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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Blog Re-design

Please pardon the dust as, I'm switching to a new template. Some functionality will be lost and some will be restored. I basically got sick of looking at the old design, decided to try a new template, and then accidentally deleted the old one. Oh well, such is life. Anyways, the new design is based off of Masinop, which is hacked to worked with Blogger, so I'm expecting it to be buggy. Hit me up if you notice anything really strange, just comment on this post. Oh and there's gonna be a poll to see if you guys like it, or what. So far I'm digging it, but I'm not to sure about the white post area. Maybe a light gray would be less of a contrast and look more unified. Ok well, thanks for your patience... ez.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

SMOG Sessions @ HOB Sunset : 09-19-09

sonicd from dubstep forum, took some video at this event so I'm reblogging it, hope ya enjoy. Looks like a super fun night. Photo by Regal D

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Gridlok - SubSessions Show GeorgeFM - 2009.09.16

Fantastic cinematic mix by Gridlok, including many of his own tunes. To me this guy is kind of Dom & Roland 2.0, y'know. Gridlok makes big atmospheric soundscapes fused with intricate tech-step but a bit more groove and sway than your standard pots & pan tear-out crew. I'm really feeling this one.

Gridlok - SubSessions Show GeorgeFM - 2009.09.16 - Mix

Interview and Mix

1. Gridlok - Parallel Universe - VOID LP
2. Skitty - N.L.P. - Project 51
3. Gridlok - Steady - VOID LP
4. Gridlok - Untitled - Dub
5. Koldfront - Moonraker (Gridlok Remix) - Human
6. Gridlok - Fade Out - VOID LP
7. Hive and Dom - 1134 - DRP Recordings
8. Gridlok - Chatter - VOID LP
9. Gridlok - Short Term Memory - VOID LP
10.Gridlok - Untitled - Dub
11. Dom and Gridlok - Moodswings - DRP Recordings
12. Gridlok - Vienna - Horizons Music
13. Gridlok - Untitled - Dub
14. Gridlok and Origin - Two Tone - BC Recordings
15. Gridlok - 5th Dimension - Violence
16. Divine Elements - The Coming - The Greater Unknown LP
17. Gridlok - Radar - VOID LP
18. The Upbeats - Big Skeleton - Non Vogue
19. Gridlok - Know This Sound - CIA Recordings
20. Gridlok - Space Phantom Killa - Dub
21. Pyro and 154 - War on Error - Dub
22. Cern - True Talk - P51 Dub
23. Genr8 and Legion - Smoke in the Attic - Dub
24. Dom and Roland - Hypnosis - DRP Recordings

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Facs & Fon - Biotic Podcast 3 - 2009/09/06

Here's some slightly retro futurism bangers... bringing the '03 back to the '09. Great to see Facs and B-Key tunes in circulation again. This is a super fun mix, I suggest you download it immediately.

1. Facs & VCA - Incendry
2. Facs - Beat Dis
3. Facs - Demon Eyes
4. Fon - Tell Em Where Ya From
5. Facs - Ghost
6. Fon - Purple Skies
7. Facs & B-Key - Tantrum
8. Facs & Scythe - Polyglot
9. Fon - Strictly Cum Dancing
10. Facs & Fon - Gun Bust
11. Fon - Meathook (Remix)
12. Fon - Bass Come Clear
13. Fon - Punk Ass Booty

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Mr. Grustle & Tha Russian's Dubstep LA: Embrace The Renaissance Vol. 1 Mixed By Plastician

Here's a link to the article on Get Darker. And if you want to skip all that mumbo-jumbo here is a link to the mix: Dubstep LA by Plastician.

Overall this mix is pretty hot. The idea of taking existing dubstep tunes and then having hip-hop MCs spit over them, made me cringe at first. I'm happy to report that most of the tunes on here work pretty well, and Plastician mixes it flawlessly. Granted not every tune is like that, some are dubstep remixes of a hip-hop tune, some just straight dubstep. There's no hot-shot double drops or scratching (thank god), just straight up proper mix n blend, which is exactly appropriate for the maximalist nature of these songs. I do find it ironic that Plastician who has called Dubstep " instrumental grime" is the one behind the wheels. It's seems like a evolutionary step backwards from that perspective. Subtract the grime to get dubstep, then add hip-hop? You're essentially back where you started but with different vocals. Ha ha ha, anyways I guess I have to call "bullshit" on myself, because honestly it's totally inaccurate. This is a different sound all together, and is nothing like grime. It's more just like a highly energized dubstep that sounds even dirtier than usual, with a bit of U.S. spin. All the flavors that we like are intact, some of what is added is icing on the cake, and some is a bit sour. That's what happens in an experiment. I for one, am happy the Cashmere Agency took a chance and made this happen. Anyways here's my breakdown.

Standouts: "Malt Liquor" RX (been destroying floors for some time), 12th Planet Grand Puba sick remix and a crushing 68th VIP, Murs and Chase and Status smacked it down with Mad House, Teflon by Kelly Dean and Steady best new production, Eve and Benga (OMG) brilliant, all Excision production collabs but especially the one with Datsik and Alexander Spit brutalizes, Headshot feat. Werd2Jah with Pawn and Emu on the buttons... kills it.

Lowpoints: Rat-A-Tat-Tat Dynamite MC singing along to the My Pet Monster bassline... it's stupid and rendundant, although his other rhymes are not too terrible on it. Snoop Dog Millionaire is just lame, sorry. Cambo delivers a retarded chorus for Area 101, Virus Syndicate deliver some clumsy lines over Talk to Frank. Sometime just all the MCing is general is just too much... it's a hectic listen. I kind wish there were less MC tracks and a few more straight dubstep tunes.

Summary: Look, there's tons of other tunes on here that are really just solid all around, I don't have the patience to comment on everything, but you know this is a free download, so grab it, give it a whirl, and be thankful all involved in the mix. Whether you dig it or not, it's mixes like this that launch expeditions into new territories, that can really take dubstep to new heights. Embrace the renaissance, indeed.

Here is the full tracklisting.

1. West Coast Rocks (Remix) - Matty G (Prod. Caspa)
2. All The Girls - Jams F. Kennedy (Prod. By Joker & Rustie)
3. Get to the Point - Excision & Liquid Stranger
4. Me N My - Eve (Prod. By Benga)
5. So What - Xzibit Feat. U-N-I (Prod. By D1)
6. 68 - 12th Planet
7. I Know - Dyme Def (Prod. By Starkey)
8. Get It (Remix) - Grand Puba (Prod. By 12th Planet)
9. Headshot - EMU & Pawn (Feat. Werd2Jah)
10. Malt Liquor - RX (Feat. Chae Hawk)
11. Snoop Dogg Millionaire - Snoop Dogg Feat. Tanvi Shah (Prod. By Chase & Status)
12. Back Off - SKisM
13. Mad House - Murs (Prod. By Chase & Status)
14. Area 101 - Cambo (Prod. By Jakes & Joker)
15. Rat-A-Tat-Tat - Caspa (Feat. Dynamite MC)
16. The Story - Type 7 & Youngsta
17. Waves - L7
18. Westcoast Dub - Ras Kass (Prod. By 12th Planet)
19. Teflon - Kelly Dean & Steady
20. I Got That Dy Lan - Alexander Spit (Prod. By Excision)
21. Satellites - Grouch & Eligh (Prod. By Jamie Vex'd )
22. Talk To Frank - Virus Syndicate (Prod. By MRK1)
23. Yin Yang - Excision & DZ
24. Drive By - U-N-I Feat. Theo & Curt@ins (Prod. By Chase & Status)
25. Beatingz - Starkey
26. Let It Spary - Mestizo (Prod. By Rustie)
27. Elixir - Plastician
28. Tonight - Droop-E Feat. Kanobby (Prod. By Silkie)

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Smog Cast

http://smoglosangeles.podOmatic.com/

'nuff said. First one is Unit All Smog Mix releases, past, present and future tracks... Mandatory.