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[01] – Mensah – Warrior – [Dub]
[02] – XI – Vacuum – [Dub]
[03] – 6Blocc – Meditation 2 – [Dub]
[04] – Monster Zoku Onsomb! – Exterminape (Ebola Remix) – [Dub]
[05] – DZ & Sam XL – Cotton Candy – [Forthcoming 'Contagious']
[06] – XI – Lucky – [LoDubs 1208007]
[07] – Djunya – Elevate – [LoDubs 1209012]
[08] – O-Dessa – Million Dollarz – [LoDubs 1209013]
[09] – Hoodz (6Blocc & UOME) – Bad Mind – [LoDubs 1209011]
[10] – Mensah – Sahara – [LoDubs 1209015]
[11] – El Rakkas – I & I (XI Remix) – [LoDubs 1209017]
[12] – DJG – The Gate – [LoDubs 1209016]
[13] – Pacheko – Figure 8 (ENA Remix) – [Murder Channel]
[14] – MNUVR – Rafters – [Forthcoming 'LoDubs']
[15] – MNUVR – Go Up – [Forthcoming 'LoDubs']
[16] – Intima – Tierra De Java (Pacheko RMX) – [Dub]
[17] – Meesha – Block Riddim – [Forthcoming 'LoDubs']
[18] – Clubroot – Sempiternal (SPL Remix) – [Forthcoming 'LoDubs']

The American West Coast seems to have really taken to U.K. dubstep–Portland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles have developed devoted audiences for the stripped-down low-end sound that some initially surmised would be just a British thing. And helping U.S. dubstep make its mark, one bass-heavy burner at a time, is Jon A.D.’s LoDubs label.

LoDubs is not your ordinary dance music imprint, nor is Jon A.D. a young upstart. The label is run from inside Anthem Records, a record store (and label of the same name) that Jon owns, and which specializes in limited-edition metal, noise, and drone releases. This may seem contradictory, but Jon sees a strong connection between metal, noise, and dubstep. “Dubstep is so much about drum structures. And when you increase the air and rhythm in tracks, that allows drone and other frequencies to come out. Scorn’s stuff is very metal, and Burial and Boxcutter have some of those elements as well.”

The history of Jon AD reads a bit like a peoples history of innovative electronic music in the the United States. Born in Eugene, Oregon, and from a young age attracted to all aspects of sound, it was in his teens that he first discovered Electronic music, and realized that it had as visceral of elements as Punk Rock when combined with heavy amplification.

This thread ultimately lead to, and followed the beginnings of the Hardcore Techno sound of artists like Mescalinum United and GTO, and the advent of UK breakbeat hardcore like Spiral Tribe, Suburban Base/Moving Shadow/etc. As there where no record stores that even began to come close to following such musical movements, he founded the first DJ service in the region for such sounds, delivered via bicycle, much like Horsemouth in Rockers (a parallel not drawn until he saw the film many years later).

As it appeared much of the west coast was years away from an appreciation of such styles, by the time 1995 rolled along, Jon AD found himself seeing the Midwest, with its all-encompassing party scene, and its indigenous culture which was the beginnings of the Midwest hardcore sound, as a voice calling. So when a promoter heard him DJ in Oregon, and on the spot offered him a plane ticket and some money to come play a party in a rural barn near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he departed, and thus embarked on a three year “trip” which besides an endless amount of parties played also involved a long running residency at the primary club in the city, Matisse, and a featured writing position on the magazine known as Massive (massivemag.com), which is still seen as the Rosetta stone of the period, and the primary source of recorded history for such organizations as Drop Bass/Communique/Addict Records/etc.

Shortly after arriving in the Midwest, the city of Chicago, and its indigenous music, became a primary driving force for Jon AD, and once relocating to San Francisco in 1998, and starting work at a music distributor, Jon AD founded the label losonofono, in an effort to illuminate many of these artists. In the height of the San Francisco house boom, this was in effect walking a separate path, which was compounded by the fact that many of the releases contained electro/techno/ghetto house tracks, which where all forms of music seen as not very cosmopolitan at the time. Throughout this period, Jon AD still had one foot firmly planted in Drum and Bass, playing many of the events in the region, and compiling the distro lists for the aforementioned distributor.

Coming full circle at the turn of the millennium, and returning to Oregon, Jon AD found himself in a similar situation as when he left, in that there was no way for him to procure the records he needed. Thus, Anthem Records, and brick and mortal record store/label was formed, and gradually the focus shifted in part to the Garage music sub strains emanating from around the world. From there, a chance meeting with a little known producer from Philly known as Starkey at a laptop battle set the stage from what came next, and thus hearing the track known as “Dementia” that night cemented what would become the first record on the Losonofono sub-label LoDubs.

Since that night in December 2006, LoDubs has emerged as among the strongest in a short list of labels representing bass driven music in the US, and arguably the only one largely representing artists from North and South America, with over 20 releases from artists as far north and Toronto and as far south as Venezuela, in addition to those from the UK, Germany, Japan, etc.

The future will see Jon AD and LoDubs continuing to blur the lines between what is one genre or the other, be it through the releases, The multi genre monthly founded by Jon AD, Monkeytek, and Ryan Organ in 2006 known as Various, and/or through his DJ sets.

Various releases   etc  etc

CLUBROOT – Clubroot
LO DUBS
CD // £13.99
DUBSTEP / GRIME / FUNKY
Released: Jun 2009
Catalogue Number: LODUBSD09002CD

Fans of Burial, take note. Lo Dubs come correct this week with a hugely enticing and anticipated album from Clubroot. Clubroot has apparently been producing for the best part of the decade, initially constructing tech step D’n'B indebted to the likes of Nico, Ed Rush and Optical but shifting his palette to the dominant dubstep style in recent years. To sum up Clubroots sound as succinctly as possible, it’s like the perfect hybrid of Burial and Kryptic Minds, taking the mood driven atmospheres and quicksilver slink of Burial and alloying it to dynamic basslines and intricately produced rhythm structures. This combination is explored through ten tracks united by a singular rhythmic vision in thrall to classic darkside dance music and operating under the cover of severely occluded atmospheres. With Mary-Anne Hobbs fully on his case and forums across the interweb quickly catching onto his sound it’s not going to be long before he’s soundtracking every channel four ident so make sure to get in early! Essential recommendation for fans of Burial!!!

EBOLA / FACE A FACE – Galash (Ebola Mix)
LO DUBS
12″ // £5.99
DUBSTEP / GRIME / FUNKY
Released: Feb 2010
Catalogue Number: LODUBSSSR3-12

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Ebola joins the global bass party with four tracks on a Special Request ting for Lo Dubs. First up he revises female French rap duo Face A Face’s ‘Galash’ with lashings of whipcrack snares and dutty dubstep wobbles, while ‘Oh!!’ works with a cavernous halfstep riddim built for warehouse use. On the flipside We’d recommend cutting for the reconfigured Funky-meets-Wobblebass styles of ‘Kaiju’ if you’re into the likes of Raffertie or Si Begg.

STARKEY – Starkbass: A Continuous DJ Mix by Starkey
LO DUBS
CD // £13.99
DUBSTEP / GRIME / FUNKY
Released: Apr 2009
Catalogue Number: LODUBS0901CD

Starkey packs out the second Lo Dubs mix CD with a rampant selection of UK and US synth ridden grime and dubstep styles in heavy style. Unusually for a mix CD, Starkey has given brief notes on each track selection in the case liner, citing his love for Drop The Lime and Joker and giving a little background on each track. The actual selection is a hyper coloured and ADD affected run of clacking snare driven and bass rubbed riddims including tracks from cardopusher, DZ, Drop The Lime, Kotchy, Syntonics, XI and Pacheko from the Lo Dubs label, mixed with some killer UK joints from Joker ‘Solid State’, Zomby ‘Aquafre5h’, and the huge Bok Bok bomb ‘No Need To Front 2009′ alongside more from Wonder, Geeneus and Stenchman. If you fancy getting synth-lazered and bass battered into submission in the comfort of your own home, car, shed or wherever this is probably the best way to do it. Ace!

MENSAH – Sahara / Not A Shy Gyal
LO DUBS
12″ // £6.99
DUBSTEP / GRIME / FUNKY
Released: Sep 2009
Catalogue Number: LODUBS1209015

Lo Dubs continue to balance out their dubstep rave inclinations with a deeper touch after lusher drops from ClubRoot and Syntonics. Mensah step up with the cinematically scoped ‘Sahara’, sounding to our ears like Steve Hitchell coating an Indigo or SYNKRO styled techy dubstep rhythm with his ambient fuzz. ‘Not A Shy Gyal’ on the flip toughens up after the fragility of the A-side with a Croydon debted standard, all dark, crushing and oppresive dubstep for the dancehall. For fans of Coki, 6Blocc or N-Type.

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Machine Code – Forsaken – [Forthcoming 'Combat Recordings']
[B]racket – Troubleshooter – [BRACKOUT 02]
Joker – Tron – [Forthcoming 'Kapsize']
Dark Sky – Ghost Notes – [Forthcoming 'Black Acre']
Rossi B and Luca – E10 Riddim – [Forthcoming 'Planet Mu']
Matta – Inquisition part III – [Forthcoming 'Ad Noiseam']
iTAL tEK – Giga – [Forhcoming 'Atom River']
DjRUM – Tension – [Dub]
Scuba – You Got Me – [Forthcoming 'Hotflush']

Jean-Jacques Perrey – Frooots (Slugabed Remix) – [Forthcoming 'Invitro Records']
Dead Sound – Flipside – [Forthcoming 'Acroplane']
Headhunter & Djunya – El Presidente – [Forthcoming 'Surefire Sound']
Deadfader – Autumn Rot (Synthamesk mix) – [Unreleased]
Ghettozoid – Seeking (Blue Daisy Remix) – [Forthcoming 'One4Ho']
George Lenton – Price – [Forthcoming 'Wicky Lindows']

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HEXSTATIC – In The Mix – EXCLUSIVE TO #’EE’

[01] – Reso – Hyperglide – Civil Music
[02] – Eskmo – Sister You Have Got To Listen – MP3
[03] – George Lenton  - Cold Rocker – Wicky Lindows
[04] – Hexstatic – Gammera (Akira Kiteshi Remix) – Lower Level Records
[05] – Akira Kiteshi – Pinball – Black Acre
[06] – Outputmessage – Glintz – Output Noise
[07] – Joy Orbison – The Shrew Would Have Cushioned The Blow – Doldroms
[08] – Pantha Du Prince – Saturn Strobe – Dial
[09] – Groove Armada – Superstylin (Bassnectar mashup) – mp3
[10] – Hexstatic – Hollywood Bar – Lower Level Records

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Anti Pop Consortium – What Am I (feat. Pharoahe Monch and L.I.F.E.) – [Warp]

Hexstatic – Biography

Hexstatic are Stuart Warren-Hill and Robin Brunson, and together they have been consistently breaking new ground in Audio and Visual entertainment.

From their early work producing video’s for Coldcut and co-producing the seminal AV piece ‘Timber’, they then went on to sign to Ninjatune records and release the UK’s first fully audio visual album ‘Rewind’ in 2000.

Then followed the critically acclaimed ‘Listen and Learn’ mix for Ninja’s Solid Steel series in 2003 and CD/DVD release ‘Master View’ in 2004, another first with the accompanying DVD containing many 3D videos!

In 2006 they produced the Pick N Mix CD for Sanctuary records and in June 2007 released their 3rd studio album ‘When Robots Go Bad’. That and a cheeky host of bootlegs over the years under the Exactshit moniker.

Since their first tentative shows at early Big Chill events Hexstatic have become one of the worlds premier Audio Visual acts presenting spectacular shows around the globe containing their irreverant take on dance music with big injections of humour and good party times. They closed last years Big Chill with a celebration of the festival’s 15 years, a spectactualr performance that encompassed live Batucada and Capoeira and a special collaboration with beat box maestro Shlomo.

From dirty AV all-nighters at London’s 333 to the massive Electraglide shows in Tokyo. From Working Mens club launch parties in 3D to playing on a wall of water from the middle of the Thames, from illegal Guerilla gigs on the streets of London, Hexstatic have done it all.

2010 see’s several projects from Hexstatic, Stuart leading a foray into the world of 3D performance with his ‘Holotronica’ project and Robin producing a new AV show and release entitled ‘Trailer Trax’,.. a bass heavy dance floor journey into the world of cut up ‘Drive-In’ style movie trailers and intermissions.

More info:

myspace.com/hexstatic
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexstatic
discogs.com/artist/Hexstatic
holotronica.tv
vimeo.com/channels/trailertrax

Check this link out  ————————>>>>  http://vimeo.com/channels/trailertrax

The new label is essentially set up to release new Hexstatic projects we have coming this year and it means we have more control and more room to experiment. Ninja  are publishing and promoting it aswell. I’m also on the lookout for new talent and hopefully these first releases will help it grow into something that can support other work.

The album is kind of going back to what I’ve done best in the past really, back to basics beats and bass fuelled by video samples, much in the same way people have done with music. There is quite a lot of dubstep influence on there as it’s something I’d been listening to for a while but never made the real jump to produce or DJ until now, but I think the genre has become really inspiring of late and producers like Akira Kiteshi, Reso and George Lenton really pricked up my ears, along with that sort of L.A. Sound that’s going on at the moment,..it sounds really fresh and new,..much like the first time I heard Planet Rock. We had experimented with that kind of sound in the past with ‘Distorted Minds’ from Master View back in 2004 but never really took it further.

The album also has lots of other influences,..drum and bass, techno, early electro,..all the stuff that’s influenced me over the years and the music I’ve always DJ’d in my sets.

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:57:15 — 197.9MB)

Tracklist to follow (Timings)

rrritalin: 02:02:20

intro
Loops Haunt – Huarache
Dizzie Rascal – Sirens
Foreign Beggars – Get a Bit More (Baobinga Remix)
Elite Force – Used and abused (Zodiac Cartel mix)
Squire of Gothos – Slam Dat
Aquasky – Tell me you love it
Hallmark – Djs Unite
Kyza – Go (Bar 9 remix)
Indisco (Bar 9 remix)
Fused Forces – Broken Cain
Switch – A bit Patchy
Drop the Lime – I love NY (Baobinga remix)
Sickboy – Don’t Stop Now
Skream – Burning up
Cloud 9 – You got me Burnin’
Noisia – Block Control VIP
Prodigy – Out of Space
Max romeo – Chase the devil
Shabba ranks – Champion Lover
Noisia – Exodus
Will Smith – The Flesh Plinth of Bel Air

mashforcash: 27:55:00

Codeshift: 57:31:00

Efterklang – Doppelganger
Codeshift – Your Rhythm
Vex’d – Oceans
Codeshift – Breathe (snip)
Dead Sound – If In Doubt
Ben Klock – Underneath
Moderat – Slow Match
Blackfilm – Eastern
Monolake – Far Red
Headhunter – Sex at the Prom
Dead Sound – Faith
Vex’d – Nails

DJRum : 87:09:01

“From my point of view, Yardcore is without doubt the best internet radio show out there. The club nights always attract the kind of producers that I wanna go see. The radio show was until recently fortnightly, but now monthly. If your into ragga jungle, breakcore, techno, dubstep then give it a listen…. and join the chat room @ sub.fm” Rob

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01 – Dabrye – Machines
02 – Disco Alliance – Zodiac
03 – 1000names – Logarithmic Spirals
04 – Ammoncontact – It started as a remix for Elvin
05 – Uday – crack crack crack
06 – Sebastien Telllier – Kilometer
07 – Coco Bryce – remix for Nino
08 – Raffertie – Wobble Horror
09 – Africa Hitech – Too late
10 – Loops Haunt – Huarache
11 – Pole – ???
12 – The Exposures – ???
13 – matthewdavid – out my mind
14 – Teebs – Wita
15 – Chits – Neoto
16 – Lapti – Shambhala
17 – Om Unit – Lightgrids

1000names Bush Souls Mixtape for ‘ELECTRONIC EXPLORATIONS’

1000names – Ill(U)minated Man from casiomistakes on Vimeo.

1000names – Producers and dj’s from Sofia, Bulgaria.

http://www.myspace.com/1000names

Future:

EP coming on Eklektik Records
10″ and LP on Black Acre
12″ on Svetlana Industries
B-ju rmx on Error Broadcast
AK Kids rmx
Coco Bryce collabo
Loads of beats and pieces with our French solar space bros As Valet, La Note and Gus La Tempete

thanks to http://www.lowriderscollective.com/ for info and piccy

check the link    ^^^^   for a master-class mix free to grab at their blog

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[01] – Wedge – A Nite On The Wonk (Gemzy Touch)
[02] – Gemmy – Kodama (Gemmy Vip)
[03] – Gemmy – The Midnite Drive
[04] – Gemmy – Untitled
[05] – Gemmy – Dreamscape
[06] – Gemmy – Stokes Croft ft Shadz (Gemmy Dub)
[07] – Gemmy – Marron Chant
[08] – Gemmy – Lucky Number 8
[09] – Gemmy – Noob Tube
[10] – Gemmy – Supligen (Reach fo the lazers mix)
[11] – Gemmy – Elek-tro Love
[12] – Gemmy – Rainbow Rd
[13] – Gemmy – Bring IT Bk

Gemmy – Purple Pictures Mix

“100th show, wanted to get Gemmy on the show for freaking ages !!   “Dolla Digital” – fav track of 09  ….  30 minute all Gemmy production, its so fucking good”

They don’t call Bristol the “second city of dubstep” for nothing. Its wealth of talented producers are currently pushing the boundaries of a genre that is rapidly developing in all sorts of directions, with Gemmel “Gemmy” Phillips leading the front line of its latest wave. Alongside his purple compadres Joker and Guido, the three are pushing a majestically colourful take on the sub-heavy sound of today, sculpting their own unique sound that marks them out from pretty much anyone in the scene.

Gemmy’s musical journey started with his love of hip-hop, before being taken aback by the inventiveness and pure dancefloor power of grime, UK garage and drum’n’bass. After picking up turntables and getting to grips with the kaleidoscope of sound being thrust onto his ears, Gemmy took the next natural step and started to create his own beats, refusing to be tied to any genre. Determined to carve out his own sonic niche, Gemmy began to mesh together the two great loves of his childhood—the swaggering G-funk beats of Dr. Dre, and the clean and colourful melodies of 16-bit console classics like Sonic The Hedgehog—with some additional low-end histrionics for maximum dance floor impact.

The burgeoning dubstep scene in his home city certainly had its influence, and keen to get his sound out to a wider audience, he began to give his tracks out to respected artists and DJs in the local community. The strength of his material certainly stood out, with dubplates of his tracks flying out of the local cutting emporium by eager DJs looking to destroy Bristol’s dance floors with his undeniably infectious and rabble rousing compositions. With its screeching lead synth and undulating bass riff, “Bk 2 The Future” emerged as both a crowd and selectors’ favourite, showing a producer who possessed the uncommon trait of knowing how to wobble with measure and restraint. After hearing the sub-low churn of his “Bass Transmitter” track, Punch Drunk boss Peverelist felt determined to sign both tracks to his label, with the 12-inch making a real splash on the international scene.

The success of the Punch Drunk release meant that Gemmy was quickly snatched up by Planet Mu boss Mike Paradinas to join the new wave of dubstep-related artists that have become the vanguard of the label, with the “Supligen” and “Johnny 5” releases continuing Gemmy’s rich run of form.

Radio 1’s dubstep doyenne Mary Anne Hobbs has also taken the producer under her wing, signing up the delightfully wonky “Rainbow Road” to her Wild Angels compilation, further bolstering his already highly regarded position in the international bass music community.

Gemmy is currently working on his debut album for Planet Mu.

http://www.myspace.com/djgemmy

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:40:00 — 172.2MB)

[01] – Vex’d – Disposition (feat. Jest) – [Forthcoming 'Planet Mu']
[02] – Shafiq Husayn – Evil Man (Flying Lotus Remix) – [Plug Research/K7]
[03] – King Midas Sound – Blue – [Hyperdub]
[04] – Jus Wan – Azure (F Remix) – [Forthcoming 'Pushing Red']
[05] – Mount Kimbie – Maybes (James Blake Remix) – [Dub]
[06] – AQF – Born And Raised Version – [AQF]
[07] – Eprom – Shoplifter (Slugabed Remix) – [Forthcoming 'Bad Acid Music']
[08] – Erik XVI – Unionens sista dagar (Latitudinal mix by TVO) – [HPLL]
[09] – Scuba – Three Sided Shape – [Forthcoming 'Hotflush']
[10] – Hexstatic – Gammera (Akira Kiteshi Remix) – [Forthcoming 'Lower Level Records']
[11] – sbtrkt – Atomic Peace – [Forthcoming 'Planet Mu']
[12] – Enduser – Jane Doe – [Sustained Records]
[13] – Porcelain Minotaurs – Yalan – [Acroplane]
[14] – Profisee & Eprom – Zoning Beat – [cloak x dagger]
[15] – Datsik – Galvanize – [SMOG]
[16] – Hecq – Bane – [little exclusive 1st play]
[17] – Moderat – Seamonkey (Untold Remix) – [BPitch]
[18] – Monster X – Werewolf Gangbang – [Forthcoming 'Tigerbeat']

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MIX – Exclusive to “EE” – Rudi Zygadlo

(01) – Milanese – Caramel Cognac // Joanna Newsom – Cosmia
(02) – Frank Zappa – Night School
(03) – Loops Haunt – Huarache // Chrome Hoof – Leave the Ruined Husk // David Byrne & Brian Eno – The Jezebel Spirit // Rudi Zygadlo – Layman’s Requiem
(04) – Mr Oizo – Z // Keith Jarrett  – Shostakovish Prelude in Eminor
(05) – Aphex Twin – Taking Control // Rudi Zygadlo – Act I // Alarm Will Sound – Arhythmia Track 9
(06) – Dizzie Rascal – Stand Up Tall // Spartan Lover – Outo Vouto // Alban Berg Quartet – Andante Con Moto from Franz Schubert’s String Quartet no. 14
(07) – Volcano! – Africa just wants to have fun
(08) – Rudi Zygadlo – Untitled
(09) – Animal Collective – My Girls // Omarion – O // Cinematic Orchestra – Night of the Iguana
(10) – Belcea Quartet – Allegro from Leos Janacek’s String Quartet no. 2 // The Bad Plus – Tom Sawyer (Rush Cover) // The Tuss – Synthacon 9 // Captain Beefheart – I’m a Bandleader
(11) – Slugabed – Skyfire
(12) – Rudi Zygadlo – We flew away on a Pink Pegasus
(13) – Rudi Zygadlo – Filthy logic I // Tears for Fears – Shout
(14) – Rudi Zygadlo – Filthy Logic II
(15) – Eero Joahannes – We could be Skweeeroes
(16) – Eero Joahaness – Finnrexin // 808 State – Flow coma (AFX remix) // Rudi Zygadlo – Slip // Sebastien Tellier – L’Amour et La Violence
(17) – Rudi Zygadlo – Song of Praise

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[19] – Cosmin TRG – Strobe Lick – [Tempa]
[20] – Jack Sparrow – Torment – [Forthcoming 'Tectonic']
[21] – Rudi Zygadlo – The Udu and the Clave – [Forthcoming 'Planet Mu']
[22] – Starkey – Millennia – [Forthcoming 'Planet Mu']

MYSPACE

“What started out as a mix soon turned into a whole bunch of home-made mashes, set out in a series of chapters and separated by incidental random instrument stabs, plucks and coughs. There are only a few tunes on there that remain unadulterated.

So for the most part, unlikely combinations, accapellas and classical loops, not consecutive songs” Mr Zygadlo

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Rudi Zygadlo is a musician like no other, taking the fundamentals of Dubstep in a direction that is as unexpected as it is unique, he’s created an amalgamation of pop song writing with Dubstep, rewired using influences as wide as Frank Zappa, Eastern European Classical music and contemporary US Indie, he’s tipped for great things in 2010.

He describes his music essentially as a fusion, a form of music he’s had in his head which has brought together his influences into a new format. The music he’s due to release in 2010 sounds effortless and completely natural. ‘Resealable Friendship’ is his debut single followed by his album ‘Great Western Laymen’ which comes out in May.

The single is about a Special Friendship he’s developed, the rest is open to interpretation, but the song reconditions pop music for Rudi’s purposes and musical vision.

Two of Planet Mu’s brightest stars have reinterpreted the song with their remixes, here, Starkey takes the song on a lonely journey into space and Slugabed puts in a mix where the voice drifts in and out of a stop start, rippling bass line and punchy drums.

The EP finishes off with the strange ‘The Udu and the Clave’, an instrumental that combines Zappa-like chromatics with juddering synths and wobbles.

Podcast: Download (Duration: 39:00 — 66.4MB)

[00:00] – BASS CLEF – everything I ever wanted to say to you but could never find the words is right here in this moment now
[00:14] – TED BERRIGAN – today in ann arbor (excerpt)
[00:29] – BJORK – who is it? – [BASS CLEF MIX]
[03:58] – DAVID BOWIE – fame – [BASS CLEF MIX]
[06:53] – THE ZOMBIES – time of the season – [BASS CLEF MIX]
[09:45] – SHAKIRA – she wolf – [BASS CLEF MIX]
[11:42] – KATE BUSH – sat in my lap – [BASS CLEF MIX]
[15:06] – THE FALL – the mixer sweats – [BASS CLEF MIX]
[18:18] – GREEN VELVET – la la land – [BASS CLEF MIX]
[21:08] – SUN RA space – is the place – [BASS CLEF MIX]
[24:55] – THE BEATLES – I am the walrus – [BASS CLEF MIX]
[27:23] – FATS DOMINO – blueberry hill – [BASS CLEF MIX]
[29:02] – ALTERN 8 – higher st-8 – [BASS CLEF MIX]
[31:22] – NINA SIMONE – just like Tom Thumb’s blues – [BASS CLEF MIX]
[34:29] – DYLAN THOMAS – under milk wood (excerpt)
[35:34] – FLORENCE & THE MACHINE – you got the love (The XX remix) – [BASS CLEF MIX]
[37:52] – TED BERRIGAN – today in ann arbor (excerpt)

“we are both alive, and terrific”

All tracks are bass clef remixes/re-edits of tunes I love, most of them radically changed teaching myself to use a computer slowly

Podcast: Download (Duration: 23:40 — 46.3MB)

[01] – John Cohen – Hybrid
[02] – Dead Fader – Corrupt My Examiner
[03] – Dead Fader – Mudd
[04] – Dead Fader – Bas Kik
[05] – Dead Fader – No Thief
[06] – Dead Fader – Dead Lions
[07] – John Cohen – Promises

MYSPACE

Not for the faint-hearted …. I 1st heard of Dead Fader Via Loops Haunt mix for ELECTRONIC EXPLORATIONS …. the track was so incredible I’ve asked them to do a mix for ‘EE’ …. So here it is … 7 Tracks …. Dead Fadar are signed up to Cloaks label “3by3

Noisy/dubstep/Noise duo from brighton, UK.
autumn rot / no thief  12″  coming out late january 2010    on 3by3
corrupt my examiner album coming out march 2010  on 3by3

Podcast: Download (Duration: 43:30 — 75.8MB)

[01] – Al Tourettes – Dodgem  – [Applepips]
[02] – Al Tourettes – The Next Meal – [Forthcoming 'If Symptoms Persist']
[03] – Al Tourettes – She Shimmers -  [Forthcoming 'Applepips']
[04] – Al Tourettes – Stinkfinga  [Unreleased]
[05] – Planetary Assault Systems – X Speaks to X – (Al Tourettes & Appleblim Remix) – [Ost Gut Ton]
[06] – Al Tourettes – When I Rest, I Rust – [Forthcoming 'If Symptoms Persist']
[07] – Al Tourettes – Universed – [Forthcoming 'Applepips']

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This mix is made up of tracks all written in the last year and shows the more frenetic side of my music. I’m from a Techno and Electro background (Real Electro NOT Electro House Bo!!ocks!) but dubstep has totally opened up another level of syncopation for me so I’m really enjoying the ryhthmic freedom i have, (I’m also a Drummer) and of course the cavernous low end as always….

Hope you like it. AL TOURETTES

http://www.myspace.com/altourettes
http://www.applepipsrecordings.co.uk
http://ifsymptomspersist.co.uk/

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Alec Storey has been playing drums since he was 9. He started DJ’ing when he was 15 and started writing music on an atari 2 years later.

Alec studied Creative music technology at Bath Spa University from 2002 – 2005 – the same course as Appleblim, Gatekeeper and Wedge.

Alec had his first release in 2006 on Growth Recordings, with subsequent releases on Birminghams KracktroniK Records and Sweden’s Input Output Recordings as Well as remixes for Lukes Angers Bonus Round Records.

Al met Appleblim in spring 2008 and became interested in the Dubstep/ Techno crossover.

They collaborated on a remix of Hector & Bryants ‘Tension’ for Phonica records debut Vinyl release in spring 2009. In autumn 2009 he had his first release for Applepips Recordings and did a mix for Mary Anne Hobbs Radio 1 show. Al collaborated again with Appleblim on a remix of Planetary Assault Systems ‘X Speaks to X’ on Berlins Ost Gut Ton Records released in October 2009. Currently working on a number of solo projects with forthcoming releases on Apple Pips and Wedges new label ‘If symptoms persist’, he’s also working on a remix of Underworld with Appleblim for their forthcoming album due out in early 2010.

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Websites

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AL TOURETTES – Dodgem / Sunken
APPLE PIPS
12″ // £5.99
DUBSTEP / GRIME / FUNKY
Released: Oct 2009
Catalogue Number: PIPS008

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Deep tripping techy styles from Apple Pips with their second drop of the week. Al Tourettes hails from Bristol and follows in that rich heritage of electronically enhanced bass music, folowing the tech-stepping lineage from the Full Cycle crew or Tech Itch through to Peverelist and RSD with two intricately programmed and darkly tinted killers. ‘Dodgems’ on the A-side is more compatible for the dubstep crew with skittering 140bpm syncopations also belying an electro influence from the likes of Two Lone Swordsmen and Ae, while the flipside cuts into a tricky techno groove reminding of Kontext with a more driving intent. If you’ve checked any of Appleblim’s DJ sets recently you’ll have no doubt heard both these cuts rinsed out.

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01 – Peverelist feat. Pinch – Revival – [Punch Drunk]
02 – Scuba – Speak -  [NakedLunch]
03 – Data –  Leaves – [Tempa]
04 – Monolake – Atlas – [Monolake / Imbalance Computer Music]
05 – Kontext – Impossible Being – [forthcoming Immerse]
06 – Ikonika – Sahara Michael – [Hyperdub]
07 – Zomby – Aquafresh – [Hyperdub]
08 – Untold – Discipline – [Hemlock]
09 – 2562 – Love In Outer Space – [Tectonic]
10 – Andy Stott – Drippin – [Modern Love]
11 – Kontext – Clinch – [forthcoming Immerse]
12 – Kontext – Bilinguism – [forthcoming Immerse]
13 – Clouds – Protecting Hands Pt.1 – [Deep Medi Musik]
14 – Roof Light – Radience – [Styrax]
15 – Floating Point – K & G Beat – [Planet Mu]
16 – Flying Lotus – Glendale Galleria – [Tectonic]
17 – LV – Turn Away -  [Hyperdub]
18 – Exile – Were all in Power – [Plug Research]

“Its my debut dubstep/funky/etc. mix. I wanted to sum up year 2009 and picked up tunes which were my favorites in this kind of genre.  Also there are some tunes from my upcoming album on Immerse Records called Dissociate LP.” Kontext

KONTEXT – Convex Curved Mirror
IMMERSE
12″ // £5.99
DUBSTEP / GRIME / FUNKY
Released: Apr 2009
Catalogue Number: IME011

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Kontext’s double drop of twelves on Immerse last year sent ripples of excitement through lovers of the techy end of dubstep, picking up massive fans in the form of T++, Peverelist and Appleblim to champion his ultra hi-tech and futurist sound. From his base in St Petersburg, Stanislav Sevostyanikhin has welded another stark and austere dubstepXtechno statement of intent on ‘Curved Convex Mirror’, using a similar palette of elasticated electronics and drawing rhythmic inspiration from 2562/AMS in the well sculpted subbass and fluctuating garage-rhythmic syncopations, but also a streamlined and rolling edge taken from the more European techno style of icy Russian electronics. One aspect was clearly apparent from those first two 12″s, that Kontext is a master of creating tense and dramatic sonic vistas, with ‘Hometown Swamp’ he sets a darkened scene with atmospheres reminiscent of the finest Chain Reaction tracks from Fluxion or Vainqueur before bringing them up to date with a powerful garage infected pressure sounding like TRG jamming with Pole. If you picked up either of first two 12″s you’ve probably been waiting for this one, but if you’ve never heard of this guy, get to know! KILLER!!!

KONTEXT – Falling to Weightlessness
IMMERSE
12″ // £5.99
DUBSTEP / GRIME / FUNKY
Released: Jul 2008
Catalogue Number: IME009PT1

Absolute killer 12″ alert! One of our favourite Bristol bassed labels Immerse have dug up a couple of complete shockers from a name soon to be very familiar to many dubstep and Techno heads, Kontext. This is the first material we’ve heard from this fella and it’s quite easily some of the finest gear we’ve clapped lugs on this year, fusing the much loved tech styles of T++ with some proper Bristol bass science for two tracks that have totally ripped the head off it. ‘Falling to weightlessness’ introduces himself with a devastatingly minimal riddim constructed from pure bass pressure punctuated with skittering off-kilter percussion akin to Torsten Profrock’s finest moments, while the spectral synthline and deep electronica vibes could be cut from an Autechre side project (well, in our dreams maybe?). ‘Aeromonarchs attacks’ on the flip cuts into a much deeper rhythm, flexing some scarily toned bass muscle with a honed dancefloor intent that will politely ask any shit dancers to kindly step off the floor please. This is without a doubt the best thing to have emerged from Immerse and quite possibly one of the finest 12″s you’ll hear all year. Listen!

KONTEXT – Plumes / Blinkende Stjerne
IMMERSE
12″ // £5.99
DUBSTEP / GRIME / FUNKY
Released: Jul 2008
Catalogue Number: IME009PT2

If you’ve managed to pick yourself off the floor after ingesting the first 12″ from Kontext, sit yourself down for a second and check the styles on this badboy. Not content with mastering the art of 140bpm dubstepXtech on the first 12″, Kontext turns his hand to two brutally bass laden techno cuts for the second installment. ‘Plumes’ sits heavy on the A-side with a purest subbass driven tech-house cut speckled with lush synthwork, but it’s the flipside track ‘Blinkende Stjerne’ that really takes the piss, charging up another divebombing subbass mission with dry funked and brittle techno percussion before introducing awesome Monolake style atmospherics of the highest calibre. It’s safe to say this an absolute essential, and fans of everyone from Peverelist to Villalobos need to give this some very close attention. Recommended!!!