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Steppin into Tomorrow with SNF 048 11.09.10 on SUB.FM


Posted in Radio, Steppin Into Tomorrow on 11/10/2010 11:28 am by snf

Set it off this show with a bit of bass-heavy dubstep then moved into some housey bits. New material inside coming from all over, including two new songs from Moldy, a few Scuba remixes, new tracks from Subreachers, Mount Kimbie, Helix, Prince Zammy & more. As always it’s 2nd and 4th Tuesdays on SUB.FM 6-8pm PST.

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Tracklist:

Marvin Gaye – Inner City Blues (Tamla)
Moldy ft Preston Murphy – Embrace the Filth (forthcoming Embassy)
Subreachers – Tsukuyomi (dub)
Mala – Explorer (Monkeytown)
Arkist – Sexy Space Mother (Subdepth)
Subreachers ft Asher Dust – Soul 101 (dub)
King Midas Sound – Frequencies (Hyperdub)
Jus Wan – Beyond (self released)
Asusu – No Kya (forthcoming Project Squared)
Moldy – No Means to Smoke It (forthcoming Embassy)
Ptr1 – Falling (forthcoming Concrete Cut)
Ciara – Deuces (Nguzunguzu remix) (free online)
Mount Kimbie – William (Dayglo Mix) (forthcoming Hotflush)
Jessie Ware & SBTRKT – Nervous (Numbers)
Fantastic Mr Fox – Over (Black Acre)
Luisa Maita – Lero-Lero (Seiji remix) (Cumbancha)
Scuba – Before (Deadboy remix) (forthcoming Hotflush)
Pariah – Orpheus (R&S)
Scuba – So You Think You’re Special (Joe remix) (forthcoming Hotflush)
Alex Coulton – Bounce (dub)
Cosmic Revenge – Renegade (dub)
Nguzunguzu – Mirage (Silverback)
Helix – Zengyo Station (dub)
Boddika – Syn Chron (Naked Lunch)
Distal & HxdB – Typewriter Tune VIP (forthcoming Surefire)
Prince Zammy & Specters – Clear (dub)
Velour – She Wore Velour (Night Slugs)
Ramadanman – Work Them (Swamp81)
Julio Bashmore – Batak Groove (Soul Motive)
Breach – Fatherless (PTN)
Venom & Damage – Deeper (Doc Daneeka remix) (Ten Thousand Yen)
Pinch – Croydon House (Swamp81)
Untold – Come Follow We (Soul Jazz)
Lady Saw – Loser (Grievous Angel remix) (whitelabel)
Lil Silva – Against Yaself (Night Slugs)
Optimum – Max Power (Planet Mu)
Joe – Claptrap (Hessle)
Addison Groove – Footcrab (Swamp81)
Rhythm & Sound – Mango Drive (Rhythm & Sound)
Darkstar – Ostkruez (Hyperdub)

 

V/A – Scientist Launches Dubstep Into Outer Space (Reviewed)


Posted in Music, Reviews on 11/01/2010 07:02 am by shortstack

Scientist Launches Dubstep Into Outer Space

“This project has taken over a year to put together from its conception late last summer. The final results are worth every minute of effort that’s gone into this – this is definitely my proudest moment for Tectonic to date. The influence of dub swings round full circle!” -Pinch

I know I am not the only one who was drawn to dubstep by spending formative years of my youth listening to reggae albums, especially dub. Honestly, Scientist has always been a personal favorite; no disrespect to King Tubby for being the originator and no disrespect to Mad Professor for embracing new technologies in an old sound however Scientist seemed to always sit perfectly in the middle of the proto, and the present. His “Vampires” and “World Cup” releases having left the biggest impression on me, even still today. Obviously, I’m absolutely enthralled that this release exists and even more having an opportunity to listen to these tracks and relay some early impressions on them back to readers.

Attempting my hardest to stay away from clichéd idioms when writing this review, it is difficult to approach speaking about specific tracks on this release without emphasizing “the sum is greater than the parts.” Honestly, this is something that I hope listeners appreciate start-to-finish as much as selectors and dancers will appreciate hearing singles played in DJ sets, or even more excitingly the upcoming UK tour with Scientist to support the album’s release.

Click here to read my complete review

 

Steppin into Tomorrow with SNF 047 10.26.10 on SUB.FM


Posted in Radio, Steppin Into Tomorrow on 10/27/2010 12:16 pm by snf

Another genre bending show with house, funky house, funky bashment, dubstep, hiphop and who knows what else. New sounds inside from Asusu, Gerry Read, Alex Coulton, Pulsar, along with a host of new releases. Catch this one 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 6-8pm PST on SUB.FM.

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Tracklist:

Darkstar – Dear Heartbeat (Hyperdub)
Darkstar – When It’s Gone (Hyperdub)
Jamie Woon – Night Air (Ramadanman remix) (Candent Songs)
Actress – Maze (Honest Jon’s)
Elgato – Blue (Hessle)
Alex Coulton – Bounce (dub)
Nguzunguzu – Mirage (Silverback)
T. Williams ft Terri Walker – Heartbeat (Local Action)
Julio Bashmore – Footsteppin (Ten Thousand Yen)
DJ Naughty – Quicktime (Roska remix) (RKS)
Pinch – Croydon House (Swamp81)
Untold – Come Follow We (Soul Jazz)
Baobinga & DVA – This One’s Wavey (Build)
Gerry Read – Planetarium (forthcoming Polar)
A Made Up Sound – Demons (AMUS)
Bert on Beats – Alemao (Bambounou remix) (Man Recordings)
Warrior One – Lord of Bashy (Mixpak)
Greenmoney ft Lady Chann – Political Hype (Fool’s Gold)
Poirier ft Face-T – Enemies (Sticky remix) (Ninja Tune)
LV ft Okmalumkoolkat – Boomslang (Hyperdub)
Nguzunguzu – Rec Loose (Silverback)
Girl Unit – Every Time (Night Slugs)
Peverelist & Hyetal – The Hum (Punch Drunk)
Pulsar – A Distant Glow (dub)
Spit Brothers – Violet Dub (forthcoming Dubs Alive)
Asusu – No Kya (forthcoming Project Squared)
Ruckspin – Shikra (forthcoming Pushing Red)
Jack Sparrow – Shoal (Tectonic)
Superisk – Find Your Way (Punch Drunk)
Phaeleh – Mantra (Afterglo)
Girl Unit – Wut (Night Slugs)
West Norwood Cassette Library – Mrs Fingers (WNCL)
Distal – Amphibian (dub)
Subreachers – Soul 101 (dub)
Subreachers – Let Go (Jack Sparrow remix) (dub)
Sa-ra Creative Partners – Glorious (ABB)
Swede:art – Linguistics (B. Bravo remix) (Tokyo Dawn)
Gerry Read – Stew Orb (forthcoming Polar)

 

Steppin into Tomorrow with SNF 046 10.14.10 on Sub.FM


Posted in Radio, Steppin Into Tomorrow on 10/13/2010 12:34 pm by snf

This episode is epic. A voyage. 98 to 170 bpm inside over 3 hours. New sounds from Distal, Cosmic Revenge, The Chemist, SBTRKT, Helix, Kush Arora, Jus Wan, and a ton more. Some classics too, early 90s material. A few free downloads linked as usual.

This show a warmup for Saturday night with me, Pinch & Gemmy. Soundsystem is serious. Gonna be a great time.

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Tracklist:
Om Unit – The Corridor (Terrorhythm)
Arp101 – Warriors Galactic (Eglo)
FaltyDL – Odyssey (Planet Mu)
Floating Points – People’s Potential (Eglo)
Pocz – Backdrop (free online)
Elgato – Blue (Hessle)
Moodymann – The Day We Lost The Soul (KDJ)
DVA & Fatima – Just Vybe (Soule:Power Mix) (Hyperdub)
Julio Bashmore – Batak Groove (Soul Motive)
dubLoner & Isaac Haile Selassie – Wicked Man (Kush Arora remix) (def’child)
Bert On Beats ft MC Gi – Alemao (Bambounou remix) (Man Recordings)
Helix – Compiler (dub)
A Made Up Sound – Demons (AMS)
Hypno – Telescope (Hackman remix) (free online)
Breach – Fatherless (Doc Daneeka MRR SNRZ remix) (PTN)
DJ Naughty – Quicktime (Roska remix) (RKS)
Julio Bashmore – Footsteppin (Ten Thousand Yen)
Helix – Wavefunction Collapse (dub)
Joonipah – Apologies (forthcoming Life After Math)
Acre – Ghatt (forthcoming Embassy)
Supra 1 – Still Believe (L-Vis 1990 remix dub) (Trouble & Bass)
Gold Panda – Snow & Taxis (Throwing Snow remix) (Notown)
Commix – How You Gonna Feel (Pangaea remix) (Metalheadz)
SBTRKT – Step In Shadows (forthcoming Young Turks)
Cosmic Revenge – Odyssey (dub)
James Blake – I Only Know What I Know Now (R&S)
The Chemist – Dreaming (Vekta free download)
Jus Wan – 11 Level (self released)
Distal – Amphibian (dub)
Untold – Fly Girls (Soul Jazz)
Velour – She Wore Velour (Night Slugs)
Distal – Mamanimal (dub)
Crystal Fighters – Follow (Jay Weed remix) (Zirkulo)
Kid Simple – Final Bout (dub)
Scott Detail – My Heart For You (dub)
Versa – Wisdom (dub)
Subreachers – Let Go (Jack Sparrow’s Space Cadet remix) (dub)
Cosmic Revenge – Aftermath (dub)
Superisk – Find Your Way (Mensah remix) (Punch Drunk)
Sclist – Safari (dub)
EshOne – Sofistas (dub)
Subreachers – Soul 101 (dub)
EshOne – U Boat (dub)
Graish – Dinner Breaks (forthcoming Monkeydub)
Renegade – Terrorist (Moving Shadow)
Peshay – Piano Tune (Good Looking Records)
Hidden Agenda – Flute Tune (Metalheadz)
Deep Blue – Helicopter Tune (Moving Shadow)
Origin Unknown – Valley Of The Shadows (RAM Records)
Jus Wan – Miles Away (self released)
Commix – Japanese Electronics (Instra:mental moog remix) (Metalheadz)
DJG – Hydrate (Consequence remix) (Warm Communications)
Jack Sparrow – Regress (Tectonic)
James Blake – Klavierwerke (R&S)
Lusine – Numbers (Hymen)

 

Dubs Alive 006 with The Spit Brothers, Luthor, Djunya and a free DL


Posted in Music, Reviews on 10/11/2010 11:28 am by snf

The latest out on the San Francisco imprint Dubs Alive is this diverse 5 track EP with originals from The Spit Brothers and Luthor, and with Bakir, Djunya and 6blocc on remix duties.  The original “No Curfew” is a spooky, basswise tune that’s like a soundtrack to a new Dick Tracy film. Eerie keys create a brooding mood that the ultradeep bassline strongly reinforces. If you’re listening to this on headphones trust you’re missing out on half the song on the low end. Things get hectic in the second half, getting hyper with a 4×4 beat making this a strong transition song between sounds.

Djunya steps up next to tackle a remix of “No Curfew”, adding more swagger to the beat but maintaining the eerie feel of the original with keys and brass. When the main bit drops in this becomes an incredible remix with doubled up kicks and added synths overtop. Guaranteed to light up a dance.

Out of the five songs on the release the only one that doesn’t work is the 6blocc remix where the vibe of the original is entirely lost in an attempt to reproduce Bombaman-esque bass sounds that falls way short. Feels far too cookie cutter.

Luthor brings the next original with his emotive, bass heavy sound. Complex beats and a nice atmosphere built by Luthor make this one a quality late night or Sunday morning tune, matching elements of the jazzy sound found in many Dubs Alive releases.  On the remix of this one Bakir comes with a funky/soca styled beat under the keys and vocals of the original. The original mix is pretty mellow, this one is purely hyper. Intensity.

Along with these, Dubs Alive have put out another tune for free download, this one called “Done Gone There.” Download this one using the player below, then check the full DAV006 release using the second player.

The Spit Brothers – Done Gone There (Dubsworth ft. Bakir)(FREE DOWNLOAD) by Dubs Alive Records

Dubs Alive 006 by Dubs Alive Records

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Dubblestandart – Chrome Optimism (free DL, show tonight!)


Posted in Music on 10/10/2010 10:07 am by snf

Dubblestandart, Subatomic Sound and a gang of remix artists team up on “Chrome Optimism” with legends David Lynch and Lee Scratch Perry (both pictured smoking various dried leaves to the right).  The original Dubblestandart mix is robotic roots reggae with somewhat random interjections from Lynch overtop. The remix action is where this gets serious, with very strong work from Kush Arora, Antiserum & Bakir, Subatomic Sound and more. Check below for a nice video of the Subatomic Sound remix exploring the desert overtop the beat, fits quite well.

The Subatomic Sound and original radio mix are available for free download via the player below thanks to Emch & Subatomic Sound. If you’re in the Bay Area, both Dubblestandard and Subatomic Sound are headlining the weekly Dub Mission down at Elbo Room, so get yourself down there.

Dubblestandart meets David Lynch & Lee Scratch Perry “Chrome Optimism” remixes – out now! by SubatomicSound


 

Review: Tunnidge 7Breaths/Fear (CHST010)


Posted in Music, Reviews on 10/07/2010 11:08 am by shortstack

Distance’s Chestplate label has never let me down. the label is clearly an extension of the crunchy bass sounds he made his own on his myriad releases; always gritty but always extremely mindful of the heavyweight sub-bass tones that are essential to any classical dubstep tune.

The tenth release from Chestplate taps the production talents of London-based Tunnidge, for two extremely heavy cuts. Both tunes are heavily cinematic with long builds and employ the use of deep bass with the color of the distorted basslines that have established Distance and the Chestplate’s legacy in the modern bass music movement.

Fear is the highlight of this release for me, with it’s long build, cinematic vocals, and floorboard rumbling subtones that have me eager to hear it out on larger soundsystems. An essential pickup as the weather begins to turn cold and melodic percussion makes it’s way out of the dance to make room for the cold, heavy tunes. This is the first Chestplate release without an original from Distance, and Tunnidge served the label and all listeners well with this release.


(Reprinted from: http://icnt.mx/2010/10/review-chst010/)

 

Review: Jack Sparrow – Circadian (TECCD009)


Posted in Music, Reviews on 10/05/2010 09:47 am by shortstack

Yesterday, the much awaited full length release  from Leeds based producer Jack Sparrow, on the always high-quality Tectonic label. As true with most Tectonic releases, On ‘Circadian,’ Sparrow delivers a sharp and deep full length, with one foot heavily planted in classic dubstep vibes, and sound-design that is a clear nod to influences from techno and minimal production elements.

The release starts off with ‘Loveless,’ a smooth tune that is a clear indication from the beginning that ‘Circadian’ intends to be much more than a run-off-the-mill dubstep full length release, with an aesthetic that reminds me of early Ramadanman releases such as ‘The Woon.’ Continuing, the release features a VIP remix of his previous release ‘The Chase’ and an exciting and deep collaboration with Ruckspin, the tempo speeds up and the mood approaches autonomic as you hear the syncopated rhythms of tracks like ‘Relapse’

Many many highlights on this exciting and well deserved full length release from Sparrow on Pinch’s Tectonic label, a full length that is equally well served on the headphones as it is in the club. Although releases from Jack Sparrow do seem few-and-far-between at times the sheer volume of keepers on this release and growth in the depth of sound has made this release worth the wait.

Circadian is available for purchase as of this week, and Fact Magazine is currently running a week long free preview of the release via Soundcloud for those looking to stream the tunes in their entirety.

Be sure to check out this remix of good friends’ of mine Subreachers that Jack Sparrow and they recently posted online, deep vibes from both of them each and every.
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(Reprinted from: http://icnt.mx/2010/10/review-jacksparrow-teccd009/)

 

Preview: SBTRKT – Step In Shadows (Young Turks)


Posted in Music on 09/30/2010 01:42 pm by snf

The latest from the Young Turks camp comes from SBTRKT, on the heels of his recent release Soundboy Shift / Rundown release on the same label. Shuffly kicks drive this one with a bell or chime that’s reminiscent of the organic sounds of Konono No. 1 overtop. Melodic strings take over during the breakdown that then yield to the beat in the second half. This tune’s uplifting for both your soul and your feet. Quality production as usual from the man in an African mask.

Step in Shadows by Young Turks

 

Darkstar – Gold (Video)


Posted in Music on 09/30/2010 01:30 pm by snf

The single Gold taken off Darkstar’s “North” album due out this October has been received favorably all over the place including NPR. This is a bit of a departure soundwise for the Hyperdub label but retains the high quality of all its releases.  The video, directed by Evan Boehm, is extraordinarily well done and fits the song exquisitely.  Images inside include brain MRI scans, 3D models of Darkstar, and abstract deconstructions of their heads. Really though you just need to watch it:

For those wanting a bit more details about the video itself, get some behind the scenes info from the director.

 
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