Mt Eden, a producer out of New Zealand, has successfully made the transition from DnB to dubstep by remixing and reworking a wide range of tracks. The key for Mt Eden (real name Jesse Cooper) is finding songs with a solid sense of atmosphere and melodrama, qualities that are accentuated by the addition of some wobble: Bat for Lashes' "Daniel" and Imogen Heap's "Let Go," for example.
His track "Sierra Leone" relies on a sample from Freshlyground's "I'd Like," adding the original's trademark ohhs and ahhs to an oscillating bassline and a jumpy backbeat:
Back in the UK, DJ Fresh (of DnB collective Bad Company) also seems to be moving in a dubstep direction. "Fight," off his upcoming record Kryptonite, features cinematic strings and somber female vox until the chirps and squeals of a tortured synth enter the picture:
Dubstep pioneer Skream's nods to DnB are more apparent. His remix of La Roux's "In for the Kill" (already a dubstep classic) descended into ravey madness with a huge breakbeat. His remix of Zomby's "Float" is an even more overt DnB revival. The track (with its hilariously cumbersome title "Skream's I was in infants school where were you in 92 mix") is monumental: when the bass drops, you just may float off the dance floor:
With the emergence of dubstep and the re-emergence of drum-and-bass, songs that borrow from both genres are sure to be a staple for bass fanatics everywhere. And remember, don't fear the wobble.
Bonus! Crossover Alert: Caspa - dubstep legend and frequent Rusko collaborator - lends his remix skills to Ludacris' dance floor sensation "How Low" with fantastic results. Caspa replaces the original's electro accents with a more bass-heavy feel, and gives the chorus a grinding beat that sounds just like the club-tech of Nadastrom's remix of "A Milli." Apparently, you can get even lower with dubstep.
Ludacris - How Low - CASPA REMIX by Mercury Records
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