Sepalcure, Ike Release, 2562, Mount Kimbie
If you have been following dubstep closely, or if you have been following the dubstep posted on Blog.H34, you are probably catching wind of this new sound, with an emphasis on balance between elements on the track, and not just focusing on blowing out speakers, which is undeniably fun, but is already starting to lose its novelty. Genre categorization of this sound across the various artists isn’t easy, as there are different elements coming together– an emphasis on smooth pads, glitchy hi percussion, and heavy, molasses-thick basslines. Turn your speakers up now.
Sepalcure – Every Day of My Life (Live Drawing Video ft. Sougwen)
Sepalcure are my friends Travis (, , , etc.) and (proprietor of Percussion Lab), and last Friday, they played at one of the staple events of American dubstep culture– Dub War, in NYC. Having first really gotten into dubstep at Dub War, I was savagely excited to return to cavernous club in Manhattan, but what left me feeling even more geeked than before the show was seeing the sardine-packed crowd that showed up grooving to Sepalcure as hard as they did to when he played last year. I’m told people in the crowd were throwing money at the booth…someone should tell them to save it for next month when their debut Love Pressure EP comes out on Hotflush!
Ike Release – Iridescent – (split release w/ XXXY)
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Speaking of Percussion Lab, if you are digging today’s tunes, than you need to do yourself a favor and tune into the radio show on Radio23.org Mondays from 9-11pm EST, where you’ll hear new fresh cuts like this one from . I was definitely drawn in by the -esque synth pads that start this track off, which should come as no surprise, seeing as how atmospheric/liquid DnB used to be my jungle subgenre of choice. The percolating hi’s and slightly tribal stabs give this a rainforest-hot temperature that’d make you sweat standing naked outside in February.
2562 – Flashback – Unbalance
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These next two tracks are ones I’ve heard in some of my favorite dubstep mixes, but never thought to look up on Beatport or iTunes…until last night. This heavy roller alternates between lumbering with agility and stuttering with glitch effects. It’s off ‘s 2009 release Unbalance, which features some really cool album art (pictured above). This is more on the techno tip of dubstep, some kind of post-garage zone that fuses together big boomin’ bass for the bass heads, techno for the Detroit hustlas, snippets of dub techno and IDM, there’s just one thing left to be desired: MOAR!!!
Mount Kimbie – 50 Mile View – Sketch on Glass
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Finally, yet another dope tune from Sketch on Glass that I slept on until I heard it in the mix…it almost sounds like two tracks, which despite the brief playtime of three and a half minutes, exhibit a tantalizing sense of duality, starting dark and evil, only to switch gears to a whimsical, funky and playful positive tone two minutes in. I can’t really tell what the vocals are saying yet, some kind of lament over whether things will be alright…it’s intriguing. In Mount Kimbie’s case, I wouldn’t worry, things will definitely be alright for them if they continue releasing such hot flames, it leaves us begging for more of the type of original material that gets remixed time and time again.
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