LIVE: Super Dub Pressure, Concorde 2, 29th November
Clandestine Cultivations, the label and promo company behind Super Dub Pressure, have been serving Brighton a healthy slice of dubstep for about the last five years. The move from SDP’s original haunt at the Volks (still home to Dub Pressure) a year ago was necessitated by the ever-growing number of dubstep followers.
The sound at Concorde2 is always good but this evening saw the crowd–control barriers being pushed forward to make way for the many extra subs that make up the massive 40K Dirt Sound System. Considering the slow tempo of dubstep, the ‘mosh pit’ at the front of the stage was amongst the most hectic I’ve ever witnessed at the Concorde2, the mass of bouncing bodies extending way towards the back of the venue.
Those who positioned themselves near the front (including your truly) clearly enjoyed the rib shaking power of the Dirt System. Despite the manic dancefloor the atmosphere was overwhelming friendly with several female friends being quite content to spend time alone in the thick of it, not something often considered at a busy drum’n’bass night.
The ridiculously heavy bass made it difficult for even the ‘coolest’ of attendees to lean nonchalantly at the sides. The dropping of tunes by Gardner and Spherical Disrupted were perfect examples of taking things up to another previously unknown notch. Radio 1’s current flavour of the month Chase & Status made an appearance in the form of “Eastern Jam”, while remixes of the Fugees’ “Ready or Not” and Audio Bullys’ “We Don’t Care” provided opportunities for everyone to gleefully recognise a tune.
As a filthy bass fiend who always sought my fix at drum’n’bass nights it perhaps took me longer to get to SDP than it should have. Tonight though, I saw the way forward, my only question is this: can you get Super Dub Pressure season tickets? I’d happily join the queue for one.
Words by Chris Leggett
Photography by Gee
