Formant Recordings

Sunday, July 25, 2010

BOOMBA! Wednesdays!

SOME GREAT UPCOMING GUEST IN THE NEXT MONTH@ BOOMBA!

Sunday, July 11, 2010

GRITSY! 4 YEAR BASH w/ LOEFAH & MATTY G! [Saturday / July 31st]

Saturday, July 31st, 2010!

In July of 2006, dubstep first began to boom through the streets of downtown
Houston courtesy of a few hardworking heads and a little, unknown event with a funny name... GRITSY!

It's time for the 4 year anniversary bash & we've managed to wrangle another
legendary heavyweight, direct from London/DMZ for his first ever Texas appearance:

LOEFAH
[DMZ, Swamp 81 / London UK]

& the return of the West Coast basshead:
MATTY G
[Dub Police, Argon Records / San Francisco]
Facebook event page:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=120576801320047

Details

Drink specials / Gritsicles / Free earplugs
& Gritsy goodies all night long!

Bear witness to the Aura "WALL OF BASS" soundsystem,
featuring at least: THIRTY, EIGHTEEN INCH SUBWOOFERS!

Location

2000 Bell St. @ Chartres
[First floor of the old Meridian]
Houston, TX 77003

Door Info

Doors open @ 9pm !!!
Please plan on coming EARLY & leaving LATE!

18+ / $20
21+ / $15

DRESS CODE ENCOURAGED!
Which means: Be comfortable, less is more, & no lights/glowstix.
We like to keep it DARK, SEXY, & GRITSY

Gritsy Online

Facebook event link:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=120576801320047

http://www.gritsy.com
http://www.facebook.com/gritsy
http://www.facebook.com/connekted
http://www.facebook.com/karmahouston
http://www.houstonbeats.com
Heavy DNB
Icon CD Duplication 713.733.1206.

Upcoming Events:

BOOMBA WEDNESDAYS @ ESCOBAR:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=121855204497738

FUNTASTIC VOYAGE 3 [07/17/10]:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=133174983373975

GRITSY! [08/21/10]:
TBA! TBA! TBA!

Sunday, July 4, 2010

Sines - My Mind FREE DOWNLOAD

Been going thru some of our older tunes and decided I would start
putting them up for free.
We have gone diff directions with our sounds so here are some freebies!
Feel free to blog it ...play it etc!

Sines - My Mind FREE DOWNLOAD by Sines

TUNE OF THE DAY: MALA-LIVIN DIFFERENT

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

FRMNT009-DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH E.P-VA -COMING SOON

00 Phaeleh-Cheki
01 HxdB-Invisible Touch
02 Psychonaught-I Just Want You

The latest from Formant Recordings is a globe-spanning affair, a split EP comprising brand new tracks from Bristol’s Phaeleh, Vancouver’s HxdB, and Newcastle’s Psychonaught. None of these producers are exactly newcomers but these songs strike out like fresh, confident debuts, going for the jugular -- after all, when you’ve only got one track, you’ve got to make it count. Phaeleh’s “Cheki” is a meditative stepper that grooves on subtle Asian vibes, glassy percussion and soft flute sounds kindling a loungey mood overwhelmed by the mounds of sub-bass power lurking underneath the track. The skittering garage beat and distant vocal imbue the track with subtle sensuality, for one of the sexiest tracks since, well, Formant’s last release. HxdB’s “Invisible Touch” lurks closer to the surface, with vocal samples as glowing cinders acting like periodic skylights, as beautifully filtered guitar plucks float in like momentary rays of sepia sunlight. Reality sets in when a ferocious riff rips the sound from the surfaces of the track and violently pulls it down the centre in one ugly stroke of digital distortion -- it’s a surprise that never ceases to startle every time, the kind of stuff that would implode a rave. Closing the EP is the twilight Burial invocation of Psychonaught’s “I Just Want You” -- but the ultra-clear percussion a far cry from Burial’s dusty archival beats. The familiar vocals are anguished but powerful, relishing in their own strangulated muscle, straining against the pressure of the track and struggling to break through the mournful din.