Multiverse is a studio based in Bristol that in the last 5 years or so has been responsible for a out pouring of sick bass music. In honor of this, on July 5th, Tectonic is releasing a double CD compiling a range of dubstep tunes that have come out of Multiverse studios over this time (2004 -2009). The music begins at a time when dubstep was called “dark garage” and was uncommercial, bare, minimal, and had loads of bass pressure and no wobble. Bristol is known for its chest destroying tunes and sound systems, and this release is a nice look back at the earlier style of the dubstep sound, and also a look at how those from the scene have advanced that sound.

Here’s a track list so you know what i’m talking about:

Disc One
1. Vex’d – Lion
2. Circuit Breaker – Phonque (October remix)
3. Moving Ninja – Witchdokta
4. Pinch & P Dutty – War Dub
5. S.N.O – Disturbance
6. Skream – Bahl Fwd
7. Joker – Stuck in the System
8. The Body snatchers – Big Ass Mini Skirt
9. 2562 – Techno Dread
10. Joker & Ginz – Purple City
11. Pinch ft. Yolanda – Get Up (RSD remix)
12. Baobinga & ID – Tongue Riddim

Disc Two
1. Vex’d – Pop Pop
2. Loefah & Skream – 28 Grams
3. Cyrus – Indian Stomp
4. Pinch – Qawwali / Brighter Day
5. Loefah – System
6. Moving Ninja – Uranium
7. October – Three Drops
8. Joker – Psychedelic Runway
9. October – Euro Dance Hit
10. Emptyset – Gate 4
11. 2562 – Unbalance
12. Emptyset – Demian

Tunes like “Disturbance” by S.N.O. and “Bahl Fwd” by Skream just really take me back to when dubstep was less energetic, less hype and very much about what the bass could rattle. Sick to hear again, since most sets nowadays don’t contain anything more than 6 months old. And then you also see the progression, as new guys like Joker got into things, and added they’re own vibe, but with obvious influences from the sound before them (“Purple City” can really be seen in context here, it was a nod to the past, a step to the future).

This double CD is not for DJs, it is for fans of bass music. Its a great look back at a sound that changed/blewup/divided very quickly and how that process carried out in a certain studio in Bristol, UK.

Budapest born, Bristol based dubstep producer DJ Madd has carved himself a pretty unique trench within his contemporaries over the space of a handful of singles – mainly released on the Boka and Black Box imprints. Going in just as hard as producers like Benga and Caspa, Madd – known to his parents as Peter Simon – manages to retain a lot of space and atmosphere in his productions, fleshing his tracks out with heavy sine wave pulses rather than those mid range frequencies that seem to get included expressly to make you lose your shit on the dancefloor. Flirting with the funk in a similar way to someone like Joker, Madd has a great command of aerated bass lines, tweaking the best force out of his low end and complimenting that speaker pressure with vibrancy and these little flickers of synth colour that lodge themselves deep in your brain for days.

DJ Madd – FABRICLIVE Promo Mix by fabric

tracklist :

DJ Madd – Good Old Days (forthcoming Black Box)
DJ Madd – Funktion 1 (Lime Dubs)
DJ Madd – Dub Marine (Kryptic Minds remix)
DJ Madd – The Battle (?)
DJ Madd – Not Afraid (Lime Dubs)
Seven – Wait (forthcoming Black Box)
Major Lazer – Hold The Line (DJ Madd refix)
Hatcha & Lost – Tattyland (Blackbox)
DJ Madd & Matt-U – Sound System (Tube10)
V.I.V.E.K. – Motherland (forthcoming Deep Medi)
DJ Madd – Flex’d (Ikonika remix) (Boka)
DJ Madd – When I First Met You (forthcoming Subway)

source : Fabriclondon.com

J:Kenzo just put out a smooth warm weather mix.

http://www.twuagency.co.nz/mixes/jkenzo/JKenzo-June_2010_Mix_128k.mp3

Tracklist:

01. F-ONE & KROMESTAR – SPACERACE 9
02. DJ G & KUTZ – HELLA TIGHT
03. J:KENZO – STOMP
04. VON D – PINK
05. MAYHEM – DAMN!
06. RUCKSPIN – JIBBER
07. MARCUS VISIONARY – PEPPER POT
08. JACK SPARROW – THE CHASE
09. MARCUS VISIONARY – HOUR GLASS :: BENGA – TRANSFORM (TEASE)
10. WAR016 – VAMPIRE SKANK
11. J:KENZO – B-BOY ROY
12. VALOR & JAZZY JAZZY – SOUL BROTHER NO.1
13. DJ MADD – DETRIOT SKANK
14. MARCUS VISIONARY ft JONNY OSBOURNE – NIGHT FALL
15. DJ HENY.G – HARDO BREAD
16. KROMESTAR – TRUST
17. J:KENZO – BETWEEN TWO WORLDS
18. MATTY G – G RATED

via This Way Up

77 KLASH – “ASPHALT JUNGLE” from Trouble & Bass on Vimeo.

Our boy J.A.M. just put together a mellow, summery mix for us over here at Brrrap! Enjoy some laid back tunes and deep bass – and check that cut at the end, it goes in! Enjoy the mix and don’t forget to check out J.A.M. at Brrrap! tomorrow (Wed. June 16) at Bitterzoet along with Gibbo (Swagga) and the whole Brrrap! crew.

http://brrrap.com/blog/promo/J.A.M.%20dubstep%20june%202010.mp3

track list :

1. Jack Sparrow > Torment > Tectonic
2. Kryptic Minds & Youngsta > Cold Blooded > Osiris Music
3. Pinch feat. Rudey Lee > One Blood, One Source (Distance Rmx) > Tectonic
4. Kiat > The Missing Channel > Kokeshi
5. V.I.V.E.K > C My Vision > Shiva Soundsystem
6.Truth > Burglar > Aquatic Lab
7. Fused Forces > Back Fire > Substance Abuse
8. Kromestar > Jasmine > Dub Philosophy
9. Numan > Secrets > Subdepth
10.Toasty > Like Sun > Hotflush
11.Loefah > Justabeat > Free Soundcloud D/L
12.Piro & Proxima > Blue Dog > Brrrap!
13.S-X feat. Mr Man > Woo Riddim > Gorilla Tech Dub

The Dutch duo Dion47 just put a little mini mix online – take a listen and tell us what you think.

DION47 – DUBSTEP BROTHERS 001 by dion47

Benga – “Baltimore Clap” [HD] from ljudbilden on Vimeo.

Blinkink is proud to announce the release of Kristofer Ström’s latest music video for dubstep superstar Benga. “Baltimore Clap” follows a hapless little chap on a terrifying journey through a cavernous clap factory.

Benga ‘Phaze One’ is out now on Tempa Records.

For more information contact Bryony Bradford – bryony@blinkink.co.uk

Artist: Benga
Track: Baltimore Clap
Label: Tempa Records tempa.co.uk
Duration: 3mins 40sec
ISRC: GBQGW1020001
Commissioners: Bart Yates & Sarah Soulja
Director: Kristofer Ström
Production Company: Blinkink blinkink.co.uk
Producer: Bart Yates
Production Manager: Björn Wahlström
Character Design & Animation: Kristofer Ström ljudbilden.com
Editing & Animation: Erik Buchholtz
Additional Soundfx and muzak: Douglas Holmquist tonalitet.com

via Ljudbilden

Subway Recordings is by far Holland’s #1 dubstep label, and has been for some time now (at least in my view). Much of the credit for that goes to our pal Nicon. So when Subway started a podcast series, it was obvious who was gonna be mixing it. If you don’t know much about Subway, then here your chance to get more into it :

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5383997/DESTINATION001-NICON.mp3

download : check here

Here is what Nicon said about his mix :

Alot is happening here at Subway HQ and a podcast is one of those things… I thought id kick off the first mix with a selection of tunes ive been playing for a long while allready, it ended up more like a mix i usually do instead of a “subway promo mix” but i reckon alot of people wont mind as i never put up mixes hehehe.

expect alot more mixes from subway / scum / tube10 affiliated artists alongside some of the best dutch locals out there…

track list:

01 – Kryptic Minds & Youngsta – Surge – [Osiris Music]
02 – Distance – Beyond – [Chestplate]
03 – Breakage – Open Up – [Digital Soundboy]
04 – Jack Sparrow – The Chase – [Tectonic]
05 – Breakage feat. Newham Generals – Hard – [Digital Soundboy]
06 – Matt-U & TRG – One – [Forthcoming Subway]
07 – Benga – Eyetunes – [Tempa]
08 – Distance – Menace – [Chestplate]
09 – Instra:mental – No Future (Skream Remix) – [Nonplus]
10 – Antiserum – Mofo – [Forthcoming Tuba]
11 – Datsik – Gecko – [Basshead]
12 – The Others – Gravity – [Dub Police]
13 – Doctor P – Sweatshop – [Circus]
14 – Noah D – Seeeriousss VIP – [Forthcoming Subway]
15 – Seven – Binary – [Forthcoming Subway]
16 – Nero – Innocence – [MoreThenAlot Rec]
17 – SPL & Geno Cochino – Medusa – [Forthcoming Subway]
18 – Noisia – Machine Gun (16 Bit Remix) – [Division]
19 – Noah D – That Hardcore Tune – [Forthcoming Subway]
20 – Funtcase – So Vexed – [Circus]
21 – Trollet Snatcha – Cirkel K [Dub Police]
22 – Flux Pavilion – Meathead – [Wheelydealy]
23 – Laid Blak – Red (Chasing Shadows Remix) – [Forthcoming D-Style]

via Dubstep.nl

Short video impression of the regular drum n bass / dubstep party Blackout by Black Sun Empire.
Shot on 04-06-10 at Tivoli de Helling Utrecht
Tune: Black Sun Empire & D.Kay – Bullet in the head (Gridlok RMX)
Video by Jasper Verkaart & Adriaan de Koning
www.adriaandekoning.com

Fucked Up Dancehall Vol. 4 by el maria

tracklist:

1. Seiji – It’s You [seiji.co.uk]
2. Cooly G – Dubplated [BM Funky]
3. Altered Natives – Restless Native [Eye4Eye]
4. Lil Silva – No Hooks [Night Slugs White Label]
5. Venom & Damage – Deeper (Doc Daneeka RMX) [Ten Thousand Yen]
6. French Fries – Predator [Youngunz]
7. DJ Naughty – Quicktime (Roska RMX) [Roska Kicks & Snares]
8. Cosmin TRG – Groove Control [Rush Hour]
9. Hackman – Multicultural [Shifting Peaks]
10. Girl Unit – Shade On [Night Slugs]
11. Noob & Brodinski – Peanuts Club (Bok Bok & L-Vis 1990 RMX) [Night Slugs White Label]
12. West Norwood Casette Library – What It Is (Brackles RMX) [WNCL Recordings]
13. Cosmin TRG – Tribal Flex [Tempa]
14. Shortstuff & Mickey Pearce – Tripped Up [Ramp]
15. Supra1 – Still Believe ft. Amy Douglas – Still Believe (Brackles RMX) [Trouble & Bass]
16. Dubbel Dutch – Deep Underground [Palms Out Sounds]
17. Girl Unit – IRL (Scratcha’s Hi Emotions RMX) [Night Slugs]
18. Sticky – Jumeirah Riddim Sequel [Mixpack]
19. Crazy Cousinz – Bongo Jam (L-Vis 1990 & Bok Bok RMX) [Night Slugs White Label]
20. Ramadanman – Glut [Hemlock]
21. Hackman – Always (Brackles RMX) [Shifting Peaks]