Thursday, October 30, 2008

Skream and Kutz - Stella Session 10-29-08

big ups Moonshine on the upload. DJ Robyn on the tracklist.

This mix is a bit all over, and really fun in spots. To be honest some of the more Medi tracks kind of bore me, but there a are few standout dubs that I haven't really caught before that more than make up for it. Check 20.Skream & Cluekid - Sandsnake (Goth Trad Remix) .. that shit is fire.

Mirrors:
Skream and Kutz - Mediafire
Skream and Kutz - Sendspace
Skream and Kutz - YouSendit

01.Skream - Memories Of The Third Base
02.Mala - Man In Dub Dread?
03.Kryptic Minds & Leon Switch - Code 46
04.Kutz - ?
05.Kutz - Welcome Back
06.?
07.Skream - If You Know
08.Kutz - Jumanji
09.?
10.Joker - Digidesign
11.Toddla T - Inna Di Dancehall (Count Of Monte Crystal & Sinden Remix)
12.Silkie - Sky's The Limit
13.Kutz - Robot 22
14.DJ Zinc feat. Nolay - Killa Sound (Skream Remix)
15.DJ Mujava - Township Funk (Skream Remix)
16.Kutz - Baby
17.Benga & Kutz - I'll Kut Ya
18.Bassnectar - ?
19.Crissy Cris - Counts
20.Skream & Cluekid - Sandsnake (Goth Trad Remix)
21.Kutz - Glitchy Finger
22.Ed Rush & Optical - Musslehead?
23.Skream - Filth
24.Kutz - ?
25.?
26.G-Double - ?
27.Kito - What If
28.Skream - I Love The Way
29.Mr Lager - ?
30.Antisocial - ?
31.Babysham - Spider
32.Skream - Meta-lick
33.Coki - ?
34.Kutz - ?
35.Skream - Burnin' Up (A Jungle Tribute)

Friday, October 24, 2008

Grooverider back at Radio 1 w/ Fabio

oi, oi! Big ups Groove!!! Good to have ya back in he saddle, always pushing the new tunes. I think DNB missed you. Here it its, the return of Grooverider on Radio 1 w/ Fabio 10-19-08

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Caspa - Exclusive Get Darker Mix...

Caspa - Exclusive

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

Pretty much straight up standard Caspa, at 25 minutes, it's like the perfect amount of time. Superior mix n blends as well. Listen to this everyday. Get it, get it, get it.

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Just when thought Holy Ghost was dead...



This one comes along. Cracks me up everytime. jokes.

Monster Musick updates







Ok Dj Evol's new label finally has a myspace page to call home. Check out Monster Musick on Myspace There's four new tunes up. Slaughterhouse (featured on the new 12th Planet mix) is going to be on the first 12" which should be headed for tests right now. White labels might be out in time for X-mas? Anyways check Load Media U.K. for distro details if you are interested. I'm the goon responsible for the label art and logo design. This is the first time I've really done any art for the dubstep world, so hope you all dig it. Brad likes his 60's grindhouse monster movies, so I just went with that and tried to give it a contemporary feel. If anyone is interested in similar work, hit me up, who knows I might have time.

Also I just want to let you all know I've been working on Evol's "Sickness" video as well. A work in progress will probably be posted in the following weeks. "Sickness" came out on as SMOG L.A. 1st vinyl release, also featuring the "Smokescreen" by 12th Planet.

BTW I'm predicting Out of Breath will be the next big wobble, tune, I'd like to know what you guys think, post some comments and let me know. Show me enough blog love and I could possibly start doing some vinyl give-aways. And everyone likes free records, right?

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

SUBFLO & MC Question Mark

Subflo & MC Question Mark DOA Mix

Nice write up on DOA This pretty dope jump-up mix/ I have heard any good jump-up mixes in a hot minute, so this was refreshing. It's got rollers, some funky/jazzy tunes, and some dubbed out tunes as well, so you know it's not all in your face jump-up ravers. Decent on the MC/hype side as well. Not jibba jabbin.

Subflo & Heavy Hittahz ''Can U Work With That (Remix)'' (Rum Runnerz Dub)
Subfocus ''Time Warp'' (Ram)
Zen ''In Full Effect'' (Flipmode Audio)
Clipz ''Loud & Dirty'' (Audio Zoo)
Distorted Minds ''Ghost Town'' (DSR Dub)
Taxman ''The Circle'' (Ganja)
Interface ''It's A Pity'' (Dub)
DJ Hazard ''Skankers'' (Frontline)
Roni Size ''It's Jazzy (Nu:Tone Remix)'' (V)
Jaydan ''Iron Fist'' (2nd City)
Dub Peddler ''Hit The Deck'' (Dub)
DJ Sly ''You've Got A Nerve'' (Low Down Deep)
DJ Levela ''Minimal Fuss'' (Radical Beats)
Bassface Sacha & The Force ''International Sound'' (Stereotype)
Original Sin ''Ohm'' (Ganja)
Zen ''Jah Colours (Remix)'' (Low Down Deep)
Visionary ''Run For Your Life VIP'' (One Point)
Crissy Criss ''Us'' (Mix & Blen')
TC ''Driver'' (Bootcamp)
Crytical Dub ''Don't Understand (Remix)'' (Co-Lab)
Silver & Subflow ''Worries (Remix)'' (Rmx 003)
DJ Hazard & Distorted Minds ''Mr. Happy'' (Playaz)
DJ Sly ''�Code Of The Samurai''� (Dub)
DJ Panik ''Dread Or Alive (Taxman Remix)'' (Dub Science)
Clipz ''Offline'' (Audio Zoo)
Jaydan ''What U Want'' (Smokers Riddim)
Distorted Minds ''Don't Hold Back (Remix)'' (Universal)
Callide ''Nuclear Warhead'' (Mix & Blen')
Clipz ''Information Dub'' (Audio Zoo)
Aries ''Run Fa Yer Life'' (Dub)
Eddie K ''Stink Box'' (Stereotype)
Taxman ''Original Ninja'' (Ganja)
Prestige ''Breakin' The Wall'' (Nemesis Dub)
Visionary ''Skylarking'' (Dance Rock & Groove)
DJ Zen ''Ravin' Rudeboy (Remix)'' (2nd City)
Silver ''Superstar (Remix)'' (Rmx 003)

Smog 2 year on Media Contender




There's a nice little label profile/ interview with Drew Best on Media Contender. Thought I'd post the video up here as well. Interesting quik read. On a personal note, I got to say that everyone I met from the Smog crew have been nothing but nice to me and my bro, and that goes a long way in my book. Big ups on the 2 years guys!! Cheers!

Thursday, October 16, 2008

SubFM - DJ's Shy,Skeeze & Phazema

interesting sets with some experimental and some extremely aggro tunes, taking to new levels of filth. down like charlie brown.

crazy section starts around 40 mins in...
Duster - Phokus & Mr Boogie
Rock To The Riddim - Ultrablack
Swaggier - Thrillbass & Symbol
Unknown - Unknown
666 - Substep Infrabass
Freeze VIP - Ultrablack
Pipe Addiction - Macabre Unit
Earn Your Keep - Atreus

here's the whole Tracklist

Ghost - Emalkay
What You Wouldn't Do For Love - DZ
I Love Your Visage - Vista
Stick Up - Switch
Run Da Track - Mr Boogie & TKR
Satellites talkin Rubbish - Twisted
Eye Turn Red - Phokus & Mr Boogie
Episode - Bombaman
10/30 - Kromestar
Metamorphus - Not In My Name
My Love - White
The Phunk - Vista
Lady Dub - The Widdler
Duster - Phokus & Mr Boogie
Rock To The Riddim - Ultrablack
Swaggier - Thrillbass & Symbol
Unknown - Unknown
666 - Substep Infrabass
Freeze VIP - Ultrablack
Pipe Addiction - Macabre Unit
Earn Your Keep - Atreus
Nutta - 501
Explicit - Emalkay
Things Glitch - Afterdark
Examination of Time (VIP) - Babylon System
C@nt Face - Afterdark
Blunted - Not In My Name
Gut Fucker - Stenchman
You Know The Future - Tes La Rok
Old Timers - DZ
Heroics - Emalkay
Surge - EMU
Are Ya Feelin - 12th Planet
Forcefield - Vista
Unknown - Kial
Jacobs Ladder - Terrorbyte
Whiplash - Afterdark
No Badness - Afterdark
Fictional Fate - Afterdark
Doesn't Work Like That - Afterdark
Choose Your Record - Afterdark
End Of The Night - EMU & 12th Planet
Put Ya Dirt Inside - 16bit
Lemme Tell Ya - Afterdark
Eastern Jam - Chase & Status

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Chase & Status - Clash Up Mini-mix

Chase & Status - Clash Up

track list
01. intro
02. chase & status - dhoom machale mash up
03. chase & status - eastern jam
04. 501 dubz - insanity
05. chase & status - dubsta
06. chase & status - bits (kajra mash up)
07. chase & status - madhouse (dola dubstep mash up)
08. chase & status feat takura - street life
09. chase & status feat plan b - pieces (dhoom machale mash up)


short and dutty!

Street Life is epic.

Best Grime Clip

courtesy of Plastician via myspace.

Monday, October 13, 2008

DSF followup

A little more explanation to the Dubstep forum has been posted, and so for those that care I thought I'd share. IMO seemed to call out too much attention in a negative way, but perhaps it was for the best. Here's the post:


Like the empty space before a drop, the past few days were a dramatic pause for deliberate effect. Reactions have been mixed; positive and negative, public and private, opportunistic and confused. An indefinite timeframe of downtime was specified, yet interpreted by some as final. The questioning call of 'why?' has resounded. We obviously left the finality of it all a little open-ended: for a while we didn't know how long and we didn't want people to know. This wasn't an especially pragmatic move. It was one to instigate a response.

Birthdays are a good time to take stock, evaluate your life and think about the direction you're going in. Closing the forum for a few days has allowed us all to do this. This was the main point of the closure. It was a unanimous decision but all the moderators had their own reasons for going ahead with it as well. We felt the need to do it. Everyone has had the chance to think about what the forum means to them, which we think is a good thing. What if it was the end?

In all honesty, we were getting a headache from the constant noise, so we hit pause in an attempt to try and make people realize what is important to them. Perhaps we failed. Perhaps not. Ending it for good would have been an interesting move but this was never going to be permanent as it's far better to continue, forging the best environment we can for this music to be discussed and disseminated.

The value of any forum is determined by its users. This was always the strength of this forum in the past and perhaps now it is its weakness. This is both a matter of scale and success. Like the sound, 'The Community' has mutated and fragmented and is an entirely different entity today than it was in 2005. This is fine of course; this wasn't an attempt to change this. This wasn't a wheel up to try and take things back. We didn't think it would return things to how they were in the forum's infancy. It wasn't an elitist move. Yes, we would like more decorum and less idiocy but we know this is the internet; a place where currency is information which flows continuously often at the expense of quality. We paused the flow. It was a moment to reflect. All the moderators have and we hope you have too.

We realise that DSF is the online nucleus of the scene and to many away from the more established geographical hubs of the sound, the lifeblood of it. We know it is valued and we just want it to be the best possible place it can be for our users. This forum would not exist without the music or its users. But our users; DJs, producers, promoters and fans are able to shape it by their actions. 3 years in and it's hard to think that this forum has been anything less that catalytic in the music's development. Not specifically its existence but its function; what it has facilitated and what it has fostered - this international community.

So welcome back, make what you will of the past few days and if you haven't already, please download the BunZer0 3rd birthday mix and remember we're all here because of the music.

Monday, October 6, 2008

Dubstep Forum Closes!!!????

edit. 10/10/08 : Well apparently this was a false alarm of sorts, but here's what when down a mere four days ago. Dubstep forum is back, maybe it just ducked out for a bit so people can actually appreciate it for what it is, a music forum, not a soap opera. Anyways I'll leave this up, for kicks.

The following press release was posted on dubstep forum front page:

DSF PRESS NOTICE

Embargoed until: 6 October 2008, 00.01

WE ARE 3!

On 6 October 2005 Dubway created dubstepforum.com. 3 years on and here we are. A lot has happened in those 3 years. We’ve gone from being a community of just a few hundred to over 20,000. We’ve fostered a co-operative forum label and hosted a few raves, including the bete noire that was the dubstepforum.com awards. So whether you lurk innocuously, post ferociously, inform and engage debate or simply offer up your very much valued opinion on moderation issues; thank you for being a part of it.

To celebrate, please download and listen to this mix, expertly crafted by the indomitable BunZer0 using artisan ingredients produced by our very own members, highlighting the talent and passion at the heart of this community. It’s interesting to compare it to the 1st birthday mix by N-Type to see how the sound has progressed within 2 years. Check it out. The full tracklist can be found here.

So let’s clear a few things up. To kill the speculation, there will be no awards this year. After last year’s success / jolly good fun / catastrophe / embarrassment (delete as per your opinion), we have decided against doing them again. We’ve always been about putting the music and community first and the awards were merely an attempt to celebrate both these things but it also seems that those two things dictate whether or not the awards are a good idea. And this year they aren’t.

On the flipside, we are going to have a birthday party in November. There will be bass. There will be booze. There will be no Buffalo. November 14th is a date for your diary.

And oh yes, we’re also closing the forum. Indefinitely.

Happy Birthday!

DSF x


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Here was my original response.

In the meantime people have started up another forum called http://www.thedubstepforum.com/.

I'm not a scenester, I'm just a guy that digs some tunes. I'm a bit bummed by the whole thing. I don't really know the behind the scene politics or gossip about the dubstepforum. I went there exclusively for mixes, tune IDs, and some insight on dubstep production and the scene in general. But I did enjoy the fact that big name DJs and producers posted on there, and I can read about there mixes, or know when new albums were dropping and what not. I'm a little sad about the whole thing to be honest, and will gladly spill some beer on the curb for it. RIP for now...

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Noah D - Stella Sesh via Skream

Dutty mix here from *edit* Portland's Noah D. Note the file is a .zip. Don't worry no viruses.

1. Noah D - Vibtrationz
(Unsigned)
2. Satori - Time To Kill
(Forthcoming POSITIVE THOUGHT DUBS)
3. Noah D - Twister
(Forthcoming SUBWAY - Noah D EP)
4. Noah D - Stomping Ground (Instrumental)
(Forthcoming BASSHEAD MUSIC)
5. Switch & Freq Nasty Feat. Santo Gold - Creator
(Downtown)
6. Noah D & Babylon System - Take That
(Noah D VIP)
7. Matty G - Cuttin & Scratchin
(Forthcoming ARGON LP01 - Matty G - Take You Back LP)
8. Skream - Filth
(Forthcoming TEMPA)
9. Babylon System & Noah D - Examination of Time
(VIP Mix - Forthcoming ARGON)
10. Noah D - Got U Now
(Unsigned)
11. Breakage - Untitled
(Forthcoming DIGITAL SOUNDBOY)

courtsey of Skream. (my bad I originally posted he was from SF, which I was under the impression because of a collab w/ SF's Babylon System on Examination of Time, cheers for the correction).

12th Planet - Nibiru Kingdom Mix

got a heavy wobbled out mix by the one and only 12th planet. no tracklist as of yet, but plenty of dubs and some familiar anthems. I noticed him doing crazy mashup of Evol's Slaughtehouse, and another tune, tho I can't think of the name of it right. kinda crazy and kinda fun. download 12th Planet - Nibiru Kingdom Mix