Kneeling alongside a polluted stream, thoughts turn to memories of a time with an Abundance of Love. Persistent syncopated percussion trickles along the stream covered with a deep slick of dark bass. Announcements urging positivity emerge garbled from damaged public speakers while arpeggiated keys float in the air with an agenda. Only for a brief interlude, a heavy truck wobbles by filled with a load of hazardous bass destined for wastelands and thoughts again drift back to a better time colored in cold hues by hindsight. But remembrance turns to dwelling in circles after three minutes and the stories are repeated with no more than mood to carry them along for the rest of the experience. Photo by yellowstoneguy.

When: Fri., June 04, 10:00PM
Where: Santos Party House, 96 Lafayette St., Chinatown (MAP)
Cost: FREE

It’s been almost a month since the last Que Bajo?! What have you been doing with yourself? Well the wait is over, son, and it’s time to get busy again. This time, ol’ Santos got the spot for ya’. Featuring Geko Jones and Uproot Andy from Dutty Artz as always. With special guest Toy Selectah all the way from Mehico.

Check Uproot’s Guacharaca Migration mix (tracklist below) or Geko’s La Nueva Guaracha mix for a taste of the flavor. Toy Selectah also got a ‘Mex-more’ mix at Mad Decent for free download.

1. Guacharaca Migration Intro
2. Crime Mob - Knuck if you Buck (Uproot Andy Remix)
3. Alborosie - Kingston Town (Uproot Andy Remix)
4. Rupee - Mas Hysteria
5. Petrona Martinez - La Vida Vale La Pena (Uproot Andy Remix)
6. Noite e Dia Ft. Puto Prata vs Quantic - Mana Dança Só (Uproot Andy Remix)
7. DJ Q & MC Bonez - Get Mad
8. Forty Thieves Orkestar - Belboeli (Uproot Andy Remix)
9. 77 Klash Ft. Johnny Osbourne - Mad Again
10. Smal - Chega De Roubo
11. Ricky Blaze - Cut Dem Off Remix ft. Tony Matterhorn & Elephant Man
12. Tes La Rok - Lickshot
13. Sunship Ft. Warrior Queen - Quits (Sinden Remix)
14. Gaiteros de San Jacinto - La Camisola (Uproot Andy Remix)
15. Wes Fif - Haterz Everywhere (Nappy vs Skream Thugstep mix)
16. Omega - Tu No Ta Pa Mi
17. Grupo Naidy - El Botellón (Uproot Andy Remix)
18. Mr. Catra & Beto da Caixa - Aba Roedor
19. Chino - How Dem No Want No Gyal
20. Tego Calderon - Trangalanga
21. Mr. Vegas - Raging Bull
22. Jahdan Blakkamoore - Go Round Payola
23. Prince Nico Mbarga - Aki Special (Uproot Andy Remix)

When: Sat., May 20, 12:30AM
Where: Music Hall of Williamsburg, 66 North 6th St., Williamsburg, obv. (MAP)
Cost: $23 advance, $28 door

Moderat is Modeslektor and Apparat together. To fire acts combined to produce squat. Yea, we said it.

When: Fri., May 29, 11:00PM
Where: Williamsburg, 213 N. 8th St. (MAP)
Cost: $10 before midnight, $20 after

This venue is always fun. The nameless space that once was Supreme Trading has been reincarnated into Williamsburg’s newest, most promising club (disclaimer - Culture System works with it’s owners). Past parties were thrown here with nothing but a ridiculous soundsystem, space heaters on the dance floor, sheet rock walls, and a leaky roof. But we hear the floors have been put in and the club is well on it’s way to being officially open and christened with a name. Sheik n’ Beik are likely to kill it with another Circoloco party featruing Lee Curtis, Guti Live and Julio + Fong in the main room. RomainviLLe, Varick, and Pito, Karraskilla, and Giovanni from Biatch Corp. take over the side room.

When: Fri., May 29, 10:00PM
Where: 921 Broadway, Bushwick (MAP)
RSVP to make sure you get in.

Damn, this is a huge line up. The Beauty Bar’s Brooklyn launch will offer up Nate Mars, Dre Skull, Murdertronics, Crooked Disco, Das Racist, The Beatards, Leif, The American Dream Team, and Spiderfang. Also, many beautiful people are promised to be in attendance.

When: Fri., May 29, 10:00PM
Where: Glasslands, 289 Kent Ave., Williamsburg (MAP)
Cost: $5 before 11, $7 after.

This flyer looks like those cute little tigers are being offered up as a sacrifice to 77 Klash, who looks hungry… Featuring Uproot Andy, Lamin Fofana and Matt Shadetek and Fader Magazine’s Eddie STATS.

Shadetek got a new mix posted up on STATS’s blog (Tracklist below).

The Downbeat Treaty: Keepin’ it deep with a hip hop rhythm, this trip hop oriented, downtempo journey ranges from industrial to folktronica, from dubstep to classical, and whatever crossovers come in between.

Sodacake - “We’re A Little Strange” (Surrealism for Sale)
:10: - “Self Implode” [Now available on the Video LP]
Machmen: “Not Even Afraid Of Police” (Unreleased)
Secret Frequency Crew: “Deep Blue” (The Underwater Adventure Hop Secret Treasure)
Andels: “Qualities (Instrumental)” (Qualities 12″)
Emancipator: “Safe In The Steep Cliffs” (Unreleased)
Slouch: “Mirage” (Unreleased)
Xihilisk: “The Movement Of Dogs” (EPTwo Special Edition)
E Victor: “Mourning After” (Unreleased)
Gouseion: “More Friends For The Fire” (More Friends For The Fire EP)
Two Fingers: “Moth Rhythm” (Two Fingers LP)
Junior Byles: “Beatdown Babylon (DJ Dore RMX)” (Unreleased)

Cover Painting: American Gothic #3,” Ed Morris (T.DEE)

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The Powerstrip Circus Mixtape just dropped and you can now cop a free download. The Powerstrip launch party will light it up on June 4 at Greenpoint’s Coco 66. You can also find more Culture System posts over at the Powerstrip blog, since we contribute there frequently.

1 - Body Language, “Work This City”
2 - Skizofonics, “Breakfree”
3 - Robot Koch, “Killa (Robot Koch vs Addiquit)”
4 - MIA, “Bucky Dun Gun (Slouch Bootleg)”
5 - The Great Mundane, “Unicorns Have Feelings Too”
6 - Pursuit Grooves, “Nasty Gurl”
7 - Caural, “Sugar Cane Girlfriend”
8 - Tom Phonic, “Skizzer”
9 - Ki En Ra, “Golden Child”
10 - KRTS, “Doran Penny Roller”
11 - Melo-X, “Google Alerts (Nite n’ Day Melo-Eclipse)”
12 - City Rain, “This I will Remember (Aligning Minds and Mussck RMX)”
13 - Hand in Hand, “Island Eyes”
14 - Outlets (Inlets + He Can Jog), “Airplanes”

When: Sat., May 16, 09:00PM
Where: Coco 66, 66 Greenpoint Ave., Greenpoint (MAP)
Cost: $8

The name of this party is “The Future is Beautiful.” Well, we’re probably not that optimistic over here, but we can dig the tunes. Featuring field recording heavy minimal by Thomas Hilderbrand, indietronics by Body Language, beats by Machinedrum, tech house by Konque and Rob Van Valen, and sparse brooding techno by Isomer Transition.