Back in 2003 a new sound in underground bass music broke through to the surface in the UK – but it didn’t yet have a name. This essential BBC Radio 1 show, The New Step, hosted by J Da Flex with support from Durrty Goodz, breaks it all down: Tell us wot you call it […]
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Truth – The Ark EP – Firepower Records
Truth are a New Zealand based dubstep duo that have been a solid contributor to the sound since 2009. They have three albums under their belt, one of which, Love’s Shadow, was given away for FREE on their Soundcloud page. With various collaborations featuring the likes of Alix Perez, Noah D, DJ Madd, Datsik, and Lynx, […]
Mala digs in the John Peel Archive
Mala is a legend. In this 17-minute video, Mala’s Record Box, he pays tribute to the influence of John Peel on exposing new music in the UK – a presence still sorely missed. He shares the influences that helped develop his own sound, as well as a history of jungle, drum ‘n bass and the early […]
February Free Tune Round-up
I haven’t written a free tune round-up post in awhile, so since it’s a little slow for me today I thought I’d knock one out. There’s a lot of drum & bass, some house, jungle, dubstep, a smattering of trap, and an ambient future garage all tucked away in the list. As always your mileage […]
Generation Hyper – Stevie Hyper D Charity Compilation
“Junglists are you ready?!” – Stevie Hyper D Before his unfortunate passing from a blood clot (due to deep vein thrombosis) in 1998, Stevie Hyper D was the premier jungle MC in the game. Often headlining with the scenes biggest DJs from Grooverider, to Andy C, to Ray Keith, to his longtime collaborator Nicky Blackmarket. […]
Katalyst Shadowboxing Spotify Playlist!!
I want to give a shout out to Gregulate for putting together a Spotify list of most of the tunes I had listed for my picks of the year. It is a great way to hear a lot of the music that is out and about. Any of you Spotify users do yourself a favor […]
Katalyst Best of 2013 Picks!!!
Albums Hybrid Minds – Mountains – Spearhead I Am Legion – I Am Legion – Division Nu:Logic – What I’ve Always Waited For – Hospital Calibre – Spill – Signature Records Audio – Force Of Nature – Virus Shogun Audio Presents Way Of the Warrior 2 – Shogun Audio V/A – Sine Language – Subtitles […]
Beats & Pieces Volume 18
As Wes is celebrating the delivery of the world’s newest junglist, I will be delivering the freshest Beats & Pieces and it is a nice one to say the least. Congrats to my brother Wes and his family. Let’s get started! Survey – Away/Delirium – Protect Audio Protect Audio’s latest release from the deep, dark […]
Reid Speed – Sounds from the Well
A new mix from bass empress, Reid Speed…get in!
Beats & Pieces Vol 16
I’m pretty far behind on new music right now, but the impending birth of my son has, rightfully, eaten up all my time. So, without further ado…I have new joints from 36 Hertz, Spearhead, Blu Mar Ten Music, Mampi Swift, Symmetry, Migration, & CIA Recordings. Spirant – Redshift/Alias Grace – Blu Mar Ten Music – […]
