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Smog records label head and LA dubstep godfather 12th Planet is offering a download of “Ratchet Strap,” a collaboration with SPL off his forthcoming The End Is Near EP. The EP drops on January 18th, and features assists from Skrillex, Antiserum, and Flinch. …MORE
Fabulously foppish beatsmith Daedelus has been an LA treasure for years. But the producer also known as Alfred Darlington has been experiencing a heightened profile lately, sure to be raised even higher with this 30-minute mix he did for SoCal public radio powerhouse KCRW. Says the man himself:
An almost 30 minute mix of a morning live set, really pretty mellow throughout and still a snap shot for me of what I was feeling in 2010. I hope it has weight going into 2012. You’ll notice sounds from Lorn, Floating Points, Tokimonsta, Flying Lotus, and all sorts of non-electronics like Sonic Youth and Beirut, among many many other odds and ends.
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Chances are by now you’ve heard of this little thing called dubstep (unless, of course, you’ve been living under a rock). What was once an underground genre pioneered by small pockets of DJ’s, promoters and dedicated fans has in recent years become one of the biggest and fastest growing forms of electronic music in the world. Most kids these days might thank Skrillex, Rusko, and Magnetic Man for its success- and we would have to agree- but in Los Angeles, we can look even deeper and praise SMOG, a collective that birthed some of the very first dubstep parties in the US and a brand that has launched artists like 12th Planet, Flinch, and a handful of other talented DJ’s into the limelight.
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Last night something epic went down at the Roxy in Hollywood. There was a dumpster onstage, there was back up dancers but really, what was on display was just a good time. Overdoz gets a lot of LA love and it’s only trouble when you bring out Kurupt midway through the set for the So-cal super hit “Ain’t no fun”. Skeme’s verse on “I don’t wanna be your girlfriend”? Dj’ing in southeast asia, that was the most requested record this march. Those were some cinematic intermissions that at work backstage, the size of that Hennessy bottle alone. Creamie, Kent, Tube & Sleezy def held down the stage lyrically for a Tuesday on sunset it was only thing happening. Breezy Love Joy happened to set a high point of shows I’ve seen him do personally, this time with Emon, but I missed Nola Darling’s set. All and all an amazing night. Thundercat was in the house, Brooke D’ Leau of J*Davey, just so many beautiful people. To see Overdoz now fully realized and poised to take over the mainstream music market, was a nice weekday wind down. The pure number of blunts onstage, and in the crowd had to set some kind of record. Security Guards shook their heads disapprovingly all night but you could not be mad. …MORE
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For electronic music fans, part of the weekend never dies. This week, L.A. area house heads, electro fiends and all variants of EDM lovers are still recovering from a whirlwind weekend of blips, beats and freaks over a Halloween weekend thick with soul-shaking bass.
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