A little bitter-sweet on this one – San Fran bass-pusher Jus Wan has just announced that he’s packing it in musically. Along with DJG, Jus Wan has fought the good fight on the West Coast, pursuing the sonics that enrich the dub/step/techno axiom. In particular, “Action Potential”, his debut 12″ on Appleblim’s Apple Pips imprint, is a tasty 2step/techno gem.
Sonic Router posted a quick interview with the man – sayonara.
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.”
download sub⎹div podcast 8.0 mixed by Longshanks
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]
download Rhythmicon’s set opening for Mount Kimbie @ Rifflania 3
Rhythmicon has had an amazing summer. Despite The Big Reds being split up by life’s myriad paths, the homie has gigged like a motherfucker, ripping opening slots for Zed’s Dead & 16Bit among others.
At Rifflandia 3, dude also opened for, er, MOUNT KIMBIE. Now, MK’s show was a bit of a letdown – the Riff3 performance was their first on North American soil & thus, they were unprepared for the EU/NA power conversion, meaning they could only generate about “half” of their set. Yes, it was painful seeing the dudes frustrated, even though their neutered set still sounded deep & cool as fuck.
Anyway, earlier that night, Rhythmicon laced this slick mix of moodier, paced tunes. Some stellar moments on here… Pangaea’s “Router” & Eskmo’s “Cloudlight” both shine. Another fine mix from the crew…
Rhythmicon: ”When I was asked to play a set of downtempo ‘I wouldn’t normally play’ at Alix Goolden Hall for Victoria’s Rifflandia Festival, I was grateful for the opportunity to perform in a style I would usually be unable to share with a live audience. As the venue is a church sanctuary turned music conservatory & performance hall, I tried to select work that made unique use of space & verb; music that I thought would be interesting to hear in a room with such powerful acoustics. There’s definitely an influence of the shift into autumn, deep and atmospheric after a dark & wet September.”
The truth from San Fran pusher DJG. Voids is split into two parts, six tracks each encompassing the deeper side of this thing we love called bass. Some serious floor-movers here, plus some ethereal ambient epicness.
DJG will be in Victoria next month at Theory Thursdays – here’s the Facebook event. Do not sleep on the good people at Hush who put in the work to keep things happening there.
Just in time for tomorrow’s huuuuuge gig with Slugabed, Illum Sphere & Blue Daisy, Slugabed himself drops a FREE EP of surging heat. “KNSDF” wields that slippery, loping crunk that we love, but it’s “Rhythm Of The Night” that steals the show (and a tasty sample to boot).
Super hyped for tomorrow’s night’s lineup of future-bass goodness. See y’all on the flo.
Hot off the bounce: 56 minute DJ mix of original production ragga jungle dubplates from Lighta! Sound’s Taal Mala. No sound cyan test the Lighta! Big ups to TM for the original selections… fearocious.
download Taal Mala Rudeboy Junglist Raggamuffin Selector
01 “Lighta Sound Intro” 02 “Nuh Frighten We” feat. I-Octane 03 “Murda Dem” 04 “Extra Clips” feat. Mama Son 05 “War Dem Want” feat. Fuze 06-”Rock A Pressure” 07 “Massive & Large” feat. Buka Buk 08 “Sound Get a Beating” feat. Screwdriver & Tanya Stephens 09 “Don’t Ever Try Test” feat. Jornick 10 “Hotter Than Hot” 11 “Soundclash Time” feat. Fyah Gumz 12 “Slew You” 13 “Judgement” feat. KeKe 14 “Rise More Gun” feat. Determine 15 “Big Sound” feat. Fuze
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… Continue reading
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The man known as Patience Automate came through & ripped sub|div last month with Gobe & Hrdvsion… good for all of us, he just released a free EP through Bludclot Recordings. Auto-Swagger sees PA up the stakes from his recent SoundCloud output, refining his post-industrial crunk ventures – these jams is creep-ready fo sho, pop this in the car & you’re basically in a movie. Definitely clock the title track, its irrefutable swagger is infectious. Ups to Oak.
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.
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Aaahhh! Ya boy Eames is out in Squamish this coming weekend ripping it up at Bass Coast with a ridiculoid lineup. Megasoid, Max Ulis, Hrdvsion… people, please get yer tix & get out into the wilderness!!! Eames threw this stellar mix together for the festival, another seamless fusion of UK Funky & the modern house/techno hybrids that have come to define this cat’s style so well.
Tracklisting & DL after the jizump… Continue reading
