Oh boy, this was THE SHOW. If I am to mention one, single event/phenomenon that hooked me for years with dubstep, this must be the Breezblock Dubstep Warz, the fifth anniversary of which was on 11 January 2011. Yeah, five f...g years with ultra deep sub-bass, syncopated 140bmp beat, half-step, drum-step, grime, wobble and other mutations. And finally, the darkness on the dancefloor and fire in your limbs which you tried forcing to dance to this crazy rhythm. Praise be Mary Anne Hobbs for all the years of support and this particular cult broadcast. I am waiting for another one of such proportions in some other music genre. Nothing in sight yet, sadly. Enjoy the show (on mixcloud or download it via hotfile) - this music has not aged at all, at all!! .....
14 January 2011
Breezblock - Dubstep Warz 5 Years Anniversary
Oh boy, this was THE SHOW. If I am to mention one, single event/phenomenon that hooked me for years with dubstep, this must be the Breezblock Dubstep Warz, the fifth anniversary of which was on 11 January 2011. Yeah, five f...g years with ultra deep sub-bass, syncopated 140bmp beat, half-step, drum-step, grime, wobble and other mutations. And finally, the darkness on the dancefloor and fire in your limbs which you tried forcing to dance to this crazy rhythm. Praise be Mary Anne Hobbs for all the years of support and this particular cult broadcast. I am waiting for another one of such proportions in some other music genre. Nothing in sight yet, sadly. Enjoy the show (on mixcloud or download it via hotfile) - this music has not aged at all, at all!! .....
15 January 2010
BEAT BUILDING PROJECT - STARKEY, RESO AND ANNEKA in Mary Anne Hobbs' Experimental show
Starkey (feat. Reso and Anneka) — Moments Of Mine
I post here two links to this fantastic show:
Beat Building with Starkey, Reso and Anneka (Radio 1 streaming)
Tracklist:
1. Starkey — Fidelio (from the LP Ear Drums & Black Holes) (Planet Mu)
2. Joy Orbison Joy Orbison — So Derobe (from the EP The Shrew Would Have Cushioned The Blow EP) (Aus)
3. Rudi Zygadlo — Miss Per Brevis (from the LP Great Western Laymen) (Planet Mu)
4. Mizz Beats — My World (Deep Medi)
5. Paul Harris vs The Eurythmics — I Want You (Bar9 remix) (Cr2)
6. Hyetal & Shortstuff — Don’t Sleep (Punch Drunk)
7. Reso — Otacon (from the Tremjin EP) (Civil Music)
8. Untold & LV — Beacon (Mount Kimbie remix) (Hemlock)
9. Roni Size — New Forms – (Taklin’ Loud)
10. Steve Mason — All Come Down (Dubplate)
11. Blue Daisy & Anneka — Blood Petals & Roses (Black Acre)
12. Mosca — Square One (Greena mix) (Dubplate)
13. P.U.D.G.E & Dibiase — Smoke It Over All City
14. System — Peach Fuzz Exit
15. FaltyDL — St Marks Rush Hour
16. Geeneus —Ultrafunkular (From the LP North South East West) (Bleep)
17. Shlohmo — Tomato Squeeze
18. Pangaea — Sunset Yellow (Hessle Audio)
19. Zinc & Nolay — Killa Sound (Bingo Bass)
20. N-Type — Simples (Buiscuit Factory)
21. Nuearz — Spiral Ramp (from the LP Saturation Point) (Skam)
22. Illum Sphere — Psycho (from the LP Long Live The Pain) (Fat City)
THE FINISHED BEAT! (HA The Track no. 23 of the show!!!!)
Starkey (feat. Reso & Anneka) — Moments Of Mine
09 November 2009
Mary Anne Hobbs - Experimantal - Modeselektor, Machine Drum, Lorn, Daedelus
TRACKLIST AFTER THE JUMP
Tracklist 29.10.09 - Modeselektor, Machine Drum show:
Thom Yorke – ‘The Hollow Earth’ (w.a.s.t.e.)
Sigha – ‘Hold Your Heart Up To The Light’ (Hotflush)
VHS Head – ‘Growler Spit You Out’ from the EP ‘Video Club’ (Skam)
Mono/Poly – ‘MS-14′ from ‘The George Machine EP’ (Faces Records)
Emika – ‘Drop The Other’ Scuba Vulpine remix (Ninja Tune)
Joy Orbison – ‘BRKLN CLLN’ (Doldrums Recordings)
Space – ‘Carry On, Turn Me On’ Architeq version (Tirk)
Mizz Beats – ‘My World’ (Deep Medi)
Modeselektor Mix:
Re:group – ‘Antichance’ (Jesse Somfay Adiabatic remix) (Detund)
Hatti Vatti – ‘Different Music’ (Mindset)
Wax – ‘10001b’ (Panamax remix) (Subsolo)
Unknown Artist – ‘Cm3 Skank’ (Idle Hands)
Robert Hood – ‘Range’ (M-plant Mpm)
Aoki Taakamasa: RN Rhythm Variations – ‘RN2-09 PT1 + PT2’ (Raster Noton)
Thom Yorke, John Matthias, Trinity College of Music String Ensemble & Nic Pendlebury – ‘Cortical Songs’ (Neuron Trigger Mx) (Nonclassical)
Patrick Cowley & J. Socarras: Soon – ‘Soon’ (Kink Remix) (Macro)
Cristian Vogel – ‘Mungo’ (Snork Enterprises)
Joy Orbison – ‘J.Doe’ (Doldrums)
Ben Frost – ‘Killshot’ from the LP ‘By The Throat’ (Bedroom Community) Sweat
Sweatson Klank – ‘Self Awakening’ (Dubplate)
Andy Stott – ‘Night Jewel’ (Modern Love)
Machine Drum Mix:
Letherette – ‘Giro Milo’ (Machinedrum Edit, Unreleased)
Machinedrum – ‘The Way’ (Unreleased)
Mux Mool – ‘Death9000’ (Machinedrum Remix, Mux Mool, ‘Death 9000 single)
Machinedrum – ‘Let It Feat. Melo-X’ (Machinedrum Remix, ‘Let It’ EP, Normrex)
Machinedrum – ‘Let It Feat. Melo-X’ (Lazer Sword Remix, ‘Let It’ EP, Normrex)
Machinedrum – ‘Let It Feat. Melo-X’ (Edit Remix, ‘Let It’ EP, Normrex)
Machinedrum – ‘Late Night Reprise’ (‘Let It’ EP, Normrex)
Lazer Sword – ‘Gucci Sweatshirt’ (Neonblack Acid Remix, Lazer Sword)
Mickey Factz – ‘Rapio’ (Machinedrum Remix – Unreleased)
Machinedrum – ‘Make A Decision’ (Want To 3 4?, Normrex)
Calmer – ‘The Ground Within You’ (Unreleased)
Machinedrum – ‘Port In Port Out’ (Unreleased)
Machinedrum – ‘2 Bars 2 Many’ (Want To 3 4?, Normrex)
Starkey feat Badness – ‘OK Luv’ (Planet Mu)
Blue Daisy feat Shuanise – ‘Floating Lights’ (Dubplate)
Teebs – ‘Flower Drum’ (Dubplate)
Boards Of Canada – ‘Seven Forty Seven’ from the ‘Unheard’ compilation (Warp)
Tracklist 22.10.09 show with Daedelus and Lorn:
Madlib & Talbi Kweli – ‘Get Started’ (Stones Throw Dubplate)
Joy Orbison – ‘BRKLN CLLN’ (Doldrums Recordings)
Tokimonsta X Suzi Analog – ‘NXT MSG’ (Jazzy Sport)
Shackleton – ‘Asha In The Tabernacle’ from ‘3 EPs’ (Perlon)
Al Tourettes – ‘When I Rest, I Rust’ (Dubplate)
Paul White – ‘Trying To Tell You’ (Dubplate)
Nosaj Thing – ‘Harrison Ford’ from the LP ‘Drift’ (Alpha Pup)
Airhead – ‘Paper Street’ (Dubplate)
Kryptic Minds – ‘Stepping Stone’ from the LP ‘One Of Us’ (Swamp 81)
Daedelus mix:
Daedelus – ‘Intro’ (Unreleased)
Daedelus – ‘C’est Super’ (Unreleased)
Daedelus – ‘Bonjour’ (Fair Weather Friends EP) (Ninjatune)
Daft Punk – ‘Better, Faster, Stronger, Mixing’ (ED)
Fake Blood – ‘Mars’
Mr. V – ‘Hypnotik’
Zomby – ‘Float’
Acen – ‘Close Your Eyes’
T2 – ‘HeartBroken’
Daedelus – ‘Experience’ (Invention) (Plug Research)
Daedelus – ‘Snowed In’ (Of Snowdonia) (Plug Research)
Mr. Oizo – ‘Stunt Moustache’ (Half A Scissors)
Madvillian – ‘Accordion’ (Stones Throw)
Daedelus – ‘Make It So’ (feat. Michael Johnson) (Ninjatune)
Stone Roses – ‘I Want To Be Adored’
Sticky – ‘I’m In Love Feat. Young London’
Daedelus – ‘My Beau’ (Ninjatune)
Daedelus – ‘Jilted’ (Unreleased)
Beach Boys – ‘Don’t Worry Baby’
Depeche Mode – ‘Enjoy The Silence’
Daedelus – ‘Fair Weather Friends’ (Ninjatune)
Daedelus – ‘Far Withered Friends’ (Death Set RMX) (Ninja)
Daedelus – ‘Only For the Heart Strings’ (Ninja)
Coldcut – ‘Man In A Garage’ (Daedelus RMX) (Ninjatune)
Daedelus – ‘Like Clockwork Springs’ (Ninjatune)
Daedelus – ‘Hrs:Mins:Secs’ (Ninjatune)
Helixr – ‘Convulsions’ (7even)
Robot Kotch – ‘Away From’ (Robots Don’t Sleep)
Hudson Mohawke – ‘Gluetooth’ fromthe LP ‘Butter’ (Warp)
Lorn Mix:
Lorn – ‘Greatest Silence’ (Brainfeeder)
Lorn – ‘A Better Way’ (Unsigned)
Lorn – ‘Suicidal Thoughts’ (Unsigned)
Lorn – ‘Requiem’ (Wednesday Sound)
Lorn – ‘None an Island’ (Brainfeeder)
Lorn – ‘Tomorrow’ (Brainfeeder)
Lorn – ‘Until There Is No End’ (Unsigned)
Lorn – ‘Hounds’ (Unsigned)
Cluekid – ‘Shifty’ (Dubplate)
LV feat Dandelion – ‘Turn Away’ from the LP ‘5′ (Hyperdub)
Machine Drum – ‘911’ from the LP ‘Want To 2 1? ‘ (White Label)
Simon Scott – ‘Under Crumbling Skies’ (Miasmah)
09 September 2009
MARY ANNE HOBBS - WILD ANGELS


As can be expected from the lady extremely versed in new music, constantly on the fringes of future beat of the scene, M.A.H. interests and search for quality experimental stuff has expanded to reach out as far as the West Coast of U.S. and the electronic music (r)evolution currently taking place there. Although being mainly associated with dubstep/grimey scene, this time Mary Anne Hobbs offers a compilation of groundbreaking electronica focusing more on future hip-hop beats, crispy neon synths and acquacrunk melodies, going much beyond the restraints of one music genre. To regular listeners of her show this would come as no surprise.
In M.A.H. new compilation the majority of slots are taken by wonky / acquacrunk / neon trips and most of them actually need no introduction, and they are among my favorite productions this year. Starkey’s Gutter Music V.I.P. from groundbreaking Ephemeral Exhibits always enchants me with its dysfunctional yet totally infectious synths and weird beat. A real beauty and the beast! If you say Starkey, the chances are Rustie will emerge soon. Zig-Zag’s distorted melodies are quintessential Lucky Me material and I strongly encourage you to check this man’s Bad Science EP. Next highlight of “Wild Angels” is Spotted in which another representative of Lucky Me, Hudson Mohawke bathes acquacrunk post hip-hop beats in neon synth solos, light, warm and helping to nod your head vigorously to beautiful, laidback vibe. Mike Slott in Knock Knock crafts a very delicate sound texture for sunny Sunday afternoon walks in the park as if playing on the piano built of glass beads.
West Coast sound is represented by the producers heavily promoted by Mary Anne Hobbs on her show in West Coast Rocks / Pacific Clash series. The most prominent of them is of course Nosaj Thing. I absolutely love every piece of music produced by Jason Chung, his Drift album is this year’s best release in my private ranking. IOIO is the quintessential IDM of the future, the track whose dreamy aesthetics and liquid, smooth synths melt me inside like a snowball in a Sahara heat. Teebs in his exclusive track, WLTA, takes the listener for a trip to laidback ocean of pleasant melody and groovy beat. Another big name on my US list, Mono/Poly, attacks the listener with bass heavy sonic missile and glitched to the max synths and distorted beats. This tune stands in relative opposition to neon synths of Lucky Me crew. Raw energy, cut-up bleeps and beeps, post hip-hop beats and occasional acapellas are the characteristics of producers hailing from Pacific Coast of US, just to mention Lazer Sword, Daedalus, Samiyam or Exile (some of them associated with fantastic Flying Lotus’ label Brainfeeder). TAKE’s remix of Secret Bear Lament by Architeq follows the same pattern with multi-layered composition full of delayed and distorted vocals, glitched synths and pulsating bassline. I LOVE WEST COAST SOUND!!
Finally, a few ‘head case’ tunes. Starting from absolutely fantastic intro drone by Mark Pritchard called “?”. The frequency of this little gem reminds me strongly of productions created as a music guide in trips induced by some potent hallucinogenic plants like DMT or psilocybin (if you like it I suggest checking the self titled EP of Time Machines, better known as Coil). Live music duo from Ireleand, Legion Of Two, evokes dark horror images in one of the best tracks I’ve heard this year. The combination of live drums and absolutely mesmerizing synths along with hellish bassline make me greet my teeth nervously and look at my co-slaves with wolfish eye. I remember the first time I heard LoT on MAH show. I thought, WTF? I was pressed into my chair by the irresistible wall of dark sound and was immediately transported into the realm of gothic knights fighting with horrible monsters (pardon my ‘gamer’ imagination). What a great way to end this fantastic compilation! I have to mention another great tune from Ireland. Electroacoustic band Sunken Foal in Of Low Count and Light Pocket has won me over with beautiful and powerful vocals, classic string guitars but most of all moog-like crispy synths reminding me of a score to independent French movies of the 70’s.
'Wild Angels' is a personal selection done by Mary Anne Hobbs, and any avid listener of electronic music would obviously have a slightly different view about what is missing or what should not be included here. But in my opinion she managed quite well to capture the ‘spirit’ of the current bass electronic scene offering quite a diverse and broad spectrum of most interesting producers exploring various territories. All in all one of the best releases this year.
Easy 8 out of 10*****
Lucky Americans, Mary Anne Hobbs starts the tour of U.S. this Thursday. You shouldn't miss her!
UPCOMING TOUR DATES
Thursday, September 10 Smartbar (DubFix Party) – Chicago, IL
Friday, September 11 103 Harriet St, (Get Freaky Afterburn Party) – San Francisco, CA
Saturday, September 12 The Cellar at Agenda – San Jose, CA
Wednesday, September 16 Holocene – Portland, OR
Friday, September 18 Love (Dub War Party) w/Pinch – New York, NY
Saturday, September 19 Shadow Lounge (SubDivision Party) – Pittsburgh, PA
Sunday, September 20 Barcelona (Mad Classy Party) – Austin, TX
Wednesday, September 23 Low End Theory – Los Angeles, CA
Friday, September, 25 Cervantes (Bass Invasion Party) w/Skream – Denver, CO
Saturday, September, 26 Decibel Festival – Seattle, WA
06 September 2009
Low End Theory Podcast vol. 7 - Gaslamp Killer vs. Mary Anne Hobbs

Episode 7: Mixes by Gaslamp Killer and Mary Anne Hobbs
THIS PODCAST IS EPIC!!!
Gaslamp Killer delivers a killing set of bass heavy, dubstep and glitch smashers like e.g. Joker and Ginz remix of Zero 7 , Eprom's Humanoid (my personal top-3 track this year) and many more but then merges them with some stuff (if I am not mistaken) off his EP released recently, thus creating dark dark dark mood. Scary and infectious as usual :)
Mary Anne Hobbs presents pretty experimental and eclectic and urban mini-mix, very 'planet-mu' oriented, which is no surrprise as on 8th September, MAH releases her third compilation "Wild Angels" (IMHO the best one to-date) and goes on a US tour. Stay tuned for the review and all the details within the next 2-3 days.
No tracklist as usual.
19 July 2009
Mary Anne Hobbs - Mochipet vs. Guido vs. Computer Jay 08.07.09

2009-07-08 Mary Anne Hobbs -Guido vs Mochipet vs Computer_Jay [HOTFILE]
Mochipet shows all his skills in operating the knobs and buttons delivering bass-heavy bullet straight in yer head, starting off with MJ’s remix, soaking his product with crazy breakcore beats and whomped synths plus head-nodding and seriously glitched hip hop and spicing all this with some dubstep. Well, I love Mochi,and I love this mix! Mochipet has just released a first remix single of his fanstastic Master P on Atari – Godzilla New Year, with great remixers such as Ana Sia, Vibesquad, An-ten-nae, Mimosa, David Starfire. Expect a longer review after my holidays when I get access to proper net connection and my paypal account :) Check the release here.
Bristol-based Guido also delivers a fantastic mix of his own productions. Urban soundz cooked in a wonky way, at first preparing listeners to the main course with some softer r&b but then, oh.. then this tastes like nothing else. Bristol has become a source of so many fantastic producers popping up all over the place that I seriously suspect some ultra-strong lay lines crossing this land or a hand of some mythic goddess of creativity. Guido’s twelve will be released on Perverelist’s label – Punch Drunk later this Autumn – you better watch out, this will be BIIIIG!!
Now moving to West Coast again – Computer Jay whose sound is described by him as “a digital and analog melt of vintage moogs and circuit-bent commodore 64’s and beat banging drum machines”. Well, I have nothing to add to this description, maybe apart from the fact that it is actually much more than that! Crunky, a bit oldschool sounding, yet extremely original IDM. Another great West Coast electronic artist on his way to fame, I have no doubt about this. You’ll definitely hear more about him in the future.
Finally, in Headz Up Section, Milos from Serbia presents one of the best West Coast labels from SF – Muti Music represented here by Great Scott’s (founder of new internet radio station Glitch FM devoted to West Coast trademark sound of glitch hop / turbo crunk / lazer bass and similar) typical glitch hop killer Theorists, Subvert’s bass-heavy anthem Speaker Humpin and Klone’s spaced glitch electronica in Can’t Remember What They.
Finally, I have to mention Nochexxx's Smashing Your System – oh my what a track weird out-of-space experimental hip-hop with ranting distorted to the max, pure aqua crunk bonanza!!! Would fit nicely into Lazer Sword mix! And Envy's Set Yourself On Fire – what a voice, what a great music. I have to memorize this name definitely.
Please support the show by listening to the stream on BBC.
TRACKLIST AFTER THE JUMP
Tracklist:
Gemmy - ‘Rainbow Rd’ from ‘Wild Angels’ compilation (Planet Mu)
ID & Skinnz - ‘Blues’ (Tectonic)
Hashim B - ‘Tokyo To LA Steez’ from the compilation LP ‘Echo Expansion’ (Porter Records)
Bibio - ‘Fire Ant’ from the LP ‘Ambivalence Avenue’ (Warp)
Ramadanman & Appleblim - ‘Justify’ [Will Saul & Mike Monday remix] (Applepips)
Jahbitat & Daniel Gutierrez - ‘Tonada Del Tormento’ from the LP ‘Echo Expansion’ (Porter Records)
Nochexxx - ‘Smashing Your System’ (Werk)
Mount Kimbie - ‘Serged’ (Hotflush)
Mochipet Mix
Tracklisting to follow
Guido Mix
Guido - ‘Get Up Remix Featuring Yolanda’
Guido – ‘Shades Of Blue’
Guido – ‘Chakra’ (Punch Drunk)
Guido – ‘Beautiful Complication Featuring Aarya’ (Punch Drunk)
Guido – ‘Tango’
Guido – ‘Rush Remix Featuring Jurgen Jnova’
Guido – ‘Orchestral Lab’ (Punch Drunk)
Guido – ‘You Do It Right’
Guido – ‘Cat In The Window’
Computer Jay Mix
Computer Jay – ‘L.A. Stand up’
Computer Jay – ‘Rare Type’
Computer Jay – ‘Zoom’
Computer Jay – ‘Epiphany’
Computer Jay - ‘Chopped Pants’
Computer Jay – ‘In Vain’
Computer Jay – ‘Maintain’
Computer Jay – ‘What should I Think of you’
Computer Jay – ‘Amiss-Long Lost’ [Computer Jay Syntax Error remix]
Computer Jay – ‘Rotunda Reminisce’
Computer Jay – ‘2600 Ways to Krush’ [Circuit Bent Atari mix]
2562 - ‘Third Wave’ (Tectonic)
Envy - ‘Set Yourself On Fire’ (Stop/Start)
Headz Up: Milosh in Belgrade, Serbia
Muti Music Records in San Francisco
Theorists Ft Raja Wilco & Nibu – ‘Great Scott’ (Muti Music)
Subvert – ‘Speaker Humping’ (Muti Music)
Klone – ‘Can’t Remember What They’ (Muti Music)
Sbtrkt - ‘oneweekover’ (Dubplate)
Darkstar - ‘Videotape’ from the compilation ‘Wild Angels’ (Planet Mu)
Lee Scratch Perry & Horsepower - ‘Exercising’ (On-U-Sound)
30 March 2009
Mary Anne Hobbs Pacific Coast Clash pt. 2 TAKE vs. TEEBS vs EXILE
(Take's photo by Anthea Christensen) And now, let's hear the mixes.
Then Take – another great producer hailing from LA working with experimental hip hop beats. He describes his music as: “A continuously evolving collage that leads listeners down the dust-covered road of bit crushed melodies and jazz samples over walls and walls of bass”. For real – this is exactly how he sounds. He has a few releases to come (a split EP with Nosaj Thing!!). Best mix in the show.
Finally – Exile. Exile is a very inventive producer, actually a big name in hip-hop circuits. He worked, among others, with Mobb Deep, Jurassic 5, Akon and Snoop Dog. This year he released critically acclaimed and pretty brave album ‘Radio’ on Plug Research label, made up of samples lifted from the radio. As he says: “Good and evil are present on the radio. With this record I express love in contrast to evil. I did not want to put an album out showing only my talent… I needed to share with the listener what I have learned from my life. In this case, the radio.” Thanks for sharing! Exile’s mix in Mary Anne Hobbs show is another tight and powerful piece of music. Experimental hip-hop in the best style of plunderphonics. Entertaining and original.
I must say that all the shows devoted to showcasing West Coast scene were absolutely stunning, this one including. Definitely thanks to a very interesting ‘movement’, comprising of fantastic producers boiling with fresh ideas and the fact that the entire scene seemed to gain the right momentum and move forward at interstellar speed. It’s great that Mary Anne Hobbs – an icon of dubstep and intelligent electronica – followed that direction. I hope to hear more from these regions on her shows.
Take in the Mix
11 March 2009
Mary Anne Hobbes - Pacific Coast Clash Ras G Nosaj Thing MonoPoly

17 February 2009
Mary Anne Hobbes: West Coast Rocks and Gets Hyp(hy)ed!
------ WERSJA POLSKA W ZAKŁADCE PONIZEJ -----Bikini waxing distorted sounds of L0w End Theory bass bin hailing the forthcoming Age of the Nerd …. where all the dots get connected and the momentum is building … welcome to the West Coast!*
* sample of nice quotes from the show :)
Mary Anne Hobbes: West Coast Rocks download
Tracklist in comments section.
Mary Anne Hobbes TV 10-minute documentary shot by MAH from her trip to the West Coast
Mary Anne Hobbes prepared again a delicious treat. In a much too short, two-hour show, she presented a surprising music tapestry and diversity of the US West Coast. Apart from many, great tracks, one can listen to a few interviews and short, but explosive live sets. Big respect for the depiction of this quite young scene (although many of the producers featured in the program have been active for years). In my opinion, the West Cost Rocks! can become for the American scene what famous Dubstep Warz in BBC 1 Experimental Show in January 2006 had become for popularizing the dubstep across the globe.
The cultural mem is spreading sooo fast! And that’s good as I really love what these peeps in USofA are doing right now. It is worth listening to MAH show, not only because of wonderfully diverse, creative and inspirational music, but also to get a feeling of the entire movement, its origins, locations and most of all – the creators who in the interviews show their honest and contagious enthusiasm about the entire scene which definitely is not another fad or hype boosted by marketing specialists, but a genuine, very modern style of music finally gaining the worldwide appreciation it deserved long time ago. Just listen to Flying Lotus, Daddy Kev, Kid Kameleon, Glitch Mob and you will hear what I mean.
The show covered a very broad spectrum of achievements,
…. from more contemplative and avant-garde, and great electronica, infused with dub-tech, jazz, spoken word or glitch elements. It’s worth mentioning here a real icon and institution behind the entire movement, namely Flying Lotus, and other producers such as Vaccine, Daedelus, Jega or Exile…
… to crazy dacenfloor smashing lazer bass / glitch hop and turbo crunk, with energetic live-sets of Glitch Mob from Low End Theory Club in LA and Lazer Sword and Daddy Kev from 103 Harriet Club in SF. Undoubtedly, for me these were the highlights of the entire show. I wish they were a bit longer – but still these few minutes sufficed to make my neck aching with pain from swinging my head to the crazy rhythm, even when listening to it via headphones at work. And I don’t give a damn about my colleagues sitting at the nearby desks looking at me in a strange way – but, what can I do, they listen to a veeeryyyyy different music, ha ha ha. Anyway, „Keep your hands clapping” as Glitch Mob shouts. Other No-Distortion-No-Fun Gods, i.e. Lazer Sword killed me again! I wish I saw them live, finally. California I’m coming! I promise. A trip to Low End Theory and103 Harriet Club for a party moved very high on my priority list of things to do when I finally reach USA (second place, just behind a visit to Spahn Ranch in Death Valley. Well, I have a penchant for a certain, infamous “father” of certain Family). Thanks to MAH’s Report the West Coast appears not only as a capital of dance music in USA - thanks to DANCEFEVER 5000 for this link), but also a real melting-pot full of electronic pearls.
Of course, some of these artists also recycle old or classic tunage (usually hip-hop), cutting it up, reversing and distorting without any restraints, which is a kind of trademark of today’s post-modern music as a whole, but at the same time they bring forth the QUALITY and ORIGINALITY in their productions which is missing soooo much from many other of today’s music scenes. Just for comparison look at the nu-rave/banger/nu-electro, each day one can find on the blogs tones of new tracks, remixes, re-fixes, edits, re-edits and what else, but very little inspiration and originality.
I know and like most of the presented artists, however thanks to West Coast Rocks! I learnt a few names whom I will definitely have on my radar in the future. I think hear mainly about Mono/Poly and TAKE. I do not know how had this happened that I have missed their music so far! Great electronic production, you will have a chance to agree or disagree with me after listening to a few mixes or tracks of the artists from these scene presented below. Another worth mentioning name is Samiyam with a beautiful track 0 Bricks. You’d better memorized these names!
One cannot squeeze the entire scene into a short program, but in my opinion, one producer missing here is definitely Mochipet , (Head of Daly City Records), a volcano of raw energy and creative power, present on the scene for years. His sound definitely fits in the scene along with Glitch Mob, An-ten-nae, Lazer Sword, Nosaj Thing and others.
Most of the artists featured in the MAH’s show are frequently played in the local radio from Oakland promoting the West Coast (and not only) scene, that is - Psyphy Machine Radio. I wrote about the radio on my blog some time ago http://doktorkrank.blogspot.com/2008/11/psyphy-machine-wietne-radio-internetowe.html
Best tracks of the set (apart from the smashing live sets):
Mono/Poly - ‘Red & Yellow Toys’ (Dubplate)
MIA & Rye Rye ‘Tictok’ [Ant-Ten-Nae remix] (Dubplate)
Architeq - ‘Sleeping Bear’ [TAKE Remix]
Daedelus - ‘Touchstone’ [Jimmy Edgar mix]
Ghosts On Tape - ‘Mogadishu Nightlife’ (White label)
Samiyam - ‘Bricks’ (Dubplate)
Nosaj Thing - ‘Coat Of Arms’ (Alpha Pup) – (anthem of the Low End Theory scene)
Sonido Del Principe - ‘Cartagena’ from the compilation album ‘Bersa Discos 4′ (Bersa Discos) (check this blog !!!!! – great heavy bass track heavily influenced by ‘Cumbia’.
You will find below a selection of mixes created by the characters portrayed by Mary Anne Hobbes in her groundbreaking music documentary.
Bassnectar – 30 Minute Guest Mix on Breakbeat Show w Jay Cunning 2009-02-10 - great showcase of Bassnectar’s skills. This guy is big! Check his Heads up EP and in particular Beats Antique - "Roustabout" (Bassnectar remix)
Mochipet - Daily City records podcast xlr8r
Great mix. Great music. Glitch hop par excellence. Period. And Michael Jackson’s remix on top of that (which I did not like actually).
And also quite fresh –Memkast by Mochipet
Mono/Poly live set Glitchy, free-jazzy set of distorted soundz and brave sonic excursions.
An-ten-nae – Antennae Dark Side of Dub crazy sound samples from kid cartoons, alternative hip-hop mixed with glitch and strip hop / wonky. Tracklist full of dubstep stars but also Marley, Pink Floyd, and a very nice edit of the hauntingly beautiful track of Gary Jules - Mad World (you definitely heard this e.g. in a cult classic Donnie Darko)
An-ten-nae - Excursions in Acid from a recently released Acid Crunk EP 3 was named the track of the month in xlr8r.
Daedelus - MAH show with Deadelus
Daedelus “Love to make music” Record release party 07 08 08
(Daedelus visited Poland in October last year)
The Gaslamp Killer - Shilo presents: We make it good. Mix Series vol.5
And finally, the classic track from Lazer Sword (or at least one of them – LL) – TITS MONEY
I encourage you to check the music of all the artists featured in the show, search the web, artist myspaces etc. Definitely worth all efforts! )
Przesterowane dźwięki doprowadzające ciuchy do wrzenia w basowej puszce klubu Low End Theory witające nadchodzący ‘Age of the Nerd’ …. gdzie wszystkie elementy układanki dokładnie pasują do siebie nabierając niesamowitego pędu … witajcie na Zachodnim Wybrzeżu!*
* próbka cytatów z audycji :)
Mary Anne Hobbes: West Coast Rocks download Tracklista w komentarzach.
I link do fajnego 10-minutego filmu nakręconego przez MAH z wyprawy na Zachodnie Wybrzeżu – Mary Anne Hobbes TV
Po raz kolejny, Mary Anne Hobbes przygotowała przepyszną ucztę. W zdecydowanie za krótkim, dwugodzinnym programie, pokazała w przekrojowy sposób zaskakujące muzyczne bogactwo i różnorodność sceny Zachodniego Wybrzeża USofA. Obok wielu świetnych kawałków, możemy posłuchać też kilku wywiadów i krótkich, ale wybuchowych live setów. Wielki szacunek za prezentację tej dość młodej sceny (chociaż wielu z wymienionych w programie producentów jest aktywnych od lat). Moim skromnym zdaniem, West Cost Rocks! może stać się tym dla tej amerykańskiej sceny czym była słynna audycja Dubstep Warz w BBC 1 Experimental Show ze stycznia 2006r. dla popularyzacji dubstepu na świecie.
Kulturowy ‘mem’ rozprzestrzenia się cholernie szybko! I bardzo dobrze, uwielbiam to co robią ci kolesie z USofA obecnie. Warto posłuchać programu Maryśki nie tylko z uwagi na wyjątkowo różnorodną, kreatywną i inspirującą muzykę, ale również po to by złapać ‘wibracje’ towarzyszące całemu zjawisku, poznać jego genezę, główne lokalizacje a przede wszystkim – posłuchać samych twórców, którzy w krótkich wywiadach pokazują bardzo szczery i zaraźliwy entuzjazm dotyczący całej sceny. Z pewnością, scena ta nie jest tylko kolejną przelotną modą czy ‘hypem’ rozdmuchanym przez speców od marketingu, ale autentycznym, bardzo nowoczesnym stylem muzyki wreszcie zdobywającym uznanie na świecie. Posłuchajcie po prostu Flying Lotusa, Daddy Keva, Kid Kameleona, ekipy Glitch Mob i zrozumiecie o co mi chodzi.
Audycja obejmuje bardzo szerokie spektrum dokonań,
…. od spokojniejszej, bardziej awangardowej, i świetnej elektroniki, z elementami dub-techu, jazzu, spoken word czy glitchu. Tutaj oczywiście wymienić trzeba prawdziwą instytucję czyli Flying Lotusa, ale obok niego innych świetnych producentów, takich jak Vaccine, Daedelus, Jega czy Exile…
… po imprezowe szaleństwo lazer bassu / glitch hopu i crunku, okraszone świetnymi live-setami Glitch Mob z klubu Low End Theory w LA i i Lazer Sword i Daddy Kev z klubu 103 Harriet Club w SF. Nie będę ukrywał, że dla mnie to główne punkty całej audycji. Szkoda, że takie króciutkie – ale te kilka minut wystarczy by szyja rozbolała od machania głową nawet słuchając tego w robocie przez słuchawki. I chrzanić kolegów zza biurek obok, patrzących się na mnie dość dziwnie – ale co zrobić oni słuchają baaaardzo innej muzy, he he he. W każdym razie „Keep your hands clapping” jak rapuje Glitch Mob. Inni Bogowie Bez-Przesteru-Nie-Ma-Zabawy, czyli Lazer Sword, ponownie mnie zmiażdżyli. Marzę o tym by wreszcie zobaczyć ich na żywo. Kalifornio przybywam! Wizyta w Low End Theory i 103 Harriet Club i balanga w tych klubach przesunęła się bardzo wysoko na liście rzeczy, które definitywnie muszę przeżyć jak już wreszcie dotrę do USA (tuż za wizytą w Spahn Ranch w Dolinie Śmierci. Cóż, mam słabość do pewnego, niezbyt miłego „ojca” pewnej Rodziny). Dzięki temu raportowi West Coast jawi się teraz nie tylko jako stolica muzyki tanecznej w US (podziękowania DANCEFEVER 5000 za link) ale też prawdziwy tygiel pełen elektronicznych perełek.
Oczywiście, niektórzy z ww. artystów również poddają recyklingowi starsze lub klasyczne numery (zazwyczaj hip-hopowe), tną je na kawałki, przesterowują i ponownie sklejają w absolutnie dowolny sposób, co stało się już znakiem firmowym dzisiejszej postmodernistycznej muzyki, ale jednocześnie ci artyści oferują JAKOŚĆ i ORYGINALNOŚĆ w ich produkcjach, której taaaaak brakuje na wielu innych scenach muzycznych. Wystarczy spojrzeć na nu-rave/banger/nu-electro, gdzie każdego dnia można zassać z blogów tonę nowych kawałków, remixów, refixów, edycji, re-edycji i Bóg wie czego jeszcze, tyle że próżno tam szukać autentycznej inspiracji i oryginalności.
Kojarzę i bardzo lubię większość zaprezentowanych artystów, a jednak dzięki West Coast Rocks! poznałem kilku nowych, których dokonania będę na pewno uważnie śledził. Myślę tutaj głównie o Mono/Poly i TAKE. Nie wiem jakim cudem wcześniej mi umknęli! Doskonała elektronika, o czym będziecie mogli się przekonać poniżej, gdzie zamieszczę kilka miksów i numerów artystów z tej sceny. Oprócz tego muszę wymienić nieznanego mi wcześniej Samiyam’a z przepięknym numerem Bricks. Zapamiętajcie te nazwy.
Trudno wcisnąć całą, rozległą scenę do krótkiej audycji, ale moim zdaniem producentem którego tu zdecydowanie brakuje jest Mochipet (Szef labelu Daly City), wulkan energii i kreatywnych mocy, od lat obecny w branży. Jego muzyka zdecydowanie pasuje do Glitch Mob, An-ten-nae, Lazer Sword, Nosaj Thing i innych.
Dla wszystkich, którzy chcieliby posłuchać wykonawców z audycji MAH, zapraszam do lokalnego radia z Oakland promującego scenę West Coast (i nie tylko), czyli Psyphy Machine Radio, pisałem o nim już na swoim blogu
Najlepsze kawałki audycji (poza wybuchowymi live-set’ami):
Mono/Poly - ‘Red & Yellow Toys’ (Dubplate)
MIA & Rye Rye ‘Tictok’ [Ant-Ten-Nae remix] (Dubplate)
Architeq - ‘Sleeping Bear’ [TAKE Remix]
Daedelus - ‘Touchstone’ [Jimmy Edgar mix]
Ghosts On Tape - ‘Mogadishu Nightlife’ (White label)
Samiyam - ‘Bricks’ (Dubplate)
Nosaj Thing - ‘Coat Of Arms’ (Alpha Pup) – (hymn sceny skupionej wokół klubu Low End Theory)
Sonido Del Principe - ‘Cartagena’ z albumu ‘Bersa Discos 4′ (Bersa Discos) (z tego blogu )! – świetny lazer bassowy numer w stylu ‘Cumbia’.
Poniżej prezentacja kilku miksów osób sportretowanych przez Mary Anne Hobbes w jej przełomowym dokumencie muzycznym.
Bassnectar – 30 Minute Guest Mix on Breakbeat Show w Jay Cunning 2009-02-10 - świetny pokaz umiejętności Bassnectar’a. Sprawdźcie jego Heads up EP a zwłaszcza Beats Antique - "Roustabout" (Bassnectar remix)
Mochipet - Daily City records podcast xlr8r
Świetny miks, Świetna muzyka. Glitch hop par excellence. Oprócz tego, remiks Michaela Jacksona (akurat średnio mi się podobał). I jeszcze coś świeżego–Memkast by Mochipet
Mono/Poly live set Glitchy, free-jazzy.
An-ten-nae – Antennae Dark Side of Dub szalone sample z bajek dla dzieci, alternatywny hip-hop zmieszany z glitch i strip hopem / wonky. Tracklista pełna dubstepowych gwiazd, ale również Marley, Pink Floyd, i bardzo bardzo przyjemny edit przepięknego kawałka Gary Jules’a - Mad World (z pewnością go słyszeliście, np. w kultowym Donnie Darko)
An-ten-nae - Excursions in Acid z niedawno wydanej epki Acid Crunk EP 3 – został wybrany kawałkiem miesiące magazynu xlr8r.
Daedelus - MAH Experimental show with Deadelus
Daedelus “Love to make music” Record release party 07 08 08
(Daedelus był w Polsce w październiku poprzedniego roku)
The Gaslamp Killer - Shilo presents: We make it good. Mix Series vol.5
I na koniec, klasyczny już numer Lazer Sword (a przynajmniej jednego z nich – LL) – TITS MONEY
Zachęcam do sprawdzenia muzyki wszystkich artystów zaprezentowanych w programi, poszukajcie w sieci, zajrzyjcie na myspace. Zdecydowanie warto poświęcić im chwilę czasu!
10 February 2009
TONITE !! WEST COAST ROCKS on BBC Radio1 EXPERIMENTAL SHOW BY M.A.H.
Mary Anne Hobbes invites to her radio1’s Experimental Show and a special music report from fantastically developing and very inspiring scenes of Los Angeles and San Francisco. The program will feature live music from the clubs Low End Theory in LA and 103 Harriet in SF. We will have a chance to listen to, among others, The Glitch Mob, The Gaslamp Killer, Daddy Kev and Lazer Sword plus tons of other killing tracks from the West Coast of USA. I am all excited about hearing a sweet, sexy voice of Mary again, but most of all about a chance to listen to a great music. I encourage you to tune in to the show, because, guess what? West Coast Rocks INDEED !!
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10 lutego, noc z wtorku na środę, 2 – 4 (GMT) czyli 3 – 5 u nas.
16 October 2008
Lazer Sword u Mary Anne Hobbs 08.10.2008
Generalnie, cała audycja Maryśki jak zwykle na niezłym poziomie - oprócz zajebistego miksu Lazer Sword - zwracam uwagę na fantastyczny kawałek młodego producenta Silkie - ‘Sky’s The Limit’, który ma się wkrótce ukazać nakładem Deep Medi. Pewnie słyszeliście już to w jakimś dubstepowym miksie, ale fajnie że ujrzy światło dzienne w plastelinkowej formie. Kolejny highlight to kawałek Shackletona - ‘The Rope Tightens’ Badawi mix, lada dzień na Skull Disco. Świetny atmosferyczny, pięknie uformowany kawałek, taki dubstepowy ambient - wchodzi niczym porcja ksiezycowego hashu.
Mary Anne Hobbs - Experimental - Lazer Sword pt.1
Mary Anne Hobbs - Experimental - Lazer Sword pt.2
Tracklista w komentarzach.
27 August 2008
Lazer Sword - Blap to the future Megamix

Post nr. 1 w blogu muzyczno / filmowym. Jak zaczynać to konkretnie. Od kolesi z kolektywu Lazer Sword i fantastycznego megamixu Blap to the future, który jak dla mnie zasłuchanego od dawna w mashupach, electro i dubstepie stanowi prawdziwy powiew świeżości. Trudna do sklasyfikowania mieszkanka turbo crank, raggaclash, glitch hopu, grime'u (czyli lazer bass jak zwie to krytyk muzyczny New Yorkera Sasha Frere-Jones) z charakterystycznymi głęboko zbasowanymi, ultra dynamicznymi podkładami i potężnym hip hopowym flow z przodu. W sumie etykietka na określenie takiej muzyki, przydaje się o tyle o ile szuka się w sieci podobnych produkcji, ale najnowsze dzieło Lazer Sword to przede wszystkim świetna, energetyczna muzyka, badzo konsekwentnie zmiksowana, pełna muzycznego szaleństwa i niepowtarzalnego stylu. Absolutny klubowy i prywatkowy dancefloor killer. Ma w sobie moc zachodniego wybrzeża USofA (PRODUKCJA!!!) i ogromne pokłady niczym nie skrępowanej wyobraźni muzycznej. Okazuje się, że podkręcenie hiphopowo / grimeowych kawałków przez dodanie mocno i nisko zbassowanych podkładów daje piorunujące efekty. Średnio osłuchany muzycznie człowiek, odnajdzie w megamiksie ślady wielu znanych kawałków hiphopowych, ale poddane one zostały "lazerowej" obróbce, przez co brzmią trzy razy ciężej a bass odgrywa kluczową rolę. Lazer Sword nie ma litości dla słuchaczy, jest tylko konkret konkret i jeszcze raz konkret od początku do końca. Lazer bass czy turbo crank, wonky czy street bass - zabawę nazwą można zostawić krytykom muzycznym, którzy tak lubują się w etykietowaniu, ja wolę zanurzyć się po raz kolejny w ultra-nowoczesnych dźwiękach Lazer Sword i dać się porwać potężnej sile. Dawno nie słyszałem tak oryginalnej muzyki, w sumie ulepionej z dostępnych na rynku produktów a jednak wnoszącej nową jakość. Lazer bass to zdecydowanie fenomen wart bliższego poznania.



