BLAST FROM THE PAST -- Ms. Dynamite

If you don't remember Ms. Dynamite, then check this. Back in 2002, she came out with a few semi-hits that rocked UK and European pop charts and resonated loudly in the up and coming UK garage scene. Here is the hit that grew highest on the charts:

Ms. Dynamite - Miss Dy-Na-Mi-Tee


She continued to make music with the garage scene including these two dope tracks with Sticky:

Sticky feat. Ms. Dynamite - Boo


Sticky feat. Ms. Dynamite - Bad Gyal (Radio Rip)


Later, she encountered some legal trouble in 2006 and kind of disappeared from the limelight for a while (except for some TV appearances). That was, until I saw this:



Now after some research it seems as if she's venturing into the dubstep world, and I wouldn't be surprised to see her featured with some of the best in the near future ;)

The Nextmen feat. Ms. Dynamite & Andy Cato - Lion's Den

Oneman - Fall For Autumn Mix 2009

Talented UK DJ Oneman supplied XLR8R with a crispy crafted mix best described in its name. Summer's coming to an end, the frequency of festivals and outdoor parties is slowly going down. Enjoy what's left of it, wrap up and then go inside cuz that's where it's happening now. This chill mix is for those that really still want to sit outside when the party is over or someplace else.
Features fresh tracks by some of the UK's most sought after artists, including Skream, Zomby, Mala, Scuba, D1 and others.

Get the mix here.

Footage from Benga & Skream @ Trouble & Bass 3rd Anniversary Show @ La Poisson Rouge, NYC 09.19.09

If you ever get a chance to catch this duo, drop everything and do it. One of the best shows I've seen in a looooonngg time. Drop the Lime, AC Slater, and the rest of the Trouble & Bass crew... BIG. UPS.

One of those weekends that eats your whole paycheck

Thursday Sept 17th - BENGA
@ Harper's Ferry - $15, 18+ 8pm
(hopefully this is the real show, bc his myspace says he's in Champaign IL haha!)


Friday Sept 18th - WOLFGANG GARTNER
@ Webster Hall in NYC - $1 before midnight, $1 drinks before midnight!! You need to RSVP for that price though. 19+ 10pm


Saturday Sept 19th - BENGA & SKREAM & DROP THE LIME & AC SLATER & STAR EYES & THE CAPTAIN
@ La Poisson Rouge in NYC - $15, $20 at door, 11pm 21+


If ur not all over this then ur stoopid

Like New York City? Four Tour Dates Not To Miss

Friday, September 4th
Warp20 - A Celebration of Warp Records and Two Decades of Music and Film
BATTLES, !!!, FLYING LOTUS, PIVOT
@ Terminal 5, $27.50


Saturday, September 19th
Trouble & Bass 3rd Anniversary Show
BENGA & SKREAM and the TROUBLE & BASS CREW (DROP THE LIME, AC SLATER, STAR EYES, THE CAPTAIN)
@ Le Poisson Rouge, $12


Monday, September 28
Deep Space NYC
DJ FRANCOIS K., MALA (of Digital Mystikz)
@ Cielo


Saturday, October 10th
HARD NYC
CROOKERS, MAJOR LAZER, RUSKO, JACK BEATS, DESTRUCTO
@ Terminal 5, $30

If anyone else knows of some do-not-miss shows, NYC or Boston, please add comment below

Wawawappwapp

Here's a cool short bbc documentary about the origins of dubstep and what makes it so unique. Features interviews with some of the scenes big names, like Kode 9 and Skream. The clip was made around the time the genre became hugely popular in the UK and has some of its solid insiders explaining the phenomenon behind it.



A few classics mentioned in the vid:

Skream - 0800 Dub



Skream - Midnight Request Line

right click to download

Kode 9 & Spaceape - Nine Samurai

Projekt Festival

The Summer Solstice Projekt Music and Arts Festival

All I need to say is Benga & Skream - Thursday June 18th. Who cares if it's in rural Maryland - it's their only stop on the East Coast (only other stop in the US is in San Fran on the 19th). Spinning together or back to back, I don't care. I WILL be there...oh yes, I WILL be there.

At first glance, this looks like a semi-weak festival other than these two heavy-hitters of dubstep on Thurs nite. But Leon Sonkin, Shpongle, Conspirator, The Egg and many more will also be there, as well as a live painting exhibit from the artist Alex Grey - scope out some of his work on google images.

The tix are pretty damn cheap, $105 for a 3-day fest. And who doesn't like summer camping?


Tunes to persuade:

Skream - Midnight Request Line


Skream - Blue Eyez


Skream - Oskilatah


Buraka Som Sistema & Skream - Blipstream


12th Planet - Control [feat. Emu] [Skream remix]


La Roux - In for the Kill [Skream let's get ravey mix]


Benga - 26 Basslines


Benga - E-Trips


Benga - Crunked Up


Benga - Night [feat. Coki]


Leon Sonkin - Live at Silk City Diner 05.25.08



Even better, some vids to wheedle:

Artist of the Day: Caspa

Caspa is easily one of my favorite dubstep artists. His tracks to date are the epitome of bass-heavy dubstep dance tunes.

He's a young producer straight outta West London. Apparently he used to be really good at basketball or something... but then he hurt himself and bought some turntables. I'm sorry Caspa, but I'm really glad that happened.

His new release Everybody's Talking, Nobody's Listening just came out last week, and you should really buy it. It's got a lot of featured vocalists, which is a pretty new aspect for Caspa's original tracks. And they are all amazing.


Here's a couple of previews from the album:






Also, here's some of my other favorites:

'TC - Where's My Money [Caspa remix]'
This remix, out on D-Style's Where's My Money [Caspa remix]/Tron 12", blew up last year - it's surely one of 2008's anthems


'Caspa - My Pet Monster'
This is another banger, out on Caspa's Floor Dem/My Pet Monster release with Digital Soundboy


'Caspa - Born To Do It'
This track opens Caspa & Rusko's Fabric Live 37, which marked dubstep's first appearance into Fabric's prestigious DJ mix series


'Caspa & Rusko - Bread Get Bun'
I just stumbled across this track, and it's pretty tight. Caspa & Rusko are both solo artists, but they often collaborate and perform together. This track is from Aquatic Lab's Bread Get Bun/King George release


'Caspa - Cockney Flute [Rusko remix]'
This one's not really a Caspa finished product, it's Rusko's remix...but who cares. It's from the Dub Police (Caspa's 2nd of 3 labels) release, Acton Dread/Cockney Flute [remix]



'Caspa - Fabric Promotional Mix'
This last one is a 25-minute mini-mix Caspa gave to us back in October of '08 to promote Dub Police's Room 3 takeover at Fabric in London on Halloween

download Caspa's Fabric Promo Mix

Tracklist:
1. Caspa - My Pet Monster (Digital Sound Boy)
2. Klaxtons - Its Not Over [Skream remix]
3. Rusko - Mr Muscle (Sub Soldiers)
4. Caspa - Louder VIP (Sub Soldiers)
5. Caspa - Floor Them (Digital Sound Boy)
6. Emalkay - Explicit (Dub Police)
7. Sub Scape - Transaction (Dub Police)
8. The Others - Africa VIP (Dub Police)
9. Unitz - Wait a Minute (Dub Police)
10. Rusko - Jahova (Sub Soldiers)
11. Caspa - The Terminator (Sub Soldiers)
12. TC - Where’s My Money [Caspa remix] (Dstyle}
13. Skream - Fick (Tempa)



If you're interested in hearing him spin live (seeing how he isn't coming to the States anytime soon), you can check out his weekly radio show on Rinse.fm. Here's the Rinse.fm April Schedule - Caspa's show is every Wednesday 11p-1a, which I think means we can hear it at 6p here in the states (EST).

I also highly encourage you to buy some Caspa 12s