Gena (Klesha crew, Sweden)
Gena's interest in electronic music started early. Born in Stockholm 1976, she grew up listening to Kraftwerk. She felt there was something special with that kind of music so when the acid house wave came across Sweden about 1989, it was no surprise when she came home with the latest acid and hit house cassettes.
The music interest grew stronger and it was mostly techno and breakbeat that caught her attention. At the age of 15 Gena started to dig for the latest 12" in the record stores, which proved to be very successful since she came home with stuff like "The Prodigy Experience", T99, Altern 8, Cubic 22 etc.
In 1995 the record collection had increased quite a bit so it was a natural step to toss out the old Hi-fi system and buy a proper pair of Technics 1210 and a mixer. As a result of her intensive practice in beat mixing she got her first gig, a warm-up set at a club called "Le Garage" in Stockholm.
Through the years Gena (member of the Klesha crew) has become a frequent name in the Swedish techno scene with various appearances at radio shows, clubs, raves, bars, big parties and her own club projects. Since the new millennium she has visited clubs and bars in Sweden including places like Monday Bar, Fokused, Mondo, Rekyl, SvajBar, Docklands, Imagine, Metro, Big Bad Bass etc.
Besides techno Gena always had an interest for drum & bass, jungle and breakbeat. In 2004 that interest started to take more place and she was drawn to the UK scene of breaks, breakstep and dubstep.
She's been called the new "queen of breaks" in Sweden, since that's her dominant style today.
Check out more info & mixes at Gena's website http://www.dj-gena.com
Trisector (Takomo)
Up and coming Finnish electronica duo Takomo were formed in 2002 after the members Otto Hassinen (Trisector) and Pekka Kokkonen met at a drum'n'bass related chatroom. Their combined influences can be found in dark minimal tech funk drum'n'bass such as Ed Rush & Optical (The Virus Sound), Matrix and Cause 4 Concern, with some influence drawn also from IDM, jazz and downtempo. Both are avid music collectors with diverse interests spanning punk to prog rock and hip hop, all sorts of experimental electronic music and everything in between - not excluding drum'n'bass and breaks, of course.
Over time their style has developed more in the direction of breakbeat, alternating between deep and progressive atmospheric material to dancefloor oriented breaks. Currently they seek influence in all types of quality electronics.
The duo works together online from different locations in Finland. Project files are swapped via the net. "We pay meticulous attention to detail;" comments Pekka, "The bass must be as heavy and the drums must be as tight as possible and every aspect must be honed to perfection before release. Also, the tracks must work both in home listening as well as the dancefloor as vast soundscapes meet a tight dancefloor sound."
At Bass Heroes we are proud to have Trisector, one half of Takomo, for a dj set.
Discography;
Takomo - Mary Wana [Finnish'd Article EP, Botchit Breaks 2004]
Takomo - Flesh'n'Vegas [Fusetrax, 2004]]
Takomo - Interplanetary Warfare [Helsinki Breaks Out EP, Heavy Disco 2004]
Forthcoming;
Takomo - Invalid Protocol / Planet 81 [Trans:Verse]
Takomo - Isku / We Are The Cure [Silo]
Residents;
Jaywink
Belly
Progression
And of course our residents will be ripping the place apart with a mash-up of breaks, beats and drum'n'bass with all the possible flavors! Rockin'!
Check out pics from previous Bass Heroes events;
http://jaywink.1g.fi/kuvat/Parties
Place: Liberté, Kolmas Linja 34, Kallio
Date: Friday May 12th 2006
Time: 9pm till 2am
Cost: 4 euro + cloak fee
Age limit: 18
Get in early! Happy hour until 11pm! Ladies in with just cloak fee before 10pm!
Searching for the true Bass Heroes
