(DJ Champion)

The global bass crew Lowup recently celebrated their sixth release, Max Le Daron’s EP Sunshanked, that delves deeply into African music culture and dancehall. Now they’re throwing a party too, and they’re bringing two English acts over from across the channel. You might have seen DJ Champion at Bozar Night last year, performing with grime veteran Terror Danjah. Their EP Sons of Anarchy had just been released on Kode9’s successful Hyperdub label. Champion, an East-Londoner, is generally considered a member of the UK Funky scene, a branch of house with broken beat and UK Garage influences. As the son of a sound technician and a rapping mother (who sang in the group X Posse), his future in music seemed predestined. But his rise to fame was still incredibly quick. His first release only appeared five years ago, but it was soon picked up and put on turntables by big-name DJs, including ones outside the UK Funky scene. His status has only continued to grow since then, and he has released albums on labels like Hardrive, Digital Soundboy, Roska Kicks & Snares and – let’s not forget – his own Formula Records.
The duo Gabriel Benn and Ollie Williams, two young guys in their twenties, are making a name for themselves as The Busy Twist. They are also rooted in the UK Funky scene, but are opening up that world and sound by involving Ghanaian artists on their EPs Friday Night, Floor Excitement, and Labadi Warrior. They started doing this after a few trips to Accra. And the good news is that they have also planned visits to Colombia, Brazil, and Angola. These two young men will thus be able to guarantee exotic parties for some time to come. DJs Mellow, Excyta, and Max Le Daron have earned their spurs at numerous clubs and many festivals. They will definitely add some verve to the party.

LOWUP 9/5, 23.00, €8/10, Recyclart, Station Brussel-Kapellekerk/Gare Bruxelles-Chapelle, Ursulinenstraat 25 rue des Ursulines, Brussel/Bruxelles, 02-502.57.34, www.recyclart.be, www.lowup.be

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