Son Raw is dreader than dread. Of all of Keysound Records’ qualities, and there are many, perhaps the most notable is the label’s hunger for progression. While artists and labels on both sides of Dubstep’s noise/dance divide have responded to larger audiences by smoothing out their rough edges and generally becoming more accessible, the house […]

LV feat Okmalumkoolkat: Sebenza (Hyperdub 2012) from Hyperdub on Vimeo. Son Raw slam boom bang like African drums. Fun fact: I’ve interviewed more Hyperdub artists than any other label (Kode9 interview dropping soon). You’d think that would make me unable to critically assess the their output and maybe that’s true: I get unnaturally defensive or […]

Son Raw is too busy saying yeeeeeeaaaaaaaaahhhhh! Another Wot you call it moment? Possibly, but regardless, UK Funky outlier Champion’s latest single for Grime label Butterz is his speediest and most intense yet – good track title, champ. With little more than warping bass lines and syncopated percussion, Crystal Meth serves as a potent reminder […]

Sach O urges you to get on the Orange Line. Martin Clark (AKA Blackdown) really likes London. If the LDN catalogue prefix to his Keysound label wasn’t enough to clue you in, he’s spent the past several years putting out records that have sought to capture English urbanity in its purest form, be it Patois-inflected […]

Sach O just wants to boogie to some Pearson. I heard this on Scratcha’s Grimey Breakfast show yesterday but promptly forgot about it after passing out in a hazy stupor. This is what happens when I listen to UK radio at 4AM after watching Zed Bias and Ramadanman absolutely murder their live sets for an […]

Son Raw is gonna start rocking a mask and hiding out like Burial. The monthly rounds of self-promotion are beginning to get uncomfortable but plug I must; one of the benefits of hiring a DJ with a media platform is that he’ll ostensibly use said media platform to promote your event. False modesty aside however, […]

Sach O doesn’t watch sports so he roots for the home team musically I’ll start reviewing albums again when I start listening to them and I’ll get that Rinse-Guide up as soon as I finish it (sometime this year hopefully). Until then, here’s some Sunday Morning vibes from Montreal’s Bowly whose recent European tour culminated […]

Sach O found this via Oneman’s Tumblr. I’ll be the first to admit that musicians losing it over other musicians’ technical prowess is annoying as fuck. Guitar mags, rappers discussing breath control and anything with the prefix “prog” stand as sufficient proof. But Cot-Damn, Oneman can mix. As a DJ, whenever I hear this guy […]

Sach O can’t stop believing. Or making lists apparently. These aren’t necessarily the best 25 Bass music tracks of the year since that list would involve all sorts of calculations debating “how they fit in the mix” and other esoteric factors you probably don’t care about. Rather, these are 25 great tracks that stand on […]

Sach O’s still promoting that Son Raw mix, bruv. There are approximately 765 Bass music shows going down in MTL each week (give or take) and so I try to promote sparingly, reserving praise for the really real. Cartel Thursdays, last mentioned here when bringing in Appleblim, have become favorites of mine, presenting an alternative […]