TKR – Drifting – music video
Posted by alex on February 22nd, 2010
I’ve just been sent this and I had to post it. not only is it a great track, but it’s an ace video. Check it…
DFRNT – USA mini-tour and new mix
Posted by admin on February 21st, 2010
Between March 1st and May 25th 2010, DFRNT is going to be on the East coast of the USA, DJing from as far up as Burlington, Vermont to as far down as Orlando, Florida and a night in Puerto Rico. You can download the promotional mix from the site, and keep in tune with any additional dates on the site or on the DFRNT MySpace
Dates at time of posting:
March
6th – Boston – Machine Nightclub
7th – Baltimore – Shorty’s Bar
9th – Burlington – Club Metronome
12th – Philadelphia – The Arts Garage
19th – San Juan, Puerto Rico – The Vatican
24th – Athens (GA) – To Be Confirmed
27th – Washington DC – Little Miss Whiskey’s
April
1st – NYC – Love
9th – Philadelphia – Private Party (Invite Only)
May
11th – NYC – To Be Confirmed
15th – Orlando – Crooked Bayou
For promoters interested in booking any additional dates, please get in touch – alex[at]alex-c.com
Promotional Mix
Tracklist:
01 Dom Hz – Mist
02 Pinch feat. Yolanda – Get Up (Guido Mix)
03 Actraiser – Lone Wolf VIP
04 DFRNT – Short Bus
05 DLX – Matter Of Fact (Breakage’s Relatively Speaking Remix)
06 Cinnamon Chasers – Luv Deluxe (Scuba Remix)
07 DFRNT – All Change
08 Dom Hz – Elevator Skank
09 Throwing Snow – Un Vingt
10 Matoa – Hei You
11 ID – Leaves
12 Skream – Minimalistix
13 Headhunter & Djunya – El Presidente
14 DFRNT – Lounge (Indigo Remix)
15 Hektagon – The Old Days
16 Spherix – Lesser People
17 Headhunter – Experience
18 Jack Sparrow – The Chase
19 Data and Cell – Doors Of Perception
Stoke Audio – New digital label
Posted by alex on February 16th, 2010
Brainchild of German producer and DJ TKR, Stoke Audio is a new digital label focusing on deep and tech-influenced dubstep.
With vinyl planned for the future, and some really nice artwork/identity – I expect you’ll be hearing and seeing more from Stoke Audio in the near future.
Already boasting one free EP and a regular digital release – with three more planned, it would seem that Thomas Schwarz is pretty serious about making it all work.
I’ll let the music do the talking, but I’m certain you won’t be disappointed!
Autopilot – The Idealist EP
Posted by alex on February 12th, 2010
Bringing his unique variation of percussion-smattered twisted melodic elements and deep basslines, Autopilot delivers a cracking new EP called “The Idealist”
It’s a “pay what you like” affair – with no minimum purchase, so it’s just on your conscience to hook the guy up with some sheets!
The highlight for me was “The End” with it’s hypnotic bassdrum, punching through the track, but all of the tracks are well produced and enjoyable in their own respect. As a package, this manages to highlight the Philadelphia based producer’s range of talent. If Autopilot isn’t a household name (in the dubstep world) by the end of this year, I’ll eat my hat. And his hat. And your hat too.
Dom Hz – EARZ003 – Openearz Recordings
Posted by alex on February 6th, 2010
It’s been a while since a dubstep release has really pushed me far enough to need to post about it here – which in a way is a shame, but also a testament to the quality of Openearz Recordings’ newest EP from Dom Hz.
Not content with putting out incredible releases from Indigo, xxxy and Synkro, they have called upon yet another Mancunian Dom Hz to fulfill the latest delight.
http://soundcloud.com/openearz-recordings
The release is pure aural pleasure. From the abyssal “Mist” with it’s synth-led intro and epic drop in to sub laden territory, through Elevator Skank, with it’s rolling organ vibes, piano and vocal snippets, to the super-loved-up “Without You” doing for dubstep, what Herbal Essences did for shampoo.
If ever there was a release to get for a Valentines gig – this was it!
Martello Rotativo – You Are Beautiful (Dedicated)
Posted by admin on January 27th, 2010
Lovely track this. I’ve kept an eye on Mr Rotativo’s stuff since featuring him on Echodub Loves Vol 1 – and this certainly caught my ears.
Deeper Level Records – dl_1.02
Posted by alex on January 20th, 2010
It’s always refreshing to see labels doing things a little differently, and so the first thing to catch my eye about Deeper-Level was their format. Although not original, it’s certainly refreshing and not a common occurance (as far as I’m concerned) to see releases go out on nice little packaged SD cards.
As far as the release is concerned – I was sold from the outset. The general gist is dub-techno, but it’s more than just your general wash of beats with a next-door thud below them. There’s a good variation of sounds on here from the dubbed-out glaze of Optic, to the slightly more glitched up zzzzra, or the slightly more full-on Area & Mikkel Meyer opener.
All in all, it’s a nice little collection, and when it comes in such a lovely package, you can’t really say no to something like that.
Worst comes to worst, you get yourself a spangly 1Gig SD card for your dosh.
Egoless – lots of free dubs!
Posted by alex on January 20th, 2010
The very talented Egoless has decided to give away all (bar one) of his previous tracks, in light of the fact that he’s now working on full-length projects.
So without further messing around, I’d like to direct you towards his post on DSF about it, or see the links below…
EGOLESS – Strange
http://soundcloud.com/egoless/egoless-strange-1
EGOLESS – Geiger Jazz
http://soundcloud.com/egoless/egoless-geiger-jazz
EGOLESS – Respect Dub
http://soundcloud.com/egoless/egoless-respect-dub
EGOLESS – Time Will Tell
http://soundcloud.com/egoless/egoless-time-will-tell
EGOLESS – Earthlings
http://soundcloud.com/egoless/egoless-earthlings
EGOLESS – Fictionary
http://soundcloud.com/egoless/egoless-fictionary
EGOLESS – Wrong Way
http://soundcloud.com/egoless/egoless-wrong-way
FSOL – Papua New Guinea (Egoless rmx)
http://egoless.bandcamp.com/track/fsol- … less-remix
EGOLESS – Apocalypse Dub
http://egoless.bandcamp.com/track/apocalypse-dub
and of course if you haven’t downloaded it already,
EGOLESS – No Ego, No Problems! EP
http://egoless.bandcamp.com/album/egole … ms-ep-free
Dub & dub-techno NI Massive loops from Steve Foulds
Posted by alex on November 8th, 2009
So, I recently posted about Steve’s incredible new Black Light EP, and his apparent new-found love for all things dub-techno.
As a result of this, he’s been working hard on some patches for Native Instrument’s behemoth “Massive”.
Each of the patches has a different dub-techno styled synth sound, with macro controlled iterations on each loop. Each patches is separate by a clave. To get them, all you need to do is buy the track he created to demonstrate their use.
Jump on to his Bandcamp and grab “Low Winter Sun” and he’ll then fire you a link to download the samples.
Larvely!
The Nu Lot: Competition
Posted by alex on November 8th, 2009
November sees the launch of an exciting competition for new producers, with the chance to win a 3 single deal with a top label, inclusion on an exclusive compilation album and a host of prizes. The competition is to be judged by a panel of leading industry figures including Timo Maas, Orbital, D Ramirez, James Zabiela, Steve Mac, Meat Katie and Dylan Rhymes….
To enter the competition is quite simple, just write an extraordinarily good and original piece of dance music and submit it to the label via their dedicated dropbox (full details below).
There will be 14 finalists chosen by their resident producers (see artist page on www.lot49.co.uk).
Those chosen will then go on to the next stage – this means you are already a winner and you are guaranteed a release on Lot49 as part of the “Nu Lot” compilation and you will receive a selection of goodies from the label’s sponsors.
From here the chosen recordings will be voted on by a panel of world class DJ/Producers who will pick out ONE winner for the TOP PRIZE.
Top Prize:
- Lot49 Recordings 3 E.P. deal
- KOMPLETE 6 – Native Instruments
- All 10 titles from the Loopmasters ARTIST Series
- All 24 titles from the Loopmasters ORIGIN Series
- Soundcloud PRO Max yearly account
- Ableton Live 8 software package (donated by Soundcloud)
- *Also the winners EP will be mastered at the legendary Wired Masters in London by Kev Grainger who has worked with the likes of Steve Angello, Bjork, Erick Morillo, Gilles Peterson and Gary Numan to name but a few.
The 14 Finalists get:
- Inclusion on Lot49 Recordings “New Lot Compilation” for release early 2010
- Soundcloud PRO Light yearly account
- Any 3 titles from the Loopmasters ARTIST Series (excluding Deadmau5 Xfer)
How to Enter:
- Go to www.lot49.co.uk competition page and register with your email, artist name and country
- Submit up to three separate tracks with them clearly labelled by artist and title in the following format [Artist_title.wav] to the competition dropbox at
The competition starts Nov 1st and ends Dec 1st
No entries submitted after this date will be eligible.
The winner will be announced on the Lot49 website on December 14th 2009.
Get on it!
November sees the launch of an exciting competition for new producers, with the chance to win a 3 single deal with a top label, inclusion on an exclusive compilation album and a host of prizes. The competition is to be judged by a panel of leading
industry figures including Timo Maas, Orbital, D Ramirez, James Zabiela, Steve Mac, Meat Katie and Dylan Rhymes….
