Sub Swara rmxs! DaveQ/Eskmo/ill.gates/KushArora/SA Gel/Dov
Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 8:35 pm
yes yes y'all--- Low Motion is super-pumped to announce the release of this super-deep collection of dubstep remixes of the debut Sub Swara album, Coup d'Yah. On the buttons this time around we've got Dave Q from Dub War NYC, Secret Agent Gel from Bass Tourist records (and Low Motion), Bay area badman Kush Arora, glitch king ill.Gates, the godfather Eskmo, and Dov, head of Muti Music.
the link for beatport!: http://tinyurl.com/dd6zef
the deets!!:
Fresh from gigs around the country and an onslaught of remix work, Sub Swara is pleased to announce the arrival of the second volume of remixes from their debut album, Coup d’Yah. Once again, the crew has hand-picked their favorite, most inspiring, and dance-floor rocking peers to re-lick tunes from Coup, and while Vol. 1 was a genre-spanning affair with the likes of Ghislain Poirier and Fort Knox 5, Vol. 2 is largely for the dubstep massive.
Dave Q has turned his Dub War nights in NYC from a party into an international phenomenon, and was tapped to bring his intense and pensive low-end finesse to “Constructing the Absence.” He’s stripped the tune to its core and slowed it down to make this an essential eyes-down, emotion-fueled skanker.
Part of our extended family, Surya Dub’s Kush Arora made an appearance on the original Coup d’Yah and is back in full form with his hyper-paranoid “Industrial Espionage” remix of “Alabaster Dub.” Built in parallel to his new LP The Dread Bass Chronicles, the warped tri-continental percussion, breathless pressure, and unabashed head-nod rhythms in this remix leave no doubt: this is Kush at his finest.
Our Low Motion label mate Secret Agent Gel has been making a healthy amount of noise with his new Bass Tourist imprint, driving the interstitial spaces of bass-heavy dance music to new heights. His take on “Backwater Dub” (re-titled “Breakwater Dub”) furthers his journey. 10bpm slower, with chopped synth stabs and re-imagined percussion, this is a great roller for a funky dancefloor.
Sound designer extraordinaire, torchbearer of the glitch-hop movement AND our man in Toronto, ill.Gates aka the Phat Conductor offered to put his swing on “Hi Fidelity.” In doing so, he’s created a tear-your-face off dubstep smasher out of the original vocal dancehall tune. Not for the faint of heart!
Head of Muti Music and SF mainstay Dov offered to share his talents on “Koli Stance,” and how could we resist? Dov uproots “Koli” from the South Asian diaspora, strapping it with otherworldly synths to capture a forgotten future.
As a preclude to his fantastic Hypercolor EP, Brendan Angelides, aka Eskmo, dropped in to offer his ethereal take on “Constructing the Absence.” While Dave Q’s is a lesson in the beauty of focus, Eskmo’s is a master class in movement, as bubbling bass pushes the organic elements into an ecstatic realm. Peak hour never had it so good!
