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sub⎹div podcast 8.0: Longshanks
The latest instalment of the sub⎹div podcast comes from ol’ daddy Longshanks. LS has twisted his repertoire over the last year, stretching out past the house/disco axiom that fuels his Saturday night residency at Lucky Bar’s Solid! Taking inspiration from The Big Reds & Eames, LS has managed to push hard in a couple of areas; the 2step/UKF realm & the loping, post-hop digital crunk springing up everywhere. His sets before & after Gaslamp Killer at Rifflandia 3 were great displays of the versatile barrage of funk this cat is pushing atm with his crazy ass midi controller, the Ohm64.
The podcast is littered with fly-as-fuck burners; we’re imagining this is a great snapshot of what his upcoming headlining spot October 27 will sound like. Starting off with some purple weight courtesy of Terror Danjah & Ginz, the mix goes through a few left turns, morphing into some nasty head-nod funk. The latest gem from Ramadanman “Pitter” features & live staple Loops Haunt pops up here as well. Fresh burners from Arp101, Slugabed & Blackpocket sit snug alongside the ever looming spectre of Dilla & there are a couple of nifty acapella mashes in there (Phil Collins anyone?). Definitely one to snap your neck to. Words from the wiz…
Longshanks: “The tough thing lately is avoiding trying to cram too many styles in – I’m really respecting anyone who can rock thematically for any length & still keep shit popping. I was tempted to go 2step all the way, but honestly, there’s too much deep crunk around right now for me not to document the amazing world of 80-100 bpm. Cupp Cave, Loops Haunt & Pixelord are underrated as fuuuuck, so it was fun to mash those producers with classics like Dilla & local fire-breathers Megasoid & Jules Chaz .
The mix was done live in my living room, a collaboration between Ableton, my Ohm64 & a bottle of wine – pretty much what you get when I rock live. I wanted to avoid over-thinking it – there’s nothing crazy here, just some verbs, delays, grid chops & quick mixes. Messy in bits, but extremely fun to execute.”
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The Risks – Windextrous
Ginz – Boss
Swindle – Airmiles
Terror Danjah – Upton Lane
Dead Fader – Autumn Rot
Ramadanman – Pitter
Mosca – Square One [Bok Bok Remix]
Scuba – Twitch [Jamie Vex'd Remix]
Rustie – Dragonfly
Dibiase – Skullcrack
Loops Haunt vs. Ann Peebles – Rubber Sun Grenade
Swede:art – Sex On An Airplane
Cupp Cave – Discrete Mathematics
Roots Manuva – Witness (1 Hope) [Slugabed Remix]
Monolithium – Selfish Lil’ Crunk
Randomer – Puzzled
Pixelord vs. Mobb Deep – Plxr7
Two Fingers – Fools Riddim
Loops Haunt – Impact Omnihammer
Clause Four – Version 1
Monolithium – Cooking Riddim
Machinedrum – Let It [Megasoid Remix]
Jules Chaz – 93 Million Miles
Flying Lotus – Rickshaw
Jules Chaz – Could Happen [Dub]
Arp101 – Warriors Galactic
J Dilla – Sycamore
Blackpocket – Cyborg
Harmonic 313 vs. Phil Collins – Word Problems
Architeq – Sleeping Bear Lament [Take Remix]
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sub⎹div podcast 7.0: Michael Red
In honour of the glorious tour that he helped organize, Lighta! Sound’s Michael Red has thrown together a mix showcasing Slugabed, Illum Sphere, Blue Daisy, NastyNasty & MRed himself. Titled The Opposite Of Fear, it’s a dreamlike scape of angular riddims & loping funk – yep, that next level shit. From Blue Daisy’s psychedelic post-hop to the punishing grime of Slugabed’s bit-wrenched bass-onslaught to Red’s own spacial drum workouts, this is a deep mix that still facilitates a healthy portion of neck-snap. You can head over to Low Indigo to DL or link it below…
download sub⎹div podcast 7.0 The Opposite Of Fear mixed by MRed
MRed – Fade Into Light (Episode 1) Blue Daisy & LaNote – Space Ex Illum Sphere - Psycho Slugabed – Pressure Slugabed – The Moon Zoop Jam Illum Sphere – Go Killum Illum Sphere - Medusa Kidkanevil – Minjo [Blue Daisy Remix] Stac – All Or Nothing [Blue Daisy Remix] Wildbirds & Peacedrums – Fight For Me [MRed's Minimal edit] Kidkanevil – When Doves Bounce [Illum Sphere's Rebounce] NastyNasty - No Names BD1982 – Space Boots [Slugabed Remix] MRed - Didn’t Know Slugabed – Goulash Sduk – Clunge [NastyNasty Remix] MRed - Maneno Falcoln Robot Koch & Manya – While [Blue Daisy Remix] Vincent Parker – Whiplash [MRed Remix] MRed – Swirly Girl MRed - Farusha Lake Slugabed - Power Of The Mind Loops Haunt – Huarache [NastyNasty Edit] Salva – American Grime [NastyNasty Remix] NastyNasty - Junkie Slugabed – Skyfire_____________________________________________________________
sub⎹div podcast 6.0: Frame
Our boy Frame hits us up with the perfect way to cap off the summer – a choice selection of irie digi-dub. The earthy, grounded pillar of The Big Reds properly exemplifies the depth that the roots-fi lineage of dubstep feeds on. Burners from RSD & action from Synkro are featured.
Jah.
Frame: “This is a short & sweet mix, about 35 minutes long, mostly vinyl. Roots style with a deep irie vibe 
I imagine myself listening to this mix hanging out with friends on a breezy bright summer afternoon down at the beach, reading a mag or a book and watching ships sail past (I’m thinking Cattle Point cause there is a lot of activity in the water). Just grooving with the headphones on. Some visuals for you.”
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Dubkasm “More Jah Songs [RSD Remix]“
Synkro “Hornz”
Radikal Guru “Unity Dub”
Dom Hz & Synkro “Dub Discipline”
Kromestar “Eternity”
Droid “Father”
L-Wiz “Fight No More (ft. Don Goliath)
Mungos Hi Fi “International Roots”
Unitz “Light Ina Distance”
RSD “Jah Is My Light”
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sub⎹div podcast 5.0: NOCTURNAL mixed by The Librarian
A fantastically formed mix from one of the crazy gals responsible for the Bass Coast Project. In preparation for this year’s amazing lineup, The Librarian put together a mix that ventures from a dark dub-zone with Pinch & Mala over to the gleaming digital glam of Hudson Mohawke & Joker. Huge ups for lacing one of the standout tracks so far this year, Pariah’s soulful, crunk jam “Detroit Falls”. Big Ups Bass Coast!
download sub⎹div podcast 5.0: NOCTURNAL mixed by The Librarian [Jun. 2010]
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Let’s just come out with it: Gobe’s recent departure for the great white north has left The Big Reds slightly splintered (although we’re all counting on some amazing reunion gigs at some point later this year ). Nevertheless, all three members are taking this hiatus as an opportunity to develop their individual skills, styles & image. Case in point, the latest podcast from Rhythmicon. Whether alongside his fellow Big Reds (Gobe & Frame) or playing a solo set, Rhythmicon has always been a steady mixer of head-wise tech stylings & dancefloor heaters. A malleable DJ, the newest sub⎹div podcast sees Rhythmicon project a sleek, streamlined version of underground bass music; 2step slink, UKFunky & cavernous dub all interact here, rounded out with one of the most fitting desserts in existence: classic Photek. Words from da healer…
Rhythmicon: “When creating a mixset, I try to find a theme, then collect a pallette of tracks that fit into that vibe. My goal is to put something together that you can listen to, put away, then come back to a while later and still be able to connect to that original sound. In this case, I think there’s a coastal influence coming through; lots of rainforest atmosphere, melow pads, and intricate percussion. I wanted to include a spectrum of styles, so there’s hints of dub, future garage, breaks, jungle & UK funky. I hope you enjoy listening.”
download sub|div podcast 4.0: Rhythmicon [May 2010]
Roska & Jamie George “Wonderful Day [DVA Soul Power Mix]“
Horsepower Productions “Classic Deluxe Pt. 2″
Indigo & Synkro “My Own World”
16Bit “Serum”
Synkro “Everybody Knows”
Pinch & Yolanda “Get Up [LV Disco Mix]“
Rooflight “How Far Are You From Anywhere”
Geeneus “Congo”
Photek “Rings Around Saturn”
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sub⎹div podcast 3.0: Hrdvsion
The latest instalment of the sub|div podcast comes courtesy of Victoria’s finest: Hrdvsion aka Nathan Jonson. Those who saw Skream in Victoria last September likely caught Jonson opening with his amazing set of live original techno throbbings. Combining glitchy sound aesthetics with an amazing knack for bringing the weird funk, Hrdvsion straddles the blurry line between schizoid post-idm adventures & sleek techno dancefloor smashers.
Jonson’s lengthy catalog of leftfield post-idm techno is well known to many West Coast electronic fans, but in 2009, Jonson took his musical maelstrom to Berlin, for obvious reasons. After a healthy year of touring & writing, this May sees the release of Where Did You Just Go?, Hrdvsion’s first full length on Wagon Repair (the techno label co-run by his older brother Mathew). Already receiving spins from the likes of Martyn, Erol Alkan & John Tejada, Jonson is primed for a killer 2010. His sub|div podcast is the type of mix you’d expect from Hrdvsion; classic acid, leftfield bass music, a BC banger & a brand new tune from his upcoming record. We had a chat with him through the ether – peep the Q&A here…
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Aphex Twin “IZ-US”
LFO “Freak”
Untold “Stop What you’re Doing [James Blake Remix]“
Cults “Go Outside”
Ramadanman “I Beg You”
Bron “A Great White North [Le K's Almost Black Remix]“
Bea Tricks “El Mensaje”
Hrdvsion “Captivated Heart”
Pepe Deluxe “Girl [Radio Slave Remix]“
Baby Ford “Normal [AFX Remix]“
S.O.S. Band “Just Be Good To Me”
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sub⎹div podcast 2.2: Gobe
To keep the extended Gobe farewell going, here’s the second installment of his sub|div podcast (peep the first half of Gobe’s podcast here). Big ups to all who came out to Hush this past Thursday for Theory – The Big Reds were on fiiiyaah kid. Big tunes dropped & a great energy. Here’s Gobe’s synopsis…
Gobe: “So here it is side b of the podcast… ”DeepLocalSubRollinPurpleFreakOut” - different ground & a different space on this go. As the last podcast was a fairly straight forward wobble session, this side goes into the deeper & rolling sounds of the 140bpm arena. It starts of with some purple flex followed by a swell of rolling subs, taking a serious tribal dub shake before blasting out into space on a supersonic annaconda. Throwing in a series of basequakes to bring you back to earth. With eyes on the finish line we step into layers of mental synths pulling you into a magnetic rain city 
Out to Rhythmicon, Longshanks & Ebola Soulja for linking their dubs.
Thanks goes out to all those heads over the last 2+ years that have really helped make a dent in the capital city basescene.
Check in on April 16th at Lucky for The Big Reds last flex for a while, and the rest of the sub|div soundsystem…”
download sub|div podcast 2.2: Gobe [Mar. 2010]
Geiom “Auxology”
Joker “Psychedelic Runaway”
Rhythmicon “Red meets Blue”
Turboweekend “Something Or Nothing [2000F & JKalmata RMX]
Gouseion “Let’s Crush [Longshanks Orange Remix]
Gemmy “Shanti Riddim”
DJ Madd “Someone [Breakage Rmx]“
Noah D “Seeerious”
Emalkay “BattleSuit”
Funk Ethics “Trans Europa Step”
Planas “Agbekor”
DJG “Bunker”
F “Energy Distortion”
Cosmin TRG “Strobelick”
Pangaea “Neurons”
Untold “Anaconda”
Critical “Hype The Funk [Rhythmicon Dubstep Mix]“
Gregory Issac “Night Nurse [Ebola Soulja Rmx]“
Joker & Ginz “Re-Up” / Jahdan Blakkamoore “The General [Accapella]“
Ginz & Kool Money Kwame “Wetwipe Riddim”
Starkey “Raincity”
Kode9 “Magnetic City”
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sub⎹div podcast 2.1: Gobe
Gobe: “Hey sub|div fam, Gobe checking in. Here is side A of my contribution to the sub|division podcast. I am presenting my podcast as a two sided mix tape. When I was programing this mix, I wanted to really paint a picture of the many shades and strains of Dubstep, while also taking into consideration to what I bring to the Big Reds sound equation. I also wanted to highlight my style of mixing & the tunes I drop in our sets at sub|div or other spots around the capital city.
First up is side A; 20 flavours of Baseface. A rough sub-rolling affair with plenty of wobbly facemelters & chestshaking basequakes. There are also two local dubs from the Lighta! crew that I like, “Soundkilla” by Max Ulis & “11c” by the brothers Daega (which will be dropping on their own new vinyl imprint Fathom Recordings – look for that later this year). Thanks for the listen, hold tight for Side B of the sub|div 02 podcast, which features more local, purple, technoid steppin, medi, dub’in bassweight.”
download sub|div podcast 2.1: Gobe [Feb. 2010]
sub|div intro
Tangerine Dream – Test Lab
Kryptic Minds – One Of Us
SP:MC – Trust Nobody
Hatcha & Kromestar – Cybertron
Cluekid – ToadStep
Coki – All Of A Sudden
Kryptic Minds – Badmon
Distance & Cyrus – Surrender
Omen – Vengance
Jakes – 2 Steps Back
12 Planet – 68
Kromestar – Badmon
Coki – Goblin
16-bit – In The Death Car
Deleted Scenes – Terminate
Distance – Radical
Max Ulis – Soundkilla
Pinch – Chamber Dub
Daega Sound System – 11C
Mr Lager & Alys Blaze – Tell Me-
sub|div love outro
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sub⎹div podcast 01: Eames
Eames: “Making a mix can be a tough task; it goes to define you stylistically, and becomes how people interpret you over the next little while. I tried to approach this as I would a current DJ set, to span a few different genres and move through a 20 bpm range. Not everything on this mix is the newest and most unheard; there’s some modern classics mixed in with fresh heat, hopefully creating something indicative of how I try to work a dancefloor. I’m super hyped on all the new sounds coming out of the UK, so the majority of the tracks are of that persuasion; percussive, deep, and with a strong, consistent groove. Hope you enjoy!”
download sub|div podcast 01: Eames [Jan. 2010]
Heiko Voss – Think About You [DJ Koze Remix]
Roska – Sheppard
Cajmere/Dajae – Brighter Days [Underground Goodies Mix]
Click Box – Nebula
Justin Martin – Elephant Fight
Julio Bashmore – Um Bongo’s Revenge
Hess Is More – Ssshhhh [Zombie Disco Squad Remix]
Dario Nunez/DJ Montxo – Zul
Untold – Just For You [Roska Remix]
Hard House Banton – Siren
Greena – Actual Pain
Mosca – Square One [Greena Remix]
J:Kenzo – Conquerer
Joy Orbison – J. Doe
Cinnamon Chasers – Luv Deluxe [Scuba Remix]
Deepchild - Wannado [Gravious Remix]
TRG – Decisions”
Retro/Grade – Moda [Eames Edit]“
Instra:mental – Tramma
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