About Riddim Box

RIDDIM BOX – 30 YEARS OF BRITISH BASS & BREAKS

Seit April 2011 machen neun DJs die verschiedensten Clubs zu ihrer RIDDIM BOX – mit Dubstep, Drum’n'Bass, Grime, UK Funky und anderen britischen Bassblüten.

Musik aus England: Beat, Punk, BritPop, Indie, Three Lions aufm Shirt, klar. Doch all das wurde in Köln schon an allen Ecken tausendmal befeiert – Next!

Zum Glück gibt es noch andere musikalische Seiten auf der Insel, die nicht zuletzt durch die vielen karibischen und afrikanischen Einwanderer im United Kingdom geprägt sind: Bassbetonte DJ-Sounds, die auf den Klang- und Rhythmus-Traditionen von Calypso, Reggae, Dub und AfroBeat basieren.

So tanzten Ende der 70er die ersten Punks zum Reggae, spielten The Clash oder The Specials bald darauf ihre eigene Version dieser Musik. Später schlugen HipHop und Dancehall auch in England Wurzeln, ein paar Jahre darauf ging es los mit Acid, Techno, Jungle, Drum’n'Bass, 2Step … Die Entwicklung in der eng vernetzten UK-Szene ist in den letzten drei Dekaden stets nach vorn gegangen – und Dubstep, Wonky oder UK Funky sind nur die aktuellen Ausformungen von dem, was im britischen Underground wummert.

2011 haben sich neun vielfältig erfahrene Kölner DJs – Demic (Yeah Right!), Deniz Gunshot (Bang Bass), Guttafinger & Johnny Flash (BTYCL), kleinski (Irie Steppa), Mannu (Liedersofthenewschool), Rooks (Nitty Gritty / Köllifornia), Roughnic (DCC/SIN Production) und Sesner (Drop Art) – in loser Rotation zusammen getan, um der Crowd ordentlich Bass unterm Hintern zu machen und zugleich ihrer Liebe zu den BritBreaks zu frönen – mit einem großen, fetten und tanzbaren Mix!

Since April 2011 nine DJs turn clubs into their Riddim Box – with Dubstep, Drum’n'Bass, Grime, UK Funky and other British Bass Blossoms.

Music from the UK: Beat, Punk, BritPop, Indie, Three Lions on the shirt, sure. But all these styles already have like a thousand parties in Cologne dedicated to them – Next!

Luckily, there’s also other musical sides to the islands, most of which have been influenced or founded by the large African and Caribbean community of the United Kingdom: Bass-heavy DJ styles which are based on the sound and rhythm traditions of Calypso, Reggae, Dub and AfroBeat.

Like this, the first punks started dancing to Reggae in the late 70s, soon after The Clash or The Specials played their own version of this music. Later on HipHop and Dancehall took roots in Britain, a few years later Acid, Techno, Jungle, Drum’n'Bass, 2Step came along … The evolution of the heavily connected UK scene has been moving forward for three decades now – and Dubstep, Wonky or UK Funky are only the most recent forms of what is wobbling in the British underground.

In 2011 nine versatile and experienced DJs from Cologne – Demic (Yeah Right!), Deniz Gunshot (BangBass), Guttafinger & Johnny Flash (BTYCL), kleinski (Irie Steppa), Mannu (Liedersofthenewschool), Rooks (Penisneid), Roughnic (DCC/SIN Production) und Sesner (Drop Art) – have come together in loose rotation to rattle the foundations of the clubs while celebrating their love for the BritBreaks – with a big, fat, diverse and danceable mix!

RIDDIM BOX SOUNDS LIKE … 4HERO, 16BIT, 808 STATE, A GUY CALLED GERALD, ACEN, ACKIE, ADRIAN SHERWOOD, ALTERED NATIVES, ANDREA PARKER, ANDREW WEATHERALL, APHEX TWIN, APPLEBLIM, ARCHITEQ, ART OF NOISE, ASIAN DUB FOUNDATION, AUDIO BULLYS, BAD COMPANY, BAD MANNERS, BAR 9, THE BEAT, BENGA, BLACK RADICAL MKII, BLACK SUN EMPIRE, BLADE, BLAK TWANG, BLAWAN, BOK BOK, BOMB THE BASS, BOST & BIM, BRACKLES, THE BUG, CALYX, CHASE & STATUS, CHEMICAL BROTHERS, THE CLASH, COLDCUT, COMMIX, COOLY G, THE COUNT & SINDEN, D-MALICE, D DOUBLE, DJ FRESH, DJ KRUST, DJ ZINC, DMX KREW, DANCE CONSPIRACY, DANNY BREAKS, DAVE CLARKE, DEVLIN, DIGITAL MYSTIKZ, DILLINJA, DISCIPLES, DIZZEE RASCAL, DOC DANEEKA, DOCTOR P, DOM & ROLAND, ED RUSH, EROL ALKAN, FSOL, THE FALL, FALTY DL, FINGATHING, FOREIGN BEGGARS, GENERAL LEVY, GOLDIE, GORILLAZ, GREENMONEY, GTO, HARDHOUSE BANTON, HIGH RANKIN, HIJACK, HOSTAGE, HUDSON MOHAWKE, HYPNOTIST, IKONIKA, ILL BLU, IRATION STEPPAS, J*STAR, J:KENZO, JACK BEATS, JAH SHAKA, JAMES BLAKE, JAMIE XX, JOHNNY L, JOKER, JULIO BASHMORE, KANO, KATY B, KELPE, KIRK DEGIORGIO, THE KLF, KNITE FORCE, KODE 9, L-VIS 1990, LFO, LEFTFIELD, LEMON D, LIQUID, LONDON ELEKTRICITY, LONDON POSSE, LONE, LUKE VIBERT, M-BEAT, MA1, MARRS, MC MELL’O', MJ COLE, MACKA BROWN, MAD PROFESSOR, MAGNETIC MAN, MALA, MARK STEWART & MAFFIA, MASSIVE ATTACK, MAURICE FULTON, MELE, M.I.A., MORE FIRE CREW, MOSCA, MS DYNAMITE, MZ BRATT, MUSICAL YOUTH, NERO, NITRO DELUXE, NORMAN COOK, OPTICAL, ORBITAL, OSSIE, PIL, PALMSKIN PRODUCTIONS, PAUL HARDCASTLE, PAUL WHITE, PEARSON SOUND, PESHAY, PHOTEK, PRINCE FATTY, THE PRODIGY, RAGGA TWINS, RD, REBEL MC, REDLIGHT, REEL 2 REAL, RHYME CUT CORE, RONI SIZE, ROOTS MANUVA, ROOTSMAN, ROSKA, RUSKO, RUSTIE, SBTRKT, SCRATCHA DVA, SCUBA, SEIJI, SHY FX, SILVER BULLET, SKREAM, SL2, SMITH & MIGHTY, SMOKEY JOE, SOLO BANTON, SOURCE DIRECT, THE SPECIALS, THE STREETS, STUSH, SUBSCAPE,  SUPA D, SWEET EXORCIST, SYSTEM 7, T-COY, TAGGY MATCHER, TAPES, TECHNICAL ITCH, TEMPA T, TIPPA IRIE, TOMB CRU,TOP CAT, TRICKY DISCO, TROLLEY SNATCHA, TY, WARRIOR ONE, WILEY, ZED BIAS, ZION TRAIN … SOUNDS LIKE RIDDIM BOX!