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MECHANISMS OF MENTALITY
APR_30 // K RD BALLROOM // $3

ACID REIGN : STYLE OVER SUBSTANCE : CATGUTS & THE BIG BANG THEORY : SPAN:NUNGSBOGEN : DJS + MORE ACTS TBC : $3

Mental Illness presents a freakish procession of Auckland's most seriously disturbed electronic performers as a night of orchestrtated chaos descends upon the K rd Ballroom.
The dedicated staff from the Mental Illness research unit are preparing a highly conditioned environment in which to carry out their specialized treatment procedure. Though no animals will be harmed during the show, we advise viewer not to attempt any of the following proceedings. Viewer discretion is advised. Come dressed as if there is something seriously wrong with your head and get in free + prizes for deranged behaviour + drink specials for all reptilians and Knights Templar!

Special Guests (tbc)
John Rambo, Skeletor and Beastman, Forrest Gimp, The Mad Hater, The Ingham Twins, Cookie Monster vs. Bungle, Jesus Christ.

MENTAL ILLNESS presents TROUBLE IN PARADISE
PART 2>>FRI/MAR.19 // PART 3>>FRI/MAR.26 - $5 + Free CD!

HOSTS: MC JEN-I featuring SUPER ROCKIN' LORD MASTER SKELETOR

ACTS (PART 1FRI/MAR.5): RFG : ASPHALT/E;MU : RESTLESS1 : FICTION : BLAZEM : TEDDY EDIT : ROMANTECH

ACTS (PART 2 FRI/MAR.19): TRIST : AZUKI : 6ft : JAMIE NEWMAN : DEMUS : STATE OF MIND : CULPRIT : DAN P ROMANTECH

ACTS (PART 3 FRI/MAR.26): SPAN:NUNGSBOGEN : CATGUTS & THE BIG BANG THEORY : FATS WHITE : FURTHER &. HAZE : STYLE OVER SUBSTANCE : BOBBYLON : KYREN : ATOMIK

Pt. 2 of the worldwide transglobal international mental illness one night series "Trouble in Paradise" rolls on with Trist, Azuki and 6ft representing for Hip Hop and blunted beatery, with breaksters Demus and Jamie Newman following on, and Data:bass denizens Culprit, State of Mind and Dan P bringing up the bottom end for the Drum'n Bass mob.

Last week saw breaks producer Asphalt and DJ Restless1 proving Data:bass ought not sleep on the Nu Skool, while chin stroking leftfielders, raving tourists and naughty schoolgirls mingled with the usual data:bass lurkers. Reports of an alleged beetroot burger being consumed on or near the premises are unsubstantiated.

So get this: 8 hours of full spectrum subterranean beats, DJ's and live producers ; free CD featuring 80 minutes of exclusive local downbeats, breakbeats and D'n B; and believe it when I say hook ups to the FREE BREAKFAST at 6am! And it's $5. The lunatics are the ones who won't be at mental illness!

SEARCH AND DESTROY ALBUM RELEASE
SAT APR. 12/ MOTH / O'CONNELL ST./$5
STATE OF MIND : FICTION : CULPRIT : ROMANTECH : KYREN : BLAZEM

0474:8455-03: SEARCH & DESTROY
Two fat new scorchers erupt from State of Mind, proggy banger "24/7" and epic tech ride out "Find the Future" - "we-en-ta-in-to-the-fyu-cha" - this one got the big rewind at Mindset. Also Kyren has a new trancy anthem in the form of the ravecore stadium filler "Synchro" while Romantech hits back with the fresh filtered funk of "Haters Don't Know" featuring Haze. New tunes on the way from 4Tune, Black Pantha and DVS are sure to leave the trail blazing.

DATA:BASS FM - MONDAY NIGHTS 7-11 / FLEET 88.3 FM
DJ'S -ROMANTECH : CULPRIT : FICTION : STATE OF MIND : GUESTS

It's Data:bass coming pirate fashion in the area with a full D'n B line up every Monday night from 7pm on Auckland Central's Fleet 88.3 FM. Featuring Local DJ/production team State of Mind and Data:Bass Network hosting guest DJs and producers, tasty titbits, news, info, and always with the exclusive cuts from the 0474:8455 recordings label.

Also:
MENTAL ILLNESS THURSDAYS FROM 11 / KFM 106.8
Matt the Romantech hosts guests and all the latest sounds from Mental Illness and 0474:8455 Recordings, keeping it urban with plenty of funky liquid, vibing 2-Step styles and Jazzy beats.

INTERNATTY PRE PARTY SERIES: - 9pm - 2am - FREE
DJ'S -: STATE OF MIND : FICTION : CULPRIT : ROMANTECH : DAN P

Data:bass Net warms it up for each and every internatty pulling through AK at Kingsland's hub of turntable culture. Next up: Matrix on Saturday the 29th.

MENTAL ILLNESS was a weekly night designed to become an outlet for the DATA:BASS DJ's and producers to explore other sides of the electronic/ turntable spectrum with a real leftfield sensibility.

With MENTAL ILLNESS we promote diversity as the new purism. The general concept is that beyond the boundaries of genre there can be a genuine appreciation for evocative and provocative tunes wether commercial, experimental, emotional or absurd, across the full spectrum of turntable based genres - our only exception being format Dance music which we hear enough of anyway.

TRANSGRESSION – (NEXT DATE UNCONFIRMED) - $10
DJ'S -FICTION : KYREN : CULPRIT : TEDDY EDIT : ROMANTECH : QB : SELEKTAH Q : VISUALS - NINEZ with thanks to FLUIDMOTION

The first Transgression that occured on June 21 2003 was so stupidly successful that HQ dynamo DJ Fiction is anticipating a swift return, leading the charge out of the clubs and into the suburban wilds for full on, no holds barred, barf'n booze Drum'n Bass at it's barnstorming best. Only the biggest and baddest anthems will be relentlessly rinsed for the benefit of full capacity crowds in locations throughout the East Coast Bays of the North Shore. Data:bass have got it locked down with sweet security (no glass in the gig) but wear sensible shoes and be ready for a wild night of stonking drum'n bass served up with a Hip Hop entree.

MENTAL ILLNESS 01 - COMPILATION OUT NOW - $9-10!
DJ F ICTION : GENERAL PRACTITIONER : 4TUNE ; MILLION : ROMANTECH/HAZE : JAMIE NEWMAN : DR_LOVELAZY : OOSTERDADDY : KYREN : SHUNRYU : SOUNDLAYDEE : STYLE OVER SUBSTANCE : FIDGET : TUMOR

MENTAL ILLNESS is no longer a unique night of experimental turntable genre clash where diversity is the new purism and all that. But the MENTAL ILLNESS Compilation 01 is OUT NOW and you can get it from Play Records and Beautiful Music in the K rd area, and probably a few other little places too.
It features 20 fat tunes from 15 artists of downbeat, mad breakbeats, electro and all sorts of crazy eclectronica, and it's no more then $10.
We're keen to start doing the gig again, but it needs to be a bit more casual for us. If some one else was willing to take care of bringing decks . . .

FURTHER & HAZE
Matt plays a selection of loungy Chill and Dub, discerning 2-Step and conscious Hip-Hop favourites, including original live material with his lovely assistant Hazel.

FICTION
cutting, pasting, mashing, mincing, itching and scratching Harry bigs it up for all the lovers of Turntablism.

CULPRIT
Scott brings a beat mixers sensibility to the world of trashy electro. techno and retro madness.

KYREN
Kyren mixes Hip-Hop, experimental and intelligent Jungle and Warped favourites.

BOBBYLON
The one like master MC and selector Bobbylon always come correct with Roots, Rockers, Dancehall, Dub and a bit of old skool business tossed in to jog ya memory.

SPAN:NUNGSBOGEN
When it comes to the beautifully obscure and eclectic world of experimental and downbeat electronica, Span's our man.

Play records on K Rd is a sweet spot to check out a full selection of D'n B and all the latest in turntable culture

Fleet as, bro!