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Thursday 30 April 2009

Birthday weekend - HEAVY

It is my 19th birthday today. Possibly my worst birthday ever since my actual day of birth (true I did get born, but coming out a bloody mess from my Mother's vagina definitely can't have been too fun). I'm at home in Tunbridge Wells and I have to stay in to look after our new puppy (Alfie), which involves patting him on the head constantly, stopping him from getting on the sofa and taking him for a shit in the garden every hour. Also, if he pisses or shits or pukes in the house I'm gonna have to clear it up. PRAY THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.

I'm just gonna sit here and watch Die Hard all day.



HOWEVER this weekend is gonna be an absolute smasher:

TONIGHT - RUSKO @ DIGITAL, BRIGHTON


I'm not a Rusko fan in any way but I have a massive soft spot for the Jahova VIP

TOMORROW - THEM @ RHYTHM FACTORY, WHITECHAPEL


SATURDAY - DMZ @ MASS, BRIXTON

SUNDAY -FWD>> @ PLASTIC PEOPLE, SHOREDITCH

N-TYPE
RAMADANMAN
ONEMAN
THE HEATWAVE
BRAIDEN

PLASTIC PEOPLE
147 Curtain Rd, EC2

8:30 - 12:30
£5 B4 10 / £7 THEREAFTER

WWW.ILOVEFWD.COM

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If I can last, this will be spectacular.

Monday 27 April 2009

This is better. Far better.

Found a radio rip of Skream playing a tune I've been trying to find for a while. It's a jungle tribute called Burnin' Up and it is off the hook:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/52346937d8faf04b/


ALSO I did track last night which is pretty weak but if you wanna check it out here be the link:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/59243436628699ed/

Let me know what you think

CLAP YOUR HANDS

This is ridiculous. I was on dubstepforum.com last night and there was a post about new Skream track with people writing shit like 'this isn't dubstep' and 'if anyone else but Skream made this no one would like it', and if I'm honest I think it's pretty obvious where these seemingly hyperbolic statements come from. As aforementioned, this track is ridiculous. It's got the whole early 90s hardcore thing going on, but goes far further than that. There are 4/4 drums throughout and some heavy synths pulsing with about 32 bars of respite from a drum break (well, clap break) before the whole thing gets some half time treatment. Annie Mac talks all over this, introducing it as from the guy who did that La Roux remix. I would love to imagine the ones who've only heard that remix listening to this and wondering what the fuck is happening...

Although many will hate this, it can't be denied that this stands as a testament of how diverse a producer Skream is and how far the fella's come since Midnight Request Line and the like.

Also there are rave horns all over this joint. SO MANY RAVE HORNS.


Sunday 26 April 2009

Gold pressure launch mix

I'm gonna start posting as much as I can on this blog and, with luck, do it properly. Just cool stuff and possibly some stuff I've been up to.

Here's a mix I did about 2 weeks ago. I'll try and do and post as many as I can but I don't have my decks with me in London so maybe not for a while until I have them with me. The mixings a bit off but the tunes are PURE FIRE

Tracklisting:
Darker Than East Ft. Target - Dusk + Blackdown
E. Motiv - Pinch
Humber - Ramadanman
Focus - Dusk + Blackdown
Give Jah Glory - Digital Mystikz
Miracles (Jamie Vex'd Remix) - Starkey
Mu5h - Zomby
Snake Eater - Joker
Trial Run - D1
V - Distance
Murda Sound - Bar 9
Badman Place - Smut
Sirens - Seven
Wobble That Gut - Skream
Go Tell Them - Benga
Right Road to Dubland - Surgeon


Download:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/5889388578a449e7/