UBLF's Chilldown Period

Purejunk's Winter Leaves

2012-01-17T22:37:00.002-07:00

I've been searching for some chillout tracks.

A Lot...

I feel like I've give a lot of attention to Dubstep lately that I haven't paid much to the Lounge/Chillout/Downtempo/TripHop flavors.

This tune...

THIS tune...

THIS TUNE!!!!

CHECK IT OUT!!!!!!!!

It's called Winter Leaves by Purejunk and it is one darling of a tune!

Winter Leaves (featuring Öllegard) by purejunk

A tune you should check out!

2012-01-16T16:09:00.004-07:00

I've recently joined DubstepForum and have enjoyed listening to the diferent dubs and tunes from folks from all over.

One track I've enjoyed comes from Zillion and it's a dark mover that you should listen to and enjoy.

Here it comes: Zillion with Vindicate!

Zillion - Vindicate by zilliondubs

Zillion - Vindicate

ENJOY and head on over to the forum and let Zillion know what you think!

Ten Songs I've been diggin' on lately

2012-01-06T22:32:00.006-07:00

I was given a gift card to iTunes for the Holidays (yes!) and I have made good use of this present of tuneage to add quite a few tunes to my library.

So, I'll share with you all some songs I found and bought (the youtube vids that is) and one or two which I WISH I could own!

Conquest - Change the World

This is a WISH to own. I've always thought Dubstep and Country/Western could peacefully co-exist and this tune is proof.

HavocNdeed - Headspin featuring Skaught Perry

I've used HND's Dub fi Dub in a few mixes and they do quality work.
Press play and enjoy!

TRG - Time is Now

I found this tune while searching the web and immediate bought it. Some Doctor P like sounds with some tasty breakbeat.

Sukh Knight - Diesel not Petrol

OH FREAK YEAH! Just play the tune. Thanks to GetDarkerTV for introducing me to the True Tigers.

Tunnidge - 7 Breaths

From the Chestplate Crew - this single (both sides) is FIRE!

Matt-U - Mindgame

Get this time and Dope and Peyote and Mindgame and Dope and Peyote and...

Killawatt & Thelem - Swarf

TUNE! TUNE! and TUNE! I can't wait for the 23rd of Jan to get here!

Doomtrooper & Dr. Bloodnugget - Napalm

You cannot hide from this nuclear bomb of a tune!

Distance - Meanstreak

Distance still controls my iPod with his tunes and this is proof why!

Forsaken ft. Joker and Ben Blackmore - Last Saloon Swagger

More Country/Western dubstep with some sweet live instrumentation

Oh, man - there are more tunes I want and did buy as well but I didn't list here and I hope you all enjoy these!

UBLF

Dubstep Directive - 2011 Year End Massive (320 MP3)

2011-12-19T23:14:00.022-07:00

This... is... just... MASSIVE!

One and a half hours of sheer bigness as some hot tracks by just heavy producers/DJs is gonna take you from yes to YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!

I also need to say thanks to GetDarker for introducing me to some of these artists and many others which line my iPod and this show.

I will give a few more bits of credit to Kit and Steve at This Way Up Agency, Michael from Main Stage Artists, Jesse and Mega Tron from betamorph recordings.

Download the Podcast as well here.

Big ups, y'all!

So, if you think you're ready.

Press play and get your new year off to a BOOM!

Vapah
Black Hole
Black Hole

Benga & Walsh
Biscuit Factory
Biscuit Factory/Bass Face EP
Beatport Juno Download Surus
Biscuit Factory Records facebook wordpress

J:Kenzo
The Roteks
The Roteks/Protected EP
Beatport Juno Download soundcloud
Tempa Records - represented by This Way Up Agency

SimplexXx & EK9
Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow
Juno Download Amazon iTunes
Merkury Music SimplexXx facebook soundcloud

Kromestar & Dark Tantrums
Trianglez
Mental Universe/Trianglez EP
beatport Juno Download Amazon
GetDarker - Kromestar represented by This Way Up Agency

Distance (twitter)
Knowing
Meanstreak EP
beatport Juno Download iTunes
Chestplate - booking with Main Stage Artists

Habstrakt
Elephants
Elephants/Insomnia
beatport Juno Download iTunes
Dubsaw Records

SPL (facebook)
Movie Boof
Masters of Rave/Movie Boof
beatport Juno Download iTunes
Hollow Point Recordings

HavocNdeeD (soundcloud)
Dub Fi Dub
119 Sound

Datsik
Gizmo
Gizmo/Gecko
beatport Juno Download iTunes
Basshead BHD001

Doomtrooper (myspace)
Hybrid
Illicit Trade

Lurka & Commodo
Airtight
Airtight/Gassin DJ Madd Presents Transmissions Vol. 1
beatport Juno Download
Black Box Box Clever

At Dawn We Rage (facebook)
Winner
Winner
beatport Juno Download
Heavy Artillery Recordings

Fytch (soundcloud) & Captain Crunch (soundcloud)
Raindrops
Raindrops Single
beatport Juno Download
Buygore

Filth Collins (twitter) (soundcloud)
BAM!
Let Me Go (free release to celebrate the EP)
beatport Juno Download
Betamorph Recordings (soundcloud)

Xel (soundcloud)
Trifix
twitter

Cottonmouth
Persian Rebels
Park Street EP
beatport Juno Download iTunes
MonkeyDub Recording (website)

Icicle (myspace)
Xylophobia
Xylophobia/Minimal Dub
beatport Juno Download iTunes
Shogun Audio

Mt. Eden (facebook)
Gambler
MEDS EP
Amazon iTunes
Record Union

Truth (soundcloud)(twitter)(website)
Straight Jacket
DEFY001

Wrexile (facebook)
Mongolia
Bass, Space, Pace & Peace
Amazon
Methodology Recordings

Stay tuned....

2011-12-13T23:16:00.002-07:00

Hello, everyone!

Just an update on what is happening this month. There will not be a Chilldown Period this month, partially to have a break because of my busy, busy schedule.

The other part, I'm going to give you all a great year end gift for being wonderful listeners, participants and friends to the show - a massive dubstep year end banger!

Get ready - it's gonna be great!

Best regards;

UBLF

Dubstep Directive - Heavy Metal

2011-11-28T23:45:00.002-07:00

You are gonna need a neck brace for this episode of the Dubstep Directive! It is an hour of headbanging, backbreaking, bonesplitting, and earbleeding music.

Oh. My. Goodness!

This is just shear madness!

I hope you get ready for this massive backbreaker of a podcast!

Let's get away from the words and get to the tracklisting!

BWAH!!

Illish - Catalyze

Kannista - My Name is Curse - Plexus

Evil Analog - Killin' Machine

Chaosphere - Power Trip

River Accorsi - Prime X - Dirty Records

TerrorHate - Grind Saw

Vortek - Walk With Me

Lone Wolf - Let them Bleed - Let them Bleed EP - Bloodied Blade

DJ Krankhoff - Don't Make Him Angry

Stephen Walking - Orpheus, Father of Songs - Seven Sages

Demented Dimensions - The Special One - 2012:The End

Big Boss - Killstreak

The Algorithm - Isometry 1.1 - Identity

Mythaga - Envy

Conway - Metal Kids

Deflate & CO - Soundtrack of Ghosts

TRUTH - Straight Jacket

2011-11-17T23:04:00.002-07:00

If you have not heard Truth yet, here's your chance to get a terrific introduction with the tune Straight Jacket.

Truth - Straight Jacket (Free Download)

It's a big tune and I hope you all enjoy it like I did and shared it with everyone on my podcast a couple of months ago.

The Chilldown Period - Episode 33 Take me back to North Carolina

2011-11-14T23:25:00.008-07:00

I didn't realize how many towns/cities from North Carolina were related to my show until after I had created this episode of the Chilldown Period: Raleigh, Greenville, Southern Shores, (Scott, Lotus/Locust), and I found something to related to nearly every group on the show to something in the Old North State.

Ah, the memories.

Well, with the memories come connections, with connections I've come up with songs, and from memories and connections we have a Podcast.

Without further ado:

The Tracklisting!

mist glider - The Ocean is Alive

Southern Shores - Bonfire - Cascine.us - debut album to come out soon

Raleigh Moncrief
"Lament For Morning" (mp3)
from "Watered Lawn"
(anticon)
More On This Album

Tycho
"Hours" (mp3)
from "Dive"
(Ghostly International)
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

Christopher D Howard - Sleep Paralysis

Lotus
"Backlight Sunflare" (mp3)
from "Lotus"
(SCI Fidelity Records)
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

Greenville Massive feat. Kat Boelskov
"Everything (feat. Kat Boelskov)" (mp3)
from "The Suburbs EP"
(Soul Sheep Music)
Buy at iTunes Music Store
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

Eliphino - Devoted - More than Me EP - somethinksounds

Great Scott featuring Royal Sapien
"My Sashimi" (mp3)
from "Glorious Dystopia"
(Muti Music)
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

Moth Equals - Cut it out

GEM - Lady Dark

Conspiracist. - Chief Kamanawana

Artemis - Easy - Auralei

Sarah Linhares
"Sarinha" (mp3)
from "Messages From The Future"
(Public Transit Recordings)
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

Still Blue Still Turning - These are a Voice - American Artist

Dubstep Directive - A Little Bit of Everything

2011-11-01T00:42:00.004-06:00

The Dubstep Directive is back and we're giving you a little bit of everything to help vibrate your eardrums, elevate your hair follicles, and exacerbate your joy levels to their max.

We're mixing in some hyphy, krunk, purple, dub, trumpets and some of this and that for this "A Little Bit of Everything" mix.

We're gonna get the tracklisting going -

SO

LET'S

GO

EVERYBODY!

Stene - Untitled2

Zenodub - Clish

Kragen
"Do It Now" (mp3)
from "Do It Now - Single"
(Wobble Trouble)
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

Dubtrash - Trompeta Mexicano - Zion EP - MonkeyDub Recordings

HavocNdeeD - Dub fi Dub

Babylon System feat. Candy Vox - Hyphy - argon recs

Samples - Pharway - Skyscraper EP - Simplify Recordings

Sugarpill - Peeing on the Seat - Mind Machine EP - Simplify Recordings

Crizzly & Kids at the Bar - Like Dat

Canebrake - The Garbageman

Kedal - Platypuses Anthem

Beastman - Do It Now

Mr. DatiQ - acid

Skru & Torpillah - HAZERD

Distopia - Subwoofa

Chilldown Period - Episode 32

2011-10-16T21:54:00.005-06:00

Autumn has hit eastern Idaho and the weather has hit a Chilldown Period as well. Heck, we've even had an inch of snow a couple of weeks ago (didn't last many days in the lower elevations) so this soundtrack is extremely appropriate for this time of year.

Many thanks to everyone who has made this show possible!

Now, let's get to the tracklisting and I hope you enjoy the show!

Cuthead- - Iron Lung - LaptopBattle Compilation 2009 - phonocake

Swimming
"We Fill Gaps" (mp3)
from "Ellipses"
(Audiobulb Records)
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

odd nosdam
"Untitled Three" (mp3)
from "Burner"
(anticon)
Stream from Rhapsody
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

uccelli - (double set) spout!/ride the tide & porpoise songs - Porpoise Songs: A Tribute to Christian Riese Lassen - anansi netlabel

Just Plain Ant - The Bridge (Instrumental) - The Bridge feat. Sleaze - BlocSonic

Ascii.Disko
"White Lines / Black Lines" (mp3)
from "Black Orchid: From Airlines To Lifelines"
(Artoffact Records)
Buy at iTunes Music Store
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

The Esoteric Gender - Do Not Disturb - Prelude (courtesy of Ariel Publicity)

MrMamadou the PiArt - Kiss Your Heart feat. Paula Medrano

Nanda
"Amazing Grace" (mp3)
from "Cry Of The Ages"
(Muti Music)
More On This Album

Jolea - Doppelganger - ...And the Ghosts that Followed: the Other Side - Audiobaum

PinkLogik - Phosphene Dance - Inverse - Section27

Bloop - Deep Blue Trees feat. Kate Brown

BinaryPulse - Strom - IDMf029: Barely Legal Compilation - IDMf

Audiofunk - All that Jazz - Scene 2 - BPM:120 website

Rain Dog - One to Love - See Hear EP - Cut

Alinah Sipps - Poslednjaja Vstrecha - Jazz Cafe - Subwise

Dubstep Directive - Bass Flying Madness

2011-10-02T13:39:00.006-06:00

This episode of the Dubstep Directive will have some fluttering tones, some quirky bass, and dark undertones as the Bass Flying Madness goes from your speakers into your ears!

Special thanks to Diffrent Music, BEAZT, MonkeyDub Recordings, NoXoN, Truth, Shinjin, Droplitz, Dark Elixir, burning prophet, secondwave and many others for this awesome episode of the show!

Let's head on to the tracklisting and share all the amazing sounds!

Shaded - Gone - DIF00D2 - diffrent music

Shinjin - Destroy all Humans

XPHOURIAH - The Bug

June - Fungus - CC

VEXX - Not yet titled Track - Filth Force Five - Triple Hexx

.BEAZT. - Insanity Murder Chaos - DIRTY

Audiovoid
"Lurk Sauce" (mp3)
from "Lurk Sauce"
(Muti Music)
Buy at iTunes Music Store
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

Siren
"Hotley Cru" (mp3)
from "Spawn"
(Muti Music)
Stream from Rhapsody
Buy at Amazon MP3
Buy at iTunes Music Store
More On This Album

Dark Elixir - Saw Inversion

Truth - Straight Jacket - Defy Recordings

Droplitz - (dub)Step Forward - Presets of the Mind - CC

Epoxy - Secrets

NoXoN - Big Lines

Decklyn - With a Fire in My Heart - KONGA EP - MonkeyDub Recordings

burning prophet - subject elimination

secondwave - time and space

Chilldown Period - Episode 31

2011-09-11T00:48:00.008-06:00

The Chilldown Period is welcoming autumn into the Northern Hemisphere with this tasty treat of chilled out sounds.

I've come in contact and kept great contacts up with awesome artists. This is an aspect of podcasting which I absolutely enjoy. Special thanks to everyone for participating, listening, and enjoying this show.

Now, this is the part where I say the tracklisting is on its way.

And you are correct!

kiyo
"Tones On Tail" (mp3)
from "71:36 (Remixes by Kettel, Richard Devine, Julien Neto, Machinedrum)"
(Force Intel / Vertical.fm)
Buy at iTunes Music Store
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

Patrick Lee
"American Redstart" (mp3)
from "Passerine"
(Bocumast LTD.)
Buy at iTunes Music Store
More On This Album

Marilyn Carino -
D/L King of the World
from "Little Genius"
More on Album at CD Baby
Also available at Amazon
and at iTunes
(courtesy of Ariel Publicity)

Canon Blue
"Pilguin Pop" (mp3)
from "Colonies"
(Rumraket)
Buy at Napster
Stream from Rhapsody
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

Igloop - We're Right Here - Sunken Relics

Boardem Squad (Shoe, DX, Joey Ripps) - Stand Alone - Waking the Dead

Dabrye
"Encoded Flow" (mp3)
from "Two/Three Instrumentals"
(Ghostly International)
Stream from Rhapsody
Buy at Amazon MP3
Buy at iTunes Music Store
More On This Album

Muffle featuring Monica Hayes
"In Between" (mp3)
from "Chime"
(Ball of Waxx)
Buy at Napster
Stream from Rhapsody
More On This Album

mononomonooto - 再トイレ - おなかいたEP - poleporecords

Ill-Esha
"The Golden Mean" (mp3)
from "Reverie"
(Muti Music)
More On This Album

Welder & Seed
"Sirens" (mp3)
from "Chime"
(Ball of Waxx)
Buy at Napster
Buy at iTunes Music Store
Buy at Rhapsody
Stream from Rhapsody
Buy at Puretracks
Buy at Amazon MP3
Buy at mTraks
More On This Album

ORLY - Sit Back - ORLY EP - www.pledgemusic.com/projects/orly

Natalie Walker
"Mars" (mp3)
from "Spark"
(Dorado Music, Inc)
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

Shebeen - Live & Love Your Life

Younger Brother
"Night Lead Me Astray" (mp3)
from "Vaccine"
(SCI Fidelity Records)
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

Esza Kaye - Deeper Shade of Shallow - Tinged with Machine (courtesy of Ariel Publicity)

K. Sabroso - Shiny Like Diamonds

2011-09-04T21:48:00.002-06:00

K. Sabroso is taking over the Chilldown Period with his mix of atmospheric Hip Hop in this half hour mix of tasty musical treats!

You can find his awesome blog at ksabroso.com.

Tracklisting!

1. Funkdoobiest - Rock On
2. Testiculo - Autumn
3. Shin-Ski - Canopus
4. J-Rocc - Thoughts I Generate
5. Metaform - Bubblegum
6. Biz Markie - Studda Step
7. Transient - Taming Content
8. Ryuichi Sakamoto ft. Shingo02 - Stop Rokkasho (Nomak Remix)
9. Jens Buchert - Dragonfly
10. Woodblue - Narayama Story
11. Ras Kass - The Evil That Men Do
12. Bias - Teacher
13. Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - For Pete's Sake
14. Uno - Diploma

Dubstep Directive - BIG

2011-08-26T13:08:00.015-06:00

Oh, that's how we're doing it for this mix:

B - I - G!

This is an hour of huge tunes being dropped like a piano on Wile E. Coyote's head. We have bass, bass, wobble, filth, robobeats, bass and more bass washing over your speakers from the rinse that is about to be put on you!

Big ups to BETAMORPH Recordings, Dubstep.net, Monkey Dub Recordings, and to all of the folks who have been apart of this show.

Tell your friends, tell you family, tell your enemies, tell your local politicians to tune into this show: your internal organs will thank you.

TRACKLISTING!

Victor Gurr ft. Si Norton - Sway - CC

The Nomad
"Give Some Love (feat. Rayjah45)" (mp3)
from "Perilous Times"
(Foreigndub)
More On This Album

Impact - Travelling - Konga - Courtesy of Monkey Dub Recordings

Reign & Fable - The World is Ours

1point5 - Warp Zone - HGR-001 - Courtesy of Hi-Grade Recordings

Ashes & Dialect - Burning - h/t Dubstep.net

Minnesota - BASS POWER

Skit - Check This - Facebook page

LOGAM & TL - Huggable Panda - Dagobah System EP - courtesy of Betamorph Recordings

Robokop - Giggles

Resykle - Infinite Ammo - CC - facebook

Gutcha - VIP Rid

SDK - Break - CC

GM3 - Bassnosis

Recluse (courtesy of ViRiOn) - Necromancer - CC

Chilldown Period - Episode 30 The Summer Mix 2011

2011-08-12T21:45:00.008-06:00

It's summer in Idaho! Unfortunately, it won't be for much longer. I'm throwing you guys a big ole summer time mix taking the retro/nostalgic sounds of Chillwave and mixing them with the happy sounds of Skweee.

This is going to be a fun mix and I hope you enjoy the show. Special thanks, as always, to the ambienteer for the intro music, to all of the bands/artists who allowed me to use their music and to the New Dust blog for their great musical selections!

If there are any mistakes made in the show, please feel free to let me know and I'll make the corrections!

Now, onto the SHOW!

Toro Y Moi
"Still Sound" (mp3)
from "Underneath The Pine"
(Carpark)
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

Digi G'Alessio - RUTH - The Brown Book - phonocake - CC

Chad Valley - Fast Challenges - Equitorial Ultravox - cascine

Stickem
"Double Dog Dare (Stickem Radio Megamix) [feat. Joxaren, Beem, Mesak]" (mp3)
from "Double Dog Dare EP"
(Titched Records)
Stream from Rhapsody
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

Baths
"Pop Song" (mp3)
from "Pop Music / False B-Sides"
(anticon)
More On This Album

trans alp - drowning circus - silizium - phonocake - CC

Sun Glitters - the wind caresses her hair

Spartan Lover - Zbeig - Zbeig (single) - Mässy

Exact Index - Swimming Shark

Monk Fly
"Megasoid Returns" (mp3)
from "Streetisms Vol. 2"
(The Frequency Lab)
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

Inca Gold - Into Hiding - Inca Gold II

Professor Ojo - Big Wheeler - Schemes and Plans - bedroom research - CC

Underwater Seacreatures - Shudder to Think - Underwater Seacreatures - CC

MoR
"Skweemo" (mp3)
from "Headroom Vol. 1"
(The Frequency Lab)
Buy at iTunes Music Store
More On This Album

Craig Cruiser - Go Ahead - Lifestyles

Mononomonooto - あたしがいればいいじゃない - CC

Dubstep Directive - Four Point Stance

2011-07-30T11:35:00.015-06:00

The UBLF here with another killer dubstep show for ya! I called this mix "Four Point Stance" to recognize the NFL is BACK!!!!1111!!!! They have finally ended their lock out and we can get ready for more Gridiron in the fall! For those of you who don't care about American Football, my apologies for self-indulgence. The Four-point stance is a stance that defensive linemen get into to get ready for the play. I HATED IT when I played football... but there is something truly old skool about it. For those football (to Americans soccer), rugby, Australian Football, and Gaelic football fans - I got love for y'all as well! (Still learning about the Gaelic league and rubgy rules - still doesn't stop me from watching it though).

CC credit for the photo - taken by Alaska Works - original

Correction 1 August 2011: I misspelled betamorph and that has now been corrected! You can visit their website at http://www.betamorphrecordings.com. (Thanks Mega Tron!)

Here goes the tracklisting for this month's onslaught of bass heavy music!

DemonDubz - Relay Wobz - CC

Coven - Turn Around

Botz of Numa Crew
"Forgotten Files" (mp3)
from "Numa Crew EP"
(FOULPLAY RECORDS INC)
Buy at iTunes Music Store
Stream from Rhapsody
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

Matta - Sub Rosa

InContext
"As the Sun Goes Down" (mp3)
from "As the Sun Goes Down - Single"
(Velcro City Records)
Buy at iTunes Music Store
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

RaveFormz - Twilight

Arcane - Transhumanism

Phrenik feat Jillian Ann - Set it Off - Set it Off EP

at dawn we rage - Winner - Winner/Kit Two EP - Heavy Artillery records

Filth Collins - Bam! - Let me Go EP - Betamorph recordings

Tim Ismag Ft. 6blocc
"The Ranch" (mp3)
from "The Future Dubstep LP"
(FOULPLAY RECORDS INC)
Buy at iTunes Music Store
More On This Album

Distrikt & Affe Maria - Get Thrilled - courtesy of Betamorph recordings (website www.betamorphrecordings.com)

Gordon Freeman
"Gordon Freeman" (mp3)
from "Candy Machine - Single"
(Velcro City Records)
Buy at iTunes Music Store
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

AP3X - Breath - courtesy of Monkey Dub Recordings

The Chilldown Period - Episode 29 - Every Fifteen Minutes

2011-07-15T21:54:00.010-06:00

First off, before we start this summary/build up for this episode I've got to give a shout out to a few people who gave great suggestions and helped me in my call for music for this show such as DJ Johnny Flores (@johnnyfloresDJ), David Nemeth (@dpnem), _WhipSmart_ (@_WhipSmart_), ShakeNRelease (@ShakeNRelease), Pixie Guts (@PixieGuts), and Heather (@SiriuslyHeather).

Thanks to ambienteer for the great music for my intro and bed music, and to Dusted Kingdom, Ali Rogers/puracane, Phantogram, Johnny Flores, Emily in Love, dustmotes, Mecca:83, blackdaylight, Organic Affiliates, dedpop, Mojo, DUBNut records, Ariel Publicity and IODAPromonet for allowing me to use the music for this great episode of the Chilldown Period.

There is a saying here in Idaho that if you don't like the weather wait fifteen minutes for it to change. A lot of times it either snows or is sunny... but I've seen a day where it snowed, sun, hailed, sun, thunderstormed, sun and the wind blowed. It was crazy!

So, in reference to this statement I decided to make a show where there are music "weather patterns" that last for fifteen minutes. Maybe not equal - but it's nice stuff!

correction 20 July 2011 - The first band on the show, The Trews, I forgot to mention them by name in the second attempt at the show... One of these days I'll get my head on straight and get things closer to perfection. My apologies to everyone.

Here is the tracklisting:

Weather Pattern One

The Trews - One by One - Hope and Ruin (courtesy of Ariel Publicity)

Javelin
"Estevez" (mp3)
from "Canyon Candy"
(LUAKA BOP)
More On This Album

boyChild
"Counting What Ifs (feat. Soundmouse)" (mp3)
from "Counting What Ifs (feat. Soundmouse)"
(Three Sixty Records)
Buy at iTunes Music Store
More On This Album

Emily in Love - Sow the Seeds - Let's Pretend We're in Love - Corpid - CC

Vio/Miré
"Ivory Gull" (mp3)
from "Much That Could Be Found"
(Tip Top Recordings)
Buy at iTunes Music Store
More On This Album

Weather Pattern Two

dustmotes - con-form-ist - equilibria - dusted wax kingdom

Organic Affiliates w/ Santonio - Ay Yo

Johnny Flores - Medley - Eksperi Mental

Wermonster - Underground Continental - RCPLTR II - Musica Vermella - CC

Curly Jefferson - Come Closer - Ooh La La!! - dedpop

Mecca:83 - Together(ness) - The Life Sketches

Weather Pattern Three

blackdaylight - Moon Hop - attack of the extravagant minimalist - Stigae Music - CC

Puracane - All Over Now - I've Been Here the Longest

Jennings - Surrender - Collapse, Collide (courtesy of Ariel Publicity)

Phantogram - When I'm Small - Eyelid Movies

85 decibel Monks - Inside Job - Reel to Real - dusted wax kingdom

Weather Pattern Four

Mojo feat. Gizella - Wake Up

Cally D - Look Up - A Place for Us - DUBNut

OVERCAST SOUND - Proceed to the Exits - Holding Pattern - basic_sounds - CC

Dubstep Directive - Power

2011-06-25T12:32:00.007-06:00

Hey everyone! Glad that you've joined us for this episode of bass shaking madness on the Dubstep Directive - Power mix. I am down here in Utah for some vacation and that doesn't mean I'll miss doing another episode of the Dubstep Directive. We've got a great lineup, so let's get to it!

The picture taken to my left is my depiction of power! This river in the photo isn't usually this rowdy - mostly powerful enough to let people on inter tubes to travel down it, but because of heavy snows in the winter, high snow pack in the aftermath, and current high temperatures equals fast melt and high water.

And it is POWERFUL!

Gambit and Rekoil - Mischief - Dubstep Dubplates Compilation

Blake
"Leave Us Alone" (mp3)
from "The Outlaw EP"
(Scion Records)
Stream from Rhapsody
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

Xel - Trifix

kHoff - agoraphobia

DUBSurce - Scary Glasses and nice surprise

Skollie - Grit Yokes

Evil Analog - Destruction

ItcheeBeard - Nothing but Remains

metalface - Gut Grinder

The Dub Cobra - Green Giant

Omega - DADstep

Structured Noises - Army of Darkness

Vomit - Download

LFOMG - Angry Bots

Downspin - Lost in Time

Technical Itch
"Vision" (mp3)
from "Digitally Ascended Dubstep Vol 2"
(Tech Itch Digital)
Buy at iTunes Music Store
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

Chilldown Period 28 - Stage 2, XSL - The Slot Machine

2011-06-05T23:22:00.008-06:00

Made By Robot and Public Spaces Lab have released another great release in their Number Stations series.

I was doing some searching for great number stations inspired songs and then a couple of months ago I remember - there's another Number Stations Compilation on the way.

It's good stuff and I'll send you over to their site to find out more right here.

Made By Robot's page about the compilation as well.

Also, loads of thanks go to Hugh at Ominous-Valve.com for allowing me to use his Slot Machine oddity sample.

Correction - Yatsamuti Dub is done by Amen Hoetep on Comabetic not by Comabetic.

Here comes the playlist!

% - Phon - Number Stations II - Public Spaces Lab - CC

specta ciera - With Birds - Accumulation Section - Earth Mantra netlabel - CC

Tree Helicopter - Prarie Fire - Moon Calf - Webbed Hands netlabel - CC

Desmond Denker - Projecting Fear - enough dubs 2

Madtone - Emerald - A Message from Madtone

ambienteer - konets - Number Stations II - Public Spaces Lab - CC

Kreyk - Red Eyes - Red_ep - NoisyBeat - CC

Carl Brown - Pharaonic Dusk Irdial - The Carl Brown Album - The Centrifuge - CC

soundproof - planet red

Grooveshysta - Just a Ghost - Number Stations II - Public Spaces Lab - CC

Sam Squarewave - NumbersSong

Rabid Gravy - Blam

Amen Hoetep - Yatsamuti Dub - Comabetic

Made By Robot - Balaklava - Number Stations II - Public Spaces Lab - CC

Madtone - E3 Madtones unclean mix

Spikes
"Bacon" (mp3)
from "Mindblock - EP"
(Scion Records)
Buy at Napster
More On This Album

Dubstep Directive - Bass Rumbler

2011-05-09T23:24:00.006-06:00

Greetings fellow Dubsteppers! I apologize for the lateness of this episode - the internet in our apartment is not being cooperative right now and I'm having to find other ways to get this episode to upload.

But don't let that stop you from enjoying the mix!

Here's the tracklisting!!!

dAbII - making the magic happen

Ideate - Ferrofluid

The Otter Gang - Nobody

Kannamix feat. Face - You Must Be Jokin

The S.K. - Untitled - CC

Knowlton Walsh - Dubstep after Dentist

Datiq - Misery

Dub Breakah - Jah Jah Warriors

Pete Miles - Android

Evil_L - God of War

Masala - As One (Tom Encore Remix)

Torus - Hex

Eops - Purple Patch

chief o'dell - Spiraling Teeth

1000 followers

2011-04-22T21:34:00.007-06:00

HEY! we hit 1000 followers on twitter and to say thank you here's a podcast celebrating this landmark event!

Add in Drum and Bass and we've got a winner!

Thanks to everyone!

TRACKLISTING:

Cyclic Noize - Behind the Door - CC

T.O.B.
"Evolutionary (feat. Nonku)" (mp3)
from "Evolutionary"
(Muti Music)
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

HellNegative - The Dead - the Apocalypse - CC

The Angel
"Selector (On Tha Side Of Midnite) (feat. Cokni O'Dire) [E-Sassin Remix]" (mp3)
from "Supa Crucial Drum 'N Bass Remixes Vo. 1"
(Supa Crucial Recordings)
Buy at eMusic
Stream from Rhapsody
More On This Album

Rolling Concept - Focus - CC

STHS - Dark Hill - Devil's Day - Nocid Business - CC

Harsher - The Cube - BF Recordings - CC

The Chilldown Period - Episode 27

2011-04-17T00:22:00.004-06:00

This month has been fairly hectic, and thusly I'm getting this out later than I wanted to.

That aside, this is a straight chiller - great music to lead to great relaxation for you, the listener.

I hope you enjoy the show and thanks so much for sticking with me through all the crazy stuff which life throws at us all.

The tracklisting is coming shortly:

Lampshade
"Moonjam" (mp3)
from "Modern Behavior"
(Vinyl Republik)
Stream from Rhapsody
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

Devics
"Red Morning" (mp3)
from "The Stars At Saint Andrea"
(Aporia Records)
Buy at mTraks
More On This Album

KaeoFLUX
"Aristokratia" (mp3)
from "Form"
(Marathon of Dope)
Buy at iTunes Music Store
More On This Album

Ophiuco
"Sliding shining oblique" (mp3)
from "Hypno Queue"
(Minuta)
Stream from Rhapsody
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

Baths
"Maximalist" (mp3)
from "Cerulean"
(anticon)
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

School of Seven Bells
"Face To Face On High Places (Jesu Remix)" (mp3)
from "My Cabal"
(Ghostly International)
Buy at Napster
Buy at iTunes Music Store
Stream from Rhapsody
More On This Album

Soul Clique
"Unification" (mp3)
from "Unification"
(Small Stone Records)
Buy at Small Stone Records
Stream from Rhapsody
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

Dosh
"Number 41" (mp3)
from "Tommy"
(anticon)
Buy at Napster
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

Kalabi
"Bass Doodle" (mp3)
from "Reclaimed Property Volume 1"
(Magnatune)
Buy at iTunes Music Store
More On This Album

coldreavers - Crying China - Blue Eyes - Trippin' the Rift Records

@jasonprine - backseats - Dusting Off 1: Serve Chilled

Com Truise
"Slow Peels" (mp3)
from "Cyanide Sisters EP (Bonus Track Version)"
(Ghostly International)
Buy at iTunes Music Store
More On This Album

Sharps
"The Growth" (mp3)
from "Bad Sister"
(Muti Music)
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

The Headroom Project
"COS (remastered)" (mp3)
from "COS"
(Magnatune)
Buy at iTunes Music Store
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

Hammock
"Mono No Aware" (mp3)
from "Maybe They Will Sing For Us Tomorrow"
(Darla)
Stream from Rhapsody
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

Dubstep Directive - Put 'em Up!

2011-04-01T19:45:00.011-06:00

Photo Attribution to kristine.mackin - Bear Fight 2 CC

I needed something fierce for this, the Put 'em Up mix.

Thanks to all the artist whom I have come in contact for this show and for them allowing me to use their music. Big Ups, y'all!!

This is an hour of floor stompin', arm flailing, dubstep music - I hope you enjoy!

(side note, the maxi-playlist will be up shortly. I'm doing this on the fly and will have everything out ASAP. As soon as this is compiled and put on the interwebs, I've got to go to my other job. My apologies once again.) (side side note - the tracklisting is up and running)

Also, my apologies for not having this show out when I thought I'd have it out.

My fault.

Now the tracklisting:

Astral - Show Face

Fudge - Dub is Here to Stay

KJs (Knob Jockeys) - Build

Figure - The Werewolf (Dubstep Mix)

FLAK - Night of the Phaser

Grizzly - Thinking

LOGAM & TL - AT-ILL - Santoku Records

RISK - Two-Piece Jigsaw - Two-Piece Jigsaw EP - Monkey Dub Records

The Hamster Alliance - Neurotransmitter Decay

Basis - Mine

Vibez - Red Hand

Famous Figures - Synth Massacre

Defcon - Dream

SDrug - And So I See You

The Chilldown Period - Episode 26

2011-03-11T23:07:00.008-07:00

What better way to say thank you to everyone out there than by sharing another show filled with great music by terrific artists.

You all have been terrific! Support for us during a time of loss, friendship when things looked a little bleak, and words of welcome when things are looking great!

I have some of the greatest fans I could ever dream of!

Thanks so much!

Now, it's time... wait - look in the clouds above the Chilldown Period logo... are those eyes looking back? I just noticed that! what tha?

ADHD moment is now gone and I'm back.

Now, it's time for the track listing:

Deepcutt
"X-change" (mp3)
from "Planet Earth EP"
(Scion Records)
More On This Album

Clytem Scanning - Massue - Clytem Scanning EP - Clytem Records

Pale Sketcher
"Seventh Heaven" (mp3)
from "Seventh Heaven EP"
(Ghostly International)
Buy at iTunes Music Store
More On This Album

Wicked boy
"45" (mp3)
from "Filthy Dirty"
(Magnatune)
Buy at iTunes Music Store
More On This Album

Iuengliss
"Time" (mp3)
from "Blank Matter"
(Bocumast LTD.)
Buy at iTunes Music Store
Buy at eMusic Delivery
More On This Album

Bike for Three!
"All There Is to Say About Love" (mp3)
from "More Heart Than Brains"
(anticon)
Stream from Rhapsody
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

Vapor Maché
"Cracks Into Crevices" (mp3)
from "Versificator EP"
(Muti Music)
Buy at iTunes Music Store
More On This Album

Rhian Sheehan
"Waiting" (mp3)
from "Paradigm Shift"
(LOOP)
Buy at Napster
Stream from Rhapsody
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

Tree House - deep; ambient; reggae exp

Pharmakon MTL
"Atacama" (mp3)
from "To Call Out in the Night"
(Bongo Beat Records)
More On This Album

Franz Snake - K19 - Without Vanity - Anansi netlabel

Kyle Krone - 1963 - 1963 Single

Fiji - Hour of Glances and Kisses (feat. Kammerton) - Grey-Purple EP - Electronica netlabel

Zoe.LeelA - Bridges - Queendom Come - rec72 netlabel

Mobster - Ante & post meridiem beats - Mon Sommeil - Digital Pit netlabel

Kobayashi
"Never Was" (mp3)
from "Strange Lights and Resolutions"
(Bongo Beat Records)
More On This Album

Moshi Kamachi's "True Color of Scatta" mix

2011-03-06T01:45:00.003-07:00

Moshi Kamachi is back with another great dub masterpiece and taking over the Chilldown Period.

I hope you all enjoy this masterpiece of a mix (get it yourself here)!

For some reason libsyn is having a hard time embedding the player, so I'll see what I can do later.

But, please, do not let this keep you from enjoying this show!

Moshi "DREADBULL" Kamashi _ True Colours of Scatta _
Recorded @ ZION I Studio (Paris, Fr)

Tracklisting:

Hightone & Acid dub Nucleic - Spiral-Snake
Mugen - In TheMorning
Puja Dub Operators - Kashi Dub
St. Gerain - Dub Experience
Tosca - Gute Laune
Sola Rosa - leepwalker
Sola Rosa - Don't Leave Home
Sis.X - Step Aroud
Seven Dub - Rock It Tonight (Dub Mix)
Bigga_Bush - Valley Of The Slos
Allan Kingpin - Stand Up For A Right
Fat Fredd's Drop - Roady
Macka Fat - Healing Dub
Femi Kuti - Scatta Head [Zenzile Dub Mix]

"Minds are Like Parachutes they Fonction better Open"

http://soundcloud.com/dreadbull
http://kingdub.com

Awesome news!

2011-03-05T15:55:00.002-07:00

First off, I want to say thanks to all of those out there who sent your well wishes, prayers, positive vibes on behalf of my family following the loss of my grandmother! It is great to know there are people out there who care. Big ups to all of you.

Second, after talking to our accountant (ie the guy who does out taxes), we will receive enough in our tax refund to pay off our debt due to my having to fly back to Oklahoma!

This means the Chilldown Period and the Dubstep Directive will continue on!

Thanks, everyone, for your support. It seemed, before this bit of good news, that I was going to have to take a break. I knew I could probably carry on this month but the next would be harder (in fact, we'll be hearing from a good friend of the show tonight when I get back from my other other job) but this is a truly terrific thing.

Thanks once again!

UBLF

Dubstep Directive - Road to Valhalla

2011-02-24T23:11:00.005-07:00

Update 1 March 2011: The Tracklisting is updated and you will find links to all of the artists on the show from last week.

I hope you enjoy the music!

I'm going to do a quick tracklisting tonight because I'm fairly exhausted.

I give all credit to Sleaze for inspiring this cover. I was out trying to get a great photo last year, saw the mountains in the background, the road - then I remember a few days after taking the shot...

Sleaze did an album cover with a similar flavor a while back. So all of the credit goes to him for inspiring this podcast cover.

Now, to the tracklisting (download the show here):

Mimosa
"Pushing Little Daisies" (mp3)
from "Silver Lining"
(Muti Music)
Buy at Napster
More On This Album

Dark Elixir - Ghost Signals

D'Artist - Hype Talk

HellNegative - The Fifth Element

Blooandmax - Hell's Army

12th Canvas - Terminator

DJ Big F -Welcome to My World

haX - narchaotics

Dub-Rex - Hit 'em with this sound

SPL & Triage - Valhalla - Valhalla EP

Trystan Seven & Rhinoceros - Marry Jane - Irradiated

Binarity - Generate - Dregs EP

Prosmack - Gamma

Natural Frequency - Sanctuary

The Chilldown Period - Episode 25

2011-02-12T00:43:00.005-07:00

This is the two year anniversary of the show and I wish it was under happier auspices. Over the past 24 months I've come in contact with great artists and music fans who have helped make this show awesome. Thanks to everyone for this time. I've already done a post about why it maybe a while before we get the show going again and I talked about it on the show - I think that is enough. This is a show of good music for everyone out there to enjoy.

Download it here.

(I'll give you a more detailed tracklisting tomorrow. It's late and I've got to get up early for my jobs tomorrow. So, here is a quick one for you all.)

Muhr - melodrames - Here Fall Themes - Cammille Music Netlabel

Bob Zopp
"Breakline" (mp3)
from "More - EP"
(Cosmic Playroom)
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

Zmitser Von Holzman - Papa - This is How I Feel - Subwise Netlabel - CC

GDaddie - Jazz Shepherd - The Truth EP - Dusted Wax Netlabel - CC

LeisureCo
"Centennial" (mp3)
from "Sounds For Modern Living"
(Shameless Records Canada)
Stream from Rhapsody
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

alka - When You Abandon Your Youth [Drexon Field remix] - A dog lost in the woods remix album || proceeds going to charity!

Suhov - Take 9 - Heartbox EP - Budabeats - CC

Jay-Sun - Caught the Sun - Esqaphone

moolen - nineteen pt. 1 - art of heartwork - LCL netlabel - CC

Johnny Flores - Eksperi - Eksperi Mental

The Organization (Revise + Adaline) - Point Blank - Neo-Noir

Maps and Transit - Tendrils - Songs for Driving - Camomille - CC

Starchild - The Magician Pt. II - Obsessed EP

Good and Bad News

2011-01-25T23:33:00.002-07:00

It's time for a quick update about how things are going around here.

First - the good news.

I'm coming up on episode 25 of the Chilldown Period. It's another milestone in the podcast's life and I'm excited to see how it turns out. If you'd like to be apart of it, send me a message on twitter at http://twitter.com/ublf. This could not be possible without all of you.

Now - the bad news.

Due to some unforeseen circumstances, either February or March will be my last month of podcasting for a while. We had a death in the family and some medical bills which need to be paid. If something happens between now and in the near future where I can resume this, I will let you all know.

For now, next month is going to be a blast and I hope to have some great shows for you.

Take it easy y'all!

the UBLF

Check out Cool 2 Die on soundcloud!

2011-01-21T23:12:00.002-07:00

C2d - Cloudy(demo) by Cool2die

I came in contact with Cool 2 Die a while back for one of my shows. He's always kept me up to date on his work and it's always a welcoming site when I see something in my inbox letting me know that he's been back to the drawing board.

He's mixing dubstep and hip-hop in to a new monstrous hybrid which will get you moving in so many ways. He'll at times stay true to dubstep principles, then throw you into some crunk mash, and then tease you with a bit of chillstep.

Here's some more Cool 2 Die to keep your interests up!

Cool2die - Ace(DEMO) by Cool2die

Cool2die - Once you find, Once you lose(DEMO) by Cool2die

Dubstep Directive - Storm

2011-01-20T22:05:00.006-07:00

Welcome to the Storm mix of the Dubstep Directive!

We've got just over an hour of nice stompin' ahead of us and you can get your copy here.

Also, thanks to Cool 2 Die for allowing me to put the mix up on his soundcloud site as well!

I hope you all enjoy the show, and we'll get to the tracklisting right now:

Vapah - Black Hole

Vivsy Boi - Gettin' Aggy (2009)

Alert - Son of Monstro

Virion - devil inside - CC

ODEA - Tuko

Oblivi0n feat. Riley - Insomniac

Echo Company - Mosquito - Monkey Dub

Crayola - Automaton Rule

NOME - Violence

Catalyst - Kraken

Pake - My World Bass - Galaxi City - HD Music - CC

LMK - Kripi - HD Music - CC

Wikum - Rationalization

The Chilldown Period - Episode 24

2011-01-13T23:35:00.002-07:00

This picture is indicative of the winter we've been having around here in Idaho. One of the great things about winter are the beautiful vistas it creates, and the unique sounds which come along with it.

Such as a eerie, beautiful, muffled silence from clouds, snow and precipitation combined.

We have some wonderful chilled out sounds to go along with this picture which I hope you enjoy.

(and you can get it here)

Also, special shout out to to Flawed Monkey and to ksabroso, both of whom you can find on Twitter.

Now, time for a quick correction - (((eco)))'s album is Bibbie da picnic and Noel Zancanella's is 12.

Corrections in tow; here's the show:

Caitlyn Hessell
"Always There" (mp3)
from "Always There EP"
(Summer Rain Recordings (White))
Stream from Rhapsody
Buy at iTunes Music Store
More On This Album

Jon Kennedy
"Demons" (mp3)
from "Demons"
(Jon Kennedy Federation)
Buy at iTunes Music Store
Stream from Rhapsody
More On This Album

Moon Holiday
"Capsular" (mp3)
from "Moon Holiday - EP"
(Future Classic)
More On This Album

Arts The Beatdoctor
"Meditate" (mp3)
from "Progressions"
(Beats Broke)
Buy at Napster
Stream from Rhapsody
More On This Album

Coto Normal
"Outloud" (mp3)
from "L'ultimo"
(Silent Dream Records)
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

The Northern Hemisphere - Celebration - Quiet Songs for a Loud Generation

Spirit Nation
"Seven Gifts" (mp3)
from "Winter Moons"
(Ultraviolet Productions)
Buy at Napster
Stream from Rhapsody
Buy at mTraks
More On This Album

Just Plain Ant - December - Selections from the Fall - CC

Jay Bharadia
"Snowy Day" (mp3)
from "Snowy Day"
(Lumenessence Recordings)
Stream from Rhapsody
Buy at appliedSB / MCNE (Groupietunes)
More On This Album

Noel Zancanella
"Like This" (mp3)
from "12"
(Sonom Records)
Buy at iTunes Music Store
Stream from Rhapsody
More On This Album

(((eco)))
"Immobile e perfetto" (mp3)
from "Bibbie da picnic"
(Minuta)
Stream from Rhapsody
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

Cruel Culture - Future

Pandatone
"I Forgot If We Dreamed" (mp3)
from "Happy Together"
(music related)
Buy at OtherMusic.com
Stream from Rhapsody
More On This Album

DJ Dark Dred - Pillzin'

Goo aka le gooster
"Week End A Brive" (mp3)
from "Elements"
(Synchrovisionrecords)
Stream from Rhapsody
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

The Northern Hemisphere - Quiet Songs for a Loud Generation

2011-01-05T23:47:00.003-07:00

I was approached a while back by The Northern Hemisphere himself to do a review of his upcoming release "Quiet Songs for a Loud Generation".

No, not the continent, but the artist (whom you can follow on twitter at @LPDevotee) who is a pretty cool guy. He said he had a new album coming out at the first of January and I was stoked he asked me to review his album.

It's an interesting mix of soft piano, off kilter drum kits, ambient drones, and some theme and variation.

The album starts off with some upbeat ambient music with the song "Celebration." It gets you in the mood for the release on a whole. A little Lullatone, some ambienteer, and some Boards of Canada influences in there.

Then comes the song which took me back and at first I didn't know how to take it. I was torn between not liking it at all to this is some good stuff. I've listened to it a few times, and when taken in context with the rest of the album, it fits. So, it's in the "like" category. "Empty Field" is eight minutes of drone and abstract drumming. The patterns of percussion are there and then a curve ball hits you and it seems to not even follow a set course. It's a very interesting take on theme and variation. The drums are the set theme, and the melody along with the songs "Sunlight" and "Waking Up is Hard to do" are the variation. On other songs there are some off-beat drumming, but these three songs set a pattern throughout the album for how it will sound. "Sunlight" has a jazzy feel while "Waking Up..." is peppier but a bit chaotic. It's that groggy reluctance to peak from underneath the covers. Plus, if there was more of a hip-hop flavor to "Sunlight", I can see it being released on the Black Lantern netlabel.

The Northern Hemisphere also throws in songs with nifty trip hop beats mixed with some Boards of Canada and Lullatone keys. "Exit Signs" and "We Came from Dark Matter" are his ventures down this road.

He takes travels down the paths of drone music, a la ambienteer, in "Moving Mountains to Dust", "Our Daily Routine" and "Vibrance Within". His light melodies keep the tone of quiet that one would expect from an album of such a title. In "Moving Mountains to Dust", there is faint spoken word with you have to stop, adjust your volume, and pay close attention to understand what is being said.

He delves into some nice guitar melodies in "A Lady Ghost" and adds a play on volume by taking you from a set loudness to almost inaudible softness with "Quiet Song." I mean, you have to turn up your volume quite a bit.

You'll also find different filters, feed back, and bass mixed in to make this a neat experience.

I asked TNH about the title of the album and he responded:

"I decided to name this CD "quiet songs for a loud generation" because, our society is filled with so many overwhelming aspects that it's tought to calm down a lot of the time. All of us are always so busy that it would be nice if we could voluntarily stop to "Smell the flowers" so to speak, every once in a while. The other reason why I decided to give it a unique album title is, that So many people have sleep schedule issues like myself which is insomnia. I started this project as a way to reach out to people in a physical as well as a mentally sort of fashion to calm the senses, and to just go blank for a while."

He went through numerous songs and album titles, directions and deletions to arrive at the album he's released. To me, it all seems rather therapeutic, and to summarize some of his feelings - an introductory vehicle to help balance to people's lives.

My one criticism on the album is there is space in one of the songs (of course, I can't remember it now), where the percussion is delightful and then it goes a little off-kilter (outside of the songs which feature off-kilter drumming), which takes some of the oomph out of the song.

This album also passed two tests for me: 1) I can fall asleep to it and 2) my wife likes it.

UBLF's Year End/New Year's Drum and Bass Podcast

2010-12-30T22:09:00.004-07:00

So, I decided to end the new year right with some good ole drum and bass! We're gonna hit 175+ BPMs for 45 minutes plus.

It's gonna be epic!

So sit back, strap in, and sense your way into the new year!

Happy New Year to all of you out there!

Here's a way to directly download the show!

Now, to the tracklisting

Beckett - Something Version - Rudimentary Records - CC

Draeko - Night Shift - CC

Eye Depth - i'm falling - CC

Technox PL - Diavoli - Reloading EP - CC

Wintermute - The Elephant - digitalGEWITTER dG-FREE001 - CC

Autonome - Precision Device - Reinforcement EP - Criminal Wave Records - CC

brokenspud - Wendigo - CC

Hamster Alliance - Solarphage - CC

mobilehijack - The Mysterious Drummer - CC

Primate EP from Monkey Dub Recording

2010-12-21T22:53:00.002-07:00

Through my dealings on soundcloud.com, I've come in contact with many awesome people. One of these groups/labels has been Monkey Dub Recording. I've been privileged to use a few of their songs on my Dubstep Directive podcast. When I found out they had a song called "Dr. Pepper" on one of their compilation EPs, I had to find out more.

And in that I wound up buying the album entitled Primate.

Here's how to describe it - if you wanted to introduce someone to the world of Dubstep, this would be a nice way to do it.

The album starts off with the hard steppin' dub sounds of Lady Snake. Big cuts, skanking lines, hard wobble, and grimey vocals mixed with charming lyrics.

... and bass - can't forget the bass!

B. Riddim is up next with the song Wake Up Dude! Here we go into the borderline chillstep territory. We're bringing dubstep back to the dub roots. The vibes are killin' it.

I hope I get the terms correct for VRS's song Step In To Dub. This takes me back to first wave ska/rocksteady sounds mixed with heavy dropping bass and drum and bass which is held back a notch to keep you skanking along with some steady steppin'. "Step In To Dub" to me is a middle ground between Lady Snake and B. Riddim. It definitely keeps the head noddin'!

Then comes my favorite song of the compilation - Hangman's "Dr. Pepper". Wobble, Laser, High Hats, Bass, stomping drum lines, infectious melody and grooves. There aren't any lyrics to the song, but I've found myself singing along to the instrumentation. It is just as addictive as my favorite soft drink.

The album finishes up with some laid back atmospheric dubstep from Accomplice. We're talking a few BPMs faster than the ambient dub sounds of Deep in Dub netlabel. I mean, this is just straight chillin' - the deep soothing bass, the flute, the nice dub guitar and keys and maybe some UK Garage influences to go alongside it all.

So, what is my verdict - get this album! It's not only a good intro into dubstep, but also into the Monkey Dub Recording's catalog on a whole.

Dubstep Directive - Dubstepasaurus

2010-12-17T00:03:00.004-07:00

Photo attribution to bunchofpants - Creative Commons - original photo here

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO goodness... the Dubstepasaurus is on the prowl - stomping and womping through the forests in search of phat grooves and hard hitting bass lines.

We have an hour of just that - and filth galore, with some wobble mixed in (direct download here).

Let's get this mix started with the tracklisting so you know who's responsible for this mayhem!

Quartex - design theory

ARtroniks - Stay

Parsha feat. Enter Shikari - Don't Look Back - KASHPOINT - Youtube - Soundcloud

Wick-it the Instigator - Can You Feel It

Chrispy - Roll Out VIP

Firestrike - Contact

Hangman - Dr. Pepper - Primate EP - MonkeyDUB

The Mechanist - Evil Machinery

Jogo - Beserk

HypaDank - Ultraviolet

Dstruct.O - Destruction of Unicorn

Jenzo - Buckshot

Sneaky and Chicken D - Subsonic Switchblade

DJ Androctonus - Neurotoxins - CC

the setup - Under Attack - abaga

Ultravolution - Iron Tech

The Chilldown Period - Epsode 23

2010-12-09T22:11:00.003-07:00

Here we are, once again, for another episode of the Chilldown Period! It has been a wild week - My wife and I traveled cross country, braved a Appalachian snow storm and enjoyed being with family.

Enough with the mushy stuff! We've got music to get to! (Download the show here)

So here comes the part where I get out of the way and let you listen to the music and discover the artists themselves!

I need to correct one thing before we go on - hearts + horses sings petals off of the park avenue music album. That is all.

Hogan Grip - Stance Gives You Balance - Stance Gives You Balance - Bump Foot - CC

Lucid Mechanism
"Kiss the Cobra" (mp3)
from "Eponymous"
(Gravity Terminal)
More On This Album

alka - ontrakt

metaphra - Ground Frost - Future Lab - Public Spaces Lab - CC

awaycaboose - dOOt dAH dOO - a track a week for a year part TWO - itsu jitsu - CC

Alexis Foxe - All the Stars

J-Punch and Dave Moonshine - When You Disappear - Stick Figure Guy

N.Sputnik - Space Hop

hearts+horses - petals - park avenue music

Walker G - Moonstone - CC

GB3, Steve Kilbey
"Nectarine" (mp3)
from "Damaged/Controlled"
(Rubber Records)
More On This Album

Zitan B - Clockwork

This Morning Call
"Clockworks" (mp3)
from "Substream Likes Vol 1"
(Substream)
More On This Album

Modu
"Journey Inside" (mp3)
from "Journey Inside EP"
(Velcro City Records)
Buy at eMusic Delivery
More On This Album

The Chilldown Period - Landmark Series Vol. 3

2010-11-25T22:16:00.005-07:00

This podcast has been a fun one! Thanks to everyone who has helped me it this way.

The other night, after I had asked the question "Should I do another podcast?"; @per_capita on twitter answered in the affirmative. After asking what type I should do, either #ambient #dub or #avantgarde, I decided to go to soundcloud and see what all three would bring me.

After doing so, I got a nice mix of sounds! Also, I came in contact with another group of fine artists and netlabels!

Win! Win! Win! Win!

Now, with all this in mind - we have come to this latest edition of the Landmark Series. I hope you all enjoy ;)

Eusebio - What an Amazing Flight - One - Local Records - CC

Basic Elements - In Time - CC

San Jaya Prime - IO - CC

ocp - Miramar - descansar um bocadinho - qunabu - CC

Abstract Ballet - Luna Imperial - CC

Ben Hildebrandt - Tom's Buffet - CC

cloudcycle - nebula - cloudcycle - back$hish - CC

lectronice - you have been destroyed - cats don't cry - Streams of Europe - CC

Heinali - Ugly Bird in a Cage - CC

Dubstep Directive - Joint Operations Task Force

2010-11-18T23:14:00.002-07:00

The Joint Operations Task Force mix takes artists who have used other styles mixed in with dubstep to give this show one heckuva sound. We'll go into some filth, some hardstyle, some drumstep, robostep, etc. to give you all what you want: bass, beats, and breaking bones!

And you get all of this in one nifty little mix!

Big ups to all who have participated in this show and who've listened and downloaded!

You can download here!

Corrections to the show: Haine's song is Redrick; not Hedrick and jinDOMINO's song is This is the DARTHSTEP.

Haine - Redrick - I love the Rain on my Scars - CC

Prophetnoise - Tootsie Womp - CC

Dstruct.O - Godzilla

Mark Grundell - Mixing Genres is Just Another Form of Making a Subgenre, They're Just as Silly

Rowelly - Hardstyle

jinDOMINO - This is the DARTHSTEP

Evil Hardstyle - Overdrive Style - CC

The Dokta - Ruffneck Sound

Enno - Epic

Beat Mass feat. Beat nik - Halloween

Morphamish - Face the Darkness - The Urge Mode EP - Urge Mode - CC

Crunch - 'Step' it up a Notch - Alt Ctrl Del

Danejah - Can You See Me

FiFuLL - All They Got is Talk

bOFUM - Distracting the Cat

DUB-Z - Weapons Initialized

Dorian (Ian van Dor) - Natural High - CC

The Chilldown Period - Epsode 22

2010-11-12T01:43:00.004-07:00

Come back soon to get more of my take on this episode of the Chilldown Period - I'm tired and I need to go to bed right now!

and there are a few fixes which I'll need to make as well.

Direct Download here

Fanesha Fabre - Change - AIM due out late November 2010

Nickotin3 - Lunar

Lovers and Poets - Life is Strange - Loves and Poets EP

Grillo - Clicks - Fireworks - Homework Records - CC

Nutrition on Tape - Queen Bee (Can't Stop Me) - Queen Bee EP - CC

Kanchi - Two - The Majestic Cycle - Freezec - CC

Dive Index
"Hoko Onchi" (mp3)
from "Collisions - The Mid/Air Remixes"
(Neutral Music)
Buy at Neutral Music
Stream from Rhapsody
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

OL - Face without Sense - Random Phrase - Error Broadcast - CC

Shigeto
"Is This All For Real" (mp3)
from "The Nocturnal Suite"
(Ghostly International/Moodgadget Records)
Stream from Rhapsody
Buy at Amazon MP3
Buy at iTunes Music Store
More On This Album

Big Spider's Back
"Turns" (mp3)
from "Turns"
(Circle Into Square Records)
Buy at Amazon MP3
More On This Album

J-Punch and Dave Moonshine - Almost Over - Stick Figure Guy

Culprate - Mars - Avian Life on Mars Will Be... - Planet Terror and Dubsaw - CC

Sulk Station - Wait - Sulk (WIP)

Braak - Peace and Percussion - Braak EP

Left Luggage - Threw it all Away - by any other name - CC

dAnte - Rhym - Look Right EP - Lemonheart - CC

The Chilldown Period - Landmark Series Vol. 2

2010-10-29T00:04:00.004-06:00

The Landmark series is back with an hour full of serene, chilled out landscapes.

There are a tremendous amount of people to thank, so let's hop to it!

jkn at Relaxed Machinery
Interzone Inc
Hidden Places, aka Travis N
the ambienteer
Disruptive Platypus
Mike Crain
@LPdevotee aka The Northern Hemisphere
Earth Mantra netlabel
Public Spaces Lab
Swaying Smoke
James Williams
circles and lines
Thomas Raukamp
and so many more!

Direct Download link found here!

Now, to the tracklisting!

Bob Ohrum - Song For You (I'll Never Forget) - Elevated - Relaxed Machinery

wito - spring rain - phobia rain.split EP

Interzone Inc. - Exile - Incarnations

Gaston Arevalo - Velero - Habitat - Passage - CC

ambienteer - a song from 5.95 MHz - experimental pieces 4

Mind over Midi - Post-Lunch Dip 1 - Thru EP - Sutemos - CC

Mike Crain - Impetus

Christoph Schindling - Reentry - Expressions EP - Tropic - CC

The Northern Hemisphere - Idle Talk - The Northern Hemisphere EP

Lucette Bourdin and Darrell Burgan - Jyotimsi - Prasantih (2010) - Earth Mantra - CC

Ryan Gregory Tallman - Eulogy - Meat Piles and the Birds of Appetite - Isolationism Records - CC

Swaying Smoke - Morality and Mortality - The Future Lab - Public Spaces Lab - CC