Chew The Fat! w/ Rusko & Caspa, Zinc, Foamo, Boabinga, Raffertie + more

We Fear Silence presents…
CHEW THE FAT! @ THE ARCHES, LONDON
Friday 29th April, 10pm – 6am

Chew the Fat! herald the start of summer with a celebration of bass, past, present and future. Dubstep men of the moment, Rusko and Caspa, join drum and bass legend DJ Zinc, dropping the pressure and tempo once again with a new label and sound. They’re supported by young dubstep upstart, Raffertie, whose underground bass noise is shot through with a cheeky pop sensibility, and king of bassline house, exclusive Fat! resident Foamo. Room two meanwhile is taken over by South London crew, Trouble Vision.

RUSKO & CASPA– More than anybody else, Rusko and Capa are responsible for re-shaping dubstep from a dark niche genre to the huge scene it is today. Serving up an equal dose of wide-boy humour and wobble, their track ‘Cockney Thug’ found it’s way into the boxes of everyone from Pete Tong to Santogold. Their labels Sub Soliders and Dub Police continue to push their sound, alongside new talent, and the debut Caspa album, plus forth-coming Rusko collaborations with Switch, Diplo, Yo Majesty and Wiley suggest that they’re only just getting started.
http://www.myspace.com/ruskonfire
http://www.myspace.com/caspadubstep

ZINC – It’s difficult not to regard DJ Zinc as a living legend. Storming the drum and bass scene with the still massive ‘Super Sharp Shooter’, he went on to release ‘Six Million Ways to Die’ and THAT Fugees remix. Turning his hand to a slower-tempo he then released ‘138 Trek’, a track which almost single-handedly revolutionized both garage and breaks, and lead to his successful label Bingo Beats. Now, having just dropped debut album ‘Faster’, he’s back with new label, Bingo Bass, pushing a sound he calls ‘crack house’ and which mixes elements of bassline, fidget, funky and tech-house in true inimitable Zinc fashion.
http://www.myspace.com/bingozinc

RAFFERTIE – Just 21 years-old, Raffertie’s tear-out dubstep has already won him a firm place in the hearts of Radio One tastemakers Annie Mac and Mary Anne Hobbs. While recording for underground labels like On The Brink and Planet Mu, he’s also known for his cheeky sing-a-long bootlegs, like those of Chaka Khan and Whitney Houston, which dirty the divas up for the dancefloor; something he also recently did for Scottish punk-funkers Franz Ferdinand for Domino Records.
http://www.myspace.com/raffertie

FOAMO – Raised on a diet of drum and bass, dubstep, grime and garage in, where else, but High Wycombe, 21 year-old Foamo exploded onto the fidget house scene when his track ‘Moving It Over Here’ was championed by Kissy Sell Out on Radio One. Releasing the most successful track on Lee Mortimer’s Wearhouse records, he’s since remixed Primary One, MSTRKRFT and The Mystery Jets becoming an in-demand DJ across the UK and Europe. His latest remix of Man Like Me’s ‘London Town’ looks a strong contender to become tune of the summer.http://www.myspace.com/foamo

Chew the Fat! are running a competition to win a warm-up set in the main room playing alongside this amazing line-up. For full details visit www.thefatclub.com where you can also find exclusive mixes, tracks, interviews and videos.

TROUBLE VISION present... – With their hugely successful parties at Corsica Studios helping put South-London back on the clubbing map, Trouble Vision team up with Fat! to host room two. Trouble and Bass king, Baobinga, shows why he’s been getting so many props for his heavy bashment infused sound. After launching new label Dead Fish last month, Solo returns for some tropical house and techno alongside Redlight, the house alter-ego of drum and bass producer Clipz, and garage don Para-beats who at one point had five tracks on the Channel U playlist. They’re joined by Trouble Vision residents Solid Gold & Park Ranger and The Boog-A-Loo Crew for a mix of dubstep, bassline, bmore, and electro.
http://www.myspace.com/intothefraydj http://www.myspace.com/baobinga http://www.myspace.com/thedrunksolo http://www.myspace.com/parabeats
http://www.myspace.com/tbalc http://www.myspace.com/djsolidgold
http://www.myspace.com/therealparkranger

HOLIC present... Japanese house crew Holic spin deep, tech, minimal and funky house with Tomoki Tamura, JunkBoxx and guests.

Press enquiries:

Joe Roberts: club@thefatclub.com / 020 7924 1333
Paul Arnold: paul@thefatclub.com / 020 7924 1333
Roz Wilson: roz.wilson99@gmail.com / 07973 229 654