Dress sexy! We’ll see you in the Opium Den.

$5 Before 11 / $10 After
21+ Welcome
9:00 PM – 2:00 AM

Located at:
Indigo
1121 Nu’uanu Ave
Honolulu, HI 96813

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Approaching 5 years after their official split, Atlantic Connection and Kevin Focus are reuniting to give us much of their unreleased material in their Unreleased Tapes, which has kicked off with Volume 1 available through Westbay:

The Lost Tapes: Vol 1

Gearing up to tour again as Basic Ops, Pacific Jungle is happy to welcome Atlantic Connection through Subphonix for a very special Basic Operations set. If you’re a true stateside junglist, you know this is a set not to miss.

Subphonix residents THD and Billyzane on deck as well to fulfill your monthly Drum and Bass dosage requirements.

Rock out and enjoy!

$5 All Night
21+ Welcome
10:00 PM – 2:00 AM

Located at:
Mercury Bar
1154 Fort St Mall
Honolulu, HI 96813

Westbay’s boss-man, Atlantic Connection played Subphonix last December and loved Hawaii so much he’s here in Honolulu for the summer kickin it with the Pacific Jungle crew.

“I wanted to create an afternoon of brasil, soul, nu disco; good vibes, throwbacks, eclectic people, dope sunglasses & cool t-shirts. Over the past year I’ve had the pleasure of working closely with Norman Mayers of Nu Soul Magazine LA (one of the most talented event coordinators in southern California) doing my LA event Soul Good and it’s schooled me on how to develop an event like this from the ground up. I got to Hawaii in early May and thought, what am I gonna do this summer? Being from LA I was spoiled with options, which spur ideas in places that aren’t so flooded with scenes, so I said hey, let’s create a day time outdoor party but bring totally new qualities and details to the event unique to local promotions. So I called my good friend DJ Saya at Pacific Jungle to get her input and advice on doing something like that here. We teamed up, scouted locations citywide and fell in love with thirtyninehotel – felt it was the perfect venue for this style of event…well here we are, ready to rock. I can’t wait.”

AC and Saya will be your hosts for the summer with rotating residents including 45 Revolver, Ramyt, T.K.O. and Jamz. Special guests will be rolling through from all over to lay down some extra special sets, but you gotta pay attention ’cause we’re not announcing them til the last minute.

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Be sure to add us to your facebook and your twitter as special guests, drink specials, food specials and more will all be announced the day before.

Things kick off this Sunday, June 27th, the official first Sunday of the summer and we won’t stop until Sunday September 5th. This Sunday, we’re all thinking “Summertime Freshness”, so dress and vibe accordingly.

RSVP to dontsweathnl@gmail.com to get in for FREE, otherwise it’s $5 at the door.

3pm-9pm, 21+

*Atlantic Connection recommends you all wear your sunglasses.*

Be sure you smile as WKPHOTOG will be on deck to catch you at your freshest!

This summer, we got your Sunday’s sorted. Don’t Sweat It!

Also, one last thing, YOU can come around back through the alley…

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As we enter the hot months of summer, Pacific Jungle is heating things up at Subphonix this June with Translation Recordings label boss Rogue State! This busy and talented D&B aficionado out of Washington D.C. is continuously sharpening his skills with his weekly Bassdrive show, Translation Sound, where he features a wide range of music from classic tunes to forthcoming releases on Translation Recordings. Expect nothing less than musical excellence packed with dubplate exclusives from this forward-thinking DJ!

Subphonix resident BillyZane opens the night with his favorite dance floor rollers, and Mech wraps up the evening with a special farewell set before setting out to serve our country in the Army. This is a night not to be missed as we keep rolling out the low down beats!

Rogue State
( Translation Recordings, Bassdrive, Washington DC )

Mech
( Audiolab – Honolulu HI )

BillyZane
( Pacific Jungle – Honolulu HI )

$5 All Night
21+ Welcome
10:00 PM – 2:00 AM

Located at:
Mercury Bar
1154 Fort St Mall
Honolulu, HI 96813

*Special Thanks to Atlantic Connection & Westbay Designs for the guest flyer design.*

Krucial
(N2O Records, Audiolab, Pacific Jungle – Honolulu HI )

Saya
( Pacific Jungle – Honolulu HI )

Thread
( Organized Grime, Pacific Jungle – Honolulu HI )

MC Enemy
( Audiolab, Pacific Jungle – Honolulu HI )

$5 All Night
21+ Welcome
10:00 PM – 2:00 AM

Located at:
Mercury Bar
1154 Fort St Mall
Honolulu, HI 96813

Friction, Shogun Audio, UK

Brighton raised, multi award winning DJ Friction is a member of an exclusive club. He is one of a handful of DJ’s to have smashed through the ranks and become a superstar in his genre simply through an unbelievable talent behind the decks. This year has seen him add more accolades to his ever increasing CV and is regarded by many as not only the most skilled but the most diverse DJ in drum & bass.

As a teenager Friction played at events and promoted his own club nights much like any other young DJ trying to make a name for himself. He soon linked up with Brighton producers ‘Stakka & K-Tee’, who were heavily involved with Ram Records. Many hours were spent in the studio and in February ’99 Friction released his debut single ‘Critical Mass’ under the name Kinnetix on ‘Under Fire’. Before long Friction received interest from leading Drum & Bass record companies such as TOV & Renegade Hardware. He soon produced a track for TOV’s ‘Here Comes Trouble’ EP with the defining track ‘Photon’. Things were most definitely moving for this talented, hugely motivated young man from Brighton. Immediately following that was the acclaimed ‘Altitude’ with Stakka & Skynet, regarded throughout the scene as a truly ground breaking piece of drum & bass, fusing high energy techno and jungle, helping to start what was regarded by many as the ‘Neurofunk’ sound.

Releases followed on a host of top labels including Valve, Tru Playaz, Passenger, Hardware, 31 Records, Hospital and Charge to name a few. These days due to his non-stop Club and Festival schedule the releases flow slightly slower but always to high critical acclaim.

After joining BBC 1Xtra in 2002 at the station’s launch, he made his mark quickly. His ‘Mix Show’ was truly groundbreaking, creating a massive following worldwide, reluctantly calling it a day after two years with a constantly growing schedule proving too much. Numerous awards have followed, including ‘Best Newcomer’ in the ‘Drum & Bass Arena’ Awards in 2002, ‘Best Breakthrough DJ’ at the 2003 ‘Knowledge Magazine Awards’, another ‘Best Newcomer’ at the 2004 ‘Accelerated Culture Awards’, Runner Up at The Raveology DnB awards 2007 and finally ‘Best DnB DJ’ at the MTV Romania Awards in 2007.

More recognition was to follow with his jaw dropping Pete Tong ‘Essential Mix’ which aired April 2006 to huge acclaim. In Pete Tong’s own words DJ Friction really had become one of the Drum & Bass ‘Big Dogs’.

Friction’s mix CD’s have also grown in quality and popularity. The Bingo Sessions Vol.1 CD (with DJ ZInc) on Bingo was a massive hit, charting in the national LP top 40 and was followed with the first of his own highly successful series ‘The Next Level’ which has gone on to sell thousands worldwide and the massive Friction & Fabio ‘Drum & Bass Arena’ CD.

His remix of ‘Back To Your Roots’ released on Shogun in 2007 was also regarded as one of the biggest drum and bass tracks of the year and received plays from Annie Mac to Andy C to Judge Jules. Around the same time he began to dabble with the Breaks scene, playing at select events around the world, joining Aquasky in the studio to produce the uncompromising anthem ‘Control Freak’, released on their 2007 ‘This Way Up’ LP on Passenger.

Whether he’s on two or three decks, playing for two hours or four, people are rapidly learning that, drum & bass fanatics or not, a night with Friction will be one to remember.

Plus some of the best in local talent as well…

Ramyt, AYA

Honolulu House Music legend, Ramyt graces the decks in the front room…expect nothing short of epicness.

BillyZane & THD, Pacific Jungle

Two of Pacific Jungle’s most solid artists, these boys bring everything from the most soulful liquid Drum & Bass to absolute Dancefloor madness.

Miko Franconi, SoundSex

Hailing from one of the most notorious families in Electronic Dance Music, Miko Franconi lays down nothing but the sexiest dance music you have ever heard.

Jamz, Organized Grime / Pacific Jungle

One of the founder’s of Honolulu’s first and only Dubstep night, this man is a low end master.

Victor J, Pacific Jungle

One of Pacific Jungle’s only DJs not to hail from a Drum & Bass background, you never know what to expect from Victor J, bringing you everything from UK Garage to Dubstep to Hip Hop, whatever he plays, he’ll make you move.

Also featuring…

Live Performance by Hawaii Fire Arts Productions

Artistic Vision by de Lizscious

Visuals by NIHM

$5 before 11pm, $10 after
10pm-2am
21+

Free ticket giveaways at the Facebook Event Page. Check it for more details.

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With releases out on some of the biggest labels in the biz (Innerground Records, Creative Source, Westbay Recordings, Liquid V, and CIA Records just to name a few) this guy and his tunes are no stranger to the international D’n'B scene, getting loads of air time love from Fabio & Grooverider on BBC Radio1 and Bailey on BBC 1Xtra.

If that wasn’t enough, you can catch more of this guy’s sound on the two hour weekly Bassdrive show “Random Movement Radio“, airing every Wednesday at 1PM (HST). He also produces his own podcast at RandomMovement.org where you can often catch a listen to some forthcoming unreleased tracks and keep on top of what’s to look for in the future.

Random Movement
( Innerground, Creative Source, Westbay Recordings, CIA Records, Liquid V, Driven AM – Columbus, Ohio )

THD
( Pacific Jungle – Honolulu HI )

Toki
( Pacific Jungle – Honolulu HI )

Random Movement is due in Hawaii shortly after completing his touring schedule at WMC in Miami and is primed for some dance floor mayhem come April 2nd, along with Pacific Jungle DJs THD and Toki to start things off. Do not miss this one folks!

$5 All Night
21+ Welcome
10:00 PM – 2:00 AM

Located at:
Mercury Bar
1154 Fort St Mall
Honolulu, HI 96813