Lee Perry’s “Blackboard Jungle”: From Dub to Dubstep
Obviously the root sound of dubstep is um, dub, but this video documents legend Lee “Scratch” Perry’s transition into making actual dubstep and does a good job of showing how the genres/cultures inform each other without explicitly saying so… at least until the end when it promos Perry’s new track with FADER fave Jahdan Blakkamoore and Subatomic Soundsystem. Worth watching for great footage of Jahdan performing at Terminal 5 with Major Lazer, a brief interview with Rusko on the topic, and a very, very serious Jamaican gyal narrating. (via Dutty Artz)
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posted on Oct 28, 2009 in ART+CULTURE VIDEO tags caribbean, dubstep, Dutty Artz, Jahdan Blakkamoore, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Rusko, Subatomic Soundsystem
Caspa & Rusko, “Power Shower” MP3
M. Night Shyamalan’s The Happening was about nature completely warping peoples’ brains and making them commit suicide in some sort of sub-vibration earth-generated ecological war on humanity. The movie sucked mucho balls but the idea was kind of dope and there was a lot of ear-bleeding. This track by Caspa and Rusko, which they’ve been playing out for like a year but just dropped for public consumption/death-knelling, is a far more successful take on the concept: mass levels of utter mutilation in the form of devastating bass metallurgy. The idea of the two dubstep giants collabo’ing together at all in the first place is mind-rattling, no matter how often they do it, but “Power Shower” takes the hinterlands of their brains to a fully other level of monster. The track starts out all nice and misleadingly light with some planetarium sparkle synths, then some dainty Brit lady comes on chatting about a shower, then BOOM! ACID RAIN OF BASS! HUMANITY IS OBLITERATED! Or at the very least you just play it on repeat in your headphones until you permanently screw up your sense of equilibrium.
Download: Caspa & Rusko, “Power Shower” (via LA Friendly)
Jack Beats, “Get Down (VIP Edit)” MP3 / SF: Win Jack Beats Tix
London club bandits Jack Beats just dropped their UFO EP yesterday and to celebrate, they’re going on tour with a smattering of dates on the West Coast this weekend. “Get Down” is the flashy, heavily adorned house single from that track, replete with fantasy crystal bells and wobble synths that may possibly break your brain with the maximalism right after you dance your face off. Phew, somebody get us an angioplasty! We’re dying for these dudes to hit New York (October 10 with Major Lazer, Crookers and Rusko, which is also going to be the day that we finally end up killing ourselves raving). Until then, they’re making their San Francisco debut with our Dubsided fave Sticky K, and as ever we got the hook-up on tickets. If you’re tryna win that, and you should (try), email jackbeats@hacksawent.com, write THE FADER in the subject line, and tell them your best story about almost raving yourself to an early end. For everybody else in SF, flyer and details after the jump!
Download: Jack Beats, “Get Down (VIP Edit)”
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posted on Aug 4, 2009 in MP3 / STREAMS tags Crookers, electronic/dance, Jack Beats, Major Lazer, Rusko, Sticky K
Amanda Blank, “Might Like You Better (Rusko RMX)” MP3
- story Julianne Escobedo Shepherd
- photo Jolene
The first single from Amanda Blank’s forthcoming album I Love You was a put-it-all-on-the-table, frank dare to a dude who she thought needed to rock out with his cock out, ahem. London superproducer Rusko decided to strip the track of its vocals and transform the original intent into an implied proposition through slinky pornstar wobble and boudoir-y dubstep swag. Both tracks reach the same end: you, with your pants down (ahem 3000!). We’re blushing, bear with us here while you stream the entire album at her myspace.
(download via rcrd lbl
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posted on Jul 31, 2009 in MP3 / STREAMS, Uncategorized tags Amanda Blank, dubstep, electronic/dance, hip hop, Rusko, Spank Rock
