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Sunday
27Dec2009

Featured Mixes: Mizeyesis- Mish Mash Vol. 1 (December 2009 Dubstep)

I am still admittedly clueless on a great deal of the music that vegetates the wide open landscape of dubstep. However, I’m always curious to scope out new beats, and if you’re in the mood for some organic vocal-laced dubstep check out this mix by Mizeyesis from Connecticut! The mix builds nicely from the Cays Crays remix by Digital Mystiks (hammered by the likes of Skream and Mala for years) all the way up to a frienzied Congo Natty track and Skream’s awesome “Burning Up”, both tunes that incorporate the amens of drum and bass at a (much more danceable) 150 bpm.

Highlights include the 2nd track by Debruit, a nice hip hop piece with pads up the ying yang, and Ultrablack’s “Musical Rush” which mangles high pitched 8-bit synths and twisted basses everywhere.

Soundcloud link below. Definitely add her if you have an account there, as she will be adding more mixes in her Mish Mash series over the course of 2010 (probably across a variety of genres too!)

Mizeyesis Pres: Mish Mash Vol1: Dubstep - Dec 2009 by mizeyesis

This is part 1 of a series of mixes I’ll be doing into the new year (2010), each reflecting a sound that I love. This first part is a very dubbed out and chilled dubstep mix, with a little sex appeal and a little filth! Overall a lovely mix to relax to. Hope you will enjoy it as much as I enjoyed putting it together! Bless!

Tracklisting:
1. Fat Freddy’s Drop - Cay’s Cray’s (Digital Mystikz rmx)
2. Debruit - Soles Sweat (ft. 215TFK & Stray - Reso rmx)
3. Bower & DZ - Nuff Dubplates
4. Dubtek - Western Senimilla
5. Jahdan Blakkamore - The General (Noah D rmx)
6. 6Blocc & Poison - Murderer Dub
7. Cotti - Run Tings
8. Roomate & The Bassist - Rub A Dub
9. Borgore - Sunday Morning
10. DZ - Gurn (original mix)
11. AC Slater - Calm Down
12. Ultrablack - Musical Rush
13. Vent - Hardware
14. Skream - Burning Up
15. Congo Natty - Jah No Dead

Saturday
21Nov2009

Featured Mixes: Dr. Drew K's Turntable Science (Hip Hop/Video Stream)

Chris Dr. Drewk Droukis doing the damn thang on the wheels. This is a live video stream from his show from last weekend; this set is rammed with hip hop and classics from the likes of Gang Starr, Tribe, Nas, Mad Lion, and LL Cool J. He also goes off in select moments with some reggae and funk breaks. There’s even a fair bit of scratching and working doubles too, surprising how little you see this type of stuff in most sets nowadays! Glad to see he’s keeping the art of tablism alive. Nice 2-hour video.
Tuesday
17Nov2009

Featured Mixes: Bailey's 1xtra Ed Rush & Optical Dubs Mix (Part 3)

Here’s a nice little piece of mixtape goodness I found online a couple days ago! Drum and bass fans worldwide know full well about DJ Bailey and his longterm gig he’s had repping the music on the airwaves in the UK on Radio 1. Because he plays such a high profile role in this position, dnb producers give him access to a wealth of their personal work (much of it forthcoming or never getting released) in exchange for helping them get heard on the radio.

Bailey has been notorious over the years for doing mix shows dedicated to playing entirely unreleased songs by the likes of Calibre, Photek, Dillinja, and Ed Rush & Optical. Much of the music these artists created during the most productive parts of their careers was before the heyday of the Internet and online networking, meaning the songs never even existed digitally in the first place. They would get recorded to a DAT cassette, which the producer would take to a cutting house and have 1 or 2 dubplates cut of it. And that was it, no other copies would exist anywhere else, unless another DJ was lucky enough to get a chance to borrow the DAT and make a dub themselves of it!

That being said, Bailey has done a good job over the years getting in touch with many legendary artists in the UK and being granted access to these unreleased dubplates and DAT’s. He did 2 mixes of Ed Rush & Optical’s late 1990s work already; one in 2005 and one in 2006. Three years later, Bailey has dug deeper than ever before, going straight to Optical this time around and unearthing a few songs that have never even left his studio in the process. This mix is the result.

It’s great to hear many of these tracks for the first time; much of the personality that is shown in their well known work such as the Wormhole LP are present here. I especially like the track “What’s The Difference”, with the almost atmospheric pads gently drifting over a no-bullshit 808 break that manages to still sound squeaky clean even on a crusty worn out dubplate. I’d rather hear it like this than not at all! There have to be about a million mixes floating on dub of Sonar too, but every time I hear a different one or alternate take there’s always something subtly different about it that makes me go back to the history books and re-examine how much of a seminal piece of work it was to this music.

Bailey’s 1xtra Ed Rush & Optical Dubs Mix (Part 3)

Optical: Untitled
Ryme Tyme & Optical: Untitled
Optical: Untitled
Optical & Fierce: Weapon
Ed Rush & Optical: To Shape the Future VIP
Ed Rush, Optical & Fierce: Red Floor
Optical: What’s the Difference
Optical: The Stab
Trace: Sonar (Ed Rush & Optical Alternative Mix Version 2) 

Sunday
15Nov2009

B.Rich at the Milky Way, FREE, 11.17 ! Interview, Mixes & Free MP3's & More

B.Rich is making a highly anticipated return to Boston this coming tuesday! Since moving back to hometown Pittsburgh earlier this year, he has been probably the most productive he has ever been in the studio, dropping original tracks and remixes left and right. He’s in the midst of a North American tour which he began a few weeks ago, and we’ll get to hear some of the dancefloor fillers he’s been working on when he visits his “home away from home” this coming week. Expect to hear a set rammed with dubstep, uk funky, baltimore club, dutch house, a touch of electro, he spans the entire gamut!

Respect for So Dope and Drink Musik for putting this event together! 

So we’ll start this post with the official event info:

BASS IS KING.

And the palace is Boston.

featuring:

B.RICH (Party Like Us, Palms Out Sounds)
Welcoming back Boston Bass Royalty, B.RICH will be gracing JP’s beloved Milky Way for one night only. With new remixes up his sleeve, and a ton of tour dates crossed off his calendar, the illustrious B.Rich has a plethora of bass to keep you and your friends (and their friends) dancing all night long. 
Check out some greatness:
http://www.myspace.com/brichbass
http://brichmusic.wordpress.com/

VOLTRAN (So Dope)
The notorious VOLTRAN will join in the havoc wreaking by supplying dope (So Dope!) sounds that go bump bump bump while your lover goes hump hump hump!
http://www.sodopeproductions.com

YES&NO (drinkmusik)
As always, the Milky Way’s favorite party monsters YES&NO will be repping the hood with their masterful and animated mixing abilities, bringing your club experience to the next level. 
http://drinkmusik.blogspot.com

Chris J. Oppold a.k.a REVEREND J HOUND DOG (C&G) 
Veteran musician and Berklee wunderkind, Chris is turning heads when it comes to DJing. Of the Savant Project & Middlesex favorite C&G crew, he brings nothing but the best in DANCE to the table every time.
http://www.facebook.com/chrisandgregdj

V.Ka$h
…is Boston’s best VJ. Hands down. If you haven’t seen him yet, you haven’t been out much. And if you have, then there’s no question.
http://vkash.blogspot.com

21+, Free, See you there

B.Rich’s other tour stops below:

That being said, I had a chance to catch up with B.Rich this past week. I sent him a few interview questions; because Beantown Boogiedown has had a slight lean towards audio production, a few of the questions focus a bit on the technical side of things. Respect to Barrett for the quick response and Mike Tran for getting me in touch with him!

Nick: I know you’ve been working hard at producing for a pretty long time. When did it occur to you that it could potentially become more than just a fun hobby?

B.Rich: It’s been more than just a “fun hobby” for many years now and it was more of like a part-time job (still fun though). But I guess it was in the beginning of 2009 where I realized that I either needed to go all-in, so to speak, or it wasn’t going to happen. I had some great support and I decided to go with it, so I left my job to do this full time and haven’t looked back since.

Nick: For the tech-savvy amongst us, describe your current studio set-up.

B.Rich: It is pretty simple. Quad-core/4GB RAM PC running Cubase SX 3 (so outdated! buying 5 when i get back from tour). Various crucial VSTi including but not limited to NI Massive, Albino3, Predator with that tiny Oxygen 8 MIDI controller. My monitors are a 2.1 system from A Blue Sky. Really good.. helps me nail that big bass sound for the clubs. Also, a coffee machine.

Nick: If you could have any one piece of classic/vintage hardware that you don’t currently have (sp1200, tr-808, etc) what would you choose and how would you utilize it in your production workflow?

B.Rich: I kind of miss my Juno-106 but I’d take a TB-303 and bring back the acidline.

Nick: What was the first dance music based cd or 12” you bought? Do you still have it today?

B.Rich: For dance music, it was Moby’s self-titled first album and a compilation called “Rave Til Dawn”. It had all the classics. Blue PearlPraga Khan,Lords of Acid, Channel X etc.

Nick: Which musicians or producers who you have not collaborated with yet would you like to work with the most in the near future?

B.Rich: I have plans with a handful of artists for upcoming collabs. You could possibly see some collabs with guys like 12th Planet and Foamo next year. I just recently did a tune with San Francisco badman DZ and also recorded a tune in Atlanta while on tour with Sporty-O and Armanni Reign.

Nick: As dance music distribution has almost completed it’s transition from traditional media (vinyl and cd’s) to entirely digital, a number of producers feel that in several years time most musical content will be distributed for free and their main source of income will be derived from gigs, live shows, and branded accessories (clothing, etc.) Do you agree or disagree with this projection?

B.Rich: I’ve been saying just the same thing and completely agree.

Nick: Any upcoming projects or releases you would like to let us know about?

B.Rich: Wrapping up a remix for Ultra / Tommie Sunshine at the moment and a handful of various remixes that’ll probably come out early next year. Most of it has been on either the deeper funky tip or dubstep lately. My Party Like Us Remix EP drops soon this month with remixes by Heavyfeet, Squires of Gothos, J. Rabbit, AC Slater and AutoErotique.

Nick: Top five tracks in your crate right now.

B.Rich: 
1. Little Jinder - Youth Blood (12th Planet & Flinch Remix)
2. Havocndeed - Vindicta ft. Theresa Joy
3. A1 Bassline - 8oh8
4. Dre Skull & Juiceboxxx - Hype (Udachi Remix)
5. Blatta & Inesha - Bite Your Lip ft. Rqm (Congorock Remix) 

Be sure to check out Drink Musik as well for an additional interview with Barrett! 

 

Haven’t heard any of B.Rich’s tunes yet? Plenty of audio goodness below, including (but not limited to) links to a couple free tracks/remixes he has given away, a couple of Soundcloud embeds, an Amazon link to cop a few of his recent MP3’s including some work he’s done with Rico Tubbs, AC Slater, and Heavyfeet, a 10-minute Ableton mini-mix I made a few days ago with ten of his tracks mashed together, and one of his own DJ mixes from earlier this month!

B Rich & AC Slater - Poison by raw dj

B. Rich - Make Me Dance (Jacuzzi Hi-Dive Remix) by Bass&Treble

B.Rich - November 2009 - Promo Mix (part 1)

01. Sibley - Tie Me Down ft. Andre Merritt (Green Money Remix)
02. Majestic - In The VIP (Dubwise Remix)
03. Egyptrixx - Everybody’s Bleeding
04. L-Vis 1990 - Compass
05. Bloody Beetroots - Theolonius (French Fries Remix)
06. Sidney Samson - Let’s Go ft. Lady Bee & Bizzey
07. Zinc - Horrible
08. Kid Sister - Right Hand Hi (Kingdom Remix)
09. Lauren Flax - You’ve Changed (Richie Panic & UFO! Remix)
10. Nadastrom - Save Us
11. Major Lazer - Keep It Going Louder (Savage Skulls Remix)
12. Two Fresh - Bhanga (B. Rich Remix)
13. Dre Skull & Juiceboxxx - Hype (Udachi Remix)
14. Young Punx - Ready For The Fight (Black Noise Remix)
15. Radiokillaz - Dope Beat
16. Bubbz - Citizens of the City (AC Slater Remix)
17. South Rakkas Crew - Robots Revenge ft. Seroce (Udachi Remix)
18. Crookers - Put Your Hands On Me (Black Noise Remix)
19. Dino - I Didn’t Mean To Turn You On (Purple Lips Remix)
20. Saint Saviour - Star Jumps (Urchins Remix)
21. Drop The Lime - Devil’s Eyes (Luca’s Club Mix)
22. Martin Solveig - Boys & Girls ft Dragonette (Laidback Luke Remix)
23. Radiokillaz - Get Up & Rock
24. Dope Tito - Take Me Away ft. Suzi (B. Rich Remix)
25. Toxic Avenger - Toxic Is Dead (Drop The Lime Remix)
26. NAPT - Time You Realised
27. DZ - Fatty
28. Crystal Fighters - Xtatic Truth (Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs Remix)

B.Rich - November 2009 - Promo Mix (part 2)

01. Chromeo - Night By Night (Skream Remix)
02. Basement Jaxx - Raindrops (Joker & Ginz Remix)
03. Terror Danjah & Elrae - Body 2 Body
04. Matt U - Jump
05. Dr. Woogie - Dutty Charge ft. MC Chickaboo & Mama (Remix)
06. Turboweekend - Something Or Nothing (2000F & JKamata Remix)
07. Mr. Hudson - White Lies (Rusko’s Euphoria Mix)
08. Beyonce - Why Don’t You Love Me (Reid Speed & Flinch Remix)
09. N Dot E - To The Top
10. Terror Danjah - Zumpi Hunter VIP
11. Virus Syndicate - I’m Here
12. Deekline & Wizard - Bounce & Rebound ft Top Cat & Fallacy (Bassnectar Remix)
13. Crookers - Businessman ft. Wiley & Thomas Jules (DZ Remix)
14. Tek-One - Hate You
15. Virus Syndicate - Crazy
16. Drums of Death - Got Yr Thing (Starkey Remix)
17. Dev79 - Live N Die For The Street Bass (B. Rich Remix)
18. B. Rich - Make Me Dance (J. Rabbit Remix)
19. Herbdout - New Master
20. Deekline, Tim Healey ft 321 - Bring It Back (Ed Solo & JFB Remix)
21. EmalKay - When I Look At You
22. Lea Luna - Leaving For Mars (B. Rich Remix)
23. Mr. J. Medeiros - Holding On ft. Tara Ellis (B. Rich Remix)
24. Tiesto - Knock You Out ft. Emily Haines (B. Rich Remix)
25. Krause - Can’t Shut Me Up (AC Slater Remix)
26. BC - This Is Not A Song (B. Rich Remix)
27. AC Slater - Calm Down Pt. 2
28. Stenchman - Computer Expert
29. Excision & Datsik - Swagga
30. 12th Planet & Antiserum - Snack Attack
31. Stagga - Face Get Splat
32. Star Eyes - Disappear (Dexplicit Remix)
33. Subfocus - X-Ray (Nate Day & Steve Rea Remix)

Nickdawg’s B.Rich Ableton Mash-up Session (nov 09) by beantownboogiedown

Tracks used in this mini-mix (any ones that have links are free downloads!)

B.Rich: Can’t Take What I Got (Heavyfeet remix) 
Rico Tubbs: Hote Girls Dope Boys (B.Rich remix) 
Norrit & Royce Diamond: Move (B.Rich remix) 
Fagget Fairys: Roll The Dice (B.Rich remix) 
Fagget Fairys: Roll The Dice (B.Rich dub remix) 
BC: This is Not a Song (B.Rich remix) 
Elrae & Terror Danjah: Body 2 Body (B.Rich remix) 
Lea Luna: Leaving for Mars (B.Rich remix) 
AC Slater: Hello (B.Rich remix) 
MR J Medeiros & Tara Ellis: Hold On (B.Rich remix) 

Sunday
08Nov2009

Featured Mixes: The American Dream Team (Code-D) House/Fidget/etc.

Wicked Code-D mixtape from the American Dream Team (TADT) crew hailing out of NYC! Code-D originally hailed from upstate NY and I actually knew him when I was living up in Rochester many years ago. He DJ’d and threw parties frequently with Kill the Noise/Ewun and Annalyze; this trio were hands down some of the most talented and versatile DJ’s (and turntablists) I’ve ever had the privilege of seeing play at parties up there. It’s great to see him continuing to do his thing pushing into 2010, keeping busy both in the studio and behind the decks.

Probably the first mash-up session I’ve heard from him in awhile, there is no question that this will be a top cross section of what I like to call “party music”: some fidget, some house, some electro, some wobbly stuff, probably some dubstep, some stuff laced up in hip hop, so on and so forth. Expect to hear some scratching in here, yeah, he’s good at that too. 

There’s 30 tracks rammed into 79 minutes here so it’s easily burnable to CD, so get on this!

Code-D (The American Dream Team): Blue Dream 


Friday
25Sep2009

Featured Mixes: Heavyfeet Autumn '09 Promo Mix (tons of different genres)

I haven’t even started listening to this yet and already know it’s going to be crackin’ just by looking at the tracklist! There’s a ton of different genres represented here and includes almost 50 tracks, so let’s just simplify and file it under one genre umbrella: badass bass business. 

>> PRESS ALL THE BUTTONS! <<

Tracklist:

01 Crazy Cousinz - Always Be My Baby [Insatiable]
02 Killa Queenz vs. HeavyFeet - Bitches (Remix) [CDR]
03 Lil Silva - Different (VIP) [Insatiable]
04 Doc Daneeka - Funky Bit [CDR]
05 L-Vis 1990 - United Groove (Baobinga & ID Remix) [Mad Decent]
06 Scuba - Hundreds & Thousands [Hotflush]
07 David Kano & Evan Bagg - Choke Chain (Riva Starr Remix) [Frankie]
08 Justin Martin & Claude Von Stroke - Beat That Bird [Dirty Bird]
09 84.85 - Breakin’ My Back (Alias Remix) [Intelligenix]
10 Hot City - No More [CDR]
11 Oliver $ feat. Deize Tigrona - Ta Com Medo De Mim (Edit) [Man]
12 Mowgli - London To Paris [Deadfish]
13 DJ Falcon - Untitled (HiJack Remix) [CDR]
14 Patric La Funk - Xylo (Bingo Players Remix) [Kingdom Kome]
15 Crookers - Put Your Hands On Me (Jesse Rose Remix) [Southern Fried]
16 Mat Cant & Scattermish - Hornbo (The Hump Day Project Remix) [CDR]
17 MJ Cole feat. Serocee - AO (Instrumental) [Prolific]
18 The Count & Sinden - Mega (Dub) [Domino]
19 Fukkk Offf - More Than Friends (Congorock Instrumental) [Coco Machete]
20 Zinc feat. NoLay - Killa Sound (HeavyFeet Remix) [CDR]
21 Vandalism & Angger Dimas - She Got It (Club Instrumental Mix) [Vicious]
22 Silvio Ecomo & Chuckie - Moombah (Afrojack Remix) [Dirty Dutch]
23 Florence & The Machine - Drumming Song (Boy 8-Bit Remix) [CDR]
24 Zinc - Watch Dis [CDR]
25 Seguindo Sonhos - Vamos Mecher (Edu K Remix) [CDR]
26 Laidback Luke & Diplo - Hey (Nadastrom Dub) [Southern Fried]
27 Daniel Haaksman - Senta Senta Mais Una Vez [Exploited]
28 Phonat - Set Me Free (Louis La Roche Remix) [MofoHifi]
29 Emynd - Hold It Down 2009 [CDR]
30 Laidback Luke - Break The House Down (Baltimore Bootleg) [CDR]
31 Rye Rye feat. MIA - Bang (DJ Sega Remix) [N.E.E.T.]
32 Tim Healey vs. Audio Ducker - The Flow (HeavyFeet Remix) [Menu]
33 The Prodigy - Take Me To The Hospital (Adam F & Horx Remix) [T-M-T-T-Hospital]
34 B Rich - Make Me Wanna Dance (HeavyFeet Remix) [Party Like Us]
35 Riton & Primary 1 - Who’s There (AC Slater, Nick Thayer & Mat Cant Remix) [CDR]
36 Black Noise - Jungle Iz Em [Southern Fried]
37 JDS - Purple Funky Monkey (Koma & Bones Remix) [TCR]
38 SL2 - Way In My Brain 2008 [Decadance]
39 High Rankin - Beak Street [Cheap Thrills]
40 Lady Chann - Sticky Situation (Toddla T & Seji Remix) [CDR]
41 Aquasky feat. Slipz & Dapz - You Know We Do It Big [Passenger]
42 Bassnectar - Art Of Revolution (6Blocc Remix) [Amorphous]
43 Joker & Ginz - Purple City [Kapsize]
44 Jokers Of The Scene - Baggy Bottom Boys (High Contrast Remix) [Fool’s Gold]
45 D*Minds & Hazard - Mr. Happy [Playaz]
46 Sigma - Front 2 Back [Life]
47 Friction & K-Tee - Set It Off [Shogun]
48 Jenna G - In Love [Bingo]

 

Sunday
20Sep2009

Featured Mixes: Deeprhythms #50 "Moonwalk" by Timo (deep house)

Deeprhythms.com is without question my favorite deep house music blog. It’s run primarily by Helsinki native Timo Rotonen and has been online for over eight years and counting! I first discovered the site in 2002 and since then have not only downloaded dozens of mixes by said owner alongside the many guest mixes hosted on there, but also learned a great deal about the artists and trends within the genre. Almost a decade later there is no sign of Deeprhythms slowing down, so if you’re looking for some nice laid back mixes to relax or do some work to, the ones on there are the perfect compliment! 

Deeprhythms #50 - ‘Moonwalk’ by Timo by deeprhythms

Here’s the tracklist to “Moonwalk”, Timo’s most recent mix posted there.

00:00 Rene Breitbarth - Sphere - Deep Data - 2009 
07:36 The Offsetters - Love Ritual (Westpark Unit Dub) - Farside - 2006 
11:54 Deymare - Calling Detroit - Stupendous Music - 2009 
16:58 C.B. Funk - Deep Sea - Story - 2009 
21:47 Rene Breitbarth - Miner 49er - Deep Data - 2009 
26:30 Chris Gray - Salvadoran Psalm - Deep4Life- 2009 
31:24 Classic Man- Rapid Winds - Nervous - 1993 
36:44 Marco Bernardi - Mystery of Nazerus (version 2) - Clone - 2009 
39:44 Till Von Sein - Lied 9 - Trenton Records - 2009 
45:13 Deymare - Just How Deep Is - Stupendous Music - 2008 
50:00 Drain Pipe - Untitled - Tonika Records - 1998 
56:33 Leonid - Resting II - Statik Entertainment - 2008 
62:30 Smith / Hall - Love’s Call (Love’s Dub) - Mixmode Recordings - 2009 
66:30 From P-60 - Unkown Roads - Night Grooves - 2006 
71:42 Mr. Done - Diamond - Altered Moods Recordings - 2009 
76:07 Sevensol & Bender - Live At Coliseum - Kann Records - 2008 
82:06 Ramon Tapia & Maxim Lany - Highway (FCL Remix) - We Play House Recordings - 2009 
88:02 Lauer - Renard With No Regard - Brontosaurus - 2006 
91:57 END

occasional radio transmission samples are from Apollo 11 landing, it’s been 40 years since they put men on the moon!

 

Monday
24Aug2009

Featured Mixes: James Zabiela Mix of Appreciation 2009

James Zabiela Mix Of Appreciation 2009 by jameszabiela

Nice mix I found on Soundcloud by James Zabiela. Below is the note he left along with the listing- no tracklist but it’s a nice mix of progressive, minimal, and tech house topped off with skin-tight mixing as per his usual style.

Hi guys, as we know it’s that annoying DJ Poll thingy going on at the moment. So rather than spam everyone, I just made this mix for everyone to enjoy, voters or not.

I appreciate the support I get with people coming to my gigs especially with the current economic climate and folks not having much money (there are references to this in the mix)! I also took the opportunity to use track by artists and labels that would hard to use on a commercially released mix CD.

So thanks again, ‘I Feel Loved’

Jz :)

p.s. if you feel inclined to vote the web address is: http://www.top100djs.net

Monday
24Aug2009

Featured Mixes: DJ Krust/Full Cycle radio mix from August 1994

Absolutely blinding mix by DJ Krust from late summer 1994 I just found earlier today on Dogs on Acid. Major respect to Blaze Dis One for uploading! Krust is a legendary drum and bass producer from Bristol who is probably best known for his work with Roni Size in his Reprazent project several years later. It’s a tape rip so sound quality isn’t the best, but honestly mixes from back then are so hard to come by nowadays that I’ll take whatever I can get.

The mix itself is loaded with amen business and plenty of pads/string leads, as standard fare to the sound that was in the forefront of the genre back then. Interestingly enough he opted to not play any of his own work (which would’ve fit very well in the mix) but great selection regardless.

Krust: Full Cycle radio mix, August 1994

[00:00] Orca - Tranquility To Earth [Lucky Spin]
[04:08] Van Kleef - Life Began Changing [PP9]
[06:53] Eze G - Worlds Of Confusion (94 remix) [Unatural Light]
[09:05] Ruff with the Smooth - Who’s Loving Me [Basement]
[11:07] The Dub Technicians - Mindscape [Rollin]
[12:30] Phantasy & Aphrodite - Rollin Intelligence [Urban Wax]
[16:58] The Invisible Man - The Bell Tune [Good Looking]
[19:54] Brainkillers - Screwface [3rd Party & Kemet]
[21:51] Bass Influence - All Massive [Impact]
[24:20] Heavyweight - Volume 3A [Heavyweight]
[26:20] Dubtronix - New Age EP Side B1 [B9]
[29:49] E-Z Rollers – Believe [Moving Shadow]

Saturday
22Aug2009

Featured Mixes: C Dubs- Human Nature (dubstep/dark garage)


So I was on the train the other day coming home from work when I decided to plug in my iPod to tune out the frantic environment around me consisting of commuters arguing with each other, people muttering harsh comments under their breath about the “reliability” of the MBTA, screaming kids, and so on. I made a good decision deciding to play Chris Ward’s (aka C-Dubs) new dubstep mix titled Human Nature. Not only did this mix mellow me out and completely disconnect me from the surrounding world for a few minutes, but isn’t it coincidental that I was reading the Weekly Dig and stumbled upon a nice write-up by David Day regarding the very same mix!

Knowing Chris for many years and the strength of his drum and bass/liquidfunk mixes he recorded earlier in his career, I knew from the get go he would be able to deliver with 40 beats per minute subtracted from the equation.

I always sample at will a dubstep mix or two each week that come from the exponentially increasing lot made available out there in the Internet world. Many of these mixes try to grab the listener through tunes that go for instant impact via loads of low end theory. What makes C Dub’s offering stand out is that it gets it’s point across much more subtly and gradually over the course of it’s 70 minute duration, rewarding the listener’s attention with an excellent journey across the realms of dubstep, stuff we can loosely define as “garage”, even some slight smatterings of UK funky.

Many of the tracks on here are stripped down and utilize very tightened percussive samples, tons of short bleeps and blips, some even fully revolving themselves around one-word vocal stabs. Yet as I listen, I am impressed as many of the producers are able to use these tiny samples effectively, giving each it’s own weight within the scope of the song. I definitely recommend listening to Human Nature under headphones; even though you won’t be able to capture the 20hz experience this way, you will surely miss out on many of the subtleties that make this compilation so good if listened to passively on speakers in the background. Chris effectively micro-manages every step of this mix, from making sure the tracks are sequenced perfectly in both key and atmosphere, to the overall direction Human Nature makes throughout it’s duration.

Like what you hear? Check him and his crew out at BASSIC at Goodlife bar on the last wednesday of every month!

C-Dubs: Human Nature 

Spherix- Look Back ft. Kwality
Scuba- Klinik
Kito- What If
??
Ramadanman- Revenue
The Huntsman- Tri Funk
??- Hooked
Scuba- Volt
Ruckspin- Ceaseless ft. Ras Spear
Kryptic Minds- Six Degrees
Clouds- Protecting Heads pt. 2
SYNKRO- Lost Love
Ramadanman- Offal
EL B- The Club
Joe- Grimelight
LOW- Moment of Truth (Speherix remix)
SYNKRO- Tell Me
Indigo- Runes