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….
The new SittingOvation design
Posted by admin on October 22nd, 2009
Now in to our third design I’ve decided that the previous design of the site was restricting in a sense, and so with an update, I’ve got for a look and feel change too.
Some things to note:
- Comments won’t work on older posts now, I’ve upgraded to the latest Wordpress and this has done all sorts of funny things to old post comments – so you can only comment on posts from this one onwards. Sadly, this is a bit out of my control.
- There are likely going to be little bugs here and there. If you spot one, let me know.
- I’ll probably try adding a few little things here and there as time progresses, so don’t be alarmed if new eatures start to pop up.
- If you have any comments or suggestions, just say so – alex[at]alex-c.com
And here’s to the new design!
Advertise on SittingOvation
Posted by admin on October 22nd, 2009
It’s nothing major, but I’ve implemented a small sponsor/advert space in to the footer of every page.
If you’d like to advertise on the site, I’m open to offers and discussions. I can provide information on hits and suchlike, and am happy to discuss a reasonable fee.
Let me know by getting in touch – alex[at]alex-c.com
Steve Foulds – Low Winter Sun
Posted by admin on October 20th, 2009
After hearing his Blacklight EP, I’ve been on at Steve for some collaboration, so expect to hear some Steve Foulds & DFRNT combined material at some point in the future, however for the time being you should check out his new track “Low Winter Sun”
You can stream it from his Soundcloud here – http://soundcloud.com/breakitdown/low-winter-sun
Watch out for those beautiful dubby synths in the breakdowns (and the intro) – This one is fairly progressive too – a nice big driving drumloop and bassline keep this one a little more dencefloor orientated.
Get on it!
Lethem Dub – 2 free EPs
Posted by admin on October 10th, 2009
Well produced deep dubstep with touches of classic dub/reggae and the sensibilities of dub-techno with added ambience.
You can’t pass this up to be honest. A producer who goes by the name of Lethem has just released 2 EPs which you can go and grab for free. Together, that’s 7 tracks for absolutely nothing.
Often free EPs can be risky in terms of quality and production value, not to mention mastering and vareity, but this seems to tick all those boxes and more.
For fans of dubstep of all types, although especially the deeper more experimental side – this is not to be missed.
You can sign up for the EPs here – http://lethemdub.com/ where a simple email signup witll grant you access to the goods.
I can’t say much more than “go get” really! Larvely stuff.
