Competition: Win VIP passes to Bloc. @ In:Motion, Bristol

We've linked up with the people behind In:Motion in Bristol, who are at the forefront of the city's underground dance music scene, to give you the opportunity to win a pair of VIP passes to next Friday's huge Bloc. takeover. The winner will receive two VIP tickets, including queue jump and VIP area access, as well as a bunch of drinks tokens provided by the club.

Since Bloc. is 're-booting for 2012' and moving to a new location this night serves to distill the core elements of the legendary Bloc. Weekend that has become a mainstay on the electronic music world's collective calendar; and Bristol, with its world-renown within bass music, has been chosen as the ideal place for the event. The lineup presented is an eclectic mix of some of the leading lights across the bass music spectrum, taking in the purple sounds of Joker, 2562 relentless desires for progression within the hardcore continuum, a musical pioneer and multi-faceted producer/DJ, among the innovators responsible for the birth of the dubstep sound, in the form of Artwork , Gemmy's unique take on the loose hybrid sound of dubstep and grime and Manchester's innovative Illum Sphere all on top of the likes of James Holden and Nathan Fake.

To be in with a chance of winning, just answer the following simple question:


Where was the Bloc. Weekend held last year?


Answers should be emailed to hedmuk@gmail.com with the subject 'Bloc Competition', and emails should include a contact number by which you may be contacted upon winning. The competition will end at midnight on the 23rd of November and the winner will be announced via the Hedmuk - Bass Music Facebook Page.

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Free Download: Gemmy - The 1987 Bounce

Certainly a producer to keep an eye on, Gemmy has been catching people's attention since his earliest releases on Planet Mu and rumours abound about a forthcoming album. Showcasing his unmistakeable Bristolian, '80s-aping sound, this tune has been released as a free download in order to promote Gemmy's forthcoming appearance at Fabriclive next Friday (the 24th) alongside Rossi B & Luca, Hardhouse Banton and R1 Ryders.

Download: Gemmy - The 1987 Bounce

Read the full Fabriclive interview with the man here.

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Free Download: La Roux - Quicksand (Gemmy Remix)

Despite the fact that La Roux is, by all accounts, a pretty rubbish '80s revivalist pop act, it seems, since Skream's 'Let's Get Ravey Remix' went top three in the charts last year (and was arguably behind much of the success of the original 'In For The Kill' single) a lot of producers view the be-quiffed androgynous one to be some sort of potential goldmine of remixing potential.

The slew of reworkings, from the likes of Foamo and chronic remixer Nero, pretty much all fell on dead ears, or those already favouring Skream's effort that had started the trend in the first place. Now, more than a year after the boy from Croydon's chart-storming success, Gemmy has joined the latest trend: giving tunes away for free. The track is classic Gemmy: a softened kick-drum driving the sub's undulation, with a pinched synth melody drifting over the top. In fact, of all the people to have forwarded remixes of La Roux, Gemmy's apparent '80s leanings perhaps make him the most suitable candidate so far.

Download: La Roux - Quicksand (Gemmy Remix)

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