A1 BASSLINE (UK) THIS FRIDAY 9 OCT. AT COHERENT

A1 Bassline arrives at Coherent Nightclub on Aucklands bustling K' Rd, as part of his Australasian Tour. He promises to serve up a musical feast of House, Garage and Two Step.
Featuring local support from Pig Out (Live), North Shore Pony Club, Danny B, Corey K & Joe B.

A1 Bassline Biography:

A1 Bassline aka Christian Sibthorpe got his start as one half of PartyShank (a British duo who describe themselves on their MySpace as "Grime/Powerpop/Jungle" and are the creators of the genre known as "ToyStep By the age of 16 he’d had his first release under the name of Infamy. The A1 Bassline project started just over a year ago influenced by old garage, drum and bass, hip hop and house.

He has a number of remixes under his belt including: Ladyhawke, Little Boots, The Virgins, Rochelle, FrankMusik, Yo Majesty, Esser, Cadence Weapon, The Qemists ft.Wiley, Ghost Frequency, Glamour For Better, Alex Roots, Heavy Feet , Buraka Som Sistema, Example, the list goes on. But it was his Girl Thing EP (Meal Deal) which made his name popular and was massive on the blogs. He has had support from the likes of Armand van Heldon, Fake Blood, Sinden, Jack Beats, Annie Mac, Trevor Nelson, Rob da Bank, Kissy Sell Out, Andy George, Bloody Beetroots etc...

His next single will be Bad Man Horror theme, which is currently the track behind the Nike 5 campaign ( Nike being one of his sponsors), due to come out in the summer. A1 is also hoping to finish his reworking of Adamski's Killer in time for a 20th anniversary release also in the summer. The press has been kind, with features in Dazed, Front, Stool Pigeon and tipped for the top by NME, aswell as 4**** reviews in DJ and MixMag.

On the live/DJ front Christian has toured the USA/ Mexico 3 times, Canada, most of Europe and is looking forward to a tough schedule ahead, with festivals including Bestival, Mad Ferret, Creamfields and a tour of Australia to look forward to. You will soon be able to catch A1 in Live Mix sessions with Rob da Bank, Annie Mac and Pete Tong and on BBC 5.19 (Switch).

$10 (+ booking fee) from www.iticket.co.nz
$15 on the door.