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Youngsta Fire
Originally uploaded by infinite.

Feb 2nd:
Chef
Youngsta
Tubby

Feb 16th:
N-Type
Hatcha
Geeneus

Plastic people, 147 Curtain Road, London, EC2
Nearest tube: Old Street

Hold Tight

Originally uploaded by infinite.

Sgt Pokes.

Loefrequencies

man bites dog
Originally uploaded by infinite.

Check Rwd Magazine for another interview with Loefah courtesy of Martin Clark. Also check last nights Breezeblock show for Loe and Sgt Poke's dark and dutty Mud VIP alongside news of he and Bug's forthcoming ragga & dancehall night "Bash" at Plastic People.

Currently Feelin....

Ater 5 days spent in the south of france, all I've really been wanting to hear are the sounds of south london (with a few exceptions). Alas, despite such beautiful sunshine, I still crave the darkness.

Pink Floyd- Animals (Columbia)
Vex'd- 3rd Choice (dub)
Loefah- Mud (dub)
Kode9- 9 Samurai (Hyperdub)
Clue Kid- Noz (dub)
Andy Skopes & Madcap- These Sounds (dub)
N-Type- Misunderstood (dub)
Razor X - Boom Boom Claat Killing Sound album (Rephlex)

DMZ: 007

Crowd Love
Originally uploaded by infinite.

Two of DMZ's biggest dubs to date and kings of the rewinds, this is a monumental mid-february release.

Haunted
Anti-war Dub

both tracks built by Digital Mystikz

www.dmzuk.com

Hit with a breezeblock

Radio 1 Live Lounge
Originally uploaded by infinite.

Photos from Tuesday mornings Breezeblock Dubstep Wars show now online. See below for further info

Dubstep Wars

image courtesy of Radio 1 Breezeblock team.

Big love to Mary-Anne Hobbs and the Breezeblock show who on Tuesday provided the history books with one of the most beautiful moments in dubstep and let me come along for the ride.

At first it felt a little weird being in a darkened studio full of mic's and equipment (especially for one as clumsy as myself) but Mala, Kode9 & Space Ape, Skream, Hatcha & Crazy D, Vex'd, Loefah & Sgt Pokes and Distance
plus an entourage that included Coki, Benga, Chef and The Bug soon made themselves comfortable.

Each DJ was allocated 15 minutes during which time each of them quite literally tore up the radio waves in their own unique way. The mixing was ridiculous, the tunes were big and bad, and the vibe, well, even my Mum said she could feel the excitement through the airwaves.

What was so good about the show was the selection of DJ's. Mala with his deep, meditative beats, Kode9's soundscapes, Space Ape's words and wisdom, Skream's pure energy, Hatcha and Crazy D's funtime, the edgey but beautiful sounds of Vex'd, Loefah's psychologically devastating half-step minimalism with Poke's on mic and the heavy metal sounds of Distance. The interviews gave that extra bit of education. If you didn't know about dubstep before, this show was one helluva introduction.

In fact, somebody in the studio even whispered that if the place was set on fire, dubstep would be wiped out. They weren't far from the truth. Speaking of fire, I wonder if Steve Lamacq who walked into the smokers room when nuff dubstep man dem were fogging it up had the faintest idea of what was going on.

Go to www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/dance/breezeblock Listen again, and whilst you're there, take a peek at their fantastic photos (you might even spot me in the back!) and exclusive signed vinyl competition (great question!). More of their photos can be seen at www.dubstep.blogspot.com and my own will hopefully be online a little later.


Tracklist:
D1 - Untitled (white)
Mala (Digital Mystikz)
Digital Mystikz - '10 Dread Commandments VIP' (white)
Digital Mystikz - 'Haunted' (white)
Digital Mystikz - 'Left Leg Out' (white)
Skream - 'Request Line' Mala remix (white)
Digital Mystikz - 'All Of A Sudden' (white)
Digital Mystikz - 'Anti-War Dub' (white)
Skream
Skream - 'Midnight Request Line' (Tempa)
Skream - 'Tapped' (Tempa)
Sunship and Warrior Queen - 'Almighty Father' Skream remix (white)
Skream - 'Glamma' (Tempa)
Skream - 'Deep Concentration' (Tempa)
Skream - 'Rottan' (Tempa)
Digital Mystikz - 'Ancient Memories' Skream remix (white)
Horsepower - 'Egypt' (Skream remix) (white)
Skream - 'Music 2 Make Us Stagga' (white)
Kode 9 and Space Ape
Benny Ill, Kode9 & the Culprit - 'Fat Larry Skank' Kode 9 remix (white)
Kode 9 and Space Ape - '9 Samurai' (Hyperdub)
Kode 9 and Space Ape - 'Backward' (Hyperdub)
Kode 9 and Space Ape - 'Kingston Dub' (Hyperdub)
Burial and Space Ape - 'Space Ape' (White)
Vex'd
Vex'd - 'Saturn' (white)
Vex'd - '3rd Choice' (white)
Vex'd - 'Wavescape Remix' (white)
Vex'd - 'Killing Floor' (white)
Hatcha and Crazy D
Benga - Untitled (white)
Benga - Untitled (white)
Coki - Untitled (white)
Coki - Untitled (white)
Coki - Untitled (white)
Skream - 'Request Line' Remix (white)
Benga - Untitled (white)
Benga - Untitled (white)
Benga - Untitled (white)
Digital Mystikz - 'Ancient Memories' Skream remix (white)
Loefah and Sgt. Pokes
Loefah - 'Mud' (white)
Loefah - 'Ruffage' (white)
Loefah - 'Sukkah' (white)
Loefah - 'System' (white)
Loefah - 'Root' (DMZ)
Distance
Distance - 'My Demons' (white)
Distance - 'Fallen' (white)
Distance - 'Tuning' (white)
Distance - 'Cella' (white)
Distance - 'Cyclops' (white)
Distance - 'Night Vision' (white)
Distance - 'Traffic' (white)
DJ Pinch - 'Qawwali' (white)

Apples and snares

The ever growing ever evolving online dubstep community for the U.S has recently published an interview with the beautiful Appleblim of Skull Disco fame alongside a few of my photos from last years heavy Skull Disco bashes. Check www.riddim.rhizomatic.org

"Dubstep 2005 according to George"

Check www.blackdownsoundboy.blogspot.com for my review of last year featuring a selection of my favourite memories and photos. Big love to Martin for getting me involved in what is a monumental look at 2005 from a whole host of people. Extra thanks to he for putting up with my longness.

DMZ Love

Past, Present, Future
Originally uploaded by infinite.

Every DMZ rave leaves me with a buzz that keeps me locked out of the harsh reality of modern living for a good few days. Judging by the messages on the dubstep forum, I aint the only one, and if my eyes are correct, that means that right now there are around 400 people in the UK and overseas on a high after the mass post-christmas-turkey shakedown that was the first DMZ of 2006.

Inside the walls of Brixton's 3rd Base is where the party happens. Away from the cold of the winter, the bass, the vibes, the smiles and the electric energy fueled 8 hours of skanking, chat, meditation and quite simply put, love in it's purest form. It may sound like hippie bullshit, but all those who were there know what I mean.

I've tried thinking about exactly what it is that makes DMZ so magical and I've come to the conclusion that it can't be pinpointed to one specific element. The deep bass vibrations that flow from vinyl to needle through the speakers into the air, through the floor and into every part of the body is one. The excitement of experiencing a sound that is completely fresh yet retains elements of many different genres and cultures is another.

Then there's the crowd which now adays is a healthy mix of those who have witnessed the evolution of this sound for a few years such as the soundmen who wait anxiously to hear which of their latest dubs will be dropped or reloaded, and those who are just getting into it and still can’t believe their ears- be they younger Grime and Garage fans or older Jungle heads. Whoever you are, you're made to feel welcome, so much so that when every time a classic DMZ anthem drops, the few hundred people on the dancefloor become one entity.

Saturday was in my mind the best DMZ to date and it’s still only January. Exactly what they have in store for the first birthday bash I honestly don’t know, but I can confidently say it will be one hell of a celebration. Bring on the big cakes.

My memories... (in order of when they occured)

1. Thinking illness was gonna mean I couldn't reach DMZ then realising I was well enough

2. Arriving just in time to hear Pinch reloading Blackdown's Lata

3. Catching up with familiar faces, meeting new ones

4. Realising that I left my camera battery charging at home half an hour before the DMZ set which meant rushing out on to the streets of Brixton to hail down a cab to take me to home and back to pick the battery up. Luckily I made it back just as the DMZ set opened

5. The crowd reactions during the DMZ set and their response to it

6. The abundance of ladies and youngers

7. Hearing Horror Show explode the dancefloor as if it had never been heard before

8. A chunk of Mala's uplifting 4x4 beats followed by a chunk of Coki's dub-zombie business and the Haunted reloads (dmz's anthem?)

9. Standing behind the decks and seeing hands and heads for as far as the eye could reach.

10. Walking around the room and hearing people chatting about how much they’re feelin the sound

11. Crazy D jumping on the mic at the start of Hatcha's set and the crowds appreciation that followed

12. Shackleton and Engine Room rockin the dancefloor in suits

13. Dancing to old school jungle at 5am on a Sunday thanks to Kode9


Shouts to all the feet I trod on, the arms I bashed, the eyes I blinded with flash and all the smiling faces... a rave to remember? Damn straight. More photos online soon... http://www.flickr.com/photos/drumzofthesouth/sets/1802773

Who Shot Ya?

2005 Rogues Gallery

Andyskopes, Al', Alienai, Amit & Klute, Appleblim, Bailey & Arthur, Bandit, Bashment, Bass & Djevara, Benny Ill & Lev Jr, Ben Kei & Logos, Ben XO, Big Cakes, Blackdown, Blackeye, Blazey, Bobak, Breakage, Breezy,The Bug, Chantelle Fiddy, Chefatron, Chris Inperspective, Coki, Crazy D, Croydon Crew Cyrus, D, D1, Damon, Distinction, Dogzilla, Dolly & Pringling, Double Impact, Dylan & Jon- Dojy, Edge 2 Narst, El Sid, Equinox, Francky, FulleBlunt, Hatcha, Heds 100, Helen & Adam, Ida B, Ivory, J Da Flex, , Jakob & Mendicant,Jess & Luciana, Joe Nice, The Kicks, Kris Beard, Kode9, Lady M, Princess Leah, Lowfie & Vinton, Lowqui, Machines, Magnus, Mako, Mala, Mandeep & Military Gee, Mek & Chico, Mich, Mikey Rea, Mickie, M James, Neil, Neptune, Nish, Novacaine, N-Type, Orson (Beanz), Paradox, Paul Rose, Paul W, Pinch, Plasticman, Sgt Pokes, Pyro, Q Gritty, Reform, Roots Manuva, Sabari, Scientist, Seany C, S & D, Senses, Shackleton, Shado, Simone C, Size9, Skepta, Skream, Sky, Smut Clothing, Sonic Design,Lady Sovereign, Space Ape, Target, ThinKing, Tubby, Unlikely & Leticia, Vex'd, Vicious, Lady Vicky, Walshy, Wiley, Youngsta & Task, X-Cutz

spotted in hackney
Originally uploaded by alienai.

Skopes Knowledge

Frontroom DJ
Originally uploaded by infinite.

Check the latest Knowledge Mag for an interview with my main dnb man Andy 'Jah Jah Man' Skopes as well as what and who to watch for in 2006 which he also gets a mention in. True say drumzofthesouth has had the Skopes knowledge for time (check the archives for info). Also look out for some chat with Breakage and Equinox amongst others.

DMZ Update

Lots going on for DMZ at the moment... through the wonders of modern technology we get to hear about it...

DMZ -Kiss fm show

tracklisting.

Skream - Request Line (Mala Remix) - Dubplate
Coki - Shattered - Dubplate
Mala - Left Leg Out - Dubplate
Skream - Hag - Tempa
Coki - Haunted - Dubplate
Coki - Molten - Dubplate
Loefah - Ruffage - Dubplate
Loefah - Goat Stare - Dmz
Skream - I Remix - Dubplate
Mala - Wrath Vip - Dmz
Skream - Rotton - Dubplate
Search & Destory - Candyfloss (Loefah Remix) - Hotflush

Thanks to http://dubstep.forumsplace.com and Blacklay for the recording

DMZ @ 3rd Base
Brixton – SW2 Saturday 7th Jan 2006 £ 5 members £ 7

Line up:

DIGITAL MYSTIKZ + LOEFAH
HATCHA
DISTANCE
KODE 9
CHEF
PINCH

Mc’s: SGT POKES, CRAZY D

Come Meditate on Bass Weight

Pubsession @ The Old Blue Last, 39 Great Eastern Road, EC2
DMZ, Kode9 & Guests

7 til Midnight, free all night


THE BREEZEBLOCK - BBC RADIO 1. Dubstep Warz – with Mary Anne Hobbs

9th Jan 2006

The show goes live 1am-3am Monday night >>> Tuesday
morning.

Guests...

DIGITAL MYSTIKZ
SKREAM
KODE 9 & SPACE APE
VEX'D
LOEFAH
HATCHA
DISTANCE

DUB WAR @ Rothko
NEW YORK CITY - Friday - January 27 2006.

DIGITAL MYSTIKZ
JOE NICE
DROP THE LIME
DAVE Q
MC JUAKALI

DMZ: ROAD TRIP PART 1 - LEEDS

SAT 4th Feb 2006

SUB DUB presents:

TRANSMISSION ROOM: Grooverider, Shy Fx, Visionary, TC1, Steppa, Essence
MC's: Topcat, Eksman, Tonn Piper, Ramin
Sound System : Iration Steppas (Ridiculous weight)

DMZ ROOM:
Digital Mystikz, Loefah, Skream, Distinction and Kode 9. With Sgt Pokes and
Crazy D.
Sound System: Sweet Potato

Leeds West Indian Centre, Laycock Place, Leeds
10pm-Late
Tickets £10+ b/f...MOTD / £5 for people travelling on the coach from London

www.dmzuk.com

A Random Trip

Cyrus sent me a 5 minute demo mix, Blackdown hosted it, now that's what I call a colloboration.

Enjoy...

Random Trio Promo Mix >

tracklist
1- zion
2- prayer
3- bounty
4- irie
5- prophecy
6- warrior dub
7- haunted rmx
8- rupture
9- reble
10- judged
11- indian stomp
12- montego
13- bongi
14- banshi
15- gutter
16- grave diggers
17- saint dub
18- zambi
19- halo
20- the gift
21- island life
22- rags

www.randomtrio.blogspot.com