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

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

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

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]

Another podcast from the Kokeshi label, with some more smooth, deep dubstep/dnb type stuff.

This podkast is inspired by cinema / films / soundtracks.. I was hunting around for some samples for some of my tunes, and I came across this amazing Mashed in Plastic compilation /mashup with david lynch film and tv scores, dialogue from the films, and music. It’s amazing..I borrowed the intro which is in the podkast. Also having listened to ASC’s forthcoming album, Irrelevants tunes, and using many film samples for my own music..it really makes me think about how important music is to film and tv and vice versa. What makes me cry when I watch a scene in a film?….its not just the action but its also the film score. So this is my little tribute to all the music that brings what we watch come to life. And all the film quotes and music that inspire modern bass music. So for today this is the soundtrack to my life. I hope you like it. — AC

mix

for downloads and itunes, go to the Kokeshi site

Nicolas over at Ad Noiseam was recently asked to provide a mix for the much lauded Electronic Explorations podcast series run by Rob Booth. He had this to say about it : “I tried to present something varied and interesting, which would feature Ad Noiseam artists as well as other people I listen to. There’s some jazz in this, some doom-metal, a lot of bass and a lot of breaks, and I hope that it all mixes together well.”

http://media.blubrry.com/electronica/electronicexplorations.org/podcasts/ElectronicExplorations_113_Ad_Noiseam.mp3

track list :

1. Mulatu Astatke “Yegelle Tezeta”, from “New York – Addis – London”, Strut
2. Oh No “Pardon Me” from “Dr. No’s Ethiopium”, Disruption
3. Munma “Bits And Dust” from “Previews & Premises”, demo
4. Karsten Plfum, “Nemo Loon III”, from “Nemo Loon EP”, forthcoming on Ad Noiseam
5. Point B “Minerals”, from “Suicide Beauty Spot”, Combat Recordings
6. Asva “Beyonsense” from “Futurists Against The Ocean”, Web Of Mimicry
7. Balkansky “A Cross” from “Kuker”, Kuker Music
8. Loops Haunt “Impact Omnihammer” from “Impact Omnihammer”, Black Acre
9. Amenra “Terziele” from “Mass III”, Hypertension
10. Hecq “Tiamat” from “Sura”, Ad Noiseam
11. Matta “Release The Freq”, forthcoming on Ad Noiseam
12. Diamanda Galas “Confessional – Give Me Sodomy Or Give Me Death”, from “Plague Mass”, Mute
13. Broken Note “Flood”, forthcoming on Ad Noiseam
14. Niveau Zero featuring The Unik “First” from “In_Sect”, Ad Noiseam
15. Akira Kiteshi “Ming The Merciless” from “Ming The Merciless”, Special Branch
16. Bong-Ra “Kraken” from “Monster”, forthcoming on Ad Noiseam
17. Igorrr “Excessive Funeral” from “Nostril”, forthcoming on Ad Noiseam
18. Jean Cocteau “Le Buste, DJ Spooky remix” from “Sound Unbound”, Sub Rosa

via Electronic Explorations

Stag & Dagger Mix 007 by Bok Bok on Mixcloud

For a look at whats happening in the UK bass music scene, dj Bok Bok is always a good place to start. Here’s his latest mix :

track list :
01 – FLOATING POINTS – Shark Chase [Eglo]
02 – DJ EASTWOOD – U Aint Ready 2010 (Bok Bok special)
03 – LIL SILVA – No Hooks [Night Slugs]
04 – T.WILLIAMS – In The Deep [Deep Teknologi]
05 – DVA – New World Order [DVA]
06 – LIL SILVA – Against Yaself [Night Slugs]
07 – ALTERED NATIVES – The Bitch [3024]
08 – EGYPTRIXX – untitled
09 – TONY SENGHORE – If You Came Here (L-Vis 1990 vumpy remix)
10 – DOWEE – Enigmatic
11 – C.R.S.T – Dance (Mosca remix)
12 – GIRL UNIT – Shade On [Night Slugs]
13 – SILKIE – Unorthodox Daughter (Kingdom edit)
14 – GIRL UNIT – Wut

Skanky Panky Records is a new label focusing the expanding “glitch-hop” genre. Run by William Breakspear & SixAM, who originally come from the DnB / breakbeat side of things, Skanky Panky seems be putting a bit of sassiness (uhm, by this i think i mean appealing to UK chicks with neon clothes) and bassines into it. Some cool stuff here, with a range of sounds/styles. Some of my fav stuff on the label is coming from Canadian producer/dj JmeJ, so make sure to check out his tunes! Anyways, here’s some music to drive around in the city with:

William Breakspear vs. The strangeways – ‘Skanky Panky Tune’ (free track)

http://www.skankypankyrecords.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/William-Breakspear-Skanky-Panky-Tune-SPRF006.mp3

download track here

William Breakspear – Skanky Panky Records – Gravity Mix (mixtape)
http://www.skankypankyrecords.com/mixes/William%20Breakspear%20-%20Skanky%20Panky%20Records%20-%20Gravity%20Mixtape.mp3

download mixtape here