Every time I hear a new Dhangsha track I am blown away

Dhangsha

This month's transmission of Virology features Asian Dub Foundation founder and bassist Dr. Das aka Dhangsha.

Under this new moniker he makes rhythmic noise with a grounding in dub, and frequently collaborates with London's Sound-space label. 

The first hour is a mix of his own productions, followed by an interview discussing decolonisation, mentoring, political music and new music tech.

Dhangsha productions mix

0.00 - Autonomous Zones

4.32 - Heavy Manners

9.14 - Back Up Killer

13.32 - Local Apocalypse

19.17 - Dhangsha

23.38 - Dancehall Mutants

28.40 - MILKSHAKES 4 SNOWFLAKES (DSPSSSSD)

32.10 - Move

35.32 - The Devil Finds Work

39.35 - Ecotage

43.29 - Stopcontrol

49.16 - Zero Hour (DSPSSSSD)

51.37 - Intentions

56.43 - Virology


Interview tracklist

1.04.30 - Asian Dub Foundation - Rebel Warrior
1.21.45 - Indigenous Resistance - Revolution Dub
1.40.20 - Asian Dub Foundation - Hypocrites
1.50.15 - DSPSSSSD - Gone Viral
1.53.37 - Yao Bobby & Simon Grab - Diamonds (Dhangsha Remix)
1.59.04 - DSPSSSSD - Repeat a Lie Enough Times

Virology W. Dhangsha 03/04/21

I'M MIGRANT Remix

I'M MIGRANT - Dhangsha Remix

finally uploading this for the Soundcloud dwellers...

We are kick starting our mix series again!

Following a bit of a break brought about by our now regular show on Netil Radio, we are honoured and very excited to have a recording from Dhangsha, aka Dr Das of Asian Dub Foundation. We have decided to aim our mix series at more particular sounds, with less of a focus on DJs and more on exploring the sounds and influences of producers and bands. Dhangsha has put together an awesome mix, or rather a soundtrack, entitled ‘Refugee Backpacker / Dream Holiday’. HUGE thanks to Dhangsha for this bone rattling journey.

“Refugee Backpacker / Dream Holiday” is an imaginary score assembled by Dhangsha and inspired by Philip K Dick’s “We Can Remember It For You Wholesale,” made famous by the film “Total Recall” starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. The new interpretation of the story would be made from an anti-colonial perspective with a view to compelling the audience to challenge their prejudices regarding various global relations when confronted with the economic realities underpinning them.

Text from Dhangsha: "Aniruddha Das, better known as “Dr Das,” bassist and co- founder of Asian Dub Foundation has always been interested in all forms of ‘experimental’ sound. Over the last 30 years he has explored ‘noise’ within the context of ‘dub.’ With his current projects he is, to different degrees, dismantling and disintegrating the rhythmic framework to expose the beauty of noise in its own right. As such, he is attempting to demonstrate the proximity of ‘noise’ to the dance floor.

For this session, not only has he drawn upon his work with Dhangsha (Bengali for ‘destruction’) and DSPSSSSD (‘dispossessed’), but he’s presented tracks from various artists who’ve inspired him and who share some of the same sonic rationale, if not sometimes political - namely, people like Bantu, Simon Grab, Sankara Future Dub Resurgence, Hallucinator and Evicshen."

DHANGSHA 3WD MIX

3WD MIX 04 - DHANGSHA

UNFORESEEN

Streamed live on from Mickey Zoggs on Noods Radio - Saturday 02/10/2021.

Big thanks to @dhangsha for providing a very special 30 minute live recording of his own productions. Be sure to follow him and check out his music on Bandcamp

Music selections from me include Konduku, Alex Coulton, Stigma, Paleman, Davis Galvin, Ehua, Kepler438

https://dhangsha.bandcamp.com/

Staring at the Wall w/ Jurango & Dhangsha

@rxdazn for 七七 from @gudwavs
https://gudwavs.bandcamp.com/

the sound of 1000 burning suns

part 2 of Tunnel Fusion Turbo Miffy invites rxdazn - 03/05/2024
https://soundcloud.com/hkcrlive/tunnel-fusion-turbo-miffy-invites-rxdazn-03052024

Tracklist:

Grand River & Abul Mogard - Archi
Heinrich Dressler - Reflected Skies
Exploited Body - Only Your Eyes Could See My Wings
KMRU & Aho Ssan - Resurgence
J.G Biberkopf - Dust
FIS - Independently Together
Ben Frost - Venter (Evian Christ Remix)
Silk Road Assassins - Bowman
Iglooghost - Amu (Disk•Mod)
Gamma Intel - Cloud Nine
Ital Tek - Jenova
Evian Christ - Silence
Yen Tech - Exegesis
Exploited Body - Tear Me Apart Until All That's Left Is Love

GUDWAVs radio: rxdazn (22/02/2025)

Dj.Mc -  If You Want Some Juice

Invité spécial — HAJJ (DAWN)

@yolek - FOR MY ANGELS ON ANGEL DUST (DAWN023)
50 limited copies
CD
Produced by Yolek
Mastered by Lastrack
Artwork & Design by Hajj
Dawn 2025

Yolek - Look Away

Responding to the theme ‘Grindcore’ Society of Cutting Up Men leads you through an arc of pain, joy, anxiety, hell and love towards a not-so-distant breakdown. An aural executioner, S.C.U.M forges her own space through audio assault, piercing sonic frequencies, and abhorrent noise. An ode to magic in all its forms - women, rage, movies, community and collaboration S.C.U.M. uses industrial materials to inflict pain upon her audience and piss people off. 

Tracklist
9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
What You Waiting For - Gwen Stefani
BDE - Shygirl
Bitches - Mindless Self Indulgence 
Life Is Killing Me - Type O Negative
Fuck The Pain Away - Peaches
Napalm Death - SCUM
Demolition - Ugly Broke Miserable 
Vacuum - Pharmakon

Samples:
SOPHIE
Jivin’ Josh  

Mastered by Jivin  
Artwork by Eek 





[SOFT.spot] Society of Cutting Up Men - Time Theft

Ronce - Əverything(?) Not Yet (Mai 2025)

Care

Ast (Ludwig Wandinger Remix) [feat. Coby Sey]

PM TRACK LIST
111x - fragments held together by pressure (forgive)
Yolek - Look Away 
estoc - bones broken many things left unsaid (ft. violence)
xato - 645AR & xato - IDGAF (ft. DJ LOSER)
Kat Nzingha - Heme (noa edit)
BENN - White Storms
LAO x Other Islands - Años Despues
circadian rythms - Peripherals
Drone Devil's Hands
Entranas - Dale Sonido
evil grimace toujours un jogging sous
JLSXNDERS - Skengman
Josef - Digga d edit)
BENN - warp

Silk Road Assassins - Vessel
DJ Smokey - Smokey Ray Cyrus
Slick - Future Blades
Nahash - Dwindling
Shayu - B B Blue
Sangre Nueva - Tu Forma
Dark0 - Qarin
Hyper Strobes - Uhhh
Piezo - Trella
Akito - Aqua Tryst (Original Mix)
Walton - Vectors ft. WEN
HP: 925 MP: 463 - Clown Riddim
Miss Jay - Drum Tool
Slikback - Revolve
Hyper Strobes - Tek 9
Ziyiz - Slipd 
She’s Drunk - Pull Up
Oklou - Level 5

PRECIOUS METALS RADIO (NTS) FT. ENDGAME & SLICK (21.05.25)

SUN TO CLOSE

Dhangsha (Bengali for ‘destruction’) is an electronic musician engaged in disruption at the interface of bass music and experimental noise. Using the principles of minimalism, repetition and fragmentation, he creates sparse but heavy beats, punctuated by African clave accents and alien synth motifs. Various distortions impel each track towards a sense of impending collapse. He has released a number of albums including "Live at Spirit of Gravity,” "Aberrant" on label Hard Return and most recently, the cassette “Broadcast Signal Intrusion” on Brachliegen Tapes.  Dhangsha has contributed to compilations for Syrphe, Avon Terror Corps, Tusk Editions, Iklectik, Industrial Coast and the vinyl "Disruptive Frequencies" on Nonclassical. He has played throughout the UK and Europe including with electronic/rap duo Yao Bobby and Simon Grab. He performed at “Supernormal” UK in August 2024 and recently at Bone-Iklectik festival in Barcelona. His next next cassette is due for release October 2025. 

https://brachliegentapes.bandcamp.com/album/broadcast-signal-intrusion

https://nonclassical.bandcamp.com/album/disruptive-frequencies

https://hardreturn.bandcamp.com/album/aberrant

https://dhangsha.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-spirit-of-gravity

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCDYKMBn_g0

sound~space emanates from a world seemingly on the edge of collapse, where empathy is all but extinct, language has failed, interaction reduced to ‘diss’ and ‘cuss.’ Using discarded frequencies, a sonic resistance creates militant meditations designed for spirit renewal, punctuated with pulses to facilitate bodily propulsion. Tonal analysis reveals tools required for struggle, both internal and external. 
Though you sometimes walk like living ghosts, mourning the future, know that beauty exists in places you wouldn’t dare to look

UNFORESEEN

DHANGSHA

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