Big Up Podcast

LA-bred (Bakersfield to be precise) Brainfeeder fam member Mono/poly aka Charles Dickerson is releasing a body of outstanding music today – Manifestations EP. First advice of the day – go buy it. “Forest Dark” and “Glow” on it are just two of the gems you absolutely have to hear. Second advice, or rather surprise is this mix Mono/poly cooked up for all of us here. With flavors from dnb, hip-hop, LA-beat, rock, and rainforest-step (remember where you heard it first), this man has a story to tell. If you care to listen. Play button right here:

The dynamic duo known as Fused Forces have a gift for you! From Essex, UK, these two combine their powers to produce dubstep, grime, and hiphop, and have been doing so for the past 6 years. In this exclusive mix – opening with it’s beautiful and melodic ease – surely the deep bass starts to takeover. Dark and heavy, bouncy and futuristic, it’s one for the listening! Sit back and let the wobbles relax your mind. While you’re at it, read the interview!

Today Mexicans With Guns has prepared one of the most flavorful mixes we’ve had on the table for you in a long time. And boy, has he used some of the freshest ingredients, including the most delicious beats from his forthcoming album Ceremony. Be sure this Texan did not forget to put in all the bassline spices either. Bon Appetit!

If you've heard a Ghostpoet song once, you know who we're talking about here. There is absolutely no way you could've not taken a note of his unique style, surprisingly deep and thought-provoking stream-of-consciousness-like lyrics, presented in lazily melancholic vocal manner. Undoubtedly fans of Roots Manuva and Mike Skinner are converted instantly, but that's only the obvious layer of resemblance Ghostpoet's sound carries. The new album Peanut Butter Blues and Melancholy Jam is as deep and centered as it is versatile. No wonder Giles Peterson is presenting Ghostpoet to the world via his own label and synonym to "quality music" - Brownswood Recordings. Ghostpoet (Obaro Ejimiwe) took his ever-so-precious time to not only record an exclusive mix for us, with an impeccable selection of his favorite beats, but also picked up the phone to answer a few questions before he went deep into touring, blowing up, and becoming the next new thing.

Wake Up! The sound of Last Japan is here, and this 19-year-old South London's badboy ain't playing around! Charged with youthful blasting energy and mature production skills, Last Japan (Marco Guiliani to his mum) is the young blood of the future. Still in college, he's already working on his debut album, officially remixes Diplo, Laidback Luke, Brondinski and gives away some of the best quality free music we've received in a while! We think the boy is gonna go far, most likely even further than Japan.

For our new episode of Big Up podcast we invited Comma - the name you should prepare to hear quite often in the very near future. Reppin' the very dynamic and ever-innovative crew Frite Nite, Comma is about to release his 7-track Colortronics album which will undeniably make you rearrange your iTunes' most played list. But till you get your little fingers on that record, this mix is a very elaborate taste of what you might expect. We even found ourselves feeling really sad as the mix was fading away in the end, trying to cling on to the last bits of the Comma beats... This shit doesn't happen too often. So you should listen, and please, remember where you heard it first.

Baconhead - Ebola and Autobee - or simply Ben and Paulie - are very much into their Zelda and Super Mario, and Paulie even claims to hold a title of a Street Fighter II National Champion! But we got the boys to stop playing video games for a second, and mix the next Big Up Podcast episode. Definitely one of the most high-energy mixes on the podcast series, this very dense 31-track-45-minute long selection is FULL of surprizes, lazers, video gamez, including Zelda, and even Zomby makes an appearance. Really people, this mix is Auto-fire!

A few days ago we've received an email with the subject "A deep Bro-less ride", which immediately attracted our attention. The message was from Blixaboy - the Texan producer, whose new album "Kliks and Politics" has been making strong impressions on the low end of the underground. And well, here we are now, sharing this absolutely bro-less, and beautifully deep mix by Blixaboy. Your 1-hour-28-track-long outerspace ride is here. Jump in!

The third installment of our Big Up’n'Comers mix series is coming from Dustmite and Pawn. Both coming from the LA’s finest SMOG crew, they’ve been on the rocky path of making dope beats. And we have no doubt that NOW is the time for you all to hear what they’ve got. The first thirty minutes of dark yet funky unreleased beats selected (and some co-produced) by Dustmite will drive you right into the half-hour party that Pawn has put up with the likes of Jack Sparrow, Bombaman, El-B and many more.

Big Up Magazine is celebrating two years of hard work and partying hard, and who would have been better to mix our second birthday podcast other than Incyde - our supporter and contributor from the very inception. Residency at the legendary Dub War NYC, radio show on Sub FM, co-running Hotflush Recordings and work with Surefire Agency might explain the diversity of Incyde's very thoughtful selection. But don't take our word for it. Check the tracklist, and better yet, click play and let Incyde take you to the level Deep.

Alright, who's ready for a serious bass-energy shot? We've got Salva here with a mix that will get you moving, or head-nodding at the very least. From grime, through nu-funk, and down to all the pretty stuff, Salva is taking us on a journey of never-before-heard unreleased cuts from his favorite producers. WARNING: driving while listening to this mix adds extra 30 miles to your speedometer.

On the first day of Fall, Duffstep is bringing us back to the deep, the spacey, the atmospheric, and the groovy. Don't be confused by the name, Duffstep is not trying to make up yet another new sub-genre, he is simply getting to the very soul of the rave sound. And trust us, he has done it more than once in the mix. This one is for the head. Lights down, sub up, and space out...

Kulture - the London based dnb and garage-rooted producer, MC in the past, and one of Skream's favorite producers - put together a Serotonin mix for Big Up full of original Kulture dubs and pure party vibes. This one is to be pumped loud on the freeway. If you don't drive, you might just have to start dancing in your chair. Play!

Von D - the king of easing-in intro tunes and mellow-down-vibe-out chill-time endings of many sets - the love music warrior - dubstep ladies favorite - recorded a stunningly beautiful mix, full of exclusive forthcoming album material, which sounds like it could easily become one of the best soulful dubstep albums this year! Turn up your sub, get closer to your lover, and feel the vibe...

We're coming to the finishing line of Post-RBMA mix series with a wonderful sound exploration from Cohoba. Making beats since only 2007, this Dominicano has managed to gain recognition with a couple releases on Stereoptico label, and as a part of electro hip hop duo - Botanico. Cohoba is bringing the vibes with impeccable selection starting off with FaltyDL and Actress, moving through Bok Bok, Brackles, and Shortstuff straight to Zomby and Ital Tek. Variety and quality: exactly what Cohoba is all about.

Right before Lunice took off to rock the Sonar festival this weekend, he put together his episode of Post-RBMA mixes for all y'all. Do we need to introduce the man? Lunice has been buzzing the electronic music scene for over a year now, both with his extremely passionate live performances, and A-class beats, which draw influences from Lucky Me, Ed Banger, Dilla, Lazersword, and a ton of other artists that Lunice likes to dance to in his bedroom. And now he's gonna play you some hip hop and he doesn't give a fck.

Oh, you all are SO gonna love this mix! The new installment of Big Up Post-RBMA podcasts is presented to you by Infestus - the Portuguese master of "dub-hop fusion." Infestus' purple bass mixed with beautiful 2-step kicks, dancehall blues (really!), and techy garage, are nothing but infectious! Dig in!

Homeless Inc describes his music as "wonkystep," which takes roots in different styles like dub, reggae, funk, hip hop, IDM, drum and bass., and of course Super Mario. Whatever it is that he plays, you know it's in the name of the underground, and you do need a good bass response sound system to appreciate it. So turn your subs up and wobble away...

Today's episode of Post Red Bull Music Academy mixes is the "cherry" on top of our second installment of mixes featuring Kidkanevil, Ad Bourke, DZA, and illum sphere - presented to you by Cherry Chan - the mind behind Singapore's first all-girl DJ club night "POPmyCherry," and the mind, ears, and hands behind her beautiful beats production. Don't be fooled by the mellow Karl Marx Project beats at the start, this girl is here to sweetly lure you in with the chill vibes, walk you through the crazy glitch beats tunnel, and throw you right into the dark and wobbly dubstep void. Enjoy the trip.

No we are not done yet! We are coming with yet another episode of Post Red Bull Music Academy mixes this time by illum sphere! One of the most talked about producers of 2010, this nice young lad from Manchester has managed to kick off his career at the speed of light: with the highly-praised album "Long Live The Plan" with remixes from Ikonika and Samiyam last spring, a BBC 1xtra music award, performance at Low End Theory, a solo EP on Martyn's label 3024, and of course an invitation to Red Bull Music Academy 2010. And it's no wonder - once you hear illum sphere's production, there's no way back. It grabs you into the murky, psycho world where the only source of light is again illum sphere...