Various Artists
SUB:STANCE mixed by SCUBA
Ostgut Ton
2Album Compilation CDOSTGUTCD11
Out: 25-01-2010
SUB:STANCE is the collision of two worlds – the vitality of UK bass
music intertwined with Berghain and all it’s sensory exhilaration and
unique atmosphere. The party started in July 2008 when a
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SUB:STANCE is the collision of two worlds – the vitality of UK bass
music intertwined with Berghain and all it’s sensory exhilaration and
unique atmosphere. The party started in July 2008 when an array of
dubstep’s finest exponents first brought the world’s most exciting sound
to its most talked-about club. Since then the concept has become fully
formed with curators Paul Rose (aka Scuba) and Paul Fowler
(Spymania Records) picking lineups covering the full spectrum of the
burgeoning bass music scene, including Martyn, The Bug, Joker, Neil
Landstrumm and many more, that have produced some truly
memorable events since that first fateful night.
The only musical constant in the journey so far has been Scuba.
Originally from London, he has been at the forefront of the new
popularity of this music in Berlin and his DJ sets at each of the parties
have provided some of the highlights of series to date. He was therefor
an obvious choice for this mix, which across 24 tracks paints a sonic
picture of his musical self and that of SUB:STANCE, performed as at
the party itself using turntables and a mixer. Including many tracks from
artists who have played the party themselves, including Shackleton,
Ramadanman and Mala amongst others, the mix takes in all the sonic
influences and stylistic techniques that have made Scuba sets at
SUB:STANCE special. From the laidback cool of Pangaea, through
Surgeon’s barely-controlled aggression to Mala’s deep meditation, the
mix is a true representation of what these parties mean.
The mix also features 4 previously unheard tracks from Scuba himself as well as many more exclusive
tracks and edits.
Scuba is the production and DJ alias of Paul Rose, curator of Hotflush Recordings, one of the original
dubstep labels which released some of the most important tracks of the genre’s formative period and
continues to be a source of constant originality to date.
He relocated to Berlin in 2007, a move which (according to some) influenced his critically acclaimed
debut album, A Mutual Antipathy (2008). The stylistic synergy of the album cemented his position as
one of the most forward-thinking dubstep producers. The project was subsequently completed with a
series of remixes by Surgeon, Substance, Jamie Vex’d, Martyn, Marcel Dettmann and the artist
himself under his house/techno-centred SCB guise.
More recently he has been busy remixing artists including Fever Ray and Red Snapper, continuing to
push the label with some big releases from the likes of Untold, Mount Kimbie and Joy Orbison, and
developing the SCB name with a seminal mix for the MNML SSGS blog.
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