The dubstep pioneer known as Skream (aka Oliver Jones) recently disavowed the genre he built, saying he had played his last dubstep DJ set “until further notice”. While this is a stake through the heart of old school dubstep fans, it seems the move was imminent after the genre has moved from subtle, slow bass […]
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10
Jul
Oliver Jones quits genre he pioneered, moves to new pastures
8
Jul
A 23-track genre-skipping ride with Bromance Records
French producer Brodinski drops a new 23-track mix today titled The Purple Ride Mixtape. Known best for his electro and hip-hop productions, The Purple Ride moreso genre skips than stays loyal to any particular sound — think everyone from King Louie, R. Kelly, Maelstrom and the late DJ Screw to Kanye’s Daft Punk and Brodinski produced […]
2
Jul
Derek Vincent Smith releases first free LP in almost 3 years
Pretty Lights — aka Derek Vincent Smith — has been one of the most consistent instrumental producers of the last half decade. With a complex layered approach that’s more DJ Shadow than cornball EDM mainstage, the Denver producer is one of the few talents that has flavorfully blended the world of hip-hop beats with electronic textures. […]
2
Jul
Sophomore tape from 18-year-old Brooklyn emcee
Young ass Brooklyn emcee Joey Bada$$ returns to the limelight with the follow up to his debut mixtape from last year, 1999. A bunch of producers got behind the boards of the 17-track Summer Knights mixtape — from living legends like Primo and Alchemist to hot hands like Oddisee, Statik Selektah, Lee Bannon, Kirk Knight […]
27
Jun
Michael Render & Jaime Meline get busy this summer
In our humble opinions, one of the most slept on emcees worthy of superstar status is Killer Mike. Sure the ATL rapper gets his share of shine, but not nearly enough. After last year’s R.A.P. Music, Killer Mike has once again teamed up with the great El-P for another album of socially scorching lyrics and […]
25
Jun
It's time for Daftside to get lucky
What are your feelings on Daft Punk’s massively (over) hyped long play Random Access Memories? While it’s a solid piece of work with moments of brilliant production (e.g. “Contact”), it’s clear that it lacks the immortality of Homework. Chilean/American tech house phenom Nicolas Jaar seems to agree. He’s collaborated with Dave Harrington on a series […]
21
Jun
Recorded in one take on four CDJs back in 1999
A beautiful, somewhat atypical mix from Bassnectar, aka Lorin Ashton, which he exhumed from the vaults. I could try to explain what is contained in this 2-hour treasure from his vaults, but he explains it so much better: “I’ve been wanting to re-release this for a long time… This was a mixtape I recorded in […]
17
Jun
Hour long LP, 6-date American tour & new Pacha, Ibiza night
Supplement Facts label head Guy Gerber is a very busy man lately. Not only has he beginning his new weekly residence ‘Wisdom Of The Glove’ at the infamous Pacha in Ibiza, but the Spanish/Israeli producer/DJ has also found time to record an entire album while touring through nine countries in South America, Europe and Asia. […]
