Strong is the force of dubstep in Newcastle. Big up to Dynamix the dubstep soldier who's been pushing the music for over 18months in Newcastle, way before it blew up and became the underground sound du jour.
And in further news (i couldn't upload the gif file/flyer, very annoying, sorry) - Moodyman plays Gramaphone tomorrow. He's one of the most talented, maverick and opinionated DJ/producers out there. Think deep, Detroit techno, which in Moodyman's lexicon really means black electronic music - whether house, techno or electro.
He's a controversial mofo, when I saw him live in a band at the Jazz Cafe, he wore a mask, or appeared behind a screen and refuses to be photographed. He won't play ball with the modern music industry, by chasing press in order to get coverage for his music. And perhaps most controversially believes the white man, principally Europeans have raped techno to the extent that most people don't even realise that it came from Detroit and is a deeply soulful sound, and essentially, black electronic music. An intriguing character, especially when so much modern music lacks substance, meaning and a message.
