It\u2019s a dark, rainy night here in San Diego and that\u2019s providing the inspiration for today\u2019s show. Me? I\u2019m providing the soundtrack for tonight\u2019s perilous precipitation.<\/p>\n
A dark, rainy night. That could go many ways, right? A brooding, introspective mix might be appropriate. Or maybe something light and playful, suggesting the cleansing nature of rain. But no, in this case it\u2019s a rain that might have fallen on that megatropolis that was Los Angeles in Bladerunner<\/a><\/i>. Or maybe a rain that would have fallen on William Gibson<\/a>\u2018s Chiba City in his seminal cyberpunk novel, Neuromancer<\/a><\/i>.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a rain that makes the asphalt slick and causes manhole covers to endlessly belch fetid steam, obscuring unknown and possibly menacing figures. It\u2019s a rain that falls from a sky the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.<\/p>\n And I need to go out into that wet night in a few minutes and eat some dinner before I fall over. But first, a few notes.<\/p>\n The album artwork for today\u2019s show comes to us courtesy of Stu Horvath<\/a>. Stu\u2019s a former videogame critic and photo editor for the New York Daily News<\/a> and his current endeavour is Unwinnable.com<\/a>. If you\u2019re part of videogame and geek culture, and really, who isn\u2019t these days, then go check out his site.<\/p>\n Last week we showcased<\/a> Diffrent Music<\/a>, a label that blends the best elements of drum and bass and dubstep. I think the label is great but I only just got the mix a few days before last week\u2019s show went out. I hastily mixed in my interview with Hunchbak<\/a> and Dexta, the label\u2019s founder and released the show. I was surprised and blown away with their mix as you were. And if you haven\u2019t listened to it, go check it out<\/a> after listening to this week\u2019s show. It\u2019s really great!<\/p>\n Join us again next week when our guests will be [tlr]<\/a>, who will tell us about the show he\u2019ll be performing at The Terrace<\/a> in Pasadena next week with DJ BZZZRP<\/a>, Kissing Tigers<\/a>, Kid Static<\/a> and Ming and Ping<\/a>. We\u2019ll also be joined by DJ Umb<\/a> of Generation Bass<\/a> who\u2019ll tell us all about their Transnational Dubstep compilation album. I\u2019ve heard the album and it\u2019s quite tastey! Suridh Hassan<\/a> will also be on the show to talk about Bassweight<\/a><\/i>, which is a really cool documentary about dubstep that he directed. We might even talk with Vincent Villuis<\/a> of Aes Dana<\/a> but we\u2019ll definitely talk with Meat Beat Manifesto<\/a>\u2018s Jack Dangers<\/a>.<\/p>\n See you then. Hopefully it won\u2019t be raining.<\/p>\n Photo Credit: \u00a9Stu Horvath<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n