Ahead of Snowbombing 2012, Rompa’s Reggae Shack launches in London on the 4^th Feb 2012 at Les Oubliette, 281 Kingsland road in East London. DJs on the night include Snowbombing veteran and tracksuit party DJ and promoter DJ Tayo. Also behind the wheels of steel are Markle and JBliss representing 2^ND Drop Records. Other DJs on the line-up are SL1, Savage Henry, Daddy Nature and Fattie Boom Boom taking up residence duties. Other special guests joining us on this launch night include Neas and DJ Dark representing DPM.  Head down to Les Oubliette on the first Saturday of the month to catch Rompa’s Reggae Shack in 2012, expect some big names passing through in the next coming months. This night is dedicated to reggae in all its forms and is about pure vibes. Music is a mission, not a competition.

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Rompa’s Reggae Shack – Snowbombing 2012 – DJ Tayo Mix by Daddy Nature

Resident DJs playing at the shack include Daddy Nature, Dusty Lungs, The Farm Yardies, Raffle Mafia and Sai. There are also some extra special guests booked in to play throughout the week so keep an eye out for Tayo, Barry Ashworth, Marcus Nasty, Oneman and Sgt Pokes and more to be confirmed. Make you you get in the mood with this exclusive mix recorded for Rompa’ Reggae Shack shack by DJ Tayo posted below.

The Snowbombing experience is always 10/10 and this year promises to be no different, if you want to come along make sure you book with Urban Nerds to qualify for your FREE limited edition t-shirt worth £34.99. Book here: http://www.snowbombing.com/urbannerds

Rompa’s Reggae Shack – Snowbombing 2012 – DJ Tayo Mix by Daddy Nature

This Friday at the mammoth Urban Nerds & Snowbombing Halloween Special, Scottish rave king and supporter of bass in all its forms, Hostage will headline Room 2 which is hosted by rising London born and bred label, Black Butter Records. Ahead of the Black Butter takeover, we put 10 quick questions to the label to find out what’s in store for Crucifix Lane this Friday and looked over some of their biggest releases yet!

An imprint moving from strength-to-strength, Black Butter supports the grittier end of the ever expanding bass-led scene with a distinct collective of producers under its wing, citing influences as broad as jungle, drum & bass and breakbeat to house, techno and 2-step, as well as ragga, dancehall, reggae and of course grime and dubstep. The crew are showcasing this genre-defying ethos with Woz and Noisses joining RackNRuin & MC Koast (fresh from releasing the massive ‘Sginal’ featuring P Money and Koast), Trouble & Bass collaborators Tomb Crew, dancehall and bass blenders Warrior One & MC Serocee, plus the UK Funky duo responsible for this year’s underground anthem ‘Deep In The Valley’, Rudimental & MC Shantie! Massive rising drum & bass production team Cinematic are ones to watch at the moment and join Black Butter alongside Takura, the stunning live vocalist who’s fresh from an enormous appearance on the smash Chase & Status album ‘No More Idols’, featuring on the Sub Focus co-production ‘Flashing Lights’. Boom!

1 ) Can you list the artists that you have released records for?

RackNRuin, Woz, Warrior One, Noisses, Marco Del Horno v DJ Swerve, Tomb Crew, P Money, Durrty Goodz, Boogaloo Crew, Smalltown DJs, Kill Light, Serocee, Rubi Dan, Navigator, Man Like Me and more…

2 ) What are your individual musical tastes/influences?

Literally anything, as long as it connects.

3 ) What’s been your biggest tune to date and who was it by?

Marco Del Horno v DJ Swerve – Ho! Riddim ft. P Money

4 ) How would you describe the music that you put out in one sentence?

Bass heavy with eclectic beats and vocal features.

5 ) What is an Urban Nerd to you?

…!

6 ) How have you seen the music scene you represent change over the last few years?

Beyond recognition, people listen to all styles of music now, shame that only a noble few bother paying for it.

7 ) Who’s your tip for the top? Who should we keen an eye on?

Woz. He can do no wrong. Also, Rudimental… 2012 is set to be a very interesting year for them.

8 ) Anything special planned for Halloween?

Your rave baby. It’s fancy dress right? Going to walk around in a big baby outfit. Chuckie style.

9 ) What’s planned for the future?

Many more cantankerous dubplates.

10 ) Any shouts?

Massive shout to all the supporters, you make it all possible lol.

Where can people find out more?

www.black-butter.co.uk

Black Butter Records join KillSonik, Hatcha, The OGs, Marcus Nasty, Rattus, Klose and the rest on Friday night at Crucifix Lane. £8 advance tickets are sold out and £10 tickets are soon gone. Grab yours here and don’t miss out!

Scottish rave king and supporter of bass in all its forms, Hostage has put a excellent mix together in the the lead up to our Halloween rave!

He gets set to headline Room 2 which is hosted by rising London born and bred label, Black Butter Records. An imprint moving from strength-to-strength, Black Butter supports the grittier end of the ever expanding bass-led scene with a distinct collective of producers under its wing, citing influences as broad as jungle, drum & bass and breakbeat to house, techno and 2-step, as well as ragga, dancehall, reggae and of course grime and dubstep.

Download the mix for free from the Urban Nerds Facebook page and get your bass face ready for Halloween!

£8 tickets have sold out and £10 advance are also on their way out. Make sure you don’t miss out next Friday and cop one here!

We’re massively hyped to see the return of Toddla T, Jack Beats and Jackmaster and equally very very pleased to see Snowbombing virgins A1 Bassline, Pearson Sound, Redinho and Spencer on board.

However, most of all we’re throwing our gun fingers up for the first ever Snowbombing set from the mighty Marcus Nasty and we can officially say that he’s the first act revealed to play the Urban Nerds party out at the festival! Joining Marcus will be Rattus, Klose and 3 other huge headline acts which will be announced next week on this very blog!

Snowbombing sells out every year so we advise putting a deposit down now to make sure you can grab the accommodation you want! Snowbombing packages once again start at £289. A £100 deposit is all it takes to bag a bed, with nothing to pay until 24th February 2012. Click here to book Snowbombing with Urban Nerds…plus, if you book with us you’ll receive an exclusive Urban Nerds t-shirt that’s being designed especially for SB2012 – pictures of it released soon!

East London DJ and Rinse FM resident, JJ has put together a exclusive mix for us. JJ will be DJing at the Urban Nerds and Snowbombing Halloween special on the 28th October with OG members Blacks, Little D and Jendor.The OGs movement kicked off in 2007 and the collective have since featured on Logan Sama’s scene leading Kiss 100 show, as well as Cameo’s BBC 1Xtra slot and off course numerous Rinse showcases with Boy Better Know. Fellow member P Money has gone on to achieve nationwide chart success and the rest of the OGs have continued to shine with a slew of influential underground mixtapes. On Halloween grime returns to Urban Nerds in a big way for this not-to-be-missed stage show with some of the scene’s finest talents!

Urban Nerds & Snowbombing Halloween Mix – JJ (OG’S) by urbannerdslondon

For more info and tickets for Halloween click here.

See below for track listing.

Ms Dynamite takes to the stage this Saturday to headline our massive 4th Birthday rave and ahead of the set we’ve just released an exclusive interview with the lady herself!

The original UK garage ‘bad gyal’ has grown into one of the most celebrated MCs in the country, with a Mercury Music prize and two Brit Awards under her belt, plus a string of both underground smashing and chart busting hits, including the recent ‘Lights On’ with Katy B and collaborations with Magnetic Man, Redlight and DJ Zinc, not forgetting the original, Sticky produced garage banger ‘Booo’!

We’re overly hyped for her performance, so to get things warmed up, we’ve just released an exclusive video interview with the lady herself, filmed after her show at Snowbombing this year! Get to know her roots, plans for 2011, the tried and tested Ms Dynamite hangover cure and the tunes that influenced her huge career…plus a serious love of chocolate! Big up to Cambosh for putting this together…

Ms Dynamite joins DJ EZ, Roska, Redlight & Dread MC, MJ Cole, Doorly, Netsky and many, many more at Scala this Saturday to celebrate 4 years of Urban Nerds with our biggest rave EVER! Grab one of the last remaining advance tickets here!