Thanks to our friend Pirkle we've got some awesome video footage from Dubstep Massacre 6! Check it out:
Friday, August 21, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Skream Tickets Available this weekend!!!!
HERES THE THING!!
We are totally 100% appreciative of our fans help! So we have a lil something special set up for you folks! If you come through and buy 5 tickets, you receive an invite to a special Skream Pre-Party at The Highdive. So those of you who want to come out a lil early, get your drink on, and get the party started right, and possibly rub elbows with some Dubstep elite, get your friends together, sell some tickets, and your in! And yes for every 5 tickets you get an invite, so you know 10 people who want to go? Get at us and you get 2 invites to the preparty! These tickets are CHEAP too! 5 bucks for THE leading name in DUBSTEP?? All made possible by you guys!! All of the Massacre DJs will be holding down tickets, or comment on this post for a way to get ahold of us! We'll be putting the list together starting this weekend so nows the time!
WE WILL HAVE TICKETS TO SELL AT DUBSTEP MASSACRE 7 if you can't find us before then!
As most of you know our shows hit capacity everytime anyway, but as this is a part of Pygmalion Music Festival, and having freaking SKREAM on the line up, you KNOW this is going to be packed, you WILL need to get your tickets ahead of time!
Heres some video of Skream spinnin a set in France, just so you know what your getting yourselves into!
See you guys next weekend at Dubstep Massacre 7!!!
Monday, August 17, 2009
DZ August 28 at Cowboy Monkey
If we haven't made it clear enough let me make it crystal clear:
DZ IS COMING TO DUBSTEP MASSACRE 7!!!!
It's going down at Cowboy Monkey on August 28, which is the first Friday that the University of Illinois is back in session. In other words, GET THERE EARLY because we're going to have the biggest party in town that week! Cover is $5 before midnight, $2 after.
Have no fear though, we're giving away FIVE FREE ADMISSIONS that we'll be drawing randomly from the list of people that are on the confirmed list on the Dubstep Massacre 7 Facebook Event.
AND we're bringing in the biggest and best sound system in town, so if you thought past Massacres have had a lot of bass, you have no idea what bass is!
Peep the web flyer, spread the word, and get to Cowboy Monkey EARLY on Friday the 28th, cause we are going to be packed and rocking ALL NIGHT!
Friday, August 14, 2009
Gettin DOWN with DZ...
WOF: Can you remember the first dubstep song you ever heard, or first time you ever heard a DJ spin dubstep? What was your initial reaction?
WOF: How is producing and spinning dubstep different than being part of the drum n bass scene?
DZ: Best party bar none was NYE 2008/09 at 1015 Folsom in San Francisco. Diplo & Jesse Rose were the main headliners and the dubstep room consisted of rastatronics, the spit brothers, antiserum, plastician, mrk1, kromestar & myself until 4am, then I went down to the main room and played to a packed place for another hour while mrk1 & kromestar just vibed. dubstep and sublow owned that night, very special indeed!
WOF: Hip hop samples seem to run through some of your tunes (obvious ones like Oooh or Regulate or less obvious like the Steinski sample on "Wildstyle"). And we know you got started out spinning old school hip hop, electro, breaks and hardcore. In terms of where you find sample inspiration, do you mainly rely on the classics that you know, or are you are trying to keep up with newer songs to nick things from? What qualities does a sample have to possess for you to use it in a song?
WOF: What are you listening to when you're at home?
WOF: How has being a father influenced your music?
WOF: Where do you get your inspiration to make such ridiculously heavy tunes?
WOF: You've also done dubstep remixes of Pink Floyd, Crookers and Major Lazer... is there any genre or artist that you keep off limits in terms of remixing? What artists (dubstep or not-dubstep) would you like to work with or remix that you haven't gotten the chance to yet?
WOF: We know you've got some nasty tracks hidden away. What's the word on new releases coming up?
WOF: Please finish this thought: In ten years, dubstep will be......
BIG UPS to DZ for spending the time to answer some questions, check some of his mixes and tunes out here:
http://badmanpress.com/
Some DOPE mixes and exclusive bootlegs!
We'll be seeing you all out @ Dubstep Massacre 7!!
Thursday, August 13, 2009
New DZ Release "Coast II Coast" on Badman Digital
New release from DZ on his record label Badman Digital. Looks like these tracks are exclusive to Beatport, so preview them below, and snatch them up! They're killer!
Oh, and in case you've forgotten, DZ is coming to town August 28th to play for Dubstep Massacre 7!!! It's going down at Cowboy Monkey, and it features resident dubsteppers Mobius, Lincoln & Substr8 as openers. Be on the lookout for a facebook event, it will be up shortly.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Go Ahead and Skream
"That guy" just happens to be Skream, and he is one of the rare musicians out there that you can say, without exaggeration, is responsible for an entire genre sounding the way it does now. To be very blunt, the sounds of dubstep that we all know and love would not exist in their current form if it were not for this 23-year-old from South London. (And yes, the fact that he's only 23 amazes and frustrates all of us as well)
Anyhow, Skream will perform on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th at the Highdive in Champaign as part of the Pygmalion Music Festival. It will be his FIRST US Festival appearance and his FIRST appearance in the Midwest.
Dubstep Massacre DJs Belly, Geist and Mertz will all provide opening support, and we know our fans will be out in full strength to see this dubstep legend.
Now for anyone that has even a passing knowledge of dubstep, Skream is a household name. But for those of you that are new to the genre, we're going to do our best to do some educating on this blog between now and the show.
We could start with his wikipedia entry, which does a nice job of providing an overview of his career. Just know that if there is a major European festival, he's played it. He's played every major dubstep night on the planet. He's criss-crossed the globe, and he released one of the biggest tunes in the history of the genre, "Midnight Request Line."
But to fully understand how much he was at the very epicenter, the very beginning of the dubstep sound, you should really read this interview from 2005 that he did with the blog Blackdown. It's incredible reading how Skream, Benga, Hatcha, El-B and the Big Apple Record Store all were directly responsible for UK Garage evolving into dubstep. Plus, there's a mix from Skream from 2005 in that post!
Skream's productions are of the highest caliber, and have provided some of the most epic moments in dubstep's relatively short history. Between now and the September 17th show, all of us blogging at The World On Fire will posting up favorite Skream tunes. But here's a few to get things going:
LaRoux - Going In For The Kill (Skream Remix)
Possibly the biggest crossover remix to date for Skream. It's a major hit in Europe, a top seller in record shops, and hopefully it'll soon be picked up by a certain Champaign radio station (hint, hint). And for all you interwebtweeter types, the YouTube video has well over 2 million plays:
Skream - Midnight Request Line
The tune that changed the face of dubstep forever. Grime artists like Wiley were still down with the new more melodic sound and the change in the hook, and even techno artists like Ricardo Villalobos were mixing it into their sets.
The Klaxons - Not Over (Skream Remix)
Like I said earlier, all of us will be posting up some of our favorite Skream tunes between now and the September 17th show. For me (Mertz) this Skream remix of the Klaxons remains one of my all-time favorite dubstep moments.
We'll have more for you soon and we will see you all THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th at THE HIGHDIVE in CHAMPAIGN for SKREAM!!!
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Dubstep Massacre 6 20-Minute Mixes
Hello again fellow dubsteppers. Got some goodies for you! If you didn't get a CD at Dubstep Massacre 6, have no fear! All the 20-Minute Mixes are posted up right here! They're playable within the browser, and downloadable as well!
Oh, and much thanks to Chris Perardi for the amazing photography Friday night! You can check out a gallery of all the photos he took right here. Look for more photos from him in the future... I smell a great partnership in the making! And head over to the Facebook album and tag yourself in the crowd photos!
Also, we had camcorders rolling the whole night, so look forward to seeing video in the near future. Thanks again to everyone who made it out! And enjoy these mixes!!!
Download Mertz's 20-Minute Mix
Download Substr8's 20-Minute Mix
Download Geist's 20-Minute Mix
Download Lincoln's 20-Minute Mix
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
We're All Playing Out This Week
But the moons must be in the right alignment because all six of us that throw the Dubstep Massacre parties are playing out this week, starting today! Some of us will be playing dubstep, others will be playing techno, hip hop, house, reggae, dub, soul, disco and then Mertz will probably play the Bangles or When In Rome or Curtis Mayfield or something like that. :D
Here's where you can catch each of us, broken down by artist, with a full schedule by day at the end of the post!
BELLY
Wednesday, Aug 5 - 10 pm - 2 am Physical Challenge with BELLY (alongside Massacre friends White Rabbit and Wildcard) at Canopy Club
Thursday, Aug 6 - 10 pm - 2 am BELLY at Boltini Lounge
Friday, Aug 7 - 10 pm - 2 am BELLY at Radio Maria
Saturday, Aug 8 - 10 pm - 2 am Dubstep Invades with BELLY and SUBSTR8 at Mike N' Molly's
Sunday, Aug 9 - 6 pm - 2 am Sunday Dub Revival with BELLY and MERTZ at Cowboy Monkey
GEIST
Wednesday, Aug 5 - 8 pm - 10 pm Malediction Dub with GEIST and MOBIUS (listen online at kunninmindz.com)
LINCOLN JONES
Saturday, Aug 8 - 9 pm - 1 am Radioactivity with LINCOLN JONES (listen live at www.the217.com)
MERTZ
Friday, Aug 7 - 10 pm - Midnight MERTZ live on The Show on WRFU 104.5 FM in Urbana, IL
Saturday, Aug 8 - 10 pm - 2 am Saturday Night Throwdown with MERTZ at Boltini Lounge
Sunday, Aug 9 - 6 pm - 2 am Sunday Dub Revival with BELLY and MERTZ at Cowboy Monkey
MOBIUS
Wednesday, Aug 5 - 8 pm - 10 pm Malediction Dub with GEIST and MOBIUS (listen online at kunninmindz.com)
Friday, Aug 7 - 10 pm - 2 am Fever with MOBIUS (with support from Friday residents Ian Procell and Reflex) at Boltini Lounge
SUBSTR8
Saturday, Aug 8 - 10 pm - 2 am Dubstep Invades with BELLY and SUBSTR8 at Mike N' Molly's
Schedule Broken Down Chronologically:
Wednesday, August 5
8 pm - 10 pm Malediction Dub with GEIST and MOBIUS (listen online at kunninmindz.com)
10 pm - 2 am Physical Challenge with BELLY (alongside Massacre friends White Rabbit and Wildcard) at Canopy Club
Thursday, August 6
10 pm - 2 am BELLY at Boltini Lounge
Friday, August 7
10 pm - Midnight MERTZ live on The Show on WRFU 104.5 FM in Urbana, IL
10 pm - 2 am Fever with MOBIUS (with support from Friday residents Ian Procell and Reflex) at Boltini Lounge
10 pm - 2 am BELLY at Radio Maria
Saturday, August 8
9 pm - 1 am Radioactivity with LINCOLN JONES (listen live at www.the217.com)
10 pm - 2 am Dubstep Invades with BELLY and SUBSTR8 at Mike N' Molly's
10 pm - 2 am Saturday Night Throwdown with MERTZ at Boltini Lounge
Sunday, August 9
6 pm - 2 am Sunday Dub Revival with BELLY and MERTZ at Cowboy Monkey
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Dubstep Massacre 6 Live Recordings
The live recordings from Dubstep Massacre 6 have been posted up, and every little bit of the event is included. It's even got the part of the night when we toasted and announced that Skream will be playing at Dubstep Massacre 8 as part of the Pygmalion Festival. So snatch these up now and relive the craziest night you've had in a long time.
Download: Lincoln Jones live at Dubstep Massacre 6
Download: Geist live at Dubstep Massacre 6
Download: Mertz vs. Substr8 live at Dubstep Massacre 6