deeptime

An excellent start to the new series from Nick Gutterbreakz. Broken into two sections, the first is dedicated to plumbing the new dub techno from Deep Chord, Substance & Vainqueur, and their ilk. For part two, Nick draws on his clout amongst Bristol Sound luminaries Pinch, Peverelist, Jakes, Gatekeeper and Wedge for an all-exclusive dubstep […]

Colonies gone native in the infrastructure, perennial fixation of the urban industrial psyche. … “The southern end of the tunnel is flooded, an invitation to a refreshing swim. For a moment it seems that others have already followed this invitation and are now splashing around a deep pit in the tunnel’s middle, their muted laughter […]

Blackdown’s hug-mugging post reminded me that I’d been meaning to say a few words about Kush Arora, who was kind enough to send me copies,  last month, of his recent 12″ (bowling ball-style, marble-pressed, no less) and new album From Brooklyn to SF. Often, over the last year or so, it’s been these unexpected deliveries […]

I ran into local reggae historian Jim Dooley a short while ago and he told me that he’d just written a review of a new book on Dub over at the Small Axe web zine. I read up and ordered it the same day. Michael Veal’s Dub: Soundscapes & Shattered Songs in Jamaican Reggae is […]