Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Distance ft. Alys - Falling Video


This Distance tune has been pretty rinsed at this point, and usually that's when a video will pop and make sense, so chances are most of you have heard this one in a bunch of top players sets and already have your opinion about the tune. I like it, it's moody, got a nice buzzing bass and a pop vocal line from Alys. A pretty straight forward tune. The video is no different really, just a slo-motion breaker, with some clever edits and speed ramps. It's standard, tastefully done, but could have been pushed much further. I'm glad cliched paint drips, water splashes, dust impacts didn't make there way into this, but nothing really transcends the literal here either. This could benefit from a good twist and a slight break from the typical dance video tropes. But hell, I'm happy for Distance, the man is a don, and has been making stonkers and hard tunes for ages. Good for him getting a video out there.

Monday, March 14, 2011

Night Stalker - XXX Mix (Facs, Bkey, Dylan)

Nightstalker - XXX mix

1. FACS + SCYTHE + BKEY – MINDSPLINTER
2. FON – PAVLOVA
3. FACS – CAZMZ (DYLAN RMX)
4. LE LUTIN + K FRA – CRASH
5. FACS – STARK
6. FACS + BKEY – ASTAROTH
7. FACS – CAPTURE
8. FACS + BKEY – TECHNOTIC
9. LE LUTIN + 3K – ANDROMEDIA
10. MISSION CONTROL + TEKNO DRED – WARPATH (DYLAN RMX)
11. BKEY – CAPACITOR RMX
12. BKEY + DJ E – BATTLECRY
13. LE LUTIN + K FRA – VOIX
14. FACS + SCYTHE + BKEY – TANTRUM
15. BKEY – DIMENXIONX
16. FON – MEATHOOK
17. LE LUTIN + 3K – OCTOPUS

Love it, it's an old school Facs, Bkey and Dylan mix. It's all the old minimal tech-step, dark amen rollers, filled with mentasms, reece basslines, and robotic stabs. I've been rinsing the fuck out of this one lately, so maybe you'll enjoy the throwback too.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Hatcha & Coki - Kiss FM - 23-02-11




Hatcha & Coki - Kiss FM - 23-02-11

Oh my days, all dubplate special set Hatcha and Coki. You are nuts if you miss this! The mix starts off a bit on the hectic side but it doesn't take long to find it's groove. Lots of heavy hitters that you've may have heard before and some brand spanking new artillery. The new Benga and Coki one is banger. Not epic like Night, but in the same ball park, on the grindier side. ANd man I forget how rad Skream's Christmas Day tunes are. It's ridiculous how good of a producer that man is. Be warned though, the Dismantle tune pretty much throws the mix off track at the end. That shit is stupid crack house bonkers. Just the most hype ridiculous thing that 15 year old kids bounce off the wall to. But overall an amazingly heavy mix with plenty of ripe dubs.
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V.I.V.I.K – Untitled – Dub
Lost – Lazy Jay – Dub
Coki – Lowdown – Dub
Coki – Badman Place – Dub
Distance – Sun & Moon – Dub
Skream – Untitled – Dub
Digital Mystikz – Intergalactic – Dub
Mala – Eyez Vip – Dub
The Kemistry – The Core (Benton Remix) – Dub
Soap Dodgers – No 6 – Forthcoming Wheel & Deal
Benga + Coki – Nando’s – Dub
Coki – Badness – Dub
Eddie K – Activate – Dub
Skream – Christmas Day – Dub
Coki – Duppy Soursap – Dub
Coki – Carbon Aliens – Dub
Skream – Heavy Hitter – Dub
Vermin – Unlike Me – Dub
Coki – Marduk – Dub
Coki – Madman – Dub
Dismantle – Computation – Dub
Addisons Groove – This Is It – Dub
Andreya – A Town Of Obsolete (Mala Remix) – Dub

Benton - Take Me Away - Free Download




Courtesy of You Dun Know, Benton - Take Me Away freebie. I love tunes like this, with throwback '06 soulful melancholy vibe. It harkens back to the heyday of dubstep, and makes me a bit nostalgic. The beauty of it all is that this a fresh tune. Its good to know some people remember how to make dubstep.

Benton - Take Me Away