Keeping this future garage theme going...DVA busts on the scene with his debut EP on the iconic Hyperdub label. Slated for release tomorrow, its the label's 30th release and a benchmark for the half-decade-old record company. Kode9 does not ever disappoint his loyal followers and once again delivers a banging take on the UK Funky sound....a little 8-bit a little 2-step but all Hyperdub......grab this for sure highly recommended.
Once again though a little dated (December 2009), Martin Kemp comes through with his first full EP on the Blunted Robot imprint. Though compared to his older brother Brackles, Kemp has quickly become one of the most unique and noteworthy hybrid garage producers around. His music allows bass and drums symbiotically playing off each other with deep jungle rhythms and chest pounding sub...Definitely and artist to keep an eye out for in 2010 and was just on Mary Anne Hobbs the other week.....you can download just his 16 min mix here .........also included is his banger 'No Charisma' which can be seen on top DJs track lists from shows and mixes all over the UK and Europe....
In the new year you'll be hearing a lot about the new hybrid of UK Funky and Garage coupled with R&B and Dubstep. I see Deadboy as one of the artists on the forefront of such a movement. His first EP has three amazing examples of future gar-randb-funk-step sounds. His FACT Magazine podcast hits hard and can still be downloaded for a short time here (Go to page one and right click save as the link). He will be releasing the first EP, "If You Want Me," from newly formed Numbers Record label created by the crew that made the name notorious. He is also slated to release a few remixes of an Ashanti banger and Cassie's "Official Girl ft. Lil Wayne" which can be heard in the amazing FACT Mix... though this EP is slightly dated its still new and fresh and makes me excited about the releases coming through this year......
So I have been debating whether or not to continue to post the best of 2009 or wait for something worthwhile to post that was released this year. Well...there has been a few EPs worthy of posting but its a matter of taste and I don't think a lot of my readers would be into what I am currently listening to with the exception of this.....Originally set to be released in February, Joy Orbison's The Shrew EP leaked late last week and I haven't been able to purge these tunes from my head. Both are brilliant and although I am not really digging up-and-comer, Actress', remix I can understand why people are all over it.....Expect more big things from JO in 2010
DJ Madd has been making huuuuuuuuuuge strides in 2009 and is sure to continue his success well into the next decade. In my opinion, he has had some of the biggest records of 2009 but thats up for some heavy debate. DJ Madd is known for his sweeping melodies, complex yet not overworked rhythms and his appropriate and beautiful vocal sampling. Here are his two best releases of 2009. Flex'd, on the Better With You EP, is and will always be one of my favorite dubstep tracks of all time and the Breakage Someone Remix is an absolute banger.....enjoy
I apologize for the lack of posting but with the holidays and all there really has not been any worth while releases to post....I take that back there have been a few good EPs but they fail in comparison to this little gem. For the 50th Fabric release....an ongoing series promoting the famous club in London.......d:Bridge and Instra:mental step up under the moniker Autonomic, a name they also use to release a semi-frequent podcasts. As far as DJ/producers go you couldn't find three more gifted individuals......all with a background in drum and bass, the trio takes the atmospheric R&B style garage influenced dubstep to another level......this mix shows the full spectrum of future sounds and rhythms sure to quench your thirst for something new.....
