Against the Grain - Skool of Thought & Splitloop (uk) 15-Aug

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:11 pm

Rock Like This Presents....

Against The Grain with Splitloop (UK) & Skool Of Thought (UK)
Friday 15th August, Brown Alley @ In Rotation

After the epic launch of Against The Grain last month with Skool Of Thought and Kid Kenobi, the legendary
breaks night returns to the freshly renovated Brown Alley on Friday August 15th.

Joining resident Skool Of Thought this month will be none other than UK's Splitloop.

Splitloop have dipped their toes into other styles of electronic music to write 'Pleasure Machine', it has a velvety
sheen, touching on modern sexy sound, juddery Justice riddims, breaks and a
hell of a lot more. There's a consistency to their sound that glazes the whole album - sexy electronic dance music
that'll be rocking floors from Brighton to Beijing, quite simply 'Pleasure Machine' is bang on the money.

Phil and Bren of Splitloop admit to exploring other genres when writing 'Pleasure Machine', the broadening of their
horizons has had a profound influence on the Splitloop sound. "You can't be looking only to one genre to get
inspiration for your music," reckons Bren. "That would just be a ridiculous feedback loop".

"We're at a stage where we really just wanted to make music we thought was really good and moving our sound
forward, not worrying about what anyone else would think."

Bren is philosophical about their early career. "Our first studio had a broken toilet, so everything smelled like piss,"
he remembers. "We could never afford monitors 'cos all our money went on pills and beer. As soon as we gave up
pills, we bought monitors and got signed."

Here are some thoughts from resident Skool Of Thought on the Against The Grain concept.

“I can’t wait to get back to Melbourne,” enthuses Skool Of Thought. “It’s the most music savvy city in Australia which is why I chose to launch the night here first”.

This event will be Australia’s first ever breaks night which is actually run and backed by one of the scene’s top
record labels – a label which has alanced underground credibility with fame of holding the record for the biggest
selling breaks record ever for ‘Push Up’ by the Freestylers, which sold well over 100,000 copies! But those attending ‘Against The Grain’ will be in for more than just your usual breaks night.

“Breaks is the core of what we do and now is great time for mashing it up with genres also, it’s something
I focused on for my ‘Random Acts Of Kindness’ album and it’s always been the same for Krafy Kuts too” he adds.
“A splash of baltimore, dubstep and bassline house will give the night a twist and the speakers shaking".

Lineup:

Splitloop (UK)
Skool Of Thought (UK)
Nick Thayer
Deviant
Citizen.com
Forsue
Breaksome
Barron Von Rotten
Andy Hoffman
Stray

Brown Alley
Cnr King & Lonsdale St, City

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:21 pm

new splitloop album is hot

Lil MiSbreaks · Post by **Lil MiSbreaks** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:54 pm

I liked his set at new years a couple of years back. Cool tunes.

yenks · Post by **yenks** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:34 pm

Yeah some of the new tracks on the splitloop album are niice !

Good to see it flow across genres too.

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:26 am

I almost bought the album and then realised I already had 8 of the tracks! That's a lot of pre-releases!

Bought three more from beatport

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:32 pm

Splitloop eh. Yeh I could be tempted for this one.

retzie · Post by **retzie** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:41 pm

deviant wrote:Friday 15th August

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaah.

Post by **breaksRbest** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:02 pm

teh RADness

andy_hoffman · Post by **andy_hoffman** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:11 pm

Darkbeat and RLT keep bringin the radness! Can't wait for this one. Gonna be HUGE!!

FunkyJ · Post by **FunkyJ** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:13 pm

Ah crap!

My friend is over from SA and although I would like to take her out to this as an example of how Melbourne rocks, she hates breaks...

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:06 am

this person is a friend!?!?!?!

dis-own imo

ukime · Post by **ukime** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 3:33 pm

Splitloop++. Good to see them down this neck of the woods again. Any idea of tix $?

Didn't know this night was kickin' (then again, I've been outta the loop) - mad.

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 3:35 pm

dunno the exact price.... but you can bet it will be somewhere between $18 & $25

cheap!

Rollin · Post by **Rollin** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 4:32 pm

Tickets are $18+BF online @ www.inthemix.com.au & soon to be on www.brownalley.com

Rollin · Post by **Rollin** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 4:41 pm

BA tix here

http://brownalley.eventix.com.au/displa ... entid=2824

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:56 am

some Splitloop links for y'all

http://www.splitloop.com/

http://www.superchargedmusic.com/splitloop.html

http://www.breakspoll.com/profile_de...iletype=Artist

http://www.last.fm/music/Splitloop

Rollin · Post by **Rollin** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 11:03 am

I really cant wait for this night...

I only just got back last week from the UK, where i saw the original ATG (Against the Grain) @ Fabric in full force.

Splitloop killed it big time, playing along side Krafty Kuts, Freestylers, Skool Of Thought, Ed Solo and more.. (plus not to mention in the dnb room - Andy C & Dj Hype,)

Splitloop are in fine form at the moment and cant wait to see them down here again.

Skool Of Thought is on the money as well atm..

this should be a well wicked gig imo.

Kaiproject · Post by **Kaiproject** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 6:48 pm

New album is wicked.

Still spinning lots of splitloop vinyl, old stuff included. Hope they play a ton of their tunes

That fabric poster makes me want to cry, I hate you rollin! Noisia as well as andy c in dnb room and nothing needs to be said about that breaks room lineup..

Must get over there sometime, but in the meantime thx ATG/RLT and the rest for these melb events!

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 5:06 pm

I played two of their new tracks at revolver on Saturday night and both tracks
had peeps coming up and asking what they were.
They went down very well!
Those tracks being Rush and 100 Places.

spin · Post by **spin** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 5:28 pm

ace, lovin that cool n deadly mini mix... anyone got a link?

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 7:21 pm

^^^ pretty sure it's in the mixes forum

yenks · Post by **yenks** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 12:05 pm

dope flyer !

same o · Post by **same o** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 12:09 pm

needs more dubstep tbh

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 12:43 pm

skool of thought plays heaps of dubstep (for a breaks DJ)

his and Tayo's label "Cool and Deadly" has dubstep on it too.

Post by **breaksRbest** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:44 pm

yenks wrote:dope flyer !

Mad colours!

Rollin · Post by **Rollin** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:59 pm

Hey guys,

here is a new mix from Splitloop for your enjoyment...

http://rapidshare.com/files/135266738/N ... e.mp3.html

Rollin · Post by **Rollin** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 11:02 pm

online tix only $18 !

get in there !

http://brownalley.eventix.com.au/displa ... entid=2824

stable · Post by **stable** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 12:37 pm

cheap as..i cant wait for this gig...

Fucking splitloop..you cunts!!!!

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 1:29 pm

welcome to our thread kev... you are most welcome

not sure about your language though

tsk tsk

Rollin · Post by **Rollin** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:50 pm

stable wrote:cheap as..i cant wait for this gig...

Fucking splitloop..you cunts!!!!

you better believe it mate...

cant wait for next friday..

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 11:49 am

Stray wrote:I played two of their new tracks at revolver on Saturday night and both tracks
had peeps coming up and asking what they were.
They went down very well!
Those tracks being Rush and 100 Places.

Speak and Splitloop is an insane track also, been dropping it heaps lately to great response.

same o · Post by **same o** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:38 pm

deviant wrote:skool of thought plays heaps of dubstep (for a breaks DJ)

his and Tayo's label "Cool and Deadly" has dubstep on it too.

yer i got tayo's lates release trg mix is pure fire.

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 4:24 pm

set times?

*catalyst · Post by *catalyst » Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:06 pm

Stray wrote:set times?

What he said

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 6:14 pm

bloody naggers

Main room...

10-11:30 Deviant
11:30-1 Nick Thayer
1-2:30 Skool of Thought
2:30-4 Splitloop
4-close citizen.com

side room...

10:30-12 Forsue
12-1:30 Breaksome
1:30-3 Andy Hoffman
3-4:30 Barron Von Rotten
4:30-close Stray

Rollin · Post by **Rollin** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 2:02 am

Not long to go now..

3 sleeps

marcus · Post by **marcus** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:06 pm

Just read the flyer/splitloop interview in my inbox. Lol at not being able to afford monitors until they scaled down their partying.

Post by **breaksRbest** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:12 pm

who's Baron Von Rotten?

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:32 pm

why does everybody ask that whenever we book him.... lol

It's a guy named Byron, he plays DnB.

dengelman · Post by **dengelman** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 11:09 pm

Hmmm. Very tempting.

Hope to come down and smash it, but have committment issues...

Devo: G-List/Tix on door?

Ta.

abstar · Post by **abstar** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 11:11 pm

YAY for 2moz!! Cant wait

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:34 am

get your guest lists in before 6pm people....!!!!

[email protected]

full names only.

yenks · Post by **yenks** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:52 pm

Whoop Whoop !!

:iamexcited:

Post by **Friday** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:53 pm

reckon i might pop down tonight. splitloop killed it at 33&1/3 last time

*catalyst · Post by *catalyst » Fri Aug 15, 2008 2:56 pm

ROLL CALL!!!

Lachie (me/*catalyst/forsue/maurice/gangster of love)
Katie
Josh

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 3:34 pm

Lachie (me/*catalyst/forsue/maurice/gangster of love)
Katie
Josh
Stray & Jodi

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 4:56 pm

I'm not going

marcus · Post by **marcus** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 5:14 pm

deviant wrote:I'm not going

I'm going!

cuznmatt · Post by **cuznmatt** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:05 pm

how was it. stuck working dammit.

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:53 pm

was great for the time I was there... mad raving gwarn