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DFRNT – USA mini-tour and new mix

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

http://www.dfrnt.co.uk/usa/

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

Download here

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

Dom Hz – EARZ003 – Openearz Recordings

Saturday, 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)

Wednesday, 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.

Ben Neill – Night Science [Album release]

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

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As soon as I’d heard Ben Neill had sorted himself out with an album of his twisted dubstep-jazz schmooze I was on it like an instant!

Whilst appealing to those who favour the deeper more experimental end of the dubstep spectrum, the Mutantrumpet master himself keeps things fresh with his brand of dub-jazz-step or whatever you’d like to brand it.

If you can imagine scenes from a sleazy flim-noir strip-joint scene amped up on electronics fizzing with tension, yet smooth enough to drink straight, you’d be getting close to Mr Neill’s subtle, yet powerful production work and musicianship.

If you pick up any album this month (after my own that is!) then let it be Night Science by Ben Neill. Highly recommended.

As far as I’m aware, Night Science is available now. Go find it!

Echodub – Echodub Loves (Vol 01) – FREE 12-track compilation

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Echodub have now released a second free compilation.

This time round it is a collection of tracks from producers which they admire, respect or appreciate, and this is the first of at least 2 compilations.

You can get the whole thing including artwork and more from the Echodub site.

Did I mention it was FREE!?

Tracklist:

01 – Skyence – Precious Time
02 – Martello Rotativo – Get Busy
03 – Apathesis – Untitled
04 – Autopilot – Once More (Echodub Edit)
05 – 3rdeye – Undulate
06 – Kerogen – Hope
07 – Psychonaught – Warm and Easy
08 – Bojcot Selectah & Dawn – Believe
09 – FBOM – Each Day
10 – Mako – Avec La Tech
11 – Moonchild – The Glass Lake
12 – Roof Light – Kamino

FOB Show 9th July 2009

Friday, July 10th, 2009

Absolutely amazing mix of tracks from Belgium’s very own Bunzer0.

The week before the show’s 3rd birthday special and Bunzer0 is still playing out some of the best dubstep around. Packed with exclusives, dubs and forthcomings – I reccomend you check this out.

If you didn’t catch it live that is!

You can view the tracklist and download the show here.

And you can catch the 3rd birthday show next week…

http://www.sub.fm

Stream :
128k – http://www.sub.fm/listen128k.m3u
64k – http://www.sub.fm/listen64k.m3u
24k – http://www.sub.fm/listen24k.m3u

For other listening options : http://www.sub.fm/listen.php

Chatroom – http://www.sub.fm/chat
IRC – irc://irc.ircstorm.net:6667/subfm

Deep, Liquid & Soulful Dubstep Producers and Labels – Where to start…

Sunday, April 26th, 2009

Since this seems to be quite a common request from a number of newcomers to the scene, I felt the necessity to post something that they could be pointed in the direction of, to save people answering the same question over and over.

Here are – in my opinion – some of the better producers making deeper, garage-influenced, liquid and more soulful dubstep. If you feel i’ve made any mistakes, or not included “absolutely crucial” producers – just comment, and I’ll amend wherever possible.

In alphabetical order…

2562 / A Made Up Sound – http://www.myspace.com/2562dub

Absense -http://www.myspace.com/absense

Akema – http://www.myspace.com/akemadubstep

Aleks Zen – http://www.myspace.com/alekszen

Anansi – http://www.myspace.com/compeanansi

Appleblim – http://www.myspace.com/appleblim

Asa – http://www.myspace.com/asadubstep

Asusu – http://www.myspace.com/nativeflux

Ben Neill – http://www.myspace.com/benneill

Bojcot Selectah – http://www.myspace.com/bojcotselectah

Breakage – http://www.myspace.com/breakagedsb

Burial – http://www.myspace.com/burialuk

Clouds – http://www.myspace.com/cloudsaremoving

Conquest – http://www.myspace.com/conquestrecordings

Desto – http://www.myspace.com/destodubs

DFRNT – http://www.myspace.com/dfrntdubstep

DJG – http://www.myspace.com/djgsf

DJ Madd – http://www.myspace.com/djmaddbeats

Djunya – http://www.myspace.com/djunya

Ekaros – http://www.myspace.com/ekaros

El Rakkas – http://www.myspace.com/elrakkas

Egoless – http://www.myspace.com/egolessdub

F – http://www.myspace.com/musicbyf

Fantastic Mr Fox & Rich Reason – http://www.myspace.com/fmfandreason

Fbom – http://www.myspace.com/fbomaustin

Foiled Torsos – http://www.myspace.com/foiledtorsos

Forensics – http://www.myspace.com/forensicdubstep

Forsaken – http://www.myspace.com/forsakendubstep

Funk Ethics – http://www.myspace.com/funkethics

Furesshu – http://www.myspace.com/furesshubeats

Geiom – http://www.myspace.com/geiom

Ghostleigh – http://www.myspace.com/ghostleighdubz

Headhunter – http://www.myspace.com/dubstepheadhunter

Helixir – http://www.myspace.com/helixire

Heny G – http://www.myspace.com/djhenyg

HxdB – http://myspace.com/hxdb

Hyetal – http://www.myspace.com/hyetalmusic

ID – http://www.myspace.com/djid

Ikonika – http://www.myspace.com/ikonika

Indigo – http://www.myspace.com/indigodub

Instra:mental – http://www.myspace.com/instramentaluk

Jack Sparrow – http://www.myspace.com/sparradubz

Joe – http://www.myspace.com/joemakemusic

Jus Wan – http://www.myspace.com/juswan

Kerogen – http://www.myspace.com/kerogen

king slaFF – http://www.myspace.com/kingslaff

Kito – http://www.myspace.com/thisiskito

Komonazmuk – http://www.myspace.com/komonazmuk

Kontext – http://www.myspace.com/kontextkontext

Kwality – http://www.myspace.com/mnmlkwality

Late – http://www.myspace.com/llate

LD – http://www.myspace.com/transitionld

Lethem – http://www.myspace.com/lethem

Likhan – http://www.myspace.com/likhan

Lung – http://www.myspace.com/lungdub

Mala – http://www.myspace.com/malamystikz

Martyn – http://www.myspace.com/martyndnb

Migrant – http://www.myspace.com/migrantdubstep

Miretz – http://www.myspace.com/miretz

Misk – http://www.myspace.com/miskatonik

Moonchild – http://www.myspace.com/themoonchildisborn

Mount Kimbie – http://www.myspace.com/mountkimbie

Mr Gasparov – http://www.myspace.com/mrgasparov

Mr Lager – http://www.myspace.com/mrlager

Muteqx – http://www.myspace.com/muteqx

Narcossist / Kowton – http://www.myspace.com/narcossist

Not In My Name – http://www.myspace.com/notinmynamedubstep

Nutsack – http://www.myspace.com/Nadsatbeats

Outlaw Producer – http://www.myspace.com/djscottydo

Pangaea – http://www.myspace.com/journeytopangaea

Peverelist – http://www.myspace.com/punchdrunkrecords

Phaeleh – http://www.myspace.com/phaeleh

Pinch – http://www.myspace.com/tectonicrecordings

Planas – http://www.myspace.com/tobydavies

Psychonaught – http://www.myspace.com/unwino

Quantum Soul – http://www.myspace.com/quantumsoul

Quarta330 – http://www.myspace.com/q330

Ramadanman – http://www.myspace.com/ramadanman

Roof Light – http://www.myspace.com/rooflight

Scuba – http://www.myspace.com/paulhotflush

Shackletonhttp://www.skulldisco.com/ (no myspace?)

Sigha – http://www.myspace.com/sigha

Silkie – http://www.myspace.com/silkie86

Sines – http://www.myspace.com/sinesofthefuture

Solla – http://www.myspace.com/sollabongdubstepproject

Spatial – http://www.myspace.com/spatialdubs

Spherix – http://www.myspace.com/spherixaudio

Svpreme Fiend – http://www.myspace.com/svpremefiend

Synkro – http://www.myspace.com/synkronization

Tangka – http://www.myspace.com/tangka

Thesis – http://www.myspace.com/thesisproductions

TRG – http://www.myspace.com/trgproductions

Untold – http://www.myspace.com/untolduk

Vishnu – http://www.myspace.com/djvishnu

Von D – http://www.myspace.com/vonddd

VVV – http://www.myspace.com/vvvdubz

Wagawaga – http://www.myspace.com/splagawagawaga

Westernsynthetics – http://www.myspace.com/westernsynthetics

xxxy – http://www.myspace.com/xxxydubs

Zillion – http://www.myspace.com/zillionair


Labels of interest

7even – http://www.myspace.com/7evenrecordings

Anti Social Entertainment – http://www.myspace.com/antisocialentertainment

Apple Pips – http://www.myspace.com/appleblim

Berkane Sol – http://www.myspace.com/geiom

Boombap – http://www.myspace.com/boombaprecordsuk

Deep Medi – http://www.myspace.com/deepmedi

Echodub – http://www.myspace.com/echodubsounds

Formant – http://www.myspace.com/formantrecordings

Hessle Audio – http://www.myspace.com/hessleaudio

Hotflush – http://www.myspace.com/hotflushuk

LoDubs – http://www.myspace.com/lodubsrecords

Mindset – http://www.myspace.com/mindsetlabel

Nakedlunch – http://www.myspace.com/thenakedspace

Nightfall – http://www.myspace.com/nightfallcollective

Soul Motive – http://www.myspace.com/soulmotiverecords

Sub Continental Dub – http://www.myspace.com/subcontinentaldub

Surface Tension – http://www.myspace.com/surfacetensionrecordings

Trill Bass – http://www.myspace.com/trillbass

Untitled! – http://www.myspace.com/untitledantwerp

Urban Scrumping – http://www.myspace.com/urbanscrumping

A DFRNT type of update…

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

One on a more personal level in fact.

I’ve got a few things to mention…

Firstly, you can download the promo mix of my forthcoming album “Metafiction” from the release page on the DFRNT site. Basically a taster of all the tracks from the album, in order – so you can start saving for the CD right away. (or not, depending on how you feel about it I suppose!)

Secondly, you can download my new April mix from the mixes page on the DFRNT site. There’s a tracklisting so you don’t get lost.

Thirdly, I’ve completed my remix of “Valley of the Shadows” by Origin Unknown, which you can download from the tracks page on the DFRNT site. If you’re not familiar with the original, I suggest you educate yourself here.

I feel guilty posting about myself, but heck… It’s my ruddy blog OK!?

New magazine – Modus

Sunday, March 1st, 2009

My newest project, and contribution to the world of dubstep & dub-techno is Modus.

It’s going to be a magazine aimed loosely at dubstep and dub-techno – but instead of focusing on merely reviews and interviews, we’re going to feature photography, artwork, features, proper articles, well informed research and so forth. We’re also looking in to competitions, giveaways, free tracks with each issue in the form of a media download pack and much more.

It’s all in development – but you can get yourself on the list to be notified when it launches at the site now…

I’d reccomend you add your email address – this could be big…

http://www.modusmag.co.uk

Format None – Relax

Saturday, December 27th, 2008

Soft waves of Korg synthey goodness remeniscent of Martyn’s work, and light drum pattern work that would be at home in a 2562 track.

This is “Relax” by Format None and you can hear it at his MySpace page

3 and a half minutes of audio bliss in a gorgeous track that lives up to it’s name. Linas has done well to capture the right feel for this track, and there’s not much more to say other than “get over there and check it out”. I doubt you’ll be disappointed.