Article Courtesy of the Binge's Tom Jenkins;
Along with hyperdub, tempa have been at the forefront of the dubstep scene for a good few years now, releasing some classic albums by Headhunter and Benga along the way. The Dubstep Allstar series have always attempted to push genre defining, forward thinking dubstep with mixes from some of the best in the scene (check out the last installment mixed by Applepips frontman Appleblim, for a taste of brilliant techno infused dubstep). For their 7th installment of the Dubstep Allstars mix series they've called on the talents of Chef and Hessel audio co-owner Ramadanman.
Along with Pangaea and Untold, Ramadanaman man's Hessel audio label have been releasing some of the most forward thinking techno and 2-step infused dubstep in recent memory, with a catalogue of releases including Pangaea's brilliant 'Router', Ramadanman's own percussive monster 'Blimey' and Untold's Anaconda/Kingdom, they've made quite an impact on the scene in the measly three or so years they've been around.
Given all of this I was interested to see what Ramadanman's hand would bring to the already exemplary compilation series and my feelings are mixed. His track selection is nothing short of brilliant, some great tracks, both released and unreleased, including bangers by James Blake, Untold, Peverelist, Pangaea and the man himself, but the mixing leaves a bit to be desired. It listen's like a club set and due to that it lacks refinement, leaving me feeling that maybe it did'nt do the caliber of the tracks included in the set justice, but regardless, its still a highly accomplished portrayal of the state of dubstep in 2009.
The Chef side of the mix gives us more of what we're used to, wobbling bass, half step rhythms, with some great released from the likes of Benga and Skream. Its more of a conventional display of dubstep but its equally effective and a great listen.
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