Kromestar put me off him from the start by unfortunately making one of the heaviest fucking tunes that will ever be made. Have such vivid memories of a good 3 or so DMZs in a row, me and my crew walking (well, almost jogging, honestly) to mass having the standard conversation of tunes you are desperate to hear and everyone just saying over and over again KALAWANJI, KALAWANJI, KALAWANJI.
He peaked right there. Dubstep might have peaked right there in fact. Not that its the greatest piece of 'dubstep' ever made, but the excitement inside mass at DMZs in those days was just on an absoloute other realm. Its hard to stress how intense moments like kalawanji getting dropped were back in the day at those DMZs without sounding a bit patronising to people who werent there. Ive met quite a few people in the last couple years who, despite having not talked to much/at all around 2006 or so at DMZs, we both knew each other were there, and have had an instant connection with now. You both just know exactly what the other person is trying to describe, despite the fact that it is completely indescribable.
Oh god ive just made myself feel genuinely sad...pretty sure the best times of my life have been and gone. Cant complain, memories stay with...(and freerotation is in the process of creating new ones )
the wiggle baron wrote:
Oh dubstep. You were actually perfect.
Can't ever see there being another 2-3 year period dubstep had from 2004-2007 for any musical genre ever again.
Looking back its like everything fit just into place nicely. Been hanging on to those years for the last 5 now, still searching the old dubplates on YouTube, wandering if they will ever see the light of day.
Funnily enough deep medi is where it all kinda went wrong for me, loved the first 6 releases they put out, then it all went abit samey for me. Now 90% of dubstep that gets released sounds like it was made in the hope mala would find it and put it on deep medi.
I only own 4 deep medi records on vinyl, 002,003,004 and the new one by kahn.
The more I come to think of it, I was never that into "dubstep" it was more the "dmz sound" that mala always banged on about.
the wiggle baron wrote:
Oh dubstep. You were actually perfect.
Can't ever see there being another 2-3 year period dubstep had from 2004-2007 for any musical genre ever again.
Looking back its like everything fit just into place nicely. Been hanging on to those years for the last 5 now, still searching the old dubplates on YouTube, wandering if they will ever see the light of day.
Funnily enough deep medi is where it all kinda went wrong for me, loved the first 6 releases they put out, then it all went abit samey for me. Now 90% of dubstep that gets released sounds like it was made in the hope mala would find it and put it on deep medi.
I only own 4 deep medi records on vinyl, 002,003,004 and the new one by kahn.
The more I come to think of it, I was never that into "dubstep" it was more the "dmz sound" that mala always banged on about.
i'm with you on the deep medi going proper down hill but you forgot to mention silkie skys the limit, hobby, ised/ quest deep inside, seafront. silkie test.kromestar rainy days all amazing must have deep medi. so wish medi was pushing more of these kinda sounds rather then the robo cop style of these days.
for me deep medi stated amazing with medi 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 and few others then it went dryish.
just my opinion don't shoot me down people.
badger wrote:
datura wrote:
what?
i don't think he's quite grasped the idea of punctuation yet.
or the use of paragraphs.
or sentences for that matter.
^ I agree. Not copped a Medi since City Limits vol 1.
And wiggle, I wasn't there for early DMZs but I also agree. I have said this about 50000 times on this forum but you gotta remember Kalawanji and the b-side are both Terrafonix (Cessman & Kromestar) riddims. I still hear glimpses of that vibe in both their music...it pains me to think they probably won't make music together again...we could've had multiple ridds on that level oh well...somewhere in a parallel universe there's a whole kalawanji album
the wiggle baron wrote:
Oh dubstep. You were actually perfect.
Can't ever see there being another 2-3 year period dubstep had from 2004-2007 for any musical genre ever again.
Looking back its like everything fit just into place nicely. Been hanging on to those years for the last 5 now, still searching the old dubplates on YouTube, wandering if they will ever see the light of day.
Funnily enough deep medi is where it all kinda went wrong for me, loved the first 6 releases they put out, then it all went abit samey for me. Now 90% of dubstep that gets released sounds like it was made in the hope mala would find it and put it on deep medi.
I only own 4 deep medi records on vinyl, 002,003,004 and the new one by kahn.
The more I come to think of it, I was never that into "dubstep" it was more the "dmz sound" that mala always banged on about.
i'm with you on the deep medi going proper down hill but you forgot to mention silkie skys the limit, hobby, ised/ quest deep inside, seafront. silkie test.kromestar rainy days all amazing must have deep medi. so wish medi was pushing more of these kinda sounds rather then the robo cop style of these days.
for me deep medi stated amazing with medi 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 and few others then it went dryish.
just my opinion don't shoot me down people.
Tbh i do like all the releases you mentioned and city limits is one of those records that I wouldn't mind owning, just never go round to purchasing it.
But for me quest - stand (medi-12) and the truth - fatman (medi-13) are tunes I'd rather have.. And will probably buy these before I buy city limits. If they got repressed today I would actually instabag.
the wiggle baron wrote:
Oh dubstep. You were actually perfect.
Can't ever see there being another 2-3 year period dubstep had from 2004-2007 for any musical genre ever again.
Looking back its like everything fit just into place nicely. Been hanging on to those years for the last 5 now, still searching the old dubplates on YouTube, wandering if they will ever see the light of day.
Funnily enough deep medi is where it all kinda went wrong for me, loved the first 6 releases they put out, then it all went abit samey for me. Now 90% of dubstep that gets released sounds like it was made in the hope mala would find it and put it on deep medi.
I only own 4 deep medi records on vinyl, 002,003,004 and the new one by kahn.
The more I come to think of it, I was never that into "dubstep" it was more the "dmz sound" that mala always banged on about.
i'm with you on the deep medi going proper down hill but you forgot to mention silkie skys the limit, hobby, ised/ quest deep inside, seafront. silkie test.kromestar rainy days all amazing must have deep medi. so wish medi was pushing more of these kinda sounds rather then the robo cop style of these days.
for me deep medi stated amazing with medi 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 and few others then it went dryish.
just my opinion don't shoot me down people.
Tbh i do like all the releases you mentioned and city limits is one of those records that I wouldn't mind owning, just never go round to purchasing it.
But for me quest - stand (medi-12) and the truth - fatman (medi-13) are tunes I'd rather have.. And will probably buy these before I buy city limits. If they got repressed today I would actually instabag.
oh fuck, wat a teat i am. how could i forget quest stand.... tune takes me on a journey.
dunno if i mentioned before but i allways thought quest forever was a bit out of place on dub police and would have been more suited to deep medi.
thats another label i loved and now hate. loved the likes of rusko acton dread l wiz girlfriend and his other bits. got all the early dub police but think it stated going down hill from unitz the drop. don't get me wrong i liked the tune, just everythin else after was shit.
badger wrote:
datura wrote:
what?
i don't think he's quite grasped the idea of punctuation yet.
or the use of paragraphs.
or sentences for that matter.
NW DUBAHOLIC wrote:These aren't particular songs but they are all really good Kromestar sets worth listening too and you can find some really good tunes by him you might not have heard. Most of the sets are his own music. I've put them in chronological order too:
01. Kromestar – Mental Universe (Get Darker)
02. Kromestar – 6Points
03. Kromestar - The Buddha
04. Kromestar - Shot of Patrone
05. Kromestar & Dark Tantrums - Trianglez (Get Darker)
06.
07.
08. Kromestar - Whisper On My Mind
09.
10. Joker - Tron (Kromestar remix)
11. Kromestar - Jabberjawz
12. Kromestar - Demon Rockers (White label)
13. Kromestar - Disagree
15. Kromestar & Sun Of Selah - Frequency (Forthcoming Kapsize?)
16. Kromestar & Demus - Before The Sunrise
17. Kromestar & Jay 5ive - Wishful Thinking (Bass & love)
i posted a thread about this. but if someone can identify tracks 6 and 7 on this mix, i will pay. i MUST know what these tunes are, ive tried for months and months.
garethom wrote:because trago mills had crossbows, I had a fiver, it was destiny. look, would you rather have a crossbow, or not have a crossbow? simple imo
signals wrote:big ups to the jaylad for being a lad
NW DUBAHOLIC wrote:These aren't particular songs but they are all really good Kromestar sets worth listening too and you can find some really good tunes by him you might not have heard. Most of the sets are his own music. I've put them in chronological order too:
01. Kromestar – Mental Universe (Get Darker)
02. Kromestar / Son Of Selah – Atlantis
03. Kromestar - The Buddha
04. Kromestar - Shot of Patrone
05. Kromestar & Dark Tantrums - Trianglez (Get Darker)
06. Some 'Stratosphere' VIP or next tune from that project.
07. 'CHO' lol... could possibly be Selah.
08. Kromestar - Whisper On My Mind
09. Kromestar Ft Son Of Selah "LIFE"
10. Joker - Tron (Kromestar remix)
11. Kromestar - Jabberjawz
12. Kromestar - Demon Rockers (White label)
13. Kromestar - Disagree
15. Kromestar & Sun Of Selah - Frequency (Forthcoming Kapsize?)
16. Kromestar & Demus - Before The Sunrise
17. Kromestar & Jay 5ive - Wishful Thinking (Bass & love)
NW DUBAHOLIC wrote:These aren't particular songs but they are all really good Kromestar sets worth listening too and you can find some really good tunes by him you might not have heard. Most of the sets are his own music. I've put them in chronological order too:
01. Kromestar – Mental Universe (Get Darker)
02. Kromestar / Son Of Selah – Atlantis
03. Kromestar - The Buddha
04. Kromestar - Shot of Patrone
05. Kromestar & Dark Tantrums - Trianglez (Get Darker)
06. Some 'Stratosphere' VIP or next tune from that project.
07. 'CHO' lol... could possibly be Selah.
08. Kromestar - Whisper On My Mind
09. Kromestar Ft Son Of Selah "LIFE"
10. Joker - Tron (Kromestar remix)
11. Kromestar - Jabberjawz
12. Kromestar - Demon Rockers (White label)
13. Kromestar - Disagree
15. Kromestar & Sun Of Selah - Frequency (Forthcoming Kapsize?)
16. Kromestar & Demus - Before The Sunrise
17. Kromestar & Jay 5ive - Wishful Thinking (Bass & love)
Selah makes it everytime, big up them 2 !
those two tunes you filled in, you got any info at all on eitehr of them? ive made it known that i love these two and its just driving me mad. i just need a confirmation on whats happened/happening with them
garethom wrote:because trago mills had crossbows, I had a fiver, it was destiny. look, would you rather have a crossbow, or not have a crossbow? simple imo
signals wrote:big ups to the jaylad for being a lad
garethom wrote:because trago mills had crossbows, I had a fiver, it was destiny. look, would you rather have a crossbow, or not have a crossbow? simple imo
signals wrote:big ups to the jaylad for being a lad
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