some things I’ve been working on in the past few months
The title says enough. Here’s some stuff I’ve been doing —
The homie manifolds released the ‘Tiles’ EP back in March — his first after a many-years long period of dormancy. I wrote the press release for the EP. These five tracks hark back to the slick, tech-y, minimal sound of deep dubstep that was popping off in the early 2010s, inspired by Youngsta’s Minimal Mondays sets on Rinse FM and Distance productions. Overall, it’s some high grade shit. Give it a listen.
Infernal Sounds asked me to do a promo video for BLOCKLAB + Thematic’s ‘Friendly Fire’, released last month.
I made the promo video using found footage / TouchDesigner comps / severe After Effects fuckery / lots and lots of video layering. I had a fun time making this. Feel free to check out the full ‘Friendly Fire’ EP by BLOCKLAB here.
I did a DJ set for Orange County’s Kryptic Audio, featuring some eccentric 140–150 BPM selections. dubstep, bassline, techno, grime……
The mix was recorded —it aired for my September episode of my Subtle Radio residency, and you can view the video here. (My Youtube uploads always have the tracklists for all the headz and music diggers.) Thanks to Andrew AND2 for the invite, and to Jacob manifolds for recording the set. You can also listen to it on SoundCloud here.
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Last and definitely the opposite of least — I joined the Subfactory crew over the summer. To those not in the know, Subfactory is a music crew based in the Inland Empire pushing forward drum & bass, dubstep, and UK-centric soundsystem music through events around Southern California. I’ve got to know them more than 3 (!) years ago, and to be fair, it was a long time coming for me to join the team. I’m glad to be a part of it.
In June, we recorded a mix @ Subfactory HQ for my Subtle Radio residency. Video can be viewed here. The following month, we did the sound for B-Side’s first Rooftop Sessions party in DTLA. Headlining the party were Denver’s DMVU and CØNTRA, who both threw down with some proper dubstep selections. Some highlights for CØNTRA’s set was him playing out two Chef Boyarbeatz collabs, Night Lurker with CØNTRA and a yet-to-be-titled unreleased slapper with Combine. DMVU played some deep cuts from Innamind, which I really appreciated.
After some setbacks regarding venue issues in August, we threw a party earlier this month on the 26th at La Santa in DT Santa Ana. We’ll be back for a few more this year at other venues, and we have some really cool ones planned for next year as well.
Keep it locked.
— Dave
