Pangaea

Pangaea is one of 3 who run Hessle Audio (along with Ramadanman & Ben UFO), one of my favorite labels in the UK. They've now put out 12 amazing releases, including their own stuff as well as material from Untold, TRG, Joe and James Blake. 3 of those 12 releases have been Pangaea's own, and in the line of downtempo and mellow dubstep (and even reaching over the aisle into techno), these tracks are no less than amazing.

'Router,' 'Bear Witness,' 'Memories,' 'I Can't Stop This Feeling [Pangaea remix]' and 'Why' seem the most solid of Pangaea originals, however since there really aren't that many in total, it wouldn't hurt to post the entirety of Pangaea's discog chronologically.

Coiled (Hessle Audio 02, Nov 2007)

Pangaea - Coiled

Pangaea - Nest

Pangaea - Deviant

You & I (Hessle Audio 06, Oct 2008)

Pangaea - You & I

Pangaea - Router

Bear Witness (Hotflush2 05, Mar 2009)

Pangaea - Bear Witness

Pangaea - Mosaix

Memories (Self-Released, Jul 2009)

Pangaea - Memories

Stop What You're Doing/I Can't Stop This Feeling (Remixes) (Hemlock 06, Nov 2009)

Untold - I Can't Stop This Feeling [Pangaea remix]

Pangaea EP (Hessle Audio 10, Jan 2010)

Here's a decent review of this release on the FACT Mag site.

Pangaea - Why

Pangaea - Sunset Yellow

Pangaea - 5-HTP

Pangaea - Neurons

Pangaea - Dead Living

Pangaea - Because of You

TRG - Missed Calls EP

This is a release that keeps growing on me as time goes on. It's not often that you find an EP whose entirety of tracks is so high in quality. This EP came out in 2008 on Subway Records and Gizmo picked it up at Toolbox Records in Paris in 2009, so I found it relatively late in the game. But I guess that speaks for the quality of the doublepack - diverse, groovy and just plain fucking CRASSSS. It will be just as great 15 years from now. Here's all 6 tracks to peep...and please just buy the thing here if you don't already own eet

01 TRG - Missed Calls


02 Drum Tribe


03 Ghetto Romance


04 Resistance Break


05 Feel For You


06 Hoods Up

This is an epic closer track, pulling in the dubstep banger for the end




TRG [discography] [blog] is from Eastern Europe (Bucharest, Romania). He was just in New York City in mid February for the Unsound Festival with 2562, Untold, Pole, Faulty DL and Dave Q (among others) [why the fuuuuck did i have to miss that] and he'll be touring around the UK for a minute in March. He had some phatty mixes for FACT and Electronic Explorations, and has releases out on Mad Decent [forthcoming], Audio Phreaks, Hessle Audio, Tempa, Hotflush, Tube 10, Soul Motive and Immerse Records. Here's a mix to leave you wit:

Cosmin TRG - Arctic City Mix, 12.2009

download

Tracklist:

1. Lone – The Twilight Switch
2. Nosaj Thing – Quest
3. Flying Lotus ft Andreya – Tea Leaf Dancers
4. DJ Bootsie – Mosquito Dance
5. Bibio – Fire Ant
6. Mike Slott – Snow Birds
7. Ras G – Spacewayz
8. Heralds of Change – Sittin on the Side
9. Bullion – Young Heartache
10. Cosmin TRG – Masterplan
11. Cosmin TRG – Modern Tribes
12. Lone – Love Heads
13. Cosmin TRG – Space Station Riot
14. Boards of Canada – Telephasic Workshop
15. Cosmin TRG – UFO Interlude

Wu-Tang: Enter The Dubstep

Wu-Tang Meets The Indie Culture Vol.2: Enter The Dubstep [buy]

Been meaning to post this for a while. Great compilation out on iHipHop/FrankRadio late last year showcasing the best of Wu-Tang rap over the best of dupstep's dirtier-side producers. Although some of the album is a bit shove-gravel-in-your-face 'ardcore overboard underproduced dubstep, most of it is bad ASSSSS. Here's some of me favs:

Lord Jamar & RZA - Deep Space [Jay Da Flex & Yoof remix]


Casual - Think Differently [Hellfire Machina remix]


U-God & Method Man - Wu-Tang [DZ remix]


GZA & Justice Kareem - Cinema [Chimpo remix]

creepiest song Evar

Method Man, U-God & Prodigal Sunn - Love Don't Cost (A Thing) / Still Grimey (Nebulla & Dore remixes]


Bronze Nazareth, Kevlaar 7 & Phillie - New Year Banga [Rogue Star remix]


Wu-Tang Clan - Alphabets [Dakimh instrumental remix]


Son One - Now Or Never [Parson remix]


GZA, Masta Killa, RZA, Ghostface Killah & Ka - Pencil / My Piano / Firehouse [Soroka remixes]

TRUMPETTTT


and best one for last:

Bronze Nazareth, Solomon Childs & Byata - Street Corners [Scuba scythe remix]



GANGSTA, GANGSTA, UHHHHHHHH

Artist of the Day: N-Type

Rinse.fm is coming out with Volume 9 of their killer exclusive mix series, with South London dubslinger N-Type (Mark Newton). Rinse recently did this thing on their blog where they asked people to send in questions to N-Type, and he will pick his favorite 15 and answer them. So, I'm stealing his 15 Q&A's from the Rinse blog because they're hilarious! Check it:

“If you could be any mixture of two animals which ones would you be and why? - Calum”

I would be part Pterordactyl (I know it’s extinct but it’s better than saying i’d be half bird ‘cos that’s sounds like I wanna be a cross dresser! lol!) Flying would definitely be very Decent!
I kind of like the idea of Dinosaurs cos they are gangsta, but i couldn’t be a Tyrannosaurus ‘cos their arms are too short so i wouldn’t be able to mix. Fuck being anything in the sea! God only knows whats down there in the depths!
I could say fuck it… ill be a Shark! but have u seen those massi’ve fucking giant squids! that could take out a shark easy I swear! They got beaks! Big fucking beaks! Filth! Keep your tentacles to yourself mate!
Erm I reckon I would have to be something with strong legs so I could be agile, erm, can i be three animals? Fuck it I’m gonna be 3!
I’ll have the face and legs of a tiger cos they are quite fast on land and they look cool, but if it goes off they draw for the war face! I would say ill have the arms of an Orangutan cos they are long and can swing from tree to tree but they are quite hairy so i would look a bit of a freak!
I’ll definately have the body of an Armadillo cos they have that natual armour which would protect me if i had a crash landing when i was flying about. You know what, I’ll have some Gorilla arms cos they are stronger than Orangutan but have hands similar to ours so i would still be able to mix.
Is that 4 animals?

“What up N-type, i’m from San Francisco, California. I listen to your Rinse shows nonstop while I’m out skating or at the arcade playing Street Fighter 4….that leads me to this question who is your best/favorite Street fighter 4 character? Second one for double points. Also, when are you gonna start labeling your white labels so you can remember the tracks titles? Your memory is almost as bad as mine….. Much respect and keep melting the decks with your madhouse spinning - pezdspnzr”

Right I got to be honest wid ya, my street fighter skills aren’t what they used to be! Back in the day i used to be able to smash it with nearly all the characters, my favorites were Ken, E Honda, Vega, Balrog, Blanka, Dhalsim. I bought Street fighter 4 as soon as it come out but I haven’t had much time to play and i cant remember all the special moves. I love all the new combos and ultras! That is gangsta! But the only character I’m decent at any more is still Ken! I can bus all his moves easy! Ken is better than Ryu! Ryu is a fassy. He reminds me of some wasteman from a boy band or something! If Ryu was real he would probably be next on Jordan’s hit list. As for labelling my dubs and white labels correctly i think fuck it Its more fun making up names! I think the most important thing is the artist gets the big ups for the chune! I cut so much i cant be bothered to remember names - it’s all about the music not what its called.

“Did you sell your hair for vinyl? - Monstaman”

Yes who needs hair when you got bare dubplates! Hmm if that was true each strand would have to be made of gold! lol! The floor in my bedroom started bowing because of all the weight of dubs and vinyl, i’ve had to distribute them around the house in boxes now so the bloody ceiling didn’t fall in.

Anyways as for hair, I’ve got the original Pub cut hairstyle! Sometimes i think I wouldn’t mind little a swavy cut but I reckon I would always end up going back to the good old Pub stylie! Loads of us lot from Croydon look like pub locals! When you walk in Croydub some of the original Pubstep selectors would have to be Beezy (his dad even owns a pub), Hatcha, Pokes, Skream, Chefal, Walsh, JJ Lewis, Plastic Ian, Benny Ill (he used to have long hair like a rockstar but now he has got a pub cut as well! Go on Benny! Well in son!) Babysham, Hijak, Loefah, Artwork, Cluekid, Distance, Coki, Mala, Cyrus, Ah and not forgetting Benga the Russian… he is swaved up to the bollox and has got more hair than all of us lot put together but gi’ve him a vodka and the pub shines through! Blatant Pubsteppers! Also loads of us have all got BMW’s but we don’t get in them after the public house! No No No! Not on your nolly mate!

“What was your favourite show on rinse.fm joke wise?! - david”

Chefal is the funniest geeza on Rinse! His laugh is the best thing i’ve ever heard!

“We’re sending our demo tunes to different djs/producers and labels. Myspace player, soundcloud and sendspace… but generally they even don’t check it as I can see no increasing downloads or even views. Can you gi’ve any advice to newcomers how to make labels to check their stuff? - minikin”

Ok, this for me is the first step in establishing you as a new producer and getting your tracks out to the big DJ’s. I have found through personal experience the best way to get your tracks to me is to present what you think are your biggest tracks in a short message on myspace with a couple of download links. Try to present a couple of tracks in the first mail, it doesn’t need to be loads as if I’m feeling a couple of them i will definitely hit you up for more. Don’t forget to add them to your music player on your myspace page, this means i can quickly check the tracks on the music player before having to go through the download process. If i like the tracks i will download them from the links and contact you regarding other tracks.
Its best to present a small amount of tracks with good quality rather than loads of shit.


“When was the last time you followed through? - Will”

OOh yer mate! Do it all the time! lol! You know what i say… Whats the point in doing something half hearted, u might aswell gi’ve it your all! lol!

“If you had to choose, would you rather have four arms (two normal arms plus two arms for legs) or four legs (two normal legs plus two legs for arms)? considering if you had four legs you could gallop. - ficks”

4 arms man! it would be tricky wiggling the pitch with my big toe! Also say if you got verrucas on your feet hands! it would be painfull and look minging! With 4 arms you could do the sickest mixing and back flips and shit!

“Worst memory that you have from when you first started djing? - DJ_Aaja”

Well this is in the early days of when i was a bedroom DJ. They threw a DJ competition at a local pub in Redhill where you had to do like a 20 min set of what ever music u like. I was playing Jungle / DnB and I had been practising for a while on my first decks… Some shitty belt dri’ve Kam decks! I thought “yer man I’ve got the hang of this” so i entered the competition. When i got there they had Technics decks. I had never mixed on them before and got up to do my set. Fuck me talk about galloping horses! Jesus Christ! I was clanger banging it up hard! I sounded like I had just got up there and had my first ever go at DJing… I suppose i had really lol! The way technics work felt completely different to the belt dri’ve shit outs i had at home! After that complete embarrassment I went home and got some direct dri’ve sound labs, they were complete Bo-lax as well so saved for a while and bought my first pair of Technics 1210’s. Then I never looked back!

“What does N-type mean? Are you a semiconductor? - Stephen”

It was a coincidence that N-Type is actually a semiconductor. lol! If you read the explanation of N-Type it could almost be translated into the basis of a DJ! N-Type actually means New - Type. My surname is Newton so everyone used to call me DJ Newton or N. As my DJing developed, I played at loads of parties for friends etc and people saw me play and used to say I had a loads of new tunes (cos i used to spend half my life in record shops such as Big apple Records and Wax city in Croydon) with a new type of style, so people called me Mark Newtype so for short.. N-Type.

“What set up do you produce on? - ingo”

I got a MAC PRO: 2 x 2.66ghz Dual Core with 7GB ram. Logic & Reason rewired. Loads of plugins, Monitors, Keyboard and small mixer.

“What do your parents think of your career choice? Have they ever come out to see you play? - Paul”

Hahaha well at first they were like “Don’t gi’ve up your day job”!
I went to Uni and did a Degree in Graphics. When i left I went straight into a Graphics job which kept me busy for a few years. When i was at college and Uni I had more time to make music, as soon as I was working full time and DJing round the world, I hardly had much time to build riddems. My job became more demanding and I found that it was taking away from my studio time, hence i went quiet on the production front for a while. I felt that it was hard to spread my concentration between two things and i didn’t want to miss this massi’ve opportunity. My boss was very understanding and always wanted the best for me so I decided to say thanks and leave and follow my dream.
My mum n dad haven’t seen me play out yet but they have watched videos on YouTube and show their friends so they must be proud. They can come to a gig whenever they want I don’t mind, my brother Jim comes to a lot of raves. I want to make a tune with him soon.

“What were you doing before you were a DJ, what job had you come from in your smart garms on dubfiles? - Soup”

I was head Graphic Designer for Jaques London, a very old british sports and games company that was established in 1795. I was brought in to re-brand the firm, manage the website and help design new products etc. We did some quite high profile promotions while I worked there. Urban Croquet in Harrods was probably the biggest! lol! Basically we took over level 5 in Harrods and had all these Urban croquet courses set out for shoppers to play and win prizes etc. I had to design these limited edition Croquet sets with exclusi’ve stenciled artwork and customised colours as a new range on display. We also had a sound system set up with Rinse FM DJ’s playing throughout the day! Loads of these posh shoppers were bombarded with Dubstep, Jungle, Garage and Rnb lol! Cor blimey Guv we got some funny looks! Big thanks to everyone who got involved with that, it was a laugh!
As for Dubfiles DVD, the only thing i remember is getting my boxer shorts out. My mum buys my boxer shorts from Marks and Spencer for me every Christmas I didn’t need a job to pay for them. P.S they do look terrible! lol! I tell her to allow it every year for the sake of my poor girlfriend. I must admit though they are comfy!

“Do you think that Vinyl will one day become a thing of the past? If so, would you be gutted or would you not care? - Sketch”

Well I heard something that vinyl is running out?? Soon there wont be any left and unless they meltdown old stuff? I don’t know how true this is?
It sounds a bit like the KFC story, that they grow these massi’ve genetically modified chicken mutants, with no head and feathers that are kept ali’ve via pumps going into their bodies in a lab. For this reason they had to change the name from Kentucky fried chicken to KFC. I believed this for ages but my mate said that they changed the name to KFC because it was a marketing exercise to get rid of ‘fried’ out of the name. This sounds a bit more believable than mutant chickens.
As for vinyl I would be gutted if it disappeared. I love vinyl!!!! I still buy loads even though i cut dubs every week. I’ve got loads of double copies of some of the sickest tunes ever made but i wont get rid of them! I would rather gi’ve them to my bro or someone (once he actually buys his decks).
You can see my love for vinyl in the way i run my new label ‘Wheel & Deal Records’. Each release has full colour sleeve artwork to make them look as good as they sound. I think this makes them more collectible and pays homage to the artist.

“How far and which direction do you think dubstep stream will and can go? How massi’ve do you reckon it might become in europe and around the world? Would you prefer to keep dubstep “underground” or make it more “commercial” and “pop”? - Denis”

I think Dubstep has got a long way to go, its always changing and evolving, its all in the hands of the producers and the DJ’s in the limelight. i’ve seen it growing buy the thousands in clubs all over the world.
A lot of big artists in the states have shown interest in Dubstep and there is bound to be some chart releases. I like what skream did with La Roux - In for the kill, it had a quality sound to it and works well in dances up against deep or dancefloor tracks.
I think there are so many different types of Dubstep that it will always have a flourishing underground. Im happy to keep playing what I like, I’m not interested in whether it’s in the charts or not. I just want there to be a balance. I think there is a balance at the moment; I have seen people apprieciate the full spectrum in clubs and festivals all over the world.
I beli’ve it’s how you present what you play and how people experience it.


“If you was not to be djing what would you else do for a hobby? - Maurice”


You know what Maurice, I aint got a clue what i would be doing other than this? I reckon I would do more fitness, thats dropped off a bit recently, but on the flip side i would probably be down the pub more?? Maybe do more Graphics again? Fuck knows!


That's it for the Q&A's. Make SURE to snap up a copy of the Rinse09 CD; here's a peep of the tracklist and it looks BIG:

01. Kryptic Minds - Badman
02. Silkie & Kutz - Carpark
03. Headhunter - Experience
04. Kromestar & Jay 5ive - Bass 96
05. LD - King of Kong
06. Unknown - Cali Weed
07. The Others - Karma
08. Benga - Descending
09. Mungo's HiFi - International feat. Earl 16 (LD Remix)
10. Distance - Twilight
11. Benga - Dramatic
12. Kalbata - Ninja We Ninja
13. Seven & Youngsta - Who's There?
14. Emalkay - Solid State
15. Benga - iTunes
16. The Others - Dot 2 Dot
17. Skream - Filth (Silkie Remix)
18. Jakes - Rhythm
19. Benga - Intensions
20. Benga - Falling
21. John & Jehn - Looking For You (LD Dubstep Remix)
22. Kutz - Freak
23. Benga - The Sound Of Asia
24. N-Type & The Others - Shadow
25. Jakes & Joker - Freaklane VIP
26. Flux Pavillion & Trolley Snatcher - Fucking Noise
27. Skream - Guitar Hero
28. Benga - No Bra, No Panties
29. Coki - New Blood
30. Benga - The Camel (Ride 2)
31. Emalkay - When I Look At You
32. N-Type & The Others - Technophobia
33. Trolley Snatcher - The Future
34. Skream - A Jungle Tribute
35. Benny Page - Take You Back (Tease)


Here's a few tunes to peruse in the meantime:

N-Type - Hacksaw

grab this 12 here

N-Type - Street Justice

grab this 12 here

N-Type - Misunderstood

buy this tune here

N-Type - Way of the Dub

buy this tune here

N-Type - Square Off

grab this 12 here

Bay Area Dubstep

San Fransisco's Dala Productions have come up with an 8-minute documentary about dubstep, pretty much San Fransisco's answer to the British short film we posted the other week. This one features interviews with DJG, DJ Sam Supa, and Emcee Child.




DJG - Shadow Skanking



Vex'd - Bombardment of Saturn

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

Drinkmusik presents: Fancy Rat Mix

It's time for a new and exclusive Drinkmusik mix! Indulge in 40 minutes of dubstep with lots of hard hitting head-bopp material. Yeeeah! Let us know what you think!






Denna – Fancy Rat Mix

right click here to download


1. Major Lazer – Hold the Line
2. Rusko – Twitter Dat
3. Bun vs. Ill Bill – Choppa
4. Nero – This Way (Denna Edit)
5. Ital Tek – Cyclical
6. Reso – If Ya Can’t Beat ‘Em
7. The Others – Kingpin
8. Mad Professor – Your Rights My Rights
9. Grifta – Dub Buxton
10. Deadmau5 – I Remember (Caspa Remix)
11. Kid Kudi – Day N Night (Rusko Remix)
12. Benga – 26 Basslines
13. Toasty – The Knowledge
14. Denna – Aboulia
15. Zomby – Spliff Dub (Rustie Remix)
16. The Streets – Blinded by the Lights (Nero Remix)

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

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

BADMAN PRESS

Just discovered Badman Press, a label out of Ottawa featuring DZ, Threesixty, Dubsworth, Bombaman, Kozee, Bakir, RedEyz and High Deaf (Threesixty & DZ collab).
I first heard DZ on Scuba's XLR8R podcast and was hooked. He's really mastered the wobbly bass aspect of dubstep and taken it to another level. The riffs are long and diverse. Like Wagner.

Check these out:

DZ - "Old Timers"


Woogie - "End Dub" (DZ Remix)


In addition to the decent collection of tunes to choose from on his Myspace, you can also hear a sweet collection here.

Artist of the Day: BASSNECTAR

This guy Lorin Ashton (aka Bassnectar), and all his San Fran buddies - they know how to make some phatty bass. I first saw this guy @ Langerado 2008 and he blew me away. Saw him again @ Paradise later in 2008, which was another CRASS experience.

Bassnectar samples a ton of shit, and never overdoes certain sounds in each song, which I appreciate. This guy tours a lot, so be sure to catch him next time he's around your neighborhood.

Here's a song from his last major release from 2007, Underground Communication (buy):


download 'Bassnectar - Kick It Complex [feat. Persia]'



And a couple more new tracks from his newest EP Heads Up (buy):


download 'Bassnectar - Heads Up'



download 'Beats Antique - Roustabout [Bassnectar remix]'



I'll top it off with Bassnectar's only official video (I think) for Bomb the Blocks, also from Underground Communication and also featuring Persia

Kode9 alert

Wow, I haven't been this excited for a show in a stretch. His name is Kode9, owner of Hyperdub, and he's one of the brainchilds of all we know as dubstep.

He will be swingin through Boston on Wed April 15th, headlining Basic's night at Good Life, downtown at 28 Kingston Street.

Though I will certainly be at that show (also featuring Alex Incyde and SCOTCH 1), I am even more thrilled about Kode9's show the next night (Thurs 16th) in NYC at Love. Not only is he playing a special Burial set...but he will be merely one guest among a beastly crew of formidable DJs: Flying Lotus, Martyn, Mike Slott, Persuit Grooves, Ras G and my personal favorite Zomby. It's like a mini-festival where no artists suck at ALL.

This mega ultra gathering is all part of Brainfeeder NYC - Part 1, "a showcase for Flying Lotus's all-digital label" Brainfeeder.

If all of that doesn't make you wana cream your skivs, buy 10 tickets, and find any way possible to get to the Dirty Fat Apple, consider this: it's only $8

SONG I LIKE - Mount Kimbie - "Maybes"

I found this song on a mix Scuba did for XLR8R not too long ago (link here) and was so mesmerized I had to stop working and backtrack to listen to it in full. After a bit of research, I learned that its by a new group called MOUNT KIMBIE and they are awesome. I downloaded their EP (so can you!) and all four tracks are pretty amazing.

"Maybes" is a ballsy track that is pretty minimal and dubsteppy but more innovative than a lot of the shit out there today. Its as if the two sisters from Coco Rosie got drunk and hooked up with Cornelius while Diplo filmed the whole thing!

You can listen to "Maybes" here.

Not sure how long that link will be working, but I just started a new mix with it at the intro, so I'll post that for your hearing pleasure soon.

YES&NO - Volume 7: Milky Mix

TURN UP LOUD AND ENJOY


Tracklist
1. Mystery Jets - Hideaway [Switch remix; Diplo edit]
2. Modeselektor - Kill Bill Vol. 4
3. Zomby - Kaliko
4. The Bloody Beetroots - Cornelius [mix oi!]
5. Tonka - Website [Malente re-edit]
6. Mr. Oizo - Flat Beat [Computer Club fat eric remix v.04]
7. Rustie - Zig-Zag
8. Benga - E Trips
9. The Bug - Poison Dart [feat. Warrior Queen]
10. Deadmau5 - Reward Is More Cheese
11. Lil' Wayne - A Milli [Nadastrom remix]
12. The King Blues - Come Fi Di Youth [George Lenton remix]
13. MRK1 - Devils & Angels
14. Santogold - Shove It [Boy 8-Bit remix]
15. Zomby - Strange Fruit
16. Scott Cooper & Andy George - Jump & Twist [Jokers of the Scene remix]
17. Popof - Serenity [Noob remix]