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Socket Science – Elegant Decay Mix

David — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:13:56 +0000

Me and Oldsy have been discussing the possibility of an exclusive Box Musique mix series since the beginning of time. Seriously, we sat there on the council with Zerb, Vultar and the Great Creator and theorised spicing up the annual Gods meet with a bit of funky music, but just never got round to it. Well, the time has finally come and I am now proud to present the first installment in our long-awaited series, compiled (like a boss) by Astor Bell head honcho Socket Science. Dubbed the Elegant Decay Mix, it comprises just over an hour of minimal goodness that, right from the slightly unsettling vocal snippets of the introduction, will have you glued to it like you were actually glued to something. From the euphoric landscapes of Max Cooper’s ‘Heresy’ through the quirky bounce of Klatraum’s ‘Lenny’ to the melancholic vibes of Ryan Davis and Transistor’s ‘Nature is The Law’ and the genius of Pig & Dan’s ‘Haai Jack’ remix, Elegant Decay is an orgy of lush, rhythmic indulgence that you should download immediately. If you don’t I’ll tell Vultar and you know what he’ll do, I mean, look what he did to Betamax and Enron. Exactly.

To check out more Socket Science, and offerings from the rest of the Astor Bell crowd head over to their official site and be patient, for new releases are on the horizon. Also, keep your eyes open for Socket’s upcoming collaboration with Giuseppe which should surface in the next couple of months and will certainly appear here at some point.

Listen to mix via Mixcloud below or download it here. The tracklist lies after the jump.

Box Musique Mix 1 – Socket Science by Boxmusique on Mixcloud

Tracklist
1. Aloo – TreiToTrei [Astor Bell]
2. Ryan Davis – Supernova (Max Rieger Remix) [Traum]
3. SCSI-9 – Summariata [Apparel]
4. Max Cooper – Heresy [Traum]
5. John Tejada – Unstable Condition [Kompakt]
6. Barem – Sky [Minus]
7. Damolh33 – Contrite [Mystery Train]
8. Klartraum – Lenny [Lucidflow]
9. Ryan Davis & Transistor – Nature Is The Law [Bondage]
10. Kid Massive & John Puzzle – Makarska [Sound of Copenhagen]
11. Drumcomplex & Pascal Dior – What You [Resopal]
12. Michel De Hey – Haai Jack (Pig & Dan Remix) [Circle]
13. Bukaddor & Fishbeck – Camino (Broombeck Remix) [My Best Friend]
14. Roland M. Dill – I’ll be There (Sam Ball Remix) [Trapez Ltd]
15. Simian Mobile Disco – Gizzard (Version 2) [Delicacies]

Kahn Sonic Router Mix

David — Mon, 02 May 2011 04:44:26 +0000

The last day of February saw Kahn’s first release on Punch Drunk and, characteristically for the seminal Bristol label, it was breathtaking. I reckon it might have even been better than one of the latest acts on Britain’s Got Talent and they’re like pretty good aren’t they? I thought the woman singing opera with her dog was amazing…or maybe, maybe I tried to kill myself halfway through. Anyway, the pistol from Bristol — as I shall call him, just this once — has compiled a mix for the folks over at Sonic Router and it’s a great listen. Progressing from chilled out to sinister then easing back to serenity, the 30 minute sojourn largely comprises Kahn’s own original tunes and remixes with a few choice additions from Peverelist, Zhou and Sorrow. The remix of Superisk’s ‘Find Your Way’ rears its powerful head as the undoubted highlight about halfway through and will surely have you cycling back to the drop every couple of minutes until your hair goes grey. If your hair is already grey, grab a Werther’s and lose your shit in the study while your grandchildren make muffins in the kitchen. I’m looking forward to when I can do that.

Listen after the jump and head over to Sonic Router for the accompanying interview.

Tracklist
1. Kahn – Azalea
2. Kahn feat. Naomi Jeremy – Close
3. Kahn – Polar
4. Peverelist – Bluez
5. Zhou – I Remain
6. Kahn – Tehran Uprising
7. Superisk – Find Your Way (Kahn Remix)
8. Kahn – Fierce
9. Kahn – Rorschach Riddim
10. M.I.K – Do It (Kahn Remix)
11. Maddslinky feat. Tawiah – Further Away (Kahn Remix)
12. Sorrow – Escapades of Kami and Dyna

Buy Kahn tunes at Juno.

Jamie xx and Oneman Fact Mix

David — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:55:36 +0000

I wasn’t planning to post this — mainly because I think it’s already been pimped in every possible orifice of the internet today — but due to the fact that it contains a Hall & Oates track, I decided it deserved a little extra exposure. Jamie XX b2b with Oneman was always going to be a bit special and the choices here are as inspired as you would imagine, starting off with a selection of retro tunes and progressing onto the likes of Boddika, Joy O, DJ Zinc and Girl Unit. The mixing however is another story and proves a little bit dodgy in a few places, really letting the whole thing down, but I can barely stir sugar into my tea properly, so who am I to moan?

I am literally as tired as it is possible to be right now and this acted as a great soundtrack to the last hour and a half of lying face down on my bed, so I suggest you slap it on and zone out in a similar fashion. If I was energetic enough to dance…well, I wouldn’t have, because I’m too damn cool.

Jamie xx and Oneman Fact Mix #249

Desto Red Bull Academy Mix

David — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 01:36:16 +0000

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.

Buy Desto tunes at Juno.

Versa – Dubstep for Deep Heads Mix

David — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 02:33:40 +0000

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.

Versa – Dubstep For Deep Heads Mix by Dubstep For Deep Heads

Tracklist
1. Hatti Vatti Feat. Echo Ranks – Great. (On the Edge)
2. Biome – Space. (Dub)
3. Eleven8 – Alone. (Dub)
4. Biome Feat. Fox – No Tomorrow (Dub)
5. Versa & Rowl – Backwards Never (Dub)
6. Versa & Rowl – Full Moon (Dub)
7. DJ Rum – St Martins (On the Edge)
8. Biome – Swan (Dub)
9. Versa – Wisdom (Forthcoming ICU Audio)
10. Versa – Lucid VIP (Dub)
11. Ruckspin & Quantum Soul – Clean Slate (Dub)
12. SP:MC & Youngsta – Unidentified (Osiris Music)
13. Versa – Monsoon (Dub)
14. Synkro & Versa – She Said (Forthcoming Pushing Red)
15. DJ Rum – Emerald (Smokin Sessions)
16. Versa – 5am (Forthcoming Smokin Sessions)
17. Hylu Feat Zico – Vibe (Dub)
18. Biome – Propaganda (Dub)
19. Eleven8 – Traps Are Set (Dub)

Buy Versa tunes at Juno.

Fabriclive 56 – Ramadanman/Pearson Sound

David — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:33:31 +0000

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.

Listen below, tracklist after the jump and more info on the launch night is available over at the official Fabric site.

Ramadanman FABRICLIVE56 30minSTREAM by The FADER

Tracklist
1. Pearson Sound – Hawker
2. Levon Vincent – Late Night Jam
3. Elgato – Music (Body Mix)
4. Marcello Napoletano – Everyday Madness
5. Tiyiselani Vomaseve – Vanghoma
6. Pearson Sound – Wad (fabric Edit)
7. Julio Bashmore – Battle for Middle You
8. Ramadanman – Grab Somebody
9. Ramadanman & Appleblim – Void23 (Carl Craig Re-edit)
10. Pearson Sound – Project
11. Joy Orbison – GR Etiquette (Pearson Sound symphonic refix)
12. J Kenzo – Ruckus (Martin Kemp Remix)
13. Fugative – Bad Girl (Lil Silva Dub)
14. A Made Up Sound – Demons
15. Jam City – Night Mode
16. Mr Mageeka – Different Lekstrix
17. Pangaea – Inna Daze
18. Pearson Sound – Stifle
19. MJ Cole feat. Wiley – From the Drop
20. Pinch – Qawwali
21. Joy Orbison vs. Ramadanman – J. Doe Them
22. Pearson Sound – Picon
23. Burial – Pirates
24. Die Barbie Musik Kollektive – Face (Junk)
25. GIRL Unit – IRL (Original / Bok Bok Remix)
26. D1 – Subzero
27. 18. S-X – Woo Riddim / Ramadanman – Glut
28. Addison Groove – Fuck the 101
29. Mala – City Cycle / Joe – Claptrap (Tease)
30. Sigha – Light Swells (In A Distant Space)

Solitude Ambient Dubstep Mix 10

David — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 05:18:12 +0000

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.

Listen/download below, tracklist after the jump.

Solitude – Ambient Dubstep Vol. 10 by Solitude

Tracklist
1. Clubroot – Remember Me
2. Clubroot – Serendipity Dub
3. Synkro – If Only
4. Eleven8 – Alone
5. Bop – Enjoy The Moment (Unquote Remix)
6. SP:MC & LX One – Down
7. Late – Losing You
8. Ghostek – Feathered Skies
9. Burial – Archangel
10. Ghostek – Stolen Generation
11. Burial – Versus
12. Ghostek – Trust Me
13. Asa – Play Music (Vocal)
14. Jamie Woon – Wayfaring Stranger (Burial Remix)
15. Synkro – Everybody Knows
16. Kryptic Minds – Six Degrees
17. Clubroot – Hellion
18. Clubroot – Lurking In The Shadows
19. Synkro – Connected
20. James Blake – Cmyk
21. Synkro – Vacant
22. Ramadanman – Tempest
23. Ramadanman – Glut
24. Data – Hedorah
25. Kryptic Minds & Youngsta – Surge
26. SP:MC – Trust Nobody
27. Clubroot – Cudet (Bryan Zentz Remix)
28. Clubroot – Lucid Dream
29. Roof Light – Two Cities
30. Burial – Untitled
31. Clubroot – Sjambok
32. Burial – Forgive
33. Lung – Afterlife (Kryptic Minds Remix)
34. Synkro – Tell Me
35. Synkro – Everyday
36. Marina Faib & Synkro – Inhale
37. Boxmouse – 5.37am Outside The Tube (Phrex Remix)
38. Kaiori Breathe & Suree – Day After Day
39. Akema – Morning Star
40. Lung – Broken (Irrelevant Remix)
41. Clubroot – Orbiting
42. Clubroot – Chamber
43. Marina Faib – Somewhere Far Away
44. Phaeleh Featuring Soundmouse – Afterglow
45. Asa & With Joyful Lips – Ganzfeld Effect
46. Burial – Untitled
47. Burial – Endorphin
48. Edward Elgar – Sospiri For Strings
49. Mozart – Ave Verum Corpus

ASC – Deep Space Mix 15

David — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:06:36 +0000

ASC is definitely one of the most interesting dubstep/electronica producers currently inhabiting our glorious planet, his recent LP Nothing is Certain was a tranquil triumph and everything he creates seems to be more delicate and exquisite than what came before. He’s also a pretty prolific DJ and every now and again drops an intriguing ambient mix on his blog. The suitably titled ‘Deep Space Mix 15′ is essentially a 50 minute atmospheric soundscape that submerges you in aural depths as chasmic as infinite…well…space. Beautifully relaxed yet languidly interesting, this is one to slide on when you really need to take a step back and collect yourself.

Tracklist after the jump.

ASC – Deep Space Mix 15

Tracklisting
01 – Brian Eno – Signals
02 – Fill – Involved With The Shadow
03 – Mint Julep – Refraction
04 – Alpha Wave Movement – Silent Promise
05 – Brian Eno – The Secret Place
06 – Quosp – Night Coast
07 – ASC – Bloom From Rainfall
08 – John Serrie – Gentle, The Night
09 – Plaid – White’s Dream
10 – John Serrie – The Auran Vector
11 – Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd – And Then I Turned Away

Buy ASC tunes at 7digital.

Henry Homesweet’s Essential Chip

David — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:15:56 +0000

For some people chiptunes are the aural equivalent of being chainsawed in half, they just can’t handle the awesome lo-bit vibes. For others — myself included — they’re sick. I was brought up on the sound of my Gameboy and Megadrive beeping out dope little tunes and listening to chip music is as exhilarating as listening to the soundtrack from Street Fighter, Toejam and Earl or James Pond II: Codename Robocod (classic). This mix by Henry Homesweet is a comprehensive collection of some of the sickest modern chip available and it’s pure madness. Get your head out of the yoghurt pot and bang it against your Amiga instead!

Tracklist after the jump.

Henry Homesweet – Essential Chip Mix 2010 by Essential Chip

Tracklisting
1. Nonfinite – Sorrowsong
2. Sadnes – Wicked Game (Chris Isaak Remix)
3. Touchboy – Live At Savage
4. Xaimus – Horf 5000
5. cTrix – TekDemo May 2010
6. Trash80 – Haunted Candies
7. Fast Foot – 8-Bitworld
8. Labcot and mac – Game Over
9. UB – Angels And Dynamite
10. DrSzliszka – Like a Fly Into The Web
11. Breakbeat Heartbeat – Still Alive Remix
12. Dubmood – Traverse De Rn85 (Sodamnloud Remix)
13. Boy 8-Bit – Video Games Crash
14. Huoratron – Hoedown
15. Goto80 – Volksing (Kuti 77 Remix)
16. She – Coloris
17. 2Special – Highway
18. Slagsmalsklubben – Smedby Eyes
19. Xaimus – Fasp
20. Trash80 – Missing You
21. Geyster – Come My Direction (JDDJ3J 48Kz Remix)
22. Alter Ego – Why Not
23. Cream In All Moustache – Hear My Voice (Faites Luer La Danse Remix)
24. Meneo – Papi (Dubmood Remix)
25. Tobiah – I Love Your Music
26. Thermostatic – Driving
27. Shirobon – Starlight
28. Dexter – Secrets
29. 4mat – Paper Dolls
30. Sabrepulse – OutBRK
31. LiveAnimals – Kiwis
32. Sebastian Svahn – Gasp
33. DrSzliszka – So Long Captain Sievert
34. Eat_Rabbit – Bouncing Tale
35. JDDJ3J – Kaizoku (cTrix Remix)
36. Anamanaguchi – Mermaid

The History of Dubstep

David — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:22:06 +0000

Recorded at Thekla in Bristol for the Foo Magazine versus Monkey!Knife!Fight! night a couple of weeks ago, ‘The History of Dubstep’ is Plastician’s masterfully compiled journey charting the genre’s evolution from its humble garage beginnings to the diverse landscape we know today. Featuring tunes by the likes of Wookie, Skream, Flux Pavilion, Artwork, DJ Zinc and Sukh Knight, there’s a huge amount of quality running through this mix and some equally good MCing from P-Money — the guy who destroyed Ghetts — augmenting proceedings. If there’s one thing you download today, don’t let it be another Anal Adventure flick…let it be this.

Plastician and P Money – The History of Dubstep

Tracklisting after the jump.

Tracklisting
Masterstepz – Melody
Groove Chronicles – Black Puppet
Reservoir Dogs – Buddha Finger
DJ Zinc – 138 Trek
DJ Zinc – Go DJ
Wookie – Storm
Menta – Sounds Of The Future
Artwork – Red
Alias – Fight Club
Musical Mob – Pulse X
Bootleg – Eskimob
Wizzbit – Jamhot
Alias – Gladiator
Plasticman – Venom
Plasticman – Hard Graft
Digital Mystikz – Anti War Dub
Skream – Lightning
Skream – Midnight Request Line
Coki – Burning
Rusko – Jahova
Benga & Coki – Night
Skream – Chest Boxing
Coki – Tortured
Macabre Unit – Lift Off VIP
Benga -
Joker – Gully Brook Lane (Plastician Special)
Wiley – Morgue
Plasticman – Jackal Riddim
Plasticman – Section 7
Wiley – So Amazing
Terror Danjah – Creepy Crawler
12th Planet – Sixty Eight
Boogaloo Crew – Days Go By
Chase & Status – Saxon
Emalkay – When I Look At You
Magnetic Man – Mad
Simian Mobile Disco – Cruel Intentions (Joker Remix)
Skream – Filth
Trolley Snatcha – We Rock The Forest
Mr Virgo – Megaman
Doctor P – Sweet Shop
Redlight – MDMA
Skream – Wibbler
Skream – Raw Dogz
Skream – Untitled
Bassline Smith – Fu Manchu
Flux Pavillion – Got To Know
Rude Kid – Electric
Plastician – Elixir
Joker – Tron
Sukh Knight – Shutdown
Teddy – Dirtbag VIP
Teddy – Modern Warfare Instrumental
Kosheen – Guilty (Plastician Remix)
Flux Pavillion – Normalize
P Money – Left The Room (Skream Remix)
Plastician & 12th Planet – West Croydon

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