Winter is nodding it’s grim head here in Toronto… hopefully at least one of these tunes will help unfreeze those cold cheeks and fingers if you’re not lucky enough to be somewhere warm and the sun didn’t set at 4:30 PM for you today.
I’ve been teething for some new Jamie Vex’d (of the LuckyMe family) ever since I first heard his incredible broken beat style dubstep remix of Scuba’s track Twitch out on Hotflush in late 2008. His In System Travel EP along with the Burial flavored remix he did of Starkey’s Miracles over the summer completely floored me too. Everything here manages to burst deep subs, explode sine waves, pop glitch hits and chant deep emotive vox samples without anything sounding out of place. Unfortunately his myspace shows no signs of new life, but these here definitely pack enough in to keep me checking pretty regularly.
Scuba – Twitch (Jamie Vex’d Remix) (buy)
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Jamie Vex’d – In System Travel (buy)
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Starkey – Miracles (Jamie Vex’d Remix) (buy)
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Dubstep has arrived in this fine city of ours and there is one promotion company that is absolutely TRAIL BLAZING their way through the end of 2009. Embrace has gone ahead and booked some of the biggest dubstep dons in the game today and I am absolutely ecstatic for the next few months in Toronto!
Benga (Sept.18th @ Mod Club), Skream (Sept.27th @ Wrongbar), Martyn (Oct.4th @ Wrongbar), Rusko (Oct.9th @ Mod Club), Caspa (Nov.1st @ Wrongbar), Bassnectar (Nov.26th @ Wrongbar), Joker & Nomad (Nov.29th @ Wrongbar).
Ungh. Better save up your pennies!
Here is an interesting pairing, Eve and Benga. I love how Benga re-worked this tune with a very catchy and funky beat.
Eve – Me N My (Benga Remix)
And staying on the remix tip, here are a couple other smashers you should already know about:
Kyza – Go (Bar 9 Remix)
Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden – Bonkers (Doorly Remix)
…and if that ‘aggressive’, ‘in your face’ style isn’t your cup of tea, then check out this amazing Burial Remix of Jamie Woon’s “Wayfaring Stranger”. Very atmospheric and chilled the fuck out. Love it.
Jamie Woon – Wayfaring Stranger (Burial Remix)
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Caspa is back with another sick remix. This is one of those tunes you can really just chill the fuck out and vibe to, straight early mornin’ rinse out type shit.
Deadmau5 & Kaskade – I Remember (Caspa Remix)
Caspa is a huge name in the dubstep scene and is due for a stop in Toronto soon. Lets keep our fingers crossed.
On that same chill out vibe, check this new stuff from Burial. When it comes to that genre-bending type of sound, this is a perfect example.
Burial & Four Tet – Moth
If you don’t already know, Burial had remained anonymous until August 2008. With rumours circulating in the UK media about who was behind the name he finally posted a picture on his myspace with a blog release saying “”I’m a lowkey person and I just want to make some tunes, nothing else. Only 5 people know I make tunes.” His critically acclaimed album “Untrue” is a beautiful collection of music and you should go buy it here. My favourite drop on the album is one of those tunes you will just never get sick of.
Burial – Archangel
