Absence

Who are the DJs?
Consoul (Alex Bishop) – chiefly DnB,
Russel Smith – techno and electro.
Beardman (David Wingrove) – dubstep and some grime.
The Iranian (James Catley) – dubstep and breaks
DJ Ess Kay – produces his own DnB.
Calum Baugh – DnB
Glassfingers (Nicolas Helm-Grovas) – dubstep/techno
E-Squared (Ed Eaton) – breaks and DnB
RrobT (Robert Tinker) – dubstep and garage

Why ‘Absence’?
The Absence name is taken from an album by the industrial hip-hop group Dälek, which features the really heavy grinding sounds that we love, and the absolute killer of a song “Culture For Dollars”

What made you start the nights?
We started the nights basically due to a lack of dubstep in Durham and as a forum for us to play our music to like minded people. The interest of other djs meant that our nights now include drum ‘n’ bass and techno, as well as it’s dubstep roots.

How has Durham repsonded?
There is a small core of regular Absence goers, but compared to most other universities the scene in Durham is extremely small. It does seem to be growing, with nights like Twisted at the DSU, the various Subotica events and the new Fidget night offering an increasing variety of music, when a few years back there was reportedly very little.

How easy/diffcult is to organise the events?
The nights are fairly small and therefore aren’t too bad to organise, but there is still the same drive to try and make them successful, and the resulting stress involved in any night. The joint lending of equipment, records and the help setting up done by all the different djs and Absence goers make the whole atmosphere really great, and the nights very intimate. So thanks to everyone who DJs and everyone who comes!

You can find more information about upcoming events at www.absence-events.co.uk or search facebook for ABSENCE-EVENTS.