LU09, Mr Bong

12. Feb, 2009 Comments

Podcast #9 Feb ’09, Listenup.za.net presents Mr Bong

The first February podcast see’s an 80 minute mix from established breakbeat DJ Mr Bong.

This DJ/Singer/Songwriter, qualified Sound Engineer and Musician, previously a founding member of the groove funk odyssey otherwise known as Caytie Marvelis, bends his vinyl around tripping breaks and smacking beats. You may have felt his groove at Azzurris Beat Bar or during his residency at the Blue Chip Lounge.

With various tours aboard MR BONG played at club Mylo and the Booze Club including events organized by Plenty and Zoltan Tribe in Greece. Moving to the U.K in early 2007 Mr Bong has howned his production skills with a few release coming out in the coming months as well as playing at his 4th monthly residency nights like Loco at TIMBUK2, Bristol. MR Bong has also made appearance at Pump at the Prince Club in Brixton, London as well as playing at Bar Knowledge hosted by Knowledge Magazine at Café 1001, London. MR BONG has successfully put himself on the globe.

MR BONG has also had a residency at the following nights in South Africa: SENSE, BACK 2 BASS, OFFLINE, PRESSURE, KISS EVENTS, SELECT and hosted a breakbeat night at Mo’s Beat Bar in Norwood, JHB. MR BONG has played at clubs like @115,Transky, Roxy’s Bar, DJ Lounge, Citrus Lounge, The Bassline, Tings and Times, Street Cafe and Carfax to name a few. MR BONG has also played alongside International big names like; Diesel Boy, Cargo 77, DJ Woody (ITF World Champ), DJ Vadim(Ninja Tunes), Tom Novy, Pendulum, King Unique, General Midi, Radio Slave vs Rekids, Jay Haze and Freq Nasty.

He has also made appearances at festivals like Oppikoppi, Woodstock and Flux festivals and the SABC YOUTH DAY CONCERT in Newtown 2005.

Mr Bong has also been featured on 5FM’s Vinyl Frontier, Tuks FM’s Eclectic Mix, GO-3 on GO T.V, UBONA on Channel O and MK 89.

MR BONG hosted a radio show on Tuks FM with DJ Stav, most Sunday morning’s between 10am – 2pm on “The Electic Mix” exposing the breakbeat culture and promoting local South Africa producers and DJ’s.

MR BONG is also one of the founding members of the Two Twiggs Xperiment, which specializes in promoting/producing events as well as managing and developing artists and DJ’s through there DJ agency and are responsible for some of the biggest names in music coming to South Africa.

MR BONG and Two Twiggs Xperiment have also launched S.A’s first breakbeat forum site www.breakbeat.co.za, in the hope of exposing breakbeat in S.A and beyond.

Two Twiggs Xperiment are responsible for several releases on their music label namely:

•REDRUM (DJ Redwood)
•Caytie Marvelis “Perpetual Groove Motion”
•Brotherman and the Groove Assassins – Universal Energy that is Groove
•Brotherman and the Groove Assassins – Incognito

This is the world of the musical pioneer, but MR Bong’s pulsating your membrane with his personal ingrained insane melody floating around that beautiful beat.

DISCOGRAPHY

Caytie Marvelis “Perpetual Groove Motion”, Two Twiggs Xperiment Records

Brotherman and the Groove Assassins – Universal Energy that is Groove, Two Twiggs Xperiment Records

Brotherman and the Groove Assassins – Incognito, Two Twiggs Xperiment Records

Mr Bong’s track’s 11:59 was featured in the full length movie sound track to “Sista” as well as 6 x 9 on the sound track to “A Man in The Street”

The Pinkertones: “Love Tape” Mr Bong and MPI Project Remix, Outstanding Records

Da Chron – “Dub Grind”, Fracture Records

For further information or if you would like to book Mr Bong please contact us in one of the following ways:
Email:bookings@twotwiggs.com
Web: www.twotwiggs.com
www.breakbeat.co.za
Voice: +44 (0) 7954135842

Tracklisting:

- Mr Bong Intro
- MPI Project/Dubtraction – Empire X
- Freq Nasty v Bassnectar – Viva Tibet
- Care in the Community – Limb by Limb
- Tayo – Rockers delight vs Dead Prez (Hip Hop) – Mr Bong edit
- Skool Of thought – Love your life – Tayo Remix
- Tayo vs Ctrl Z – Everytime – Merka Spaceship – Mr Bong Edit
- Skool of thought – When i was a Yout
- Ed Solo/Deekline featuring MC Flipside – Hands Up – Stanton Warriors mix
- Krafty Kuts/A Skills – Happiness
- Armand van Helden – Boogie Monster – Aquasky/Mr Bong drum edit
- Leeroy Thornhill – Hands Up – Boogie Army remix – Aquasky/Mr Bong drum edit
- Beat Assassins – Gunclip – Chemical Brothers/Mr Bong edit
- Krafty Kuts vs DJ Icey – Through the door – RadioHead Reckoner/Mr Bong Edit
- Mr Bong – Bong’s System – Dr Dre – The Next Episode
- Evil Nine – All the Cash featuring Elp – Aquasky/Mr Bong drum edit