Review: There are few names bigger in the dubstep spectrum than Datsik. Throughout the last 10 years the Canadian heavyweight has worked non stop and solidified his name in the history books as one of the leading producers in EDM worldwide. His new 'Master Of Shadows' EP on the Firepower imprint summarizes exactly why this is, from the irresistible bass grooves of 'Ronin Riddim' and 'Bad Behavior', the electronic overloads of 'You've Changed' along with 'Freakuency' and the future bass driven lead synths of 'Pressure Plates' and 'Find Me'. The EP is then rounded up by the highly anticipated collaboration 'Warriors Of The Night' alongside Germany's Virtual Riot, which is an absolute banger we might add.
Review: With a name like Firepower for a label, it's only natural that they would recruit heavy reinforcements to drop some killer dubstep bombs. This new collaborative juggernaut from Datsik, 1000 Volts and the mighty Redman - yes, the one and only Redman - shows just how far the genre has come in 10 years. No one could have pictured the charismatic NYC rapper to appear on the gnarliest of bass music going, and the two producers have managed to insert his iconic vocal flex into their rough, penetrative mounds of wobble hertz. This is a massive one-tracker, and it's the sort of bomb that can wreak havoc on our servers...
Review: From seminal YouTube damage to worldwide events and all sorts more, UKF continues to spin its own distinctive low-end yarn. Having made its presence known beyond the dubstep and drum & bass worlds in the last year or so, Bass Culture 3 acts as a pivotal release and shows the channel is far from genre-specific. Amidst the massive bangers that the brand is known for - TC - "Get Down Low", Must Die & Mantis - "Culture", Mob Tactics - "The Answer" - there are plenty of other corners explored, too. From the 808 allure of Buku's "No One Does" to the angular jacking of Three Bar's "Everybody" via My Nu Leng's unavoidable "Masterplan", this album represents some of the most exciting examples of bass behaviour in all styles of electronic music.
Review: Writhing in the darker side of electro-tinged dubstep that still appeals to the wider EDM ears, Datsik's punching with new gloves, hitting a rich vein of form across the seven cuts. Ranging from the very cheeky title track that's half-time D&B (and comes complete with a massive switch-up after the drop) to a sexier state of slinky glitch ("Juicebox") via his more trademark screaming, swaggering halfstep ("Too Late To Say No"), this might be cold blooded but it beats and bleeps with a heart of bass-bitten gold.
Pick Your Poison (Detroit Muscle remix) - (6:37) 126 BPM
Pick Your Poison (Swizzymack remix) - (2:15)
Pick Your Poison (DalePlay remix) - (6:33) 128 BPM
Review: Having dropped this monster collaboration between US dubstep titan and the many-genred Diplo, Mad Decent come straight back with this equally heavy remix set, featuring a turn from DJ Godfather's less-jukey alias Detroit Muscle who does wonders with a slowed down string sample - building up to a momentous drop into a Dutch-gone-dubstep electro rhythm. Fellow young American dubstepper Figure works up a moody and crunchy wobbler, while Swizzymack recalls a more pacey DJ Sega on his kuduro-meets-Bmore refix. For those that revelled in the original, there's even more fire on this second bite of the cherry.
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