May
17

Son Raw: Joker, Lone & Girl Unit take it to the max

Son Raw wrote a think-piece and killed three releases in one review. I don’t like writing about music as if it were fashion. Some people may find it to be a useful parallel but reducing the meaning of music to the same base level as the endless commercial cycles clothing manufacturers use to hawk their… Continue reading »

May
16

Son Raw: Stinkahbell, Psy-Am and P-Money think they’re hot…poo.

Son Raw thinks this song could use a better title, but what’cha gonna do. Dubstep no longer wobbles, it pummels the listener with a sheer wall of morphing subfrequencies heavy enough to split the atom and modify the listener’s molecular structure. Or maybe that’s the drugs, or the plot of a summer blockbuster – either… Continue reading »

May
08

Son Raw: Kahn talks guns.

Son Raw gun dem bust. Stasis is the enemy when it comes to Urban music, particularly on the dance floor. You don’t want to be caught dead rocking last year’s riddim, which can sometimes cause problems when the way forward isn’t as clear as it should be. Having pushed half-step’s torpor and darkness to the… Continue reading »

Apr
25

Son Raw: LHF shine bright on Keepers of the Light

Son Raw isn’t trying to affiliate himself with no fake-ass A&Rs. Where to begin? Weighing in at 144 minutes sans bonus tracks, LHF’s Keepers of the light can be a slight bit intimidating in a genre where releases are usually constrained to 2 track singles. Do you devour the whole thing in a blunt-aided marathon… Continue reading »

Apr
11

Son Raw: Flow Dan says nothing

Son Raw comes from a distopian future You might remember Flow Dan’s booming baritone from The Bug’s best tracks and if you don’t, you should probably check out London Zoo – AKA the only album that can give Funcrusher Plus a run for it’s money when it comes to distopian cityscapes. The Roll Deep member’s… Continue reading »

Apr
10

Son Raw: Plastician stays Hard Kore

Son Raw can’t breathe The economics of dance music don’t favor production. Why spend hours upon hours crafting tracks that will be instantly bootlegged on dodgy Russian forums when you could be touring the world stacking that show money? The wise DJ keeps his tunes exclusive: keeping your arsenal close to your chest ensures that… Continue reading »

Mar
29

Son Raw: Goth Trad argues with Thermometers

Son Raw reviewed another Dubstep track. I have no idea who Enter Shikari are because I’m not a mopey 15 year old British white boy who hides skunk from his -MOM WHY DON’T YOU KNOCK?! But I digress. The point is, don’t even bother with the original track off their “Arguing with Thermometers” EP unless… Continue reading »

Mar
06

Son Raw: Redlight – Get Out My Head (Joker Remix)

Son Raw is out his head Whoa, what’s gotten into Joker? Apparently the middling reviews for The Vision have lit a fire under the young producer because he’s been knocking tunes out of the park recently with this remix of Redlight’s latest rave revival being no exception. In an interesting twist, he appropriates Brostep’s stuttering… Continue reading »

Mar
03

Son Raw: Chef & Pokes on Rinse.FM

Son Raw wonders how many blunts he needs to smoke to get a voice like Pokes Some laid back vibes for a laid back Saturday courtesy of Chef’s last Rinse.FM show. For those that don’t know, MC Sgt. Pokes has a voice so fit for radio that he could probably read the phone book over… Continue reading »

Feb
20

Son Raw: Skream – Dark Keys

Son Raw could always eat another shrimp burrito. I get it. After chilling in LA with the homie Jeff, I’m forced to admit that Dubstep can only make so much sense in a city that rolls at a medically induced 85BPM tempo. Cruising Angeleno streets, Curren$y, Spaceghost, Kendrick, Lotus, those are the names one draws… Continue reading »

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