Dubstep Bro

This made me honestly laugh out loud.

In fact, I would even say that this stupid meme was funnier than the last "Shadrack and The Man Dem" video. I was disappointed in those boy's latest effort. They showed so much potential.

"Bodies fammmmmmmmmmmmmmm"

Rusko "California Love" Remix

I hate the song "California Love" by 2Pac and Dr. Dre.

Why? Growing up on Southern California whenever that song came on every asshole would start rap syncing with it in the bar.

As if some a & r was going to come up to them afterwards and be like "Hey I saw you lip synching the hell out of that 2Pac song, how would you like a record contract?"

At any rate. The song has always been something I'm not very fond of, but I like this Rusko remix chune of it.

Again, if you are not up on the best comments in the world that is the youtube comments section then I don't know what else to say:

Read this little gem from: coldpizza247

"most my friends are e tards and like techno and i think that shits wack as fuck butt this song and some other shit from dubstep is just fucking dope"

Dubstep Gwan Commercial

I'm sure a whole slew of dubstep "purists" are mad at Nike for using dubstep to sell "tennies."

Just remember dudes there ain't no future in being broke.

Get that money blood. Once people figure out that you're playing re-packaged techno they are gonna get mad.

I think the commercial is pretty well done.

I wish football was big over here. I think that's why the Taliban hates on us.

Just sayin.

Zomby

So this was supposedly some big record for dubstep from 2009. I have given up the belief that dubstep is a real genre. Yeah, it is a real thing says Wikipedia , but I mean c'mon dudes. Can't we just call it video game music or electronic music?

It is just a bunch of noises and bass woofs and that's fine. I like drawing to it and such, but I'm not gonna start making music on my laptop and dub myself Skipta or something.

I prefer the other Zomby LP that I posted a while back over this one, but give it a shot if you're bored.

Click it or ticket

Zomby

I still don't have a handle on this thing they call dubstep.

From what I personally have been listening to it sounds like the only thing you need to have in a tune to be considered dub step is some low bass. I'm not gonna sit here and lie like I know what the fuck I'm talking about with dubstep because for a dude in Seattle it's just not gonna happen.

This record sounds a lot more house and jungle inspired than what I've heard from the genre.

I found a nice likkle interview with the man himself who apparently doesn't show his face or some shit. At any rate I've been listening to this record for the last couple of days and if you're not a close minded twat it's worth a play.

Zomby x XLR8R interview

ZOMMMMMMBBBYYYYYYYYYYYYY LLLLPPPPP


My favorite tune thus far is the title track:

Chase & Status "Eastern Jam"

Big chune sent to me by the bad man Relay.

Burial

I finally heard Burial's first LP the other day and have been trying to hunt it down ever since.

If you're new to dubstep this is probably the best place to start. I've tried to get into the genre a little bit, but I seem to always go back to Burial and Skream.

Off you go:
Burial "Burial"

Dizzee Rascal

Grime, dubstep, garage, whatever you want to call it has sort of come and gone, but it is still thriving in many ways. I'm all for it as it is something different to listen to and it sort of adheres to some of the same aspects as dancehall culture.

I don't own a lot of grime albums and don't know too much about the genre to be honest.

I like all of Dizzee's albums. Probably because they actually play like albums and not a whole bunch of singles and b-sides slopped together.

This is Dizzee's second record and was sort of his answer to critics that thought he was going to be a flash in the pan.

Enjoy.

Download:
Dizzee Rascal "Showtime"

Ragga Twins: Ragga Twins Step Out

Any one with some sense can tell that Ragga Twins pretty much started all of this jungle, drum n bass, grime, and dub step ting.

That sounds like quite a claim I know. But it's pretty well regarded as fact.

Now that being the case that doesn't mean that this record sounds anything like any of those genres entirely, but the blue print for all of them was laid down by these four men.

Flinty Badman and Deman Rocker handle the mic chat while Philip "PJ" Johnson and Carlton "Smiley" Hyman take up the production side of things.

The outcome is a molotov cocktail of dancehall, hip-hop breaks, bad man business, bass, and hints of the previously mentioned genres. This compilation takes most of "Reggae Owes Me Money" LP and adds some other tunes that all work really well as a whole.

Don't sleep on downloading this one even if you're not into this type of thing chances are you'll probably like Ragga Twins.


Track Listing:

1. Ragga Trip
2. Illegal Gunshot
3. Spliffhead (Remix)
4. Love Talk
5. The Homeless Problem
6. Rudeboy
7. 18 Inch Speaker
8. Tan So Back
9. Bring Up The Mic Some More
10.Juggling
11. Spliffhead
12. Hard Drugs (Deman Rockers)
13. Shine Eye
14. Wipe The Needle
15. Iron Lady (Deman Rockers)
16. Good Times
17. The Truth




Download:
Ragga Twins "Step Out" 2 Disc

Skream and Dubstep

A little bit different vibe today with a likkle UK dubstep post.

Dubstep for the uninitiated is distinguished by its dark mood, sparse rhythms, and emphasis on bass. It borrows heavily from UK garage, grime, and 2-step genres respectively.

The first couple listens to any dubstep album are typically underwhelming. The music doesn't really lend itself to dancing like a twat (see raving) but it does have a rabid following mostly in the UK. You may never have heard of it stateside but it is extensively covered in most music popular music mags and is often called the "future" of UK music.

I went with the most obvious choice to introduce any newbs to the genre with a young man who goes simply by Skream.

The single "Midnight Request Line" is widely considered the biggest cross-over hit in dubstep's short history and most people consider Skream to be the ultimate dubstep producer.

Personally, I think most of these dudes sound the same with Burial being a slight exception with his whole "moody singing chick" style.

Most the of the draw for me is that dubstep adheres to many of the same tendencies as dancehall and often samples from the genre. It's also good drawing music to boot.

Enjoy.



Track Listing:

1. Tortured Soul
2. Midnight Request Line
3. Blue Eyez
4. Auto Dub
5. Check It (featuring Warrior Queen)
6. Stagger
7. Rutten
8. Tapped (featuring JME)
9. Kut Off
10. Dutch Flowerz
11. Summer Dreams
12. Colourful
13. Emotionally Mute



Download:
Skream "Skream!"