RA 's Ryan Keeling scores a rare interview with Loefah , the man behind one of the UK's most exciting imprints. Read: LABEL OF THE MONTH: SWAMP81 * RESIDENT ADVISOR
BADBADNOTGOOD released their second live album today along with the video above. Once again they put out dope live material featuring their hip hop renditions on songs such as Waka's "Hard in Da Paint" and Odd Future's "Bastard/Lemonade". These guys shred it live, hopefully they'll do a U.S. tour one of these days. Check out BBNG Live 2 below... Download Here Hard In Da Paint DMZ Banter [...]
Heads up NYC! TWISUP vs LIT CITY TRAX has just been announced today with a KILLER headliner: DMZ member and Swamp 81 founder (and all-around dubstep legend) Loefah ! This event is not to be missed, and so what if it's on a week day? IT'S LOEFAH. This event is 21+ and will be taking place at Cameo Gallery in Williamsburg ($7 at the door). Full line-up includes: LOEFAH (Swamp 81/DMZ, UK) DJ RASHAD b2b DJ SPINN (Planet Mu/Lit City, CHI) [...]
Painting by Daniel Mackie [ DMZ ] If Mala is the clear thinking samurai of DMZ, then Coki is surely the drunken master. DMZ has always been a label that has displayed zen-like balance. For the precise thunder of every "Left Leg Out" there has always been a disorderly behemoth like "Spongebob" lurking around the block, more often than not proceeded by the words "built by Coki." The [...]
Combined Jack Sparrow and Ruckspin create the standout UK Bass and Dubstep outfit know to their friends, fans, family, aquintances and the general population as Author. Their self titled album was released earlier this year and is maybe best described as a fusion of jazz horns, strings, piano solos, deep bass, and dark yet ambient dubstep. Imagine Digital Mystikz (DMZ) making nasty love to Cinematic Orchestra , and the subsequent offspring being fed a strict diet of non wobbly dubstep, roots, and jazz fusion. The mix below is a live [...]
Combined Jack Sparrow and Ruckspin create the standout UK Bass and Dubstep outfit know to their friends, fans, family, aquintances and the general population as Author. Their self titled album was released earlier this year and is maybe best described as a fusion of jazz horns, strings, piano solos, deep bass, and dark yet ambient [...]
"Swamp 81 and DMZ legend Loefah rings in the New Year on Xfm.. when i first met him he was up to his neck in glue every day.. sticking adverts on the side of Black Cabs in LDN.. in 6 short years he's changed the electronic landscape for all time.. not once but twice..." - MAH
Sach O wants to smack the Grammy nomination committee till they stop nominating. And breathing. Legendary DMZ producer Coki's predicament reminds me of Raekwon's late 90s situation: what do you do when an entire musical Universe bites your style and proceeds to miss the point entirely? As the innovator behind Dubstep's wobbling bass lines, Coki elevated simple sonic elements to high art, tweaking frequencies until they caused chest palpitations and unprovoked skanking, thus forever altering the genre's DNA for better for worse as countless imitators jumped on the bandwagon. With talentless hacks in bumboy haircuts [...]
After releasing his debut mixtape, Organized Rhymes: The Original Mixtape Gees Extortion lets go an official visual from the tape.
Reissue label 4 Men With Beards have a real treat in store with their 180 gram release of DMZ 's 1978 LP. DMZ formed in Boston in 1976 during punk's formative years, and their heavily garage influenced sound has aged quite well. This is the first time this disc has ever been reissued, and is an underrated and essential part of any punk record collection. The street date is October 18th, and you can preorder your copy here for $19. Listen to their killer track "Do Not Enter" in the video below!
Download - LOEFAH OUTLOOK FESTIVAL 2011
Apologies for the downtime. Been a busy man is all. No worries, things will be back to normal real soon. In the meantime, why don't you enjoy this Stooges-inspired garage blast from '77 by Jeff Conolly, also known as the Mono Man. DMZ - Busy Man MP3
Photo by Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir Interviewing Mala felt like a task as heavy as the bass weight that made him famous. He's not only one of the greatest producers, DJs, and labelheads the movement has birthed; he's also one of the only bigwigs left who has appeared to stay on course, continuing to make sophisticated music that the term "dubstep" might accurately describe. But to label the man born Mark Lawrence as some musically conservative ideologue or dubplate-wielding Luddite would grossly misconstrue the singular tip this Digital Mystik is on. I recently spoke with [...]
Feb 26, 2011, 10:00am
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Un daron du dubstep marque une étape importante de sa carrière, Coki la moitié du duo Digital Mystikz , sort un album au bout de six ans de carrière pendant lesquelles il a sorti une multitude de maxis sur divers labels anglais tels que DMZ, Big Apple ou Tempa pour ne citer que ceux là. On a d'ailleurs bien remarqué son inactivité en terme de sortie durant l'année précédente, ce qui prouve bien que toute son attention était concentrée sur sa première sortie longue durée [...]
For all the Rebel readers who dig the deeper sound of bass, you've probably already heard of the hype surrounding Outlook Festival in Croatia going down this September 1-4.. Now in its fourth year, the festival draws an unparalleled caliber of artists from the dubstep, dub, reggae, hip hop, grime, drum & bass, jungle, house, garage, techno, electronica & beats subsets of the larger global bass community, housed over four days in an abandoned Roman fort on the Adriatic coast. Following my unreal experience at the festival last year, I imagined it would be hard for [...]
Dubstep Warz by Mary Anne Hobbs on Mixcloud "January 9th >>10th 2011 is the 5th anniversary of the notorious Dubstep Warz transmission on my BBC Radio1 Breezeblock show. This show marked the global tipping point for the dubstep sound. Mala, Skream, Kode 9 & The Spaceape, Vex'd, Hatcha & Crazy D, Loefah & Sgt Pokes and Distance changed the world of global dance music forever. Dubstep Warz still sounds as vital, as primal and as thrilling as the night we threw it down.. it [...]
NYE is always a hard one. But you won't be dissapointed if you make your way to the ATG X Urban Nerds massive warehouse rave. Massive line up, massive sound and massive vibes. Get your tickets ASAP as they are nearly sold out. There is also an after party across the street at the Queen of Hoxton for the stamina crew! GET TICKETS HERE GET AFTER PARTY TICKETS HERE Here are some tracks and mixes from some of the artists playing on the night: [...]
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