So you want to make it louder? More hardcore? Come get hard, low and deep with the Laoban Soundsystem crew at Sanlitun SoHo on Thursday, September 23 from 9 PM onward in the basement of the mall behind the Get It Louder Pavilion. Bringing the bass is Aussie Little Wu (Dave Thompson) cutting minimal techo, TommyBoy from UK cranking old school jungle, Rez and Marula tripping the drum and bass switch from the Spanish Corelabs and Get It Louder curator Jiancui mixing it up from an iPad. Also, echoing Mall Rats and Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Laoban Soundsystem founders Matt Hope (UK/Beijing) and Jon Phillips (SF/Beijing) will chop n screw up dancehall, drum and bass and dirty southern hip hop through the 6000 watts of pure sound through the aptly titled, Laoban Soundsystem 2.0. Communing at the new Chinese commodified temple where money ain't a thing, hustling visual imagery without spending a dime, and expanding conversation with a pure sound and video experience that exemplifies the sound clash heard from Kingston, you don't want to miss this realideal. Invite your friends, spread the news, and let's get it louder!

If you want to get harder, visit: http://laoban-soundsystem.com

• Who
  
  
  
  • Laoban Soundsystem (http://laoban-soundsystem.com/)
  
  
  • Little Wu (Dave Thompson) (Australia/Electric Forrest) glitch/dubstep/minimal http://www.electricforest.info/
  
  
  • Tommy Boy (UK) drum and bass
  
  
  • Rez and Marula (Spain/Corelabs Beijing) drum and bass, http://corelabs.cn
  
  
  • Matt Hope (DJ set, UK/Beijing/Laoban) drum and bass, http;//matthope.org
  
  
  • Jon Phillips (SF/Beijing/Laoban) dirty southern chopped n screwed hiphop, http://rejon.org
  
  
  • Jiancui (Beijing/Get It Louder), http://www.getitlouder.com
  
  
  • With inspiration from Neill Mclean Gaddes and Yijing Xu (http://sanspractice.com/), Ou Ning, LuJia, lil Chris, Sophie, and more :)
  
  
  
  


• What
  
  
  
  • Mall Party, Laoban-only Event
  
  



• When
  
  
  
  • Thursday, Sept 23, 2010, 9 PM - midnight at least
  
  
  
  


• Where
  
  
  
  • Sanlitun SOHO, Inside the mall, ground floor (http://www.sohosanlitun.com)
  
  
  • http://www.getitlouder.com/CnSonorIntro.aspx?ID=19 (chinese)
    
  
  
  • http://www.getitlouder.com/EnSonorIntro.aspx?ID=19 (english)
    
  
  
  • Google Maps: http://ur1.ca/1qffh
  
  
  
  

Updates

Little Wu (Little Five), aka David Thompson
http://soundcloud.com/littlefivemusic

Hailing from the shores of Australia, Little Five has been globetrotting for the last seven years stopping off in Europe, America and now China. Weaving together sounds from all sides of the table, his sets are full of energy and excitement a journey to the dark side.

Expect Techno, Tribal, Tech House.

We are just going to keep tacking on more friends as they come together here!

The Fabricatorz are charging through a week filled with sets of hotly-anticipated projects and collaborative efforts. Just today, Fabricatorz Founding Developer Jon Phillips led the way in the Announcing Laoban Soundsystem 2.0 and it's associated debut at Get It Louder in Beijing (beginning at 7:00pm, this Sunday, September 19). Christopher Adams, who has been hard at work on Get It Louder organization, will be present at the event, alongside Jon.

Also just Released, Laoban-Soundsystem.com, the latest in an exciting lineup of new pages developed under Fabricatorz Developer Bassel Safadi, and his Aiki Framework. Visitors to Laoban Soundsystem's new homepage will find details of Laoban-powered events, as well as official documentation and steps to take to replicate these 6000-watt beasts.

Speaking of Aiki Framework, Bassel continues behind-the-scenes plowing, as the platform encroaches ever nearer it's 0.5 Release. Enthusiasts can stay tuned in to Fabricatorz and expect a new iteration in the very near future!

Another Aiki-Powered Project, The Open Clip Art Library, is fast moving up it's Release Schedule and adding new features, to boot. Fabricatorz Developer Brad Phillips has inserted a new 'Community Status Updates' Section, at the base of the home page sidebar, in which the latest updates from the Open Clip Art Library StatusNet Page are featured.

Check this space again soon, for more on Get It Louder, Sharism, and other projects and events in the Fabricatorz Universe!

September brings a slew of new projects and events for the Fabricatorz Team, and week has us off to quite a productive start!

Kicking things off, Matt Hope and Jon Phillips' qi-hardware-based Laoban Soundsystem has been grabbing headlines. Last Saturday (September 4, 2010), the copyleft Soundsystem headlined it's first event, a massive outdoor jam: In Bass We Trust, in Beijing. Another event, the Opening of Get It Louder, will be Loaban-driven on September 19, 2010. Also look for the Soundsystem at the Sharism Forum on October 22. Laoban's home page also recently went live, making it another in a series of sites now relying on Fabricatorz Developer Bassel Safadi's Aiki Framework. Be sure and bookmark these pages to keep up to speed on this increasingly prevalent platform!

Speaking of Aiki Framework, alongside Open Clip Art 2.5, Bassel announced it's evolution: Version 0.4. Features and user interface adjustments remain a focus on this ever-efficient web platform. Users can also expect key SQL bug fixes in this new Release.

The Open Clip Art Library 2.5 arrival brought with it several key directives, including a new Activities Section on the home page, designed by Fabricatorz Developer Brad Phillips. Be sure and check out the latest Themed Clip Art Package while soaking in the latest OCAL implementation.

Additionally, Jon has contributed artwork to Congresswoman Woolsey's Art of Politics fundraiser, which takes place this Saturday, September 11, 2010.

Check this space again soon for more on these projects and upcoming announcements!

That's right! Its finally time to kickoff some real Laoban Soundsystem. You don't understand how much blood, sweat, tears, relationships and more have gone into make this thing realidad. Its with the highest level of happiness I can say we get to use the biggest, best soundsystem Matt and myself have ever produced, at the next In Bass We Trust in Beijing on Saturday, September 4th at 2kolegas at 10 PM. Laoban DJ Nick Bell is opening the night and Yang Tao as well will be doing visuals. Also, friend JCICI from Guangzhou is the headliner. Don't miss this event! It is the first, and we are powering it!

Please make sure to live update from there on your mobile and take loads of photos and video with the tag #laoban2010.

After this event, get ready for some big announcements about Laoban Soundsystem and Sharism at Get It Louder in China this fall!

[ Laoban Hat by Jon Phillips ]

We try to keep the light on by having a global live 24 hour chat on the Fabricatorz chat channel. Please join us the simple way, or the more advanced way. Join in and let's talk projects and possibilities. Also, we can talk about the new Laoban Soundsystem hats straight off the press! (there's an inside joke to this).