Blackdub Podcast #9 feat. Gareth Hocking [Curves Newcastle], Deficit [AutomAte DNB] & J(ay).A.D [Liquorish Dubz]

It's podcast time again and this one is long-overdue so we've brought you a special three hour extravaganza covering all the bases from sublimely minimal to teched-out rinse outs, as well as some Footwork style Jungle infused beats.

First up is a cornerstone of the Newcastle Bass music scene, Gareth Hocking who is reknowned for being able to mix pretty much anything from Dancehall to Breaks and Dubstep to Jungle. We've managed to get a Drum & Bass set out of him and it doesn't disappoint!

The second hour brings AutomAte D&B head-honcho, Deficit to the fray with more razor sharp beats and bass, quick mixing and an admirable attention to detail. He's gone in deep with this and further cements why we've been supporting this fledgling label since its inception last year.

Lastly we have Amsterdam based Footwork soldier, Jay (A.D) coming with a diverse blend of dark Footwork, Juke and fresh Drum & Bass as well as some of his own productions which you can hear on Amsterdam imprint, Liquorish Dubz, Groundmass Records and the recently released 'Mad13' compilation, which is available as a free download from the Mad Hop Bandcamp page.

We'll have interviews up with all of this month's guests in due course and  as always, thanks for listening and we hope you enjoy the show!

Tracklist:

Gareth Hocking In The Mix:

Synkro :: Progression (Indigo Remix) [Exit Records]

dBridge :: Death Of A Drum Machine [R&S Records]

Blade & Arp-1 :: Lithuanian Beauty [Fokus Recordings]

Stereotype :: Mars One [Disturbed Records]

Against :: Afterlife [Shopopalo]

Alix Perez :: We Could Have Been feat. D.Ablo [Shogun Audio]

dBridge & Skeptical :: Move Way [R&S Records]

Serial Killaz :: One More Time [FBK VIP]

Craggz & Parallel :: Invasion [Yabai 84]

Hybris :: Understand Now [Dispatch Recordings]

Enei :: The Bonebreaker [Critical Music]

Cyantific :: Hold Back [CYN Music]

Aquasky vs. Crash Berlin :: Movin' The Hype Track feat. Kool Keith (Cyantific Remix) [Passenger]

Enei & Emperor :: Liberation [Critical Music]

Chroma :: Knock Knock [CIA Records]

Fracture :: Gangbusters [Meatlheadz]

Chroma :: Intermission [CIA Records]

DJ SS :: Lighter (1999 Mix) [Formation Records]

Deficit In The Mix:

Wreckless :: Face Of The Deep feat. Just Some Guy [Peer Pressure]

>>>> Wreckless :: Peace feat. Rob Cole [Peer Pressure]

Origin Unknown :: Truly One [Ram Records]

Cern :: Apparition [Samurai Music]

Codex :: Vodun [Tribe 12]

>>>> Antagonist :: Cult [Dust Audio]

Ruffhouse & Clarity :: Persecute [Critical Modulations]

Ruffhouse :: Bypass [Ingredients Reecords]

Origin Unknown :: Sound In Motion [Ram Records]

>>>> Raiden :: Roentgen [Architecture]

SpectraSoul :: Light In The Dark feat. Terri Walker [Shogun Audio]

Philth :: Submarine [AutomAte]

Anile :: Induction [Deep Soul Music]

Fearful & Keosz feat. Black Louis :: Scars [Citrus Recordings]

Fuj :: Pressure Plates [AutomAte Deep Dub]

Luxor :: I Want To Live [AutomAte Deep Dub]

Rockwell :: My War [Shogun Audio]

Vince Grain :: Roswell Eyewitness [AutomAte]

Raiden :: Baptism Of Fire [Voodoo Music]

>>>> ModeBlue :: Near East [AutomAte Deep]

Raiden :: Danzon [Voodoo Music]

Xtrah :: Soundclash [Critical Music]

>>>> Future Cut :: Ghetto Style (Evol Intent Remix) [Renegade Hardware]

>>>> Paradox :: A Certain Sound (Drumworx VIP Remix) [Renegade Hardware]

Fon :: Mistaken Coincidence [AutomAte Dub]

Fresh :: Signal [Ram Records]

Arclight :: Pluroform [AutomAte Tech]

Bad Company UK :: 4 Days [BC Recordings]

>>>> Bad Company UK :: The Nine [BC Recordings]

>>>> Concord Dawn :: Raining Blood [Renegade Hardware]

Jay (A.D) In The Mix:

Wellbelove :: Planq Time [Unknown]

Wellbelove :: GlitterBoy [Unknown]

Graphs :: Catabasis [Unknown]

Pawn :: Your Words [Forthcoming Shoot Recordings] 

DJ Nate :: Back Down [Planet Mu]

DJ Nate :: Make 'Em Run [Planet Mu]

Chrissy Murderbot :: The Original [Forthcoming Shoot Recordings] 

DJ Nate :: Hatas Our Motivation [Planet Mu]

DJ Diamond :: Perk 2012 [Liquorish Dubz] 

J(ay).A.D :: Chakra [Groundmass Records] 

J(ay).A.D :: Woah [Groundmass Records] 

 Dub Phizix & Skeptical :: Marka feat. Strategy [Exit Records]

Clarity :: Constant [Exit Records]

dBridge & Skeptical :: Move Way [R&S Records] 

Clarity :: Off The Cuff [Exit Records]

Ivy Lab :: Brat [Critical Music] 

Amit :: Roots [Tempa]

Indigo :: The Root [Exit Records]

Rockwell & Untold :: Rekohu Sunrise [Critical Music]

Xtrah - Soundclash [Critical Music]

Fracture & Dawn Day Night - Get Busy [Exit Records]

Rockwell :: -)- [808] [Exit Records] 

Fracture :: The Limit (VIP) [Astrophonica]

Stray :: LA Zoom [Exit Records]

Q&A :: Earth Leakage Trip [NexGen Music/Moving Shadow]

Some of you may remember Earth Leakage Trip from Moving Shadow's glory days back in the early-to-mid nineties. 

He's recently returned to the scene with an EP of spacey 140 BPM beats for the Nexgen Music Group so we thought we'd get hold of him to find out what's been going on between then and now.

Hi there, can you introduce yourself to our readers and give us a little background into Earth Leakage Trip?

With my first record release in 1992 on Moving Shadow I formed Earth Leakage Trip, the name comes from a device to prevent electric shock. Since a young age I've been playing piano and around 1990 I bought a drum machine and a few other devices and recorded my first electronic works. 

You're most likely known for your early releases on Moving Shadow and Rising High Records back in the nineties. What have you been up to you between them and now?

I met Rob Playford from Moving Shadow before the label was formed and played him some of my demos. He invited me to his studio to record some new pieces and had a plan to release our first recordings on vinyl. We called it Psychotronic, a three track EP that featured the now legendary track "No Idea" which has since featured many times on compilations. I then signed up with Rising High Records and released two more EPs featuring another acclaimed piece called "The Ice Cream Van from Hell" which featured on a Telstar compilation called Kaos Theory.

A few years later I released some more pieces on Cooking Records which was a subsidiary label of Good Looking Records run by LTJ Bukem. Soon after that and since then I've still been composing, experimenting with playing live drums and recording live sessions and mixing it with electronics in my own studio space. 

You recently dropped an EP on US label, Nexgen Records. How did that come about? Was there any concept behind the EP?

Dan from the Nexgen Music Group called me up and invited me to release my latest work with his label and since then I've been compiling a mixture of projects. Earth Leakage Trip is me as a solo artist and ELT-Sessions is a group of us recording live performances in the studio. My solo work is right now experimenting with cinematic Dubstep, and ELT-Sessions in a future psychedelic funk style.

The concept for my latest EP release has been to evoke the mood of aliens and UFO's in semi playful cinematic style, and to also highlight the seriousness of the subject and need for disclosure in this area. Inspired by the work of Project Camelot it has been my desire to expand and help the ongoing movement of truth within the alternative media.

Any final thoughts or shout outs you'd like to add?

I would like to give a big shout to Kerry Cassidy from Project Camelot for all her hard work in revealing the truth and to all musicians who are helping in spreading the word. 

Blackdub Podcast #6 feat. MC Fokus & 2Shy

It's time to kick things off for 2013 here at Blackdub with the next installment of our podcast series. We've got a bumper pack of high-grade beats and bass this month hosted in part by the up-and-coming MC Fokus.

MC Fokus: For bookings: clive@evolutionartists.co.uk Twitter: @mcfokus

Considered a fairly new face on the scene, Fokus has more than earned his stripes, adding his vocal talents to releases on labels such as Dispatch Recordings and Renegade Hardware as well as a heavy gigging schedule across the UK and Europe. He's gone all out on Reevah's first hour mix, warming us up perfectly for this month's guest mix from 2Shy...

2Shy MC: For bookings: info@uniqueartists.co.uk www.2ShyMC.com

2Shy is a bonafide scene legend. Chances are if you're out in the scene a lot you'll have heard him hyping the crowd at raves all over Europe from Renegade Hardware to Ram and Tech:nology to Playaz. His versatility know no bounds illustrated perfectly by the stomping classics set he's put together for our first episode of the year, kicking us off in style! Enjoy the show!

Tracklist:

Reevah In The Mix with MC Fokus:

DBRUK :: Bushy (Able Danger rmx)

Calibre :: Simple Emotion

Meth :: Put up

Halogenix :: Raya

Able Danger :: Exile

Critical Impact :: Only Girl

EBK : Inside

Data :: Vice

HLZ :: 140 Dub

Decimal Bass :: Loudmouth

Survival & Silent Witness :: Immortal

Total Science :: No Justice (Jubei Remix)

Octane, DLR + EBK - Zulu Fade

Jayline & Papa G :: Over Expose

Seba :: Nightrider

Vicious Circle :: Solitude

Foreign Concept :: Possessive

Foreign Concept :: Show You

Icicle & SpectraSoul :: Body Language

??? :: ???

Able Danger :: Nautilus

21.Kasper & Everest ::

2Shy In The Mix:

Tracklist forthcoming