Photo by Etienne Montenegro
Son Raw’s on the ‘nog.
A few weeks ago, Montreal promoters/bloggers/astral travellers Conscious Wave booked me to open for Dubstep journeyman and Deep Medi affiliate-on-the-rise Compa. A good time was had by all, and the party was one of the best raves I’d been to in Montreal for a long time thanks to the top-notch, hand-crafted Bassix sound system and the genuine positivity radiating from the crowd. Not to get all PLUR, but it was nice to see smiling faces instead of people trying to take selfies. In any case, we were so enthusiastic about the evening that we decided to keep the good times rolling, and they commissioned me for a mix. Here’s what I sent them:
I originally went in wanting to make a mix that captured the energy of my set at the party, but turns out I was sick of mixing those tunes, so it’s completely different. Instead, it’s got a bunch of my own dubs, stuff from musicians I’ve been in contact with and a bunch of killer releases by labels like Crazylegs, Coyote Records, Keysound and Glacial Sound. There’s also an abnormally large percentage of Irishmen involved for some reason.
It’s definitely got a ton of curveballs. My favorite thing about raves is being constantly surprised by crazy music, my least favorite thing is when that music gets categorized and put in boxes (big up the ambient psy-dub-core massive!) so this is my effort to go against that grain. Chances are there will be at least 1-2 moments that will make you got “what the fuck!?”.
Don’t worry – embrace it.
Tracklist:
Son Raw – Green Line [Dubplate]
Wiley – Morgue (Rob Habit Edit) [Dubplate]
Gage ft. Kevin JZ Prodigy – Bad Bitch [Crazylegs]
Loom – Fukushima (Oklo Edit) [Dubplate]
Shriekin – Ends Meeting [Dubplate]
Paleman – Beezeldub (Son Raw’s Beezelmore Edit) [Dubplate]
Loom & Tarquin – Pompelmo Riddim [Dubplate]
Major Grave – Chance [Dubplate]
Mumdance – Take Time (Fallow’s Tropical Mix) [Dubplate]
Footsie – Prang Boy (Chemist Remix) [Coyote]
Son Raw – Just Lengman Tings [Dubplate]
Living~Stone & Son Raw – ??? [Dubplate]
Self Evident – Dirtball [Dipped Recordings]
Royal-T – Hot Ones [Butterz]
She’s Drunk – Talk to Them [Liminal Sounds]
Sir Spyro – Tekkerz [Limited Run]
Chemist – Fall Back [Coyote]
DLVRY – Guilt [Keysound]
Bloom – Vessel [Crazylegs]
Riko Dan – Black Dragons [Glacial Sound]
Mumdance, Logos & Rabit – Inside the Catacomb [Different Circles]
Mumdance – Locked Groove (Arma Refix) [Download]
Loom – Slow it Down [Dubplate]
