I haven’t mentioned a lot of dubstep on the blog recently, the reason being I haven’t been listening to very much new stuff. I finally got around to the Boxcutter Oneiric album which is fantastic otherwise a bit of Burial and the Kode 9/Spaceape album have been the recent highlights. Much of the new dubstep I heard, lacked character and left me uninterested. All that has turned itself around the past few weeks when I find some of the amazing tunes below.
Benga – Unusual Time Signature tune (untitled)
From kaini on the Electric Picnic forum, comes this gem from Benga who played it on a mammoth 5 hour Stella sessions set alongside Skream, Benga, Plastician, Chef, LD and Hijak. It’s most discombobulating dubstep track I’ve ever heard. Grab the podcasts: part one and part two.
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The Others – Bushida (Caspa Remix)
Probably the most beautiful dubstep track going, thanks to a sample of a Tan Dun Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon-type melody. Wonderful.
The Others – Bushido (Caspa Remix)
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Jason H – Forever
Speaking of beautiful moments in music, this tune is considered a lost classic. Listen to the emcee lose it, getting emotional after hearing the tune explode. “Fuckin ‘ell” he says, sounding wide-eyed and full of wonder as the tune bursts like a prelude to a sci-fi movie with wistful euphoria. Apparently this track will be getting a proper release soon (so say Pitchfork) but it also appears as Jason H under the guise of Calenda on Dubstep AllStars Vol. 3.
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Kode 9 – Junior Boys remix
Strange candidates for a dubstep remix, this Kode 9 track uses very sparse elements of the original’s “Double Shadow” to eerie effect. Along with SpaceApe’s emcee talents, Kode 9’s Memories of the Future is a great introduction to moody dubstep. You need the sound to fill the room to get the required effect.
Junior Boys – Double Shadow (Kode 9 remix)
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Pinch – Qawwali
A very minimal track, this tune starts with bass and basic claps which is joined by an almost electro synth hook and melodica at interjections. Little else happens but I can’t get it out of my head.
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Gameboy Dubstep
Also worth a look for Gameboy aficionados is A2DaGee’s dubstep re-workings of Gameboy soundtrack tunes. Some of them are lovely, a mix between ambient electronica and dubstep rhythms. You can get two volumes of instrumentals from his myspace at the moment: Vol 4 & Vol 5, both hosted at Sendspace.
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That’s enough for now. So, c’mon readers, what dubstep tunes have been rattlin’ your cages of late? Holler in the comments.
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Great pic – where’s that at? Nice blog.
Found it on google is all!
great post dude
‘globetrotting’ on hyperdub is amazing. with an errol bellot vocal. really minimal again, but just the right balance between crushing weight and a fragile deconstructed groove…
Fuckin’ ‘ell, superb post.
Best music blog post I’ve read in a long time. Good work.
that benga tune is, as the benders say, off the hook.
good work nialler son.
one question though; does anyone ever get a tad pissed with the incessant ramblings of mc’s over dubstep/drum’n'bass mixes? just curious….
[quote post="602"]one question though; does anyone ever get a tad pissed with the incessant ramblings of mc’s over dubstep/drum’n’bass mixes? just curious….[/quote]
yes! but it’s all part and parcel of having your mates over. You should listen to that mammoth Skream session, they are all out of it and Benga and Skream try to MC to comedic effect.
Big tunes for this month – more on the half step sides but still huge huge tunes.
Emalkay – Mecha (BOKA013)
- Heavy heavy wobbles
Marlow – Butterfish Remix (SCUBA009)
- Wobble-skank
Skream and Cluekid – Movin Snares / Sandsnake (DIS001)
- Cluekid shows that he’s gonna big big in 07/08.
Bouncin. Two regulars in Skreams sets of late.
Vista – Gameboy Dub (HENRY003)
- Does what it says on the tin…
Oh and how could I forget….
Uncle Sam – Round the World Girls (Tes La Rock Remix) (ARG011)
- BIG BIG TUNE…
that sample in the ‘The Others – Bushida’ track is great… was the song ripped from a longer mix? the emcee is pretty sporadic / annoying on it, he never really gets into a decent flow. my quest to find the instrumental begins.
super post nialler.
A Dutch guy called 2562 did a great release on pinch’s tectonic label. Can’t remember the name of the tune but the b-side is a beauty. ‘Dead 2 Me’ by Darkstar is incredible, vocals straight out of 90s trip-hop with a dubstep rhythm section. That War white label by Matty G also hits the spot. There’s a recent-ish mix of dubstep and techno I did at http://www.cabogue.com/2007/06/mix-time but check out Mary Anne Hobbes’ BBC show for the most up-to-date stuff.
get down to our night WOBBLE in traffic on friday for all the best in dubstep skankage….
jason mundo(dub assembly-US) will be over and he is the business. and mick woc and andy a-force, myself and redmonk.
and 3 nasty bassbins…
Bollocks, don’t think I can make it down to Wobble yet again. I will soon though. Sounds like a good night Richie!
posted on my birthday :)
apparently my gf knows you, niall. small world.
OMG!!! mario / zelda dubstep track has got be the best seckness i’ve heard in a long long time!!! SOOOOOO sick!!!
[quote post="602"]apparently my gf knows you, niall. small world.[/quote]
oh rlly? who’s that then?
btw. that “mc” on the jason h tune is actually Kode 9…
and btw. thanks for Qawwali. absolutely love it.
and all the rest too…
huuuuuuuuuge…
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someone needs to beat that mc yapping over bushido with a steel pipe. my number one complaint about d&b/dubstep is the shitty mc’s that think they sound amazing because they cop a fake ass limey uk accent. super lame.