Kode9 talks burial, hyperdub and the roots of dubstep red bull. Kode9s hyperdub has been a critical force in shaping a more. Which is a shame because kode9 s djkicks is nothing short of compelling. Instruments, synthesizer, sampler, mixing desk, turntables, bass guitar.
Sep 22, 2014 the third volume of hyperdub s 10th anniversary compilation series focuses on the ambient, minimalist, and experimental side that artists like laurel halo, inga copeland, and dean blunt have. In august 2018, the club announced that the fabriclive series would also end with its 100th instalment, and would be mixed by kode 9founder of the celebrated underground electronic music label, hyperdub and buriala pioneering uk dubstep producer. Hyperdub catalogue number 256078 release date march 9, 2009 play 2 tracks download view more. Kode9 finally, we arrive at kode9, hyperdub s founder and figurehead. How dub master kode9 became the hero of zero electronic.
He has recorded 2 albums of his own with the late vocalist the spaceape. A mixed bag of experiences working at rephlex and warp forged scotts approach to business ethics. Hyperdub is a british, londonbased electronic music record label and former webzine, founded by steve goodman, a. Discover whats missing in your discography and shop for hyperdub releases. Condensing the achievements of the academic and writer steve goodman, the musician kode9, and the hyperdub label that he founded into one short profile is a barmy task. Fear technologies of lived abstraction paperback illustrated, august 17, 2012. Hyperdubs kode9 on losing dj rashad and dubsteps pop. Ikonika, fatima al qadiri, kode9 and more contribute to hyperswim, premiering on november 22nd. Celebrating the release of the maharishi x hyperdub x aiaiai collaborative capsule and the 15th anniversary of hyperdub, end. Which is a shame because kode9s djkicks is nothing short of compelling. We speak to the enigmatic hyperdub boss, dj, and producer before the release. Jun 30, 20 this is the experience of listening to a pioneer electronic music producer and dj on a club sound system, and its the experience that rinse fm is trying to capture on their new compilation record, rinse. Dj rashad aka rashad hanif harden, 34yearsold born october 9th 1979 the calumet city, ilbased dj and producer, passed away around 1. A keen theorist of sound and power, kode9 as curator has consistently pushed hyperdub s agenda as a sonic indicator of social exchange along specific geopolitical lines.
It has been five years since the release of kode9 and the spaceapes searing first album memories of the future. Mar 21, 2019 hyperdub will soon release four kode9real name steve goodmanremixes of tracks taken from diggin in the carts, a 2017 compilation put together by nick dwyer and kode9 of pioneering japanese video game music from the 80s and 90s. London based independent label hyperdub records online hub and webstore. Hyperdub bossman kode9 deconstructs and reconstructs the core elements into a frantic footwork cut, heavily influenced by chicago but with his own twist, in a similar mode to his nothing album. Kode9 all hyperdub mix 2012 by kodenine soundcloud. Journalist martin clark named hyperdub as his dubstep label of the year in his 2007 pitchfork media roundup. Oct 24, 2014 the spaceape, who has died of cancer aged 44, was a poet, vocalist and mc from london who took the jamaican dub poetry tradition into a new and experimental age. Nothing is the first ever solo album from hyperdub boss kode9 his first two albums, memories of the future 2006 and black sun 2012, were both made with frequent collaborator the spaceape before his death from cancer in 2014. Taking in neon colours, alice coltrane, cats, soundsystems and more, this is benji b vs.
The everlauded label is an extension of the impulses he pushes in his artistry and academia. Five years of hyperdub by hyperdub, released 01 july 2009 1. Hyperdub and adult swims joint compilation features new tracks by burial, laurel halo, dean blunt. The label, also home of kode9, hype williams, king midas sound and many others, will release. Initially inspired by the hardcore continuum a term coined by the excellent simon reynolds for the stragglers out there, read it here goodman was one of the founding members of the early dubstep scene. Single claustrostate forest appeared in 2019, and burial ended the year with tunes 20112019, a doublecd compiling most of his hyperdub issued output throughout the decade.
His trend setting record label, hyperdub, is in its sixth year of viral contagion. Memories of the future hyperdub, 2006 with the spaceape black sun hyperdub, 2011 with the spaceape nothing hyperdub, 2015. In 2018, burial and kode9 mixed fabriclive100, the conclusion of one of the two mixcd series produced by london club fabric. Bleep we specialise in independent and innovative music regardless of genre or format. See all artists, albums, and tracks tagged with hyperdub on bandcamp. Tim burrows catches kode9, laurel halo, cooly g and more bringing the bass shake to koko. That design was a big influence on the cover of my book sonic warfare from 2009. Kode9 s grasp on the throat of bass music in 2010 is almost unparalleled. Hyperdubs kode9 on losing dj rashad and dubsteps pop turn. That cover was designed by a friend manuel sepulveda optigram who has functioned as hyperdub s unofficial art director. Hyperdub to release kode9 remixes of pioneering japanese. In late 2012, a tranche of stockpiled songs made their way to. Working with labels and artists around the globe, we bring you a handpicked selection of music for your ears and your feet.
Aug 20, 2019 kode9s hyperdub has been a critical force in shaping a more diverse electronic scene, both sonically and socially. Along with an unearthed burial cut are highlights from cooly g. Having weathered the loss of chicago footworker dj rashad and british dub poet the spaceape, the label found a new outlet for their borderless world building with cuttingedge london party o. Hyperdub official statement rashad harden aka dj rashad 1979. We believe the item to be in stock, but that might not necessarily be the case. Kode9 has memorably referred to hyperdub as more of a virus than a label, its musical output an alternative life form mutated from dub and reggae in the highspeed centrifuge that was britains late 90s rave culture. Hyperdub is a londonbased record label, founded and run by steve goodman, aka kode9. On this new recording, named after kode9 s influential 2009 single black sun, the intensity and themes of their debut remain, but the delivery is more rapid and with greater clarity, the beats more jagged and restless. The album is laced with brand new cuts from kode9, cooly g, morgan zarate feat. Nov 16, 2015 nothing, by kode9, is out now on hyperdub this article was amended on 16 november to reflect the fact that goodman does not put his dj earnings back into hyperdub. Laurel halo signs to hyperdub for debut album fact magazine. Kode9 walks us through the last five years of hyperdub.
Steve goodman, known as kode9 born 1973 is a scottish electronic music artist, dj, and founder of the hyperdub record label. He was one of the founding members of the early dubstep scene with the late mc and former collaborator the spaceape. Clot magazine speak to justin barton and kode9 about on vanishing land read. The book also explores how sound can be deployed to set moods of dread and fear, how sound can be used as torture, as a weapon and as a threat. Hyperdub label head and all round purveyor of fine sub frequencies steve goodman aka kode9 has a new rinse album about to drop rinse. It first sprung into existence as the title of a mix by kode9, the godfather of dubstep and hyperdub label founder who returns to the shelter tonight friday 4 march. As an alternative, the kindle ebook is available now and can be read on any device. Nothing, by kode9, is out now on hyperdub this article was amended on 16 november to reflect the fact that goodman does not put his dj earnings back into hyperdub. The book also explores how sound can be deployed to set moods of dread. Chicago footwork and hyperdub artists, dj rashad and dj spinn 2012 and ikonika and scratcha dva 2015. The record label, run by kode9, is celebrating 15 years of music and has teamed up with popular mixed media and television platform adultswim to release a compilation showcasing some of the most influential musicians and figures signed to the label. Beefys tune, dean blunt edit book by dhanveer singh.
Not since swans made the pavement outside the venue quiver in 2010 can koko have had such a pleasing sonic workout. Considering that burial has yet to make a public appearance and his planned djkicks installment never materialized, all bets are off as to what can be expected from a burial dj set. The final volume of the longrunning fabriclive series was mixed by the elusive burial along with hyperdub boss kode9. Kode9 for maharishi hyperdub 20142019 driveby by kodenine. Djkicks releases are mix series that are merely exercises in dj skill.
Was a promo mix for 2012s hyperdub tokyo extravaganza. Both cd and digital formats available in our store are comprised of the mixed tracks, and when played in sequence form the complete continuous mix. The influence of the late dj rashad, who tragically died last month, is all over this 10year refurbishment of the label founded by steve kode9 goodman. This book is rigorous, affirmative, sober, and pitiless.
Kode9 will probably be remembered more for his statement on burial remixes, rather than on wellhoned skill and brilliant layering. Building slowly, but more upbeat than previous albums, many of these tracks have more in common with kode9s recent singles from the last few years than they do with his two previous albums with collaborator the spaceape memories of the future 2006 and black sun 2012 yet nothing is haunted both by the spaceapes presence he died in. Nov 14, 2014 the fourth volume of hyperdub s 10th anniversary retrospectives looks at the more danceable end of the imprints wide spectrum. Club to club event live at carignano theater in turin, kode9 plays live unpublished songs of burial for the hyperdub project. We connected back in the day over our love of op art and weird and novel. Volume 3 a defiantly studiobound dj mix inducing an occultlike mantra. Apr 20, 2012 ahead of the huge deviation x hyperdub party taking place in london on april 27, we have two of modern dancefloors most pioneering minds interview each other via email. So relentless is his workrate, and so continual is his dissolution of boundaries, that it all defies counting and categorisation. Hyperdub announce classic japanese video game music compilation. Sound, affect, and the ecology of fear technologies. Ive left my dictaphone running on the mixing desk of the formers south london studio.
Artists who have released on hyperdub include label owner kode9, pressure, and burial. A lecturer in music theory at the university of east london, he recently completed a bo. Last wednesday dj rupture hosted dj and dubstep producer kode9 steve. He made his sinogrime mix in 2005, just as he was preparing his first of seven and counting trips to china to peddle his particular brand of.
Hyperdub is a record label based in london linktree for latest releases and mailing list. Untrue on the hyperdub label, reading the introduction to a book by. The label was formed in 2004, and grew out of the uks early dubstep scene. Originally from glasgow, but based in south london since 2000, kode9 set up the record label hyperdub in 2004, infamous for unleashing artists such as burial and countless others on the world. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Specifically, as he wrote in his 2010 book, sonic warfare. May 14, 2014 hyperdub s kode9 on losing dj rashad and dubsteps pop turn. Hyperdub official statement rashad harden aka dj rashad. Artists signed to the label have included burial, cooly g, dean blunt, dj rashad, dva, fatima al qadiri, ikonika, jessy lanza, klein, laurel halo and zomby. The label, which celebrates its 15th anniversary this year, keeps carving its own path. Journalist martin clark named hyperdub as his dubstep label.
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