back like a heart attack

Nobody Listens to Techno is back! I couldn't keep hiding behind the "file host isn't working" excuse any longer (seriously, it was messed up for awhile though...), plus the tunes have been piling up during the downtime. In the interest of keeping the small talk to the minimum, I'll get back to business. So what's been bumping my headphones recently? I'm not gonna lie, I've been feeling the dubstep. Not your father's dubstep with the grinding WAHH WAHHH LFO-basslines, but the techno influenced stuff everyone seems to be calling dubtec (I think techstep sounds better, but I guess no one listens to me). I love the dichotomy of the broken beat and four-on-the-floor feel, dubby snares, and range of emotions the combination can evoke throughout a track.

Appleblim and Komonazmuk demonstrate this perfectly in their dub of Sideshow's "If Alone". What starts out deep and brooding moves into a a beautiful and atmospheric breakdown, which somehow builds into what I can only describe as a 2-step ball of energy around 4:50. It took me a few listens to really get my head around it, but now I can't stop listening...


Sideshow feat. Paul St Hilaire - If Alone (Appleblim and Komonazmuk Dub).mp3


We've posted about Moderat (Modeselektor+Apparat) before, so no introduction necessary here. "No. 22" off their new self-titled album quite simply kills. I completely lost my shit awhile back when Ellen Allien dropped this as her opening track at the Happy Birthday B-Pitch party here in SF. Having no idea what track it was, I accepted the fact that I'd never get my hands on it, but now the tables have turned! When the beat drops, there's no denying it's a dubstep track, but it's full on 138bpm jump up and down action--no half-time nonsense.


Moderat - No. 22.mp3

Enjoy!