Emalkay is undoubtedly one of Dubstep’s biggest producers right now. Heading Caspa’s Dub Police label, Emalkay has a distinct take on the sound which has seen him become one of Dubstep’s most sought after acts. VOID hosts Emalkay on his debut Australian tour on Friday August 7. If you like your Dubstep heavy and grimey it doesn’t get much better than this guy. Another big show coming up!
Emalkay Biography
Big, bad, heavy: three simple words to describe the sound of one of Dubstep’s most complex artists, Emalkay. Certainly no stranger when it comes to playing left field, Emalkay takes his own innovative style to a whole other level! With support from the likes of Amon Tobin, FreQ Nasty and Mary Anne Hobbs - as well as prominent dubsteppers Benga and N-type, Emalkay has proven himself to be one of the most influential pioneers of the heavier Dubstep sound.
With initial support in the form of grime veteran Plastician, “Birmingham’s finest” Emalkay - pronounced em-al-kay - gained the attention of South London based record label Boka Records, with the warped, future bass drones and epic strings of Gut Feeling in August 2006. Continuing the success, Testing The Waters EP was released later that year followed by Monsters in June 07.
The revolutionary sound of Mecha, released in the fall of 07, gained Emalkay support from the likes of Radio 1 DJ Mary Anne Hobbs and breakbeat pioneer FreQ Nasty, as well as many of the leading figures of the current Dubstep scene. It seemed Emalkay’s own potential as a pivotal Dubstep artist was finally being Realised. His final release on Boka Records was the reggae influenced My Story in April 08.
In the fall of 08, Emalkay produced Explicit - a tune that immediately captured the interest of such prominent Dubsteppers as Benga and received major support from acts such as The Scratch Perverts and drum and bass duo Chase and Status. After being approached by Caspa however, Explicit was finally released on the Dub Police label in February 09 after much anticipation.
Discography
Gut Feeling/Frequency (Boka Records, 2006)
Testing The Waters EP (Boka Records, 2006)
Monsters (Boka Juniors, 2007)
Mecha/The Rogue (Boka Records, 2007)
My Story/Crunk In Space (Boka Records, 2008)
Explicit/Heroics (Dub Police, 2009)
Remixes
TRG – Killed It Dead (Emalkay remix) (Audio Freaks, 2007)
Two Fingers – What You Know About (Emalkay remix) (Big Dada, 2009) with Sway
EMALKAY ‘UK’ ( Dub Police / Boka )
http://www.myspace.com/emalkay
VOID tops it off with another sharp line-up. Residents Paul Fraser, Harmonic 313 and Steve Spacek hold the fort with the return of Dizz1 sure to turn heads with his unique mixing and musical styles. Westernsynthetics will be sure to bring the deep styles and Swindle and Saba returning to the fray to start and end the night in fine style.
VOID featuring EMALKAY ‘UK”
Line-up
EMALKAY ( Dub Police / Boka )
HARMONIC 313
DIZZ1
PAUL FRASER
WESTERNSYNTHETICS
SABA
SWINDLE
Hosted by STEVE SPACEK
Friday August 7th, 2009 / Phoenix Bar – 34 Oxford St, Darlinghurst
9pm – 5am / $18 presale from Qjump.com.au and Inthemix.com.au
