News Dubstep Kings
posted by on June 6 at 9:14 AM
Not sure if the Dubstep Forum 2007 Award Winners was released early this year, but it was posted (and as a result came to my attention) yesterday. Nevertheless, the most important Award is this:
Best Producer 1. MALA 2. BURIAL 3. BENGA 4. COKI 5. TES LA ROK 6. KODE 9 7. Rusko 8. Skream 9. Kromestar 10. Clouds
Second is this:
Best EP/LP
1. DISTANCE - My Demons (PLANET MU 170)
2. BURIAL - Ghost Hardware (HYPERDUB 04)
3. RUSKO - Babylon Volume 1 (SUBSOLDIERS 02)
4. SKREAM - Skreamizm 3 (TEMPA)
5. Cyrus - From The Shadows LP (Tectonic)
6. Various - Box of Dub Vol. One LP (Souljazz)
7. Coki - Redeye EP (Big Apple)
8. D1 - Trial Run EP (Tempa)
9. Caspa - Ave It Vol. One LP (Sub Soldiers)
10. Various - Tempa Allstars 4 EP (Tempa)
Burial, of course, should be at the top both lists. As for the absence of Untrue in the second list, that in itself is being untrue. Lastly, what happened to Boxcutter? His first record, Oneric, was so dazzeling, so majestic, so celestial. How can you come and go just like that?
boxcutter released an album on planet mu and the 'philly' single was released on hotflush (and appeared on the 'space and time' compilation - recommended). i don't know that i'd but 'ghost hardware' at the top of that list, but i certainly wouldn't put 'my demons' at the top - the two best tracks on 'my demons', in my opinion, where previously released on his 'traffic' single and the rest never reaches a boil.
tas la rok's latest track on the upcoming mary-anne hobbs compilation ('evangeline', out in july) is one of the most mature dubstep tracks i've heard so far. he'll surely have a higher showing than 5 in future award lists...
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