Dubstep » Passion of the Weiss

Feb
15

Son Raw’s going, going, back, back to Cali, Cali. Burial is an anomaly. You get the impression that the Mercury Prize for Untrue and the adoration from the Aphex Twin crowd were more bother than reward for a shadowy producer who grew up on Jungle and Garage on UK pirate radio and just wanted to… Continue reading »

Feb
08

Son Raw – Goth Trad’s New Epoch

Son Raw really wants to tour Japan one day With New Epoch, Japanese producer Goth-Trad has created a rare beast: an album providing plenty of top-quality DJ-food for selectors that also stands up as a straight-up front to back listen. It’s a tough trick to pull off as the extended intros and breakdowns inherent in… Continue reading »

Jan
31

Son Raw: SirReal – Subsessions Mix

SirReal – SUB SESSIONS 01/27/2012 by Sirrealnesss on Mixcloud Son Raw bruked out to this one. Upon sending me this, Charlottetown DJ SirReal said he didn’t know if “I was into mixes.” That’s actually a valid line of inquiry – there’s only so many hours in the day and when DJs make up half your… Continue reading »

Jan
30

Son Raw: Guido – Fact 314 Mix

Son Raw is sick. Bring him some soup, damn it. Guido’s 2011 was so quiet that we almost forgot about him after a brilliant debut album. Anidea is still a startling listen, the kind of auteurist release that still stands strong after the fall of its micro-scene and one that undoubtedly justifies Guido’s forthcoming attempt… Continue reading »

Jan
27

Son Raw: Plastician waxes nostalgic

Son Raw was going to slam that shitty Rusko X Cypress Hill song, but what’s the point? Jeff was a bit optimistic yesterday in describing Electronic Music’s current forward drive as there’s more than enough nostalgia for yesterday’s futurism to go around these days. Much like it’s ancestor Jungle, Dubstep evolved so ridiculously fast that… Continue reading »

Jan
16

Son Raw: Stinkahbell – Switch Up the Gears (Video)

A video for those among us who prefer acid trips to shopping trips and apocalypse raps to designer label name-drops. Light on swag and heavy on low end, please.

Jan
13

Son Raw: Addison Groove – Sooperlooper

Son Raw is basking in the afterglow of Mala’s live set last night at Igloofest. Soundcloud snippets don’t usually warrant posts around here but Addison Groove’s upcoming release on Modeselektor’s 50 Weapons label isn’t your usual release. As one of the few producers working in England equally adept at deep, sci-fi influenced Dubstep as he… Continue reading »

Jan
10

Son Raw: Pinch emerges from the shadows

Yo Dawg, Son Raw heard you like mixes so he found a new mix to promote that new mix. In a year where electronic music enthusiasts had to deal with the ignorant and near-pedophilic youth-obsessions of bloated, aging leeches that pass as “music journalists,” watching them desperately try to save their vanishing print-media careers by… Continue reading »

Jan
02

Sach O: On Skream, Dubstep and 2012

Sach O would like to shout out Dan Love and Zilla Rocca for that epic New Year’s Eve. Aaaaannnddd we’re back, I think. New Year’s Eve was truly excessive and so your friendly neighborhood Passion of the Weiss staff are still shaking off the cobwebs. Seriously, had the word “epic” not been appropriated by PBR… Continue reading »

Dec
15

Sach O: Throwing Snow – Too Polite

Sach OoooOOOooOO is forming a darkwave band. We’ve already handed in our year-end ballots so I’m calling it: first great single of the 2012 musical year. Opening with a Blockhead/DJ Shadow style psych-folk sample before a crunching guitar breakdown (!!!) leads into a Jungle-Juke workout, this is some Heart of Darkness voodoo shit right here.… Continue reading »