Tuesday 26 May 2009

Two Sides of the Same Coin

Here's a couple of releases from the brain of Dylan Richards. First is a debut release as King Cannibal with the AGT Rave Cru, both sides of which are pure evil.

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King Cannibal / AGT Rave Cru - Signals 003

Label: Uncharted Audio
Catalog#: signal3
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition
Country: UK
Released: Nov 2007
Genre: Electronic
Style: Breakbeat, Acid, Breakcore

Tracklisting:
A King Cannibal Beneath The Surface (4:59)
B AGT Rave Cru Tubular Balls (4:19)

TRY: http://rapidshare.com/files/237530181/VA-S003.rar

Next is a newer, solo release which got airplay from Mary Anne Hobbs and is about as grimey as they come. Dark, bassy heavy and acid fueled.

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King Cannibal - Aragami Style

Label: Ninja Tune
Catalog#: ZEN12219
Format: Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, 180g Heavy Virgin
Country: UK
Released: 29 Sep 2008
Genre: Electronic
Style: Dubstep, Grime, Drum n Bass

Tracklisting:
A Aragami Style (7:53)
B Flower Of Flesh And Blood (6:43)

TRY: http://rapidshare.com/files/237536725/KC-AS.rar

Finally, here's an older mix from Richards under the name DJ Zilla. I must admit that i only realised the connection between the hard, breakcore edged sound of King Cannibal and the drifting beauty of Zilla's mixing in the process of researching this post. This is only partly down to ignorance however as Zilla's mashed up hiphop sound is a mile away from King Cannibal's menacing basslines.

Zilla's One Foot In The Fire mix has been on my ipod constantly since i discovered it randomly in the blogsphere a couple of years ago. It has been hailed as a rival to Coldcut's legendary '70 minutes of madness' mix and with good reason; just check out the tracklist! The selection is eclectic but not random and each mix is precise and smooth, almost creating the impression of a single, everchanging track. This is what a DJ mix should be. Light one and put this shit on!

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Zilla - One Foot In The Fire One Fist In The Air
(CDR) 2005

Tracklisting :
01. Laurie Anderson - The End Of The World
02. 7 Hurts - We Keep On
03. Laurie Anderson - The Salesmen
04. Zilla - Scene Setting
05. DJ Shadow - Midnight In A Perfect World (Extended Mix)
06. Eknah Easwaran - Meditation
07. Meredith Monks - Liquid Air
08. DJ Krush - Duality (Feat. DJ Shadow)
09. Nigo - Very Good My Friend (Acapella)
10. Laurie Anderson - Born Never Asked
11. Death In Vegas - Dirge
12. Laurie Anderson - Walking And Falling
13. DJ Krush - Meiso (DJ Shadow Remix)
14. DJ Shadow - Monosylabik
15. EPMD - It’s My Thing
16. DJ Shadow - Mutual Slump
17. Björk - Possibly Maybe
18. U.N.K.L.E. - Unreal
19. Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
20. The Doors - Riders On The Storm
21. The Chemical Brothers - Buzz Tracks
22. Britney Spears - I’m A Slave 4 U (Instrumental)
23. Meat Beat Manifesto - Radio Babylon
24. Plastikman - Konception
25. DJ Food - Spiral Dub
26. Eknath Easwaran - Meditation
27. Mr Fingers - Can U Feel It?
28. Armand Van Helden - Reservoir Dogs
29. Unique 3 - The Theme
30. Smoke & Mirrors - New York Joint
31. Meat Beat Manifesto - Radio Babylon
32. Run DMC - Beats To The Rhyme
33. Company Flow - End To End Burners
34. Piero Piccioni - Italanamericana Collage
35. DJ Shadow - Lost & Found
36. U.N.K.L.E. - The Knock
37. Rufige Crew - Dark Metal
38. Boom Bip & Dose One - Untitled Outro
39. Levi 167 - Something Fresh To Swing To
40. The Herbaliser - Mother
41. Queen - Rock You
42. Billy Squire - The Big Beat
43. Beastie Boys - Professor Booty
44. Pink Floyd - What Shall We Do?
45. Pink Floyd - Money Lust
46. DJ Shadow - Blood On The Motorway
47. Roots Manuva - Witness (Dub)
48. Jeru Tha Damaja - Playing Ya Self
49. DJ Cam - Success
50. The Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize
51. Timezone - Zulu Warchant (Funky Remix)
52. Butler Kiev - Rewind
53. Original Hampster - Notorious DSP
54. Blackalicious - Rhymes For The Deaf, Dumb & Blind
55. Tino - Tino Dub Breaks
56. Steady B - Serious (Remix)
57. DJ Shadow - Number Song (Cut Chemist Remix)
58. Raekwon - Can It All Be So Simple (Remix)
59. Supreme Nyborn - Versatile Extension
60. Tribe Called Quest - Oh My God
61. The Chemical Brothers - Kling To Me & I’ll Klong To You
62. Frijid Pink - Crying Shame
63. Funky Porcini - Tiny Kangaroo Dolphin (From Hell)
64. Neotropic - Je Suis
65. The Byrds - Mr Tamborine Man (Acapella)
66. DJ Krush - Oce 9504
67. Adam Johnson - Changer Demain
68. Eknath Easwaran - Meditation
69. Machine Drum - Uptown
70. Beatnuts - Off The Books (Acapella)
71. Ulrich Schnauss - Nobody’s Home
72. Ol’ Dirty Bastard - Shimmy Shimmy Ya (Acapella)
73. Laurie Anderson - Walking & Falling

TRY: http://rapidshare.com/files/237530183/Z-OFITFOFINTA.rar

The Zilla mix is promo only but if you like the King Cannibal, buy it!

Monday 25 May 2009

I Am The Living Dead

This is simply one of my favourite dub albums. Scientist takes the best basslines from the likes of Michael Prophet and The Wailing Souls and turns them into epic dub versions in classic style.

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Scientist - Scientist Rids The World Of The Evil Curse Of The Vampires

Label: Jah Guidance
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: Jamaica
Released: 1981
Style: Dub
Mixed By - Scientist
Mixed at King Tubby's at midnight on Friday 13th June 1981.

Tracklisting:
A1 The Voodoo Curse
A2 Dance Of The Vampires
A3 Blood On His Lips
A4 Cry Of The Werewolf
A5 The Mummy's Shroud
B1 The Corpse Rises
B2 Night Of The Living Dead
B3 Your Teeth In My Neck
B4 Plague Of Zombies
B5 Ghost Of Frankenstein

TRY: http://rapidshare.com/files/237085550/S-SRTWOTECOTV.rar

Monday 18 May 2009

Clunk click every trip

Dubstep ain't just kick, kick, snare! Here's a few 12s from the deep end.

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Pangaea - You & I / Router

Label: Hessle Audio
Catalog#: HES006
Format: Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 06 Oct 2008
Style: Dubstep

Tracklisting:
A You & I
B Router

TRY: http://rapidshare.com/files/234950213/P-R-YAI.rar

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Kontext - Convex Curved Mirror / Hometown Swamp

Label: Immerse Records
Catalog#: IME011
Format: Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: UK
Released: 17 Apr 2009
Style: Dubstep

Tracklisting:
A Convex Curved Mirror
AA Hometown Swamp

TRY: http://rapidshare.com/files/234103856/K-CCM.rar

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Spatial - Infra001 EP

Label: Infrasonics
Catalog#: infra001
Format: Vinyl, 10", EP
Country: UK
Released: Dec 2008
Style: Dubstep
Mastered at Transition.

Tracklisting:
A 80207
B 70810

TRY: http://rapidshare.com/files/234437552/S-I001EP.rar

IF YOU LIKE IT, BUY IT!

Sunday 17 May 2009

Dert is full of love

Thinking of 'the remix' and all things bootleg, I thought I'd share a brilliant beat tape from Dert. Following his 'Westside of the moon' tape under the name Dert Floyd, he has taken the same sample heavy approach and applied it Bjork. And it works!

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TRY: http://rapidshare.com/files/234068386/D-ST.rar

Continuing the beats theme, here is a lengthy but fascinating 'lecture' from Chuck D of Public Enemy in which Chuck walks through the history of hip-hop and "the beauty of culture" as a whole. Whether speaking out against the exclusion of women in hiphop, or in support of the democratisation of media in the digital age, he barely stops for 2 hours. The epitome of keeping it real.

Why haven't you learned anything?

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Mala - Lean Forward / Learn

Label: DMZ
Catalog#: DMZ012
Format: Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 25 Jul 2007
Style: Dubstep

Tracklisting:
A Lean Forward (5:32)
AA Learn (5:04)

TRY: http://rapidshare.com/files/234016745/M-LF-L.rar

Tuesday 12 May 2009

Pass The Red Stripe

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Hatcha And Kromestar / Road Kill And Cyrus - The Heavyweight EP

Label: Southside Dubstars
Catalog: DUBSTARS 016
Format: Vinyl, 12", EP, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: Nov 2008
Style: Dubstep

Tracklisting:
A1 Hatcha And Kromestar - Cybertron
B1 Hatcha And Kromestar Hell Mary
B2 Road Kill And Cyrus - Reflections

TRY: http://rapidshare.com/files/219519905/VA-THEP.rar

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Breakage - Together / Rain

Label: Digital Soundboy Recording Co.
Catalog#: SBOY 019
Format: Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 09 Mar 2009
Genre: Electronic
Style: Dubstep

Tracklisting:
A Together
AA Rain

TRY: http://rapidshare.com/files/232171926/B-TR.rar