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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The Sun on Skream
April 5th, 2008
This is a publication that I don’t come across too often. But the UK’s The Sun tabloid ran this article covering dubstep posterboy Skream (well, he’s not that good looking, but he does seem to attract more than a little coverage!)
As the article reminds us, Skreamizm 4 is out, as is Rinse 2 - the […]
New loops for dubstep producers
April 3rd, 2008
Only a matter of time, I guess, and I’m sure I’ll be seeing more of these. As the number of dubstep producers around the globe proliferates, so does the number of tools available for them. Latest is the Loopmasters collection of beats, synths and samples.
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Tastemakers feature dubstep
April 2nd, 2008
The Tastemakers crew run their take on the dubstep scene. Great post for novices with highlights for key tracks by the main protagonists.
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8Ball & MJG dubstep remix
April 1st, 2008
Probably adhering closer to the world of grime than dubstep, this mix by Toronto’s XI layers the bass around upbeat southern rap.
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Dubstep, Glitch and Things Mix
March 31st, 2008
Kyuolo releases his latest dubstep mix featuring The Bug, Benga, Boxcutter, Zombie and more.
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Mu dubstep mix by aaa
March 30th, 2008
OK, haven’t had a chance to check this one out - seems to be just far too many dubstep mixes out there right now (currently listening to a selection from Rinse Out’s Dan Solo):
But I’m guessing this mix has more to do with Planet Mu than anything else. Still those SubNav guys seem rarely to […]
DJ Yoda weaves dubstep into latest blend for Fabric
March 30th, 2008
On this mix for Fabric (the 39th installment in the collection), DMC Champion DJ Yoda slots in more diverse elements into the tongue-in-cheek, cut-n-paste hip hop with which he made his name. Considered more of a showcase of his live sound, the mix features baile funk and dubstep from Skream and Wiley.
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