Pull Up PDX & Sublimate present Mala (UK) + Anna Morgan + Hypho
Event description
Pull Up PDX & Sublimate proudly present
a springtime evening of pure-quality dubwize and sound system music featuring the return to Portland of
MALA (UK)
(DMZ / Deep Medi)
alongside
ANNA MORGAN (NYC)
(Worst Behavior Recs)
HYPHO (UK)
(Manuka)
LU b2b PUPGRL
(Pull Up PDX / Ophelia)
Sat. April 27th 9PM 21+
at Jaja PDX
819 SE Taylor St.
MALA
https://maladread.net
Music, energy, culture and collaboration: Born and raised in South Norwood, South London, Mala has played a pioneering role in UK music since the turn of the century. Stirring dubstep’s musical melting pot with its most primal ingredients before it even had a name, Mala was a founding member of DMZ, the crew behind some of modern bass music’s most influential dances and the most highly prized 12s the movement has ever known. Almost 20 years later, his ideas and his creations continue to influence, push and fuse contemporary electronic music to unchartered places...
The man behind the agenda setting label Deep Medi Musik, Mala has continued to develop the UK bass blueprint, encouraging creative compositions from the likes of Skream, Swindle, Silkie, Commodo, Calibre, Goth-Trad, Truth, Kahn, Egoless and many more genre-affirming artists... Including Sir Spyro whose ‘Topper Top’ became one of grime’s most the most iconic tracks in recent years.
The same can be said for his musical output: Thanks to Gilles Peterson, Mala has created two of the most critically acclaimed and forward thinking albums in UK bass this decade. Reflecting his foresight and ability to draw from the widest possible corners and bring people together, 2012’s ‘Mala In Cuba’ and 2016’s ‘Mirrors’ were explorations in collaborating, vibing and spiritually connecting with gifted musicians across two complex explorations of South and Central America. Blending, embracing and translating their art as he channels his own creative flow from places and energies unknown, these albums are truly singular experiences that join dots and make parallels between seemingly disparate worlds.
Beyond the albums are the seminal record releases (and countless dubs) he’s given the world such as ‘Changes’, one of the most iconic, haunted and cult compositions in modern electronica. Remixed by fellow forward-thinker James Blake and sampled by both The Game and XXXTENTACION on ‘Holy Water’ and ‘Look At Me’ respectively, ‘Changes’ represents just how much of an influence Mala has had on contemporary music well beyond the confines of the speaker stack.
These moments can be found across Mala’s history: John Peel playing Mala dubplates on Radio 1 as far back as 2003, Mary Anne Hobbs inviting Mala and his peers to propagate the paradigm with Dubstep Warz in 2006 or, much more recently, Akala requesting Mala to score his powerfully on-point TV-adapted theatre show 'The Ruins Of Empires'. That’s before we get to the heavily demanded ‘Anti War Dub’, the soul stirring gumbo that is ‘Don’t Let Me Go’ and the epoch-defining ‘Left Leg Out’ or his remixes of the most iconic names across the last four generations of music; Grace Jones, Sade, Moritz Von Oswald, Lee Scratch Perry, Fat Freddy’s Drop, The Last Poets and more.
Decades deep and still at the very forefront, Mala remains in demand. Fusing the frequencies, bringing people together, and inspiring a whole new generation of talent, nurturing and developing a culture and continues to drive the most exciting corners of electronic music with energy, culture and collaboration. To be continued...
https://soundcloud.com/annamor...
https://www.instagram.com/anna...
DJ/producer Anna Morgan is a sonic adventurer exploring the junction of urban and tribal. This native New Yorker is a connoisseur of globally minded low-end frequencies that narrate her journey of seeking freedom through music and dance. As a founder of both the lauded multi-genre party HEAVY and the Worst Behavior Records label/promo company, and alongside her residency with reputed collective The Junxion, Anna highlights urban diasporic stories while catering to dance enthusiasts, spanning genres from jungle and footwork to hip hop and house. As a music producer and radio host, she focuses on creating a fusion of hybrid bass sounds informed by East Coast club music and sound system culture. Anna brings a fresh perspective to the DJ booth from her experience as a dancer and her urban Caribbean roots, infusing movement, sensuality, freedom, and nostalgia through her unique sets. She's released tunes though STYLSS, Juke Bounce Werk, Black Marble Collective, Ten Toes Turbo, Forbidden Trax and the Sister Collective. Featured at festivals such as Outlook Festival Croatia, Bass Coast, Mystery Land, Gratitude Migration, Hawaii Electronic Music Festival, Equilibrio El Salvador, PEX Costa Rica, Freeform Arts Festival, Figment NYC, and Return to Roots Festival, you can find her playing her fusion of bass heavy sounds all over New York City and beyond.
HYPHO
https://soundcloud.com/hyphoof...
https://www.instagram.com/hyph...
Hailing from Manchester, England, producer/DJ Louis Richardson—known by his alias Hypho—is at the forefront of a new generation of UK artists. Through his versatile DJ sets ranging from 100-160 BPM, and his own productions that combine elements of dubstep, techno, garage, and the like, Hypho has created an undeniable signature sound.
In 2019, Hypho founded his label Manuka Records to showcase new talent from across Europe and the USA. Featuring releases from such artists as Ternion Sound, Sukh Knight, Chef Boyarbeatz, and more, the Manuka catalog presents music and styles that these artists might not release elsewhere, exposing its audience to fresh and innovative sounds.
Hypho has released music on prestigious imprints like Deep, Dark & Dangerous, Swamp81, and EC2A, and countless others, showcasing his versatility as a producer. As his reputation has grown, Hypho has toured extensively worldwide, performing in clubs and festivals in Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
This project has no plans of slowing down as Richardson looks to expand his craft and bring the world the sounds of the Hypho.
LU b2b PUPGRL
https://www.instagram.com/bush...
https://soundcloud.com/lantern...
https://www.instagram.com/pupg...
https://soundcloud.com/pupgrlp...
LU is a NY transplant who has DJed around the Portland nightlife scene for the past eight years. Their influences range from ‘80s, darkwave,new wave and EBM (all of which they spin at premier Portland goth venue The Coffin Club), to soundsystem-oriented UK bass music (which they propagate as part of the Pull Up PDX crew), to experimental witchhouse with both the Ophelia and EK4T3 collectives. Their sound is as intricate as their influenced by Bristol UK's melting pot of electronic music and beyond, incorporating bass music into the realms of witchhouse, wave, Memphis/phonk and dungeon synth/rap.
PUPGRL is a grime & dubstep DJ/producer and Portland native. She’s been a DJ for the last 10 years, playing everywhere from raves in abandoned industrial areas, to the middle of the forest and dark basement afterparties, to recently sharing the stage with underground heavyweights like Hamdi, Ternion Sound, Distinct Motive, and The Widdler.