TAG: Fabric

Mar11

Martyn: Unifying The Grooves Worldwide

A conversation about electronic music, then, now and everywhere. 

The dancefloor is an ever-changing world that twists and turns night by night. With so many different rhythms taking over parts of the world, it’s becoming increasingly challenging for DJs to put things together fluidly in sets. Enter producer and DJ Martyn. Born in the Netherlands and based in Washington, D.C., he spins a clever of mix of everything from classic New York house and Detroit techno into “post-dubstep” and funky tunes. Melding his own “Martyn music” with the current sounds of mutated dubstep, extraterrestrial funky house and tribal drums, Martyn makes sure his tunes are just as immersive as his DJ sets. When he was approached to do Fabric 50, he took the idea of shifting the mix into his own mind and putting out the sounds he loves. Needless to say, Martyn is a fantastic DJ and producer, and makes sure whoever is listening will hear a history of music–not just the now. He took some time to speak with URB about his current musical endeavors, his love for classic tunes and how he’s never been to Detroit–until DEMF 2010, of course.

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Dec16

Caspa – Everybody’s Talking, Nobody’s Listening (Review)

Caspa

Everybody's Talking, Nobody's Listening

Released by Fabric


The dubstep phenomenon has its upward peaks and downward dips; with so many sub-genres within a relatively young world of beats, it can be hard to figure out the good from the bad. Most of the dubstep faithful still have love for the older half-step rhythms of artists via 2003 Skream/Benga. The blow-up artists with this type of sound were Caspa and Rusko. Both got so huge that they produced a Fabric mix full of fantastic tracks from all over, taking their pick of the litter and making dubstep ...

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Nov19

Filthy Dukes’ Fabric 10 Year Mix (MP3)

The most gracious people are the ones who give something to others on their own birthdays — and Fabric, who’ve just turned ten, are sorting URB readers out well and true with this mix from Filthy Dukes, who are celebrating the sixth anniversary of their Kill ‘Em All residency. …MORE

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Sep24

Fabric’s Keith Reilly

London's Fabric club and label may be one of the most powerful names in dance, but its co-owner just sees the freedom 

Keith Reilly is a bit of a philosopher, and not in the annoying-guy-at-the-party kind of way. His London club is an institution for underground beats, and its monthly CD series (42 and counting) is eagerly awaited by fans across the globe. As if he wasn’t busy enough, Reilly took a few minutes to get real deep on the concept of power.

URB: What’s the appropriate balance between creativity and power?

I would rather there wasn’t one at all. The relationship between creativity and power is not of a comparative nature to me, which ultimately negates the purpose of assessing any meaningful balance between them. I don’t like the concept of power. It is rarely anything other than destructive and seemingly destined to be abused. Creativity is almost always a force for development, and …

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Jan28

DJ Craze: Exclusive Web Interview

DJ Craze gets up on the new club sound while staying true to his DMC roots (by James Shahan) 

So many people, whether it be in music, art, fashion or just about any other field you can think of, strive to be the best. While commendable and usually necessary to survive (let alone flourish) in an industry, being “the best” is never something that can be proven. There’s always someone “better.” What about being the only? Being the only is a true fact; there’s no room for opinion. Enter DJ Craze. You might think of him as the best DJ in the world. Perhaps it would be more important to recognize him as the only: he is the only DJ to ever win the World DMC Championship three times in a row. Since then, he’s moved on to playing drum’n'bass and has now landed on the new eclectic style of hip-hop, b’more and Miami bass (as heard on his …

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