievable Griessmuehler club near Sonnenalle. Big up Zahary for the session!

Pics from GMC Berlin Presents 'A Brighter Day' at Naherholung Sternchen 08/10

A few sweaty pics from 10/08

North East Dubtronic Vol. 3 - Disassembled

After the big GMC event  Feb. 13 to celebrate the third volume of the Dubtronic series - compilations showcasing talent from the North East of the UK and afar - this is the GMC Berlin revision of the third inception. Resident Georg Hekt chopped 10 tracks via an MPC over 10 days in an effort to merge the spirit of Berlin with the North East Dubtronic Sound. Pay what you want for it on bandcamp or stream for free on Soundcloud.

Check it!

Autumn update

Firstly, lots of thanks and respect due for everyone involved at the Naherholung Sternchen party 10/08. Big up everyone that came down and partied - special shouts to the two Anna's for helping out and the whole UK crew for tearing it up again! Big shouts to Graeme and Philipp at the club for being super-friendly and helpful. Finally, much love to everyone that came down in support xxx

Will be throwing up a load of recent media, info and the likes soon with lots of news on forthcoming events/releases/etc. Peaz!

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GMC Berlin presents the next instalment of our party series showcasing the sights and sounds of the GMC family and collaborators at the amazing Naherholung Sternchen venue. This time we’re taking over two soundsystems and will be filling the building with colour courtesy of some of the best street artists from Berlin, the UK and elsewhere.

Room1: Drum & Bass / Breaks
• Felix K (Dystopian/Hidden Hawaii)
• Christoph Fringeli (Praxis/Datacide)
• Dee Jay Jess (RudeFM)
• Edmondson (Electro-Magnetic Fields)
• Mudfoot Blaps (OCP)
• 10Below (Turbulence/Grenade)
• MC Drop Dead Fred (Verbal Terrorists)

Keller: Dubtronic Vibes
• Laylla Dane (Off the Record, BG)
• Parallel Concept (Lowvibe)
• Georg Hekt (DSQT)
• Subnote (Dubtronic)
• Practitioner (Dubtronic)
• Zahari aka 261

Live art:
• Wesr
• Trickfruit
• Talissa Mehringer
• Sandy
• Plus a very special guest

Info:

Felix K - https://soundcloud.com/flxk1
Felix K (aka QNS) has been representing the minimal techy sound of Berlin dnb since 1995 through the Hidden Hawaii label he co-owns as well as releases on Doc Scott’s 31 Records, Apex Records and numerous others. Quantity Not Sufficient sums up the Felix K sound – with strong associations to the Dystopian techno collective and a recent showcase on the Boiler Room show, FACT magazine described his sound as ‘agile, minimalist but crucially rude dnb with a strong, tunnelistic techno influence.’ Expect abstract beat science and tough, aerodynamic rollers.

Christoph Fringeli - http://praxis.c8.com/
Christoph has been at the forefront of experimental underground music since the foundation of Praxis Records in a Peckham Squat during the summer of 1992. For over 20 years he has been bruising crowds across the globe and delivered a series of brooding, dystopian sounds under a number of guises – most notably as Base Force One alongside collaborations with Pure and DJ Scud on the infamous Ambush Records.

Dee Jay Jess - http://www.rudefm.com/site/djs/dj-jess/
Back on RudeFM.com, Jess has been involved in the London dnb scene since the Structure parties began in 2003. Check out his collaboration with Psylence which resulted in the underground anthem 'Other Worlds' supported by Equinox and Breakage.

Edmondson - https://soundcloud.com/edmondson
It’s a warm welcome back for Edmondson, resident at The Click London. Having co-hosted the legendary Sketches nights in Newcastle and with a slew of compilation releases he also represents Indigo and Synkro’s brand new label Electro-Magnetic Fields and the north east’s Natural Selection crew.

Mudfoot Blaps
Ghetto godfather and host of GMC Radio, Mudfoot held down dnb turntable duties for the OCP and Hidden Agenda (Metalheadz) collectives back in the 90s and has since been at the forefront of soundtracking UK street art inc residencies at KissFM and the Method Lounge.

10 Below – https://soundcloud.com/10belowuk
Techy sounds from the resident at Audio Asylum, Turbulence, Damage and Grenade (UK).

Room 2:

Laylla Dane - http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/laylladane
Laylla Dane is one of those dj artists that we put in the category "vinyl freaks", with a collection of musical jewles, gathered on the road to refined sound over the past 10 years. Her mature technique and her two best friends house & techno are an inseparable part of the throbbing stories she narrates for crowds.

Parallel Concept - http://soundcloud.com/parallelconcept
PC first broke out through participating in the Mad-Hop compilations and co-running the WTFisSWAG crew with a forthcoming release due through Svetlana Industries – for this one all sounds will be rendered live.

Georg Hekt - http://soundcloud.com/georghekt
GMCB resident Georg has been releasing his brand of deep sounds for the last 15 years through Stigae Music, DSQT, Dusted Wax Kingdom, Mizukage, Architects & Heroes and more.

Subnote - https://soundcloud.com/subnote
Fresh garage/house sounds tested throughout the UK with a brand new EP Future Movements just landed.

Practitioner - https://soundcloud.com/practitioner
The GMCB resident brings sounds tested throughout the UK and abroad inc a residency with Georg Hekt at the legendary Tacheles club (RIP!).

Zaharry aka 261 - https://soundcloud.com/261
Back from Sofia with a bag full of steady beats honed across Berlin.

Live art:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/trickfruit/
http://www.dannyfigueroa.tumblr.com/
http://www.talissamehringer.com/

U.K. Comusica Project

Great showcase of what's going on at the Arches behind the Sage Gateshead by Ideology Media Ltd. 

Panke love

Huge thanks to everyone that came down/flew over for the party at Panke (Feb 23rd)!

All the sets were recorded and are being broadcast weekly on Ghetto Method Radio hosted by UK godfather Mudfoot Blaps every Monday at 7pm (CET) here.

Photos by Joanna Che. Find more work here.

Epic GMC takeover in Berlin at Panke Club!

Huge live arts and music line up featuring:

Raj Pannu (Ninja tune)
Joonipah (Nixwax)
Rick Fury and DJ ADS (Killamari)
Practitioner and Georg Hekt (GMC Berlin)
Edmondson (Natural selection)
Mudfoot Blaps
Notorious DAVE
Parallel Concept (WTFisSWAG)
The Curator (North East Dubtronic)
Sune (TPN)
Rowdy (BC)
Sandy and Trick Fruit (GMC/ADP)
Madgay
Talissa Mehringer

Plus loads more tba

February 23rd sees the Ghetto Method Collective UK land in Berlin with a crew of sound and visual artists to celebrate the launch of Dubtronic Vol. 3 in collaboration with Keep The Faith Records. Deep and dubby shakers from the finest names in North East production - selections come from within the GMC's own family and friends, including the Natural Selection crew, Triptik records, Grenade and more, plus skits and extra beats from GMC fam in Manchester (North West Dubtronic) and Germany (GMC Berlin).

Representing the Dubtronic sound:

Raj Pannu (Ninja Tune) 
One of the world's most renowned turntablists - Raj has been part of the Coldcut live crew for over 3 years, performing hundreds of shows with the Ninja Tune head honchos, described as 'absolutely the best DJ Coldcut have worked with’.

Rick Fury and DJ ADS (Killamari) 
One sixth of the mighty Dialect crew, South Shields’ Rick Fury's new album "Fist of Fury" is blowing up right now and has seen him leap into the hearts of the uk hip hop faithful, also check his new digital comic!! Production and dj support comes from the Newcastle's most infamous, DJ ADS, backbone of the legendary Skrufz outfit and co producer of the Dubtronic series.

Joonipah (NixWax/Triptik) 
One of the most exciting talents blessing the UK underground right now with residencies at respected parties Turbulence, Lively Up and more, Joonipah released a number of well-received dubs on Nixwax and Triktik Records last year with support coming from far and wide inc tracks being dropped in the Boiler Room.

Georg Hekt & Parallel Concept (LIVE)
Two of the most prominent Bulgarian producers team up for a spectacular live set with samplers and synths to showcase a brand new set of dubs. GMC Berlin’s own Georg Hekt has been releasing albums for the last 15 years through Stigae Music, DSQT, Dusted Wax Kingdom, Mizukage, Architects & Heroes and more. Parallel Concept first gained international acclaim through participating in the Mad-Hop compilations with a forthcoming release due through Svetlana Industries.

Edmondson (Natural Selection/Sketches)
Now based in London, Edmondson co-hosted the legendary Sketches nights in Newcastle and operates alongside Joonipah, Funk Ethics, Professor Ojo and more as part of the Natural Selection crew.

Practitioner (Sundirge/Low Life Luxury)
The Berlin-based producer with remix work for Lianne Hall (Paul Hartnoll/Flat Earth), DJ Nex (Mark Archer/Altern8), Maximo Park (Warp) and many more brings sounds tested throughout the UK and abroad inc a residency with Georg Hekt at the legendary Tacheles club (RIP!).

Mudfoot Blaps and Notorious DAVE (GMC Godfathers)
No stranger to the world of dancefloor dub, Mudfoot was one of the original pioneers of the pre dubstep sound, pushing sounds and establishing Newcastles first dubstep nights way back in the very early naughties, as well as d'nb' turn table duties for the OCP and Hidden Agenda (Metalheadz) collectives back in the 90s.

The Ghetto Method was born when Mudfoot’s "Method Lounge“ events collaborated with DAVE‘s "Ghetto Disco“ clubnights back in 2005, fusing the darker dub vibe with DAVE’s long established electric and eclectic selections. DAVE has consistently pushed forward this sound as part of the legendary Traveller collective and with his own ground-breaking "Senario“ events.

The visual is as important as the aural for the GMC, and the line up for the Dubtronic launch in Berlin reflects this dynamic element of the crew. New artwork from the crew will be created live on the night, also keep your eyes peeled for us hitting the streets!!

GMC and TPN legend Sune is a worldwide phenomenon, havin rocked up everywhere from the streets of the UK, the clubs of Ibiza while Rowdy is known for his work as part of HUGE crew Burning Candy as well as a well respected in his own right for his infamous croc characters and abstracted work.

Ben Spalding aka Madgay - a relatively angry homosexual, half Puerto Rican, born in New York City and raised in small town Maine . “From a young age, I developed a relationship with Hip-hop culture as it signified not only a realization of otherness, but an overcoming of social boundaries through action.”

Multimedia junkie hooked on intense art-direction and making things, Talissa Mehringer has been painting a trail of nightmarish figures and giant sculptures across the city.

Directions
Damage: 6e 10-12, 8e after 12

Links:

Joonipah Soundcloud
Georg Hekt Soundcloud
Edmondson Soundcloud
Practitioner Soundcloud
Parallel Concept Soundcloud
Raj at the BBC
Rowdy
Trickfruit
MADGAY
Talissa Mehringer

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Low Life Luxury

Georg Hekt in the mix @ Tacheles-Widerstandsbar, 01.02.2012 (Photo by Ozan Hamşioğlu)

From the tail end of 2011 and battling on until the tragic demise of the Arthouse Tacheles mid 2012, GMC Berlin was representing at the Low Life Luxury parties, alongside residents Georg Hekt and Outburst. The free parties on the big dubbed out system were forced to move downstairs after numerous sabotage attempts and officials cutting the power.. but the memories will never be forgotten.

Low life Luxury continues on with resident DJs and organisers are Outburst, Practitioner and Georg Hekt  - check the Facebook page for fresh updates.

Short clip with bad light but good sound: behind the mixer Practitioner