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DWX-0002
02 Jun 10 UK Funky/UK Garage
DWX-0003
03 Jun 10 Electro House
WHEELYDEALY 014
28 Mar 11 Dirty/Heavy Dubstep/Grime
Review:
Recently relocated to Bristol from Hungary, Peter Simon, aka DJ Madd, makes his debut on N-Type's Wheel & Deal imprint. First up, "Battle" pairs a crackly yet menacing vocal sample threatening "I can offer you a battle" with thwacking drum kicks and moody SFX. It stays, lurking around the sample, glowering bassline in tow for the duration - straight up late night/early morning dancefloor business, no question. "Secrets" is a bit more disconcerting; with a sparse intro, it boasts a syncopated rhythm, and a more fidgeting template of snares which is both deeply unnerving and infectious. Promising stuff here from Madd.
BOKA 022
12 Oct 09 Dirty/Heavy Dubstep/Grime
BOKA 020
13 Jul 09 Dirty/Heavy Dubstep/Grime
BLACKBOX 014
27 Jun 11 Deep Dubstep
BLACKBOX 014
27 Jun 11 Deep Dubstep
Review:
Ever reliably true to the original dubstep sound, DJ Madd crops up on Black Box once again with four diverse yet uniformly bleak steppers. "Blank Space" rides a familiar beat, but gets offset nicely by an eerie refrain, while "Pitfall" keeps the same demeanour but puts a loping groove to work. The real fun to be had is on "Murder 96", which unsurprisingly harks back to classic jungle breaks. It's a cool and deadly assault, restrained in its execution but all the more nagging for it. EP closer "Ritual" lets a little more melody in courtesy of Phaeleh, with tidy results.
BLACKBOX 008
07 Dec 10 Deep Dubstep
BLACKBOX 008
31 Jan 11 Deep Dubstep
BLACKBOX 006
06 Sep 10 Deep Dubstep
BLACKBOX 006
06 Sep 10 Deep Dubstep
OSMUK 012
04 Apr 11 Dirty/Heavy Dubstep/Grime
Review:
Unsurprisingly murky excursions into terror inducing half step freak outs from DJ Madd for the Osiris Music imprint run by Kryptic Minds. "Pitch Black" - newly announced as featuring on the next Rinse FM mix from Youngsta - sees the Bristol dwelling Hungarian explore the deeper corners of the dubstep machine, with evil swirls of sub shooting out over a skeletal beat with regular drops into the sonic ether having the requisite atmospheric effect. The sense of apocalyptic dread continues on the B Side creep of "New Reality", with thick sub bass splurges and heavy cinematic touches the backdrop to a springboard percussive roll and stretched out laser drones.
BLACKBOX 001
30 Nov 09 Deep Dubstep
BLACKBOX 031
03 Dec 12 Deep Dubstep
BLACKBOX 031
03 Dec 12 Deep Dubstep
Review:
Prolific stepper DJ Madd has been hammering out the singles since first emerging some four years ago, and here he steps up to his most regular haunt of Black Box with malevolence in abundance on "The Life You Chose". There's a sinister 80s horror-film ambience at work in the droning synths that provide the melody in the track, while the rest of the construction growls and slithers with a remarkable slickness in a classic head-nodding half-step tradition. Distance carries on that tip for his remix, although at the drop he chooses to up the ante and bring some more fulsome grinding synth damage into the fracas.
BLACKBOX 022
05 Mar 12 Deep Dubstep
Played by: Jay Cunning (Sub Slayers), Juno Recommends Dubstep, Fused Forces, Epitome, Djs: Most Charted - Dubstep, DJ Gold, Sub Slayers
Review:
Having spent the best part of three years honing his skills in Budapest and (briefly) Bristol, dubstep studio boffin DJ Madd this year finally delivers his debut full-length, the decidedly murky The Real & The Shadow. Opening with the creepy, low-end strut of "The Real & The Shadow" itself, Madd delivers a set that variously alternates between dark room intensity, synth-laden creepiness and muscular, crowd-bating riddims. There are some notable diversions along the way - not least the soft-centred vocal cut "Deeply" and old skool rave-up "Junglist" - but these are merely odd moments of clarity amidst the paranoid, weed-stoked gloom (see the sonic paranoia of "The Life You Choose").
BLACKBOX 022
05 Mar 12 Deep Dubstep
BLKBXXX 03
04 Apr 11 Deep Dubstep
Review:
Having recently swapped Bristol for Budapest, DJ Madd teams up with Hungarian D&B producer Chris SU for the frankly epic "No Respect" on Blackbox. Imbued with a brooding half-step swagger, it's really all about the mid-section breakdown - the sub-bass that kicks in on the drop is something else!
RNF 001
08 Apr 13 Deep Dubstep
BLACKBOX 021
13 Feb 12 Deep Dubstep
Review:
Coming on strong after the recent Black Space EP, DJ Madd teases the release of his first LP with this double-track single featuring "Deeply" - a hook up with Baltimore's Lady Maroo - that cooks up a deep and intense half-step mood thanks to some thick, lingering bass and Maroo's smoky vocals. Up next, "Riginal" sees Madd on a ruthlessly chilly tip with some epic echo snares sequenced amongst some throbbing textures.
BLACKBOX 021
13 Feb 12 Deep Dubstep
BLKBXXX 03
04 Apr 11 Deep Dubstep
MS 011D
18 Mar 13 Deep Dubstep
Review:
Recently revisited by RSD on the Broken Beats album, Horace highlight "Cuss Cuss" gets two superb reworks from DJ Madd and TMSV. The former goes for a starker, more traditional dub vibe, allowing the original riff to play a lead role in the arrangement while the rich steppy beats drive the groove forward. TMSV flips for more of a traditional dubstep flavour with a more prominent halfstep and uglier bassline. Both versions are incredible. No cussing please...
TUBE10 006
28 Dec 09 Dirty/Heavy Dubstep/Grime
BLACKBOX 004
31 May 10 Deep Dubstep
BLACKBOX 004
31 May 10 Deep Dubstep
BLACKBOX 013
27 Jun 11 Deep Dubstep
LUTETIA 004
14 Mar 11 Dirty/Heavy Dubstep/Grime
Review:
Thoroughly enjoyable stuff here from Nibe and DJ Madd on Lutetia Dubz. "On Off" reels the listener in almost immediately with a jazzy intro, before building a nice groove out of deftly programmed drums, cut up vocals, pitter-patter percussion and some languid keys. DJ Madd's Switchoff remix retains the jazzed-up vibe but adds some subterranean darkness to the bass, making it primed for dark basement dancefloors armed with comically large speakers.
SUBWAYDS 001
18 Oct 10 Dirty/Heavy Dubstep/Grime
BLKBXXX 05
31 Oct 11 Deep Dubstep
Review:
Any Black Box release is always a sure sign of quality in the world of dubstep, and this pair of tracks from the label's XXX offshoot see established Bristol producer Phaeleh and rising talent DJ Madd indulge in a remix swap. First up, DJ Madd reworks "Lament" from Phaeleh's brilliant album, Fallen Light, adding a huge bassline and taking the cinematic original into the club. Phaeleh, meanwhile, does the opposite on his remix of Madd's Pitfall, softening some of its rougher edges and bringing a new beauty to it, along with rolling percussion which transforms the stop-start nature of the original.
BLKBXXX 05
31 Oct 11 Deep Dubstep
BLKBXXX 07
27 Feb 12 Deep Dubstep
BLKBXXX 07
27 Feb 12 Deep Dubstep
BOKA 026
29 Mar 10 Dirty/Heavy Dubstep/Grime
Review:
This double-header on Boka sees two sweet and ambient dubstep tunes unleashed by Von D and DJ Madd. U is a hazy and affecting tune with plenty of lilting melody combined with some nicely diced half-step drums, while It's Over keeps it soulful with vocal stabs and spacey bass hits. A refreshing shift away from the "in your face" stereotypes of dubstep, these two tunes will hit the parts other tunes can't quite reach.
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