Untitled! Antwerp 20-02-2010

Untitled!
Date: 20-02-2010
Venue: Trix, Antwerp Belgium
Line-up: Caspa, Breakage, Tes La Rok, Hijak, Dice & Kastor, Grimelock, Goldorak & Solpher

As the trailer of the last party was prosperous, and we both had to miss it due to other dubstep parties, we were really looking forward to this edition of Untitled! Starring Caspa, the uppersubsoldier of Dub Police; Breakage, one of the most credited producers of the moment and Tes La Rok, the Finnish heavyweight in bassmusic.
We arrived in time and nearly sat through the night. First up were Goldorak and Solpher, Antwerp and Untitled! residents, recently having started their own dubstepeve: Shakedown. We heard a lot of Skreamizm and other party material preparing the crowd for a good show.

Hijak

Next up was 'that other resident dj' Hijak. Ever since Jak played at the first Untitled! the chemistry between these two got unleashed and he's been there ever since. Four years has turned him into 'part of the furniture' as he has referred to himself and he's always good fun to have around. He smashed it again at this party.

Breakage

Third in line was Breakage. Drumnbass, dubstep, collaborated with Roots Manuva, remixed Sidney Samson, it's clear that James has proved himself to be a versatile producer and to big success. His latest release Hard still makes crowds go mental as he proved at Untitled! and he's about to release his album Foundation this month, throwing a launch party at Fabric on March 12th.

Caspa

Then subsoldier Caspa, with Breakage on the mic. Unfortunately Pokes couldn't make it, because he had to be at DMZ in Leeds. We really missed his presence this evening, but James was up for some mic activity, actually inspiring Caspa to do the same a bit later as this pic shows. And what to expect from mister Dub Police when behind the decks? A whole lotta tunage of course!

Tes La Rok

The final dj in this international line-up was Tes La Rok. Having just returned from his USA tour and working on a forthcoming album, he made his first appearance on the Untitled! stage. He choose to continue the energetic flow of tunage violence but mixed it with essential dubinfluenced records, and of course some of his own releases and remixes of the past years. His new album material however is more next level stuff: deep and dark, like Virus. 

After this Grimelock hit the stage energetically. By this time however both Nika and me were feeling utterly relaxed (or maybe a little sleepy) and decided to get going. Pity we missed Dice and Kastor but we're sure the crowd has been very content with this evening, and its promoters alike. Sold out, with 1400 people inside and a good atmosphere without any casualties. What else is there to wish for? Well we heard a lot of heavy tunes, but felt the energy in the audience could have been a bit more excited. Maybe it's us crazy Dutch folk, or the winterdepression slowing people down a bit. Our latest memory was the party in September 2009 and we recall seeing a bit of moshpit energy back then. It was a good one though!

More pictures here and a brilliant AOOA compilation of the eve here

Text and footage: Rosa Maria @ nikanika.com and Elize Bombeztic