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i find it hard to post here so i might as well copy + paste some forum posts here “time 2 get funky” March 11th, 555-5555 forum

Beneath : Duty - Tectonic Recordings I still clearly remember, this was the first “UK Funky” track I’ve ever heard. I’ve spent a good amount of the later months of 2012 finally getting dubstep and the ecosystem around it, and as such I was following a lot of the labels that were a foundation to the scene. Tectonic was one of them, and this one particularly caught my attention for being so leftfield to my tastes. People were describing this track as " '04 Youngsta dubs meets Roska" or something similar, early dubstep dread atmospherics within the context of UK Funky drum patterns. Of course I didn’t know any better but it still really blew my mind. Beneath is still one of my favorite producers. I now know that UK funky’s generally not a dark genre though.

Beneath - Illusion This track captivated me on the first listen. It brought what made dubstep so fun (dark vibes with attention to drum work) with a sense of hypnotically rolling rhythms associated with slower BPMs. To me this track was like looking into the future.

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Digging through the crates… (part 1)

Thelem - Bring Me Down / False Imprint [Innamind Recordings]

The term “digging through the crates” should be taken figuratively. I just go to my collection on Discogs and click on “random item”, which works just as well as going through my vinyls. Probably even better since my records are separated into two boxes and that dodges the hassle of picking one box or the other and going through them all day.  

Back in the day (2+ years ago, as in 2015) I copped this one on Redeye along with a bunch of other grime & dubstep vinyl. They were absolutely selling like hotcakes. I was still big into dubstep at the time, and its popularity for record collecting fanatics like me was at a bit of a peak. Innamind, one of the more recent flagship dubstep labels that was and still is booming, figured, that in order to solve the problem of vinyl being limited to not account for everyone who wanted a copy, decided to repress some of their most sought after releases. One of them was Thelem’s first (and only) Innamind release, Bring Me Down (ft. T Man) b/w False Imprint, which originally released in October 2013. I remember seeing the music video around that time as well, straight up demented shit in a warehouse or something.

Although this 10” shows some age, it still shines amidst the current oversaturation of the genre. It’s combination of heavy, dark atmosphere and impeccable hip-hop like groove differentiates Thelem’s tracks from the vast abyss of formulaic “dungeon”. The A-side is definitely one of the more finer pieces of an MC-led 140 track, as T-Man’s flawless and carrying flow fits in with Thelem’s productions. Meanwhile the B-side is a slow roller of a track, its paranoia inducing dynamics striking tension to your heart straight from your eardrums.

Haven’t bought a full on dubstep record since 2016… I got caught up way too much in non-dubstep music releases at the time and the scene was stagnating a bit. It’s definitely fun to listen to old records though.  

[yungdavewrites]

Recommends: Suicideyear - Hate Songs

    Suicideyear has been a producer that’s been on my radar for the past couple years, but it’s been only until now that I’ve started to appreciate his Deep South influenced craftsmanship for creating some of the best trap instrumentals. Admittedly, I’ve bought his “Remembrance EP” (released on Software Records) while at a trip to Los Angeles around April of 2015 when I first started collecting records - I only got it because he was a name I’ve heard, although I was barely familiar with his music. Two years later, I stumbled upon his romantically twinged remix of Jacques Greene’s “After Life After Party” on LuckyMe, giving me a final push to motivate me into digging into his previous works a bit more. Coincidentally, just a couple of months afterwards he announced his signing to LuckyMe and released “Hate Songs”, his first debut solo in three years, since Remembrance.

   On my first listen, the sort of vibe it provided made me think it was a soundtrack to a horror romance set in some swamplands in the Deep South. (Bit of a weird juxtaposition, I know.) The EP is moody and brooding, but beneath that layer of angst and tumultuous, booming bass strong enough to bust subwoofers out, it shows a vulnerable side, shown with the gloomy, emotional second part of Mosh Mosh (Julie’s Song) and the breakdown finale of Alert (Winter Hate). Each of the tracks manage to draw out all spectrums of emotion through a filter of melancholia, deep knowledge of Southern rap, and a strong love of his home city. These elements combine almost effortlessly to perfection. Suicideyear proudly shows his heart on his sleeve, and no other producer has been able to make beats on the same level as him.

Looking forward to his upcoming tape with Outthepound before this year ends.

[yungdavewrites]

Created some writing blog...

I’ve been thinking about blogging / writing about music & music related stuff... who the fuck even blogs anymore? 

Got to take a first step anyways. I’m gonna be dropping google drive drafts and other shit in this blog.