Summer of Madness: SHYLOK

Are you ready for what's about to hit?

This summer, Compression is on FIRE, with Danny the Wildchild, Bachelors of Science, Social Security, DJ SS with MC Tali, Craggs and Parallel forces, and the one and only Bryan Gee. This week, we get the destruction started in style, with Portland DnB champion, DJ SHYLOK

Head of the notorious GODZ OF THUNDER crew and responsible for helping to build the Portland scene into the juggernaut it is today, SHYLOK is one sexy motherfucker who knows how to rock the house and rock it HARD. Often partnered with the mighty NOAH D and the OOPS crew (including SF's own ROOMATE), SHYLOK is a technically skilled DJ who ain't afraid to drop some bangers you might not otherwise hear at Compression. Rough and funky, SHYLOK always rocks a perfect progression, so get yourself ready to dance your ass off.

(Colonel also says: "Hey bitches, SHYLOK was the first DJ to book me as an MC, is the leader of the first crew I ever joined (G.O.T. forever, baby!), and is one of the best DJ's I've ever played with. He's also smooth all over like a girl and has real purty lips.")

Check out Shylok (and catch a mix) at the G.O.T. site.

Also on the night: Compression's own DJ AYE~N AND THE COLONEL MC

What else can we say about these pimps? AYE~N is back from his alcohol-and-sailing induced leave of absence; Colonel is getting ready for the unbelievably huge STATESIDE party in LA this weekend; both are undeniably out of control when they play together. Like the song says: THEY THE BIGGEST BOSS THAT YOU SEEN THUS FAR!! Roll out and watch them shake the foundations of the universe.

Plus the smooth funk of the mighty mighty DJ SHARP!

He's laughing because not even he can believe how smooth his last mix turned out. The man is a machine, a highly calibrated mixing machine. Expect perfection from the SHARP--he always fucking delivers!!

DOORS AT 9; FREE UNTIL 11; $5 AFTER
DRINK SPECIALS ALL NIGHT
SECOND ROOM FEATURING ELECTRO AND OTHER LESS INSANE MUSIC
HONEY BEAR LOVES YOUR BOUNCING ASS

Bring on THE BEETS!!

Compression is BACK this Thursday and in FULL EFFECT with the City's most exciting young turks, THE BEETS!

Booked all over this month (look for dates at Shelter, and at Bassism), these mofos continue to blow the fuck up. Rocking the freshest, most rumblinest funk, THE BEETS!! bring it hot and heavy for you and your mama. They also bring the infamous BEETS Crew with them, so get ready for a big, rowdy night on the Compression dancefloor.

Also playing on the night is Compression friend and favorite, CANADUB

The last time CANADUB played at Compression he dropped one of the top ten sets of the year, and this Thursday stands to be even doper. Known for his smooth, rolling style (both on the decks and off), Polar Bear CANADUB drops beats as rich as the chronic he puffs, and Compression is stoked to have him back. A great fucking DJ, moving force in SF DnB (and dubstep) and an all-around awesome guy, CANADUB is gwan rip it on Thursday night!

Our hosts for the evening: the legendary LADY BEETS

Support on the night from the COMPRESSION CREW and pictures by the one and only LA LOCA (pictured here with the mighty mighty ZACHATTACK!)


And don't forget about our new second room, the TEMPLE UNDERGROUND, featuring electro and other dirty beat bizness.

DOORS AT 10; $5 BEFORE 11; DRINK SPECIALS ALL NIGHT.
SEE YOU THERE!

Robin Willams Strikes Again.

Nanu Nanu, fuckface, Compression is closed this week thanks to ROBIN WILLIAMS.

As if ROBIN WILLIAMS hadn't done enough to screw the universe* with Insomnia, License to Wed, Ms. Doubtfire, the one where he played a robot, Patch fucking Adams, and, oh god, Jakob the Liar, now this week he and his celebrity buddies (including that pirate guy) are taking over the ENTIRE CLUB for some superduper celebrity buttlick fest.

So no Compression this week, gang. TRUST, though, that we'll be back next week, May 15th, with the motherfucking BEETS, Cannadub, and the Compression Crew ripping it like always.

And yo, be sure to roll out the Arrow on Saturday to see Aye~n, Ivry & Colonel crush it at the MAKEOUT SESSIONS for the Redline Crew. Click "read more" for details.


* Honestly, back when Williams was still on the yay, he was pretty damn funny. But the minute he started going for respect over laughs, it was straight down the shithole. He quickly became a parody of himself, developed that one horrible "serious face" that he now does in every movie or TV show he's in, and in general just sucked the abominable snowman's satchel. It's probably for the best that Compression's closed for the night, or otherwise he'd probably just want to get on the mic and try to MC using his "urban" voice. *shudder*

Here's the party where part of the crew will be on Saturday night:

See you there!

White People Night

This week, we're doing it for whitey.

We here at Compression appreciate that Drum and Bass can be especially scary to white people. There's big bass, a charging beat, and funky drum "breaks" that can make dancing difficult. I mean, how do you count "1-2-3-4" in your head to a beat that goes "1-2. 3-4"? Whitey sure as hell don't know, so he's headed over to a Trance party, where all his friends are waiting for him--with glowsticks and hugs!

But yo, whitey, hang on a second!

Yeah, you--with the cool mustache and feather earring! This week, Compression Crew is doing it for you! Sure, we'll be playing all the newest, heaviest, funkiest D&B, but this week Compression's going to make it easy on you.

FIRST up, we're hosting the night in TEMPLE'S Destiny Lounge, aka the WHITE ROOM. How comforting is that?

SECOND, we'll have dance lessons FOR white people BY white people! Come learn how to catch the groove, or at the very least, fake the funk. (See the Colonel for your free lesson.)

THIRD, as part of Compression's new second room, the TEMPLE UNDERGROUND, Temple residents will be dropping ELECTRO and other white-people's music in the Catacombs, so if you get overwhelmed by the funky bass, you can always retreat for a few minutes and clog or line-dance or something to calm yourself down.

FINALLY, the talent on the night is the incomporably white COMPRESSION CREW.


How goddamn white are those fools? It's like that movie Powder or something!

So, honkey, roll out and catch the groove. Be warned that there are likely to be a number of non-white people there doing some kind of XJ-9000 dance that makes you nervous, and the deliciously caramel La Loca will likely be snapping your picture, but never mind them. This week is yours! Come out, start counting in your head, and DANCE, WHITE PEOPLE, DANCE!!


As always, we get crackin' at about 10:30. Smoking area outside, beer and drink specials at the bar, peoples of all colors rocking on the dancefloor.

NEVER FORGET: HONEY BEAR LOVES YOU!!

HAVOC Returns. To Temple Underground!!

This week, the MAN who started Compression is BACK. Pimpin, macking: shit, y'all, it's HAVOC

Witness the fitness. DJ Havoc's back in the house, 2000 styles bat outta hell. I mean, seriously: this pimp was droppin bombs at age 12 or something. In party years, he's 72. And he's ready throw grenades in the white room this thursday, no doubt.

ADD IN SOME OF THIS RIGHT HURR:

HOT. Compression thursdays welcomes TEMPLE UNDERGROUND--dirty, nasty, sexy electro with Tone and the rest of the Temple Crew dropping freaky beats in the dark . This week, take a break from the DnB and party like a hipster in the Catacombs...

In the White Room, COMPRESSION gets freakalicious like always with TWO CENTS, aka the DJ's knowm as Aye~n and Mal...




What we got to say about these fools? Nothing! CAUSE YOU ALREADY KNOW!!

And leading the charge on the mic is Compression favorite MC Ax!om aka "The Hawk."



With Colonel still trying to raise bail, Ax!om will be holding the mic this week, and shit, is your mama STOKED. Versatile, rowdy, and smoother that a bottle of Crown Royale, Ax!om basically owns. Come experience San Francisco's finest as the man gets down with Compression crew.

Support from resident Temple hottie, Ms. DoZier




Get down and join in the funk. We get crackin at about 10:45!

DJ Sharp Presents: Ladies Night.

Shit, baby. It's ladies night this Thursday at Compression with DJ SHARP and the rest of the Compression Crew. Come out, get down, and understand why we call drum and bass the sexualized funk.

You don't know Sharp? Need to get to know. One of San Francisco's most precise DJs and most eligible bachelors (wink!), Sharp comes at drum and bass from the R&B side, dropping tracks that rock but also sooth the soul. Sweet perfection is what we've come to expect from the man, and Sharp never ever disappoints, always rolling it out fresh and clean.

If you smell excitement, that a Sharp headline set. We're ready, he's ready, and we want you to come out get down with us, ladies night style.

With support from the professional, Mr. DJ IVRY.

Recognize the IVRY. He's old school, he's new school, he IS Compression. Bringing goodness for you and your girl, Ivry's ready to take it DEEP.

You know how we do:
Free for ladies all night, $5 for dudes after 11.
Drink specials, dirty bizness, oh god jesus.

Be sure to pose for photos by the lady La Loca.

Sniff the Bass: Aye~n & Colonel Give a Shit LIVE

Check out the rest of the photos Here



So yeah, we been hyping up Aye~n and Colonel's new mix "Tried To Give a Damn, Couldn't Give a Shit" for a few weeks now, and the response has been wicked (see post below). But damn, some fools are claiming that there's no way we recorded that shit live, that we must have put it together on a computer. Say whaaat?

We don't stand for no shit talking, so this week we're doing the mix LIVE. Roll out, get rowdy, and watch us put it down AGAIN. LIVE. COMPRESSION STYLES.

So again, that's DJ AYE~N

the COLONEL


AND SUPPORT FROM THE REST OF COMPRESSION CREW, including HONEY BEAR!!

Pictures by the one and only LA LOCA.

Compression TV!!

Compression takes it to the next level with COMPRESSION TV!!

Brought to you by the team at 4D Communications, COMPRESSION TV will feature the Crew's performances and adventures from San Francisco to Miami and back again.

Stay tuned for the full meal deal, but for now, enjoy this tasty teaser from the World of Drum and Bass MIAMI.


And here's what it looked like in SAN FRANCISCO


Stay Tuned for more....

World of DnB Miami was CRAZY

Girrrrrrl, you woulda been proud of your boy!

Compression RINSED Miami this year, holding down the World of Drum and Bass 2008 with the most funky and rowdy second room the party's seen in years. Visionary, R.A.W., Mason and D*Star, Armanni, Dino and on and on--truly, the room cracked the fuck OFF as STATESIDE drum and bass represented to the FULLEST. And when it was Compression's turn, Ivry rocked it sideways before Aye~n and Mal delivered what may have been the set of the night, dropping bomb after bomb with Colonel and Angel charging behind. Seriously, y'all, the room swinged and swayed all night long like only Compression (and maybe Lionel Ritchie) can do. It even LOOKED like Compression in there. I mean: god tothe DAMN.

But yo the main room looked like this:

Zezo, Colonel, Dino, Loca and G1 cross the line.


Lick the magic.


Robster Craw is born.



See the rest of La Loca's pictures HERE


We will see you there back NEXT YEAR. Start saving up to make it there now!


HONEY BEAR SAYS: SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!

POST MIAMI COMPRESSION BASH

Back from rocking Miami and the World of Drum and Bass, Compression Crew is at full-force and ready to kick ass. Not sure who is playing tonight(wait: see below!), but I do know that COMPRESSION KILLS SON, so be there, and come party with Honey Bear.

Oh and come say hi to our new DJ, ROBSTER CRAW 9000.


See you there, and remember: HAVE FUN OR NOT.

This just in: the line-up for tonight.

ROBSTER CRAW 9000
IVRY
SHARP
the COLONEL MC

Free before 11; $5 after.
Come get buck wild, hear the Miami stories and check out our dope tans!!