Jantsen & Dirt Monkey – Ice Cream Sound [Dub Summer Anthem]

Personally, for this Rager, this next jam has been an unabashed pleasure of mine over the past week.

Capturing an unbelievably catchy tune in a four and a half minute track seems entirely effortless for musicians Jantsen and Dirt Monkey, two of the most promising up-and-coming American dubstep producers. Setting aside my unhealthy obsession with two other dub production masterminds (Spag Heddy and EH!DE), Boulder residents Patrick Megeath of Dirt Monkey and Jantsen Robertson additionally possess the rare ability to produce the filthiest, nastiest of beats while still managing to keep their chord progression unique and extremely melodic. I fear that as of late, simple qualities such as these are far too often ignored in an narrow-minded attempt to synthesize the ultimate “drop.”

Utilizing a classic rolling bass melody, which to us, sounds a lot like old-school Doctor P, and a unfathomably catchy reggae hook, this tandem of Colorado DJs have struck gold with “Ice Cream Sound.” Pay special attention to the way these two have incorporated the vocal chops as an instrument and how it elegantly intertwines with the original, “Slightly Stoopid-reminiscent” vocals.

The perfect song for the perfect summer playlist.

Enjoy.

Another from Jantsen…

Another from Dirt Monkey…

Roaring Dubstep: Bare & Datsik – King Kong (TERRAVITA Remix) [HEAVY][FREE DL]

Peter Jackson’s 2005 rendition King Kong has nothing on Terravita’s.  Neither does Jack Black, Adrien Brody, or even the lovely Naomi Watts. If somebody makes a new King Kong movie, and they don’t choose this song to be the theme song – well that would just be a waste of everyone’s time.

Terravita spins ominously-pitched organs with a crunchy, tropical bassline. Their take on King Kong, originally produced by Bare & Datsik, is a dubstep thriller that’ll keep your head bobbing for all 303 seconds. If you can hang for that long. Formed in 2005 by Matt Simmers, Jon Spero, Chris Barlow, Terravita will tickle the fancy of anyone with an itch for bass music.

And this time around, the tickles are free.

That Russian Dub — Tim Ismag — Anthem (NEW EP) [HEAVY]

We couldn’t find much about Tim Ismag. Maybe he’s taking a break from his recent dive into espionage as a secret agent. Maybe he’s a former Russian chef, throwing cuisine to the curb and taking on the darker art of dubstep.

Maybe, Tim Ismag just released his new EP, and titled it Anthem. Oh wait no, he did do that. And it’s out now on Ultragore Records. And according to his Facebook, he doesn’t have a manager either. Maybe he’s a business man? Who knows.

But the highlight of his album is without question the first track, “Dubstep Planet Anthem”.

And that’s real.