What's your dubstep "starter kit"?

[WatchYourStep]

So you're playing some dubstep for a friend one day, now suddenly they're hooked and ask you to send them a bunch of tunes. How do you bring them up to speed?

[Coppola]

[Caski]

id probably go with tunes i like that are on the lighter side of things...youth blood would definatly be in there..amazin tune

then when they're eased in id smash out some dmz business

[WatchYourStep]

That's not a very diverse sampling of dubstep sounds, but I respect your opinion...

[joeki]

then add volumes 3 and 4. And 5. Done

[evil madmen]

Give them a big diverse list of names, have them sort it out for themselves.

[ST100]

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Digital+Mystikz
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Mala+%284%29
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Coki
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Loefah

http://www.discogs.com/label/Deep+Medi+Musik
http://www.discogs.com/label/DMZ
http://www.discogs.com/label/Tempa
http://www.discogs.com/label/Hyperdub
http://www.discogs.com/label/Big+Apple+Records
http://www.discogs.com/label/Ghost
http://www.discogs.com/label/Planet+Mu
http://www.discogs.com/label/Tectonic
http://www.discogs.com/label/Soul+Jazz+Records
http://www.discogs.com/label/Swamp+81
http://www.discogs.com/label/Kapsize
http://www.discogs.com/label/Ninja+Tune

http://www.getdarker.com/files/2fa22506 ... fb1956402/
http://www.getdarker.com/audio/sets/dig ... 005-05-23/

[gh0st]

This is a cool mix I found that is sort of like a musical time line that starts with the origins of dubstep and works its way to the present over the course of two hours with some short interludes where the DJ gives a little history.


http://www.archive.org/details/DubstepTutorial

Dubstep to the future. This is a 2 hour journey through the beginnings up until today. It's not definitive or comprehensive (how could it be at 2 hours?). It is however a nice introduction and a fun listen to those that already know. From El-B to Joker. From Horsepower Productions to Kryptic Minds. From Digital Mystikz to Wu-Tang: Enter the Dubstep.

Playlist (Artist - Song)
_________________________
Lee Perry - Zion's Blood
Trace & Nico - Damn Son
El-B - Serious
Pinch - Chamber Dub (Voice Over)
Headhunter - Drop The Waste
TGS - Horsepower Productions Remix of On The Run
Kode 9 vs. Badawi - Den of Drums
Digital Mystikz - Third One (Voice Over)
Kode 9 & Spaceape - Sine of the Dub
Digital Mystikz - Ancient Memories
Benga - Evolution
MRK1 - Sensi Skank
Terror Danjah - Stiff
Vex'd - Bombardment of Saturn
Skream - Oskillatuh
Plasticman - Camel Ride
Slaughter Mob - Fireweaver
DJ Distance - Swarm
Search & Destroy - Candyfloss (Loefah Remix)
Skream - Midnight Request Line (Switch Remix)
The Bug & Warrior Queen - Aktion Pak
Cyrus - Indian Stomp
Boxcutter - Tauhid
Burial - South London Boroughs
Tes La Rok - Bwwooy
Matty G - 50,000 Watts (Loefah Remix)
Shackleton - Blood On My Hands
Lee Perry vs. Kode 9 - Yellow Tongue (Version)
Vaccine - Fever
Starkey - Spacewalk
Joker - Digi Love
Wu-Tang - Cinema (Chimpo Extended Mix)
Kryptic Minds - One Of Us

[Acre]

Fabriclive 37, its all anyone could ever need. . .

[aftee]

Give them a big diverse list of names, have them sort it out for themselves.

This really. I just started listening to mixes/radio/searching around on youtube/free tracks from unknown producers. I'd tell them to find it on their own not to be a dick or anything but just because musical taste varies so much and your favorite artist/song might be absolute shit to another person.

[Pistonsbeneath]

Fabriclive 37, its all anyone could ever need. . .

is that a joke?

[skevin]

All the Deep Medi releases and the latest Dubstep Allstars CD with Chef and Ramandanman

[collige]

This is Dubstep 1+2

[Acre]

Fabriclive 37, its all anyone could ever need. . .

is that a joke?

haha foiled! a pretty poor joke at that. . .

i'd give said person a few albums to listen to e.g

Distance - My Demons / Repercussions
Silkie - City Limits Vol.1
Skream - Skream! (maybe a few Skreamizms as well)
Benga - Diary Of An Afro Warrior
Vex'd - Degenerate
Boxcutter - Oneiric
Burial - Burial / Untrue
Scuba - A Mutual Antipathy / Triangulation
Headhunter - Nomad
Martyn - Great Lengths
2562 - Aerial / Unbalance
Zomby - One Foot Ahead Of The Other
Peverelist - Jarvik Mindstate
King Midas Sound - Waiting For You. . .

and i'd also tell them to look out for a few labels, because i always find following labels often gets you onto new artists:

Apple Pips
Deep Medi
Tempa
Tectonic
Hotflush
Hyperdub
Brainmath
Hessle
Punch Drunk
Hemlock
Ramp
Naked Lunch
Soul Jazz Records
Skull Disco
Daphne
Immerse
Deleted Scenes

at this point i reckon they'd have an allright selection to get through

[NilsFG]

Fabriclive 37, its all anyone could ever need. . .

is that a joke?

You should try and play it backwards one, you'll be surprised with the results.
LISTEN TO BROSTEP! BUY DUBSTEP POLICE! BUY CIRCUS RECORDS! BUY SUB SOLDIERS! LOVE RUSKO! RUSKO'S NIPPLES ARE NORMAL!

[Pistonsbeneath]

haha thought it was a joke

i dont actually mind fabriclive 37...of its type its as good as it gets...

[aftee]

Fabriclive 37, its all anyone could ever need. . .

is that a joke?

You should try and play it backwards one, you'll be surprised with the results.
LISTEN TO BROSTEP! BUY DUBSTEP POLICE! BUY CIRCUS RECORDS! BUY SUB SOLDIERS! LOVE RUSKO! RUSKO'S NIPPLES ARE NORMAL!

[rusha]

play them these...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4v4WYL562k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk-AQ4O5KiI

... then tell them to fuck off an brush up on their google skills.

(this is a joke btw )

[quidz]

Someone posted up a 10 min dubstep megamix. I thought it was pretty good for someone to get a grasp on big tracks in ten mins. Any further than that, music is best explored itself.

[jbag031]

Fabriclive 37, its all anyone could ever need. . .

What?