DUBSTEP ReVieWs
Quickies
but foolishly cuts the vocals. Shame
MARKLE
Quickies
Benga & walsh
MONE
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Numan’s remix of ‘Greezy’ is digital only
Skunk anansie vocal over a lilting dubwise Bassface
SHO
T!
— seek out if you can.
58a T
Smashes & Trashes riddim. ‘Taliban Walk’ on the Biscuit Factory
One Little Indian flip grabs an AK, and sets to Bok Bok
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her
work on the insurgents. Clearly a fan of Guinness and Citizens Dub
do
Skream pulls out an organic, other pastimes that don’t require Blunted Robots
wn, London, N1 respectful remix that man- raffertie haste, Walsh, an original paid-up
ages to encapsulate the 7th Dimension member of the Croydon (well Bouncing into their third release like a
original’s energy with an Planet Mu Coulsdon, but the devil’s in the pair of naughty puppies, Brackles and
unusual dubstep twist. detail) dubstep pioneers, has Shortstuff confirm their position at the
0 1N
Great to hear a move away finally got round to starting forefront of the dubstep/funky melting
kion & Murda feat from the caustic clown his own label. His previous col- pot, with their label/collective Blunted
G.
errol dunkley wobble of previous releases, laborations with Benga produced Robots already pushing the boundaries
Dub Cinderella and into the experimental, seminal tracks, and here we have of the form. Their own track ‘Pipey D’ is
Argon aeronautical rave-osphere. two anthems that have been testament to this — squealing synco-
Exciting stuff. languishing on dubplate for pated riddims with massive dancefloor
Reggae veteran Errol months. ‘Bassface’ and ‘Biscuit goolies — and now they invite Night
Dunkley provides a soaring Factory’ are both half-step beasts Slugs’ Bok Bok to deliver funky energy
with class running through their with a wry sense of humour, making
marrow. ‘Citizens Dub’ sound like a big ’ ole bag
of fun.
Greena aSc 16 Bit
Tenzado Porcelain Chainsaw Calligraphy Remixes
Applepips Non Plus+ Boka
After the massive Instra:Mental The Autonomic sound — BPMs and vibes When this first came out, I hated the
release, the pattern once again shifts as lurking between the no-man’s land of audio molestation that emanated from
London’s Greena pops up on Applepips dubstep and drum & bass, and propa- the speakers. This was the worst kind
with a brace of funky rubs, eschewing gated by D-Bridge and Instra:Mental of dubstep, a sound that traded on
any thought of traditional half-step for — is quietly but confidently making its noise and brutality rather than groove
Pinch TecTonic
skippy 4/4 configurations, whilst main- mark. Non Plus+, the label run by the and soul. Here it gets remixed, first of
lining subtle garage, dub and techno latter duo, and an outlet for their unique all by Bristol’s Jakes, who is genuinely
01. Joker ‘Tron’ Dubplate
influences throughout. Sick. material, intrigues in many ways: never creative with the (chainsaw) parts, but
“Instant rewind material!”
quite convincing in the dance, but predictably it descends into all-out grot.
02. Mala ‘education’ Dubplate Mizz Beats always inspiring in the intricate detail. Propatingz remixes with more vision,
“Superb, empowering music.”
My World This release, very much like Burial, piling on ravey synth lines and crunking
03. Jack Sparrow ‘Terminal’ Dubplate
Deep Medi comes into its own in the headphones. up the riddim.
“Dubstep-meets-Metalheadz-meets-deep house!”
04. GoTh Trad ‘Sublimination’ Dubplate
“A uniquely energising dancefloor vibe.”
After guesting on Silkie’s ‘Purple Love’, Ghostown feat Badness & indigo
05. addiSSon Groove
Mizz Beats clearly made her presence dajla Levitate feat Chunky
‘Foot crab’ Dubplate
“The mysterious Addisson Groove takes things back to basics.” felt. With her own 12”, she gets to You Know OpenEarz
06. JakeS ‘Time ends’ Dubplate
showcase the goods. ‘My World’ further Senseless
“A room-shaking sub emerges, and the rolling beats crash in…”
evokes the West London sound with a ‘Levitate’ is a wall of distorted static
07. purSuiT GrooveS ‘whisper’ Dubplate twinkling synth line, latent jazz licks Ghostown, aka Simon Booth, turns his pulsing over a tough half-step rumble
“Dreamy and intimate sounds floating over tough 808s — lovely!”
and boogie-laden drums. Toss it over hand to the grimier end of dubstep. One — a simple, but very effective, B.O.M.B!
08. diSTance ‘ill kontent’ Dubplate
and ‘Jester’ feels a lot more primordial: of grime’s finest MCs, Lava Unit’s Bad- ‘Premonition’ reverts back to Indigo’s
“Stripped-back, minimal, sub-heavy — right up my street!”
grimey 8-bit plug-ins roll tight with ness, sprays hot bars over ‘You Know’, more subtle side, thick soundscapes and
09. BenGa ‘decending’ Dubplate
“In the vein of his ‘Buzzin’’ release.”
layered snares to create a disarmingly with a hooky, Outkast-esque sing-song echoes of jungle in the bassline. Xxxy
10.
naive, yet compelling loop. Intriguing chorus from Dalja. DZ deconstructs, and joins him on ‘Hold On’, for a techy two-
dQ1 ‘Jahwan’ Dubplate
“Dread-ridden dub-wise roller from long-standing scene stalwart Oris Jay.” stuff. injects a feverish wobble on the remix, step roller, with a hint of roughness.
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