Ric Baker, better know as Bakir, has been involved at the forefront of the bass music scene in North America since 2008. With the formation of the San Francisco based live dubstep group The Spit Brothers, his solo productions, and the founding of Dubs Alive Records, Bakir has been an influential player as a producer, performer, and label boss. He and the Spit Brothers were named one of S.F. Weekly's Dubstep Ambassadors and have been featured performers at SXSW. 

His TUBA NYC imprint, established in 2010. has amassed an impressive group of artists on it's roster, such as J:Kenzo, TRUTH, DJG, Compa, Moldy, Daega Sound, XI, AxH, Antiserum, The Spit Brothers, and Prism. The catalog is defined by it's deep, forward thinking sound and it's constant quality.  

Now based in Brooklyn, Bakir's own productions are defined by his love of sub bass, percussion, and dark atmospherics that are further informed by his background as a jazz trumpet player and composer. He has releases on Interchill, Crux, Dubs Alive, TUBA, Brap Dem, Full Melt, Voltage, and Kush Arora Productions.

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BASSPATHS SHOW: http://www.reprezent.org.uk/basspaths
 
Reprezent 107.3FM's Tuesday nights are home to Basspaths.
 
DJ Buster looks after Reprezent's lowest frequencies. The deep sounds of Bass-driven music are served up to you every week, featuring plenty of that high quality dubstep with a conscious angle.
 
Featuring plenty of international, unreleased material and regular guest mixes from dubstep pioneers, tune into DJ Buster's Basspaths to hear the likes of Youngsta, Loefah, Skream, Dubtek, Mala, Kode 9 and others.
 
Basspaths is every Tuesday night from 11PM-1AM.

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TRACKLIST:

00:00 Prism - Future Samba [VIP] [TUBA 006]
02:22 Mentha & Ziaflow - Blue Deep [DUB}
05:30 Subreachers, RDG & Triky - Biotik
07:49 Nibé - Floating Away (feat. Shanti) [DUB]
10:05 Nibé - Parallel Existence {DUB}
12:50 Subtle Mind - Shokunin [DUB]
15:26 Subtle Mind - Jelly Roll [Forthcoming TUBA]
16:55 Subreachers - Future Target [Forthcoming TUBA]
18:25 Compa - Outer Lines [Forthcoming TUBA]
20:50 RDG - A Safer Place [DUB]
22:38 Cuddlemonster - Back Jah [Forthcoming TUBA]
24:27 Bakir - Deep End [Interchill]
26:13 Bakir - Numbers Go Up [DUB]
29:00 RDG - Stronger Dub [Forthcoming Dubliminal]
31:20 Epitome - Snakes [DUB]
32:40 Subreachers - Dark Souls [VIP]
34:59 D-Operation Drop - Combine [DUB]
36:55 D-Operation Drop - Lapse [Free track from TUBA NYC]
38:11 D-Operation Drop - Origami [Forthcoming TUBA]
40:30 Epitome - Tango [DUB]
42:50 EshOne - Chuck Finley [Elk Beats]
44:35 Daega Sound - Under Pressure [Forthcoming TUBA]
47:15 DeNiro & Talabun - Mode [Forthcoming NoMad]
50:00 Subreachers - Annular [DUB]
52:00 Wheez-ie - Stone Cold [DUB]
54:25 EshOne - Petroglyphs
56:10 Daega Sound - Spirit [Forthcoming TUBA]

Bakir TUBA NYC Guest Mix for Basspaths on Reprezent Radio 107.3 FM London [FREE DOWNLOAD]

Bakir - Writers Block (CLIP)

Bakir - Keys To The City (Clip)

The Spit Brothers - No Curfew (DAV 006)

Bakir - Going Down Slow (FMCD 003)

This is an older mix I did a while back, trying to blend some different styles.

BAKIR - "The Afrostep Mix Tape Vol.1" - A Studio Mix 10.29.08

The Afrostep Mixtape Vol. 1 is a blend of afro funk, baille funk, sublow, and of course, DUBSTEP.

Total Time: 56:20

 1. Enur & Natasja - "Calabria" (Bombaman reduxx mix) - 0:00

 2. Boozoo Bajou - "Yoruba Road" (The Allenko Brotherhood Ensemble) - 1:43

 3. Sully - "Cherry Bomb" (Sonic Boom Digital) - 3:19

 4.Boozoo Bajou - "Night Over Manaus" - 5:36 

 5. MRK1 - "Sensi Skank" - 6:24

 6. MarchMellow - "Ouch!vsCreator" - 7:53

 7. Warlock - "Silence is Defeat" -  9:36

 8. Bakir and Dubsworth - "Casus Belly" (DAV 001) - 12:48 (Bakir - claivinet)

 9. Yameen - "Never Knows Best" (Merlow Remix) - 15:05

10. Sorry Bamba - "Porra" - 17:15

11. The Spit Brothers - "Oh Contrarians" (FM B.A.D.02) - 18:37 (Bakir - trumpet, Dubsworth - guitar, bass)

12. Dubsworth - "Not the One" (DZ remix) - 21:08 (Bakir - trumpet, Dubsworth - Guitar)

13. Oliver Deise Tigrona - "Ta Com Medo Do Mim" -  23:53

14. Bakir - "Meta Gangsta" -  26:10 (Tim Sullivan - saxophone)

15. Stush - "Dollar Sign" - 28:27

16. Malena - "More Afro" - 29:49

17. Sully & Toxin - "In 3 Deep" -  31:12

18. Jazzsteppa - "Phokus Remix" -  32:48

19. Wascal - "Badder Than You" - 34:15

20. DJ Edgar - "Bonde da F." -  36:48

21. DLX - "Cool Blue" (DAV 02) - 38:17

22. Loefah - "Root" - 39:25

23. Fela Kuti - "Zombie" -  40:48

24. Aaron Spectre - "Say More Fire" - 41:29

25. The Spit Brothers - "Splint Fingers" - 42:42 (Dubsworth, Danny Abel - guitars)

26. Bakir and Dubsworth - "Pudding Pop" (DAV 01) - 44:45 (Bakir - trumpet)

27. DZ - "Starchaser" - 46:50

28. Bakir - "Four Car Garage" - 48:40

29. Kush Arora, Maneesh the Twister, The Spit Brothers - "We're Upstairs" - 52:35 (Bakir - trumpet, Dubsworth - guitar)

BAKIR AFROSTEP MIX TAPE VOL.1

Luthor - M Grow (Bakir Remix)(DAV 006)

The Spit Brothers - Oh Contrarians (FMRCD002)

Bakir - Deep End (Interchill)(Excerpt) [INTERCHILL]

:: Producer / DJ / Label Head / Brooklyn, NY ::

:: Releases on: TUBA / FKOF / Dubs Alive / Interchill  / Kush Arora Productions

:: He runs the vinyl imprint TUBA NYC at: www.soundcloud.com/Tubanyc ::



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