After his recent crossover attempts into mainstream acceptance, Skream returns to Tempa for the sixth entry to 'Skreamism', the series of releases that solidified his name as an innovator in the UK underground. Over 6 weighty cuts, it is evident that there's no loss of edge to Skream's trademark funk and swagger.
This label is featured in Update #072:
Elektro Guzzi, Marcel Dettmann, Sepalcure, Surkin
If you are based on the planet's northern hemisphere like we are, chances are you're either looking for a melancholic soundtrack to the greyness outside or some cheerful music to counter its adverse effects right now.
Either way, this month's releases more...
Classic dubstep by Stuart 'SP:MC' Procter on the genre-defining Tempa label: 'Hunted' builds on a sparse and spacious beats before dropping slightly unsettling basslines and samples, 'Oh My Gosh' heads further into slo-mo territory with traces of dub and bass wobbles. Old-school with class.
Widely credited for being instrumental in the development of UK garage and later dubstep, Horsepower Productions' legacy is still going strong after well over 10 years of releases. The pioneering UK outfit appeared most notably on Tempa, who unearths 4-tracks of their uncompromising sound for 'The Lost Tapes'.
This label is featured in Update #070:
Modeselektor, Roman Flügel, Four Tet, Joakim
Modeselektor are back! After four years spent with Moderat and setting up their own label the Berlin pranksters return with their eagerly awaited third album, 'Monkeytown'. Don't just stop reading there however, as September was ripe with many more fantastic more...
This label is featured in Update #056:
2562, Hotflush, Kode9
It's only the beginning of the month, but already a surge of hot new dubstep productions has hit us like a blasting heat-wave.
2562 raises the bar for advanced sample-use with his 'Fever' album, Scuba's Hotflush label treats us to an amazing collection of more...
Digital Mystikz's Coki takes the bass wobble to the midrange with two killer cuts for Tempa. 'Boomba' brings the spinet out of storage while dropping ton-heavy beats on us, and 'Carbon Aliens' is a phased-out acid-stepper, sparsely instrumented, yet decidedly deadly. Fine work, once again.
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This label is featured in Podcast #030:
photo: Sarunas Mikalauskas / flickr
Our two guests this week are two of the most prominent representatives of Bristol's booming dubstep scene: Rob Ellis a.k.a. Pinch is regarded by many as 'Bristol's Godfather of dubstep', having introduced the sound to more...
Key pioneers of dubstep, London group Horsepower Productions fronted by Benny Ill return to Tempa with their first album in six years. Finely sculpted bass textures and mystery-laden samples, deep, brooding and atmospheric, setting the benchmark for dubstep high again indeed. Outstanding.
This label is featured in Update #044:
Essential 2010 Albums Now On Sale
We wish you an amazing 2011! To start the celebrations we have compiled 200 of our favourite albums of 2010 for our biggest ever New Year Sale!
From today on until January 16 all selected albums will be available for a special price - including many of the more...
This label is featured in Update #041:
Magda, Martyn, Modeselektor
Compilations have been the big thing this November, and no matter whether your poison's techno, dubstep, juke, or hip-hop, this month had something in store for you: Ostgut Ton's 'Fünf', Modeselektor's 'Modeselektion', Ghettophiles 'Overkill' and Listen Up's more...
This label is featured in Feature #127:
Pioneering Dubstep Group Returns with New Album
South London collective Horsepower Productions is commonly credited for inventing the dubstep genre, and while this is a bold claim, there's certainly a grain of truth in it. Picking up on the darker UK garage vibe of Zed Bias and El-B, the group's seminal more...
Listenin' To The Records On My Wall
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Listenin' To The Records On My Wall
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How Real
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This label is featured in Podcast #016:
For his zero" podcast Karl Moestl recaptures the spirit of 'Structures' with a one-hour mix of techno, dubstep and what lies in-between the two. His selection ranges from straight and dubby Minilogue and Mike Dehnert tracks to more abstract beats by SBTRKT, more...
This label is featured in Update #033:
Ninja Tune XX, Flying Lotus, Radio Slave
September has come and gone and left us with more great releases than there's pebbles on a beach. First and foremost this has been the month of Ninja Tune. The legendary label celebrates its 20th anniversary with two massive compilations of exclusive material, more...
This label 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...
Since his genre-defining album, 'Diary Of An Afro Warrior', Benga has been in relative seclusion production-wise. With 'Phaze One', Benga fires his response to the ever-shifting landscape of UK Bass music. Check the video for the B-more scorcher, 'Baltimore Clap'!
don't know bro !?
errrr, what's brostep? am i too late for the trend? ;)
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