Trippmatic drill’n'dubstep mix
January 21st, 2008
A fine piece of mutant salami from the peaceoff crew. Great to hear that Eastern Europe (in this case Poland) can still hold their own when it comes to roughly hewn urban beats. Breakbeat, drillcore and other hard electronic music forms jostle between the dubstep. Artists include Aaron Spectre, Dr Bastado, Venetian Snares and Ronin. […]
Dubstep from the bowels of New York
January 21st, 2008
New York Times delivers an account of the state of dubstep in New York
covering a night at Love in Greenwich Village. That man Joe Nice comes
up again. This same article also appeared on the Ghetto Blaster blog.
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Dubstep awards - results are out
January 19th, 2008
RWD News features a nice round-up of the Dubstep awards at London’s Herbal nightclub. Mala, Kode 9 and N Type were the major recipients. Interestingly, no award for Burial (to pick up!), the dubstep name that’s booming in the blogosphere.
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final soiree with dj ohm at smarties - feb 2
January 18th, 2008
sniff. it’s come to this. the last outing for me and dj ohm at the wonderful smarties in downtown Nice.
still, the beats will keep the tears at bay. we’ve also got some new kit in tow (serato) so will have enough on our plates. i’d like to say i’ll record the event, but who knows […]
a blog without text
January 17th, 2008
what exactly would that be?
perhaps something truly beautiful like the music refinery.
another discovery from the wonderful hype machine. oh, how long will it last?
Taste the dub: Surya Dub steps to - San Francisco Bay Guardian
January 16th, 2008
It seems to be so much more than dubstep/bhangra … Well we call this music “Dread Bass Music” because there is not really a genre that fully encompasses …
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Energy Flash updated
January 15th, 2008
Energy Flash, Simon Reynold’s history of (and ode to) the rave scene has now been updated to take in some of the latest developments in dance music, including Dubstep. Damn, too late for my Santa’s wishlist.
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Sam Shackleton and Skull Disco
January 14th, 2008
Moodmat goes into some depth on Sam Shackleton and what’s going on with the whole Skull Disco label. Obviously Appleblim can’t escape mention, either. Some interesting parallels here between Dubstep and early techno.
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Upcoming Dubstep awards
January 14th, 2008
If you happen to be near Shoreditch around mid-Jan then you should really check out the Dubstep awards. Sponsored in part by Dubstepforum - the group that have done more than anyone to globalize dubstep over the net.
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The Full Irish Dubstep Mix
January 13th, 2008
First featured on Raidio Na Life, this mix by DJ Colz highlights what’s going on in Ireland’s dubstep movement.
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