In the last weekend of January BBC Radio One had yet another take-over event. This time a four day broadcast which provided a sick line-up that put a smile on all the ravers in this northern city. Names included Redlight, Jack Beats, Joker, Sub Focus, Hudson Mohawke and Knife Party. Knife...
Skrillex wins Three ...
posted by tim@bimtaks.com
Wow, such exciting news. Skrillex won three Grammy’s last night. Amazing! Not only for him, but also for EDM in general. With Tiesto and David Guetta, dance music really hit mainstream in the US. But with Skrillex winning three Grammy’s last night, the acceptance of dance music...
Bassnectar Amorphous...
posted by tim@bimtaks.com
Lorin Ashton aka Bassnectar is a great example of how an artist can use newsletters to engage his fans. On a regular basis Bassnectar sends updates about recent and upcoming gig’s but also production news. If you’re into Bassnectar’s bass heavy dubstep sound, I recommend...
Von Kiss Bass Talk M...
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Von Kiss announced an exclusive BimTaks.com mix at the end of last year, but finding time to work on the mix between meetings, tours and studio time seemed to be a difficult task. Weeks past, but still nothing. Untill yesterday! A file entered my inbox. Bass Talk was the subject! When...
Datsik UMF Radio Gue...
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With his 21 years Datsik already got an impressive trackrecord. He’s probably the first dubstep artist ever that holded 5 out of the top 10 best selling tunes at once on Beatport. Working on many tunes, collaborations, and remixes for some of the biggest names in the world he’s...
Subscape Mishka NYC ...
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New York Based clothing brand Mishka NYC keeps bringing the good vibes to the interwebs. After mixes from the likes of Toddla T, Bart B More and Club Cheval it’s up to Dubpolice soldier Subscape to provide the latest episode in the Mishka NYC mixserie. This is what Mishka NYC had to say...
DJ+ 5 Years Sonic Wa...
posted by tim@bimtaks.com
Their are several organisations in Amsterdam who've been on the forefront of representing dubstep the past few years. One of them is Sonic Warfare, tomorrow they will celebrate their 5th anniversary. Exclusively for Vice Magazine, resident and booker DJ+ composed a mixtape which takes you on a ride past the dubstep which kept the Sonic Warfare venues packed these five years!
Skrillex Live at The...
posted by tim@bimtaks.com
Looking back at 2011,their are certain names which come to mind who entered the big league's. Gesaffelstein and TAI are in my opinion amongst these chosen ones. But their's one guy who took the edm-scene buy storm in 2011; Skrillex! Coming from out of nowhere he became top dog! I like his work, so fair enough to give him the credits he deserves. Here is a set from Skrillex, recorded at the Moon, Tallahasse. With a bit of background (audience feedback) noise, the quality is a bit weak. But never the less a fine piece of music to share with you'll!