Blogariddims

The Blogariddims' cru team up to present the final episode - a CD length melange of genres, styles and attitudes from Nomos, Eden and Meme, Matt B, The Rambler, Wayne, Droid, Guttabreakz, Heatwave, Halvorsen, DJ Flack and Slug. Shouts to all Blogmuffins and thanks to all subscribers and listeners!

In this, our penultimate episode, droid + slug attempt to draw some lines between the various mutated strains of dubstep and electronica from the post-rave golden years of the mid 90's.

Shunted off the stage and smoking in the alley. For a while Jazz had something like an Embassy but then its proponents drifted on to Reggae and Brazilian music. Now no-one (apart from you dear listener) gives a shit about it.

Episode 47 comes from Kek c/o the Kid Shirt blog and is an hour's worth of music based around the theme of, uh, Ontological Hysteria. Which is a helluva lot more fun than it sounds. Music was recorded direct from vinyl and edited on a knackered old vintage PC.

Episode 46 lurches blinking into the sunlight courtesy of Doppelganger. It's a techno / dubstep hybrid created by stapling mp3s together on audacity.

Episode 45 by Zhao uses mashups to communicate a new conception of hybridity, a fusing of different sounds and cultures with focus on traditional and regional music framed by urban bass and beats (or is it the other way around?)

A selection of Irish electronica from the late 90s to today. Sequenced in Ableton by droid + slug for the 'Underground' Exhibition 27/06/08 - 06/07/08 in Road Records, Dublin.

Episode 43: Sir Loris brings you an hour long dub and roots mix recorded on nothing more than 2 technics and a mixer.

Episode 42 mixed by Vamanos from Ghetto Bassquake. An hour of international sundrenched carnival bass thumping beats - Dancehall, Cumbia, Reggaeton, Dubstep, Drum 'n' Bass, Grime, Soca, Zouk, Baltimore and Baile Funk. Mashed up inna Soundsystem Style! Go to http://www.ghettobassquake.blogspot.com/ for more info

Blogariddims 41 is a dubstep mix with bits and pieces of 4/4 on breaky action recorded live by Owen Howard using vinyl and Serato. More details here: http://www.myspace.com/friedblackswan

Episode 40 is a spectacular from John Eden and Grievous Angel's paul.meme with a special CD-length mix of dancehall and grime, exploring the intimate links between the two genres. Full notes at www.uncarved.org/blog and http://blog.grievousangel.net/

pisode 39 is an eclectic one hour journey through dub, beats and bass from self professed 'non-DJ': Paradigm X. Full tracklisting and notes can be found at http://www.weareie.com

Changing the pace a little, episode 38 is a 1-hour mix of texture-matched avant-classical and modern composition for careful listening. Full tracklist and notes can be found at the Rambler, http://johnsonsrambler.wordpress.com

50 minutes of transnational bass - dubstep grime cumbia hip hop ragga kuduro baile funk dub chaabi soca crunk. Full track listing at http://www.magabo.com

After a slight delay, episode 36 comes from dancehall reggae and bashment DJs/producers The Heatwave - an 60 minute selection of positive, conscious and uplifting dancehall songs. For more info check http://www.theheatwave.co.uk/blog/item/blogariddims-episode-36-roots-reality-and-culture/

Episode 35 comes from weareie.com couresy of Slug. Its a 1 hour ambient/classical/post rock mix performed live on 2 decks and 1 CDJ.. Full tracklisting and notes can be found at http://www.weareie.com/2008/01/electro-acoustic-ambient-mix1.html

Episode 34 comes from Grievous Angel of the shards, fragments and totems blog. It's an hour of classic, heavyweight 2step garage performed live. Crack open a bottle of Bolly and put your dancing shoes on... Full notes at blog.grievousangel.net

Episode 33 comes from modyfier-modifying.blogspot.com and www.weareie.com courtesy of a modyfied slug. it is a 1 hour ambient/techno/avant grade mix performed live via MAX/MSP. track selection by modyfier, MAX/MSP patch development and music interpretation / mixing by slug. full tracklisting and notes can be found at http://www.weareie.com/2007/12/blogariddims-33-allegorical-mix.html

In episode 32 music critic Dave Stelfox selects an hour's worth of new roots reggae and one-drop killers.

Episode 31 comes from Blogariddims stalwart Hal with "It's So Different Here Volume 1". One hour of mostly electronic music and vocal treatments.

Episode 30 comes from weareie.com couresy of Slug. Its a 74 min Ambient/Kosmische Musik special performed live on 2 decks, 1 CDJ and 1 Zen. Full tracklisting and notes can be found at http://www.weareie.com/2007/11/blogariddims-30-rufen-sie-mich-nicht.html

Lower End Spasm fam (dot-alt.blogspot.com) presents Blogariddims 29: 69 Allstars - a mix of classic grime riddims. "Before the ego of MCs took over radio was all about rollage - a steady, nervous momentum. A momentum we've tried to respect by matching grime's frenetic energy - that's why you've got 69 tracks in 60 minutes. The mix is largely instrumental not because we want to devoice a voice-heavy genre, but because grime started as club."

Episode 28 (or vinte e oito for the Lusophones out there) from the Beat Diaspora. Gregzinho, as the locals call him, unloads a funk massive of whatever has perked the gringo's ears from two consecutive summers of baile-hopping in Rio - Miami bass loops and samples, tamborzao off the 808, avant-garde electronic beats, and a slew of MCs holding it down for their favelas.

Episode 27 comes from Per of computerstyle.org, changing tack from his investigations into reggae and dancehall to produce this selection of soul, funk and hip hop: Everybody Loves The Sunshine.

Episode 26 is a dubstep mix by Ben UFO, showcasing the sounds of the Hessle Audio label and and unreleased material from across the genre Go to http://www.weareie.com/2007/09/blogariddims-26-ben-ufo.html for more info on the mix, or www.hessleaudio.com and www.myspace.com/freshben for info on Ben and Hessle Audio.

Blogariddims returns with a mix from veteran blogger Gutterbreakz: 'Echospace Odyssey / Towards Infinity' - a podcast in two parts. 'Echospace Odyssey' explores the dubbed-out techno of Deepchord and similar artists in the post-Basic Channel milieu, whilst 'Towards Infinity' showcases new and rare music from Bristol's dubstep underground. Full tracklist and notes can be found at http://gutterbreakz.blogspot.com.

The final episode of the current Blogariddims series. Paul Autonomic presents 'Moving South,' an Ableton mix of up-style beats from the pioneers of the mutant groove. Full tracklisting and notes can be found at http://www.deeptime.net/blog/?p=136

Like Ini Kamoze sings in the opening track, there's a world of (reggae) music on La Ola De Calor: sung, rapped and MC'd almost entirely in Spanish, from reggae to soca, dancehall to cumbia and reggaeton to hip hop. Artists featured hail from Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Mexico, Costa Rica, Spain, England, Canada and the USA. Thanks to Rhythm & Flow [Barcelona], Kinky Music [Madrid], King-Der [Badalona] and Topa Top Productions [Costa Rica].

The Rambler presents Disintegrations/Blogariddims 22 - modern classical/avant-garde mix

A mix of Miles Davis-inspired jazz, funk and soul in dub from Grevious Angel

Another CD length special to mark our 2Oth episode. Shwantology : 3 is a continuation of the series which featured in our debut cast, and features 80 minutes of ambient, industrial, classical, avant-garde, krautrock, world music, experimental, electronic, drone and various other beatless pieces of music spanning over a century's worth of compositions, all mixed live using 8 sound sources and various effects.

Episode 19 comes from John Eden. It's a 1 hour ragga flashback to 1998. Full tracklisting and notes can be found at: http://uncarved.org/blog/?p=952

Episode 18 is a storming mix of 1993 hardcore classics from weareie's Naphta.

Episode 17 comes courtesy of Grievous Angel's paul.meme. Titled "Tons of Boxes", it is an hour of roots reggae and dub, produced with two decks, a mixer and an Access Virus fx machine. Dub 'pon dub... Go to blog.grievousangel.net for more info

Blogariddims 16 comes correct with a stalwart set of 2nd generation digital dancehall oddities, novelty tunes and killer riddims dominated by slack styles and unrepantant raggamuffins. See weareie.com for more info.

Episode 15 comes from DJ FLACK - an hour long blending of dub, hip-hop, rock, dancehall, dubstep, southern bounce, punk, baltimore breaks, bhangra, jungle etc etc... full track list at www.djflack.com/smurfmix.html. Info at http://www.riddimmethod.net

Blogariddims 14 by Halvorsen.org. 60 minutes of Norwegian Postpunk 1979-1985.

The first episode of the new year offers a delectable selection of late 90's electronica mixed live by Droid and Slug. See http://www.weareie.com for more notes and info!

Episode 12 comes from uncarved.org courtesy of John Eden. It's a one hour eclectic selection of divas, teenagers, ice queens and those in between. Further information including details of a bonus festive track-spotting competiton can be found at http://uncarved.org/blog/?p=892

Blogariddims 11 traces out another crunk genealogy, seeking the overlap between crunk and clave, reggaeton and ragtime, bhangra and bounce. Connecting the music of the Caribbean, the American South, and the Middle East, the mix winds its way through common grooves and feedback loops. Tracklist and notes at http://wayneandwax.com/?p=52.

Blogariddims 10 is a special extended edition from Heatwave.'An England Story' traces a lineage of UK MCs from 1984-2006 covering reggae, dancehall, hip hop, grime, jungle and more... More Info: http://www.scandalbag.com/blogariddims.html

Blogariddims 9 by Halvorsen.org. One hour of Norwegian goodness. Tracklisting and more at halvorsen.orghttp://www.deeptime.net/blog

Episode 8: Mr.Bump (aka autonomic) via deeptime blog. 1 hour Ableton mix of dark garage, 2step, grimey 4x4 and a bit of sweetness. Inspired by DJ Slimzee and the Rinse FM archives. Full tracklisting and notes can be found at http://www.deeptime.net/blog

Episode 7 comes from Tim Rutherford-Johnson of the Rambler blog and is a thick mix of avant-garde and modern classical compositions. Full tracklisting and notes can be found at http://johnsonsrambler.wordpress.com

Blogariddims 6 - Collide+Coalesce (1950-2004) - mixed by SoundsLike - a one-hour beat/voice/texture/blip mix utilising over forty elements in sixty minutes - full tracklisting and notes guest-blogged at http://www.weareie.com. See 'Lyrics' tab for more.

Episode 5 comes courtesy of Marc Dauncey (bassnation.uk.net - now defunct). Its a 1 hour journey through dark grinding hip hop, bass-heavy bleepy acid, hardcore and dubstep, performed using a mixture of decks, Acid and Ableton Live. Full tracklisting and notes can be found at http://www.weareie.com

Episode 4 comes from Uncarved.org and Grievous Angel's Shards, Fragments and Totems, courtesy of John Eden and paul.meme respectively. It's an hour of premium quality 80s dancehall and roots. Rock the disco, baby!

Blogariddims episode 3 by Matt b from the Idle Thoughts blog. one hour of electronica, dubstep and reggae. tracklisting and notes at http://www.wretchedmatt.blogspot.com/

Compiled, mixed and edited by Gutterbreakz, July 2006. For more info visit http://gutterbreakz.blogspot.com

A 1 hour ambient/classical/electronic mix performed live on 6 decks.. Full tracklisting and notes can be found at http://www.weareie.com