NiceUp.org.nz, Newtown Sound and Echo Chamber Promotions present: DISRUPT (JAHTARI, GERMANY)

NiceUp and Newtown Sound, in association with Echo Chamber Promotions and Jafa Mafia, are pleased to announce German digital reggae don Disrupt – co-founder of the hugely influential record label Jahtari – will reach Australasian shores this February for four very special live performances showcasing some of the world’s most cutting-edge contemporary dub music.

Disrupt, otherwise known as Jan Gleichmar, has been one of the most important figures in the digital dub revival that has transformed the European reggae soundscape over recent years. Alongside his fellow Leipzig-based cohort Rootah, Disrupt has been running Jahtari out of the East German city since 2004 – with 27 vinyl releases already under their belt from a diverse roster of producers and vocalists including Maffi, Black Chow (The Bug), Mungo’s Hi Fi, Pupa Jim, Solo Banton, Kenny Knots, Soom T and Mr Williamz. (more…)

When: Friday 15 March

Where: Sandwiches – Cnr Majoribanks Street & Kent Terrace, Wellington

Support from:
Naram
Art Official
Hawk I 

$10 presales from Dash Tickets, $15 on the door

NiceUp and Newtown Sound present German digital reggae don Disrupt – co-founder of the influential record label Jahtari – in Aotearoa for the 1st time with a live MPC set inna digital dub style.

Disrupt has been one of the most important figures in the digital dub revival that has transformed the European reggae soundscape. He has been running Jahtari out of the East German city since 2004 – with 27 vinyl releases already under their belt from a diverse roster of producers and vocalists including Maffi, Black Chow (The Bug), Mungo’s Hi Fi, Pupa Jim, Solo Banton, Kenny Knots, Soom T and Mr Williamz. (more…)