This Monday’s mix is vast. Instead of 1Xtra’s usual 60 tracks in 60 minutes, last week Crissy Criss conspired to cram in the same amount of tunes in just half the time. The finished product feels a little furious, but it’s massive nonetheless. Unsurprisingly, it comprises a huge list of tunes from a host of different artists including Alix Perez, Dillinja, Noisia, Jaydan, Heist, Taxman and countless others. Of course, this lengthy catalogue means there is a jump up angle in there for everybody. I think the whole thing is pretty huge, Crissy Criss is a sick DJ.
The file below is the full 1xtra show but if you want to skip to the mix, it starts almost exactly an hour in. A full tracklisting is available on the BBC 1Xtra site.
I can’t say I’ve been on the front line of this whole drumstep thing, the only other tune I’ve sat down and seriously listened to is Original Sin’s ‘Step On’, but what I can say is that this track is ridiculous; it’s major. Filthier than a Victorian sewer and darker than a Medieval dungeon, it’s got the same hectic vibe as a nasty DJ Hazard cut and the chest boxing punch of a crusty Bar 9 dub. In short, it makes me feel dirty and I like it.
Grooverider chats over the start of this clip but it’s a radio show so what do you expect? I’ll post up a better version as soon as I get my grubby paws on one. Look out for the stuttered kick rush — better descriptions are available — at 2:20, it’s a particularly sick highlight.
This is 16Bit’s remix of Noisia’s ‘Machine Gun’ and it is fucking disgusting. @thetek_ put me onto this via Twitter and I think it’s left me permanently scarred. Distorted, crushed, rugged and traumatically heavy, it sounds like the Terminator scraping the inside of your skull. The original version of ‘Machine Gun’ is due to be the first single off Noisia’s forthcoming LP, Split the Atom, but I doubt it will hit the spot like this festering heap of filth. Still, the album drops April 5, so if you’ve got the industrial bug that is the time to wriggle out from under the floorboards in the abandoned warehouse you call home.
This one’s got more clout than an East End mother and it’ll leave your spine as crooked as a boxer’s nose…you’ll not be able to lift your arms higher than John McCain ever again.
The folks that comprise Tinnitus are, in name and nature, long-time advocates of pounding your ears until they bleed. Well, it’s time to give something back and tonight marks their second annual benefit party at The Redhouse in Sheffield. Once again they’re raising money and awareness for the RNiD’s Don’t Lose the Music campaign by bringing you a night of irony laced ear-splitters. This year’s line-up consists of Sheffield’s indomitable Oris Jay, techno champion Mobile Dogwash and Asylum’s drum & bass honcho N-Vision. Residents Sam Tinnitus, Sinista Tek and Distorted Panda are also there to finish up what promises to be a huge night.
It’s a good cause and will only set you back £3 if you hold an NUS card or £4 if you’re one of the regular folk. Get down there and don’t forget to wear some earplugs, or stuff cotton wool in your ears…or sawdust, or whatever.
If Clipz is Bruce Wayne then Redlight is Batman aka they’re exactly the same person. Redlight is what Clipz calls himself when he isn’t making drum & bass, and to be honest, I prefer him this way. Dubstep and carnival club bangers make up just a portion of his alter ego’s repertoire and most of it seems to be very upbeat and cheerful, almost reminiscent of Toddla T.
This is a short mix he did exclusively for Fact Magazine late last year and it consists solely of his own productions. Some of which are awesome — ‘Pick Up the Phone’ is pretty mad — and some of which don’t quite twang the right note. It’s still ultimately a decent mix and an interesting insight into what Clipz, usual purveyor of all things heavy, is really capable of. Fuck knows what it has to do with crab meat though.
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My legs went to jelly when I heard Grooverider drop ‘Overfiend’ at Tuesday Club last year, it was so insane I felt like Jesus was skanking right next to me. But, far from being a one-off brush with biblical bass, Original Sin has installed me with a vision of my next experience by dropping his first full length LP: Grow Your Wings (PLAYAZ008). It was technically released at the end of last year, but I’ve only just got my grubby fingers on a copy and, in all honesty, it’s nothing short of lethal.
There’s no shortage of punch-you-in-the-face anthems on offer, from the swiping growl of ‘Pimp Don’t Limp’ to the apocalyptic lows of ‘Without You’, you’ll get the full Original Sin experience. Surprisingly though, it’s not all foot to the floor, pedal to the metal aggression. Tracks such as ‘Kiss’, ‘Dangerous’ and ‘Your Love’ show there’s more than just evil running through Adam Tindall’s veins. At times, I even felt like I’d stumbled across an Atlantic Connection/DJ Hazard collaboration. Mmmm, dreamy and bloody at the same time.
Still, nothing mattered when I heard the album’s final tune. I was blown away — mainly by the air expelled from my sub — and I’ve decided that hearing ‘Step On’ on a huge system, would definitely match my ‘Overfiend’ epiphany. I’ve attached it below and it is absolutely brutal. It will rip out your spine and use it as a walking stick, just to spite you. Trust me.
Original Sin – Step On
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