Compiled to drum up interest for the latest Red Bull Music Academy, this hour long mix by Finnish producer Desto is a thoroughly compelling exploration of dubstep’s murky yet unmistakably lush depths. Featuring tracks from Desto himself, Tes La Rok, Girl Unit, L-Wiz, Loefah and Breach as well as a few new heads, I stuck this on right after watching Toy Story 3 and its darkly engrossing texture lifted my sagging spirits (first the beginning of Up and now this? Pixar is trying to kill me). Listen below and watch out for Koala’s ‘The Woods’, it’s cooler than Zack from Saved by the Bell sitting on a chair backwards.
I’ve been rinsing Versa as of late, so I was more than I’ve-just-found-a-pound-under-a-sofa-cushion pleased when I discovered he’d put together a new mix for those of us who prefer depth and soul to the rasping vulgarity of the bass cannon. Compiled for Dubstep For Deep Heads, it’s a characteristically chilled out three quarters of an hour featuring tunes from the man himself, his long-time collaborator Rowl, Synkro, Biome, Eleven8 and various other producers with a penchant for the tranquil side of life. Don’t get me wrong though, it still contains a fair amount of booming sub, but it’s the type to envelope you like a warm blanket as opposed to punch you in the face and laugh as you stumble about, bloody-nosed and confused.
Laboured descriptions aside, grab a beer and have a listen. Tracklist after the jump.
I posted about this way back in 2010 (say whut) but the actual day of release is now almost upon us and jeepers creepers it’s making me shake in my boots. I am of course talking about Fabriclive56 and let’s face it, with Ramadanman/Pearson Sound at the helm, it was always destined to be brilliant. Mr Kennedy’s contribution to Dubstep Allstars Vol. 7 was better than a bungee jump into Kelly Brook’s lap and come March 21st, I’m expecting a mix that will blow my toupée clean off.
At this point I must note that I had actually finished writing the rest of the post when my inbox icon flashed and chirped “You got mail!” Contained inside was a link to a 30 minute stream (via The Fader) of the mix, so I deleted my statements of anticipation, attached the preview and instead of rewriting the first paragraph fell into a delirious stupor of intense listening. My linguistic integrity may have been compromised so this next part is probably gibberish…
As always, to mark the release of a new fabriclive, there’s a launch event and the line-up is bigger than the Elephant Man’s head. Ramadanman, Joy Orbison, Pangaea, Mala, Pinch, Julio Bashmore, Ben UFO and Midland will all be there, as well as a host of other DJs spread over three rooms. If that doesn’t excite you, then your heart is black and I’m afraid there’s no hope. Cast yourself into the sea like a stone and begin the eternal sleep! Wait…did I just suggest suicide? I meant sit on your sofa watch Jeremy Kyle and drink a Capri-Sun, that’s kind of similar though I guess.
It’s been a while since I posted one of Solitude’s mixes, but I thought this one was too good to pass up. A 2 hour beast of ambient stylings, it will send you to a tenebrous vista pierced by crossing beams of white light where everything echoes and ancient remnants of sound reverberate in the atmosphere until you don’t even know if you can hear them anymore… Uh sorry, but just by reading the track names — ‘Stolen Generation’, ‘Lurking in the Shadows’, ‘Two Cities’, ‘Feathered Skies’, ‘Archangel’ etc — you know it’s going to be epic.
I wrote this while listening to ‘Tears in Rain’ from the Blade Runner soundtrack, so blame that for the dramatic sentence above. It is the best soundtrack ever made though, so you can’t really blame me. I’ve seen things you wouldn’t believe.
The one from The xx with all the fingers in all the pies, you know Jamie, was In The Mix for Benji B on BBC Radio 1 last night. He did a damn good job too. The last time I heard Mount Kimbie mixed into a slow-dub-waltz version of ‘Touch Me’ by Rui de Silva was in my dreams. You made my dreams come true Jamie xx. Which wouldn’t have been possible without the help of Pinglewood too so cheers guys.
It’s a funny one this; meaning you’ll want to tell people about it not that it’s one Fruit & Nut bar short of a tasty selection box. Gotta love a bit of Harmonic 313 cavorting with Lumidee. Remember those pies I mentioned before? Well he’s also set about remixing Gil Scott-Heron’s 2010 album I’m New Here, which will be released on Feb 21 UK/ 22 US and will suitably be named We’re New Here. This one goes out to the heads of the executed criminals displayed along London Bridge during the 16th Century. Tracklist for the mix after the jump.
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Christmas is over, you’ve listed all your crappy presents on eBay and your little sister has already pushed in the tweeter on your prized new speakers. Reso, however, is still feeling generous and is giving away a free 3 track EP and mix in order to get you to visit his shiny new website. ‘Beasts in the Basement VIP’, ‘Abyss’ and ‘Identity’ make up the EP and it’s rather good considering it runs through the till at £0.00. The mix is pretty interesting too, although it seems to have been around for a while. Still, when it’s free you can’t exactly complain. In fact, I think it’s high-time you smiled you miserable bastard. It’s 2011 and until next week I’m going to keep mentioning the fact that it’s a new year. You should be turning your life around, reaching for the stars and skanking down the street with a new-found optimism…new year’s RESOlution anyone?
Pointless life commentary aside, download the EP using the widget below and head over that new Reso site (see above) for the mix. After all, that’s what this is all about right? Getting people to click click click. Sign on the dotted line Pedro, you’re going away for a long time. I shouldn’t write posts when I’m tired.
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