| Introducing Edgem: Nothing less than Hardcore | March 11, 2015 |
Catch Sach in the evening, he got mental 'til dawn
| Skream Presents: 2001-2005 live at XOYO | March 9, 2015 |
Youngsta plays 3 hours of Skream's XOYO residency on his Rinse FM show. Plastician, Coki, Hatcha, Loefah and Benga guest.
| The Wrath of Kahn, Neek and Gorgon Sound | February 13, 2015 |
Kahn and his partner in crime Neek have unleashed a torrent of tracks operating in hyper-specific genre confines, thriving in the process. While both producers have released free-form material as part of the Young Echo collective, their Roots, Dancehall, Dubstep and Grime tracks under their principal aliases and as Gorgon Sound stand as some of the strongest sound system music in recent memory.
| Passion of the Weiss Mix XVI: College Hill | January 12, 2015 |
This week's mix comes from Maryland's College Hill, and t's a definite treat for fans of Afrofuturism and forward thinking electronic music in general.
| Keysound’s Certified Connections: the producers speak | November 24, 2014 |
We speak to 14 of London's finest about what inspires their music
| Back to 2009 with Silkie, Quest and Antisocial | October 28, 2014 |
We take a look back at Silkie and Antisocial's jazzy Dubstep variations in this vintage live recording from 2009.
| Dusk & Blackdown told you so | October 22, 2014 |
Back 2 Go FWD is a victory lap of sorts - a knowing smirk acknowledging that the sounds Dusk & Blackdown are shepherding are once again at the vanguard of the Hardcore Continuum's latest transformation. Far from overpowering the music however, this new-found swagger suits the duo like a glove, resulting in their most physically engaging production yet.
She's Drunk's Physical EP is one of the more interestingly experimental dance releases that's landed in my inbox recently, one that avoids easy classifications and formulas in favor of an open-ended approach to urban music.
Son Raw runs the blocks and the road. UK dance music has a bit of a bipolar streak. On one hand, there’s always room for poppy, anthemic belters, but the country’s dark side is never too far out of mind. One needs only check the reverence contemporary producers hold for crews like Metalheadz, DMZ and […]
| Hyperdub at 10 | June 10, 2014 |
Son Raw is celebrating his 30th anniversary. There was no better place than Fabric to celebrate Hyperdub’s 10th anniversary. It was a little rude – half the people in attendance were seemingly there to pull or get off their heads, a little intense – the bass in room 2 threatened to disembowel more than a […]
