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Loops Haunt - Rubber Sun Grenade EP
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12-03-2010
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Maxi-Single 41.11 MB 3,95 €
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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.
© by Sabine Mirlesse // www.sabinemirlesse.com
© by Sabine Mirlesse // www.sabinemirlesse.com
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.
Greymatter - Mind Over Matter
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17-02-2010
13 Tracks
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Album 119.80 MB 9,99 €
Unique Uncut label-head Greymatter drops his debut album and it's a big one: Featuring Deize Tigrona and Domu, 'Mind Over Matter' is a brilliant journey through contemporary breakbeat styles, from abstract downbeat to dubstep. Also check the remixes by Illum Sphere, TRG, Karizma and more.
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Dubstep Special: dBridge & Instra:mental, Illum Sphere, Slugabed
As dubstep is coming of age, we are getting ready for the next wave: producers that combine influences from a variety of genres with the once revolutionary half-step breaks of dubstep. Be it the drum'n bass and electro allusions of dBridge and Instra:mental, the stumbling downbeat of Illum Sphere, or the riff-heavy, mutated G-Funk of Planet Mu artist Slugabed and Kuedo, 2010 has been a big year for the new sound so far.
Featuring new releases from:
dBridge
Illum Sphere
Martyn
Débruit
L-Vis 1990
Distance - Clockwork / One Blood, One Source' (Distance Remix)
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29-01-2010
2 Tracks
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Maxi-Single 25.64 MB 1,95 €
Distance gives the re-rub for Pinch's 'One Blood, One Source' taken from his genre-defining, future classic album 'Underwater Dancehall'. Live drums set an easy pace over a thick subbass, while Rudy Lee's gentle vocals complete a proper dub atmosphere. 'Clockwork' is a different flex that demonstrates Distance's knack for delivering the heaviest cuts around.
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Débruit - Heart Beats for Haiti
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08-02-2010
4 Tracks
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EP 28.47 MB 3,95 €
One of our favourite bass artists of the moment - check out our recent interview - Débruit has created his unique breaks from Haitian music for this EP, the proceedings of which will go in full to the UNICEF earthquake relief effort. Help Haiti and get some great tunes in return.
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Shackleton - Picking O'er The Bones
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25-05-2009
11 Tracks
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Album 157.14 MB 9,99 €
Mordant Music presents a collection of the label's six Shackleton-related releases from 2004 to 2008, in entirety and in chronological order. Showcasing Shackleton's atypical approach to dubstep rhythms and tempos to its full glory, this is an essential introduction to both Shackleton and Mordant Music.
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Zomby - One Foot Ahead Of The Other
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24-08-2009
9 Tracks
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Album 61.87 MB 7,45 €
Zomby's 8-bit dubstep was all over some of the best labels this year - Werk Disks, Hyperdub, and Ramp Recordings for his excellent 'One Foot Ahead Of The Other' album. Video game sounds, crazy syncopations, insane tempo changes, this album has it all.
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Martyn - Great Lengths
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20-04-2009
14 Tracks
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Album 158.91 MB 9,99 €
Definitely one of the biggest album's of 2009, Martyn's long-anticipated album debut combined deep athmospheres with pressing dubstep rhythms and occasional surprises like vocals by dBridge, piano etudes and house beats. Track by track a classic album.
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Blue Daisy - Strings Detached EP
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07-12-2009
4 Tracks
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EP 30.50 MB 3,95 €
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Peverelist - Jarvik Mindstate
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30-11-2009
9 Tracks
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Album 131.95 MB 7,45 €
Long anticipated, Peverelist's debut album has finally arrived and it's a big one: From the opening 'Esperanto' with its Mad Mike references to the deep percussive flavours of 'Valves', 'Jarvik Mindstate' is pure futuristic funk every step of the way. Highly Recommended!
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Untold - Stop What Your Doing (James Blake Remix)
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23-11-2009
2 Tracks
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Maxi-Single 20.15 MB 1,95 €
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GDX - Destiny
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23-11-2009
2 Tracks
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Maxi-Single 25.36 MB 1,95 €
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Instra:mental - Forbidden
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09-11-2009
2 Tracks
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Maxi-Single 24.15 MB 1,95 €
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Untold - Gonna Work Out Fine EP
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09-11-2009
6 Tracks
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EP 69.27 MB 5,95 €
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Moderat - Seamonkey
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12-10-2009
2 Tracks
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Maxi-Single 28.81 MB 1,95 €
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Harmonia & Brian Eno - Harmonia '76 Remixes
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02-11-2009
2 Tracks
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Maxi-Single 41.49 MB 1,95 €
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2562 - Unbalance
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26-10-2009
12 Tracks
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Album 146.60 MB 9,99 €
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Tectonic
Founded in 2005 by DJ Pinch, Tectonic has quickly established itself as one of the leading dubstep labels with releases from artists like Loefah, Skream or Distance. Tectonic went on to become one of the first labels to embrace the fusion of dubstep and Detroit techno, signing major artists representing the booming style, such as 2562, Martyn or Peverelist.
Welcome, Tectonic!
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A Made Up Sound - Rework / Closer
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09-10-2009
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Maxi-Single 27.09 MB 1,95 €
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Joy Orbison - Hyph Mngo
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12-10-2009
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Maxi-Single 25.12 MB 1,95 €
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Zomby - Digital Flora
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17-08-2009
2 Tracks
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Maxi-Single 12.80 MB 1,95 €
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Data - Doors Of Perception / Leaves
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17-08-2009
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Maxi-Single 28.11 MB 1,95 €
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Ramadanman & Appleblim - Justify
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27-07-2009
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Maxi-Single 32.49 MB 1,95 €
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Ike Release // Hot City - INFRA12001 EP
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13-07-2009
4 Tracks
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EP 49.28 MB 3,95 €
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Mordant Music - The Tower
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13-07-2009
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EP 44.59 MB 3,95 €
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Jus Wan - Submersive
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06-07-2009
3 Tracks
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Maxi-Single 39.02 MB 2,95 €
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Hot City - Hot City Bass
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06-07-2009
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Maxi-Single 23.26 MB 1,95 €
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Brackles - Get A Job
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22-06-2009
2 Tracks
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Maxi-Single 20.37 MB 1,95 €
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Let The Truth Be Untold: Dubstep's Past, Present, And Future by strawberrygirl
With the 10th anniversary of the first dubstep releases just a few months away, we take an in-depth look at the genre's development so far, and probe its future through the eyes of one of the style's currently hottest artists: Untold.
© by Jack Dunning
© by Jack Dunning
London's importance in the development of modern urban music cannot be overstated. The bass-heavy genres of drum & bass, grime, 2-step, broken beat and dubstep have all evolved out of the unique villages within the UK's capital, each with their own idiosyncratic culture.

Nearing its tenth year in existence, dubstep, like many DJ- and club-centric genres, had its genesis with 12" b-side instrumentals, specifically the melodic, uptempo dubs of speed garage and 2-step.

As dubstep began to untie itself from the loose 4/4 frameworks of speed garage and 2-step around 2000, it shifted towards a darker, deeper, and less accessible sound, with an emphasis on sparse kick drums and teeth-rattling bass.

Early releases from artists like Horsepower Productions, a crew whose atmospheric productions placed a new importance on dub inflections and delays, and El-B and Oris Jay, who focused on dark atmospheres and ominous, wobbling basslines, created a dubby 'breakstep' midpoint between 2-step, breakbeat and drum & bass. These early releases, and the white label 12" culture that surrounded them, established an ecosystem of producers, DJs, MCs and labels around record shops like Blackmarket Records in London, and Big Apple in Croydon. Fans of IDM and forward-thinking electronica began to take notice, and the underground tastemaker press, led by the likes of XLR8R and Pitchfork soon followed suit.

F - Epilogue / Epilogue (Ramadanman Rerub)
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08-06-2009
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Maxi-Single 33.12 MB 1,95 €
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Tempa
In operation since the year 2000, London's Tempa label is known to many as the defining label of the dubstep style. While this is mostly due to Skream's 'Midnight Request Line' becoming dubstep's first major crossover hit in 2005, further genre-defining productions from artists like Benga, Kode 9, Coki or D1 have contributed their share to establishing Tempa as the leader of the pack.
Welcome, Tempa!
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Kontext - Curved Mirror
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11-05-2009
2 Tracks
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Maxi-Single 36.72 MB 1,95 €
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Immerse Records
The Bristol based Immerse label was launched in May 2006 by Kidkut with the goal of releasing innovative and interesting music in the field of dubstep and beyond. Over the past years Immerse has managed to tie many exciting new artist to the label, such as TRG or Russia's Kontext, who combine dubstep with diverse stylistic influences.
Welcome, Immerse Records!
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Apple Pips
Started in 2008 by Laurie Osborne a.k.a. Appleblim, Apple Pips has already established itself as one of the UK's most promising forward thinking labels, pioneering the fusion of dubstep with influences drawn from techno. Contributions come from like-minded artists like Martyn, Peverelist, Ramadanman and Berlin's T++.
Welcome, Apple Pips!
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Likhan - Redlight / Quiet Riot
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20-04-2009
2 Tracks
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Maxi-Single 30.60 MB 1,95 €
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7even Recordings
A young and ambitious dubstep label from Nantes, 7even is run by Greg G. The label emphasizes the more laid-back and melodic side of the genre, with excellent productions by Florent Aupetit a.k.a. F and Likhan.
Welcome, 7even Recordings!
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3024
The label of hot-shot producer Martyn releases laid-back dubstep with a strong deep Detroit influence to its sound. Martyn's partner in crime is graphic designer Erosie, who is responsible for the cartoon style artwork which accompanies each release. With only five catalogue numbers out so far (including Martyn's album debut 'Great Lengths') 3024 has nevertheless managed to capture the imagination of...
Welcome, 3024!
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