Back in January I featured a recording of Steve Nalepa‘s Dub Beautiful Collective concert on solipsistic NATION. At the end of the show I played some studio projects from Steve’s side projects with The FMs and Bass Science. I asked Steve if he had any more live material he’s like to be heard on the show and he was kind enough to send me a recording of a Bass Science concert in Tokyo.
Steve has been singing the praises of Matt B (otherwise known as RaNDom and RND) and after playing Matt’s “Crystal Dub” on one of my dub mixes I understood why. I love dub and Matt has created some of the most beautiful electronic dub tracks I’ve ever heard. That Steve and Matt would collaborate together on Bass Science was no surprise. That they took Bass Science in the direction of dubstep, however, was a surprise.
Seems like everyone loves dubstep these days. Hell, I love dubstep and listen to quite a few dubstep podcasts. Unfortunately, dubstep is one of those genres of music that is difficult to well. All to often artists will make dubstep tracks that just plod along while others will will create songs that are mired in the conventions of the genre. Not so with Bass Science. Matt and Steve are consummate soundsmiths and are able to craft exquisite dub and glitch tracks. When they combine their musical talent they create dubstep tracks that are sublime. Or dublime, in this case. Sorry, I couldn’t resist.
So crank up your subwoofer and prepare to have the top of your skull blasted off by the low-end frequencies of Bass Science!
- Bass Science “Bass Science Live in Tokyo”
- Interview with Steve Nalepa and Matt B of Bass Science