solipsistic NATION No. 83: Dubsonic

This week on solipsistic NATION we’re going to focus seven labels that are putting out some of the finest dubstep you’re likely to hear.

Dubstep is growing in popularity with its dark sound of minimal rhythms and throbbing bass. We’ll learn where dubstep came from, why our guests have chosen to specialize in dubstep when electronic music mutates so quickly and whether dubstep has gone mainstream or is still regarded as an underground phenomenon.

The labels featured on today’s show are Nozl Recordings/Bloodied Blade Recordings, Boka Records, Hot Flush Recordings, Iberian Records, Immerse Records, Lodubs and Studio Rockers.

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In keeping with the theme of this week’s show, below are some dubstep artists you can find on eMusic. Enjoy!

Benga
Boxcutter
Burial
Coki
Digital Mystikz
Drop The Lime
Hatcha
Kode9
Kromestar
Loefah
Mrk1
Pinch
Scuba
Shackleton
Skream
Sub Version
Vex’d
Zomby

Photo Credit: R_O_B_O

  1. Lone Wolf “Slayed By Shadows”
    Nozl Recordings/Bloodied Blade Recordings
  2. Lone Wolf “The Plague”
    Nozl Recordings/Bloodied Blade Recordings
  3. Afterdark “Infernal”
    Boka Records
  4. DZ “Chalice Dub”
    Lodubs
  5. 23Hz & Numaestro “Galleon Dub”
    Immerse Records
  6. 23Hz & Numaestro “Al Andalus (Full Mix)”
    Iberian Records
  7. Emalkay “My Story”
    Boka Records
  8. Vaccine “Fever”
    Hot Flush Recordings
  9. Bionics “Dubcore”
    Studio Rockers
  10. Relocate “Too Moody to Swing”
    Iberian Records
  11. Solvent “Think Like Us (Bombaman Remix)”
    Lodubs
  12. Boxcutter “Endothermic (D & M Master)”
    Hot Flush Recordings
  13. Forsaken “Fighting Spirit”
    Immerse Records