Giant is a new dubstep trio out of Russia and have been getting a lot of regular airplay from the likes of Rusko and many other huge dj’s. I first noticed these guys when I heard their tune “Rocker” and now they have recently finished a bootleg remix of the old Dire Straits song “Money For Nothing”. With tunes released on Dubpolice, Subway and now Hench, these young 20 year olds are really getting noticed. There’s a pretty cool interview with them over here at Big Up Magazine.
Dire Straits – Money For Nothing (Giant Remix) —> CLIP from a recent Rusko Mix
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Giant – Rocker [192] —> go buy the 320 here.
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Christopher Mercer, aka Rusko was born in Leeds in 1985. Veering away from the dark, serious side of the sound Rusko bought a highly driven energy and fun approach to the dubstep massive and quickly coined his own take on the genre and turned the scene upside down. His sound appealed to many people outside of the dubstep world as his productions became more adventurous in formula, sound and energy. His huge hit “Cockney Thug” has been played by everyone from Pete Tong, Switch, Diplo and Santogold. And has been remixed by Buraka Som sistema, Diplo, Drop the Lime and the Scratch Perverts.
His sound continues to develop with different BPM’s that lean to jungle, house, hip hop or electro, either way, whatever BPM or tempo…you can immediately tell a Rusko track.
Be sure to catch RUSKO live at The Social March 30, 2009.
I have been really feeling the dubstep tunes these days and here is a little drop of whats gettin mad rotations up in my studio (aka my livingroom).
Rusko vs Kid Cudi vs Crookers – Day N Night (Rusko’s Big Trombone Remix)
La Roux – In For The Kill (Skream’s Lets Get Ravey Mix)
Chase & Status – Saxon
Nero – This Way
