Miss Elorak @ Drum & Beer #7

(Version Française ci-dessous / Nederlandse versie hieronder)

It’s time to start presenting the artists !

First up ; [Miss Elorak] 🥳🔥😍

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Miss Elorak was born on the third of May 1973, from a father fascinated by music. She grew up in a post-modern environment, and from childhood onwards, she became attached to the electronic music produced in those days…

In 1993, she met Popane, Little-Pat and D-Jack (D-Jacking-Zone), with whom she lived for some time. D-Jack pushed her, and under his impulse, she started mixing acid and aggressive techno, while receiving numerous decorations for events like « Rave Explosion » or « Subground Teknology ». One year later, she organized her first party, Electronik-Dependence, where she met the top of the Belgian techno scene behind the turntables ; Deg, Sebastian-S, Psychogene…

In 1995, Miss Elorak started her career « on the air » ; hosting « Salz », a weekly broadcast on Radio Crystal in Brussels (106.5 FM), in which she exclusively presented German, Australian, Japanese and Russian promos. After hosting that show for a whole year, she started playing her own style in their « Gum » broadcast.

In 1997 she got fed up with the binary style of techno and tasted the dark flavors of Drum and Bass. From that moment on, she was playing all over Belgium non-stop.

In june 1997, Miss Elorak, Kate and Popane gave birth to the Pussiestraxes Crew, which immediately got them a residency at a club in Brussels every Wednesday. It was only the beginning, since the Pussiestraxes started organizing their own parties on a monthly basis, achieving commercial success and gaining respect in the scene…

Miss Elorak’s collaborations were not limited to her crew, she played everywhere in Europe, but it still wasn’t enough.

So she opened a Records store in the center of Brussels called StressDaBass, which sold only electronic music, but after a few years and the fall of the vinyl industry, she had to close shop.

In 2017, she took a long break because her boyfriend Touki (from 72 Records/Belgian Waffle) and her were welcoming a little baby boy.

Miss Elorak lives in Luxembourg now, but since she missed mixing music in front of crowds too much, she’s back behind the turntables to play the music she likes the most.

Miss Elorak loves to play many different styles of music, and at this event she will focus on Drum & Bass, representing many of the flavours it has to offer !

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Miss Elorak est née le 3 mai 1973, d’un père passionné de musique. Elle grandit dans un environnement post-moderne et s’attache dès l’enfance à la musique électronique produite à cette époque…

En 1993, elle rencontre Popane, Little-Pat et D-Jack (D-Jacking-Zone), avec qui elle vit quelque temps. D-Jack la pousse, et sous son impulsion, elle commence à mixer de la techno acide et agressive, et obtient de nombreuses décorations pour des événements comme “Rave Explosion” ou “Subground Teknology”. Un an plus tard, elle organise sa première soirée ; Electronik-Dependence, où elle rencontre le gratin de la scène techno belge derrière les platines ; Deg, Sebastian-S, Psychogene…

En 1995, Miss Elorak commence sa carrière “sur les ondes” en animant “Salz”, une émission hebdomadaire sur Radio Crystal à Bruxelles (106.5 FM), dans laquelle elle présente exclusivement des promos allemandes, australiennes, japonaises et russes. Après avoir animé cette émission pendant une année entière, elle commence à jouer son propre style dans l’émission “Gum”.

En 1997, gavée par la binarité de la techno, elle goûte aux saveurs sombres de la Drum and Bass. À partir de ce moment, elle se produit dans toute la Belgique sans discontinuer.

En juin 1997, Miss Elorak, Kate et Popane donnent naissance au Pussiestraxes Crew, ce qui leur vaut immédiatement une résidence dans un club bruxellois tous les mercredis. Ce n’était que le début, puisque les Pussiestraxes ont commencé à organiser leurs propres soirées sur une base mensuelle, obtenant un succès commercial et gagnant le respect de la scène…

Les collaborations de Miss Elorak ne se limitaient pas à son crew, elle jouait partout en Europe, mais ce n’était toujours pas suffisant.

Elle a donc ouvert un magasin de disques dans le centre de Bruxelles appelé StressDaBass, qui ne vendait que de la musique électronique, mais après quelques années et la chute de l’industrie du vinyle, elle a dû fermer boutique.

En 2017, elle a fait une longue pause car son petit ami Touki (de 72 Records/Belgian Waffle) et elle accueillaient un petit garçon.

Miss Elorak vit désormais au Luxembourg, mais comme mixer de la musique devant des foules lui manquait trop, elle est de retour derrière les platines pour jouer la musique qu’elle aime le plus.

Miss Elorak aime jouer de nombreux styles de musique différents, et lors de cet événement, elle se concentrera sur la Drum & Bass, représentant les nombreuses saveurs qu’elle a à offrir !

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Miss Elorak werd op 3 mei 1973 geboren uit een vader die gefascineerd was door muziek. Ze groeit op in een postmoderne omgeving en wordt van jongs af gehecht aan de elektronische muziek die in die tijd werdt geproduceerd…

In 1993 ontmoette ze Popane, Little-Pat en D-Jack (D-Jacking-Zone), met wie ze enige tijd samenleefde. D-Jack pusht haar, en onder zijn impuls begint ze acid en agressieve techno te mixen, en krijgt meerdere decoraties voor evenementen zoals ” Rave Explosion ” of ” Subground Teknology “. Een jaar later organiseert ze haar eerste party, Electronik-Dependence, waar ze de top van de Belgische techno scene achter de draaitafels ontmoette ; Deg, Sebastian-S, Psychogene…

In 1995 begon Miss Elorak haar carrière “on the air” ; ze was gastvrouw van “Salz”, een wekelijkse uitzending op Radio Crystal in Brussel (106.5 FM), waarin ze uitsluitend Duitse, Australische, Japanse en Russische promo’s presenteerde. Nadat ze die show een jaar lang had verzorgd, begon ze haar eigen stijl te spelen in hun “Gum” uitzending.

In 1997 kreeg ze genoeg van de binaire stijl van techno en proefde ze de donkere smaken van Drum and Bass. Vanaf dat moment speelde ze non-stop in heel België.

In juni 1997 richtten Miss Elorak, Kate en Popane de Pussiestraxes Crew op, wat hen onmiddellijk een residentie opleverde in een club in Brussel, elke woensdag. Dat was nog maar het begin, want de Pussiestraxes begonnen maandelijks hun eigen feestjes te organiseren, waarmee ze commercieel succes boekten en respect afdwongen in de scene…

De samenwerkingen van Miss Elorak bleven niet beperkt tot haar crew, ze speelde overal in Europa, maar het was nog steeds niet genoeg.

Dus opende ze een platenzaak in het centrum van Brussel genaamd StressDaBass, die alleen elektronische muziek verkocht, maar na een paar jaar en de val van de vinylindustrie moest ze de winkel sluiten.

In 2017 nam ze een lange pauze omdat haar vriend Touki (van 72 Records/Belgian Waffle) en zij een zoontje kregen.

Miss Elorak woont nu in Luxemburg, maar omdat ze het mixen van muziek voor publiek te veel miste, staat ze weer achter de draaitafels om de muziek te draaien waar ze het meest van houdt.

Miss Elorak houdt ervan om veel verschillende muziekstijlen te draaien, en op dit evenement zal ze zich richten op Drum & Bass, om de vele smaken ervan te vertegenwoordigen!

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Belgian DnB Parties – 2023 Week 16

So where’s the Drum & Bass @ this weekend ?

Friday:

I’ll be going to CARNIVORE BDAY BASH – DRUM&BASS IN A WINECELLAR in Boom. Should be varied styles of DnB ; Jump Up, Liquid, Dancefloor, Deep, Neuro 🔥

There’s also NEXT DIMENSION APOCALYPSE in Eupen (close to Liège), with Delta Heavy, Teddy Killerz and Polygon ; mostly Jump Up, but also some Dancefloor & Neuro 👀

Also, outside of Belgium but not far, there’s TRANCH’N DRUM in Lille, France.

And a little further from us, in Utrecht, Netherlands, there’s a huge party: Blackout Utrecht: Sub Focus & ID, Black Sun Empire, Burr Oak, Critical Soundsystem, Yorobi – mostly Neuro 😈😈😈

Saturday is pretty poor ;

For New School Jump Up lovers, there’s TOXIC – 3 YEAR ANNIVERSARY in Antwerp.

There’s also 5PMBC Jules Bday Bash / Resident Night / FREE PARTY in Antwerp, but it’ll be breaks/bass/footwork/jungle/UK garage ; so expect only a little bit of jungle, go if you like the rest too.

In the Netherlands there’s a pretty interesting lineup for WTF Drum and Bass/ The Big Birthday Bash, with Shy FX, Magnetude and Edlan, but it’s in Nijmegen, which is a 2 hour drive from Antwerp.

We wish you a lot of fun dancing this weekend 💃🕺

Belgian DnB Parties – 2023 Week15

So where’s the Drum & Bass @ this weekend ?

On Friday there’s quite a lot of choice, with some very nice artists 👀

But Saturday is pretty empty 😢

So on Friday we got :

First up in Brussels, the Fuse is open again, and it’s Bredren Invites Dub Phizix & Strategy, Molecular & more ; it’ll be mainly Deep and Halftime DnB. Come enjoy and support one of the finest clubs we’ve ever visited. Great soundsystem ❤️

In Gent there’s 9000 Snakez: The First Snake ; a night with only oldskool vinyl dnb sets ; should be varied in style, Old School Jump Up, Neuro, Deep, Jungle ?

Then if you’re not afraid of travelling a bit, there’s ■ FROM RIJSEL WITH LUV # 10 ■ with DJ. Mantra in Lille, France ; and I can assure you she’s a god behind the decks. She was our nicest discovery at Hospitality on the Beach. Dark, oldschool jungle, but so perfectly mixed, such a perfect flow.

And for the Jump Up Lovers, there’s BAD HABITZ WEEKENDER 2023 with K Motionz and Turno ; which runs on Friday and Saturday in Antwerp.

and there’s nothing else in terms of DnB in Belgium on saturday – as far as we know at least 😢

We wish you a nice weekend ☀️🌈⭐️

We’ll be dancing the night away at Bredren invites 💃🕺

See you on the dancefloor ?

Weekly Dnb Parties Update

Hey, where’s the drum and bass at this weekend ?

On Friday you got :

BANKIZZ – Hardcore Edition (19 years Bankizz + 40 years Pingu) in Brussels where there should be some dnb but not that much.

But there’s a jungle night in Antwerp🥰 ; Ruffskool – A Jungle Rave w/ FFF (nl) – DJ TRAX (uk) – Figures (be) , and it’s in Trix , which is an awesome venue, great soundsystem, perfect size and layout. Plus the lineup is 👀

On saturday there’s a little more choice :

In Brussels, again at Jh Alleman , you got Constrict Music : Launch & Release Party, which should be mainly dnb, not sure exactly which flavor, but I don’t think it’ll be new school jump up.

In Charleroi, there’s Broken’bass – Tom Finster Intimate Showcase, I think neuro, maybe varied.

Halfway between Gent and Bruges, there’s Make It Rumble , a free party, deep, maybe a bit liquid, with an awesome lineup – Cynical Gene Dnb ; Lavance ; SVB ; Scepticz ; Expensive KVR👀😍🔥

Finally there’s a new school jump up party in Gent ; BAD HABITZ TALENT NIGHT V ‘WEEKENDER PRE PARTY’

And as monday is holiday, there’s two new school jump up parties on sunday evening !

SUB SKANKERZ & SEL INVITES w/SUBSONIC & MAJISTRATE in Antwerp, and Bleetfoef ‘Tempest’ in Mechelen ; with Buunshin🤯

We’ll probably go to Ruffskool on friday, and we’ll keep the rest of the long weekend to spend time with our kids.

We hope to see you on the dancefloor 💃🕺

Enjoy your weekend 👊

G-Saims interview + guestmix All About Grime – Radio Panik

G-Saims s’est fait interviewer et a mixé pour l’émission “All About Grime” du 11 février 2023 sur Radio Panik (105.4 fm à Bruxelles). Avec l’hôte de l’émission, DJ Syns, il y parle de son projet “Drum & Beer”, des soirées qu’il a déjà organisées, et de celles à venir. La soirée dont ils parlent, notre première grosse soirée, qui était prévue pour avril, à dû être reportée à octobre/novembre pour des raisons pratiques. Entre-temps, vous pouvez nous retrouver au Café Central ce 6 mai 2023 !
https://www.radiopanik.org/emissions/all-about-grime/drumbeer-x-g-saims-guestmix-interview/

Weekly Drum & Bass parties update

So where’s the Drum & Bass at this weekend ?

On friday there’s 3 parties :

Soirée DJ at LAMAB in centrum Brussels, close to Botanique, which should be varied but around bass music and definitely with some DnB.

Neuro als Nergens with One87 in Wilrijk, very close to Antwerp, on the south side. Should be Neuro and Deep.

For the Jump Up lovers, there’s VENGEANCE: RUMBLE OF THE UNDERGROUND (60% SOLD OUT) in Geel

On saturday we got 3 more:

FRIENDS OF DARK GLOW #2 in Wilrijk, same spot as Neuro als nergens. Should be varied ; Deep, Dancefloor, Liquid, Jump Up,…

Underground Sessions By Monkey Business in Gent, like usually with them it’s Ragga jungle, Jungle, DnB, Rave & Breakcore.

Again for the jump up lovers, INVIDIA: 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY, in Antwerp.

Have fun 🔥💃🕺

PS: if we ever missed some parties, put them in comments !

Weekly DnB parties update

Where’s the Drum & Bass @ this weekend in Belgium ❓❔❓

Right now, there’s a party that just started 👀 ; BASEMENT: Drum & Bass @Leuven – not exactly sure what flavour of DnB this will be, apparently not new school jump up.

On Friday in Brussels you’ve got OPTIMAL BASS x Antidote : Drum’n bass session with the great Sisley & BenOneShot as well as Ben Nidrev 🤩❤️

Somewhere in flanders, at a secret location, there’s Concrete Drum X Bass W/ Visages – SOLD OUT😮👌

In Charleroi there’s Spawn Tonight : Drum & Bass Edition where I believe you should be able to see MEGO from our team 🔥

We will be north, at HIGH TEA Amsterdam – KOVEN Europe Tour😍😍😍

Then comes Saturday :

…and apparently losing an hour discouraged promoters…

Or maybe it’s the heavy competition from HOSPITALITYDNB TILBURG @ POPPODIUM 013 just across the border in the Netherlands ; where we’ll be going to see Netsky ; Metrik ; Degs ; as well as support our local D-Bro❤️❤️❤️😍🤩🔥

So in Belgium there’s only Alcatraz – Most Wanted ; which is clearly going to be mostly New School Jump Up, maybe even Riddim oriented.

We wish you a nice weekend 💃🕺

PS: Keep an eye out, our next party will be announced in the coming days 👀

Weekly DnB parties update

So where’s the Drum & Bass at this weekend ???

On Thursday (tomorrow !) there’s The Social Club presents: free drum & bass party at Bar Deux in Leuven (varied DnB)

On Friday there’s DnB again at JH Alleman in Brussels! Check out 17.03 – Inertial – Ariane ; Lavance is playing 🤩🤯 (Deep DnB)

There’s also Drum ‘n’ Tizzel in Tessenderlo with What-U-On-About?! versus Conform Soundclash 👀❤️ (varied DnB)

In Gent there’s RELEVANT #2 : Sepia (uk) & local finest DnB & Dubstep DJ’s (DnB and Dubstep)

And finally in Sint-Niklaas there’s KOSMIK: THE COMEBACK with Nu Elementz (Jump up)

Then on Saturday :

DNB SAVAGE in Liège (DnB/Neuro/Dubstep)

Drum & basspi (SOLD OUT) in Betekom, Brabant (varied DnB)

Dice Premium Birthday Bash in Antwerp (Jump up)

We hope you’ll enjoy your weekend ❤️🔥💃🕺

Weekend party feedback

This weekend at The Jungle Weekender Amsterdam • 10-13 March 2023 was very emotional, as nearly all the artists were good friends with the great figures of drum & bass that passed this weekend, and a huge part of the public had seen them often on stage.

We pay tribute to their contributions to our great music 💚💛❤️

MC Fats your voice will continue to influence all future Junglists 🙏🫡

Peace, Love & Unity was the last song DJ G-Saims played during his B2B set with MEGO last week at the closing of Drum & Beer #6 – Dark Edition @ Café Central ; and Drop it down has been a classic of ours since the very beginning.