Tagged: dubstep
Video: Rusko, “Somebody to Love”
The video for Rusko’s “Somebody to Love” is nothing out of the ordinary for the elfin Mad Decent DJ—glowsticks light up a balloon-filled rave while he headbangs his moptop for the crowd. But the main … read more »
Stream: A-Trak and Zinc, “Stingray (Benga Remix)
25-year-old producer Adegbenga Adejumo bka Benga has been credited as one of the architects of dubstep’s divisive wobbles and womps. Party circuit buddy A-Trak asked him to remix “Stingray,” a siren-heavy sea safari to be … read more »
Blixaboy, “New Age Steppa” MP3
Blixaboy goes deep into the dubstep cut with “New Age Steppa,” but he doesn’t stumble on tropes or played wobble—it’s more like he crafted the track on a sculpting wheel, spinning it smooth until all … read more »
Video: Diplo f. Lil Jon, “U Don’t Like Me”
These dudes K.O.’ing it out in animation form is probably the best video we’ve seen in weeks—Diplo not only yields himself to a merciless beating, but he allows himself to be animated doing uprocks in … read more »
Video: Kano, “Spaceship”
Kano‘s amazing for writing a track about a woman’s desire to escape her low self-esteem by shooting into space, at least we think that’s what it’s about. Is it weird, though, that we can’t watch … read more »
Stream: LHF Collective, EP2 The Line Path EP
Alex Ross wrote a characteristically thoughtful re-examination of John Cage in a recent issue of the New Yorker, musing on his uncomfortable place in the music world, his prescience about the rise of electronic music … read more »
Bassweight: a Dubstep Documentary
Initial reaction prior to watching the trailer: once a scene starts gazing in on itself, archiving and looking back, the vitality is usually long over, omg does this mean dubstep is dead, omg stab us, … read more »
Premiere: Sabbo & Ceci Bastida, “Ellos Dicen” MP3
Tijuana/LA musician Ceci Bastida was recently nominated for a Latin Grammy for “Cuando Vuelvas a Caer” from latest release, Veo la Marea, which is awesome since that album was an exercise in solid songwriting and … read more »
Premiere Stream: Zomby, “The Forest”
Zomby killed his tweeter sometime between now and the last time we checked, so we can’t rightly tell you what he’s doing right this second. But having archived his twits in our brains, suffice to … read more »
Stream: Magnetic Man’s Self-Titled Album
The Guardian, who has the stream, points out that this album is “a breakthrough after many mini-breakthroughs: a major label dubstep record that faces the charts and the world, not just skanked-out ravers returning home … read more »
