From Chynna to Boofy via Eartheater, the elusive producer highlights just some of his musical touchstones on Crack Mix 450. Absolutely essential listening.

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Crack Mix 450: Commodo

A dubstep legend roars back.

When dubstep ruled the roost in the late '00s, electronic music had no shortage of icons and spinoff variants to rally around. But one rumble from  Bristol stood out: the Purple sound. Popularised by Joker, AKA Liam Mclean, with Guido and Gemmy in support, it hit like a beam of bright light flooding through the basement dank.

When America cottoned onto bass quakes in the next decade, Mclean's taste for chiptune-coded synths and maximum intensity kept his vision alive at arena level, even while he retreated from view as an actively touring performer.

In 2023, "Tears," a collaboration with Skrillex and Sleepnet, helped remind the world just how much Joker's juddering sound could put us in a headlock. True to form, this year's gargantuan "Juggernaut"—Mclean's first solo single in six years—crashes through the speakers with as much glorious crunch as earlier classics like 2009's "Purple City."

Mclean has kept busy in the studio applying his perfectionist streak as a producer and engineer to many sound system anthems, which means his influence is never far from a dance floor being turned inside out. The fact that Joker had never laid down an RA Podcast before was, being honest, a blemish in our copybook. RA.962 fixes that in style.

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UTDF Podcast presents a unique set by Commodo, who takes listeners on a hypnotic journey through the sounds of deep dub and atmospheric bass. Recorded during Electrum Up To Date Festival 2023: Secret Location, this recording shows how the artist masterfully combines his signature sounds with subtle, pulsating rhythms and dub textures, creating a spacious, meditative atmosphere. Commodo's set proves minimalism and precise selection of sounds can be just as engaging as dance beats, offering listeners a moment of respite and reflection in the world of sounds.

UTDF Podcast prezentuje wyjątkowy set Commodo, który przenosi słuchaczy w hipnotyczną podróż przez dźwięki głębokiego dubu i atmosferycznego basu. To nagranie zarejestrowane podczas Electrum Up To Date Festival 2023: Sicret Location pokazuje, jak artysta mistrzowsko łączy swoje charakterystyczne brzmienia z subtelnymi, pulsującymi rytmami i dubowymi teksturami, tworząc przestrzenną, medytacyjną atmosferę. Set Commodo to dowód na to, że minimalizm i precyzyjna selekcja dźwięków mogą być równie wciągające co taneczne bity, oferując słuchaczom chwilę wytchnienia i refleksji w świecie dźwięków.

Recorded @ UTDF Secret Location 2023
Mix / mastering @ Coastline Studio / Coastline Northern Cuts

UTDF Podcast #11: Commodo

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DUB DISPENSARY #002 
(Dub On Tape)

Part 2 style and fashion for the second instalment in the Dub Dispensary series

The 90 minute journey through the blissful meditative vibrations of Dub continues…

With music from artists such as Synkro, Frenk Dublin, SABAB, Egoless and Adam Prescott and labels Zam Zam, System Music, Deep Medi, Hotflush, The Moth Club, Challenger Deep plus much more

Mixed and recorded to tape in Folkestone, Kent, UK

01 Synkro - Unite [The Moth Club]
02 Skuff - Number 3.5
03 Skruff - Elders Dub [Challenger Deep]
04 Somah - Bozrah [The Moth Club]
05 Luss - Waves [Challenger Deep]
06 Frenk Dublin - The Ancient Order [Echo Ltd]
07 Frenk Dublin - Dischord [Dub Communication]
08 Hieronymus - Lightyear [ROHS]
09 Biodub ft Ray Darwin - No Tumble [Bandcamp]
10 Frenk Dublin - Still Dub (Tubby Isiah Remix) [Dub Communication]
11 Alpha Steppa ft Joe Pilgrim - Rough & Dub [Steppas Records]
12 Egoless - Vitae Eterna [Deep Medi Musik]
13 Blind Prophet ft Versa - Endless War [Bandcamp]
14 Sepalcure - Dub Of [Hotflush]
15 Adam Prescott meets Dougie Conscious - Meditate On Dub [Conscious Sounds]
16 Dubbing Sun - Dennis B [Unreleased]
17 Versa - Temple Song / [System Music]
18 Hiss is Bliss ft Ras Lys - Nope [ZAMZAM]
19 Alpha Steppa & Wellete Seyon - Why (Dub) [Steppas Records]
20 Inner Echo - Revival [Moonshine]
21 Sabab - Dub Master
22 Tubby Isiah - Crumble The City
23 Versa - Skin [Modern Hypnosis]

Dub Dispensary 002

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LUIGIS MANSION [ GROUND ZERO EP ]

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Live recording of Mala & Coki [Digital Mystikz] and Loefah at Outlook Festival 2013.

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