A grizzly beatsmith is about to turn up the heat on summer a few more degrees.
The enigmatic producer Bear Grillz, known only by his cartoon alias, brings his electro-rock with a twist to Firepower Records on August 5, featuring two of the most powerful names in American dubstep: Datsik and 12th Planet.
This guy must be an imposter. The laidback gentleman posing for the camera during his DJ Mag USA photo shoot in New York City can’t possibly be Borgore.
Lorin Ashton grew up in a commune in the San Francisco Bay Area, and the first art he created was mini-movies on his dad's cine-camera at the age of 10. He soon got into heavy metal groups like Megadeth and Nirvana in his early teens and started a metal band called Pale Existence, and promoted metal shows before discovering that he loved going to raves in California in the mid-'90s. Soon he was making his own electronic stuff, using rudimentary equipment at first.
If you are yet to discover Inspected, check out this feature we did on them a while back...
As Inspected's first ever live event, expectations were high and nobody really knew what to expect, with a huge line-up consisting of xKore, Asa & Sorrow, Culprate, Gemini, and Inspector Dubplate. The fact the event was completely free of charge made this simply too good to miss.
Dubstep duo Truth have gone from strength to strength since being picked up by Mala back in '09, with a stream of successful releases on what looks like a who's who of reputable dubstep labels, including and not limited to: Deep Medi, Tempa, Boka, GetDarker, Wheel & Deal, Black Box, Artikal, Tuba, New Moon — and now, Firepower?
Lorin Ashton grew up in a commune in the San Francisco Bay Area, and the first art he created was mini-movies on his dad's cine-camera at the age of 10.
He soon got into heavy metal groups like Megadeth and Nirvana in his early teens and started a metal band called Pale Existence, and promoted metal shows before discovering that he loved going to raves in California in the mid-'90s. Soon he was making his own electronic stuff, using rudimentary equipment at first.
Dubstep don Hatcha has kindly given us a piece of history with this classic dubstep set recorded all the way back in 2002, around the time when the term dubstep was being coined and starting to get acknowledged as its own genre. Hatcha and Big Apple were at the forefront of the movement at the time alongside Tempa and the FWD crew.
Dubstep duo Truth have gone from strength to strength since being picked up by Mala back in '09, with a stream of successful releases on what looks like a who's who of reputable dubstep labels, including and not limited to: Deep Medi, Tempa, Boka, GetDarker, Wheel & Deal, Black Box, Artikal, Tuba and New Moon. If that list alone doesn't get you excited about a new album, then the collaborations with Flowdan, Joker, Taso and Bijou surely will.
Uprise Audio is a fresh new dubstep label that over the past year has quickly gathered a devoted fan-base, as proved when it picked up the prestigious 'Best New Label' award in the Dubstepforum Awards for 2013.
Uprise was launched back in November 2012 by Seven and business partner Verity J, with the aim of (as the name 'Uprise' suggests) pushing up and coming artists to the next level.
