It’s all about the UK Garage vibes, innit? Enter the sounds of Zed Bias; UK garage don and vibist extraordinaire. Throughout the late ’90s into today’s age of the electronic underground, he’s been a constant presence, as an influence, innovator and …
To start the year off right, URB has brandished a new look on every podcast, with invigorating and simplistic values that represent what we have in terms of our mixes. To start with that message, we begin with a mix from Rupert Taylor a.k.a. the elusively brilliant xxxy. Peeking his way into the hearts of many with his tunes released on labels such as Fabric, Infrasonics and Mindset, he’s become a sought-after DJ to pair up with his fantastic tracks. What’s intriguing about his mix for URB is that one would never expect someone previously rooted in 140BPM beats (now sitting around 130BPM) to put out a mix as diverse and as immersive as this one. Truly an impressive way to usher in the new year.
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As mentioned before in my previous post on Unsound, it’s a festival that is known for enticing its demographic with risks, rewards and thematic atmosphere. With the theme of horror being the crux of the whole weekly event, there was ways that anything and everything could go wrong. However, just when one would think the undertaking of layering an entire festival with a theme would turn out horrific (no pun intended), somehow the curtain comes down to show off something off-kilter yet preserved in its magnificence. Unsound 2010 in Krakow, from start to finish, was one of the most daring and endearing festivals to ever come about. …MORE
| Aug | 11 |
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Cosmin TRG provided one of the better house and funky sets I had heard in a long time at New York’s inaugural version of Unsound Festival earlier in the year, and ever since then, all we want is more select cuts and tunes from the dude. With a just-released darkside 12″ on Untold’s Hemlock imprint, he’s definitely got many more things going for him, such as this exclusive promo mix that he did for FABRICLIVE to let people about the upcoming event with Serocee, Addison Groove (LIVE) and Cosmin’s FIRST-EVER LIVE SHOW. Let’s not forget him and now-Brooklynite FaltyDL are playing a live show together in Krakow later this year at Unsound Festival 2010. The mix link (via Soundcloud), tracklist and D/L after the jump.
| Jul | 19 |
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URBhd presents the first of many video-centric features that will involve all conceivable characters of bass music and culture. Of course, URB had to start it off with a bang, provided by the lovely Mary Anne Hobbs. In this video, Mary Anne goes all about New York City whilst talking about the relationship between NYC and U.K. bass, her Sonar 2010 stage lineup, and indulging herself on a genuine slice of New York gold. We then go on to the nightcap at Mary Ann’s, where the topic turns to dubstep’s past, present and future. With an appearance from Dub War resident Dave Q (and some fantastic margaritas), the chatter ascends towards the interpretation (or misinterpretation) of what dubstep’s current sound is to the world. We end off the brisk night with some recommendations from the BBC Radio 1 DJ, ranging from deep and dark to experimental and engaging.
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