Grime » Passion of the Weiss

Jan
20

Shut up! This is Son Raw’s playground. Funk is like porn: you know it when you see/hear it. But while too many acts spend hours upon end noodling with filters and plug ins to make their newest cassette tape sound like background music from a late 80s infomercial, far too few musicians are actually innovating… Continue reading »

Jan
11

Son Raw: Beatfighter steps into the arena

Son Raw is the message, the medium, the content and the platform. The first thing you learn in a 100 level communications class is that the medium is the message, or at least that’s what we learn in Canada. We’re very proud of Marshal McLuhan. You see, he was a theorist who…ok I’ll stop before… Continue reading »

Nov
25

Sach O: Who da Coldest?

Son Raw is going to get ravey As mentioned in this morning post, I’m in promo mode these days – kissing hands, shaking babies and generally spreading the word about my various endeavors to the offline massive – you know, in da streets never industry. It’s been a rousing success so far, something I attribute… Continue reading »

Nov
24

Sach O: Top 5 Dubplates on Rinse 17

Sach O doesn’t need to tell you how he feels about this CD so instead of a standard review, he’s highlighting a few unreleased and forthcoming tracks from this mix. Royal-T – Orangeade V.I.P An epic opening number with a Trance-sized build-up, this remix of 2011′s first single from Elijah & Skilliam’s Butterz label feels… Continue reading »

Nov
09

Sach O: Joker – The Vision (Free Instrumentals)

Sach O is currently wearing a purple T-shirt. Reactions to Joker’s debut album haven’t matched the thunderous of his early singles but this isn’t necessarily as dramatic as some would have you believe. Yes – he took a risk and it didn’t quite work out but why release an album otherwise? Underground dance music lives… Continue reading »

Nov
04

Sach O: Elijah & Skilliam ft Grime Allstars take over Rinse.

Sach O geeked out during this show I could go on and on about how awesome last night’s Grime-producer allstar session on Rinse was, but by now, that would probably be preaching to the converted. Instead, allow me to briefly explain WHY I’m so enamored with instrumental Grime, despite the lack of mainstream hype surrounding… Continue reading »

Oct
17

Sach O: Back to the Future – Preditah’s Delorean Grime

Sach O thinks you should have a seat. Joni Mitchell never lies: you don’t know what you got till it’s gone. Too often, special moments in musical history are swallowed by the tide of progress as producers constantly reinvent themselves searching for the next sound. On one hand it’s healthy, on the other hand fans… Continue reading »

Oct
05

Son Raw – J’Aime Le Dubstep 138

Sach O is strapped like a squirrel with a gat. Once again it’s on. The fine folks at J’Aime Le Dubstep have seen fit to release my newest studio mix (my first one in a minute actually) and it’s a scorcher if I do say so myself. Going by vibe rather by genre, I went… Continue reading »

Sep
24

Sach O: Spooky – Bag of Myths 2

Sach O fell off? Myth. More deliriously evil beats from LDN, this time in the form of a remix package from Spartan producer and scene stalwart Spooky. The strategy is simple: take some ill beats, chop them into a fine paste and reassemble into a Frankensteined version half-short and twice strong. The overall effect recalls… Continue reading »

Sep
20

Sach O: TRC – The Leak

Sach O wonders if a producer will ever empty out his hard drive and call it “the dump.” And the flood of free beats does not abate. If this were an era in which music required physical discs of plastic to be distributed, I’d bust out the old chestnut about being buried alive in the… Continue reading »