Saturday, October 31, 2009
ORGANIZED GRIME, NOVEMBER THE 28TH 2009 AT THE PIRANHA
DESTRUCTIVE RECORDINGS, PITCH BLACK and FYUTCHAFLEX RECORDINGS are proud to present...
ORGANIZED GRIME
Bringing you the very best in dark deep rolling GRIME bizniss, with Dark Garage, Dubstep and U.K. Funky thrown in as well !!!
On Saturday the 28th of November 2009, Destructive recordings, Pitch Black and Fyutchaflex recordings join forces for a night of no holds barred, low down and dirty sub bass pressure at the newly renovated Piranha bar ( 680, Ste-Catherine West, Montreal ).
The Piranha bar will literally be buzzing from the start with the scene's finest exponents going head-to-head in an effort to blow the Piranha's sound system through the walls !!!
For the very first time in Montreal...... dubstep sound clash !!!
In the red corner
INTOCCABILE
( Fyutchaflex recordings / Knowncold recordings / Destructive entourage / Dubkraft )
http://mtlgrime.blogspot.com/
http://fyutchaflex.ca
http://myspace.com/fyutchaflex
http://twitter.com/Intoccabile
REALITY
www.gaetantremblay.webs.com
In the Blue corner
THE MIGHTY LIVING STONE
( Freedembass / Dig.iT.aL )
http://www.crystaltechcreations.com
http://www.myspace.com/livingstonesound
http://www.livingstone.bandcamp.com
GUESTLIST
( Freedembass / Dig.it.aL )
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Regarding Destructive recordings.
Destructive recordings is : Skream, Toastyboy, Dj Distance, Search and Destroy, Elemental, Scarecrow, Skandalous unlimited, Vex'd, Flatline, Slaughter mob. Destructive Recordings is all about darkness and light. We try to push the harder, more raw, yet musical style of this genre. To push the sound that makes dancefloors erupt, yet is still appreciable as a piece of music elsewhere. We want to expose the versatility of this music.
Destructive on myspace : http://www.myspace.com/destructiverecordings
Pitch Black : http://www.myspace.com/pitchblackrecords
Regarding Fyutchaflex recordings. Fyutchaflex recordings and events ( 2001-2009 ) is a record label and events production company based in Montreal, Canada. Fyutchaflex, now the epicenter of the canadian Grime scene, was established in 2001 by INTOCCABILE, a canadian Grime dj, producer and longstanding member of the local underground, in order to promote by way of releases and events the Grime and Dark Garage sounds. Fyutchaflex is the only active Grime and Dark Garage label in Montreal, consistently, relentlessly releasing upfront material on digital and physical formats. Groundbreaking music... Future music... This is Fyutchaflex.
Fyutchaflex on the web : www.fyutchaflex.ca
Thursday, October 29, 2009
ISOTONE DUBSTEP GIVEAWAY
As promised, here are the goods.
Isotone ( Tribe, Cell, Nerve, Obsessions, Cylon ) has been making waves for a few years now.
Here is the LINK to a pack of tunes that he gave away recently.
Dj support from : Headhunter, Scuba, Boomnoise & Pokes.
If you like what you hear, why not make a donation to the man behind the tuneage ?
Here is his e-mail address : isotone@hotmail.com
Hope you enjoy... I certainly did !
FREE DUBSTEP TRACK CURTESY OF MUTT !
The one and onlySean Roman aka Mutt is a 27 year old Toronto producer/DJ. He is on drum'n'bass labels such as Creative Source, Renegade Recordings, 31 Records, Good Looking, CIA Deep Kut, Soundtrax, Horizons Music, Inside, X-Tinction Agenda, Colours Audio, Intrinsic Recordings, Spearhead, Nu-Directions, and Influenza.
He was kind enough to give a free track on his blog. With his permission, I am posting the link here for those of you who might have missed it !
Mutt : " This is a track I wrote not to long ago...Got some other dubstep stuff coming out soon this year... On SUBWAY and TUBE10..."
Grab it HERE !
Sunday, October 25, 2009
SNORK - BEDROOM WORKS : A REVIEW
Our local producers certainly deserve more attention that they currently get.
Surely, their work deserves to be discussed on our local "discussion" forums. You'll notice that I wrote discussed and not mindlessly hyped - this happens far too often - or given virtual high-five's and big-ups - "big choon", "big up", "heavy", "320 bruv ?", "Bon beat man", all of this is well and good but what does these "comments" say about the music itself, that which really matters ? Very little I'm afraid.
Our local artists - Subtone, Stalker, Snork, Lill Unseen, Reality, Pon Chalice, among others - deserve more than superficial reviews written by remorseless schmucks and ordered by labels and booking agencies - reviews which are meant to boost sales and stimulate "brand awareness".
Has there ever been a Q+A session with a local producer on one of our local discussion forums ? And why not ? Starting flame wars and posting boobies seem to be more pressing issues. What about the music ? Do we really care ? How about a discussion on drum layering with Subtone, or a chat with Blake Market - I'm sure he would have lots to say.
How about it ?
...
All of this brings me to Snork's latest offering, entitled Bedroom works.
This album was cruelly ignored by local journalists and bloggers.
Upon giving Snork's album a listen, quite a few people will feel slightly disoriented.
An album full of cookie cutter EDM it is not.
These pieces are not "fun" club tracks. Snork's music is a very serious matter.
They're not bass heavy club smashers meant to destroy dancefloors and make bassbins explode. Snork's approach is a bit more subtle.
Amens, resampled reeces, wobbles, overcompressed drum tracks, lazy layering - which is all the rage right now in Dubstep -, the "dirty" - not so "dirty" I'm afraid - electro pumping effect, big snares with a slight boost at 200Hz, and other disturbing clichés of this age of musical disarray are all missing in action - good. Snork has not chosen the easy path... he is a risk-taker. He has been in the production game far longer than most of today's dubstep superstars, pressured by their labels and booking agencies to churn out "bangers", and he IS aware of all those production trends and techniques. But he decides to not use any of them and without regret he throws them all in his psychic recycling bin ( and for this alone he deserves a round of applause ) in order to start with a clean slate.
This radical departure from today's prodution clichés is only the beginning.
What is left then, when, like Snork, you courageously decide not to rely on clichés, when you set "nothingness" as your starting point ? Ample room for experimentation.
In this age of aesthetic stupidity and cheap thrills, we tend to forget about the importance of experimentation. Snork - not for one second ! - never forgets where he stands : at the very edge of the experimental, of the "possible".
I cannot imagine the number of hours that went into the making of this album. The sound quality is remarkable but even more remarkable is the attention paid to drum layering and progression.
I believe the strongest tracks of his album are "Water Drops", "Mon oeil, mes yeux" and "Projekt 9". They all convey a feeling of lingering sadness and a sense of urban decay without relying on cheap tricks.
I would recommend this dense album to anyone who enjoy's Snork unpredictability and "quirkyness" - if you've seen him perform live, you'll understand what I mean. Snork's latest offering will give you an unforgettable ride to places which have yet to be named.
He truly gives us a glimpse of what contemporary electronic music could be.
Highly recommended.
SNORK ON FACEBOOK
SNORK ON MYSPACE
Surely, their work deserves to be discussed on our local "discussion" forums. You'll notice that I wrote discussed and not mindlessly hyped - this happens far too often - or given virtual high-five's and big-ups - "big choon", "big up", "heavy", "320 bruv ?", "Bon beat man", all of this is well and good but what does these "comments" say about the music itself, that which really matters ? Very little I'm afraid.
Our local artists - Subtone, Stalker, Snork, Lill Unseen, Reality, Pon Chalice, among others - deserve more than superficial reviews written by remorseless schmucks and ordered by labels and booking agencies - reviews which are meant to boost sales and stimulate "brand awareness".
Has there ever been a Q+A session with a local producer on one of our local discussion forums ? And why not ? Starting flame wars and posting boobies seem to be more pressing issues. What about the music ? Do we really care ? How about a discussion on drum layering with Subtone, or a chat with Blake Market - I'm sure he would have lots to say.
How about it ?
...
All of this brings me to Snork's latest offering, entitled Bedroom works.
This album was cruelly ignored by local journalists and bloggers.
Upon giving Snork's album a listen, quite a few people will feel slightly disoriented.
An album full of cookie cutter EDM it is not.
These pieces are not "fun" club tracks. Snork's music is a very serious matter.
They're not bass heavy club smashers meant to destroy dancefloors and make bassbins explode. Snork's approach is a bit more subtle.
Amens, resampled reeces, wobbles, overcompressed drum tracks, lazy layering - which is all the rage right now in Dubstep -, the "dirty" - not so "dirty" I'm afraid - electro pumping effect, big snares with a slight boost at 200Hz, and other disturbing clichés of this age of musical disarray are all missing in action - good. Snork has not chosen the easy path... he is a risk-taker. He has been in the production game far longer than most of today's dubstep superstars, pressured by their labels and booking agencies to churn out "bangers", and he IS aware of all those production trends and techniques. But he decides to not use any of them and without regret he throws them all in his psychic recycling bin ( and for this alone he deserves a round of applause ) in order to start with a clean slate.
This radical departure from today's prodution clichés is only the beginning.
What is left then, when, like Snork, you courageously decide not to rely on clichés, when you set "nothingness" as your starting point ? Ample room for experimentation.
In this age of aesthetic stupidity and cheap thrills, we tend to forget about the importance of experimentation. Snork - not for one second ! - never forgets where he stands : at the very edge of the experimental, of the "possible".
I cannot imagine the number of hours that went into the making of this album. The sound quality is remarkable but even more remarkable is the attention paid to drum layering and progression.
I believe the strongest tracks of his album are "Water Drops", "Mon oeil, mes yeux" and "Projekt 9". They all convey a feeling of lingering sadness and a sense of urban decay without relying on cheap tricks.
I would recommend this dense album to anyone who enjoy's Snork unpredictability and "quirkyness" - if you've seen him perform live, you'll understand what I mean. Snork's latest offering will give you an unforgettable ride to places which have yet to be named.
He truly gives us a glimpse of what contemporary electronic music could be.
Highly recommended.
SNORK ON FACEBOOK
SNORK ON MYSPACE
Friday, October 16, 2009
KNOWNCOLD
People, I'm telling you... I have a feeling Knowncold, a dubstep record label based in Taiwan, will accomplish big things in the coming months. Knowncold went from being an unknown entity to one of the most hyped dubstep labels online in mere days. First, a few webpages started appearing... then people started talking... then Twitter, Facebook, myspace accounts popped out of nowhere !
Knowncold's ambition is to become "the premier Dubstep Digital center on the internet".
I will have to interview the people behind this label in order to know a bit more about their intentions - world domination ? - and future releases... stay tuned...
In the meantime, have a look at Knowncold's website and see what the hype is all about !
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
INTOCCABILE - PROMO VIDEO ( Fall 2009 )
Video generated and edited by SB.TV.
Music : Intoccabile - Meditation ( Fyutchaflex recordings )
Big thanks to SB.TV !
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