DJ instructor Chris Ward takes his mixing very seriously. “As a performer, whether cutting and blending hip-hop to mixing dubstep or jungle on 3 decks Chris is obsessed with finding the perfect mix.”
Chris is also the co-founder of Bassic Boston, the region’s long-running night and a legitimate dubstep original. It is of little wonder then that Mr. Ward picks a selector from dubstep’s Memphis: Bristol, UK.
Favorite mix of the year would probably have to be by this guy from Bristol who goes by Pessimist.
He was featured on the Samurai Music Podcast series back in May. It’s all about the exploration of the gray area around 170 bpms. I like how it rides the lines between dnb and minimal experimental.
BONUS MIX:
If I had 2nd favorite mix it would be by Boston’s own Graphs for Big Up Magazine.
Including Boston-related artists like Rizzla, Cirrus and his own tracks, Jason Taylor “weaved his sound rooted in drum & bass into a unique blend of dubstep-, 2-step-, footwork-, bass-inspired productions. He reflects that it comes from a ‘disoriented place’ and it only appropriately embodies the feeling.”
As for Graphs studio tricks?
Good coffee is essential. Swedish Fish are essential. Black liquorice, too. Especially those horrifying double salted ones.
Click to read the interview with Jason and then pick up the Om Unit compilation featuring Graphs here:
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