Dusk/Blackdown "The Bits/Northside Cheng Dub" out

mixing with plastic · Post by **mixing with plastic** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 5:49 pm

Does anyone know if this is still coming out tomorrow?

markle · Post by **markle** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 9:45 pm

Not sure, but it's dope!

blackdown · Post by **blackdown** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:35 am

Hey everyone, sorry I've been offline for a bit. LDN004 has unfortunately been pushed back a week, so it should drop Monday October 22nd. Bigup for the support.

david_m · Post by **david_m** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:28 pm

I managed to get myself out of mp3 samples or myspace snippets for this one, didn't want to spoil the pleasure, I've got a lot of expectations for it

paolo · Post by **paolo** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 9:13 am

What is cheng when it's at home?

jaime · Post by **jaime** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 9:34 am

paolo wrote:What is cheng when it's at home?

an instrument i think

blackdown · Post by **blackdown** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:17 am

paolo wrote:What is cheng when it's at home?

It's a Chinese stringed instrument, not unlike a zither.

All of the samples in "The Bits" and "Northside Cheng Dub" come from the same collection of sounds I assembled from an old Chinese classical music album. "The Bits" is in fact three different grime-inspired riddims juggled into one.

"Northside Cheng Dub" is a dubstep track built using the same template. The snare is a mad noise from the old vinyl: either the string broke or the musician punched the cheng half way through the track!

It's called "Northside..." because the vinyl is a clash album between these old masters of the cheng: the north style and the south China style of playing the cheng. I sampled the north style.

Bigup everyone feeling these.

selector.dub.u · Post by **selector.dub.u** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:28 am

martyn played northside cheng dub last saturday on a nice sound system and all i can say is it is beautiful! It gave me tingles down the spine and in the back of the head.

I can't wait to own a copy!

DeepThought · Post by **DeepThought** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 3:12 pm

Dusk & Blackdown
A. Dusk & Blackdown - The Bits Ft. Trim
B. Blackdown - Northside Cheng dub
[Keysound]

in @ boomkat and chemical

blackdown · Post by **blackdown** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 3:14 pm

DeepThought beats me to my own record on Boomkat AGAIN!! lol bigup fella...

sand leaper · Post by **sand leaper** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 3:38 pm

Chips on my shoulder and fish that hasn't even been battered yet.

DeepThought · Post by **DeepThought** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 3:40 pm

Blackdown wrote:DeepThought beats me to my own record on Boomkat AGAIN!! lol bigup fella...

i keeps me eyes peeled init

blackdown · Post by **blackdown** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 4:01 pm

hold tight the 'refresh browser' crew. reload!

ory · Post by **ory** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 4:08 pm

Gonna bag this when it hits RedEye, as with every Keysound release. Big!

jus wan · Post by **jus wan** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 4:46 pm

Yeah feeling this one for sure. Really unique and intricate style. I'd never heard of a cheng before but its dope! Gonna have to seek out some more of that sound. Big up!

nodz · Post by **nodz** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 4:12 pm

Berg.

slim · Post by **slim** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:23 pm

Blackdown, do you know of any places around London i can get to know more about chinese classical music? So far watching Liu Fang on youtube is as far into it as i have got, but i love the sounds.

Love the snippets by the way, am going to have to get this. Didn't know the chinese invented the soundclash, i was already impressed by them inventing tea.

Apparently you have loads of bits floating around, any plans for more releases?

blackdown · Post by **blackdown** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:32 pm

Hey Slim,

I tend to buy old vinyl and compilation CDs. When I visit countries I buy stuff but you can also get them in shops like Sterns in London. Here's their Chinese section. I find the music is always hit and miss, but at least it's all new (to me) sounds.

As for our other material, look out for more Keysound Recordings releases in 2008.

Bigup.

feebles · Post by **feebles** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:36 pm

Love this one and ordered it yesterday. Tune!

flipw · Post by **flipw** » Sat Oct 27, 2007 8:55 am

nice one Blackdown

feeling this. Sounds fresh. Lots going on but still works really well.

Dusk/Blackdown "The Bits/Northside Cheng Dub" out

Dusk/Blackdown "The Bits/Northside Cheng Dub" out

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