Anangu – Shisha VIP (#SPK011)

Anangu is someone I stumbled across recently scanning SoundCloud and instantly took my interest on first listen. After scoping over numerous beats, I distinguished the range in sound he spans over and the height of quality he can reach. Not only producing deeper and darker bass music/dubstep, he can incorporate instrumental fundamentals into his music,…

Artist in Focus: Texstep

Originating from Caldas da Rainha, Portugal, the two brothers who form Texstep have been bustling out tracks since 2010. Having firstly found a love for Jungle, minimal techno and reggae dub, they soon progressed into the new breed of dubstep as the genre evolved and found an instant love for the sound. They began putting…

Fred Hassel – Letronne (#SPK009)

The next free track in our #SPK series comes direct from Czech producer, Fred Hassel. I’ve been analysing and monitoring this guy’s progress over the past year after he’d been suggested to me by a friend. From first listen I could sense the potential behind his music, with his beats generally encapsulating a real deep…

Dubbacle Spectrum Podcast #030

Originating from the Netherlands, Dubbacle will give you a master class of dub-wise music throughout this mix. He’s recently played out alongside the likes of Gantz, Commodo, Las and Mikael, showing exactly the heights he’s been reaching. With people taking note of his original and authentic sound, he’ll continue to induce meditation all over the…

Leng Spectrum Podcast #029

Leng has been DJing across the country for the past few years, recently setting up his own brand ‘2561’, who’s catalogue is slowly building up. Here he brings us a techno inspired blend through a number of different styles providing a great hour of music. Walter Ego — Jam Roll (For Love) [MadTech Records] George…

VGB Spectrum Podcast #026

Dutch producer and DJ, VGB plates up this delicious mix as our 26th podcast in the series. He’s been someone who‘s grabbed my attention of late, blending futuristic aspects with an authentic, urban sound. This mix is packed full of surprise dubs from numerous top producers, giving you a complete overdose of Dutch prowess, surreptitiously…

Bacon Dubs: Label in Focus pt. II

The label themselves need no introduction; having already featured on the blog previously with mixes and interviews from both Reamz and DubApes. With an increasing foothold on the underground industry, the word is spreading and everyone wants a piece of the pork. Head honcho, Matt Sparks aka Sparxy has been someone I’ve been following for…

Artist in Focus: Sixth Ape

Fintan Larpoon aka. Sixth Ape is a London based artist and someone we’ve kept a close eye on since discovering during our piece with DubApes earlier in the series. His tracks were played during their mix and instantly captivated me, carrying that extremely ancestral aura, basing the main structure of his tracks around the percussion…