March, 2008   

TEC-HO Dubstep DJ mix

If you’re looking for a good quality freebie, then check this out. A short mix under the embracing banner of the Creative Commons License.
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Dubstep Deviants - Skull Disco

BigShot mag features an article with Skull Disco - the dubstep outsiders. Find out how that Villalobos remix came about, and why these guys seldom participate in the dubstep movement.
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Benga - Diary of an Afro Warrior

Finally! Mugs like me can now have a copy of Benga’s eagerly awaited long player. Ahh, something to keep me company when soaking in the bath.
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Dubstep category at Beatport Music Awards

Beatport, which seems to be quickly becoming the key dance music outlet online, will feature a dubstep category in the upcoming Beatport Music Awards. Not sure who my money’s on at this stage.
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Appleblim takes the reins for the latest Dubstep Allstars Mix

Black Down Sound Boy explains why he’s digging Appleblim’s mix for the Dubstep Allstars series.
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Ramadanman review

He’s had props from everyone, but now Ramadanman offers up a podcast on Electronic Explorations:
http://electronicexplorations.org/podpress_trac/web/43/0/ElectronicExplorations_016_Ramadanman.mp3
This young talent is still at university at Leeds so expect more from this rising star.
BTW, Electronic Explorations offer a weekly podcast, so feel free to sign up and keep abreast of what’s going on in the experimental beats area.

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Caspa & Rusko, Hi-Tek and Ghislain Poirier

One of the early discoveries on coming to the US has been the wonderful muso-nerd mag Remix. The next discovery was that practically the whole magazine is online. This doesn’t help much for morning reading on the bog, but it does mean I can link to the bits I want to follow up on. Such […]

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Process Dubstep Mix - March 2008

Sooo many dubstep mixes at the moment. What a time to be alive! This mix from Process features Boxcutter, Benga and Walsh, Skream, Mala and more. In short, all the key protagonists. 
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Dubstep.fm

Not really news this one. More of a site spotlight. Dubstep.fm has been going for almost a year and in that time has featured dubstep from up and down the US’s west coast.
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Pitchfork on the evolution of vocal dubstep

Once again, those Pitchfork guys go into detail on the state of the Dubstep scene. This month how dubstep grew out of the ‘dub’ movement into big rooms of clubs, or specifically how vocals found their way into this bass-heavy soundtrack. 
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