I Think I’m gonna have to agree with him on this one.
Haven’t heard anything this nice in the realm of dubstep for some time, was worth the wait! Cop the ep here.

 
From the people that brought Skream’s latest work “Outside the box” to Japan, up and coming label Hydra Records are making Godzilla style waves from the far east in the world of Dubstep, Techno and Experimental Hip Hop. Azzxsss (pronounced Azzuks) is a collaboration between two well grounded Japanese artists Azzurro and Solid State Soul. Taking heavy influence from the world of dub and dub techno Azzxsss’s latest release “Deepsketch” is a satisfyingly sophisticated album. …continue reading Hydra Dub

As much as I love a good angry wobble trasher, I and I’m sure a lot of other people are growing a bit weary of LFO induced wobble bass bangers that have little variation and seems to all sound the same. Lately my ears tend to be perking up to the sounds of a deeper “Future Garage” sound, usually more sampled based and incorporating elements of techno, garage, classic break beat rave, dub and reggae.

With deep house and techno elements making a bit of a come back in all styles of electronic music in the last few years it only makes sense that these strains of dubstep, 2 step, and new school garage are combining to make a new exciting hybrid for a new decade. As science tell us with every action there is an equal and opposite reaction, much like in music (and social tastes) there is opposites and reactions of backlashes and revivals (whether it be from grungy to poppy or dirty to deep). Now having not lived in the UK during the high points in 2 step, garage and even some of the early dub influenced dubstep from the early naughties, I felt as though I might have missed out on some of the best years for UK electronic music. However as I discover more and more interesting new music taking influence from the past, I feel quite fortunate to have lived through the naughties, despite what other people might say about the state of music these days.
…continue reading 2010: It’s almost the future, where’s my flying car dammit!?