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5LOWERSHOP SOUNDSYSTEM

Music and arts collective for the benefit of all beings.
San Francisco / Ireland

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ABOUT Us

5lowershop is a DIY music, arts, activist collective which originated in San Francisco, California. The organisation began in 1997 as an underground free music distribution with a focus on promoting the more unfamiliar genres of non-commercial electronic music through a series of mixtapes. Cassettes of DJ's and live producers were sent out free of charge to anyone who left their details via an infoline (mostly within the US). In the beginning, the concept behind the mixtape series was to try and encourage the listener to pay more attention to the music and less attention to "who" was making it. Therefore, cover art and designs were mostly nameless.

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5LOWERSHOP EVENTS

Join 5lowershop Soundsystem on Saturday June 13th, as we embark on the second in our new series of Live Stream events, bringing together DJ's and producers from the USA, Ireland, and the UK and beaming them directly to you.

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MUSIC




THE 5LOWERSHOP CATALOGUE

Cassette / CD


5LOWERSHOP #054:
SIBYL VANE



DATE:
2016

STYLE:
TECHNO, BREAKS

FORMAT:
CD / digital
58 mins

INFO:
A result of the stubborn and cowardly refusal to adopt new technologies, this is a one-take mix from vinyl records. Music cut on a lathe and touched by human hands always sounds different, if not necessarily better, and this is a mix for people who like to follow a winding road with no map and little concern for safety!


5LOWERSHOP #053:
DJ BINNIE



DATE:
2015

STYLE:
BASS, TECHNO

FORMAT:
CD / digital
60 mins

INFO:
 A swirly mix of Industrial, 2step, BASS, Ragga, Dub-Tek and more... Which then transitions into some 90's techno/tribal old-skool business. Then back into the groove with some more elektro-BASS wonkiness to finish off the mix nicely and with a BANG. A nice little journey ...


5LOWERSHOP #052:
BEAT GOES BOX PATROL



DATE:
2004

STYLE:
EXP, NOISE, SAMPLES

FORMAT:
CD / digital
41 mins

INFO:
Fill this up, Share Music,
Synth Jams, beats lowercase,
What's? Pegging, close caption.
Cancel Televison show me state.
War Memorial, River of Death,
He is Risen, She is Ricin,
Twice bitten,
Once
Die,

5LOWERSHOP #050:
MINOR MINOR



DATE:
n/a

STYLE:
BASS, TECHNO

FORMAT:
CD / digital
72 mins

INFO:
Hypnotic-groove techno mix from an original bay area DJ who would have played alot at F+F and Gateway Soundsystem parties. This is a stomper of a mix and represents well the vibe of the bay area underground scene back in mid 90's. JonJon gave us this mix when he was working at Amoeba in Berkely, CA. before ending up behind the counter at Open Mind until it closed permanently


5LOWERSHOP #049:
AARON SPECTRE



DATE:
2004

STYLE:
BASS, TECHNO

FORMAT:
CD / digital
56 mins

INFO:
Aaron Spectre makes digital sounds with a distorted soul, fragile melodies sprinkled with urban grit, grime layered over dense harmonies. grown in boston, hardened in the nyc pressure cooker, and engineered in berlin, aaron works in a number of different styles from ambient to glitchy melodic electronica to breakcore to ragga jungle.


5LOWERSHOP #048:
DUBBERMAN



DATE:
2004

STYLE:
BASS, TECHNO

FORMAT:
ALBUM / CD / digital
65 mins

INFO:
13x tracks of IDM, break-beat, electronica, techno, dub, and more... With this release Dubberman clearly demontrsates his ability to tap into a wide variety of rythms and sounds. This album is a testament to the diversity that can be unlocked and that we can often find in some of the best elctronic music compositions.  

5LOWERSHOP #047:
ESB COLLECTIVE



DATE:
2003

STYLE:
BASS, TECHNO

FORMAT:
CD / digital
62 mins

INFO:
 Pits ESB: after 10 years in London, Pits moved to the French Riviera where he became Dj resident at the underground artists activists place "The Diables Bleus", this is the first album produced by Pits in 2001, a mix of hypnotic dub, triphop (with singing guest Gali from Playmates on the run) and some early DnB. Today pits still produce electronic music and plays in technopunk bands (SKP, Latex, Kaos karma...), look for pits esb in social medias (youtube, facebook..)


5LOWERSHOP #046:
LE ENFANTS MECHANTS



DATE:
2003

STYLE:
BASS, TECHNO

FORMAT:
CD / digital
61 mins

INFO:
 French Soundsystem "LES MECHANTS ENFANTS" Greg is one of the organizers for this crew. This music was generously donated after meeting these kids at an after-party where some of us were invited to play.


5LOWERSHOP #045:
ZULEIKHA



DATE:
2003

STYLE:
BASS, TECHNO

FORMAT:
CD / digital
67 mins

INFO:
 An eclectic DJ mix of choice tunes. Expect downtempo, world, trip-hop, jungle/D&B, 2step/garage and more!


5LOWERSHOP #044:
WOUNDED INFIDEL



DATE:
2001

STYLE:
BASS, TECHNO

FORMAT:
CD / digital
41 mins

INFO:
 Dark Electronics group based out of the West Coast + Texas

In the winter of the year 2000, EMANON + XISIX [who were calling themselves IAM + SCAR IX IX at the time] joined to form WOUNDED INFIDEL.


5LOWERSHOP #043:
69DB



DATE:
2001

STYLE:
BASS, TECHNO

FORMAT:
CD / digital
68 mins

INFO:
 Dark Electronics group based out of the West Coast + Texas

In the winter of the year 2000, EMANON + XISIX [who were calling themselves IAM + SCAR IX IX at the time] joined to form WOUNDED INFIDEL.


5LOWERSHOP #042:
3RONIK



DATE:
2001

STYLE:
BASS, TECHNO

FORMAT:
CD / digital
68 mins

INFO:
 Dark Electronics group based out of the West Coast + Texas

In the winter of the year 2000, EMANON + XISIX [who were calling themselves IAM + SCAR IX IX at the time] joined to form WOUNDED INFIDEL.


5LOWERSHOP #042:
3RONIK



DATE:
2001

STYLE:
BASS, TECHNO

FORMAT:
CD / digital
68 mins

INFO:
 Dark Electronics group based out of the West Coast + Texas

In the winter of the year 2000, EMANON + XISIX [who were calling themselves IAM + SCAR IX IX at the time] joined to form WOUNDED INFIDEL.






ACTIVE INGRDIENT 001

Vinyl



FORMAT:
12" Vinyl
4x Tracks

INFO:
"PSIMURGH"
TRACK: 1
TRACK: 2
TRACK: 3
TRACK: 4



“If your spirit is not fit to see the Simurgh, neither will your heart be a bright mirror, fit to reflect him. It is true that no eye is able to contemplate and marvel at his beauty, not is it capable of understanding; one cannot feel towards the Simurgh as one feels towards the beauty of this world. But by his abounding grace he has given us a mirror to reflect himself, and this mirror is the heart. Look into your heart and there you will see his image.” ― Farid ud-Din Attar, The Conference of the Birds



 






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