J:Kenzo's self-titled album on the pioneering dubstep label Tempa was released this past Monday, September 24 as a CD and digital download (and as far as I know, the double 12" vinyl is available for preorder on Rough Trade).
New Zealand dubstep production duo Truth released their Love's Shadow album on their Soundcloud that's available for download. They also released the album in lossless WAV format for free as well for audiophiles and DJs (and if you're a DJ, you should be playing out lossless files!).
The album features guests such as Yayne (who they've been collaborating a lot with since their "Dreams / Last Time" release on Tempa), Kromestar, and Datsik. The album also includes J:Kenzo's remix of "Rain Dancer" and Perverse's remix of "Gaza."
So I just recently picked up the vinyl 12" single of "Night" with "Emotions" and "Drumz West" on the B-side at Amoeba Music in Hollywood a few weeks ago, and I thought I'd share this just because this was one of the first few dubstep songs I heard when I first got into it a few years ago.
The music video's a bit weird for me, but this anthem is still in rotation in many bass music DJ sets and has become a staple in the scene. The song was released on Benga's debut album Diary of an Afro Warrior on Tempa in 2008 and many of the sounds in that album can still be heard today in many of his more recent tracks and collaborations, especially with Magnetic Man.
DMZ. These three letters should ring a bell for anyone who
has been following the dubstep scene for a while.
If you have been, then when you heard SMOG was bringing DMZ to Los
Angeles for the very first time, you must have been extremely ecstatic (I know
I was!).
Digital Mystikz, aka Mala [Deep Medi Musik, DMZ, UK] and
Coki [Tempa, DMZ, UK], took to the decks Sunday for SMOG’s completely sold
out Sunday Night Sessions at Los Globos. Kahn [Punch Drunk, UK] and Steady
[SMOG] set the mood and warmed up the crowd for some good vibes and deep meditation on
bassweight for the rest of the evening.
