Hey Filth Fiends! I recently had the pleasure of speaking with and interviewing the Southbound Hangers! Let me tell you, these guys are some of the most down to earth dudes I’ve gotten to chop it up with. Their base camp is in Brighton, UK (Originally the Isle Of Wight) and SBH have let us into their world of dub, giving us their take on the genre, their gear, plans for the future, and even some words of wisdom for you up and comers! They put together the mix below EXCLUSIVELY for DUBliminal.COM! You won’t find this unique line up of filthy LFO’s and Sub-bass anywhere else on the net! Most of the tracks are unreleased from SBH so I encourage you to start/download this mix, and let the bass consume you while you get to know the bad boys from Brighton…
Southbound Hangers- DUBliminal.COM EXCLUSIVE MIX by DUBliminalCOM
*Track List Below
>Names/Age?
Shaun 23
Max 24
> Where did you guys first hear Dubstep, what track was it, and what was
your reaction?
EEERRR The truth is we cant remember its been that long, although we would love to come up with a great answer, probably DMZ, Hatcha?
> How long have you been making Dubstep and what did you produce before
Dubstep came along?
As SBH about a year and a half
Shaun: About 4 years. I made DNB, Grime and Hip hop.
Max: Not long before we started working as SBH, I pissed about making sound installations??
> Were you guys producers or DJ’s first?
DJs. We’ve both been DJing “VINYL BABY” about seven years in the early days mixing Garage, Jungle and DNB..
> What is your current set-up?
I Mac, Logic 9, midi keyboard, Edirol Audio Interface, Adam A7 monitors, SE Electronics condenser mic, USB tea warmer and various other usefull contraptions like chairs, a desk, sometimes we even use a pen and paper…
> What’s process do you undergo when you guys work together to make a track?
All depends on the style of the track, but we normally work together from start to finish, although Shaun tends do alot of the mix-downs, EQ’s etc…
> What do you think makes Dubstep stand out from all the other genres?
There aren’t many constraints, it draws from so many good styles of music and Dubstep is already developing its own sub-genres. A lot of electronic music is quite stagnent at the moment….. plus the people who listen/make it are all nuts!!! Its been around for a while but its still in the early stages and theres a lot to come from Dubstep.
> How would you describe your sound?
To be honest it’s quiet hard for us to describe our sound,we always try to give our tracks some comedy value but a lot of people are saying its a kind of industrial and some our describing it as future dub with a big DNB influence, but the best way to describe it would be to say Its like when someone follows through… Nasty but quite funny. (if its not you!)
> Where do you see Dubstep going in 2010?
To the bank!! Hopefully… LoL! But seriously, we can see Dubstep really progressing, it already has and its absolutely taking over this year. There’s so many huge artists jumping on it now its starting to become very popular, a lot of pop music is sneaking Dubstep beats in now so and we think its gonna make a big impact to the music scene as we know it.
> What are your plans for the future?
We’ve got a collab with Funtcase called “Wizard sleeve” coming out on Prime Audio. We also have a Southbound Hangers Vs Funtcase EP coming coming out on Shift and another track called “Heavy like Metal” coming out on Perk records. We’re also in talks with Marlow about signing to his label “no comply”.
As for future projects were working on collab’s with Riskotheque, Marchmellow, Funtcase and a sick American artist called Druley. Were continuing to do a lot of work with our MC “Raff” but were linking up with some other amazing vocalists and artists this year too so there should be some great new sounds coming out of it all hopefully.
> What has been your favorite experience so far as the Southbound Hangers?
Just hearing our tunes being played out by people we look up to on radio and at club nights is pretty cool. We do have a good time when we play out, but definitely some of our best experiences have been playing for Dubnium In Bournemouth (UK). Its such an amazing atmosphere there and they put so much effort into the nights its an experience not to be missed! The free beer and food is good, too!!
> What artists are you currently listening to?
Listening to a lot of 2nd 2 None’s stuff, Zinc’s Rinse FM podcast is on repeat, Redlight, Riskotheque, Marlow, Marchmellow, Funtcase, Noisia, Joy Orbison, The Bees, Zion Train and loads of other stuff. Too much to mention.
> Who are SBH influenced by?
Benga, Mala, 16bit, Funtcase,Bar 9 (too many more to mention). Also a lot of other things in life, friends and family. We have new influences every day.
> What advice would you give for up and coming Dubstep producers?
Put the hours in, be open minded, try and make music that you want to hear yourself, and have fun.
> Anything you’d like to add?
Thanks to everyone thats listening and all the people that are supporting us. We’d also like to add a bit more reverb to the flux capasitor.
Thanks guys! Big Ups to the Southbound Hangers for putting together this FILTHY mix for our DUBliminal.COM readers! Show some respect and HIT THEM UP over at their MYSPACE and their TWITTER
Peace, Love, Dub
Mix Track List:
1.Vista-Unknown
2.Riskotheque and Matt U- Guillotine Growl
3.Southbound Hangers- partys off
4. Southbound Hangers- Love the Bass
5.Southbound Hangers- Face the Music
6.Funtcase- Fuck
7.Funtcase and Southbound Hangers- Wizard Sleeve
8.Southbound Hangers- Heavy Like Metal
9.Marchmellow- Time Bomb
10. Funtcase- Gorilla Flex VIP
11. Mr Boogie and Ill Bill Bachelor- Dead Jungalist
12. Southbound Hangers- Tink First
13. Vista-Unknown
14. Torqux and Twist- Devils Trick
15.Funtcase- Mattress Punch
16.Hizzle Guy- Unknown
17.Southbound Hangers and Funtcase- Dubsteppa
18.Jeuce- Flavours (Southbound Hangers Rmx)
19.The Neptune Project- Aztec (Marlow Rmx)
This entry was written by , posted on February 20, 2010 at 12:24 pm, filed under *DOWNLOAD, Audio, Interviews, Southbound Hangers and tagged *DOWNLOAD, Dubliminal, Dubstep, Interview, Mix, Southbound Hangers. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Hey dub headz, I was recently introduced to Tekka after I posted the interview from his boy Sticky Feet. Tekka sent over a very unique mix that I just had to post. He explains how this mix came about along with where he’s been and where he plans on going. So start the mix below, and take a time out to get to know this 21 year old hailing from the Netherlands, Tekka….
Tekka-Cheesestep Vol. 1 by DUBliminalCOM
Tracklist listed below:
> How did you get started in making dubstep?
I had been producing Hip-hop for about 6 months when I first heard Dubstep. It instantly hooked me because it sounded like a perfect blend between my 3 favorite genres: Hip-hop, DnB and IDM. I tried making a dubstep track, and after that I’ve been doing nothing else but making dubstep for the last year.
> What was the first dubstep song you heard?
I think it’s Vex’d – Thunder, still one of my favorite tunes. I’m not 100% sure about that though.
> What gear/software are you using?
Back in the day when I switched from hip-hop to dubstep and I used an Akai MPC2000xl and Clavia Nord Rack, but since it’s really hard to make good Dubstep with just hardware. I’ve switched to Fruity Loops and I have been working with Cubase a few weeks ago for a new project, and I must say I’m very impressed with that program, so I’ll probably start working with that more in the future.
> Why does dubstep stand out from all the other genres, in your opinion?
In my opinion Dubstep combines the flow of hip-hop, the energy of DnB and the creativity of IDM and turns it into one great genre. It’s also a genre you can do a lot with. Basically you can call anything with a heavy bass and a BPM around 140 Dubstep. I’ve made tracks influenced by Funk, Metal, Hardcore and Pop, and I still have a lot more ideas for directions I can take tunes in.
> How did the idea for Cheesestep come about?
Well I’ve been mixing an internet radioshow weekly at AfterDarkRadio.Info (Friday’s from 2200-2400 GMT) and one time for fun, I put in “cheesy time”. I had just gotten a bunch of dubstep remixes of pop songs from some producers I share tunes with, and I wanted to test them out. While I thought people in the chatbox would hate it (to be honest I was a bit drunk and wanted to mess with the listeners a bit) they actually really liked what I played. So I decided to make a mixtape with only dubstep remixes of popsongs. As you can see in the name and the artwork of the mix, it’s all for fun, because in my opinion there’s a lot of people who take dubstep way too serious.
> How would you describe your sound?
That’s a really hard question, I don’t think anyone can really put the finger on their own sound, and besides that, I’m constantly evolving my sound. Flow is very important in my songs though, and I like my songs to have a different angle then what people normally expect in a dubstep song.
> What dubstep artists are you currently listening to?
I’m really impressed with the sounds that are currently coming from Israel. I went to Jerusalem a few weeks ago to play 2 gigs and work on some tunes with Sticky Feet, and it is bursting with talent over there. Everyone should know Borgore by now, but other really good producers from Israel include Tomba, Sticky Feet, WhiskerTwister and Bunny On Acid.
Other artists I’m currently feeling a lot are Bukez Finezt, fellow dutchman Devnik, and Claw (also Hulk). Also showing some great potential for the future are Davr and Oddsokz.
> Plans for the future?
Plenty! I’ve got a lot of releases planned for this year, including an 4-track EP on Dub Frequency, an 4-track EP on Dubline, and an 4-track EP together with Sticky Feet. Also my first Vinyl release should be out in the summer on Dub Frequency. With DJ’ing I hope to go to more countries in Europe to play, there’s nothing I like more then to DJ, and seeing a crowd go nuts on a track you just finished is amazing.
Thanks Tekka! Don’t forget to check him out on the MYSPACE
01. James Brown – It’s A Man’s World (Parker Remix)
02. Bobby Caldwell – What You Won’t Do For Love (DZ Remix)
03. Decree – Do You Remember
04. David Guetta – Love Don’t Let Me Go (Critical Noise Remix)
05. DeadMau5 – I Remember (Caspa Remix)
06. Charlie P – Over The Rainbow
07. Bob Marley – Is This Love (Lojik Remix)
08. Jahdan Blakkamoore – The General (Noah D Remix)
09. Faithless – You’re The Sun To Me (Emalkay Remix)
10. Sidney Samson – Riverside (Breakage Remix)
11. Major Lazer – Pon De Floor (TRiLLBASS Remix)
12. Evil Nine – They Live (Alkaseltza Remix)
13. Kosheen – Catch U (Symbl Remix)
14. MGMT – Kids (Bukez Finezt Remix)
15. Britney Spears – 3 (Tekka Remix)
16. Isaac Hayes – Walk On By (DZ Remix)
Britney Spears – 3 (Tekka Refix) (Playout Mixdown) by DUBliminalCOM
This entry was written by , posted on February 3, 2010 at 9:03 pm, filed under *DOWNLOAD, Interviews, Tekka and tagged *DOWNLOAD, Cheesestep, dublminal, Dubstep, Interview, Tekka. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
So dub headz, I’ve been choppin’ it up with this 17 year old out of Israel who goes by the name Sticky Feet. There has been some big talent coming from there, most notably Borgore and Tomba. Sticky Feet and Tomba put out a track called “No Rest for the Wicked” an insane track that I first heard on a Downlink Halloween Mix (follow link below to download it)… so without further ado, I give you DUBliminal’s first interview of 2010 with Sticky Feet!
*Sticky Feet, tell DUBliminal why you started making music?
Well, as far as i can tell it started last year, I hung out with a friend of mine at his place and he showed me fruity loops, then we sat down the entire night drinking cola and eating chips working on some weird fucking dark tune that wasnt even dubstep. From then on I kind of started mingling around with Fruity Loops, but up until 7 months I think I didnt really take it seriously. I think that if to get to the bottom of it I started making music because I needed to make some asses shake.
*I’m sure you aren’t going to have a problem doing that when you step up to throw down, what kind of gear are you currently using?
I just recently got my sound card, Audio Kontrol 1, can’t say im disappointed. My monitors are KRK Rokit 6s, I got a Sennheiser microphone, Axiom 25 for the midi keyboard, and I occasionally use my Dynamic Stereo Headphones, Sony MDR-7508. and of course my loyal laptop, Toshiba Satellite a-300
*So with all the hype around a fairly new, up and coming genre, what is your take on dubstep?
This is a tough one.. what I’m tryin to create is a combination of various things. I have the “filthy” tunes and the “chill” tunes as most of the peeps refer to them. Man, this is a real tough question. i just make sticky dubstep.
*Sticky dubstep, eh? Can you elaborate a little on your sound?
It’s punchy, crisp, and fillled with sub, also filthy. Sometimes clean. Definitetly the combination of filthy sounds and a clean mixdown.
*I see, well being so young, can you tell us your plans for the future?
Big stuff. I’m goin on my Europe tour in May-June, got a few gigs set down, gonna be loads of fun. Besides that im working on a 2-step/chill/bass label with my friend bunny on acid, and maybe my own label sometimes mid 2010?
About releases, my first EP just came out at Bass Punch Records, its called “Stepping in the Sun”, chill stuff, hip hopish and purple. I also have a release forthcoming on Dub Cartel with my mate Whiskertwister sometime in the next few months. I have a tune coming out on Rottun with Tomba called “No rest for the Wicked”, a tune with Bunny on Acid coming on in a compilation on Ultragore, (Borgore & Ultrablacks label), and more big things coming.
*If you’d like to book Sticky Feet to your night just hit him up @ streetsticky@gmail.com
*Sound like things are looking good! Before you go, wanna tell us YOUR favorite dubstep artists?
Devnik, Tomba, Whiskertwister, Bunny on Acid, Switched Sources, and Tekka… all of them are going to be fucking big in 2010, trust me.
*Sticky Feet was kind enough to let me toss up a free download for you DUB HEADZ, enjoy “Feel Good”
The name does it justice.
Be sure to peep the other 2 tracks that will be released early 2010!
PEACE, LOVE, DUB-
Sticky Feet – Feel Good by DUBliminalCOM
Tomba feat Sticky Feet- No Rest For The Wicked by DUBliminalCOM
Sticky Feet & Bunny On Acid – He’s Not a Captian by DUBliminalCOM
Sticky Feet & Tekka – The Hype by DUBliminalCOM
DOWNLOAD Downlink Halloween Mix HERE
This entry was written by , posted on January 22, 2010 at 2:04 am, filed under *DOWNLOAD, Bunny on Acid, Sticky Feet, Tomba and tagged Bunny on Acid, Dubliminal, Dubstep, Feel Good, He's Not A Captain, Interview, No Rest for the Wicked, Sticky Feet, Tomba. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Hey guys, I have a tasty little interview done with the man himself, Rusko. Thanks to the crew over at Krudmart for the drop, check out their site HERE to cop some fresh gear.
This entry was written by , posted on December 11, 2009 at 1:39 pm, filed under Interviews, Rusko, Video and tagged Dubstep, Interview, Rusko. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.