DOWNLOAD: J Sparrow - Free Dubs

Being kind enough to release dubs for free has become a trait of Leeds based producer J Sparrow. After stepping up his production game from Acid 6 to Logic 8 he's offered a pair of tracks up for free download.

Also, he's announced plans for an artist album from him coming on 'Earwax.

DOWNLOAD: J Sparrow - Free Dubs

Link:
www.myspace.com/sparradubz

VIDEO: CDR - Late at Tate

CDR - Late at Tate from theindiecontentcompany on Vimeo.

Link:
www.burntprogress.com

DOWNLOAD: Wascal - April 2009 Mix

Brand new 73 minute mix from Bristol native Wascal - super sized tracklist below.

DOWNLOAD: Wascal - April 2009 Mix

Tracklist:

1. Wedge - Cabot Circus
2. Gemmy - Bass Transmitter
3. Noah D & Roommate - The Bassman
4. Digital Mystiks - Neverland
5. Submerse - Everything Around Us
6. Sclist - Crude
7. Joker - Psychadelic Runway
8. Ikonika - Please
9. Massive Music - Find My Way (Kode 9 mix)
10. Wascal - Vamp
11. Loefah - Twisup VIP
12. Monsta - Streetfighter
13. Wascal - Clustered
14. Roommate - Conquer
15. Von D - Echolow
16. Slaughter Mob - SIE
17. Kahn - Ward Off
18. J:Kenzo - Cosmo
19. Gatekeeper - Slow Motion Dub
20. Dub U - Space Explorer
21. Zeno - One vs One
22. Twisted - No Mercy
23. Guido - You Do It Right
24. Joker - Do It
25. MRK1 - Realmatize
26. Phaeleh ft Indi Kaur - Rise
27. Jamie Vexd - Saturns Reply
28. DLX - Reset
29. Skream - Love Don't Come Easily
30. Slaughter Mob - Chopsticks
31. Wedge & Shadz - Eye On The Prize
32. Jamie Vexd - Radiant Industry
33. Marchmellow - Ouch VIP
34. Twisted - The Superpowers
35. Starkey - Miracles (Jamie Vexd mix)
36. TriFunk - Huntsman
37. Distance - My Demons
38. Intager - Feel No Way
39. DSK - Insulted
40. Level 67 - $100 Block Of Hash VIP
41. Tempa T - Next Hype
42. Whiteboi - Get Lean
43. Benga - Crunked Up
44. EMU & Pawn - Periscope Dub
45. Wascal - Overstep

Link:
www.myspace.com/wascalmusic

PRE-ORDER: MRK1 – Magnetic Device/Revolution 909 [Earwax]

Sometimes you get your hands on a track and something clicks, whether it’s a series of bass notes or a trickling melody and you realise you’ve heard it before. And then when you look into it you realise its been all over the modern day pirate stations which are now surfing the internet waves rather the high seas or tower blocks. Yep, the pirates truly have gone global. You tune into Rinse or Sub FM - the two big dubstep stations - and your bound to hear a few corking wobblers, especially when the big boys like Skream, Plastican, N-Type or even Dusk & Blackdown are on. Anyway… ‘Magnetic Device’ seems somehow engrained on the listenership already as the fact dawns that all the above have played it.

But somehow its not become tired and played out yet, the bass line gets itself wedged in the memory and simply doesn’t get stale. Yep, Manchester’s MRK 1 has made another dirty banger for Earwax, one that has a simple no nonsense wobble and punchy beats that stands out like the worlds first grime hovercraft assault vehicle whilst the flip, ‘Revolution 909,’ goes deeper and more acid with a repeating vocal snippet and all the tweaks and bleeps to give it a real retro electro feel in a similar vein to someone like wAgAwAgA.

Links:
www.myspace.com/mark_one

READ: Sonic Router on The Quietus

The very first edition of the brand new monthly Sonic Router column is now live on The Quietus.

It [hopefully] sheds a little light on a few upcoming and recent releases. Plus, you can win a t-shirt courtesy of Wigflex if you hurry.

READ: Sonic Router on The Quietus

Thanks to John and Luke for letting this happen.

VIDEO: How A 7 Inch Single Is Made

Thanks to ST Holdings for the spot.

PRE-ORDER: King Cannibal - Virgo EP [Ninja Tune]

Dylan Richards returns to South London’s Ninja Tune with his second single and at this juncture the man seems determined to show off a few more styles than the bruising dancehall flecked stylings he’s become renowned for with the B side ‘Murder Us’. Beginning in typical Cannibal fashion he twists an anarchic “Murder Us” vocal sample from German outfit Jahcoozi around a tightly wound bass line and four to the floor kick drums, building the percussion with a few off beat hi hats and reversed snares beginning to drive things into a dubstep time frame.

Then, with a single chime he flips it and signals a new section that uses the same minimal drum pattern as he begins to glitch up his output with some hyper-delayed guitar samples before he lets the fury of his saw bass take control again. Keeping the regulation darkness that infiltrates every pore of his persona ‘Murder Us’ hints at another direction for Richards and in taking a foot off the dance floor he proves he’s just as adept at wrecking Berlin clubs as he is at storming Warp shows.

‘Virgo’ dances like a masonic ritual as French vocalist Face a Face winds her consistent lungs around the purile side chained white noise of the kick drum before the bouncy synth stabs and glitches start getting framed with layers of delay and metallic hi hats. When it drops it’s sure to pull faces and raise gunfingers in the dance but for the pure fuck of it, ‘Murder Us’ wins.

Out: Late April

Links:
www.myspace.com/kingcannibal
www.ninjatune.net

PRE-ORDER: Various Artists - Wigflex 001 [Wigflex]

Looking as fresh as it sounds, thanks to some incredibly tasty cartoon artwork, Nottingham’s Wigflex label is steaming out of the blocks with its first release; an EP featuring 4 artists associated with a flair for the unusual.

First up is an absolute beauty from Notts bass ambassador and Berkane Sol label boss Geiom. His track ‘Lame Car’ has a funky infused driving rhythm over some lush, warm, almost acid like synths. It comes off like a more techy influenced ‘Elevated Levels’, the funky anthem by Roska that’s dominated pirate airwaves for a hot minute. Metaphi drops ‘The More I Know Her,' another skipping, chopped up number that has a definite electronic 2-step feel that somehow manages to pull off an Oriental tinge. If Blade Runner was remade for generation bass then this could definitely be heard on the sound track, rolling out as neon lights fly by the city’s lanky buttresses in the depth of night.

On the flip The Hizatron picks up where the others left off and makes a down right dirty electro monster with pumping beats and growling lead synths. The almost 808 style cowbells give ‘Schlupinski’ a very retro electro vibe that really does drive. Taylor’s ‘Janglefuss’ does what it says on the tin and goes all tribal on us, twisting it all up with some highly strung synths, punching the funk bass around the pitched drums. Bringing some real energy and tension to the track as it winds through numerous arppegiated synths Taylor excels in his evolutions rolling out a tough 4x4 kick drum that’s peppered with pitch bent synths and crunchy percussion.

Saying Wigflex are one to watch would be kind of an understatement as these 4 tracks seem to breathe new life into monitors and ears every time they're played. They’re a perfect example of the fusion between dubstep and techno and a real lungful of air that doesn’t hum of stale beer and weed smoke.

Links:
www.wigflex.com
www.myspace.com/wigflexwigflex

VIDEO: Jel & Odd Nosdam - XLR8R TV

Link:
www.anticon.com

EVENT: Mount Kimbie, Actress @ The Macbeth

Tomorrow night.

Link:
www.myspace.com/mountkimbie

DOWNLOAD: DJ Madd - March Dub Mix

Hungarian producer DJ Madd has been on everybody's lips of late, with the world hinting at the sheer volume of dubs he's got.

Next hype.

The man himself unleashed this mix last week... enter the showcase.

DOWNLOAD: DJ Madd - March Dub Mix

Tracklist:

01. DJMADD - SOMEONE
02. ZOMBY - THE LIE (LV REMIX)
03. JUS WAN - BEYOND
04. DJMADD + MATT-U - SOUND SYSTEM
05. DJMADD - WHY (forthcoming Tube 10)
06. DJMADD - ILLUSION DUB
07. F - TRYCLOPS
08. DJMADD - HOMELAND (forthcoming 3.5 Records)
09. DJMADD - BABYLON
10. RSD - KINGFISHER
11. TRG - JUST ME
12. DJMADD - IN THE LOUNGE (forthcoming Naked Lunch)
13. DJMADD - SELECT ME
14. DJMADD - I KNOW ITS U

Link:
www.myspace.com/djmaddbeats

VIDEO: Oneman - In Your Bass TV

Oneman interview - IYB TV - Stainage 14/11/08 from IYB TV on Vimeo.

Links:
www.myspace.com/1mandj

DOWNLOAD: Martyn - Numbers Set from Bloc Weekender

Martyn has upped the correct version of his set from the recent BLOC Weekender after a few technical difficulties prevented the correct version being broadcast on Rob Da Bank's show.

Full story and links here: http://3024world.blogspot.com/2009/03/numbers-bloc-weekend.html

DOWNLOAD: Martyn - Numbers Set from Bloc Weekend

Link:
www.myspace.com/martyndnb

DOWNLOAD: Ikonika - Vice Mini Mix

Another mix from Vice, another mix from Ikonika.

This one has a bunch of hyper-dub-plates on it, if you see what i did there...?

DOWNLOAD: Ikonika - Vice Mini Mix

Tracklist:

The-Dream feat. Lil Jon – Let Me See the booty (Def Jam)
Kode9 VS LD – Bad (Hyperdub)
Joker – Do It (Kapsize)
Madd – Flex’d (Dubplate)
Ikonika – Loser (Hyperdub dubplate)
El B – Lyrical Tempo (Tempa)
Unknown – Unknown (White)
Darkstar – Aidy’s Girl is a Computer (Hyperdub dubplate)
2000f & JKamata – You Don’t Know What Love Is (Hyperdub)
Ikonika – Millie (Hyperdub)
LD – Traumatic Times (Hyperdub)
Mujava – Township Funk (Ikonika remix) (Warp)
Gravious – Jupiter Jazz (Dubplate)
Computer Jay – Maintain – Ikonika remix (Ramp)
Ikonika – Sahara Michael (Hyperdub dubplate)
Ikonika & Optimum – Space Rock (Dubplate)

Links:
www.myspace.com/ikonika

VIDEO: Stagga ft. Skamma - Sick As Sin

Stagga and up and coming director Ryan Andrews (currently working on his first feature with Jaime Winstone) have put together something a little different.

This video is a visual representation of the actual soundwaves themselves...

Plus Stagga is the generous kind, hence the link below. Free stuff is always the good stuff.

DOWNLOAD: Stagga - Can't Win The War

Links:
www.myspace.com/stagga2012

EVENT: B.O.M.B. w/ Brackles & 16Bit

DOWNLOAD: Heny G - Breakdown Season

Heny G comes correct with his "March promo mix i done titled 'Breakdown Season' for the event Rupture @ Corsica Studios (Ruptured Dubstep), big up every 1 who got a free copy from the Rupture staff,if u didnt get 1, here's the link"

DOWNLOAD: Heny G - Breakdown Season

Tracklist:

DJ Heny.G - Retro Love (Gangsta Boogie Music)
Conquest - The Unknown(Dub)
Silkie - Test (Dub)
DJ Heny.G - Candy (Dub)
Benga - Broken Step (Dub)
Benga - Paranoid (Dub)
Benga - ????(Dub)
DJ Zinc Feat Nolay (Skreamix)- Killa Sound (Dub)
Mala - Eyez (Dub)
Silkie - Weird Piano (Dub)
Conquest - Stand (Deep Medi Musik)
Skream(Silkie Remix) - Filth (Tempa)
Silkie - ???? (Suprise,surprise!!!!!!)
DJ Heny.G - Hardo Bread (Dub)
Benny Page - Take You Back (Dub)
Silkie - ???? (Dub)
DJ Heny.G - Political (Dub)

Link:
www.myspace.com/djhenyg

STREAM: Sonic Router Radio - Session 001

Oh snap.

WE ON YOUR RADIO NOW TOO.

Available on demand on Radio Magnetic.

No commercials. No mercy.

STREAM: Sonic Router Radio - Session 001

Tracklist:

1. Wollom - Serenade - CDR
2. Flying Lotus & Declaime - Whole Wide World - Ramp Recordings
3. Slugabed - ODB - Forthcoming Stuff Records
4. Rustie - Jagz The Smack [Neil Landstrumm Remix] - Stuff Records
5. King Cannibal ft. Jahcoozi - Murder Us - Forthcoming Ninja Tune
6. Untold - Sweat - Forthcoming Hotflush Two
7. Martyn - Yet - Tectonic
8. Actress - Ivy May Gilpin - Werk Discs
9. Fantastic Mr Fox & Rich Reason - Plimsoul - Hemlock
10. Harmonic 313 - Falling Away - Warp
11. 10-20 - jjuvxszla - Highpoint Lowlife
12. Scuba - Twitch [Jamie Vex'd Remix] - Hotflush
13. Mordant Music - The Hauntological Song - Mordant Music
14. TRG - They Know [Berlin Wall VIP] - Immerse
15. SelfSays - Same Space (Just Easy) - CDR

Links:
www.radiomagnetic.com

EVENT: [dissident] @ Motion Skate Park

Bristol heads show yourselves...

DOWNLOAD: Brainfeeder Podcast 001

Flying Lotus might have been a bit quiet of late over on our fair/rainy/fair/rainy shores, but after announcing a show in London's brand new Lightbox venue next week he's unleashed the first podcast from his Brainfeeder label.

In the words of Fly Lo himself:

"Here’s the first of many to come…This mix was put together by Ras_G, SAMIYAM and myself. Some time last year. We originally gave these out on CD at the Brainfeeder event in LA, but here it is, just for you."

DOWNLOAD: Brainfeeder Podcast 001



Links:
www.myspace.com/flyinglotus

EVENT (REMINDER): Why Not?

Why Not? may have sold out over the weekend but those kind folk behind it have just released 100 more tickets.

No pressure then.

Purchase yours HERE

DOWNLOAD: Grievous Angel - VICE Minimix

And so let the day of excellent mixes continue... this one comes courtesy of Grievous Angel.

"Dirty, druggy, neon-midnight transcendence: that’s what I was aiming for when I fired up Ableton late one night recently. From rolling percussive dubstep through grimey garage and back again, with stop-offs in dubbed-out grime on the way, this mix combines the spectrum of UK bass flavours."

DOWNLOAD: Grievous Angel - VICE Minimix

Tracklist:

Scuba - Klinik
Narcossist - Metronome (Grievous Angel Remix)
Musical Mob - Pulse X
Grievous Angel - Culture Killer (Discomix) [Taken from Belief is the Enemy CD]
Joe - Rut
Gremino - Be and See
Digital Mystikz - Pathwayz
So Solid Crew - Oh No (Dilemma) (2-step mix)
Bruza - Doing Me
Missy Elliott - Lose Control (Grievous Angel remix)
Naphta - Soundclash (Grievous Angel remix)
Pangaea - Router
Grievous Angel - Show Love
Jill Scott - Crown Royal

Links:
www.myspace.com/grievousangelsoundsystem

DOWNLOAD: Pangaea - Reprise Agency Mix

A mix is a powerful tool, it can get you up on people you wouldn't normally investigate, score a mood or place in time perfectly and it can send your headspace to new unexplored places, regardless of everyday limitations and/or daily grinds. A well thought out one can also get you more DJ bookings...

Hessle head Pangaea has spun together one of the most intriuging tracklists we've seen in a while (Untold's 'Anaconda' into some unreleased Peverelist business anyone?) for the Reprise Music Agency.

DOWNLOAD: Pangaea - Reprise Agency Mix

Tracklist:

01. SL2 - DJs take control (XL)
02. Martin Kemp - Bowser (unreleased)
03. 2 Bad Mice - Hold It Down (Moving Shadow)
04. Ramadanman - ??? (unreleased)
05. Micky Pearce - Innami (unreleased)
06. Luke Envoy - Uptown (unreleased)
07. Badawi - Lost Highway (unreleased)
08. Acen - Trip II The Moon (part II) (Production House)
09. Guido - Tango (unreleased)
10. Tempa t - Next Hype (Brackles remix) (unreleased)
11. Untold - Anaconda (forthcoming Hessle Audio)
12. Peverelist - The Blues (unreleased)
13. Joe - Rut (Hessle Audio)
14. Untold - I Can't Stop This Feeling (Pangaea remix) (unreleased)
15. Pangaea - Memories (white)

Links:
www.myspace.com/journeytopangaea

DOWNLOAD: SQUARED° - A Wicked Plastic Minimix

Rob Pollinate aka SQUARED° just did a mix. Cue gumpf:

"I was challenged with the task of producing a short mix to promote a show in Leeds on April 3rd 2009 @ Beaverworks. It seems to be a mostly 'Techno' line up so the promoters wanted a 'Techno' mix...I don't really do much techno these days (although it has to be said, Green Velvet and Carl Craig at Bloc Weekend totally blew me away and reunited me with a long lost love for infectious minimal 4/4 beats) so I threw together this mix of Cumbia, digi-Reggaeton, Bassline, Funky etc...all things that could be techno if they're played at the wrong speed."

DOWNLOAD: SQUARED° - A Wicked Plastic Minimix

Tracklist:

SQUARED° - Untitled [demo]
Ghosts On Tape - Equator Jam
Alter Ego - Fuckingham Palace [Bombaman remix]
Shackleton - Hustler
Hard House Banton - Sirens
N.B Funky - Riddim Box
Chancha Via Circuito - [Zorzal Instrumental]

Links:
www.myspace.com/semi_squared

DOWNLOAD: SPKRBRUZR - M.I.G Mixtape

Speakerbruiser (aka Rob Squire, formerly Sixtoo, ex-Anticon, current Megasoid mobster) recently played at Japan's only Glitch Pop night, Made In Glitch. He also made a mixtape for them in honour of his appearance which we recently discovered is available to download over at their site. Cue 30 minutes of direct heat all the way from Montreal.

A little appetite/pant wetter for the forthcoming Megasoid project on Ninja Tune.

DOWNLOAD: SPKRBRUZR - M.I.G Mixtape

Links:
www.myspace.com/megasoidkult
www.weaponshouse.com
www.madeinglitch.com

PRE-ORDER: Fantastic Mr Fox and Rich Reason – Plimsoul/Bleep Show [Hemlock]

Hemlock’s third full 12” vinyl release comes from the production pairing of Fantastic Mr Fox and Rich Reason. FMF first came to light on the first of the label’s remix 10”s last year remixing Untold’s ‘Yukon’ into a glitched up hip hop stormer.

‘Plimsoul’ is a delightfully jiggy number that revolves around what sounds like a cut up and playfully pitched snatch of synthesizer. The off key loop gets decimated by a cheekily primitive drum machine skip and a scything hard edged distorted bassline that ascends through its cuts to devastatingly memorable effect. Evolving through acres of spaced out chords and lead melodies the track all drops in sync the 2nd time round and its unattainable chaos – all be it in a jiggly, happy kind of way.

Centred around one of those inebriated stumbling hooks that Rustie might throw down ‘Bleep Show’ is an altogether different beat than its predecessor. The drums find themselves slowed up dancing a more hip hop pattern, and the synths find themselves erratically jumping around the scales, with the top ends almost squeaking as they shimmer.

Everything this duo do on this single is very highly commendable. Constantly keeping the ear guessing, working with multitudes of ideas and techniques, differing their bass sounds and vocal samples they create pieces that bounce from one evolution to the next with the kind of cocky swagger that was so abundant in Joker’s first few releases.

Links:
www.myspace.com/fmfandreason
www.myspace.com/hemlocklondon

PRE-ORDER: Joe – Grimelight/Rut [Hessle Audio]

The Leeds conglomerate, Hessle Audio, is back with its first wax platter of the year and after making all the steppas cry with the success of the truly sublime Pangaea tracks on HES006, ‘You & I’ and ‘Router’, the debut 12” from the unassumingly monikered Joe is anything but a disappointment.

‘Grimelight’ with its clicky, clipped wood block drums, claves and bells sends feet moving on the floor as Arabian flute melodies, sublime chords and his waves of warm, deep bass really hypnotise. Resting on the percussion is the key for this track and seemingly for Joe’s production in general as he works his sparse melody around the minimal patter of his congas.

The flipside ‘Rut’ is the killer here with yet more skipping drums, soulful piano stabs and organic building chords that work around a note or two, rolling out the enlightening effect of the synthesizer tones. There are hints of the Antisocial Entertainment sound of Silkie in this one with the free flowing funk coursing throughout the production, but Joe definitely has his own style and gives it all a super minimal, swung techno/future garage vibe.

To be fair it was always going to be a tough ask to follow Pangaea’s ‘Router’ but the Hessle camp have taken the challenge, picking up the gauntlet and running headlong into the fray with it. Joe’s first release is an expertly executed, skeletal slice of minimal programming that manages to retain that heavyweight skip that Hessle are so quickly becoming renowned for.

Links:
www.myspace.com/joemakemusic
http://www.myspace.com/hessleaudio

DOWNLOAD: fLako - The First Spaceshit On The Moon

Up My Alley associate fLako has just bumped "30 mostly unheard bumtschaks".
No more information necessary if you've heard his contributions to the Beatnicks 12" series.

Kop it.

DOWNLOAD: fLako - First Spaceshit On The Moon

Links:
www.myspace.com/flakomusic
www.kwatro.info
www.myspace.com/upmyalley

PRE-ORDER: Kontext - Convex Curved Mirror [Immerse Records]

Kontext goes above and beyond on the latest 12" from Kidkut's Immerse imprint.

Full review here: http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=5969

Links:
www.myspace.com/kontextkontext

PRE-ORDER: Toasty - The Knowledge (Untold Remix)/Search & Destroy - Candyfloss (Loefah Remix) [Hotflush]

Scuba’s Hotflush imprint has unveiled a new remix series and first in line on this quality platter is a percussive and bumping rendition of Toasty’s ‘The Knowledge’ by Untold. Featuring some serious punishing bass weight, layers upon layers of bongo action and a Dr Dre esque ‘California Love’ style talk box sample, Mr. Dunning adds some soul by using the pitched shifted garage style vocal a little sparingly letting his knack for adding freaked out glitches and noises to the mix shine through.

On the flip comes Loefah, with his signature stripped back almost hip-hop sounding half-step beats and a chest punching low end he takes Search and Destroy’s ‘Candyfloss’ into head-down, dark-side skank territory. Functioning better as a DJ tool rather than a sit at home and vibe to track, his interpretation doesn’t progress much or do anything other than throw a ton off bass at you but it’s going to work impeccably well when placed carefully in a set.

This is a very, very solid, release from Hotflush, which they really do seem to be in the habit of dropping throughout this first quarter of 2009. Two of the scene’s biggest button pushers are going toe to toe on either side of this 12” and even though Untold’s gorgeously thick bass and driving sheets of percussion wins, both sides are essential.

Links:
www.myspace.com/hotflushuk
www.myspace.com/untolduk
www.myspace.com/loefah