Reviews

In the indefinable expanses of post-dubstep, artists and producers have been shunning any expectations in favour of whatever innovation happens to grab them on any given day. Amongst this wave of diversity, the work of one man has brought the freedom and invention of the emerging scene to all quarters, his universal appeal reaching from [...]

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Valta and Minikin are two names that may not be familiar to many UK dance music fans. In the Ukraine underground however, they are running things. As promoters of ‘Kievbass’, they’ve hosted some of the biggest names in the bass music scene, bringing the likes of Roska, Stagga, High Rankin, El-B and Baobinga to the [...]

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With a long awaited debut album due out on the label later in the year, Hyperdub’s first release of 2011 is a three track taster from Morgan Zarate. One third of future soul outfit Spacek, Zarate has been a well respected producer and remixer on the underground scene for a number of years, his 2007 [...]

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Apple Pips have kicked off the new year with ‘Propa’, a single from Bristol boy Orphan101. Having appeared in 2010 with a couple of excellent releases on Saigon Recordings and Deca Rhythm as well as a memorable mix for Sonic Router Orphan101 attracted some well deserved praise for the quality of his techno and dub influenced [...]

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As ¼ of London’s notorious Yardcore crew, Tim Howe aka Rrritalin knows a thing or two about bass music. The collective were responsible for putting on some of the capital’s fiercest and most forward-thinking club nights between 2006-2009, bringing together the more apocalyptic ends of the rave spectrum. Having taken a step away from promotion [...]

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