FreakNight 2008: Where Are They Now?

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A focus on the heavier side of dance music, the one with all the bass, took place at Arena 02 at FreakNight XII. With such a focus, it was no mistake headlining the stage with drum & bass legend Andy C. The RAM Records co-founder plays a huge role in the health and livelihood of drum & bass, one of the few dance music sub-genres yet to catch-on in the United States. Across the pond, it’s a different story. The British artist, who’s been releasing tunes since 1993, has released two more volumes of his Nightlife mix series since his most recent FreakNight performance. He’s also made his way out to The Gorge a couple of times since FreakNight XII, showing off his one-of-a-kind DJing skills at Paradiso 2013 and 2014.

Going solo shortly after featuring at FreakNight in 2008, Kraddy has continued to make music and tour, but at a slower pace than his former group-mates. One of the founding members of The Glitch Mob in 2006, Kraddy’s solo success in 2008 pushed him to test the waters as a solo artist. He’s released several works, with his latest album coming in 2014, entitled Be A Light. We haven’t seen much of Kraddy in the Northwest since FreakNight 2008, but he did perform alongside Mimosa at the Showbox in 2014.

DJ Icey, also known as Eddie Pappa, played a huge role in the growth of dance music in the south (Florida, in particular) throughout the 1990s. His incredibly massive discography, which dabbles in breaks, funk, progressive, trance, and more, has added four albums to it’s total since FreakNight 2008. Making his FreakNight debut in 2004, DJ Icey made his long-awaited Northwest-return at Foundation Nightclub in 2014.

FreakNight will always hold a special place in the Northwest dance music scene, and it’s lineups like FreakNight 2008 that remind us why that’s the case. Let us know if you’ll be at FreakNight 2015 this fall, and if you were at FreakNight XII in 2008! Comment below, on Facebook, or reply on Twitter!