One Man’s Opinion : Dubstep Ain’t Dead
It’s been a weird couple of years for Dubstep. There have been highs and lows and depending on what’s important to you and how you measure them you can pretty much just switch them around. Need an example? Let’s take Magnetic Man. Pretty cool project from the outside. You’ve got scene stalwarts Skream, Benga and...
Review: Kode9 and The Spaceape – “Black Sun” {Hyperdub}
If you are not aware of the collaborative efforts of Kode9 and the Spaceape then there is not a hydraulically powered digging machine in the word with the requisite power to dig you out of the whole you have been living in for the last 5 years. As such i’m not going to bother with the filler explaining who the two...
Burial – “Street Halo EP” {Hyperdub}
So, Burial returns. Some 4 years after “Untrue” turned the world on it’s head and played a major roll in thrusting the Dubstep movement into the limelight he releases “Street Halo”. The simple fact of the matter is that Burial is a true originator in the modern form, taking on board his influences and refusing...
Kode 9 – Essential Mix
If you are like me it feels like about a good 2 to 3 years since the Essential mix was living up to the name. It’s not disparaging the people who have obviously worked hard enough and achieved enough to get there it’s just a difference in sound appreciation. Sometimes i can be buried beneath a big...
