On the 2nd of July Braindrop is throwing its third annual boat party – The Hippie Pirate Boat Rave. That’s right, dust off your cutlasses and your round purple spectacles, it is officially the “Summaaargh of Love”!!!
Without fail the Braindrop boat rave is the most ridiculous and fun party of the year. Picture 350 scurvy Braindroppers dressed in fantastic garb, brandishing plastic swords and collectively terrifying tourists with their blood curdling cries.
The bass will be thumping, everyone will be jumping and you won’t be able to wipe the manic grin from your toothless mouth for weeks to come. Read More >
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Breathtaking!
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DJ Switch is an absolute legend. Not only is he the most modest, down to earth and downright friendly chap you could possibly hope to meet, but he is officially the best battle DJ in the world. Tony Switch has won the DMC World title for the last 3 years running.
Each year the DMC crew hold the legendary DMC World finals in London, with the world’s top battle djs flying in to test their mettle on the wheels of steel. The comps have proved themselves career breakers for the likes of Q-Bert, A-Trak, Kentaro, Scratch Perverts and DJ Craze, and each year the world waits with bated breath to see who will be crowned the new king of turntablism. Each year 3 sets of winners are announced – the World DJ Champion, the World Team Champions and the World Battle for Supremacy champion. And Switch has obliterated all competition for the latter for a consecutive 3 years.
Tony is a busy guy, clocking up appearances on Blue Peter, fronting Gabriel Prokofiev’s “A Concerto for Turntables”, featuring in dubstep turntablist trio Brotherhood of Filth, scratching for the Alternative Dubstep Orchestra and playing solo dj sets all over the world.
Anyway my fingers are getting knackered from all this typing about how busy and amazing he is. We asked the man himself a few choice questions and he gave us some bloody fantastic answers. Read on!
Posted by chris in Featured, Inspiration, Interviews, Videos
Hear ye, hear ye!
The end of April sees us celebrate Kate and Wills tying the knot with a glorious 4 day bank holiday. To mark the occasion our good friends at Buckingham palace got in touch with us to ask if Braindrop could host the official Royal Wedding afterparty.
Braindrop proudly presents to you: a Right Royal Rinse Out
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We return to the amazing Macbeth for one night only, bringing you an intimate yet EPIC soiree of Bass, Joy, Fun and Happiness.
The cream of the world’s royalty and aristocracy are expected to attend – so please ensure you are on your best behaviour…
Music at Her Majesty’s request: dubstep, jungle, techno, d’n’b, electro, bassline, hardcore, reggae, dancehall, hip hop and upfront national anthems.
Check our event page for all the hype… Read More >
Yo Braindrop Family!
A slightly belated THANK YOU to all of you who made it down to The Macbeth for our first Braindrop of 2011. What a ridiculously epic party and amazing vibes – you guys absolutely smashed it. It’s good to be back 
Reeps One smashed the place to pieces – one of a select few beatboxers who can get a venue moshing with nothing else but his mouth, a mic and some incredible visual trickery. He filmed his whole Braindrop set – and we’ll make sure we link you to it as soon as it’s edited and up on Youtube.
Sorry the venue got so busy at points in the night – this was as a result of a miscommunication between us and The Macbeth. We’ve addressed this with the venue and we’ll make sure it won’t get uncomfortably full next time.
Stay tuned for news of the next Braindrop coming very soon!
Braindrop Loves You!
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Those of you who came to our first Braindrop of 2011 will remember conscious junglists Matamatiks and Beaton ripping up The Macbeth’s soundsystem with some serious amen bassweight. A 2 man DJ / production team, their forward thinking sets join the dots between bassbin worrying jungle and techy drum ‘n’ bass steppas – with a few curveballs thrown in for good measure.
The guys also run their own night, the excellent Temple of Bass, currently based in the heart of East London. We’re a big fan of ToB’s underground line ups – having booked the likes of Icicle, Jubei and Ulterior Motive for their respective brands of stripped back, low end mischief.
With releases on Acidic Records ready to drop you can be sure to hear more from them in 2011. And the lovely chaps have uploaded an exceedingly heavy mix to give you a wee taster of what they’re about. Read More >
We weren’t originally going to sell tickets to Braindrop at the Macbeth – but as we’ve had a lot of people asking us we’ve decided to put a limited number up for sale on Paypal.
Booking fee is only £1 – so total price of an advance ticket is a bargain £8…
Spread the word! FOLLOW THIS LINK to get yours now:
Most tickets are going to be held back for sale on the door so no worries if you just want to turn up on the night!
This Saturday 5 March 2 times UK Beatbox Champion Reeps One headlines our first party of 2011. To say we’re excited is an understatement. Reeps is not just the best beatboxer in the UK. His unique and modern take on the art of beatboxing is renowned worldwide – just check the popularity (and jaw dropping craziness) of his Youtube videos.
Reeps is at the forefront of the nu-skool beatbox scene. With ravers used to the speaker busting production skills of the likes of 16bit, Noisia and Skrillex, Reeps has upped the game and honed his kicks, snares and basslines to punch as hard and rock a dancefloor as intensely as any modern bass dj worth their mettle. Expect uber compressed thumping kicks, snarling sidechained electro bass, inconceivable edits and truly impossible alien sounds.
Reeps will be previewing his brand new visual show at Braindrop this Saturday. We caught up with him whilst he was hunting for new sounds in a remote part of the Himalayan foothills and asked his some very important questions. Enjoy!
Posted by chris in Featured, Inspiration, Interviews, Videos
Hello there Braindrop family!
It’s competition time again – and this time we’ve got a bumper prize in store for you.
It’s now only just over 2 weeks until Braindrop hits The Macbeth in Hoxton for a one off very special, intimite and EPIC party. We can’t wait…
We’ve got an exceedingly fat line up in store for you. Joining The McMash Clan will be 2 x UK Beatbox champion – and quite possibly the best beatboxer in the world REEPS ONE. Support comes from Coin Operated’s latest signing Rrritalin – and the rest of a ridiculously heavy Braindrop line up.
We’ve teamed up with our good friends at the UK Beatbox championships and Coin Operated Records to give you the chance to win a pack of goodies Read More >
