Hatcha - Dubstep Sessions Volume 1

“Dubstep is a sound that will literally stop you in your tracks, itfs so powerful and elemental.” Mary Anne Hobbs

“The latest development in British dance music… ready to conquer the world” Gervase De Wilde, The Daily Telegraph

Dubstep’s roots are a mixture between the UK Garage scene and Jamaican sound system culture that has allowed this bass heavy genre to swallow everything in its path. Since its early origins of small dark London venues and home studios, Dubstep is now one of the world’s freshest genres. This album mixed by legendary figure, DJ Hatcha (Big Apple Records / Kiss 100 / Rinse FM / FWD>>) showcases the best of this exciting fresh sound. Including massive tracks from Kromestar as well as MRK1, Chimpo, DJ Distance, Hijak, Mac Koall, DJ Absurd & DJ Hatcha himself.

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‘Afro Punk Reggae Dub’ does exactly what it says on the tin, and more besides. It’s sheer groove is something to behold – driven by a fugged-out bassline that’s very much rooted in dub but combines with the drums to forge a sound that’s easily as disco as anything Larry Levan ever dropped at the Paradise Garage. Chuck in the afro-style percussion and, of course, the steel drums, and you have yourself a genre-vaulting carnival anthem that sounds as fresh and full of life now as it did upon release 29 years ago.

Steel An’ Skin were a band of young nightclub musicians born in Ghana, Nigeria, Trinidad, St Kitts and the UK, who once performed with Ginger Johnson’s Afrika Drummers, a highlife band based in and around Honest Jon’s Ladbroke Grove HQ.

-From FACT Mag

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