| Son Raw’s March Grime Wrap-Up Pt. 1 | March 17, 2015 |
Son Raw catches up on 2 months of Grime singles. Airhorns not included.
| Son Raw’s 2014 Grime-related wrap up | December 29, 2014 |
As 2014 comes a close, Son Raw wanted to reflect on the past 365 days of music he's covered here.
| Keysound’s Certified Connections: the producers speak | November 24, 2014 |
We speak to 14 of London's finest about what inspires their music
| 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.
| LV and Joshua Idehen go Island hopping | October 2, 2014 |
LV's second album with Josh Idehen has enough pop power to transcend its London underground origins. Son Raw reports.
| Wen reaches for Signals of a future past | March 18, 2014 |
Son Raw saw the signs. Before we talk about Wen, let’s talk about Keysound, a label that’s officially having its moment in the sun. Born of the same mid aughts explosion that gave us Hyperdub, Tectonic, and Deep Medi, Keysound’s early records weren’t just left of center – they were left of everything. While future […]
| Keysound and Butterz on Radio | January 13, 2014 |
Son Raw is the rap Bill Murray. No, this isn’t groundhog’s day – I wrote about this combination a few months back but like The Low End Theory and Autonomic Podcasts, when these crews hit Rinse it’s always worth a mention. Dusk & Blackdown returned to radio after another extended absence, but while the irregularity […]
| Mumdance & Wen are Rinse picks for 2014 | December 10, 2013 |
Son Raw experienced this mix at a rate of 7 bruck outs per song. Both Mumdance and Wen have had banner years, with the former reinventing his drum-machine heavy sound in collaboration with Logos, Pinch and Mao and the later practically inventing his own hybrid form combining Dubstep’s darkness, Grime’ urban aggression and Funky’s slink. […]
| Butterz 5th Anniversary Show & Keysound Showcase | November 4, 2013 |
Son Raw will be in Europe next spring. Can’t come soon enough. Butterz just turned 5 this weekend, celebrating with their first Room 2 takeover at Fabric and a 4 hour Rinse session with more or less every major producer that’s ever graced their presence. Looking at that photo, it’s a bit hard not to […]
| Parris on a mission | October 29, 2013 |
Everyone’s going to be at Fabric and Son Raw is just sitting here in Canada. Parris is a name I’d seen thrown around with Wen, Moleskin, Rabit, Beneath and other up and coming DJs at the periphery of Grime/UK music’s new wave, but without a release or even much completed work on his Soundcloud page, […]
