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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3
M U T I N Y
10 Year Anniversary
With Special Guest:
TALVIN SINGH (DJ set)
And reuniting for the first time in four years, the full MUTINY crew: ANJU - NAVDEEP - REKHA - SIRAIKI - ZAKHM
Also featuring a live set by: SHAA'IR + FUNC
Visuals by: VJ FULL STEALTH
@ Eugene's
27 West 24th Street (btwn 5th & 6th Ave.)
Subway: F, V, N, R, W, 1, 6 to 23rd St.
Doors: 10pm $20 / $15 advance


On November 3, 1997, DJs Siraiki (aka Vivek Bald) and Rekha joined forces to found the first club-night in the nation dedicated to the cutting edge of South Asian electronica. Originally a series of fundraisers for Bald's documentary Mutiny: Asians Storm British Music, about the roots of the 1990s UK "Asian Underground" explosion, the club "Mutiny" quickly became a force of its own on the New York City scene, delivering a hard-driving mix of South Asian classical, folk, and film music with drum 'n bass, jungle, hip-hop and dub. Mutiny was fired up by a crew of rising young DJs - Navdeep, Anju, and Zakhm - and over its six years attracted a roster of all-star guests from all over the globe - from Talvin Singh, State of Bengal, Joi, Badmarsh & Shri and members of Asian Dub Foundation, Black Star Liner, and Fun^Da^Mental to the Midival Punditz, Karsh Kale, Mutamassik, Badawi, Mike Ladd, DJ Spooky, and Ming&FS This November 3rd, on the 10th anniversary of Mutiny's founding, the full Mutiny crew will return to the decks for one more night of musical insurgency, featuring long-time co-conspirator, percussion virtuoso and electronica pioneer Talvin Singh - who is currently finishing work on his third full-length studio album "Sweet Box" - and showcasing the rising talent of Shaa'ir+Func, a live outfit born in the crucible of Mutiny nights past. Whether you missed it the first time around or have been waiting for its return, this is your chance to become part of the Mutiny!
MTV Online says about Navdeep: "In a music scene quick to throw around the title of 'DJ' to anyone who simply masters the fader, it is refreshing to see someone take two records, break the songs down, and patch them back together into a tapestry of luscious grooves and head-noddin' rhythms."
"Yaathra is literature set to music..." -Houston Press
"From start to finish, Yaathra takes the listener on a transglobal journey..." -Ethnotecho.com (4.5 out of 5 stars)
"...infectious piano hooks complementing the likes of DJ SHADOW...This IS the best of the best in NYC." - Asianvibrations.com (9 out of 10)
Voted Best DJ in New York by New York Press magazine
The visionary DJ/producer/turntablist/tabla player brings raw passion to the decks, turning crowds on continuously with a stylish melange that slides from South Asian sonics and his native Bhangra rhythms to hard-hitting DnB, pounding hip-hop cuts and fragments of furious rock. Fusing together refined mixing with ecstatic live shows, Navdeep never makes it easy to categorize himself or his sound. Always evolving, always bringing the hottest beats no matter the genre, Navdeep is one of the scene's most innovative talents. After celebrating the international success of his brilliant debut album Yaathra, Navdeep is ready to bring it back to where it all started from, NYC for the next chapter.
From full length album to hyper singles, haunting ambient soundtrack scores, and critically praised remixes for hip-hop MCs and electronica stars like Karsh Kale, Navdeep's original production concepts give his legions of fans a fresh sound that's equal parts Indian classicism, NY hip-hop grit and charged electronica messages.
Couple that innovation with Navdeep's intense studies of jazz and tabla drumming since the age of ten and you have one of the most distinctive approaches to production and turntablism in the game today. To see Navdeep spin is to witness a soul-moving performance. Layering his own self-produced tracks, unique remixes and live drumming over his sets, Navdeep is the sound of the brave new world-innovative, multi-ethnic, and all the way live.

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Member Since: 3/1/2006
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Influences: Moby, Depeche Mode, New Order, Public Enemy, DJ Premier, The Cure, Punjabi MC, Qbert, RZA, Nas, Timbaland, X-Men, Prodigy, classical Indian rhythms, bhangra tablas, and on and on...
Record Label: ANAMIKA RECORDS
Type of Label: Indie

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NAVDEEP's FINAL NYC DJ Show, WED. APRIL 25th, DIALECT


Posted by Navdeep on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 10:19:00 PST

NAVDEEP on HBO all Summer Long

Check Navdeep all summer long on HBO - Navdeep's dope remix SAD SONG will be featured in the trailers promoting the HBO original series THE WIRE's 4th season. Listen to the dnb remix that set clubs of...
Posted by Navdeep on Thu, 06 Jul 2006 01:04:00 PST

NEW SONG - Kunda

Here's one of the newer beats I've been working on. Check it out and get a sample of the flavor that I'm building the new album around.
Posted by Navdeep on Sat, 25 Mar 2006 11:24:00 PST

FRIDAY on FIRE

BIG THANKS to all the FANS, the Supporters and Collective to came through on Friday. Felt good to see all you boppin' to the cuts and enjoying the night. That was my first time on the decks in a whil...
Posted by Navdeep on Wed, 22 Mar 2006 01:26:00 PST