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  Matson on MusicMusic news, concert reviews, analysis and opinion by Seattle Times music writer Andrew Matson.
November 9, 2009 at 4:30 PM "2GOOD2B" Seattle DJs WD4D and Dead Noise have created an instrumental work called "After School EP1," and "2GOOD2B" is far and away the best song on it.The vocal sample on "2GOOD2B" is a nice mini-sweep, which I think is what one goes for when one makes glitchy dance music, and the constant sound of water droplets fits with the present season. The song perhaps marks the Northwest's recognition of Scotland's recognition of Timbaland's former genius, or perhaps not. But it definitely seems like something one might hear at an art gallery.
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The Stranger
Up & Coming 11/10/09 This Week's Noteworthy Shows and Parties
WD4D, Dead Noise, DJ Introcut, Hideki, Sean Cee(Lo-Fi Performance Gallery) Local DJ/producer WD4D (Waylon Dungan) has been grinding fine and often at Lo-Fi, Grey Gallery, and in opening slots on choice bills around town, while also DJing for Gabriel Teodros and THEESatisfaction. Joining him on the bill is fellow Seattleite Dead Noise, who's made beats for Khingz's From Slaveships to Spaceships and Kail's True Hollywood Squares (Big Dada). Tonight is the release party for After School EP1 (Fourthcity), which sports three cuts from each producer. Dead Noise and WD4D dwell in hiphop's more scientific and spiritual hoods while allowing room for whimsy and, of course, a daring, sampledelic funkiness. These MC-free pieces stretch out and luxuriate in an eccentric creativity that adds yet more credence to the argument that Seattle's hiphop scene is scaling a new peak. DAVE SEGAL
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Tuesday, Nov. 10 2009 @ 4:13PM
Every Tuesday for five years now, the Lo-Fi Performance Gallery has presented Stop Biting, a laid-back salon of hip-hop where a rotating cast of local DJs take up two rooms for break dancers and MCs to freestyle and riff off the music. One of the stalwarts of Stop Biting has been DJ WD4D, who also holds down a weekly residency every Friday at Grey Gallery; one of the town's most eclectic DJs, he blends old school hip-hop, dubstep, soul and glitch, even playing with that sparse electro-distortion those young jerk kids could gig to. He's collaborated with Dead Noise (who most recently provided production for Khingz' From Slaveships to Spaceships) to put outAfter School EP1, where each provides three tracks for their first all-instrumental debut. Tonight's Stop Biting, which also features DJs Hideki, Sean Cee andIntrocut, is the EP release party, and will feature a live set by WD4D and Dead Noise.Cover is $5 and things kick off at around 10 PM. If you can't make it out tonight, the EP is available online here, where you can listen to previews of the feature tracks. Glitch on.
11:12 PM
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