Once upon a time, V.I.V.E.K Sharda was unhappy with the sound at UK nightclubs and parties—sound that he felt couldn't capture the deepest, truest vibrations of the music he wanted to play and hear—so he just made his own sound system. (Naturally, he called it System.) That should give you an idea of how seriously Sharda takes his wubs and his sub-bass, and if you have even a passing interest in UK sound system culture or dub's crossover with dance music—including, yes, dubstep—then you've probably heard of V.I.V.E.K, or at least heard one of his chest-rattling records.

Along with producers like Om Unit and Kryptic Minds—both of whom feature in the mix below—Sharda has never been one for following trends or concerned about scenes. Instead, he's fully devoted to the pulse of dub and the luxury of bassweight. He's put out slow but steady stream of ultra-heavy releases on his own labels System Music and VIVEK, and now he's on a mission to change perceptions of what 140 BPM music can sound like. That's what you'll hear on his RA Podcast, a meditative and occasionally tectonically-shifting mix that highlights dubstep, dub and its many offshoots—not just staggered drums and subterranean low-end but smooth swing and soulful melodies, too.

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/879

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Take 5

LA’s Carré kicks off the first in a two-part mix series curated by Darwin, marking a decade of the SPE:C label. Known for her subversive sets and a sharp focus on dubstep, leftfield techno, and bass-driven sounds, her contribution to the RC mix series delivers exactly that.

Darwin: "I met Carré a few years ago when she booked me for her party at Fast at Work in LA. I’d already been playing out her dubs quite a bit and had asked her then to sign to SPE:C. It was really inspiring to meet another woman as dedicated to running events and as passionate about dubstep and bass music as I am. Carré’s flair for lush, dreamy atmospheres is unmatched, and I feel honored to have been able to give her a platform to showcase that. She’s also a killer DJ and played one of the sickest after-hours sets at REEF last spring. You can check out her skills on this mix."

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RC:149 Carré

Take 7

Pressure Dome w/ Oyubi: 17th July '25



L'artista ci presenta il suo progetto cosí:

"Zooohooorn è il progetto con cui faccio breakcore, mashcore e dancecore (con incursioni occasionali fra hardcore, jungle e footwork).

Nasce dall'amore per tutta la musica elettronica veloce, sincopata e distorta.

La scelta di lavorare con il sampling e i mash-up viene da un interesse più ampio per il collage digitale, il montaggio video, i meme. 

La cultura di internet, la sovrastimolazione sensoriale e la post-ironia sono un riferimento costante nel mio immaginario visivo e sonoro.

Ho pensato questo set come una deriva caotica e sconclusionata fra i detriti della storia di internet, un archivio-galassia informe dove incessantemente si scontrano e sovrappongono contaminandosi vecchi meme, hit dimenticate, jpeg sgranati e antiche gif lampeggianti."



Dubbing The Everyday w/Zooohooorn (EP05/S01 - 12.08.2025) - Rough Radio

Housestep? Dubhouse? Whatever you want to call it, Appleblim's got it on this edition of the RA podcast.

RA.110 Appleblim

The Hotflush Recordings boss dons his dubstep and techno hats for the RA podcast.

RA.198 Scuba vs SCB

RA.372 Akkord

The RA Podcast turns 400 with a master of innovation.

RA.400 Kode9

Slothmachines is the moniker with which Francesco has been spreading his sound research for years, performing djsets and experimentations that move across different genres, boundaries and BPMs of contemporary electronic music. Francesco mutuates a playful and yet critical attitude to listening and djing from his work as social researcher, as evident in the eclectic and ever-changing soundscapes he creates  by mixing music with sound cues drawn from his life between the city and the countryside.  He is co-founder and resident of the audio-video collective Stasis, which has been moving in and out of clubs since 2018, curating parties, concerts, exhibitions, workshops, installations and editorial contents.  He has residency on Rough Radio called "Dubbing the everyday" which is broadcasted every 2nd tuesday of the month.

Dubbing The Everyday w/Zooohooorn (EP05/S01 - 12.08.2025) - Rough Radio

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