This week’s top mixes include ‘techno bass funk’ from Timothy J Fairplay, El-B’s roots of dubstep and Hyperdub’s beatless best.
Ed DMX – Numbers x RinseFM. Numbers‘ special guest Ed DMX, aka DMX Krew, throws down two hours of squelching acid and electro for the Numbers x RinseFM radio show, broadcast live from the RinseFM popup stall in East London’s Brick Lane. Stream and download above.
Hyperdub mixes its beatless best. As Hyperdub mark their 10th anniversary and in preview of a new compilation, Dazed present an exclusive mix and video of the revolutionary London label’s spaciest productions. Check it out here.
Techno Bass Funk. From being one of the founding members of the now sadly defunct Battant to Andrew Weatherall‘s engineer (and then going on to form The Asphodells with him) to running his own label, Crimes of the Future, Timothy J Fairplay has earnt his stripes. Stream and download his R$N mix above, interview here.
Jimmy Edgar b2b Bambounou. Three hours of Berlin-based Detroit native Jimmy Edgar and 50 weapons / ClekClekBoom‘s Bambounou playing together on RA‘s stage at Nuits Sonores festival in Lyon earlier this summer. Expect plenty of rump-shaking club tracks. Stream and download above.
El-B’s This Is the Roots of Dubstep. The originator who played a large part in creating the dubstep sound, El-B endorses the upcoming This is the Roots of Dubstep compilation with a mix that follows the sound’s trajectory from its garage-affiliated roots to the early days of whomp, for THUMP. Stream above.