| Methods of Dub: Deadbeat, Fluxion, Kenny Knots |
| Forty years after their invention, dub techniques continue to shape some of the finest music out there, electronic and otherwise. Using the mixer as an instrument in more ways than one, Deadbeat sums up 15 years of electronic dub in his amazing 'Radio Rothko' mix. Current variations on the theme come from Chain Reaction man Fuxion, French dubstepper F, and London's Breakage, each of them with a new album out this week. As a tribute to the pioneers of endless echoes and filter sweeps we have further thrown in a few eternal dub classics for good measure. |
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| Aufgang: The Only Way Is Up |
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With a line-up of two pianos, drums and subtle electronics, Aufgang deliver the most buoyant take so far on the current classical-meets-pop trend.
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| The Shape Of Breaks To Come: An Interview with FaltyDL by gl03 |
| New York's Drew Lustman has won over countless fans last year, mixing up abstract hip-hop, UK garage, and Rephlex-style electronica in his productions for Planet Mu and Ramp Recordings. Right in time for the release of his new EP we conduct a brief Q&A session with the man known to most as FaltyDL. |
  
On rare occasions barriers of time, space and musical cultures seem to melt down, condense and solidify into something new and outrageous at the hands of a gifted individual. Take the example of Drew Lustman, whose recordings as FaltyDL have been among the most hyped of the year 2009.
Growing up in New Haven, Connecticut, didn't exactly predestine Lustman to a career of chopping up all dance music genres ever conceived on the British Isles, adding a large dose of sample-based hip-hop and coming up with a unique musical recipe of his own. Yet this is precisely what he ended up doing, and while his prior experience as a sushi cook and jazz bassist might have helped a bit in the process, the general public had been left largely unprepared for the firework of fresh ideas that was 'Love Is Liability' - his debut album that used UK garage breaks, dubstep bass and dreamy Ceephax synths to conjure up mid-90s rave moods with modern means. |
Amazing record by veteran producer Cedric Im Brooks, who is one of reggae's most innovative sax players. On 'The Light Of Saba' 19 of his most important tracks are collected, showcasing a never before heard mix of lopsided funk, freaky jazz and African disco.
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Muhsinah returns after her most excellent 'Flunky' release with more hip-hop infused future soul on All City. Getting support from no other than our much cherished Flying Lotus and 00Genesis, 'Always' is a dangerously cool sounding record. Big one.
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Leipzig's highly recommendable dub-techno imprint Instabil releases the second volume of its 'File Under Dub' series. Five excellent dub house and techno tracks showcase young artists such as Modern Walker (ISENDIT.) and Satore (Minuendo). Deep and sweet, this definitely one to check out.
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Glass Candy return on Jersey City's great Italians Do It Better label with an intense dose of dramatic synth-pop: Johnny Jewel's opulent riffs meet Ida No's characteristicly brittle vocal style for a catchy cross-over of new wave, electro-disco and indie dance. Irresistibly psychedelic!
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Turning to great American abstract painter Mark Rothko for inspiration, Montreal's dub techno veteran Deadbeat distils 15 years of electronic dub into 'Radio Rothko', his first mix album appearing on US label The Agriculture.
The level of abstraction and sophistication with which Scott Monteith pulls this off would indeed be deserving of Rothko's patronage. Not only did Monteith choose some of the finest tracks the genre has to offer, he has also dissected and reassembled their elements into a brilliantly crafted flow, much more resembling a concept album than a collection of tracks or a DJ mix.
It is the way how Deadbeat both intricately layers his echoing textures and pays attention to the bigger picture at the same time, which makes 'Radio Rothko' one of the most conceptually sound mix albums ever recorded. Starting out in a subdued 4-by-4 fashion, Monteith lines up Basic Channel, Pendle Coven and Quantec, before peaking with Marko Fürstenberg's intense 'Site 312'. From here he suddenly breaks up the rhythm with Monolake and 2562, arriving at Rhythm & Sound's classic dub reduction 'Mango Drive', before ending the mix on high note with his own dub house track 'Deep Structure'.
Clocking in at just over an hour, 'Radio Rothko' is a beautiful work, both for the uninitiated, who will find many of the genre's undisputed highlights in this mix, as well as for electronic dub's die-hard fans, who will marvel at Deadbeat's sense of dramatic composition. Superb.
The level of abstraction and sophistication with which Scott Monteith pulls this off would indeed be deserving of Rothko's patronage. Not only did Monteith choose some of the finest tracks the genre has to offer, he has also dissected and reassembled their elements into a brilliantly crafted flow, much more resembling a concept album than a collection of tracks or a DJ mix.
It is the way how Deadbeat both intricately layers his echoing textures and pays attention to the bigger picture at the same time, which makes 'Radio Rothko' one of the most conceptually sound mix albums ever recorded. Starting out in a subdued 4-by-4 fashion, Monteith lines up Basic Channel, Pendle Coven and Quantec, before peaking with Marko Fürstenberg's intense 'Site 312'. From here he suddenly breaks up the rhythm with Monolake and 2562, arriving at Rhythm & Sound's classic dub reduction 'Mango Drive', before ending the mix on high note with his own dub house track 'Deep Structure'.
Clocking in at just over an hour, 'Radio Rothko' is a beautiful work, both for the uninitiated, who will find many of the genre's undisputed highlights in this mix, as well as for electronic dub's die-hard fans, who will marvel at Deadbeat's sense of dramatic composition. Superb.
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Arguably the best digital Dancehall ever to emerge out of the UK this features all vocalists from the infamous Unity Soundsystem, was produced on a Casio and a chep drum machine, and will blow your mind with its deadly groove. Wicked!
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7even Recordings' first long player surfaces courtesy of their premier artist, F. With 'Energy Distortion', the young French producer cultivates a sound fusing traditional dub-techno aesthetics (a la Basic Channel) within a new school framework (a la dubstep), resulting in devastating and hypnotic material.
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| Jahtari |
Over the years Leipzig-based Jahtari has become a cult label for its crossover of lo-fi 8bit sounds and dub, a style which the Jahtari folks themselves call 'digital laptop reggae'. Initially started in 2004 by Disrupt and Rootah as a netlabel, Jahtari has since become a world-wide network of artists with close ties to the UK bass music scene.
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| Disrupt |
After a few years of experimenting with different equipment and styles, from Gabber over digital hardcore to electronica, Leipzig's Jan Gleichmar a.k.a. Disrupt came to love dub and reggae with all his heart. In 1998 he met Rootah at a construction site they were both working on, and a few years later the two started the Jahtari label, dedicated to the fusion of lo-fi chiptune sounds and dub reggae....
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| Aufgang |
Aufgang is the project of Francesco Tristano, fellow pianist Rami Khalifé and Cassius drummer Aymeric Westrich. Creating music mainly with two pianos and a set of drums, Aufgang's sound is highly unique, combining influences from electronic, classical and pop music. Their highly acclaimed debut album 'Aufgang' has been released on the French Infiné label and has been remixed by artists like Robert Hood,...
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Welcome, Aufgang!
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