Dubstep makes the Leading Newspaper in New Zealand!

Fakawi · Post by **Fakawi** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:20 pm

As seen in the Weekend herald, a mad full-page write-up on the Dubstep Alliance crew and just what is going on fortnightly wednesdays...

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.c ... d=10518674

dopelabs · Post by **dopelabs** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:25 pm

"The Americans
See: No big names yet, but they are taking influence from hip-hop and electro."

rubbish...

plenty of big names

tyrant, babylon system, juju, tech itch, noah d, shall i go on? narco.hz, lo dubs, argon, etc etc etc

__________ · Post by **__________** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:28 pm

nice! i should be moving out there within 9 months/a year, will be sweet if there's some good dubstep nights established to investigate.

is it just auckland or is the dubstep spreading everywhere?
ollie rhodes has said about the dubstep alliance and the NZ subheavy soundsystem...are there a lot of soundsystems playing dubstep?

that link's fucked by the way, try this http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/15011 ... 674&pnum=2

can't wait to see for myself!

Fakawi · Post by **Fakawi** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:33 pm

DopeLabs wrote:"The Americans
See: No big names yet, but they are taking influence from hip-hop and electro."

rubbish...

plenty of big names

tyrant, babylon system, juju, tech itch, noah d, shall i go on? narco.hz, lo dubs, argon, etc etc etc

ha ha, yeah, pays to do a bit of research when you have some dedicated followers, don't worry we know about the americans too!

Fakawi · Post by **Fakawi** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:35 pm

£10 Bag wrote:nice! i should be moving out there within 9 months/a year, will be sweet if there's some good dubstep nights established to investigate.

is it just auckland or is the dubstep spreading everywhere?
ollie rhodes has said about the dubstep alliance and the NZ subheavy soundsystem...are there a lot of soundsystems playing dubstep?

that link's fucked by the way, try this http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/15011 ... 674&pnum=2

can't wait to see for myself!

yeah bruv, goin off all across the country, but akl seems to be leading the way with number of gigs and peeps involved, look forward to seeing you out here!

__________ · Post by **__________** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:36 pm

tech itch is from bristol UK though.

6blocc, juju and djunya are the biggest US names imo. they've got a bit of a theme/vision with their tunes without all sounding the same.

any NZ dubstep producers to check out?

dopelabs · Post by **dopelabs** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:37 pm

£10 Bag wrote:tech itch is from bristol UK though.

doesnt he live in LA or SF though?

either way the sound is global.. with internet radio and everything bringing the sound to anywhere where there is an internet connection.. its bound to happen =]

Fakawi · Post by **Fakawi** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:45 pm

£10 Bag wrote:tech itch is from bristol UK though.

6blocc, juju and djunya are the biggest US names imo. they've got a bit of a theme/vision with their tunes without all sounding the same.

any NZ dubstep producers to check out?

My pics at the moment are...

Frosty boy
www.myspace.com/dirtycashrecordings
Undertow
http://www.myspace.com/undertowdnb
Future One
http://www.myspace.com/mark_future_one
P-Vans
http://www.myspace.com/pvans
Razor Gang (aka Dj Pots(bulletproof)
http://www.myspace.com/razorgangnz
And ex-londoner OoGun
http://www.myspace.com/oogundubs

Plenty more up and comers too...

devonport_steppas · Post by **devonport_steppas** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 11:52 pm

Was quite suprised to see that in the herald.. quite cool though. I heard frosti was cutting some tunes?

qroniq · Post by **qroniq** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:03 am

Haha love my lame quote about the bass... lol...

"... but this is insane"

goose · Post by **goose** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:10 am

Im absolutely astounded by the talent of djs and producers popping up around NZ. There's certainly something good in the water!

dirtycash · Post by **dirtycash** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:25 am

deep medi 014..

christchurch lads...

http://www.myspace.com/truthdubstep

goose · Post by **goose** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 1:18 am

I state my point!

Medi wooot!

Fakawi · Post by **Fakawi** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 1:40 am

hmm, maybe I'm not paying enough attention, these lads slipped under my radar, big tings!

3275 · Post by **3275** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 5:39 am

heard about the article the day after it was published had just got back from a weekend trip to wellington dug it out of my parents trash first thing and cut the page out for keeps.. was a good read big ups alliance crew

nightfall · Post by **nightfall** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 2:36 pm

Killer article. Lol, regarding that one dude's fear of dubstep getting too big, it would be really strange to hear something like Distance's "Traffic" in the background of like, a Nissan commercial. Haha, I'd buy that car.

Fakawi · Post by **Fakawi** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 5:06 am

see what the locals have to say about it...

http://nzdubstep.com/forum/?forumaction ... 10&start=0

http://bassdrop.co.nz/forum/viewtopic.p ... sc&start=0

seckle · Post by **seckle** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:05 am

thanks for posting this!

ocr · Post by **ocr** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 8:07 am

sincere vibes NZ style, no posturing, no bullshit, just open the bar, slap dem tunes on, play whatever you like, in any order, any genre old/new/techy/froggy/emostep/voodootech or illpoptronica blah,blah, then spend all week grinning every time you remember the nights antics.

(p.s. danced so long and hard last dubstep alliance i hurt my leg, thats not the behaviour of the "zombies" mentioned by the random fellah in the article).

(p.p.s check my alliance debut on 30th july!

http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=51270)

been down customs house arguing the toss all week just to get ma vinylz thru this country's stringently regimented border policy so I'm gonna make each play from here on in count!! Auckland you have been warned... Check Mr.Jason George (dubstep weekly) 2moro night, spearheading Auckland's toadstep revolution

)

reptilian · Post by **reptilian** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:06 pm

wow

no mention of digital mystikz (did just scan it so might have missed) - surely some credit due?

edit: ok so coki gets a brief mention but you know what i mean tho, eh?

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