Crew

Posted on: 03/07/10

Quiet? It's never quiet 'round here.

But until we have some announcements, we've got a bunch of mixes in our pockets just waiting to drill it's way into your ear.

They'll be coming soon. But we're happy to let you know....

...Deztro'll be rockin' Ottawa April 24th. Check it out here.

Also, our good friend Scartat has been crackin' out some tunes, so if you go catch him at a show near you, listen close for those original bangers!

 

 


History of Hardcore: Year VIII

Posted on: 11/21/09

Can you believe it's actually the 8th installment of our annual series?! And seriously, these things just keep getting better and better!!!


Nov 27 2009

Every year We pick apart the music we love and expose the roots, the future, the present. Every genre influences another and we think it's fascinating as things change in front of our very eyes. Techno to hardcore, breakbeat hardcore to happy hardcore and jungle. Oldstyle to newstyle to darkcore to industrial hardcore. Techno to electro. Electro, dub and jungle to dubstep. It's all just one constant evolution of shared sounds, production and technology. Pure love.

And who did we gather to bring you this lesson that's gonna scream in your face and pelt you down with massive amounts of gut-shaking bass? Some of the best and most dedicated, that's who!!!

DOMINIK

the Toronto hardcore legend himself
DEZTRO
in Holland dj'ing and experiencing the evolution first hand
DYNAMIC
HHC's revivalist superhero extraordinaire
THE BLIZ
Hamilton's hardstyle rave don
C64
guru of all things broken and label head of dross:tik
B7
distored beat destructor
KAPULET
all 'round d'n'b head & Stride Recordings head
SP
dubstep darkness
MARVUL
electro wub wub wub wunderkid
LAF-O
Breakcore Elimination Challege winner & hard ass producer
DAMO
hardstyle is his language thank you very much
DON RITCHIE
the city's best dressed newstyle banger

------------

Time slots

10:00-11:00 Laf-O
11:00-11:45 Damo
11:45-12:30 B7
12:30-1:15 Bliz
1:15-2:00 Dominik
2:00-close Deztro

10:15-11:00 Don Ritchie
11:00-11:45 C64
11:45-12:30 Kapulet
12:30-1:15 SP
1:15-2:00 Dynamic
2:00-close Marvul

19+ event; $10 at the door
Needles drop at 10pm
Nocturne - 550 Queen St. West.



No one throws parties quite like Embryon.
Keep the scene strong.
Respekt.



FACEBOOK IT
FACEBOOK IT

 



LENNY DEE is gonna rip it up Saturday!!!

Posted on: 10/2/09

We are super excited for this one!!!

October 3 2009

Legendary techno head LENNY DEE will be making a rare Toronto appearance playing an extended set with a brand of techno that is completely unrelentless!!!

His skills are second to none and the tricks he's pulled out of his hat are the stuff of legend.
He's both a dj's dj as well as a puppet master of the dancefloor!!!

!!! DO NOT MISS THIS !!!



Main Room
LENNY DEE - NYC
http://industrialstrengthrecords.com
Lazarus http://djlazarus.com
Phink
Opel

Embryon Room
Marvul http://www.myspace.com/marvul
B7 http://www.myspace.com/_b7_
Brainfail
Scartat

Kathedral
Unit 42 (Grimace & Mike O'Howe)
Wes Gauthier
Rekka vs Patrick Wilcox
King Jax vs Sydney Flashback

All ages event - $10 for 19+; $20 under
Please bring ID no matter your age!
Big Bop - 651 Queen St. West.
Needles drop at 9pm.

And yes, while you might want to do some Nuit Blanche, lucky for us, the venue is right at the intersection of Zones A, B and C! So check out some art if it's your thing and then come party with us as we're going LATE!!!

TIMESLOTS

Reverb
1-2:30am LENNY DEE
? Lazarus
? Phink
? Opel

Embryon
10:00-10:45 Marvul
10:45-11:30 Brainfail
11:30-12:15 B7
12:15-1:00 Scartat
1:00-1:45 Marvul
1:45-2:30 C-10
2:30-3:15 Brainfail
3:15-close Scartat

Kathedral
900-1000 - Ryan Smith
1000-1130 - Sydney Flashback and King Jax of Weaver Road
1130 - 1230 - Kromatic and Anuz Groove (``suprise guest from mexico playing psy-tech)
1230 - 130 - Mike O'Howe
130-230 - Rekka and Patrick
230-? - Grimace

 



 

 

 

tunes, plans, whatever... '09

Posted on: 03/10/09

The long months of winter have come and gone...

Let's see what we can do to get some noise goin' on in this place!!!!!!

But until we get that figured out, download the set we recorded at the February Embryon @ Darkrave party! The mixer was redlined to shit and this was blasted out by B7. Check the audio section or click the pic below!

We're gonna make a concerted effort to post up piles of mixes we've recorded over the years, so bear with us. And if yer tech saavy and got time, hell, we just might recruit ya to fix up this here website!



Many thanks to JaMmCat and everyone else for taking wicked pics for us last year!

 

 

the night that was... '09

Posted on: 02/11/09

dang. that was fun eh? sick sets from beginning to end.

awesome seeing so many great peeps out.

we like a lotta fog. unfortunately, the smoke detector didn't like it. luckily, it wasn't our fog machine that set it off! still, it kinda sucked cuz it went off smack dab in the middle of Dissociative Disorder's set! they cleared out most of the floor and apparently some people of the fire department category came up, took a peek and said their goodbye's. still, after that, the party picked up like nothing had happened and off went the tunes again!

new shirts and hoodies were in full effect and we sold out of a previous line and we're 1 piece short of selling out of a second line. we love to see ya proudly sporting your embryon gear. we can't do what we do without your support and it means a lot to us. keep the scene strong.

there should be some more pics coming out and we love to see the pics ya took yourselves (put 'em up on PR, put 'em up on facebook in our official group page or on the event page)! on that note, we'll see if we can't post up a set or two. we're overdue on that account and let's see what we can do to fill up your ears until the next party!

always feel free to drop us a line and let us know what ya dug and what ya thought stunk. we read everything and while we might not always be able to get back to ya, we take everything to heart.

so many thanks to all those dj's that played for us, all those that help spread the word, all those that show up and support, all those that lose their nut dancin' up a storm, our great friends at Darkrave, all those that work behind the scenes to keep things moving forward.

much respekt to all you hard headed muthafackas. we love ya.

 

 

 

Show Your True Colours

Posted on: 02/05/09

!!! NOW AVAILABLE !!!

 



Hoodies, coloured shirts and inverse prints available only in EXTREMELY LIMITED QUANTITIES. If you want one, get it fast!!!

Pick yours up at any Embryon event... while they last!!!

 

 

Darcombryon

Posted on: 02/08/09



Saturday February 7, 2009
DARKRAVE v.104 w. EMBRYON

EMBRYON and our great friends at DARKRAVE are getting set for a massive party! And heck, DJ Lazarus is even bringing Andy LaPlegua of Combichrist for a big ol' set as well!

Embryon room:
Deztro - hardcore
Dissociative Disorder [Holland] - terror
The Awesomes (Scartat n' JePh) - mungle jungle metal 'core!!!
B7 - industrial hardcore
Damo - hardstyle

Mainroom:
DJ set by Andy LaPlegua of Combichrist!!!
Drag N Fly - techno
Phink - psy trance
Lazarus - ebm/industrial
Herald of Chaos - fun

Backstage lounge:
Chillout & Merch

Big Bop - 651 Queen St. West (enter on Bathurst)
Needles at 9pm
$5 before 11pm - $10 after for 19+
$20 all night for under agers
Combichrist tix holders get in half price!

There will be 2 seperate lines: one rush line for 19+ and a seperate lineup for all agers. Please bring ID regardless of age.

Join the official EMBRYON facebook group
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=12876752865

http://djlazarus.com
http://thenameisEMBRYON.com


++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Time slots
(give or take, ya know?)
10-11 Damo
11-12 Dissociative Disorder
12-1 The Awesomes
1-2 Deztro
2-3 B7
3-3:30 Damo
3:30-4 Dissociative Disorder

 

 

Masterful Moment

Posted on: 11/22/08

Friday December 12th 2008
EMBRYON, C.S.R. & PIN:KSOX
proudly present

Gatekeeper '08


MARK IT ON YOUR CALENDAR!!!

---> facebook it here and spread the word <---

late add --->>> DOMINIK & BABY DUCK<<<--- late add

DJ PLAGUE (Holland, ex- Canada)
DOMINIK
DJ MUTANTE (Montreal)
B7
C64
OTHERPEOPLESMUSIC
BABY DUCK
C-10
PARUL AKA. dj blndr
SUPERSTAR DJ NICK WRIGHT

DJ Plague
Chief general of Canadian Speedcore Recordings is back from Holland for a quick journey. HIs mission - bring the hardest and fastest beats for all-out dancefloor mayhem while being drunk as possible!!!

DJ Mutante
Montreal's producer colonel makes so much music that when he hits the decks, you don't know if he's gonna throw down a blazing electro set or speaking blasting hardcore. We're pretty sure it'll be both cuz we asked him to simply blow everyone away!!!

B7
Having fond memories of Toronto's seminal Gatekeeper events, B7'll be bringing a plate full of grit, crunch and speaker throbbing beats. Le resistance!!!

C64
The brains behind cutting edge label Dross:tik, C-64 had his arm shattered, and just came back from a five week tour of Europe. Ever heard this guy's maniacal skillz? If not, you have to. Seriously. It's like cold ice cream hitting the roof of your mouth - instant brain freeze!!!

Otherpeoplesmusic
You know him from the most fabulous Pin:ksox. You shook your ass and got banged up as he belted out the classics from underground phenomenon Czech Cock. Now he plays other people's music. Everyone loves Jackson!!!

C-10
He is liking his jungle. He is liking his jungle dark! He is liking his jungle hard and even a little on the drill'n' bass side if you ask nice! Massive basslines a-comin' yer way!

Parul
Having won titles at Breakcore Elimination Challenge, this girl makes the boys pee their pants! It's glitchy right where it should be, it's pounding right where it should be and she's not afraid to call you a pussy if you can't handle it, but she's too nice and prolly wouldn't anyways.

Superstar DJ Nick Wright
Want a story and a half? This guy used to be provincial leader of the Green Party out east. For real! Now he's gonna bring you happy hardcore and freeform! Vinyl gets more than a single use - gooooo recycling!

 

19+ event (or less with fake ID)
Needles at 10pm.
$5 before 11pm, only 4 toonies after.
550 Queen St. West. just east of Bathurst

---- Timeslots ----

Lineup goes a lil' like this (give or take the usual 15 minutes or so...)

10 - Superstar ex-provincial Green Party leader DJ Nick Wright
11:15 - Can't see shit when he plays but does it anyways B7
12:15 - Montreal Mutante man who's gonna play... well, who knows how much electro to how much hardcore, but it'll be great!
1:15 - Toronto's godfather of hardcore, the one and only Dominik
2:15 - The supreme ruler of Terror Land parachuting back to his hometown to wreck havoc, Plague!

10 - Dark 'n hard drum'n'baser C10 revs it up
10:45 - Breakcore Elimination Challenge winner Parul aka dj blndr in championship form
11:45 - Otherpeoplesmusic'll be doin' interpretive dance while leaving bodies on the dancefloor
12:45 - C64, the third vitamin sounding guy on the lineup, proves why he's got mad respect everywhere he goes
1:45 - C10 for a quick jungle jaunt
2:15 - The maven of 'i can't believe he's playing this! holy crap!' Baby Duck makin' bad taste sound great!

 

 

Post Humous Reports

Posted on: 11/22/08

What a crazy few weeks we've had.

ENDYMION gets a massive thank you.
These guys play massive festivals, get top billing everywhere they go and are just so very down-to-earth and mad fun. Without their willingness to help build something in Toronto, this event would not have been possible. Many gracious thanks to Simon and everyone else that helped make the November 1st event possible. You know who you are and we're not gonna write it all down for fear of missing anyone at all.

As usual, so many thanks to everyone that came out to support and dance their asses off. So good to see so many old faces as well as new.

Everyone's sets were off the hook and you could see it on the faces of everyone in the club that night. Don Ritchie banged it up hard, Dingokiller blew 'em away and keeps proving why bookings keep coming his way. Belladonnakillz had the crowds shouting out the lyrics and Endymion just blew the roof off the place!!! Brutal beats, glitchy tech and soaring anthems, these guys just poured it on with tons of unrealeased material, forgotten gems and brain busting all 'round! Flim had a rough go with some techincal difficulties stemming from a single cable. But you know he kills it. Make no mistake, we'll have him back to make it up to you all. All the RvM machines - Shok, Pale et. al. were very different, but great addition to our typical lineups. They all helped pull this thing through when the chips were down. 'Nuff respect.

For Endymion's Toronto report, click here

For Endymion's Toronto pictures, click here

+ - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + -

And onto Nov 8th's History of Hardcore: Year VII

First the bad...

Do what you're gonna do to have fun. But when your recreation has a detrimental effect on others, don't do it. At HoHC: VII, some people were being so disrespectful that come 2am, the lights were switched on. From the actions of a few stupid people, everyone else had their night ended early. A number of people got kicked out for doing stupid $hit. And yeah, we lost a valuable working relationship in the process. To those that were in control of themselves and not being blatantly stupid but were asked to leave due to not having ID, we know it sucks. It wasn't our decision. Trust us, we wanted everyone rocking out, nothing less. In future for everyone's benefit, please do bring identification. Yep, even for a 16+ event, you've still got to show you're 16 or over. Lesson learned for all of us...

KEEP THE SCENE STRONG.

Onto the good...

Don Ritchie comes out blazing with a pile of bangers!
B7 spends a half set throwing down a personal history of hardcore influences.
Robotpilot brings riot grrrl madness to the decks.
Gobz the Zombie takes up the hardcore mantle and throws down a crazy fun set of... well... everything!
Scartat proves why he's a such a hard-head fave - brutal basslines, grinding metal and hardcore beats.
Unabomber manages to squeak in a few quick tracks before the lights get thrown on entirely too early. It was a fun start if that's saying anything!

It was great to see so many new faces at Embryon. We hope you all had a blast. Know that our emphasis is and always will be the music - first and foremost.

And to our seasoned supporters, you help us keep our head in the game. We can't ever thank you enough. You're always there for us when we need you. Much respect.

JaMmCat swung by and took a pile of wicked pics... check 'em out here! Many thanks!

 

 

netizens

Posted on: 10/17/08

Click here for the Official EMBRYON Facebook Group:

Click here for our Official (yet needlessly out-of-date) Purerave Profile:

Our Tinyurl page is tinyurl.com/embryon

 

 

 

mixixixes

Posted on: 11/07/08

 

((( UPDATE : NEW MIXES FOR NOV. '08 COMING SOON SOON SOON )))

In case you couldn't be bothered to check the audio section to see what's new...

 

WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU?!?!

 

Nah, yer alright. But we're still just gonna lay it out right here for ya!
New mixes new mixes new mixes! All in the audio section or right click, save as...

 

First, the sharply dressed newcomer...
Don Ritchie
Invasion

 

Grinding bass hound...
B7
Seed

 

And our good friend and mungle specialist...
Scartat
Glitter is the Herpes of Craft Supplies

 

 

 

 

!!! LAST CALL !!!
Guys and girls designs printed on super high quality American Apparel shirts!

Our most excellent friend Robotpilot hand made each and every one of these and we've made a very limited quantity available.

SERIOUSLY, WE'RE DOWN TO ABOUT 3 SHIRTS LEFT.
IF YOU WANT ONE, GET YOURS THIS WEEKEND!!!

Once they're gone, they're gone! Only $20 each.
Drop us a line to get your hands on one right away!

stuff worth checking out...

Updated on: 10/01/09

please note that all of the events listed below are in Toronto Canada unless specified...

 

and hey, if we're missing any solid events or whatever that are up our alley,
feel free to email us and we'll see if it fits the bill. if it does, we'll post it. whatever, ya know?

 

 

missin' bits

Posted on: 04/07/08

so you mighta noticed that some parts of the site are kinda like, NOT THERE. it's a bit spotty cuz we just moved to a new server, so bare with us and if ya notice any links or pics or files that aren't working or whatever, just drop us a line....

we'll try to get everything up nice and slick for ya, cool?

 

 

DJane Bux Spurs It On...

Posted on: 08/23/07

So we were bugging DJane Bux sayin' 'when's the next mix coming out?' She'd say something in german that we didn't know. So we'd ask again in english. Then she just sent us a new mix.

It's like we just figured out how to squeeze mixes outta people!

It's got breaks, it's got hard beats, it's got plenty o' hard techno and it's got plenty of classic oldskool beatdowns too! Crank it and enjoy... Spur!

Check the audio section!

 

 

 

looking for dj's and artists...

Posted on: 08/21/04

alright, if you spin hard techno, hardcore, darkcore, hard/dark jungle, hardhouse etc. let us know and send us some info about yourself. also, if you've got a mix available, we wanna hear it. it's time to start doing more events and getting more material on the audio page...

email us at embryon_@ hotmail.com

we love to hear what ya got goin' on cuz we're totally into booking new talent and up and comers... cuz solid music, is solid music. 'nuff said.

[2 comments]



the guestbook

Posted on: 01/27/03

here's the guestbook. sign it so we know who you are and what your thoughts are. promoters, hakkuh kids from around the world, dj's, producers, whoever! it takes a lot of people to make a scene and we wanna know what you're up to as much as we wanna let you know what we're up to!

sign the guestbook here and and let us know who you are. you can also get on the mailing list by signing the book. if you're worried about others using your email for their own lists, make the message private. you can always add a public entry afterwards if you'd like...

in case you missed that link,
CLICK HERE FOR THE GUESTBOOK!!!

keep it hard!!!

[3 comments]









[News Archives]