FOUND: Beat Redemption + Join The Dots: Ben Westbeech / 2562 / Midland / Joe / Duffstep / Youandewan

Event information

On Friday 7th October Beat Redemption brings their musical ethos to FOUND, presenting the multi-talented Ben Westbeech (AKA Breech), only a few weeks after the release of his highly anticipated album ‘There’s More To Life Than This’. The album, set for release on the venerable ‘Strictly Rhythm’ label, sees Westbeech record across the globe with a wealth of house and techno producers including Henrick Schwarz, Motor City Drum Ensemble and Midland.
Joining him is another man hugely respected by all who know his music, Dutch producer 2562, the globally respected, techno inspired percussive beat maker who’s been releasing his music on the likes of ‘Tectonic’ since 2008. Not often seen in the UK, Beat Redemption and Found provide a rare opportunity to catch up with two hours of music from one of the world’s most prominent bass producers.
As house, techno and dubstep become ever more indistinguishable, only a few producers manage to bridge genres and remain as genuinely unbiased in their output as Midland; a man whose music has been gathering momentum since his arrival on the scene with ‘Your Words Matter’ (a collaboration with his friend Ramadanman) released on Will Saul’s ‘Aus Music’ label in 2010. Now regarded as one of the scenes most talented rising stars, Midlands sets have little regard for tempo or genre, he just plays music to please himself.
Rounding off the bill is the mysterious Joe, a shadowy producer whose music for the ‘Hessle Audio’ and ‘Apple Pips’ labels has, over the course of the past few years, made the wider bass community sit up and take notice. His masterful command of stylistically brutal percussion, minimal arrangements and heavy sub bass really make his music stand out.
Room two is hosted by ‘Join The Dots’ (www.jointhedotsmusic.co.uk), a record label that is not simply focused on dance music, but encourages artists of all types from right across the spectrum to become involved with multi media projects from video, through music and into graphic design. Pushing the spectrum of the traditional production house and evolving the concept of a record label JTD houses music from a number of different artists and spans a wide variety of genres. JTD’s founders Jeremy Duffy (AKA Duffstep/Duff Disco) and Joe Jackson will be showcasing cohorts from the JTD empire with a fresh lineup including Duffstep, Youandewan, and Zoo Look as well as resident DJs Namedrop, Helen S and Joe Jackson.