i went and saw Starkey at goodlife bar in boston on wednesday night. the starkbot. the starkbass. the man of seclusiasis. the man from illadelphia. the legend from mary anne hobbs's generation bass show.
going in, i knew that the bar was high. this show had the potential to be better than the Caspa show that i saw last year, but it would be a tall order.
the winner? Starkey, by a nose. or a record. or a laptop. no matter -- he killed it. dropped exclusive tunes, got on the mic, got the crowd fired up, played straight for an hour and a half, very high energy. had the place thumping.
though it was raining, a good crowd showed up. rowdy and loud and amped. i took some photos that ill post later. here's the terrible flyer (not just my opinion, the boston dubstep djs felt the same way).
it was Starkey's first show in Boston, so we had to show him how we get down. i screamed a lot. i tried not to elbow anyone. a speaker blew out suddenly but came back to life, Starkey accidentally shut off his system at one point, but it was an amazing set with many highlights.
i talked to dj alex incyde for a while. we talked about hotflush recordings (the label he works on), online publishing, the north shore, nyc, sub.fm, bedroom broadcasting, etc. dj pandai'a dropped a brand new mount kimbie tune. incredible.
here's the link for hotflush. they've gotten a lot of attention with mount kimbie. i really feel that mount kimbie is revolutionary and making their own sound.
Hotflush Recordings
i'm very lucky to live in boston where i get to see some of the best dubstep djs in the world, though Starkey says that he plays "street bass." his gutter music is chock full of thick bass and big beats. a night i wont forget
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