Are you felling fluffy? I know I am. I’m all like fluffy and tronic… kind of sounds like a drug or crazy alcoholic drink. Really though, Flufftronix, who although you could argue his music to be addictive probably won’t get you arrested with his music on your iPad versus running off with my fluffy and tronic concoction.
FluffTronix is a Philly-based DJ and producer specializing in heavy bass, dubstep, and other forms of mutant club music.
I was checking out his music on his Flufftronix GigMaven Profile and did enjoy what I heard, so I thought I’d share it with you.
But first, a little background on our fluffy friend. Quoted from Flufftronix GigMaven Bio:
Flufftronix (aka Michael Lasday) is a Chicago-born, Philadelphia-based DJ, producer and party starter. A master of contrasts, Fluff is adept at dispensing face-crushing soulmelters (quoth Lil Jon on Fluff’s track Filthy Angels, “That shit just make you wanna punch the shit outta some motherfucker!”), sensual luvstep grooves and everything in between.
Fluff cut his teeth DJing in the sleepy college town of Bloomington IN, but it didn’t take long before he’d transcended the boundaries of both Indiana and the midwest. He orchestrated a six week US/Canada tour with Alaskan wunderkid Curtis Vodka, released a celebrated mix for Brooklyn’s streetwear label Mishka, and garnered radio play from Mark Ronson, Kissy Sell Out, and Annie Mac with his ghetto house edit of Dead Prez’s “Hip Hop”.
Michael moved to Philadelphia in 2008 and hit the ground running, co-founding Subdivision, a collective based in Philly, Pittsburgh, and Manchester (UK) dedicated to spreading the heavy bass sound. In not even a year their events became the go-to destination for dubstep and heavy bass music – Philly’s parties have been host to Benga, Rusko, Starkey, Stenchman, Joker, Bok-Bok, L-Vis 1990, Kingdom, The Widdler, Joe Nice, and Toadally Krossed Out amongst others.
Fluff recently teamed up with Dirty South Joe to produce the Luvstep (<3step) Mix for Mad Decent, a genre-defining and prejudice-shattering collection the sexiest, smoothest dubstep tracks in existence, including the timeless Flufftronix remix of Passion Pit – The Reeling.
Cities Performed in:
Baltimore, MD, Bloomington, IN, Buffalo, NY, Charlotte, NC, Chicago, IL, Cleveland, OH, Indianapolis, IN, Las Vegas, NV, Los Angeles, CA, Louisville, KY, New York City, NY, Milwaukee, WI, Montreal, PQ, Olympia, WA, Ottawa, ON, Park City, UT, Pittsburgh, PA, Philadelphia, PA, Salt Lake City, UT, San Francisco, CA, San Jose, CA, Santa Ana, CA, Toronto, ON, Washington, DCNoteworthy Acts Performed with:
All-American Rejects, Benga, Bok Bok, Curtis Vodka, DJ AM, DJ Assault, DJ Sega, DJ Vice, Flosstradamus, Joker, Kingdom, Girl Talk, L-Vis 1990, Lauren Flax, Lo-Fi-Fnk, Franki Chan, The MisShapes, Rusko, Scottie B, Spank Rock, Steve Aoki, Starkey, Stenchman, Toadally Krossed Out
Generally, I like a song or not right away, or maybe it takes me some time to warm up, but Fluff’s mixes had me happy right away. Really tight “odd” meters, very old skool new skool synthy stuff, and some solid straight beats to some more exotic beats, in a rhythmic sense.
What I really enjoyed is how he kept these real simple beats that were freaking solid and then blew ‘em up into much more then that. Immediately you’re drawn in, captured, then, taken off into his world, his music. … I’m impressed.
I would totally go to the club and jam with this guy. He rocks in a “mutant club music” sense.
Check out a video, then go to his GigMaven profile and listen to his music. You can also find Flufftronix on MySpace and his website where you can download a free mp3.
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