Look at him now, look at him now…Son Raw‘s grading papeeeerrrrrssss. Some additional mixology for your weekend. Night Slugs cofounder Bok Bok’s official mix can and must be described with the following words: funky, neon, rude, sexy, future-forward, dubwise, underground, London-centric, druggy, grimy, urban and perhaps most importantly: essential. Sometimes it’s best to forget about […]

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 […]

Son Raw thinks this post would make a great shlock horror film. Radio rips usually don’t merit the full-post treatment here at PotW but then again, not every radio rip contains a new Girl Unit song released on Night Slugs, his first since his anthemic Wut nearly tore a hole in the  space-time (‘ardkore) continuum. […]

Son Raw’s getting into some real bad things. It’s impossible to overstate the impact of Addison Groove’s Footcrab single. Previously best known for his slow, technoid Dubstep as Headunter, Tony Williams not only re-launched his career with his Chicago-London fusion piece but also helped ignite outsider interest in Footwork and synthesized a direction for Loefah’s […]

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 […]

Son Raw is in love with a Goth girl. In which XXXY synthesizes both the zeitgeist of Bass music’s thousand plateaus and the history of his home town. After all, is there anything more Mancunian than spontaneously igniting a bouquet of decaying flowers to a sadly emotive yet somehow still euphoric House track called “I […]

DVA: Where I Belong (Hyperdub 2012) from Hyperdub on Vimeo. DVA has seen it all: from the Jungle/D&B era to the rise and fall of Garage to Grime and Dubstep’s worldwide takeover, the London producer, engineer, DJ and radio-host has been present whether in the spotlight or shadows. In this exclusive interview Son Raw and […]

Son Raw still can’t believe he actually did this. Low End Theory is certainly the most unique show I’ve ever played. Coming from a Montreal rave scene that values dancing, partying and a certain sense of wild abandon, playing in front of a head nodding future Hip-Hop crowd was interesting to say the least. Going […]

Son Raw is there for you with some Sunday afternoon listening. Because I’m a sucker for Bill & Ted references (see our sidebar) and funky party beats. Also because the Wyld Stallyns are liable to pour tequila down your girl’s throat, take her home, never call her again and say questionable things about her mother. […]

Son Raw didn’t know it was cool to use the word crystal in regards to music again. This is retromania I can ride by although I can’t really give you a valid reason why beyond the rather subjective fact that it kicks ass. Updating the classic early 90s rave profile without indulging in cheese or […]