Flying Lotus - Kill Your Co-Workers

Behold the glory of low-poly violence! This is a uplifting little drumstep/electro kind of tune, and fits right at home with Warp Records camp. It's a bit different from the normal Flying Lotus dubstep that you might be used to, as it's filled with all kinds of electro bit-crushed beeps and twisted casio sounds. And it's a message I can relate to. Kidding! The best part is you can download all 3D character files free at beeple-crap.com/​resources.php
And upload your own works using them at vimeo.com/​groups/​flyinglotus

Panacea - Knitefever Mix

I found a wicked Panacea mix today, trolling thru http://www.dnb-sets.de If you don't know, it's one of the best mix search engines out there, specifically in the DNB/Dubstep genres. Anyways this an unapologetic hardcore rave mix. If that ain't your bag, you might as well skip out, as this is pretty full-on. It's got some of the best energy I've heard in a mix in a long time. While it's got some of usual rave staples, it does go quite a bit off the rails in spots to counterpoint some of the jump-up cheese. Funny little story about Panacea, I used to run a Carracho server back in the hotline days, called Raw N Rare, and he popped up on there using the alias Metal Heart. I asked him some questions only he would know about the gigs he played in Chicago, and as far as I can tell it was definitely him. Interesting character, I did a interview with for a local magazine, and he was kind of the fist persons to talks about the cuts and klicks scene, which sort of became glitch, glitch-hop and it's derivative genres. He was using it to score some indie film, apparently. Good to see he's still kicking out some bangers and throwing down some heavy beats.

Panacea - Knitefever Mix


1. dj scud & nomex - total destruction (panacea rmx) (amex)
2. dj fresh - colossus (ram)
3. total science - prozac (q-project rmx) (c.i.a.)
4. submerged & anubis - el topo VIP (ohm resistance)
5. mason - my sound (bad habit)
6. morphy - bottoms up (direct)
7. cybin - no more lies (tov)
8. dj zinc - super sharp shooter (ganja)
9. zen - conundrum (formation)
10. blaze - kill (flammable)
11. dj zinc - so damn fresh (ganja)
12. nightwalker - program 2 kill (signal)
13. purple unit - dreamtime (step 2 zero)
14. defcon one - time is the fire (mac 2)
15. seeed - music monks (wea)
16. counterstrike - bloodline (outbreak ltd)
17. dj damage - 10 degrees of separation (outbreak ltd)
18. the panacea - wintermute (kniteforce)
19. nightbreed - pack of wolves (pendulum rmx) (ram)
20. dj wildchild - forbidden fruit (drumsound & simon "bassline" smith
rmx) (wildstyle)
21. illskillz & concord dawn - watch me know (illskillz)
22. amit - village folk (commercial suicide)
21. dj fresh - submarines (pendulum rmx) (breakbeat kaos)
22. scott brown - make the beat drop (evolution)
23. loxy & dylan - fraggle rock (raiden rmx) (renegade hardware)
24. clsm - drifting away (clsm)
25. baron - the hitsquad (baron inc.)
26. future prophecies - dreadlock (breakbeat kaos)
27. the panacea - lawless (kniteforce)
28. dj scud - lonely soldier VIP (amex)
29. digital & irie j - crazy girl (v recs)
30. the usual suspects - doorway (gridlok rmx) (renegade hardware)
31. xample & sol - disfunctional (l-plates)
32. j.majik & wikkaman - you distgust me (spider)
33. bong-ra - warhead (clash)
34. remarc - bad no bloodclart (planet mu)
35. dj s**tmat - rougher babylon (planet mu)
36. bertie - styler style (kniteforce)
37. remarc - thunderclap (whitehouse)
38. amit - changing lanes (function)
39. dumonde - human (illskillz rmx) (bulletproof)
40. pascal - p-funk 2004 (moving fusion rmx) (tru playaz)

Skism - Down With The Kids promo vid

Wow, now this how to promote a release. To be honest I'm not even really all into Skism or super over-tweaked noise-step, but I gotta post this up. It's a clever pisstake promo in sort of Spinal Tap kind of way. "Rise of the Idiots" indeed.

Gimme Pizza - Dubstep Remix

Oh man, the horror, the horror!!!

EXCISION - SHAMBHALA 2010

EXCISION - SHAMBHALA 2010
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I always feel like I'm looking into the future when I listen to Excisions Shambhala mixes. This year is no different, and to be quite honest, has upped the ante considerably. Limits are smashed, rules thrown out the window, planets are eaten and galaxies are destroyed. A truly Galactus-sized mix that slams the underground's most deliquent and twisted productions right up in your grill, leaving you twitching on the floor. Yeah there's a few misses for me, a few tunes are just too R2D2 and filled with derivative transformery. What can I say, I am a finnicky mother-fucker when it comes to filthy basslines. I don't ape shit for every little wobble, womp, and robot burp. However on the whole, I will say there are some true sonic innovations that Excision has put together and presented in a masterful set. It's set that fully embraces the idea of taking it's listener on a journey and revealing an otherworldly experience that is the sum of it's part. It's got a sprinkle of pop, a dash groove, a pinch of soul, and a shit load of utter devastation. Really it's a fucking great listen.

Mary Anne Hobbes quits Radio One

I'm a bit slow on the UK news, being in some kind of Chicago limbo that I am, but anyways MAH quit Radio One. Here's her resignation letter:

"Yesterday I resigned from BBC Radio1, after an amazing multi-dimensional 14 year career.
The great freedoms the BBC have given in me as a broadcaster, have allowed me to help break so many confrontational artists as diverse as Slipknot and Skream, and of course, the whole genre of Dubstep in recent times.

My current Experimental show is in peak condition, it’s never been stronger. And although it’s a very emotional decision to leave the show that I love so much, it’s also an optimum moment to bow out, at the very top of my game.

My work for Radio1 on the Breezeblock, Rock Show, many fascinating documentaries about everything from David Bowie to Dubstep, on daytime, at festivals and award ceremonies, has been exceptionally rewarding. These have been glory days not just for me, but for all the artists who have shared my BBC platform, and of course, the listeners everywhere from Beijing to Berlin, Baltimore to Blackpool, who shared a great passion for future sound.

I will continue to DJ live, work in film, and curate at Sonar festival in Barcelona.

I have also accepted a new job mentoring and teaching students at the University of Sheffield’s Union Of Students radio station, TV station and the newspaper that operate out of their superb Forge Media Hub, which presents me with a really exciting new challenge."


It's a bit of a loss to the Dubstep scene to say the least. She definitely helped put that sound out there. According to wikipedia : Her 2 hour special 'Dubstep Warz' on BBC Radio 1 in January 2006 is widely regarded as the show that broke the dubstep sound globally." So there. I wasn't always interested in her interpretation of the genre, but I've certainly appreciated all she's done for experimental music on the front lines. Big ups and respect to you Mary Anne Hobbs.

Here's the link to her full last show which includes mini-mixes by Kode 9 and Burial: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tm12t

Specimen A - Cold As Ice Freebie

Specimen A - Cold As Ice

Here's a hilarious remix of Foreigner's "Cold As Ice" by Specimen A. I'm a sucker for the original, and I like that the fact the main hooks of the song remain in tact and it wasn't too deconstructed. The bassline is kinda on the average side, but I think the nostalgic arena rock vibe, wins this one over for me.

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