BY CHRIS GRAY AND CORY GARCIA
Of the dozens of electronic-music artists from all over the world playing Saturday’s Something Wicked Festival at Sam Houston Race Park, the ones at “The Experiment” area bear should not be overlooked for one simple reason: They live here.
Rewind:
Rocks Off’s Something Wicked Mini-Guide: Shadow Field
Rocks Off’s Something Wicked Mini-Guide: Bass Massacre
FILTHPUSHA/BUDA LOVE Time: 3 p.m.
Provenance: Houston
Genre: Hip-hop, Grime, Bass
Key Cuts: “I Pled the Filth” (Filthpusha), “Intellectual Property” (Buda), “Pissin’ In Dey But” (Buda)
Interesting Fact: Members of the Purple Gang, a far cry from the one in Elvis’ “Jailhouse Rock.”
Links: Facebook (Filthpusha, Buda Love), Soundcloud (Filthpusha, Buda Love)
JASMINE ROSE Time: 4 p.m.
Provenance: Houston
Genre: Trance, Progressive, Hardstyle
Key Cuts: See above
Interesting Fact: Affilliated with Houston’s LOTUS crew (Ladies of the Underground Sound) with DJ Lullaby and others.
Links: Twitter, Facebook, Soundcloud
TAGER N FUNK Time: 4:30 p.m.
Provenance: Houston
Genre: House
Key Cuts: Monthly “Amplified Sessions” on their Soundcloud page.
Interesting Fact: Natives of Israel and Pakistan, duo incorporates electronic drums and MIDI controllers into their sets.
Links: Soundcloud, Facebook, Mixcloud
SURAIN Time: 5:15 p.m.
Provenance: Houston
Interesting Fact: Partner in Nightculture, one of the promoters throwing this little wingding. Resident at Nightculture-owned Stereo Live.
Links: Twitter
ANDREW PARSONS Time: 6:15 pm
Provenance: Austin
Genre: Progressive House, Tech House, Minimal
Key Cuts: “The Chant,” “Underworld Dreams,” remix of Apr0nz’s “Fly High”
Interesting Fact: Made his first mixtape and played his first gig way back in 2002.
Links: Facebook, Twitter, Soundcloud
JEFF CHEN/DJ KID STYLEZ
Time: 7:15 pm
Provenance: Houston
Genre: House, Electro, Mashup
Interesting Fact: Started DJing at age 15, hence the “Kid” in his name.
Links: Facebook, Twitter
ALEX C Time: 8:15 pm
Provenance: Houston
Genre: House, Tech House, Techno
Key Cut: “Escalofrio”
Recent Release: Earotic Sessions 098 Interesting Fact: Got his start filling in for an absent DJ; before his promotion he was manning the club’s lights.
Links: Facebook, Soundcloud
GRRRL PARTS Time: 9:30 pm
Provenance: Houston
Genre: Indie, Electro, Disco
Interesting Fact: Nominated for multiple Houston Press Music Awards, and have taken home Best Club DJ twice.
Links: Facebook, Twitter
VANCE LAWRENCE Time: 10:45 p.m.
Provenance: Houston
Genre: House, Progressive, Electro
Key Cuts: “Timeless,” “Poolside”
Interesting Fact: Lawrence spent some time in the mid-’00s holding down a residency and packing clubs in Daegu, South Korea.
Links: Facebook, Soundcloud
Something Wicked begins at 2 p.m. Saturday at Sam Houston Race Park, 7575 N. Sam Houston Pkwy. W. See somethingwickedfestival.com for everything else.
This article appears in Oct 25-31, 2012.
