Album Title: ‘Evangeline’
Format: CD album and limited edition 4X12” vinyl … various artists
Label : Planet Mu
Release Date: June 17th 2008

Mary Anne Hobbs.. BBC Radio1 firebrand at the helm of the Experimental show presents a collection of future beats.. underground dubstep, grime, dark dancefloor, techno and electronica.. including 10 exclusive tracks created especially for the compilation, denoted with stars*** .. and two tunes from producers with top secret identities..

‘Evangeline’ tracklisting:

1.Ital Tek – ‘Archaic’ ***
hot on the heels of his debut album, this gifted new breed Brighton based dubstep producer delivers his most mercurial beat yet…

2. Unitz – ‘The Drop’ (CD only)
17 year old newcomer from Epsom comes with the sickest sound that’s been mashing up dubstep dancefloors proper this season…

3. Shackleton – ‘In The Void’
haunting and exquisite passage from the producer who heads up one of dubstep’s most ambitious labels Skull Disco... he will play for Mary Anne at her Sonar Festival showcase in 2008..

4. Cult Of The 13th Hour – ‘The Way Of The Gun’***
top secret identity… no artist information available…
gunmen lay down your arms..

5. Wiley – ‘Local Lad’
the godfather of grime delivers his tuffest bars of 2008… untouchable UK LDN E3 MC..

6. Headhunter vs Ekelon – ‘Timewarp’ ***
fast rising Bristol bass builder Headhunter and young Greek Ekelon come with a heady dancefloor roller… check the extraordinary breakdown in the centre..

7. Darqwan – ‘Universal Wan-ting’ ***
devastating roller from the Sheffield legend who pioneered the original dubstep sound from the ashes of dark UK garage… aka Oris Jay

8. Ben Frost – ‘Theory Of Machines’
Australian born Reyjavik based producer, who wears green plastic bags on his hands and feet.. and builds elemental sonic firestorms for a living..

9. Flying Lotus – ‘Flattery (Sympathy For The Biters)’ ***
Fly Lo grew up in the bosom of the Coltraine family in California.. got weaned on hip-hop and subsequently became obsessed with UK bass… he will play for Mary Anne at her Sonar Festival showcase in 2008..

10. Dakimh - ‘Done’***
top secret identity… no artist information available..
fluid, loose and stunningly beautiful…

11. DJ Pinch – ‘E. Motiv’ ***
King of the Bristol dubstep scene, the boy who heads up the Tectonic label brings a piece of music that becomes more and more heavenly as it unfolds…

12. Magnetic Man – ‘Ligma VIP’ ***
dubstep’s hottest star Benga working in collaboration with the man behind the legendary Big Apple label and shop in Croydon, Artwork - as Magnetic Man.. (recently joined by Skream too..) this is a VIP remix of one of their most sought after dubplates..

13. Tes La Rok feat Uncle Sam – ‘Up In The VIP’ (CD only)
sure fire summer smash already setting dancefoors on fire the world over.. from the gifted Helsinki beat builder…

14. Surgeon – ‘Right Road To Dubland’ ***
Notorious Midlands based techno producer (half of British Murder Boys) aims straight for the dark heart of the dancefloor with this crushing, humid and intense beat…

15. Boxcutter – ‘Kab 27’ ***
young Irish magician who rarely leaves his bedroom studio, other than to ride his bicycle in the fields nearby his house….

16. Claro Intelecto – ‘Beautiful Death’
Manchester’s Mark Stuart… better known for his immaculate minimal techno delivers a heart-stopping vapour trail to close the album..


‘Evangeline’ launch parties

Sheffield , Tuesday Club – June 10th
Barcelona, SONAR festival – June 20th
London, Fabric – July 4th

El día once de abril se celebra Why Not? el que se anuncia como “el primer festival de dubstep” con casi todos los grandes nombres del género y tres espacios (principal, roots of dubstep y dubstep forum) situados dentro del… ¿Ministry of Sound? Supongo que el espacio es el adecuado para ello y parece que nadie se ha quejado (demasiado) de las “malas compañías” pero….

Supongo que ya se habrán descargado el último programa de Dusk&Blackdown en Rinse FM, pero no se si habrán reparado en el especial que realizó Applebim. La segunda hora son algunos de los nombres que pueden hacer algo por el género este año, pero la primera, la de precalentamiento desde luego tiene un tracklist curioso:

1. the black dog - otaku (rising high ’92)
2. studio - life’s a beach (information ’07)
3. david crosby - orleans (atlantic ’71)
4. flying lotus - dance floor stalkers (warp ’07)
5. the art of noise - a time for fear (island ’84)
6. cluster - hollywood (brain ’74)
7. steve reich - electric counterpoint - fast (ECM ’89)
8. donovan - get thy bearings (epic ’68)
9. dexter wansal & jean carn - the sweetest pain (philidelphia international ’79)
10. mungo’s hi fi ft. brother culture - ’ing (scotch bonnet ’07)
11. top cat - go weh’ (fashion ’94)
12. heatwave ft. warrior queen - things change (soul jazz ’08)
13. model 500 - interference (metroplex ’88)
14. neal howard - the gathering (forgotten ’88)
15. rhythim is rhythim - move it remix (transmat ’87)

Después ponemos algunas cosas más para descargar pero ahora nos concentraremos en un par de programas especiales emitidos por la BBC. El primero es este reciente documental de media sobre dubstep, donde Mary Anne Hobbs ofrece una serie de entrevistas a distinta gente de la escena para ofrecer una panorámica sobre distintos aspectos del género. Algunos de los entrevistados son:

Mala
Loefah
Sgt Pokes
Distance
Pinch
N-Type
Skream
Benga
Arthur aka Artwork - Big Apple
Benny Ill - Horsepower Productions
Chef
Jason at Transition Mastering Studios
Boomnoise
Dubway
Blackdown aka Martin Clark
Melissa Bradshaw

Supongo que se puede descargar aquí durante un tiempo limitado en forma de podcast

El 2 de febrero en Radio 2 se emitió un documental sobre el guitarrista John McGeoch, alguien que tiene una pequeña influencia en la forma de tocar y de sonar de la guitarra eléctrica en las últimas décadas. Este no se podía descargar, así que cuando escuchen al principio del mp3 el silencio y después un estruendoso ruido soy yo haciendo clic en la página. Ya puestos corrijan la errata al nombrar el archivo. Ambos están bastante bien y en particular este (Mary Anne Hobbs continua explotando el filón, el documento histórico fue el primero que hizo al respecto) es bastante emotivo.