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If you were to ask most teenagers in the Western world, even 3 years ago, what dubstep is, they’d have no idea what you were talking about. But thanks to the efforts of pioneers like Mary Anne Hobbs, Loefa, and Digital Mystikz, and to the worldwide phenomenon of international dub superstars like Skream, Rusko, and N-Type, teens today across the world are coming to know and love dubstep in its various forms. As the last generation pushes on, a new class of hungry young producers is clawing its way forward for a chance to sit at the table that is dubstep notoriety.
At only 19 years old, Eyal Shocken (aka Shock-N) is poised to take the dubstep world by storm with his original productions. Though young, Shock-N’s been producing for 6 years, working his way through a variety of EDM genres. After a friend turned him on to dub visionaries Loefah and Benga in 2006, it’s been nothing but bass for this US national now based in Israel. Currently splitting his time between a “dub in space” project and collaborating with a hip hop act, this young producer’s slated to make waves across a variety of genres in the coming year.
On his first official release for Simplify Records, Shock-N channels his inner Juggalo with Dub Circus. No, no silly Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope samples here. Shock-N plays on the nightmare circus theme and caulrophobia (fear of clowns) that we’ve all experienced at one time or another in his dub celebration of the dark carnival. Cybernetic circus pipes and a synth whistle blow a chipper tune, drawing the precocious listener into the tent, where the true nightmare then begins. A crushing low end leads the show while light drums and latent reggae stabs fight for the spotlight in this 3-ring circus of bass. Equal parts creepy and violent, Circus should have no problem working its way into sets where the macabre is the mood.
On the flip, Shock-N crushes subs in a full on wobble workout with Please Don’t. Rattling drums and an abrasive horror movie synth line wind up to 8 unique bars of twisting and turning whomp—each leaving a unique pattern on the speaker. Across the middle, two breakdowns give listeners a rest after the intensity of the opening and second movements: the first, eerie and airy, and the second, in which a sort of bass bin call-and-response winds up for the big finish. If the kids like it rough these days, Please Don’t will surely leave them wanting more from this fresh young talent.
RELEASED SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2010
http://www.simplifyrecordings.com
http://www.myspace.com/shockndubz