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DUBSTEP BREAKS HIP HOP
NYMFO PINCH DRUMATTIC COBANE
SPIRIT – SPLINTER 2562 – LOVE IN OUTER SPACE TWINS COBANE – I NEED MORE
DUB Awesome beat programming from 2562 on this From my ‘Multitasking’ CD out now. Another
Spirit always knows how to use the Reese synth one. Sprawling 808 drum hits splatter across PRODIGY – WARRIORS DANCE absolutely jammin’ joint from the kid! Still beats
properly! If the crowd isn’t reacting to your the loop to produce a rhythm that just bounces We’ve been playing ‘Warriors Dance’ in our Dex by Nutty P. But honestly, this track is not just
sophisticated and intelligent emotronic beats, you about like a basketball in a washing n FX sets for months and it always does the another set of sweet 16 over a tight beat. Video
just drop ‘Splinter’ and run away as the club machine. Intergalactic synth lines give this one damage. Remixes come from Kicks Like A Mule, shot both in the UK and out in JA. This one’s
explodes like Hiroshima. a further, funkified dimension, bending around Future Funk Squad, South Central & Benga and my ish.
the wonky beat and resulting in one of the most although South Central and Future Funk Squad
PROXIMA – YOU AIN’T READY unique tunes I’ve heard in a long time. put in a valiant effort it’s still the original that DRAKE – BEST I EVER HAD
SHOGUN LTD people will be playing for years to come. My boy G to the rim L O K told me bout this
Curly head Proxima versus the Amen break. JOKER & GINZ – PURPLE CITY Full marks. rapper / singer. Drake’s on point on the regs
Starting with a creepy intro and heavy beats 2009 is most definitely going to be Joker’s year. and this track’s doin’ it. Catchy hook without
followed by a short breakdown and then, beep, Bringing a sense of fun to the dancefloor he SKOOL OF THOUGHT – HEART OF THE HOOD / any arguments! This guy can sing, spit flames
there it is - BOOM! I’m ending my sets with this manages to do so without ever venturing into BUDGIE SMUGGLA and actually uses the autotune ting a ling at the
tune lately and it’s going off every time. the ‘silly’. In this collaboration with Ginz from COOL & DEADLY right times.
The Bodysnatchers, Joker’s trademark catchy I love music you can’t pigeonhole and this is a
NYMFO – SURFACE SCAN funk-driven anthemic hooks and melodies are great example. ‘Heart Of The Hood’ combines LUDACRIS – NASTY GIRL
C.I.A. DEEP KUT laced with bendy squarewave bass and scoops drum & bass programming with breakbeats, Another banger from Luda. This MC’s got that
Techno chords meet crunchy b-lines. A fresh of attitude. dubstep and more. With two veterans like Tayo hearable voice, simple flow and punchlines
and clean stepper by myself which has been & Skool Of Thought in charge you know the mixed with banging beats. Guess the fans love
doing the rounds with DJs like Marcus Intalex, PEVERELIST – BLUES quality control is tight. ‘Budgie Smuggla’ is the it. Caught a few seconds of the video and it left
Total Science, TeeBee and Spectrasoul. Coming Bristol’s master of the deep pops an anchor on one for us, heavy downbeats, skippy hats with me wantin’ to see more!! Ludacris is definitely a
out soon on C.I.A. Deep Kut with ‘Ghost Story’ each foot and takes you 20,000 leagues under warped basslines… this is serious stuff. top artist from his era.
on the flip. the sea for an epic journey with ‘Blues’. He
combines Detroit and junglistic influences to SPORTY-O FT. KEITH MAC – GUESTLIST FLO RIDA – RIGHT ROUND
MARTYN – GREAT LENGTHS maximum effect here layering delicate sound RAT First time I heard this one I thought, “don’t they
3024 design, heavily dubbed out rolling drum pro- Rat Records have been going for years and know what this means”... I got hold of this guys
It’s not dubstep, it’s not drum & bass, it’s just gramming and an uplifting, melancholic melody always deliver the goods. Our favourite mix from CD way back when he blew. Didn’t give it a
Martyn music. Fresh sounds, nice melodies, that drives you into the blue. this package is the original - very Stanton- good chance though but this single’s got the
deep b-lines, vocals by D-Bridge, everything esque in beats and vocals. Good solid stuff to whole package, including snatching the hook!
is there. Even Laurent Garnier played it at a JACK SPARROW – THE CHASE make you “shake what yo momma gave ya”. Overall, catchy remake and the lyrics ain’t
festival in my hometown a few weeks ago. You I’ve been getting back into more minimal tribal all bad.
also have to buy this piece of music because of sounding beats recently – bongo / tabla led RICO TUBBS – KNUCKLE SANDWICH
the artwork by the mighty Erosie! rhythms and a sonic pallette that has a similar REMIXES ROLL DEEP FT. KIVANC – MOVING
‘feel’ to the early Metalheadz / Reinforced days. MENU MUSIC IN CIRCLES
BREAK – ISIS Jack Sparrow’s ‘The Chase’ is pure heads down, A staggering 18, yes 18, remixes of tracks from Feelin’ this, Roll Deep come with them original
SYMMETRY shake a leg business - pounding subs and spirit Rico Tubbs’ superb album ‘Knuckle Sandwich’ ones! Constantly. Gotta rate that crew, packed
Too many quality beats done by Break. I hope summoning drum programming throughout. including the super dooper ‘Gangsters’ track with versatility an all dat! This guy Kivanc opens
Guitar Hero is going to release a version of ‘Isis’ which was getting plays in house and breaks the track and is slick on the hook. Hook’s tight
because every time when I drop this tune it DISTANCE – MENACE nights all over the world. Remixes from the likes and catchy too.
reminds me of Pantera playing metal music. Unrivalled as dubstep’s master of guitar-like of Splitloop, Klaus Hill, Jay Stewart and 15 oth-
bassline licks, Distance exceeds his own ers! Obviously not enough space to write about SALVO FT. KASHMERE & CHESTER P –
SPECTRASOUL – ORGANISER high standards with this absolute beast of a them all but they are split over 2 EPs, the first THE INFO
CRITICAL tune. ‘Menace’ is like hearing Gun’s & Roses’ being house and club mixes, the second being Modern day UK hip hop right here and the beat
Robot and bass. Minimal beats and b-lines, ‘Appetite For Destruction’ for the first time, breaks, dubstep and drum & bass. The stand- is deadly. First heard this one on MySpace and
but it sounds so phat on a big sound system. reconceived some 22 years on with sub-bass outs for us on this huge package are Mikix The played it back to back for a hot minute. Three
Kasra’s Critical imprint is on a roll. Soon there to shake your limbs apart. Instant re-load, high- Cat version of ‘Born to Dance’, B-Rich’s remix of tight flows bless this one, making it
will be a dubstep rework of this tune as well energy riddim. ‘Hot Girls’ and anything by Klaus Hill makes you very hearable.
done by Ramadanman. want to hug the speaker with a 90s grin.
HAGGSTROM – ‘BE MY BABY’
FLATOUT
Anything Peo De Pitte touches turns to gold
and this is no exception. Great lead stabs, huge
rolling beats and enough acid to provoke a rave
flashback. Watch out for Peo De Pitte in 2009, I
think this just might be his year.
Photography:
Juçara Balzan:
jbalzan@gmail.com
www.kmag.co.uk
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