a roundup of the latest happenings in the world of dubstep.
Wondering about dubstep? - Let YouTube show you the way
May 6th, 2008
I have to confess I didn’t read this post in detail. The YouTube videos stole me away before I could get there. Boy I’m shallow. C’mon, let’s face it, these are some of the top vids of the dubstep outpost. But where’s THAT ‘night’ track from Benga and Coki?
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Mary Anne Hobbs new offering: Evangeline
May 5th, 2008
I’m sure this fits the category of ‘eagerly awaited’. Mary Ann Hobbs, or Mother Mary as I’m sure she’s tenderly referred to by her dubstep siblings, apparently once again strings together the current state of dubstep. Well, last time around she practically (re)invented the genre, I’ll be fun to see what happens this time.
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Expansion Broadcast - dubstep vs hip hop
April 30th, 2008
This time the Expansion boys and girls bring some boisterous hip hop nose to nose with some fine dubstep. And when you hit 22 minutes, the two blindingly collide.
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Pitchfork run down the month
April 30th, 2008
Once again, the Pitchfork panopticon closes in on a dubstep scene nearing maturation (if you measure it in cat years). The theme of the moment? Wonky.
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Expansion: new kids on the breaks block?
April 23rd, 2008
I couldn’t help forcing that title in there - but the old Popround radar has thrown up something new. Expansion Broadcast is a breath of fresh air around this blog space. It’s cartoon characters that are running the show around this joint.
I’ve landed on Harry Ransom’s mix: part 3 of a series (whether this […]
Pole featured on Resident Advisor
April 21st, 2008
I’m afraid I’m not breaking new news here. All I can say is that Pole seems to have passed me by. Some new offerings due before the week is through. So hang on.
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Soul Jazz latest compilation highlights roots of dubstep
April 11th, 2008
A new collection by the unstoppable Soul Jazz records showcases Jamaican music in the UK. ‘An England Story’ concentrates on the UK MC scene, as it has evolved since the early ’80s.
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Vex’d And Scuba: dubstep acidified
April 9th, 2008
MOG reviews new offerings from Vex’d and Scuba featured on Mary Ann Hobb’s BBC Radio 1 show. The verdict? the new trippy direction works, as it did for The Orb and FSOL in the past.
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Meat Beat Manifesto: backing the dubstep mantra
April 9th, 2008
The new album from the dons of dubby dance music features a number of dubstep cuts. Meat Beat Manifesto play around with a number of genres on Autoimmune, their latest long-player but concentrate specifically on the half-step rhythms that characterise the dubstep sound.
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Pitchfork’s roundup of dubstep happenings over the last month
April 7th, 2008
Once again, Pitchfork feature what’s going on in the world of dubstep. This time, they zero in on the darker side of the sound and its relationship to jungle - from the ambient tomes of Burial to the more direct influences from Cluekid.
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