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Posted 19, May, 2013

Dusk FM - 4D Show - 16.05.13

Thought it was about time I got my act together and uploaded the latest Dusk FM archive, so here it is: some new and some old tunes played - just a big jumble of sounds, if you like jumbles of sounds - this is for you…

Tracklist -

-Kahn – Like We Used To [Punch Drunk]

-Jafu – Box Jelly [Forthcoming…]

-Silkie – Lucky [Deep Medi]

-Commodo – So Clear [Deep Medi]

-Terror Danjah - Zumpi Huntah (Swindle Remix) [Free DL]

-Truth feat. Yayne – Time (Kaiju Remix) [Free DL]

-Deafblind – Before The Crash [Forthcoming Sub Pressure]

-Mentha – Crystal Dawn [DUB]

-Ioqe feat. Tante Elze – A Letter [DUB]

-Jafu – Vessel [DUB]

-Congi & B9 – Misconception [DUB]

-Darj – No Other Way [DUB]

-Christopher Yikes – Prognosis [Forthcoming Phantom Hertz]

-Demoot – In My Hands [DUB]

-Drooka – Bandulu [Forthcoming Iron Shirt]

-SHD – Skeptical [DUB]

-Boofy – Abbadon [DUB]

-Mishva – Soundboy [Forthcoming Phantom Hertz]

-Kismet – Run It Red [DUB]

-Karnage & MarkIV – Conjure [DUB]

-Jafu – Helios [Forthcoming…]

-Lemzly Dale & Boofy – Catch A Body [DUB]

-Phaeleh – Natural Feeling [Free DL]

-Warsa – Terminal 502 [Forthcoming Deceast]

-??? - ???

-Wen – Takin’ Over [South Fork Sound]

-Lamont – Signal [FKOF Free DL]

-Lost – Fuzzy Feelin [H.E.N.C.H]

-Congi – Jagged [Chord Marauders Free DL]

-Pressa – Jah Muzik [DUB]

-Lamont – Broken [DUB]

-Mak & Pasteman – Playboy VIP [Hot N Heavy]

-??? – Icicle [Butterz Freebie]

-Ribz – Shot To Get Paid [Pitch Controller]

-Skream – Midnight Request Line [Tempa]

-Bias & Gurley – Roll [Keysound]

-Hostage – Trick Green [???]

-M.I.K – Shadow Of Death [???]

-Boofy – Nank [DUB]

-My Nu Leng – Damp [LNUK]

-Preditah – The Beat Skipped [Earth 616]

-Gatekeeper feat. Grilza – Truth In The Booth [M4]

-Commodo – Axis [Deep Medi]

-Gantz – Tesseract [Free DL]

-Ohyra – Minds Decay [Forthcoming 4D Freebie]

-Inkarv – Inner Being [Vulcan Audio]

-Asa – Ebony [Fent Plates Free DL]

-M.I.K – Let’s Get Busy (Fable Remix) [Hedmuk Freebie]

-Mala – Forgive [Deep Medi]

-Hijak – Babylon Timewarp [Deep Medi]

Available to stream here - http://www.mixcloud.com/MAKZ_/dusk-fm-4d-show-160513

And download here - http://www.dropbox.com/s/s1fw7anr9qmkumz/DuskFM_4DShow_160513.mp3

- Max -

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Posted 18, May, 2013

Warsa - ‘Terminal 502’ / ‘Recon’ - forthcoming Deceast [DEC015] - 27.05.13

- http://soundcloud.com/warsamusic/terminal502 -

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Posted 17, May, 2013

There are a lot of bass music producers out there doing their own thing and not following trends (which is something I personally love and always try to promote), so here we have Scottish producer The Nibelheim Incident bringing his own flavours to the table as always with this very interesting, and somewhat ‘experimental’, EP - ‘A Dark Cavern’ - seriously recommend checking him out if you’re in search of something completely different…

The Nibelheim Incident - ‘Rudimentary Tools’ / ‘Miserable Goblin’ / ‘A Foray Unexpected’ - 4DEP005

- http://soundcloud.com/deepdarkdungeondubstep/sets/the-nibelheim-incident-a-dark-cavern-ep-4d-exclusive/ -

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Posted 15, May, 2013

4D Mix Series #036 - Konsida

Iron Shirt Recordings’ main man Konsida delivers the goods for mix #036 - showcasing some forthcoming bits from his NZ imprint and a whole load of other beauties…

Tracklist -
-Thirteen - Things To Come [Forthcoming Iron Shirt]
-Feonix & Failko - Night Creatures [Redshift-One]
-Mishva - Civilization (Baku Remix) [Forthcoming FKOF x ISR]
-INFRA - Uprising [Phantom Hertz]
-Darj - Six [Free DL]
-Sepia - Cornered [Forthcoming Redshift-One]
-ARtroniks - What Happened [Phantom Hertz]
-Press - Overdone [Gamma]
-Thirteen - 3.13 [Forthcoming Iron Shirt]
-Thirteen - Enigma [Forthcoming Iron Shirt]
-TZR & Press - Sins [Gamma]
-Mishva - Civilization (Warsa Remix) [Forthcoming FKOF x ISR]
-Darj - Wardrums [DUB]
-Feonix - Jurassic Step [Redshift-One]
-Press - Crown Of Light [Gamma]
-TZR - Fedaykin [WattHz Records]
-Mishva - Pacifism [Iron Shirt]
-Press & Grym - Mothership [Gamma]
-Tallan - Drifter [Austerity Recordings]
-B9 - Meditate [Redshift-One]

- http://soundcloud.com/deepdarkdungeondubstep/4d-mix-series-036-konsida -

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Posted 10, May, 2013

4D Mix Series #035 - Echomaker

After the recent success of his 4D download (http://soundcloud.com/deepdarkdungeondubstep/echomaker-altered-beast-4d-download) and some preparation, Echomaker’s mix is finally live - and what a mix it is: showcasing a few dubs from himself and a couple of others, forthcomings on Iron Shirt and his own label ‘Elska Recordings’ and some big releases - have a listen…

Tracklist -
-Moguri - Eishfuchs [Forthcoming Elska Recordings]
-Audialist - Serpent [Deep Heads Free DL]
-M.A.K.Z. - Comedown [DUB]
-Kryptic Minds - To Feel [Osiris]
-FNC - Code Signal [FatKidOnFire]
-Drooka - Grail [Forthcoming Iron Shirt Recordings]
-Drooka - Native (Echomaker Remix) [DUB]
-Mishva - Civilization (Echomaker Remix) [DUB]
-Echomaker - Jabberwock [DUB]
-Unimog - Mr Atom Meets Cthulhu [DUB]
-Echomaker - Ragnarök [DUB]
-Drooka - Rood [Forthcoming Iron Shirt Recordings]
-Wayfarer - Fall Of The Zulu [Tribe12]
-Echomaker - Codex Gigas [DUB]
-Echomaker - Gunman [DUB]
-Drooka & Echomaker - Stulka [4D Exclusive Download]

- http://soundcloud.com/deepdarkdungeondubstep/4d-mix-series-035-echomaker -

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Posted 6, May, 2013

4Dcast #004: Mortal Grey - Phantom Hertz Recordings Special

It’s been too long since the last 4Dcast, and after the success of their most recent compilation (‘The Deep End Vol. 1’) to mark the beginning of a new catalog series of deeper releases, I thought it was only right to get Phantom Hertz (and more recently Gradient Audio) bossman Mortal Grey on #004…

D» Easy Christian! To get things rolling: introduce us to Mortal Grey - tell us a bit about yourself…

MG» Cheers Max, thanks for having me. My name is Christian Mount, aka Mortal Grey. I’ve been involved in electronic music for about 12 years starting as a promoter, DJ, producer, and eventually a label owner, which is what I focus most of my free time on now. I also host a weekly radio show every Saturday at 11:30 a.m. PST (7:30 p.m. GMT) on Dubstep FM.

D» How did you first get into the deeper side of the dubstep world? Who were your first inspirations?

MG» When I first got into the sound, it was 2006, and the majority of dubstep around at the time would be considered by most people today to be of the ‘deeper’ or at least more minimal variety. Sometimes I miss those days, when people would say that the music I was playing was ‘too slow’ or ‘too minimal’ to dance to, haha. Brostep was not around yet, 2-step and garage were clearly the foundation of and inspiration for the sound. Labels like DMZ, Tempa, Planet Mu, Tectonic, Narco Hz, Hot Flush etc. were what I was filling my crates with.

I would say that my favorite producers from those days were Scuba, Pinch, Luke Envoy, Skream, Goth-Trad, Loefah, Distance and Boxcutter.

I will admit, I did get caught up a bit in the more aggressive style of dubstep that soon followed, but it didn’t take long for me to grow tired of most of the stuff coming out. Perhaps that was due to the oversaturation and commercialization of the sound, or maybe I’m just getting old. I feel that I’ve come full circle in a way, finding myself drawn almost exclusively to the deeper, darker side of electronic music being produced these days.

D» When did you first try your hand at production/DJing? What got you into it?

MG» In 2000 I was working as a doorman in a night club in Flagstaff, Arizona. I became close friends with the resident DJs, and that’s when I began learning how to mix. I started off playing a bit of everything, mostly records that friends handed down to me, or that I bought used - house, trance, drum ‘n bass, techno - whatever I could get my hands on. However, I soon began focusing on the darker side of breakbeats; primarily electro, acid and nu skool breaks. I guess the transition from that to dubstep was a pretty natural one for me.

D» Most people reading this will know about your label ‘Phantom Hertz Recordings’, but for those who don’t – explain how it all started and the concept behind the imprint…

MG» The concept of the label has evolved quite a bit from it’s original intent. A few friends and I started it out primarily as an outlet for our own music and as a home for other lesser known artists. It’s original mission and subsequent releases weren’t genre or tempo specific - it really didn’t have a structure or direction at it’s onset. However, as time went on, I began to get consumed with it’s operation and it became more focused. Last year, I took over full ownership of the label and began to change the structure, the sound and the direction of the imprint to what I consider to be a more cohesive format, and one that I feel will stand the test of time.

D» You’ve recently started up a new catalog of releases specifically focusing on the deeper end of the dubstep scale, kicking things off with a big compilation featuring the talents of Mishva, Darj and INFRA (to name a few) – what can we expect to see in the near future? Any exciting releases you can share with us apart from Mishva’s mammoth PHz EP debut?

MG» Mishva’s is a big one, and that one drops on June 3rd [Soundboy - PH002]. After that I have a release scheduled with a returning artist: Christopher Yikes [Dimensions EP - PH003]. Then I have the pleasure of introducing a new member to the world: Fabricator, who I think will be turning heads immediately. Both of those releases are set to come out this summer. Next up is a three track EP from Red Eyes, including a collaboration with ARtroniks. I’m also in talks with a few other producers, but don’t want to announce anything prematurely.

D»> You also recently took over Gradient Audio: how are you finding things with them? Is it hard to maintain two successful labels?

MG» It is a challenge - between working over full time at my ‘normal’ job and running both labels, I don’t really have a lot of free time. It can be difficult to maintain a balance, but at the same time it’s very rewarding. I do feel that taking over Gradient Audio came at a perfect time for me, though. While Phantom Hertz is now focused more on a particular sound, running Gradient allows me the opportunity to support forward thinking music with no genre limitations. It has a solid group of talented artists already on the roster, and a strong back catalog. I was always a fan of what B1t Crunch3r had done with that label, and was honored he asked me to take the helm so he could have time to focus on other projects. He did stay on with Gradient though as the director of A&R.

D» Who would you say your top 5 favourite producers are at the moment? Any that we should take note of that might be rising up the ranks in the near future?

MG» There’s so many producers that I enjoy, it’s hard to narrow them down to five. Maybe these are given, but I would say Biome, Kahn, J:Kenzo, Kryptic Minds and Distance are pretty much instant bags for me.

For producers to look out for in 2013 and beyond, my obviously biased answers would be Anthologic, Darj, INFRA, Mishva, Lysergene, Feonix and Fabricator.

D» What are your top 5 most favourite/precious records you own?

MG» That’s actually a bit of a tough question, as I’ve had nearly two full crates of dubstep records stolen from me in the past. I’ve lost DMZ001, DMZ002, Hot Flush 001, Luke Envoy ‘Gamma’ /
’Honour Kill’ (if I could have one back, that would be it) etc. etc. The records that have made it to 2013 are all very special to me, but some gems include the Mary Anne Hobbs ‘Warrior Dubs‘ LP set, DMZ003, DMZ005, Scuba 004 from Gravious, Forensix ’1st Dynasty’ / ‘Solace’ on Mechanoise, Ringo Records 002 with Distance & Skream, and a few of the earlier Skull Disco plates. Not to mention quite a few classic Nu Skool and Acid breaks from around 2000 - 2006.

D» Finally; any shoutouts?

MG» First to my Dad - TK - who runs TKM Audio where I get most of the mastering done for Phantom Hertz. Second, a shout to Forensics, who was instrumental in facilitating the shift to the deeper side of things as director of A&R for the label. Lastly to my friends Broke-N, B1t Crunch3r, to my very supportive and understanding girlfriend Jacqueline, and of course to all of the artists on the label and to all the fans supporting the music!

Thanks Max, and big ups for all that you do! I look forward to getting your next release out on Gradient, I think it is going to be very well received!

You can also download/stream Christian’s mix to accompany the interview here - http://soundcloud.com/deepdarkdungeondubstep/4dcast-004-mortal-grey-phantom-hertz-rec-special

Tracklist -

-Lysergene - Fever [Phantom Hertz Recordings]
-Krytikal - Cleric [Phantom Hertz Recordings]
-Freight - Vertical [Phantom Hertz Recordings]
-Anthologic - Nu Powah [Phantom Hertz Recordings]
-Fabricator - Society [Forthcoming Phantom Hertz Recordings]
-Deafblind - Omega Strain [Gradient Audio]
-Slaven - Sentinels [Gradient Audio]
-Vanity - Aikido [Phantom Hertz Recordings]
-Aiko - O’Clock [Gradient Audio]
-INFRA - Left Behind [Phantom Hertz Recordings]
-Darj - Rising [Phantom Hertz Recordings]
-Lysergene - Realm [Phantom Hertz Recordings]
-Epitome - The Walrus [Gradient Audio]
-INFRA - Uprising [Phantom Hertz Recordings]
-Malleus - Torrid [Gradient Audio]
-Mishva - Soundboy [Forthcoming Phantom Hertz Recordings]
-Christopher Yikes - Humanoid [Phantom Hertz Recordings]
-Lysergene - Fever [Phantom Hertz Recordings]
-Fabricator - Hey! [Forthcoming Phantom Hertz Recordings]
-Juss B - The Oracle [Gradient Audio]
-Your Local Vicar - Slowburn [Phantom Hertz Recordings]
-Mishva - Criminology [Phantom Hertz Recordings]
-Anthologic - Blessed [Phantom Hertz Recordings]
-B1t Crunch3r - Decaying Matter (3rdeye Remix) [Gradient Audio]
-Warsa - Forsworn [Gradient Audio]
-Christopher Yikes - Hollow Earth [Phantom Hertz Recordings]

And also be sure to check Chris’ music/mixes, Phantom Hertz and Gradient Audio -

http://soundcloud.com/mortal-grey

http://soundcloud.com/phantom-hertz-recordings

http://soundcloud.com/gradient-audio

http://www.facebook.com/mortalgrey

http://www.mixcloud.com/mortalgrey

http://www.facebook.com/PHzRecordings

http://twitter.com/phantomhertz

http://phantomhertz.com/

http://www.junodownload.com/labels/Phantom+Hertz+Recordings/releases

Once again - shouts to Christian for the mix and interview; top man!

- Max -

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Posted 6, May, 2013

4D Mix Series #034 - Karnage

Living up to his name, US producer/DJ Karnage brings the dark vibes from the get-go: 45mins, deeper than deep selection, dubplates left right and centre and some classics/soon to be classics - that just about sums it up, now press play…

Tracklist -
-Karnage & MarkIV - Nilfheim [DUB]
-Hadda & Vileside - Apache (Kismet Remix) [DUB]
-Common Knowlidge - Beneath The Surface [DUB]
-Deafblind - Exposure [DUB]
-Catacombs - Untitled [Hatched]
-Asylum - Turn The Page [Crunch]
-dimness - My Way [DUB]
-DubApes - Africa Calling (Sparxy Remix) [Bacon Dubs]
-Chapta - Do It [M.U.D]
-Oktored & Calico - Plutonium [DUB]
-Hadda - Dub 005 (Vileside Remix) [DUB]
-District - Transmission [Chestplate]
-Killawatt - Press On [Osiris]
-Content - Sulfur [Innamind]
-Karnage & MarkIV - Dark Frequency [DUB]
-dimness - Fowl (Re-Edit) [DUB]
-Goth-Trad - Seeker [Deep Medi]
-Amit feat. Rani - Don’t Forget Your Roots [Tempa]
-Truth - Devil’s Hands [Tempa]
-Karnage & MarkIV - Encounter [Forthcoming 4D]
-Goth-Trad feat. Max Romeo - Babylon Fall [Deep Medi]

- http://soundcloud.com/deepdarkdungeondubstep/4d-mix-series-034-karnage -

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Posted 23, April, 2013

4D Mix Series #033 - Christopher Yikes

Already with releases on Inna Riddim and Phantom Hertz, and forthcomings on the latter and Gradient Audio - it’s safe to say Rotterdam’s finest Christopher Yikes is making some pretty solid moves as of late. We recently got talking about him taking the DJing side more seriously, so of course we had to sort a guest mix sooner or later, and here it is: 100% vinyl/dubplate special - you’re in for a treat…

Tracklist -
-Christopher Yikes - Rotterdam [Dubplate]
-J. Sparrow - Afraid Of Me [Deep Medi]
-Christopher Yikes - Vital Reaction [Forthcoming Gradient Audio]
-VGB - Phase [Dubplate]
-Mala - Maintain Thru Madness [DMZ]
-Christopher Yikes - All Of The People [Dubplate]
-Christopher Yikes - B.B.M.S. [Dubplate]
-Boofy - Abaddon [Dubplate]
-Gantz - No Faith [Blackbox]
-Christopher Yikes - Abandoned [Inna Riddim]
-Christopher Yikes - Prognosis [Forthcoming Phantom Hertz]
-M.A.K.Z. - Time Difference [Dubplate]
-Christopher Yikes - Dimensions [Forthcoming Phantom Hertz]
-J:Kenzo - Therapy [Tempa]
-Christopher Yikes - The Craft [Forthcoming Gradient Audio]
-John Matrix - You Involve Me [Dubplate]
-Kryptic Minds - Nebula [Osiris]
-Christopher Yikes - Humanoid [Phantom Hertz]
-Dubtek - Plus Ultra [Uprise Audio]
-Kaiju - Silverfish [Osiris]

You can also download the mix here - http://soundcloud.com/deepdarkdungeondubstep/4d-mix-series-033-christopher-yikes