Dub Police

If you haven't already heard, up next in the Scion A/V Sampler series is none other than heavyweight dubstep label, Dub Police. Headed by Caspa and pushed forward by Trolley Snatcha, Emalkay & Leeds' own Distinction (oh and some dude called Rusko?), they've been churning out releases since I was listening to Blink 182 and putting chains on my Berny's. The album drops on 22nd Febuary, and I'm sure you all know a good list of places where you can buy it. Here's a taster of what's to come thanks to Emalkay and full tracklisting here.

Emalkay - Critical Hit

Angerstep

Must be a first. Dubstep taking on hardcore/deathcore/screams and guitars. I like boundaries being broken. And I love this song, Tek-One went all out to bring the filth and still keep that hardcore feel. Time to mosh the fuck out.

Bring Me the Horizon - Sleep With One Eye Open (Tek-One Remix)

Bonus:
Crookers on a dubstep tip.

Crookers ft. Kelis - No Security

Even More Rusko

Change of name to come: Follow The Rusko.

This one's pretty chilled from the wobble king.

Basement Jaxx ft. Sam Sparro - Feelings Gone (Rusko Remix) [full - 128kbps]

Deadmau5 X Nero

There's barely any Deadmau5 stuff I like, I'm not into that progressive, build-up, epic-scale house. I'm too much a product of impatience. I breath impatience, that's why I like basslines low and heavy, or loud and bouncy - they're on a plate for you and you don't have to wait 3 minutes for them to build up. But anyway, here's Nero's take on Deadmau5. This I like.

Deadmau5 - Ghosts N Stuff (Nero Remix) [full - 128kbps]

New Rusko (really? wow....)

Mr. Hudson - White Lies (Rusko's Euphoria Mix)

Pure Filth.

I've not posted for a while, although I have been hearing some seriously good songs recently! Me and Chris have been at a mate's free house last week and done nothing but play Xbox and get high.

As you may have noticed, we here at followthedark really enjoy music that speakers hate! Which is exactly what the next two songs i have for you are. They're going to make your speakers cry but I'm hoping you'll love them. I can't stop listening to them (Except the speakers on my laptop don't work and i don't know why.. :/ ).
This first one has some seriously filthy bass lines in it accompanied by a lovely ladies voice. You'll see what i mean when you download it.. Also a coming together of Caspa and Rusko again, which can never be a bad thing!

Caspa & Rusko - Power Shower

The second song actually sounds quite similar to Power Shower; strong dubstep beat, riddiculously dirty basslines. I've not heard much Dub Crookz stuff but they've really turned my head with this. Be on the look out for more from them!

Dub Crookz - Horn Peddla

Peace.x

Muhammed Im'ard Bruce Lee

Serious lack of posts recently. Mike's somewhere across Europe at the moment, not really sure where right now but come Thursday I know he'll be in Belgium at Pukkelpop (a music festival with an absolutely ridiculous line-up) ! So he'll be getting to go see the likes of Crookers, The Bloody Beetroots, The Count & Sinden, Rusko, Skream + Benga, along with 50 Cent (haha), N.E.R.D and a bit of Arctic Monkeys, Kraftwerk, The Offspring and My Bloody Valentine thrown in. Foreign festivals just seem to have no boundaries, I love it. Ollie's just getting back from Sziget in Budapest in the next few days aswell - look how cultured we are, haha !

But anyway, here's some fresh mp3's to make up for the lack of posts recently (yet again):

Jack Beats' are still killing it. Here's them killing La Roux and rearranging Florence's machine. Bouncy as fuck as always.

La Roux - I'm Not Your Toy (Jack Beats Remix)
Florence and The Machine - Drumming Song (Jack Beats Remix - radio rip)

I'm not that into all the tribal house/funky stuff that seems to be coming out at the moment, but L-Vis 1990's stuff intrigues me, it seems so tuneful and delicate and makes a pretty nice change from the

Riton & Primary 1 - Who's There? (L-Vis 1990 Remix)

I'm sure a lot of you have already grabbed this next one somewhere else. Boat = missed.

The Streets - In The Middle (Nero Remix)

A pretty old Caspa tune I've pretty much rinsed dry now, haha . And some pure, chilled out dubstep from Distinction, a dubstep DJ/Producer from here in Leeds, and a Dub Police member along with Rusko, Caspa, Subscape and more. Floetry's probably the best word to describe this song actually.

Caspa - Well 'Ard
Floetry - Say Yes (Distinction Remix)

And some new Lee Mortimer to finish yer's off.

Lee Mortimer ft. MC Flipside - That Thing (Vocal Mix)

Farley Ruskos

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I know we post a lot of dubstep here and I (we all - I reckon) should clear up that we are not, neither are we trying to say, that we're experts on the genre. In recent months loads of people have been jumping on the dub bandwagon and it's definitely the music craze of the moment and we're part of this bandwagon. We only got into the genre because it started to build up some momentum in the blog/club world and we (like you lot) aren't pioneering any new genre here. Dubstep's been around for ages with the likes of Skream, Caspa and Rusko burrowing in the underground for the past 5 years. Maybe these guys want this shit kept underground, I don't have a fucking clue. But it's a big thing now, and I'm glad the bandwagon came, otherwise I probably would never have given dub a chance. I truly hate people who act like they were the first person to hear a genre, or 'discovered' a band/dj, and that they've been there from the start when they haven't, then destroy it with awful, awful mainstream-bandwagon-posing-nights.

Rant over.

Get ready for the dubstep comedown,
Crystal Fighters - Xtatic Truth (L-VIS 1990 Remix) [mp3]