SMOG Presents: Joker + Plastician @ The Observatory OC 1/12/13 [Concert Review]

SMOG brought two of the UK’s finest producers to Southern California – Bristol’s Joker and Croydon’s Plastician – for a bass-filled evening at the Observatory in Santa Ana, CA on Saturday, January 12. Newham Generals’ Footsie provided support along with Son of Kick and a back-to-back set from SMOG all-stars Kelly Dean and Pawn.

Jakwob - Fade [Forthcoming Release]

Jakwob [Boom Ting Records] - Official | Facebook | Twitter | Soundcloud

James Jacob Jakwob has recently focused more on his LIVE band productions and performances as one has seen with his last release titled The Prize. We've kept an eye out on what he's been churning out and we honestly can't wait until he brings his LIVE performance over here to the states. He recently sent over Detox as a radio exclusive that later was released to the public (download here). When he shared the track below I jumped out of seat in excitement, "Yes, This is the TUNE!". If you don't believe me you can check out his twitter page where I tweeted him my excitement. James, please send this over to us. We will play it on Dank Radio. In fact, we'll rinse it out on Dank Radio AND our DJ sets!



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#fastforwardfriday Michael Woods - We've Only Just Begun (feat. Ester Dean) (Calyx & Teebee Remix) [Forthcoming]

Feel the smooth vibes on this beautiful remix of Michael Woods' "We've Only Just Begun (feat. Ester Dean)" by UK techstep production duo Calyx & Teebee. These guys seriously know how to flip a track – just listen to their remix of Little Dragon's "Little Man"

The smooth melodic progressive house riffs that ride over the bassline hit the spot for me, and the vocals help make it even better. But my favorite part of this track is the epic bridge with the strings that fade out back into the main riff that goes into the vocal, which then goes into the next drop.

This tune comes out October 21st on Ministry of Sound. Keep an eye out for this one!

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#fastforwardfriday T.E.E.D. - Household Goods (Enei Remix)

I decided that #fastforwardfriday is going to be my weekly post for drum & bass or anything of that sort. So check here weekly to see what d&b tracks I'm vibing on at the moment!

Anyways, I came across this awesome d&b remix by Russian producer Enei of T.E.E.D's "Household Goods." The deep vibe of this remix reminds me of Calibre's remix of T.E.E.D's "Garden" released last year. I would definitely love to play this in one on the radio or at a gig.

Pick this tune up at Beatport along with more remixes of the track by DJ Zinc, Lil Silva, and Mano Le Tough!

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Daily Mixes- [dj Mixes]

1. Dub/Bass mix from Planas (A Mix for Outlook festival be sure to download this one, Planas is on the rise).

2. Drum & Bass mix from Sorted (if your a D&B head this ones for you)

3. Deep Dub mix from Djinn (This one is heavy and Dark)

3. Deep Tech/House from Freerange Records (another great monthly podcast with some new tracks)

Live Broadcast - Dank Olympics: Closing Ceremonies (08/18/12)

Dank Radio - Dank Olympics - Closing Ceremonies - 08／18／2012 by Dank Radio

Dj Sorted- Seasons Change Vol 4 [Summer Drum & Bass Mix]

dj Sorted | Facebook | Soundcloud

Summer is coming to an end and now is the time for some Liquid Funk Drum and Bass mix by Sorted. Be sure to download and share. Enjoy!

Sorted - Seasons Change Vol4 (A Summer Drum and Bass Mix) by DJSorted

Radiobomb - APX 1 + Subflo 5/12/12 [Live Broadcast + Ticket Giveaway]

Radiobomb : Official | Facebook | Twitter

Late night party people + early morning risers + midnight marauders we have the bass fix for you. Tonight/early tomorrow Saturday Morning May 12th from 4am - 6am our brothers in bass will be providing with you an onslaught of lower level infrasonics to sooth your soul. Radiobomb will be dropping 2hrs of bass on KPFK 90.7FM's Aziatik Rhythmz. Gracing the wheels of steel will none other than DJ APX1 (Ghetto Life, Tonz o Drumz, I Love LA) + Subflo (Bassrush, MixnBlen, Radiobomb). In addition to the madd music they'll be giving back to the supporting community with a whole grab back of giveaways to help get your party on. Eccentric and I will be making the trek to the KPFK studios to join them in studio to experience the music first hand. You can experience the music as well with the following means: KPFK 90.7FM Los Angeles + KPFK 98.7 FM Santa Barbara + KPFK 93.7 FM North San Diego + KPFK 99.5 FM China Lake + www.kpfk.org WorldWideStream. Call 818 985 5735 for your shout outs and a chance to win the giveaways.

May 28 2012,
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Submotion Orchestra - All Yours (S.P.Y Remix) [Forthcoming Release]

Submotion Orchestra | S.P.Y | Release Date: 7/5/12

For those who follow the Dank Radio broadcasts you may have heard the track above in it's original form. A soothing song for the sunrise set of a handful of Dank episodes. The remix above was brought to my attention by the resident infrasonics informer, fabricated. I'm sure once he gets his hands on the track he will be sharing it with you all on the Dank Radio waves. For now you're going to have to enjoy the stream available on youtube...

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Fred V & Grafix - Just A Thought (FT Reija Lee)

Fred V & Grafix : Facebook | Soundcloud | Twitter | Purchase @ Viper | Beatport

fabricated gave me the heads up on this amazing track. I've been on more of a liquid DnB stream as of late and this track satisfies that never ending quenching thirst. The cherry on top of this saturday sundae is the beautiful vocals by Reija Lee. Do yourself a favor and purchase this track @ Viper | Beatport | Juno | iTunes

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Radiobomb - Taxman + Construct + Subflo 3/23/12 [Live Broadcast + Ticket Giveaway]

Radiobomb : Official | Facebook | Twitter
For our fellow nocturnal post midnight marauders craving a continuous onslaught of all things bass + dubstep + drum & bass + jungle our Aziatik Rhythmz KPFK 90.7FM brethren, Radiobomb will be broadcasting later on tonight/early tomorrow Saturday Early Morning March 10th from 4am-6am on KPFK 90.7FM Los Angeles + www.kpfk.org WorldWideStream. Their guest DJs for tonight will be Taxman, and a b2b set by Construct and resident Radiobomb DJ Subflo.

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Etherwood - Shake The Foundations EP [New Release + Free Download]

Etherwood [Boomting Recordings] : Facebook | Twitter | Soundcloud

For those of you who have just joined us recently on Dank Radio, you may not know, but we're all big fans and supporters of Jakwob. We've featured a hip hop mix of his on Dank Radio + Feature Interview on the site + Concert Review at Cinespace. What you don't know is that we've all been patiently waiting for a release from his own record label Boomting Recordings. Cue in Etherwood, Jakwob's guitarist for his live show as well as Drum & Bass producer extraordinaire. His latest release titled The Foundations EP [Download here or @ Boomting]will satisfy any and all late night thirsts for liquid drum & bass. The first track "Spoken" sets the mood perfectly as the sun slowly rises through my window this morning. If this is Jakwob's way of setting the tone for what's to come, we gladly wait for more.

Camo & Krooked - Between The Lines [Forthcoming Release + Album Preview]

Pre-order now: iTunes | Hospital

Camo & Krooked will be releasing a massive remix album of their most recent LP, Cross The Line, entitled Between The Lines on March 19th, 2012 on Hospital Records as a 12 track physical release and a 19 track digital release. There is also a 12" vinyl sampler available for pre-order for the vinyl aficionados and DJs who, in the words of fellow Dank Radio cohort Nativity, are still "spinning that pure vinyl." (Big ups to you if you do!) The forthcoming release mostly consists of drum & bass remixes, but also includes a few dubstep, drumstep, and electro house remixes. Previews for the album can be found at the Hospital pre-order link above or on Hospital's YouTube playlist for the album.

Inside Info's remix of "Anubis"

So if you enjoyed Cross The Line, then you'll definitely be in for a treat with this release! And if you haven't heard Cross The Line yet, check it on the C&K Soundcloud, it's epic! This release is just full of huge remixes from a diverse selection of talented producers, including Smooth, BCee, Metrik, Inside Info, Sub Zero, Funtcase, and "Hot Pursuit" remix contest runner-up Cazio, just to name a few.

Tracklisting for physical and digital releases + track preview links after the jump!

Bassrush presents Funktion Wednesdays: Photek & Reso @ Dim Mak Studios 02/08/12 [Concert Review]

Photo credit: Oh Dag Yo/Bassrush

This was my first time attending a Bassrush event as well as attending an event at the Dim Mak Studios in Hollywood, formerly known as the Cinespace. Bassically (see what I did there?), I didn't know what to expect, which I felt was a good thing, because it meant that I had no expectations (good or bad) walking in. After spending a good amount of time looking for parking, I finally was able to get to the venue. Although I was a bit late, I managed to get there right when Reso was starting his set.

HARD and SMOG present Dub Police Tour 2012 at House of Blues Hollywood 3/3/12 [Concert Review]

Photo credit: Timothy Norris/LA Weekly

The Dub Police Tour presented by HARD and SMOG made its stop in the LA area at the House of Blues Hollywood off Sunset Boulevard this past Saturday, March 3rd, 2012 with a massive line up that caused people to flock to the venue from everywhere – I saw cars from Maryland and Georgia in the parking lot, just to give you an idea of how far people probably traveled for this completely SOLD OUT event. I saw people who desperately wanted to get in asking everyone in line if they had an extra ticket to the event. The line to get into the event was insane, wrapping around the whole entire House of Blues and extending further down Sunset.

On the decks for the evening were Matty G, a surprise set from The Others, D1, a back-to-back set with Trolley Snatcha and Subscape, and Dub Police label founder Caspa headlining the show. The sound system for the evening was cranked up to floor-rattling volumes and you could tell that mostly everyone that attended the show were pretty huge fans not just of the Dub Police label and artists, but of dubstep and bass music in general – this was apparent as I was standing in the long line and saw people sporting Circus Records, Dub Police, Sub Soldiers, and Rusko shirts as well as blasting their favorite dubstep songs out of their tiny iPhone speakers. While the event did start an hour later than the ticket advertised (the event started at 9pm instead of 8pm), as soon as Matty G started playing, the sonic assault of basslines was just nonstop throughout the whole evening.

Full breakdown of the event after the jump!

SMOG & GetDarker present: This Is Dubstep 2012 Album Launch Party w/ Benga + Katy B + DJ Craze [Concert Review + Free Download]

SMOG | GetDarker | The Observatory
Eccentric, Fabricated, G1ockz, and I headed back down to Santa Ana's The Observatory to experience another wonderful SMOG event [many thanks to Drew and the whole SMOG crew for their continued support + hospitality]. This time they partnered up with the one and only GetDarker. It was the first website I ever went to see Nero do a Drum & Bass dj set as well as Skream spin a set on a pair of Technics 1200s. GetDarker was celebrating the release of their compilation This Is Dubstep 2012 [purchase at iTunes | Amazon] and decided to join us here in Southern California for a proper party. Speaking of parties, after an extremely fun and eventful time with Skream + 12th Planet + Flinch we were really looking forward to seeing Skream's other half Benga. In addition to Benga's beats we were in store for the vocally stunning Katy B, multiple DMC champion turntablist and Slow Roast Records head honcho DJ Craze, and the creator of GetDarker himself, Darkside. Fabricated will take it from here and take you through that night's festivities. - Nativity

Bassrush present: Funktion Wednesdays with Photek + Reso @ Dim Mak Studios [Ticket Giveaway]

Bassrush|Funktion Wednesdays presents Photek + Reso @ Dim Mak Studios [Tix]

For those who may not know, we here at Dank Radio are sibling radio programs with the one and only Radiobomb under the Aziatik Rhythmz collective on KPFK 90.7FM. They are our older brothers and sisters that have been serving the greater Los Angeles region the bass music they hunger for. Specializing in Jungle + Drum & Bass + Dubstep + All forms of Bass music, they've been Droppin' Bass Not Bombs for the past nine years. Their resident, DJ Subflo [You might have seen him spin a Bassrush or Insomniac event] has provided us with a pair of tickets to see Photek and Reso perform at Funktion Wednesdays at Dim Mak Studios (otherwise known as the old Cinespace). Many thanks to our fam at Radiobomb for sharing a piece of their Giveaway Central with our readers/listeners who support Dank Radio. We're doing something a little different from previous ticket giveaways so be sure to read all the info below.

Netsky - Give & Take [New Single]

Netsky [Hospital]: Official | Facebook

New single from Netsky out NOW on Hospital Records. 'Feel-good dancefloor-driven liquid D&B at its best, with sultry, slo-mo beats giving way to rolling drums, shuddering subs and the kind of soaring asymmetrical synth melodies and shimmying piano keys which make up Netsky's signature sound.' Check it out in the video below.

Yasmin ft Shy FX & Ms Dynamite - Light Up (The World) [Music Video]

Yasmin: Official

I think i'm in love. The new single 'Light Up' from London's stunning sensation Yasmin is Out Now on Ministry of Sound, featuring Drum and Bass specialist Shy FX along with an explosive verse by Ms Dynamite. The release includes a handful of remixes to light up both your day and your night. Check out the official video for Light Up, as well as a bonus video below.

Coachella Cornucopia II - Nero [Tour Dates]

Nero: Official | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube
I'm more than certain I've explained my appreciation for this amazing production/dj duo signed to MTA Records, Nero. But we've been getting a surge of new readers from across the globe so I'll re-hash it briefly. I actually thought Nero was just one dude when first heard of them. The track was Innocence. I don't remember where it was or who shared the music video with me, but at the time it was the coolest thing I've seen. Being a long time fan of Japanese Anime and Sci Fi films/concepts it was something that I've always wanted to do. Something I will probably do in the future to help explain my own music. But these guys beat me to it.