These are the life and times (in 12 volumes of pictures and mixed media) of our various and beloved crew members, who have accomplished so much with us over the decades, that we've all become more than mere friends, but consider each other now as "bass-fam(ily)".
"We're (basically) the 'STAR WARS' of our party scene!"
-MJ Darling
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VOLUME: 1
ANOM!LE/24Elderz/Soulchild Music/Majik City Junglists Alliance
ERA: 1996-1999
Crew Founder, MJ, and the gang records first Hip-Hop collection, and joins the local Hip-Hop, and EDM/rave DJ community.
FEATURING:
- Picnic (Majik City Junglists, Morris, AL)
- The Cueball (B'ham, AL)
- ANOM!LE Kru
- Supreme And The EARGASM (B'ham, AL)
- Episode (Star Wars: Episode I Premier Afterparty, B'ham, AL)
- The Bad Seed (5 Points South B'ham, AL)
- Insomniax (The Atrium, ATL, GA)
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VOLUME: 2
The ANOMILE/Rocksolid Alliance (Part 1 of 2)
ERA: 2000-2004
A seemingly unlikely friendship forms between local Punk, Metal, Hip-Hop, and Band kidz resulting in an "in your face" EDM DJ crew with a knack for badassery, and a kick-ass message of Love in their music.
FEATURING:
- Palais Royale (Rocksol!d HQ, Southside Valley, B'ham, AL)
- Takin' It Back!!! (The Cueball, B'ham, AL)
- Calling All Headz (5 Points Music Hall, B'ham, AL)
- Maiden Voyage (Barnstormers, Huntsville, AL)
- Faded (Mindgames, 5 Points South B'ham, AL)
- Transcend (Sloss Furnaces, B'ham, AL)
- The Never Ending "After-"Party (LowKey, Sloss Furnaces/The Warehouse, B'ham, AL)
- Re-Birthday I (Sakura Japanese, 5 Points South B'ham, AL)
- The Harmony Network Events (Assagio's, 5 Points South B'ham, AL)
- The Eargasm 2.0 (High Note/Rockin' Horse, B'ham, AL)
- The Blue House (Southside Valley, B'ham, AL)
- Love N' War: A Drum N' Bass DJ Battle (Assagio's, 5 Points South B'ham, AL)
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VOLUME: 3
The ANOMILE/Rocksolid Alliance (Part 2 of 2)
ERA: 2005-2008
A once-shattered alliance is rebuilt better than ever, and the city rejoiced.
FEATURING:
- Paul's Boutique (Rock House Italian, B'ham, AL)
- Southern Ink Tattoos (5 Points South B'ham, AL)
- Grown Folks Show (Base Camp, 5 Points South B'ham, AL)
- The Girlz of ANOM!LE/Rocksol!d
- OPX - Tales Of The Southern Cross
- Heartbreaker 7 (B'ham, AL)
- THE Aristocrat (ANOM!LE HQ, B'ham, AL)
- Vintage Hip-Hop Wednesdays & Status Quo (Base Camp And Club Red, 5 Points South B'ham, AL)
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VOLUME: 4
ANOMILE/Pangea's Muse Alliance, And Sleep When You're Dead
ERA: 2008-2009
MJ teams up with bawdy Boston burlesque dancer to co-produce Alabama's premier "body-positive/No Nudity" Burlesque troupe, The Magick City Sirens.
It would seem they all were on the verge of becoming another grand conglomerate, but their world would eventually be rocked with a string of sudden tragedies in rapid succession.
FEATURING:
- T!ts For Tots (Matthew's Bar & Grill, B'ham, AL)
- Black Hearts Ball (Matthew's Bar & Grill, B'ham, AL)
- Imagicon Afterparty 2009 (BJCC, B'ham, AL)
- A Midnight Summer's Dream (Matthew's Bar & Grill, B'ham, AL)
- Prom Of Doom (Matthew's Bar & Grill, B'ham, AL)
- All Hallow's (Matthew's Bar & Grill, B'ham, AL)
- Chris Artificial Memorial (Matthew's Bar & Grill, B'ham, AL)
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VOLUME: 5
ANOMILE/Pangea's Muse Alliance, And The Spaceship Thingy
ERA: 2010-2011
In the wake of SWYD's last bitter-sweet season, MJ works tirelessly to create another series dedicated to the joy of Life, after co-producing one that brought so much pain and death.
The team readily awaits, but has no idea what to make of the coming new agenda.
FEATURING:
- A Night In Metropolis: Imagicon Afterparty 2010 (BJCC, B'ham, AL)
- STARSH!P: Seraph M - Master Class
- The Penthouse (ANOM!LE HQ, Southside B'ham AL)
- Glamouresque (Al's, B'ham AL)
- Halloween 2010 (Rojo's, Southside B'ham, AL)
- Seraph M Rises
- THX/Thanksgiving 2010 (At The Harmony Network And ANOM!LE/STARSHIP HQ)
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VOLUME: 6
The ANOMILE/Buglove Alliance, And Building A STARSHIP
ERA: 2011-2013
A long-lost crewmate returns, ushering in an era of Love, creative evolution, old reunions, and new alliances, amidst the devastating news of a tragic loss.
FEATURING:
- David Becomes DJ Daywalker
- Buglove And Renaissance's Return
- Bugsy Goes To Work
- Setup Saturdays (DJ Set-up/Skirmish At Buglove HQ, Irondale. AL)
- Nekk!d Sushi: Birthday Binge (Sekisui Pacific Rim, 5 Points South B'ham, AL)
- Sonic Booms
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VOLUME: 7
The ANOMILE/Buglove Alliance, And The Summer Beats
ERA: 2011-2013
Our state's "bass-fam" spends the Summer reuniting, bonding, and celebrating with beats at several of our B'ham city parks.
FEATURING:
- Sundaze (B'ham, AL)
- Mary Helen's Birthday On Smith Lake, 2012
- July 4th 2012 At The Harmony Network (Southside B'ham, AL)
- K-Day (Chris Art!ficial Memorial Reunion, 2012, B'ham, AL)
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VOLUME: 8
The ANOMILE/Buglove Alliance, And The STARSHIP Launch
ERA: 2011-2013
After a long season of preparation, the crew produces a bevy of ambitious dance party cereals, and events, recruiting yet another generation of creative crewmates in the process.
FEATURING:
- Awakenings (High Note/Rockin' Horse Lounge, Southside B'ham, AL)
- The Snacks (B'ham, AL)
- Cobain-Con (Annual Cobain Patterson Birthday Bash) 2012
- STARSH!P Training
- XANADU (High Note/Rockin' Horse Lounge, Southside B'ham, AL)
- Humpday Hangout (Film Club/EDM Weekly At High Note/Rockin' Horse Lounge, Southside B'ham, AL)
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VOLUME: 9
The ANOMILE/Buglove Alliance; Departures
ERA: 2014-2016
The various members and partners of ANOMILE part ways to take on other (professional, personal, family, etc.) endeavors that pull them away from each other's company; even so, the crew commits to remain close.
FEATURING:
- Pensacola Beach, FL 2014
- K-Day (Chris Art!ficial Memorial Reunion 2014, Shelby County Airfield, B'ham, AL)
- Mary Helen's Birthday On Smith Lake, 2014
- Mary Helen Shoots MJ
- Bro-Time With Matt, 2014 (Alabama Race Course, B'ham, AL/Forest Park Golf Course, Southside B'ham, AL)
- ANOM!LE Kru Co-Founder Denise Ann "D@/D.A.T./Data" Passes Away
- The God-Kidz
- Neon Electric (At Trim Tab Brewing Company & Iron City, B'ham, AL)
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VOLUME: 10
The ANOMILE/STARSHIP Union, And The New Orleans Connection
ERA: 2016-2018
When a "punk-rock girl"/ex-castmate becomes convinced to take back control of her own creative life, she in-turn teaches MJ to steal-away from his own hometown, and introduces him to the bustling and 'hustling' beauty of "The Big Easy".
FEATURING:
- Parkbeats (Avondale Park, B'ham, AL)
- Darth MJ
- NOLA With Bass-Fam 2015-2017 (A Mardi Gras Seasonal Compilation, New Orleans, LA)
- Annual Krewe Of Choktaw Parade (New Orleans, LA)
- The French Quarter (New Orleans, LA)
- Super Sunday And The Mardi Gras Indians (New Orleans, LA)
- NOLA Bombshells Premier At The Annual Krewe Of Choktaw Parade (New Orleans, LA)
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VOLUME: 11
The ANOMILE/STARSHIP Union; Breaking Out
ERA: 2018-2020
During the merger of ANOMILE/STARSHIP into a brand new company, MJ steps down as its premier event DJ, until a tenacious crewmate from seasons' past takes the crew banner into his own lands, and runs with it like crazy.
FEATURING:
- STARSH!P And ANOM!LE Merge
- Nerves Baddington - Let It Bang (Original Music Video Shoot, 2017, Regions Field, B'ham, AL)
- MJ Darling - The Love Dimension (LP)
- PJ's Easter 2017
- Clemanzo Runs The Ball (Barra Huqqa, Montgomery, AL)
- Aquarius (Barra Huqqa, Montgomery, AL)
- Secret Stages 2018 (Downtown, B'ham, AL)
- Trim Tab Brewing Company (Downtown, B'ham, AL)
- Pushing Boundaries (Exploring The Artisan/Maker's Market)
- Making A Name (The Branding of MJ Darling)
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