DJ Shadow has released the debut singles from his first collaboration project since the 90’s work with UNKLE. Teaming up with Cali producer G Jones, Shadow’s latest project goes by the moniker Nite School Klik, and they specialize in all things superbass. Think purgatory deep dubstep beats, with ample measures of rap, juke and trap thrown in, sprinkled with […]
16
Jul
Dubstep, rap, trap & D&B dropped to molasses goodness
3
Jun
Wiley, Slum Village, Broken Bells, Dog Blood, Kove & more
We just shared Zeds Dead Somewhere Else mini-mix last week, but it looks like the Toronto duo is keeping busy. They hit up the BBC’s popular Diplo & Friends showcase this Saturday night to drop a one-hour set of off-kilter beats. From bouncy bingo 2-step to house to plenty of lower frequency bass tracks, Zeds Dead mix […]
20
Feb
40-minutes of bass, breaks, funk & dubstep supergroup mixing
Krafty Kuts teams up with Dynamite MC and Erb N Dub for a new live act called Wicked City. The bass ‘n’ breaks supergroup will be touring extensively this season, and offer up this 40-minute mixtape — aptly titled Wicked City DJ MIX — to give kids a chance to hear their funk and bass sound, all […]
10
Jul
Oliver Jones quits genre he pioneered, moves to new pastures
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 […]
15
Feb
Producer, DJ & live MPC prodigy's 20-track sampler
New England producer and “DJ” — the man who invented manipulating an MPC live like a turntablist — AraabMUZIK drops his free mixtape For Professional Use Only today. As can be expected from the Rhode Island prodigy, expect plenty of skull shattering dubstep laced with highly volatile rhythms, all live programmed of course. Also dig […]
15
Jan
The UK producer's dystopian cyborg future porn
The great SBTRKT returns with a visual treatment for one of his bigger tracks, and boy is it a doozy. Part cyborg barbershop haircut, part dystopian future porn, the video for “Trials of the Past” takes the UK producer’s deep post-dubstep music into weird, uncharted territories. Peep it below…
19
Dec
6 tracks of dark, hard dubstep from the Soul Assassin
DJ Muggs brings us an early Christmas present in the form of this EP Sound Boy Killa. The name is appropriate, as Muggs has begun digging into some very bass-heavy vibes. Think hard dubstep, but without the frenetic schizophrenia of Skrillex or the sugary hooks of Nero. It’s some dark ass shit, which shouldn’t be […]
19
Oct
Soul Assassin dips into dark hip-hop, dubstep, trap & bass
DJ Muggs hooks up New York lifestyle label Mishka with a 5-track mixtape, Sound Clash Business, which is out today on Mishka Records. The man behind the legendary Soul Assassin clique — including of course Cypress Hill — shows a great variety in his EP, centering from his dark hip hop sound and venturing out into […]
