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Spotlight: Mala (Digital Mystikz)
Mala and Digital Mystikz deserve to be mentionned in the short list of pioneers of dubstep, no question about that. To me they are amongst those key people who put the dub in dubstep. The first wave...
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Spotlight: Addison Groove (50 Weapons, UK)
Antony Williams, a.k.a. Addison Groove, started his career under the pseudonym Headhunter, with which he gained legendary status on the dubstep scene. He has dropped seven releases on the influential...
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Spotlight: BadBadNotGood (Toronto)
It all started with a YouTube video. Three young men flipped Odd Future songs into a jazz medley in an abandoned apartment. The drummer wore a pig mask. They were christened the Odd Trio via cardboard...
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Spotlight: Dr. Syntax (aka Sinners, Benny Huge, Syntax)
I think if I were to describe the archetypal UK hip-hop artist it would be this guy; Dr Syntax. I first heard him on Asylum Speakers, the Foreign Beggars’ debut album which was released in 2003 (it’s...
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RCO meets Fink – The concert as an App.
Ever wish you could attend a concert taking place in an other country ? Well, it happened to me this summer, but fortunately “there was an app for that”. For the past few months, I’ve been enjoying an...
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Jah Shaka, the Dub Warrior of South-London
Special Contribution: Andy Williams (Montreal, The Goods)Named after the Zulu Warrior, Jah Shaka‘s real name remains a mystery. He arrived in London in 1956 as a young teenager in a time where racism...
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Remembering Leon Ware (1940 – 2017)
The musical behemoth Leon Ware – producer, songwriter, and performer has left us. He started his career writing sweet soul songs in the ’60s penning hits for Ike and Tina Turner, and he truly blossomed...
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Remembering Charles Bradley
Charles Bradley was a truly inspirational figure in the music world and his passing is a tough blow to Soul fans across the world. His journey, as documented in the excellent Soul of America...
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3 Steps To: Session Victim
For those of you that don’t know the energetic German House duo Session Victim already (have you been living under a rock??), we’ve decided to select three of their best moments to showcase what...
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3 Steps To: Palms Trax
For those that don’t him already, we wanted to give an introduction to the London-born, Berlin-based producer and DJ Palms Trax with a selection of three of his best moments. Palms Trax saw his first...
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3 Steps To: Solar
Hailing from San Francisco, California, DJ Solar (real name Solar Langevin) jumped on the decks in the early ’90s during a time of heavy competitive and experimentation. The SF crowd was known for...
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3 Steps To: DJ LAG
For those who don’t know, DJ LAG is considered one of the pioneers of the distinct club sound of South Africa known as Gqom (pronounced gom). Hailing from Durban and producing music since 2010, DJ LAG...
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3 Steps To: Equiknoxx
Kingston, Jamaica’s Equiknoxx emerged as one of Dancehall’s most innovative production teams during the 2010s. What makes them stand apart from the rest is their ability to make both classic Dancehall...
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3 Steps To: Clap! Clap!
If explosive, joyful percussion mixed with earthy electronics is your thing, get to know Clap! Clap! Hailing from Italy, his music makes a global impression with a rowdy mix of worldwide rhythms (some...
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