As most of you know, my first collaboration with Atlanta’s Distal, has been widely received in recent months, and even featured on the legendary Gilles Peterson’s “Worldwide” show on BBC Radio1!

Well, finally wait for it’s release is over!

Check out the XLR8R giveaway of Typewriter Tune also!!!

Reviews of the tune can be found @

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FUNDAMENTAL GARAGE

As alluded to in a previous post also, we got some love we got over at Kmag, declaring SFS003 as one of the “Essential Bass Music Releases of 2010″

Head on over to these fine retailers and grab your self the 12″ or a digital copy to satiate your craving. Ha!

JUNO // JUNO DOWNLOAD // BOOMKAT // REDEYE // CHEMICAL // iTUNES // BEATPORT

Another new release for 2011 has just dropped and is for the moment exclusive to Beatport.

Cop it @ BEATPORT

“Amazing new classic from Ill-esha featuring her gorgeous vocals over rolling bass, haunting piano and synth, and lush production. The flip side features HxdB’s future garage take complete with precision lfo bass work and the signature HxdB percussion.”

Exclusively on BEATPORT, available everywhere else on January 24th!!

Cop it @ BEATPORT

Interview Link:

http://www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/blogs/dubstep/introducing-hexadecibel

Canadian producer Hexadecibel, aka HxdB, aims to blend 2step, house, techno, dubstep, UK funky into one hybrid pioneering sound. He sent us some beats and we wanted to find out more.

Please introduce yourself…
My name is Severine, I’m 32-years-old and from Vancouver, Canada. I help to manage two record labels, Pressing Issues and Gradient Audio. I make bass music that I strive to make equal parts fun and meaningful.

How did you get into music?
I got into music, like so many others, by being a fan first and foremost. I was raised by my mother and she was passionate about music and always encouraged me to be that way also. There was seemingly always a record on the player at our house and it really fostered the attitude of having a “soundtrack to your life”. I never really learned to play any instruments though, I was always more of a listener and casual participator.

In high school I was an avid fan of any kind of music I could possibly find that was underground: punk, hardcore, metal, hip hop, classic rock, even avante garde jazz and psychedelic instrumental albums. I used to spend a lot of time hanging out with some cats from my school that were rapping and were hooked up with a producer to make their beats. I went with them down to the studio several times, hoping for a chance to rhyme. I was becoming increasingly fascinated by what the producer, Junior, was doing, and less interested with the microphone.

Shortly thereafter I discovered electronic music and raves in the mid-late 90s, which completely changed the way I looked at music. After being a fan of early drum & bass, jungle and breaks for some years, I knew it was the perfect time to finally give a shot.

How do you go about producing your music?
I don’t really use a template, but I have a loose methodology. I always start with a blank project, I’ll usually search for individual drums and hits, maybe chop up and process a couple breaks. Then I like to create a vibe, add some pads, some kind of melody. Then I like to play a bass line for the sub. I’ve been using Sylenth1 or even FL Studio’s built-in 3xOSC to make a nice clean sine for the sub. I’ve also been using lots of 808 sub kicks lately too which are fun to alternate with. Then I’ll usually start the arrangement and add more synths, vox, and other flourishes as I get to know the song more.

I’ve been taking my time with tracks a lot more lately and getting more into detailed edits, more complex chords and other bits of ear candy. The funny thing is I never really write any two tunes the same way. I mean, I have preferred tools and a handful of “go-to” sounds, but I find the process and preparation to be different and unique for each tune. Perhaps it’s my add, but I find creating music to be infinitely pleasurable and inspiring.

What’s the best piece of musical advice you’ve ever had?
Learn to EQ properly, seriously, this has to be the most fundamental key to making your music sound good. Once I learned to understand the correlation between what your sound looks like in a spectrum analyzer to what it actually sounds like, my tunes started to sound better and better. A really nice plugin I’ve been using is Voxengo GlissEQ. It has a superb spectrum analyzer built into an already great and discrete sounding EQ. Essential.

What’s next for you?
I’m sharing a vinyl release with Distal & Mayhem from Atlanta, coming out January 24th on Surefire Sounds (Typewriter VIP). I also have a 12″ forthcoming on Inhale Audio (Stylish Cadaver), a spot in the forthcoming Brownswood Electric Vol. 2 (Savage Pets) and forthcoming EPs on Subdepth, Party Guy & Kursed. I also have several single track releases on Gradient Audio, Haunted Audio and more. I’m curating an LP on Gradient Audio featuring some of, in my opinion, the very finest emerging future bass creators, which is very exciting.

I’m working on collaborations with Self Evident, Max Ulis, DJ Cure, 3rdeye & Cairo. I’m currently almost complete remixes for Swarms, Blind Prophet and Style Disciples. I am struggling to, but nearly ready to also put out the third installment of my monthly podcast, “HxdB Loves…”. This month is Austin, Texas and features some really exciting works from some really great producers like Dubbel Dutch, FBOM, VVV, Outlaw Producer & arms&suites. I’m getting married in April too, so life has been pretty hectic!

Where do you see yourself within the genre?
I don’t really know to be honest. I don’t really feel like I belong in any one genre because I like to lend from so many influences. I’m trying to sit in-between genres, let a certain sound accomplish a certain task and something from another sound to accomplish another.

Where do you see yourself in ten years time?
Producing music full time, probably visiting your city.

What do you bring to the scene that’s different?
That’s a really tricky question man! I think almost everything under the sun has been done. I do though think that the way I do things is different, which is where my sound comes from. Everyone has their own unique musical fingerprint.

Interview: Sam Moir

Featuring my tune Love Tap & a my remix of Section 8′s – Mercury…Other artists featured on this EP:

Mayhem, Gravity, Fuzz2k, king slaFF, X-Zero, Dubtek & Sublo, 3rdeye & Interval.

Go check out the Gradient Audio website.

Go buy the release @ Juno / Digital Tunes

Check out the East Van Digital site for more info

http://www.eastvandigital.com/?m=201011

Buy the release @ Juno & Beatport

Mix no85 comes to us today from HxdB, the third Vancouver producer featured on JLD in December. Hxdb is no stranger to podcast fame, making his way to the very respectable Electronic Exploration by Rob Booth as part of the Vancouver Dubstep special along side 6 other producers (Taal Mala, Max Ulis, Self Evident, Daega Soundsystem, Phowa & DJ Cure) most of which have all had their spot on this podcast. Well, let’s get to it..

ORIGINAL POST

DOWNLOAD LINK

TRACK LIST:

1. Royal T – 1 UP (Martin Kemp RMX) // No Hats No Hoods
2. Greenmoney – Bashment ‘Ouse // Fool’s Gold
3. Machinedrum – Carry the Weight (Bok Bok RMX) // Lucky Me
4. Kingdom – Fogs // Night Slugs
5. FBOM & Outlaw Producer – Pedicab Ride // Forthcoming Formant
6. Floating Points – J&W Beat // Planet Mu
7. HxdB & Self Evident – Tropezoid // DUB
8. Modeselektor – Art & Cash (Phono-O RMX) // 50 Weapons
9. Untold – Anaconda // Hessle
10. Darqwan – Over Me
11. Distal & HxdB – Untitled // DUB
12. Mosca – Nike (Club Edit) // Night Slugs
13. HxdB – Heartbeatdancer // Forthcoming SubDepth
14. Distal & HxdB – Typewriter Tune (VIP) // Forthcoming Surefire Sounds
15. George Fitzgerald – The Let Down // Hotflush
16. Hypno – Dilemma // DUB
17. Acre – Ghatt // Embassy 004
18. Mosca – Square One (L-Vis 1990 RMX) // Night Slugs
19. Ramadanman – Glut // Hemlock
20. Sclist – Freaks // Urban Scrumping
21. Kastle – Better Off Alone // Seclusiasis
22. Indigo – Funky // DUB
23. Distal – Apple Bottom // Forthcoming Tube10
24. Shortstuff – Naughty Step // Ramp
25. Shortstuff & Nicky Pearce – Tripped Up (Ramandanman RMX) // Ramp
26. HxdB – Stylish Cadaver // Forthcoming Inhale Audio
27. Hostage – Valhalla (Chrissy Murderbot RMX) // Nightshifters
28. Brackles & Shortstuff – Pipey D // Blunted Robots

Oh yes! That’s right everyone, Echodub’s long awaited remix album has been unleashed on the world, and just like the original which all of the remixes originated from, it’s completely FREE! This LP is a stunning achievement, and really shows how versatile and talented the Echodub roster is.

Grab this amazing release below:

http://edub.bandcamp.com/album/anechoic-chamber-remixed

Also, be sure to sign up for Echodub’s newsletter for lots of free goodies and all the current news.

http://www.echodub.co.uk/

1. Kwality – Doug Wilson (Thesis Remix) 06:20
2. Furesshu – The Leopard (Emi Ono Remix) 06:48
3. DFRNT – Surface (Foiled Torsos Remix) 05:59
4. Foiled Torsos – The Specialist (HxdB Remix) 05:40
5. HxdB – Silent Q (Akema Remix) 05:01
6. king slaFF – Sacrifice (xxxy Remix) 07:37
7. Akema – Cold Hearted (Asa & Foiled Torsos Remix) 04:15
8. king slaFF – Within (Muteqx Without Remix) 07:32
9. king slaFF – Within (Substep Infrabass Sonar Remix) 06:09
10. Substep Infrabass – The Entity (slaFF Remix) 06:40
11. Substep Infrabass – The Entity (Enter The Darkness Refix) 07:02
12. Tangka – Salamander (Vishnu Remix) 02:58
13. Folied Torsos – Ultra Analog Dub (El Rakkas Strictly Digital Remix) 06:09

That’s right, the long awaited release on Formant Recordings of my track INVISIBLE TOUCH, alongside 2 other amazing tracks: Phaeleh – Cheki & Psychonaught – I Just Want You. I’m really excited about this release in general because of all the positive energy that went in to from everybody involved. Plus the masters turned out so very nicely, it just sounds LARGE! hehe.

Available at these fine retailers…

Boomkat

Drop Records

Hardwax

Beatdown Records

Redeye Records

Chemical Records

HMV

Deejay.de

Juno
 

Hell yeah!

I’ve decided to offer up a number of my older tunes, bootlegs and vaporware tunes that never ended up seeing the light of day.

Everybody loves free stuff right?

Check them out and download them directly from Soundcloud below.