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Tonight Futra is back with another very special night at Los Globos, this time bringing bass crafter XI for a special appearance in LA, along with SMOG/Futra man DLX, Knyphy, and Don Froth. Like all Futra events, a delicate fusion between music and art comes with visuals by Dazz Moov and installations by Wil Sarmienti.

XI has been a strong contender in changing the way people interpret “bass music,” bringing slowed and chopped elements together with a bass-heavy depth that pays homage to the past whilst pushing strongly toward the future. DLX, one of the original members of the SMOG crew, has just this year released more electronica-based tunes via Futra, with Knyphy following in a similar light. A very special night at Los Globos is sure to ensue with the talent provided and with their mission to create a night that goes beyond just what you’re hearing. Tickets are only $7 in advance and $10 at the door!

Be sure to check out XI’s latest mixtape for Percussion Lab here, DLX’s EP on Futra here, and Knyphy’s Futra podcast here.

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Words: Media Contender

Topics: Events

Tags: DLX · FUTRA · Knyphy · XI

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Drumstepper Figure has, just yesterday, released the third in his “Monsters” compilations, just in time for the upcoming haunted holidays. Filled with what is being called a “sub-slaughter potion of gruesome proportions,” the full-length EP contains a heavy selection of tracks with appropriately horrific titles (“The Graveyard”, “Pounds of Blood”, etc), including collaborations with Tommy Lee and Bare, along with remixes from J.Rabbit, Oscillator Z, Alex Sin, and more.

In celebration for the album drop as well as his Halloween tour, Figure has decided to make one of the tracks from Monsters Volume 3 available for free download. Listen to and download the track below!

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Topics: Music · Tracks

Tags: bare · Drumstep · Figure · J. Rabbit

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Lots of hype for tonight as we have some of the “famous-for-being-out-there” rappers, glorified through the power of the internet, coming through the Echoplex tonight for Check Yo Ponytail. Of course headlining the night is the genius-ly bizzare Riff Raff, and with him come two teeny-tiny white girls who’ve collaborated with Riff Raff in some fashion, Kitty Pryde and Lil Debbie. Definitely a night where potentially a lot of weird stuff and off-kilter rhymes will go down, genuinely a sight to see regardless.

Kitty Pryde actually dropped her Check Yo Ponytail mixtape yesterday, smeared heavily with her own drops and mixed by none other than fellow internet-er Jerome LOL.

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Also, just announced TODAY is Check Yo Ponytail 2′s SECOND ANNIVERSARY PARTY! Can you even believe it’s been two years? Fronted by CYP2 veteran and renowned party-starter Andrew WK, the lineup also includes Icona Pop, Diamond Rings, Cherie Lily and Aleister X. Oh, and of course it wouldn’t be a true anniversary party without some special guests. In case you’ve been living in a bubble, it’s also Election Night, so whether you’ve got a reason to celebrate or a reason to drink to your sorrow, either way it’s a solid reason to come out and join us in the fun. Tickets go on sale TOMORROW and are only $10 so you’ve no excuse! Below you can peep the stream for Diamond Rings’ brand new album, via HypeMachine.

OH, and one last thing: REGISTER TO VOTE! It takes, quite literally, less than five minutes to do! You’ve only got until October 22nd, go go go!

Words: Laura Dambuleff

Topics: Events · Mixes · Music

Tags: andrew wk · Check Yo Ponytail · CYP2 · diamond rings · icona pop · kitty pryde · lil debbie · riff raff

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Big night ahead of us tonight with the Check Yo Ponytail lineup of DIIV, Violens, Cold Showers, and Deathday. Plenty of stuff to hype you for the evening, including an awesome mixtape that just dropped from Cold Showers. and a great, extensive interview with the man behind all the Check Yo nights from the booking to the sound to the flyer: Franki Chan. I’ve always appreciated and respected Franki’s opinion and hustle, and in the interview below it’s clear he shines through as an important figure in LAs event scene and beyond.

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Hi Franki! How are you, what have you been up to this week?

Tired! This week was pretty insane. I spent almost every hour of the past week working on the FOOL’S GOLD DAY OFF LA event that happened on Sunday (Oct 7). IHC teamed up with FG to produce the event and it was a pretty crooked road from the date we decided to do it a few months ago up until the event itself. We put a ton of time into finding the ‘perfect’ venue and about 10 days before the event the city told us about a cycling event that was happening and we lost it. All that work gone. So, 10 days out we had to start all over from scratch and somehow ended up pulling it off, and I feel very successfully. It was a crazy process building a festival top to bottom in that amount of time, but something inside me gets a sick kind of kick from a challenge like that. I’m really happy with the job we did. Next year hopefully the road will be a little smoother. On top of that, IHC also organized the after party and 2 other events over the weekend, including a IHC take over at the ACE in Palm Springs. I also had to DJ 3 times this week, so it was very busy indeed.

I noticed on Twitter you’ve been practicing on the drums? What’s that about?

Yes! My good friend, Jacob Cooper (Wavves, Mae Shi), asked me to play drums for his new band, HEAVEN. It’s very 90′s sounding. We’ve been practicing a lot and are playing our first show at The Echo in LA on Oct 31 w Bleached and Hunx & His Punx. Super excited.