Yo, you know we’re all about dubstep, and sometimes we gotta shine the light outside of holland and recognize the rest of the world. So, let’s check out what we got in the mail recently worthy of your ears…
This week we got some cool stuff from the sunny side of Europe. Based out of Lisbon & Barcelona, Iberian Records is run by Conspira & Corsario Riddim (both are producer duos from Lisbon & Barcelona respectively). They claim to be the first from Spain/Portugal to release dubstep vinyl and they definitly rep their climate, releasing tunes from local Spanish and Portugese producers.
Coming out in September, IBR003 features tuneage from Barcelona beatmaker Relocate. The A-side is actually a remix of his tune Dot Dot Dash by Portuguese Kudoro pushers Buraka Som Sistema (if you don’t know about them, do so now!). The original tune (found on IBR002) is a slower, brooding tune, rather minimal in its sounds. The remix gives it some “umph”, starting off chill, then building a bit, some voices & clapping, and then womp – things kick into a solid, dancy beat and bass sound that reminds me of a fire siren going off in slow motion underwater. The upbeat tempo keeps things lively – this is definitly one to get chicks movin’ them hips.
preview: Relocate – Dot Dot Dash (Buraka Som Sistema remix)
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On the B-side you will find a heavy thumper of a tune. The bass sounds like the heartbeat heard in the head of Tyranosaurus as he wanders through a prehistoric jungle, every now and then getting interested in something, interest peaks, and then whatever it was disappears, and he goes on his midnight journey. I dig this tune a lot.
preview: Relocate - Origins
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All in all, a solid release from an interesting label. Keep your eyes open for anything from Iberian – and get to know about sun influenced dubstep.
Here’s the artwork for the release:
