Artist of the Day: RAMADANMAN

Ramadanman will be in Boston in 2 days! Bassic booked him at Good Life down in da Chinatownz, and it couldn't be better timing. Not only is it FINALLY a weekend night show for some excellent dubstep, but Good Life has just recently renovated their space. I can't wait to see the new layout - I'm sure it will be magical.

Ramadanman comes from North London, and has just finished up university in Leeds. After seeing Mala (of Digital Mystikz fame) at London's #1 Dubstep night FWD>> (at Plastic People) in April 2006, he whipped up a few tracks, got them mastered at Transition and released them himself online.

Since then a slew of labels have smartly released his always proper tunes, including legendary SoulJazz, Tempa, Fabric, 2ndDrop, BareDubs, ApplePips and his own label started in 2007 with college buddies Pangaea & BenUFO, Hessle Audio.


Here's a vid from his April 2009 release of Humber (Apple Pips #5):




Here's some promo mixes that you should snag as well. Chock full of amazing tunes - most of them unreleased - these mixes will definitely stand the test of time.


Ramadanman - Exclusive Electronic Explorations Mix No. 16, 03.16.08

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Tracklist:
01. Pangaea - Antistatic (Ramadanman Remix) [Unreleased]
02. Pinch - Dr Carlson [Punch Drunk]
03. Ramadanman - Offal [Soul Jazz]
04. Pearson Sound - Dimes (Ramadanman Re-Edit) [Unreleased]
05. TRG - Generation (Breakage Remix) [Naked Lunch]
06. Quest - Arawak [Unreleased]
07. Untold - Walking Through Walls [Unreleased]
08. Ramadanman - Bidding War [Unreleased]
09. Ramadanman - Blimey [Hessle Audio]
10. Komonazmuk - Bad Apple [HENCH]
11. Headhunter - Royal Flush [Unreleased]
12. TRG - Put You Down (Ramadanman Refix) [Hessle Audio]
13. Martyn - All I Have Is Memories [Applepips]


Ramadanman - Hessle Audio Mix for RA, 01.09

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Tracklist:
01. Pangaea - Deviant [Hessle Audio]
02. Ramadanman - Offal [Soul Jazz]
03. Guido - Orchestral Lab [Punch Drunk]
04. Loefah - Rufage [DMZ]
05. TRG - Put You Down (Ramadanman Refix) [Hessle Audio]
06. Benga - Electro Scratch [Ringo]
07. 2562 - Hijack [3024]
08. Untold - Bones [Hemlock]
09. Ramadanman - Tak [Hessle Audio]
10. Compound One - Space Oddyssey [Unreleased]
11. TRG - Put You Down [Hessle Audio]
12. Benga - Back in the Day [Unreleased]
13. Shackleton - Massacre [Hotflush]
14. Ramadanman - Humber [Applepips]
15. TRG - Broken Heart (Martyn's DCM Remix) [Hessle Audio]
16. Joe - Rut [Hessle Audio]
17. Pearson Sound - Ex [Unreleased]
18. Joker - Do It [Unreleased]
19. Pangaea - Router [Hessle Audio]
20. Plastician - Death By Stereo [Rephlex]
21. Untold - I Can't Stop This Feeling [Unreleased]


Ramadanman - Pipscast 01, 04.09

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Tracklist:
01. Instra:mental - Leave It All Behind [Unreleased]
02. Efdemin - Acid Bells (Martyn’s Dark Mix) [Forthcoming Curle]
03. Pearson Sound - Wad [Unreleased]
04. Unknown - Untitled [Unreleased]
05. Peverelist - Bluez [Unreleased]
06. Ramadanman - Untitled [Unreleased]
07. Ramadanman - Untitled [Unreleased]
08. Scuba - Klinik [Forthcoming Hotflush]
09. Footsie - Unknown [White]
10. XI - Unfair [Unreleased]
11. Ramadanman - Old Thumbs [Unreleased]
12. Ramadanman - Revenue (Untold Remix) [Forthcoming 2nd Drop]
13. Blackdown - The Drumz of Shanghai [Unreleased]
14. Ludacris - What’s your fantasy [Major]
15. Untold - Flexible [Forthcoming Brainmath]
16. James Blake - Lack of Air and Thereof [Unreleased]
17. Riko - Ice Rink Vocal [Soul Jazz]
18. TRG - Time is now (Untold’s Jeep Riot Remix) [Unreleased]
19. Ramadanman & Appleblim - Justify [Unreleased]


Hope to see you at the show Friday at Good Life!!

Artist of the Day: Propa Tingz

Propa Tingz, aka BreakBeatBuddha, originally from the UK, now holds it down in the Bay Area. His style is described as, "a devious, bass-heavy blend of Breaks and glitched-out, Dancehall vibes for the Headz." He's collaborated with some big artists like KRS 1, Bassnectar, Busta Rhymes, Mala Rodriguez and Beenie Man. He's widely known as the pioneer of 'Glitch-Step' - a combo of Bay Area Hyphy, Dirty South Crunk, UK Bass and Glitch. Check out this vid from his last tour:


(yea, you should probably be tripping for full effect - but still nice vid)

Here's a couple tracks to get to know Propa Tingz:

Lil Wayne - A Milli [Propa Tingz ill tingz remix]

Now that there are 999 remixes of this song, I believe this makes 1,000 - and it's definitely one of the heaviest.

FreQ Nasty vs Propa Tingz - Peacemaker [dub]

This track was originally showcased on FreQ Nasty's FABRICLIVE.42 mix.


Here's the main attraction - another gem from Rob Booth's (aka Surgeon) awesome Electronic Explorations radio show - an exclusive Propa Tingz mix.

Propa Tingz - Electronic Explorations Exclusive Mix download


Tracklist:

01. Propa Tingz - Babylons Scared (the “16 Bit” Proply Scared Remix)
02. Food for Animals - Mutumbo (Raffertie’s Bigger Bass Remake)
03. 16 Bit - Chainsaw Calligraphy
04. Sukh Knight - Up in Smoke
05. Propa Tingz - PropaTingz”
06. d.i.m. - Is You (Jantsen Remix)
07. PropaTingz V Freq Nasty - Peacemaker
08. Buraka Som Sistema - Luanda Lisboa
09. Mr Oizo - Flat Beat (16 Bit Remix)
10. PropaTingz - Wickedest Sound
11. The Scarlet Harlots - Backlash (Rafferties Bigger Bass Remake)
12. Salva - American Grime
13. M.I.A. - Bird Flu VIP (PropaTingz Dirty South Rerub)
14. PropaTingz v Ric Ross Hustlers Concerto
15. KRS 1 & Heavy Weight Dub Champion - Rise (PropaTingz Glitch Step Remix)

Artist of the Day: Akira Kiteshi

From Last.fm, "Akira Kiteshi is Edinburgh based producer Tommy Forrest. His sound ranges from almost un-danceable wonk and glitch-hop to club bangers, dubstep and organic soundscapes."

That pretty much sums him up.

This guy is comin up big, and I wouldn't be surprised if he is a household name among djs by the end of the year. Gizmo turned me onto him a week or two ago with one of his recent singles on Black Acre Records called 'Pinball' - which is ILL.

buy the Pinball/Noglitch 12"



The main excitement for me though is Akira Kiteshi's exclusive mix for Electronic Explorations (show 071, 04.02.09), Rob Booth's (aka Surgeon) fantastic radio show. The mix is called 'Chive Hunny and the Plaster Fixers Bukakke Special'.

download Akira Kiteshi's Electronic Explorations Mix

Tracklist:
01 - EPROM - Bubbles - [dubplate]
02 - Vibesquad - GroundScore - [dubplate]
03 - Bassnectar - Kick It Up (Remix) - [dubplate]
04 - Beastie Boys - Intergalactic [accapella]
05 - Akira Kiteshi - Boom N Pow [dubplate]
06 - Tag Team - Whoomph There It Is [accapella]
07 - Reso - Busted Crunk [dubplate]
08 - Akira Kiteshi - Hells Teeth - [dubplate]
09 - Bassnectar & Akira Kiteshi - ITza Bouta Git Hektic/Beet Tu - [dubplate]
10 - EPROM - Humanoid - [dubplate]
11 - Akira Kiteshi - Ulysses31 - [dubplate]
12 - Starkey - Guttermusic - [Keysound]
13 - FFA - Mutumbo (Raffertie Bigg Sizzip Bass Remake) - [dubplate]
14 - 16Bit - Flat Beat - [Dub & Run]
15 - Zomby - Spliff Dub (accapella]
16 - DZ - Game Over (A.K pixelated re-rub) - [dubplate]
17 - Reso - If You Can’t Beat Em - [Civil Music]
18 - The Rogue Element - The Hive (Raffertie’s SWARM Remix) - [dubplate]
19 - Rustie - Zig Zag - [Wireblock]
20 - Emalky - Explicit - [Dub Police]
21 - Akira Kiteshi - Untitled - [dubplate]
22 - Starkey - Murderous Words - [Dubplate]
23 - Cardopusher - Homeless (Quarta 330 rmx) - [Hyperdub]
24 - Moves!!! - All Skate - [Dress to Sweat]
25 - Jeff Mills - The Bells - [Purpose Maker]
26 - Loops Haunt - Roll Doom - [dubplate]
27 - PROPA TINGZ (featuring DAKINI) - Babylons Scared (16Bit Remix) - [dubplate]
28 - DZ - AWOL - [dubplate]

KITESHIII!!!!!!!! OH gosh