It's been a while since I've posted any dubstep. It is unsurprisingly much harder finding blog-clearer dubstep - or at least good dubstep to post. Of course, there's an abundance of that Cheap Thrills-endorsed brand of clubstep wonkery readily available for blogging, but the deeper, more 'serious' dubstep is kept a lid on. Hyperdub, for instance, are particularly stringent about even low-bit-rate posts of their releases. But Pelski's pulled together a number of top-notch free dubstep tunes.
First, I found Skyence's 'Precious Time' on Echodub's free handout of the Loves compilation series. An eerie hum builds for a minute and a half before dropping into some punchy 2-step percussion:
Emalkay's original exemplifies the emerging mainstream sound of dubstep. Fortunately Sduk has sent through his remix, cutting up that big whirring hook. Keep an eye on Sduk who also co-writes the excellent dubstep/funky/grime-orientated Pipedown blog, also written by Pelski's Idioteque resident Simon Says:
Bat For Lashes gets the one over from Skream. He brings more of the skippy percussive vibe, energetic snares coupled with those crooning vocals make for a wonderful, dreamy remix:
Not so much dubstep, as garage-tinged wobble, I picked this up from Pipedown too. Echoing synths and vocal snippets punctuate some serious john wonkery:
I was a little disappointed with Martyn's set at Bestival, but his productions remain flawless offerings in the blurring of the boundaries between dubstep and techno. Here we have his dark tribal beats underlying Fever Ray's strained cries:Bonus: Finally we've got a similar vocal remix from a pioneer of the sound, Burial. I also highly recommend you check out Burial's latest track found on Hyperdub's 5 year compilation CD. Buy it here.
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5 comments:
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nice post pelski
Very nice post, good to see some of the more serious, mature dustep sound on a blog for a change. Thanks Pelski.
pelski - on fine form
sweet post pelski xxx
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