YES Lab: “DnB & Jungle History 1994-2024”
30 years of DnB and Jungle history await you on our second floor, the YES Lab. Three generations of DJs who will guide you through the night and time. If you know the three of them, you won’t want to miss the evening, and if you don’t know DnB/jungle history, the three of them will make you a part of it.
– ppVOLTRON aka The Saint972 (BS)
A veteran of the scene, active since the 90s, with releases on renowned UK labels and on the first Swiss Jungle & DnB label Boogie Man Records (1998). Support from the Metalheadz DJs, LTJ Bukem and the BBC, including appearances in London.
– Sueshi (BS)
She has been behind the decks for a good 20 years and embodies the second generation of the DnB scene. She is an integral part of the Basel scene and as a DJ is part of the Density Crew with the legendary radio show of the same name “Density” on Radio X.
– MoveMental (BS)
MoveMental is one of the youngest generation of DJs, but has been involved for ten years. He brings a breath of fresh air, the sound of the young and wild. He is also known for his “Density” show on Radio X and numerous club gigs at Mute, Streetparade and Sommercasino.
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YES Culture is not easy to explain.
Music label? Event label? Fashion line? Magazine? Music, art and culture platform? Promotion of newcomers – both young and young at heart?
To all this YES!
Venue
In the summer of 2023, Samuel Jaggi and Daniel Wagmann approached the people in charge at AZ Medienhaus AG and the impossible became possible. A building application was submitted at breakneck speed and the planning of the realization was started. Shortly before it was no longer believed to be feasible, the Solothurn municipal building authority issued the building permit in June 2024. In a very intensive construction phase, the premises were transformed into the “Druckerei” club by countless volunteers. The rooms of the old building are characterized by their industrial and brutalist architecture.
The large floor, known as the Rollenlager, offers space for over 300 people and, with its archaic, square concrete columns, has the charm of a Berlin techno bunker – or a cathedral of music. A long bar supplies thirsty guests with drinks and the Seeburg four-point sound system with twelve 21-inch loudspeakers and a total output of over 60,000 watts makes every last bone vibrate.
The small floor, our pressing plant crumples you up and spits you out again. The 150-person floor is as black as night and purist. But the Presswerk has nothing to hide in terms of surface-to-watt ratio. The vintage JBL Soundpower 4-point sound system with 20,000 watts of peak power and a mighty wall of bass generates overpowering energy.