Dubporn 002 – “Touch Me” EP

Dubporn Records is the child of Miami’s dopest female bass dj (sounds like some sort of New Times “Best Of” category, doesn’t it?) and it’s latest release is entitled “Touch Me”. You will be able to touch “Touch Me”, or download it, on August 15th. NVS: Cried Wolf (Extended Mix) (DP002) by Dubporn Records Starting the EP... Read More

Little Dragon

This band is one my new favorites! I’d heard their music stylings before, via their work with the Gorillaz, but seeing them live earlier this year in Orlando was a sheer thrill. Their third album is due this summer. They might sound familiar, as Swedish-Japanese singer Yukimi Nagano has worked with electronic jazz duo Koop, DJ Andreas Saag’s Swell Season, and Swedish... Read More

Esperanza Spauding

Sometimes jazz gets a little too cerebral for me; but listening to the pure emotion  Read More

FIS – Skin Beats/Nu

New Zealand producer FIS lays down some heavy riddims with this moody next-level dubstep. NU veers into dark garage territory as haunting, ethereal vocal samples swirl above shuffled beats. On Skin Beats, airy soulful vocals layer over hints of dub accenting heavy bass, coupled with hybrid dubstep/half-step beats, giving a nod to the latest sounds emerging from drum and bass. ... Read More

Code’s House EP, free remixes and Slow Roast podcast

This past Tuesday, New York based producer Codes released “Codes House” via Craze’s Slow Roast imprint. The release opens with “Dying”, a disco infused banger with vocal and string edits abound. “God Bless” is hype, kind of mechanical with it’s high strung lead synths taking turns doing flips and tricks as funk guitars present themselves.... Read More

Review: BUILD005 Hyetal and Baobinga

Two of Bristol’s baddest bass builders – Baobinga and Hyetal – have released a new EP via Build Recordings. “Anything For Now” is a colorful, upbeat number with psychedelic synths shimmering as tribal drums pound. “Trouble” is also upbeat and has a bit more of a shuffle and focus on percussion, with snyths lightly sprinkled about the track,... Read More

Review: Back and 4th

Hotflush’s “Back and 4th” two CD set shows off the amazing roster that the 8 year old label has assembled via 10 brand new tunes and 10 classics. Since 2003 they have released tunes from a spectrum of artists that dance around the boundaries of what we call dubstep music, pushing the limits and pulling new influences into the mix. This collection is no exception... Read More

Review: Hotflush Showcase, Miami

The Hotflush sound, which draws flavor from various forms of garage, house and ambient electronic music, was prominently shared with Miami, Florida this past Saturday during Miami Music Week. Having control of both areas at the Electric Pickle (28th and North Miami Ave), I entered the venue finding Scuba downstairs playing a selection of techno beats, paralleling his SCB sets. Making... Read More

James Blake, a departure from James Blake

What we once knew about James Blake, then-master of relatively unfeeling blips, beats and bass, quickly changed with the drop of his self-titled, debut album. While his CMYK ep made its way through the crevices of the inter(world), he generated a healthy amount of buzz surrounding the high quality of his production skills and ability to orchestrate pattern/s with impotent sounds. Then,... Read More

Sepalcure – “Fleur” EP

Sepalcure is Travis Stewart (Machinedrum) and Praveen Sharma (Praveen & Benoît). Their “Love Movement” EP,  released via Hot Flush in 2010, rocked the international bass music scene and began the perpetuation of the “Luvstep” movement. Critics and music lovers across the world fell in love with the sounds of the New York, USA based dudes. Their follow... Read More