DJ Abstract- Touch

corpsey · Post by **corpsey** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 8:28 pm

http://www.chemical-records.co.uk/sc/se ... ACD007&S=m

Got the roots of dubstep comp for Christmas, this tune is wicked, but you already knew that

bob crunkhouse · Post by **bob crunkhouse** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 8:30 pm

yeh love this

tronman · Post by **tronman** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 8:35 pm

unbelievable tune

bubbly bassline!

diablo · Post by **diablo** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 6:24 am

Damn shame the man's not around anymore

DeepThought · Post by **DeepThought** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 9:46 am

Diablo wrote:Damn shame the man's not around anymore

yeah man big shame, the touch and identity crisis are both absolute classics

efa · Post by **efa** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 11:59 am

Bought this on white for a quid before I knew what Dubstep was and used to rinse it in house and breaks sets - wish he'd come back

ory · Post by **ory** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 12:14 pm

One of my favorite tunes. Surprised it's still in stock in quite a few stores.

efa · Post by **efa** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 12:26 pm

Year most Tempa back cat's avalible most of the time, really good distro.

badga tek · Post by **badga tek** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 2:35 pm

Loving this at the moment. Bought Tempa Allstars 1 a couple of weeks ago and this has been getting a rinsing. So lush

Slightly offtopic but does everyone else reckon the Tempa Allstars EPs have been getting steadily worse? 1's heavy, 2's got great tracks by Mala, Kode9, D1 and Geeneus but I barely touch 3 and only play Martyn off 4. Bit of a shame but maybe they'll get a bit better again

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 6:21 pm

Badga Tek wrote:Loving this at the moment. Bought Tempa Allstars 1 a couple of weeks ago and this has been getting a rinsing. So lush

Slightly offtopic but does everyone else reckon the Tempa Allstars EPs have been getting steadily worse? 1's heavy, 2's got great tracks by Mala, Kode9, D1 and Geeneus but I barely touch 3 and only play Martyn off 4. Bit of a shame but maybe they'll get a bit better again

Yeah, I'd go along with that. Quite want the Martyn track but don't really want to shell out £12 for one tune. Didn't even bother with 3 myself, 2's definitely got some gems on it.

martyn · Post by **martyn** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:27 pm

ive been caining the dj abstract tune ever since i heard it on a very old paul rose mix.. YES IM LATE lol

wicked track.
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Rob H · Post by **Rob H** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 12:19 am

love it, one of the tunes that really got me into dubstep

prisoner · Post by **prisoner** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 12:38 am

so abstract quit producing then i assume?

his dnb stuff was pretty good too.

jim · Post by **jim** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 12:53 am

Shackleton - Blood on my hands and this bookend this minimal mix: http://www.discogs.com/release/772763

Pretty slick.

ransom · Post by **ransom** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 4:03 am

prisoner wrote:so abstract quit producing then i assume?

his dnb stuff was pretty good too.

I was telling DJG about this the other week. This past February I was in NY for Dub War at Tonic, and I knew a few years ago when Abstract first moved to NY he was bartending there and doing a techno night in their basement. I had lost touch with him, plus I hadn't gone up to NY for about 2.5 years.

Well, my friends and I get in from the cold, and hit the bar as soon as we got in to the party, and Alex/Abstract was bartending. We only got to talk for a minute, he was super busy. He's had a few different band projects (The Invisibles, had a release on Int.'l Deejay Jigalos a couple years back, had an alias for techno tunes and I know he had some stuff out on Palette at some point), was off of that for a bit and had been doing some sound design work. I think he did a 2-step sample CD for Code Zero or one of the other sample CD companies.

Anyways, it was kind of surreal. At the DMZ vs. Dub War night, Abstract is tending bar, and he probably had no idea what kind of influence he had on the sound of what was being played that night, and I'm sure the people throwing the event, playing it, etc. didn't know he was even there in any capacity.

And yeah, I was a fan of a lot of his dnb, still have a few dubs of stuff that never got released.

bob crunkhouse · Post by **bob crunkhouse** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 4:09 am

haha thats crazy, tell him to get back on the garage!

efa · Post by **efa** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 2:37 pm

prisoner wrote:Anyways, it was kind of surreal. At the DMZ vs. Dub War night, Abstract is tending bar, and he probably had no idea what kind of influence he had on the sound of what was being played that night, and I'm sure the people throwing the event, playing it, etc. didn't know he was even there in any capacity.

Thats madness, someone needs to speak to this guy and explain what he's partly responsible for and get him back on it - we need more forward thinking producers on this!

And yeah, I was a fan of a lot of his dnb, still have a few dubs of stuff that never got released.

Any of this stuff get released? Am gonna check Discogs for the other stuff you mentioned on Hells label etc.

marsyas · Post by **marsyas** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 4:32 pm

pretty sure dub-u talked to him about all this and got a bunch of garridgey tunes...new or old i am not sure, but they sounded solid. so maybe hes paying attention ? who knows...

this is probabbly one of the best tunes tempa has released imo.

thinking · Post by **thinking** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 4:39 pm

Marsyas wrote:garridgey tunes...new or old i am not sure

the Gunshot 12" on Rat Records is pretty rude 2-step.

ransom · Post by **ransom** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 5:14 pm

EFA wrote:
ransom wrote:And yeah, I was a fan of a lot of his dnb, still have a few dubs of stuff that never got released.
Any of this stuff get released? Am gonna check Discogs for the other stuff you mentioned on Hells label etc.

He had a lot of dnb releases: http://www.rolldabeats.com/artist/dj_abstract. Also, Pneuma was his own label, and Almost Human was his techno alias.

I'll have to flip through my plates, the only ones off the top of my head that I know that did not get a release were a tune called "Tribute" and a remix he did of Hive & Juju's "Headhunter".

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