Chainsaw bassline download:  http://69.164.208.238/clark_-_chainsaw-bassline.mp3

Big up the Bristolian dubstep viewpoint. Guido, one third of the Purple Trinity is coming with the freshest sounds I have heard. The scope of his ideas is wide. For once not more of the same. Hear his debut Anidea on Punch Drunk records for more details. It is nuts really.

Sounds like there’s big video-game influence too. It’s like Streets of Rage 2010 re-release. There’s early 90’s RnB feel throughout a lot of his tunes, and I feel that tracks like ‘Shades of Blue‘ are picking up where ‘IDM’ left off. It reminds me of Autechre.

Guido – 29 Minutes of Guido (and Joker -Ed.) | via Numbers

29 Minutes of Guido

Things are never boring with Four Tet’s music. Caribou’s take on his track Angel Echoes, which was released earlier this year, is insane. Jon Hopkins’ lays out his atmospheric electronic sound, just like we heard on Insides. Enjoy

Angel Echoes (Caribou remix) by Four Tet

Angel Echoes (Jon Hopkins remix) by Four Tet

There is a revival of garage happening in the UK, things have come full circle. Some people label it Future Garage. Artists like Joy Orbison, Duncan Powell, Submerse, Ramadanman and Burial are good examples. Others like Joker and Guido are making some sick progressive dubstep. The best thing is that these tunes can still be played in a club. For more info pay attention to labels Hot Flush, Punch Drunk and Hyperdub!

Future Mix (1st take)

Future Mix
Download Future mix

A friend of mine from the underground meditated, and the result was genre defiance.

Mixtape – A Strap On

Mixtape -  Strapon

Mixtape – Rock n Roshi

(coming soon)

2010 is getting crazy now. Midrange in dubstep drove it out of from its dark origins and we’re seeing Garage make a come back. Early oo’s instrumental hip-hop which was largely bass-driven and menacing is heavily influenced by electro and dubstep. The IDM of our time should be a label for the likes of Mount Kimbie and Mike Slott. shit is intelligent. I can’t categorise bass driven music anymore without there being ambiguity.

Listen to Mike Slott – Sun Tan:

Mike Slott – Sun Tan

Buy Mike slott’s  music or visit his Myspace

Levels.

For a third time here is some more dubstep juiciness in mixtape form. I can’t help but feature Phaseone and Joker again, two amazing artists taking the genre in different directions. Also included is Akira Kiteshi (big!), Gemmy (so fresh!!), Hyetal and Shortstuff. Some very new tunes here as well as old. The last track being a taste of things to come. Peace..

Levels mix

Download: http://tinyurl.com/headnodlevels

From the depths. Some crazy progressive dubstep here. I’ve chosen from among my favourite tracks. And see if you can spot a hidden gem from 1994. Hope you enjoy it.

Deep mix

Download Deep mix: http://tinyurl.com/headnoddeep

Tracklist

1. Aquatic Ambience
2. Starkey – Escape
3. Spatial – 70810
4. Mount Kimbie – Vertical
5. Brackles and Shortstuff – Broken Harp (remix)
6. Gemmy – Rainbow Rd.
7. Daedelus – LA Nocturn
8. Joker – Digidesign
9. Ikonika – Sahara Michael
10. Silkie – The Horizon
11. Kryptic Minds – One of Us

Skillz wraps up another mad year.  ‘09 is soon to be no more, here comes 2010.

Happy New Year!!