david lachapelle - earth laughs in flowers

they say he is the fellini of photography. after shooting hundreds of strongly iconic and very conceptual photos of literally everyone in the fashion and music industry, lachapelle quit for fine art in 2006. a quite natural progression, knowing that his very first job was for an andy warhol. he can check every names on his "most wanted to photograph" list. he has a new exhibition in london and here is a very nice interview in the guardian to give you a more intimidate look to one of the most influental visionary.

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razor rekta - fabriclive x chestplate mix

an utterly massive bass excursion from my man razor rekta. the antisocial ambassador have just joined to distance's chestplate family and will be playing with distance soon in fabric. meanwhile he was busy coordinating his cloqworq records (you might remember from my earlier posts as i design its releases), he was also produced a dozen fine tracks in the past year or so. pure mediweight sublow dubstep bits, just like the ones in his teaser set. give it a listen and read more at fabric's site. 


1. J. Sparrow - Entrapment (Dub)
2. Razor Rekta - See'Soar (Dub)
3. Sleeper And District- Cobra (Dub)
4. Razor Rekta - Airborne (Dub)
5. Silkie - Birth (Dub)
6. Razor Rekta - Loko'Motiv (Dub)
7. Biome - Tension (Dub)
8. Razor Rekta - Aztek (Dub)
9. Killawatt And Thelem - Joom (Dub)
10. Razor Rekta - De'Velopment (Dub)
11. Cyrus And Distance - Titan (Dub)
12. Razor Rekta - Taurus (Dub)
13. Sleeper And District - The Risk (Dub)
14. Razor Rekta - Champion (Dub)
15. Distance - Cross The Line (Dub)
16. Razor Rekta - Ill'Ogical (Dub)
17. Vivek - Out Of Reach(Dub)
18. Razor Rekta - Greenlight (Dub)
19. Mala - Runway (Dub)
20. Razor Rekta - Willow (Dub)
21. Tunnidge - 2012 (Dub)
22. Razor Rekta - Reachers (Dub)
23. Dark Tantrums - Dank 7 (Dub)
24. Razor Rekta - Marina (Dub)
25. Kryptic Minds - The Talisman (Dub)
26. Jay 5ive And Kromestar - Deepest Fears (Dub)

youngsta + dj madd @ rinse 13th feb 2012

the sublow meditation monday crew welcomes back our hungarian fella. the madd black boxer shows some lethal tricks yet again, now with a arsenal from his forthcoming album. right click the set from the rinse archive. maddness.


dj madd
0:00 Distance - Reasons
1:25 DJ Madd - The Life We Chose buy
3:42 DJ Madd - The Real & The Shadow buy
6:25 DJ Madd - Gatekeeper
8:14 DJ Madd - Program feat. LX-One buy
11:00 Matt-U - Uncontrolled
13:44 DJ Madd - New Reality VIP
16:28 DJ Madd - Riginal buy
19:13 Killawatt - Fauna
21:57 DJ Madd - Trust No One
25:08 Phaeleh - Low VIP
27:55 TMSV & June Miller - Lost Cause
30:37 Matt-U - Wipe 'em Out
34:16 DJ Madd & Truth - Open Your Eyes
37:49 DJ Madd & TMSV - Difference (J:Kenzo Remix)
41:00 Commodo - Surveillance buy
44:41 Distance & Tunnidge - Blame buy
46:32 Icicle - Organic Step
49:13 Cyrus - Rapture
53:53 DJ Madd - Untitled


youngsta
57:36 Unknown
1:02:30 J:Kenzo - Ruffhouse VIP
1:06:42 Consequence - Injunction
1:08:57 Icicle - Acid Step
>>>> D1 - Crack Bong (Loefah Remix)
1:12:07 J:Kenzo - Untitled
1:15:43 LX-One, Ben Verse & Youngsta - Exodus
1:18:26 Kaiju - Sniper Situation
1:21:35 Unknown
>>>> Loefah - Midnight
1:25:40 Truth - Dreams
1:28:21 Unknown
1:30:40 Proxima - Lie Detection
1:35:40 Icicle - BNC
1:38:49 Youngsta - Untitled
1:41:32 Sleeper & District - Risk
1:43:30 Amit - Untitled
1:47:50 Unknown
1:48:58 Killawatt - Centipede Effect
1:53:30 Unknown


thx dubstep-mixes for the tracklist

presspauseplay - the movie

have you ever wondered what happened with the world of creatives in the past decade? how music, filming, photograhy, graphic design or writing evolved from the profession of the selected to nowday's content making revolution? today everyone can make everything without education or knowledge, are they really can? if so, how it affects the classic creator's playground and the industries? well, if you need some questions, you'd better start watching this fresh documentary right now. excellent features and thoughts by moby, apparat or by the company founders of red camera, napster, behance, hype machine, last.fm, the wire and many more. at last a movie that sums up my thoughts about the digital revolution. watch it in HD below, go to the site for many more facts and features. you can watch an extended interactive version (after you installed adobe air). i really should add my own ideas and visions in a later article... until then press pause play.
 

rod azlan @ choice.fm 11 feb 2012

one of my fav vocalists has his show running for almost a year now at the london based choice.fm. he was voted to the best mc at dubstep awards 2012. i've been listening to his weekly sessions and they are packed with more stomping, more harsh dubstep but rod azlan chooses wisely with a good taste from the filthier side. i recommend his show for the kids who wish to get something different from the broader side. navigate to his latest 2hours show to choice's archive.

funky jeff - aphex twin tribute mix

richard d. james from limerick/ireland has an unique vision of electronic music. he pioneered his sound from the early 90s through iconic labels like warp, r&s before starting his own called rephlex. if youre not familiar with one of the most influental artsist funky jeff out from canada brought you a three hours long tribute mix catching afxs highlights from his vast catalogue. well, dont expect smooth beatmatching mixes here but penetrating atmosphere by the sound of a modern classic. i never quit waiting for a new release by him... (yeh, his afx's was echoed lately when skrillex's fans missed the drops from afx tunes...)

01) Interview with RDJ
02) Cliffs
03) Tha
04) Blue calx
05) Actium
06) I
07) On
08) On (Reload mix)
09) On (Mu-Ziq mix)
10) Seefeel : Time to find me (AFX fast mix)
11) Icct hedral : Phillip Glass orchestration
12) Journey : Gentle people (AFX care mix)
13) Analog bubblebath 3 (CAT 00897-AA1)
14) Analog bubblebath 1
15) Schottkey 7th path
16) Ageispolis
17) Curtains
18) Heliosphan
19) Xtal
20) Radiator
21) Delphium
22) To cure a weaking child
23) Donkey rhubarb
24) Girl boy song
25) Milkman
26) Z Twig
27) Acrid avid jam shred
28) White blur 1
29) Alberto balsam
30) The Beatniks : Une Femme N'Est Pas Un Homme (Aphex Twin Mix)
31) Rhubarb
32) D-Scape
33) Xepha
34) Matchsticks
35) Ventolin
36) Curve : Falling free (AFX mix)
37) Come on you slags!
38) Polynomial C
39) Metapharistic
40) Words & music
41) Isopropanol
42) Vaz deferenz
43) Polygon Window : Quoth
44) Polygon Window : Quixote
45) Lichen
46) Polygon Window : Supremacy II
47) Powerpill : Pacman (Techno remix)
48) Grey Stripe
49) Ptolemy
50) Cuckoo
51) Window licker (Video version long)
52) Stone in focus
53) Grey Stripe
54) Quino : Phec
55) RDJ intereview about his moniker, his brother and what music is to him...

youngsta b2b icicle @ rinse.fm 30 jan 2012

icicle. the former drum and bass head turned into the next level dubstepper came back to the heavyweight weekstarter session for a dark back2back affair with younx. well done. sock it from rinse until it lasts. 


0:00 DJ Madd - Riginal buy
3:39 Sleeper - Narrow buy
6:21 Unknown
8:40 Perverse - Charade
10:50 Unknown
15:23 Consequence - Injunction
17:11 Proxima - Untitled
18:59 Icicle - Together In Dust
22:38 LX-One, Ben Verse & Youngsta - Exodus
26:39 Truth - Babylon London
29:49 Icona Pop - Nights Like This (Icicle Dupstep Remix)
31:37 Icicle - Acid Step
34:47 DJ Madd - The Real & The Shadow buy
37:02 Kaiju - Sniper Situation
39:17 LX-One - Lose Control
41:05 Proxima - Lie Detection
45:10 DJ Madd & TMSV - Difference (J:Kenzo Remix)
48:21 Sleeper & District - Untitled
50:09 Proxima - Untitled
51:56 Icicle - I Need a Job
>>>> Skream - Phatty Drummer
53:50 J:Kenzo - Ruffhouse VIP
57:48 Truth - Dreams
1:00:32 Distance & Tunnidge - Blame buy
1:02:20 Distance & Icicle - Exhale buy
1:06:13 Sleeper & District - Risk
1:08:38 Killawatt - Centipede Effect
1:09:32 Proxima - Untitled
1:12:03 Icicle - BNC
1:15:12 Youngsta - Untitled
1:16:50 Seven ?
1:19:18 Icicle & Spinline - Untitled
1:22:10 Icicle - Untitled
1:24:53 Kryptic Minds - Untitled
1:28:01 Killawatt - Interplay
1:30:43 Sleeper & District - Terraformed
1:33:54 Unknown
1:35:42 Killawatt & Thelem - Dualism
1:38:37 Ben Verse - Tiger Foot


Drum & Bass Section
1:42:30 Icicle - I Feel You
>>>> Unknown
1:45:53 Unknown
1:48:39 Skeptical & Dub Phizix - Marka (Instrumental)
1:51:18 Unknown
1:53:28 June Miller & Proxima - Killswitch Engage
1:54:53 Calyx & Teebee - Scavenger


bigup dubstep mixes for the tracklist

ra.podcast297 - synkro

out form manchester, synkro assembled a superb all-terrain vehicle. joe started producing 2step/dubstep in 2007 and have developed a trademark sound alongside his brother-in-arms, indigo. today he has proved skills at the autonomic headquarters of retrofuture drum and bass experiencing with meditation bass music and deep house at millions of moments. now, its time for the latest resident advisor podcast weaved by his creative approach resulting a wide selection of deep sea sounds on different tempos. here are a few words about him and grab the audio here (or here) until they last. well well done.


Sabre, Stray & Halogenix - Oblique (Synkro Remix)
Background Sound - Close
Frederick Robinson - Shore
ASC - Sarang
Stickman - The Klixx (Indigo Remix)
Troy Gunner & Cuffy - Decisive Creation
DjRum - The Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn
Indigo - Wake
GoldFFinch - Once You Wrap
Lostlojic - Don't You Feel (Synkro Remix)
GoldFFinch - Untitled
Indigo - Snowfall (Tom Dicicco Remix)
Until Silence - Stolen Hours
Emeli Sande - Daddy (Ifan Dafydd Remix)
Δkkord - Back & Forth
Menik - Close To You (Indigo Remix)
Troy Gunner - Headlights
Synkro - Can't See
Darling Farah - Model
Guy Andrews - Shades
Stickman - The Verge
Δkkord - Renewal
Bay & Elsewhere - I Think Of
Above & Beyond - Love Is Not Enough (Synkro Remix)

new moon podcast 3 - versa

in the third installment of the podcast the poland based new moon label is presented by versa. the smoking session artist from manchester made a hugely addictive and versatile session ranging from percussive deep dubstep to more stompy techno influenced bass bombs. dont miss it, grab it in high quality.

Dj RUM - Mountains Part 1 
SBTRKT - Wildfire (Objekt Remix) 
Versa - Monsoon 
Biome - Chosen NX_01_002 
DjRUM - The Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn 
Guy Andrews - Shades 
Versa & Rowl - Tesla 
June Miller - Lowlands 
Hatti Vatti - You (ft. Cian Finn) 
Indigo - Portal 
Versa & Rowl - Theory of One 
Pheral - Hatchway 
My Nu Leng - Damp (Versa & Rowl Remix) 
Troy Gunner - Obsessions 
Paul Woolford and Psycatron - Stolen (Dub 1) 
Versa & Rowl - Jupiter

mixmag scene selection - hotflush (george fitzgerald)

the mixmag scene selection scans one of the oldest dubstep label that evolved into a multi-genre platform of good music. hotflush have always been a trendsetter and since the label head honcho paul rose aka scuba moved to berlin, the label moved slightly towards tech/house. not surprisingly of course as the output was always off course, searching for new influences. well, here is a showcase mixed by hotflush's very own george fitzgerald focusing more on the 4 on the floor side and while you are listening, just read the scuba interview and remember the vast and various list of artists who debuted at his label.

01. Sigha - Something In Between Us (forthcoming)
02. Scuba - The Hope (forthcoming)
03. Joy O - Jels (HF027)
04. Sepalcure - The One (Kevin McPhee remix) (forthcoming)
05. Lando Kal - Rhythm Sektion (forthcoming)
06. Sigha - B1 (HF029)
07. George FitzGerald - We Bilateral (Back and 4th compilation)
08. Paul Woolford & Psycatron - Stolen (Dub 1) (HFT018)
09. Scuba - Action (forthcoming)
10. Mount Kimbie - Carbonated (CNL003)
11. Scuba - Ruptured (Surgeon remix) (HFRMX003)
12. Toasty - The Knowledge (HF006)
13. Sepalcure - No Think (HF026)
14. Scuba - Dream (SCUBA003)

dusk+blackdown @ groovetech radio 2 nov 2002

do you remember groovetech radio or dubplate.net? two landmark names in the early years. well, i should refresh and sharpen this free lesson in dubstep for all of you. almost 3 historic hours includes 2step, proto-dubstep, breakstep, grime and more by the two guys behind keysound records. blackdown also runs his iconic blog, where he wrote a few words about this mix. good catch! download it here and you can find a much bigger archive of dusk+blackdown shows on rinse.

distance b2b cyrus dubplate special @ rinse 25th jan 2012

distance invited cyrus to the studio and they dropped a dubplate special session with never released classics that are possessed by just a few chosen key players of the early days. watch out for molten breakstep beats and serious sublow dubstep affair from the early golden era and further. pensioner posse, you know the score, education for the rest! right click and save from the rinse.fm server or you can reach it on the fly below. got to admit, the tracklist is not complete

Distance B2B Cyrus // 2003 -2006 Mix - Acetate Special by Distance on Mixcloud

youngsta b2b v.i.v.e.k. @ rinse 23 jan 2012

the heavyweight bass boss brings a blasting back2back with v.i.v.e.k. from the dmz fame. the usual suspects deliver direct blow once more. clickery righty for the rinse archive. 


0:00 Biome & Thelem - Juganu
4:07 Consequence - Injunction
7:50 VIVEK - ?
10:08 Unknown
13:43 Icicle - Acid Step
16:25 Amit - Untitled
20:03 VIVEK - Asteroids
23:20 VIVEK - ?
26:18 Truth - Dreams
29:00 Kaiju - Sniper Situation
31:43 Earl Sixteen - Trials and Crosses (Commodo Remix)
33:55 Killawatt - Viscous
37:50 LX-One, Ben Verse & Youngsta - Exodus
40:31 DJ Madd - Conspiracy
42:52 Instrumental - Vicodin
45:20 Mala & Sgt Pokes - Answer Me
47:17 Sleeper & District - Interface 2037
51:25 DCult - Inner Peace
54:10 VIVEK - Soundman VIP
57:37 VIVEK - Untitled
1:01:41 Sleeper & District - Untitled
1:04:24 Vicious Circle - Not Afraid
1:08:35 VIVEK - Trinity
1:11:17 VIVEK - Sirens buy
1:13:32 Sleeper & District - Risk
1:16:42 Icicle - BNC
1:19:52 VIVEK - Show Me
1:23:52 Jack Sparrow - Way Out West buy
1:27:30 Killawatt - Mystic Vocation
1:31:33 Youngsta - Untitled
1:34:40 Toasty - Skinny
1:36:58 VIVEK - Kismet
1:40:30 Unknown
1:45:01 Kryptic Minds - Untitled
1:47:03 Unknown
1:49:05 VIVEK - Out of Reach buy
1:51:47 DJ Madd - Life You Chose
1:54:01 Ben Verse - Tiger Foot buy
1:56:29 Johnny Osbourne - Fally Ranking (V.I.V.E.K Remix) buy

respect to dubstep mixes for the tracklist

electronicbets_c0p - dj madd

the next interview i wrote to electronic beats introduces dj madd from hungary. he was shortlisted in the best producer section on dubstepforum awards 2012 with all the key players of the scene. meanwhile he's waiting for grabbing his debut album which is coming out on black box in weeks. we chatted about the hungarian scene, his drum and bass past and his moving to bristol, back to budapest and then to london. read the whole interview and listen to the album minimix.

turbulence - goldie 2012

this year's first turbulence poster for the 'headz. they asked a poster as minimal as possible with the logo on the front. its only brush job with wacom tablet as usual. click for bigger or check the rest on facebook.

electronicbeats slices - derrick may

the charismatic one third of the techno godfathers from detroit tells it all. derrick may with the name 'innovator' besides juan atkins and kevin saunderson speaks about today's detroit, the loss of the population from 2.5m to 700k,  djs and the entertainment industry and more with priceless experience of almost 30 years of djing and giving a hand as a wiseman to his brothers. respect to him, specially i was on the same opinion in many aspects.
"they come for the circus, they come to see the clown, you know. they dont even hear the music in the circus, they just come to see the clowns"

aphiks - hidden depths no.5

the deep head youngster from budapest returns with a few unreleased/forthcoming deep techno and minimal dub bits. not bad.

aphiks / hidden depths #05 by ..aphiks
NTRO / POPOVIC
POPOVIC / nevermind
UELT / code J065
TERRENCE FIXMER / DETTMANN rmx
APHIKS / ausgang
APHIKS / 10:06 reshape
SENSITIV SPHERE / communication has been lost
SZARE / document
APHIKS / konvergenz
POPOVIC / park
APHIKS / devilz bequest
DRUGSTORE / KWARTZ rmx
AREA FOURTY_ONE / coalescence
APHIKS / dekadent
SENSITIV SPHERE / FATHER OHMICRON rmx
DELTA FUNKTIONEN / theatre
RROSE / waterfall
MIKE DEHNERT / treibholz

youngsta @ rinse 2nd jan 2012

dubstepforum awards 2012 - best radio show - youngsta on rinse
dubstepforum awards 2012 - best dj - youngsta
dubstepforum awards 2012 - best vocalist - toast
dubstepforum awards 2012 - best radio station - rinse.fm
daily posts about the nominees on dubstep hungary facebook

this year's first sub session without any guests, youngsta and toast bring it on. by the way, better know, they are on the short list in a few categories miles ahead of other nominees on the dubstepforum awards 2012. check, vote and get more than 20 free tunes while you are downloading the session from the rinse archive.


0:20 Sleeper & District - Untitled
5:16 Consequence - Injunction
7:31 Icicle - Acid Step
10:55 DJ Madd & TMSV - Difference (J:Kenzo Remix)
13:21 Headhunter - Clone
>>>> D1 - Crack Bong (Loefah Remix)
16:03 J:Kenzo - Ruffhouse VIP
19:40 Kryptic Minds - Acid Rain
22:22 J:Kenzo - Untitled
>>>> Loefah - Midnight
25:30 DJ Madd - The Life We Chose
28:40 LX-One, Ben Verse & Youngsta - Exodus
32:42 Truth - Last Time
35:10 Icicle & Youngsta - Momentum
39:40 Killawatt & Thelem - Swarf VIP
41:56 Sleeper - Narrow
45:04 Kaiju - Sniper Situation
48:13 DJ Madd - Gatekeeper
51:22 Truth - Dreams
54:58 DJ Madd - Conspiracy
56:46 J:Kenzo - Invaderz
59:55 Vicous Circle - Not Afraid
1:05:02 Killawatt - ?
>>>> Loefah - Goat Stare
1:06:50 Icicle - BNC
1:10:00 Killawatt - Mystic Vocation
>>>> Loefah - Root
1:14:59 Kryptic Minds - Untitled
1:17:37 Killawatt - Centipede Effect
1:19:53 Addisson Grove - Starluck
1:23:17 Killawatt - Viscous
1:27:18 Tunnidge- Universal
1:29:33 Killawatt & Thelem - Dualism
1:32:42 Unknown
1:34:57 Sleeper & District - Terraformed
1:39:00 Icicle - Together In Dust
1:42:09 Soap Dodgers - Ill Minded
1:45:17 Kryptic Minds - Talisman
1:48:28 J:Kenzo - Cyborg City
1:51:15 Soap Dodgers - Unleashed
1:53:25 Ben Verse & Crushington - Immigration

broad sustainable building / china built in 15 days

constructing a 30 story building in 360 hours? not a problem in china. cheap solutions and low quality? not at all! +/- 0.2mm precision in fabrication, lower construction waste, 5 times bigger earth quake resistance with 5 times more energy efficient build, heat recovery fresh air system, etc.. well done!

electronic beats slices - mouse on mars

mouse on mars is not from our red brother but from the ruhr area, germany and they are doing electronica. the cologne based duo has a solid reputation with vast amount of releases on sonig, dominno, too pure, ipecac, thrill jockey, rough trade and they are preparing their new album coming out soon on modeselector's monkeytown. you can listen the preview here. but first, watch this interview about their method of making music. they say they are not technical, don't believe them. the video is kickin with  philosophy and musical approach. on the techy side there is the iphone app developed for them, their fav vsti instruments and machines. all in all two wicked studio heads sitting on huge digital and analog studio setup and i have to rethink if they haven't come from mars.

fabriclive 61 - pinch (30 min promo mix)

one of the dubstep innovators in bristol, pinch started out at a heavy breakbeat label 'vertical sound', then he launched subtext (the home of vex'd), then tectonic records in 2005 and earwax afterwards. today he runs multiverse music with several labels, tectonic surpassed the 50th release cementing its reputation and pinch recently released his amazing collab album with skull disco's legend shackleton. well, enough chit-chat, lets roll into a 30-min promo set showcases the fabriclive 61 release. watch close, its mostly made of techno white labels and post-dubstep bits, served well done. the cd will include tracks from the techy side of dubstep, of course by djg, loefah, roska, shackleton, addison groove, goth trad, distance, jakes, distal, illum sphere and... photek.

author live @ dmz exodus/leeds 3rd dec 2011

jack sparrow (tectonic), and ruckspin (ranking) were bashing this utterly brilliant live session at the gig of dmz and exodus. expect nothing but brilliant musical approach of live acoustics with decent backup of bass music just as usual. top production from leeds as always. press play. now.
 
 AUTHOR LIVE @ DMZ- EXODUS (LEEDS) by J.Sparrow (dubstep)