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Nearly five years ago at Boogaloo, a semi-obscure but well-appointed club nestled beneath the<br />
Marcy J/M/Z stop in Brooklyn, Trouble & Bass was born. A new night started by enterprising<br />
young DJ/producers Drop the Lime and Star Eyes, it was a devotional to the heftiest thumpers<br />
on the low end of the bass cabinet and shrouded in mystery and intrigue, a night lurker’s oasis.<br />
Word about the party spread through flyers and word of mouth.<br />
It was after-hours, of course, and like any untamed rave in the urban jungle, kind of raw at<br />
first. “We didn’t realize it was some crazy spot where off-duty cops with guns at the door would<br />
frisk you down,” says Drop the Lime with a laugh. “It was just madness, but we packed it out.<br />
There were times where we had a line down the block, but the place only held like 150 people.<br />
One time, we teamed up with [NY promoter] Todd P, and at the end of the night, he’s arguing<br />
with the promoters and the promoter’s like, pulling out a gun. That craziness really got us<br />
started in a more roots, down-to-earth way.”<br />
Wild times for sure, but there was so much more to come beyond their baby days. Boogaloo<br />
is no more and, meanwhile, Trouble & Bass has spread its rugged gospel, now becoming a<br />
crew internationally known as the “Heavy Bass Champions of the World.” Having expanded to<br />
include core members the Captain and AC Slater, plus other DJ/producers on the come-up,<br />
they’ve gone from scrappy party promoters to dance icons—mining, creating and releasing<br />
some of the most innovative woofer-loving music across the globe. Most importantly, they’ve<br />
helped define and congeal the New York party sound, one that’s not so specific aesthetically<br />
but is bound together by the same unhinged energy of their first events.
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