Paul Rose a.k.a. Scuba is one of the most notable artists boldly expanding the dubstep sound universe. His own productions as well as his label Hotflush Recordings regularly explore the tangents and off-roads of the style, incorporating influences like minimalist dubtechno or experimental percussionism. Scuba currently resides in Berlin and there is no denying a recent mutual influence between Rose and Berghain artists like Marcel Dettmann.
This Maxi-Single is featured in Update #026:
Mount Kimbie, ASC, Peverelist
It's all coming apart. For years dubstep has seemed like a field of limitless possibilities, its syncopated rhythms and wobbly basslines lending themselves to endless permutation.
All this has changed over the past few months. Where a year ago only the more...
This Maxi-Single is featured in Update #023:
Ben Klock, Kode9, Pan Sonic
It's getting hot hot hot. The best thing to take to the beach is certainly a great DJ mix in your earplugs, and this month wasn't short on first-rate specimen: Kode9, Michael Mayer and dOP mix albums all feature in this newsletter, and Ben Klock even claims more...
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Previously appearing exclusively on dBridge & Instra:mental's Fabriclive 50 mix, Scuba releases dBridge's interpretation of 'Tense' on Hotflush. Notching up the tempo to a healthy 170bpm, dBridge strips down the original's dub atmospherics creating a streamlined minimal roller.