Aside from “Midnight Request Line” by Skream, this is probably one of old school dubstep’s biggest anthems. It got to number 98 on the U.K. Singles Chart, which is impressive considering that this is unadulterated, murky dubstep. That said, it isn’t an archetypal dubstep song. Instead of smooth sub bass or floor-shaking wobbles, it features…
06/04/2019: “Jungle Lion” by Lee “Scratch” Perry & The Upsetters
Unusually for a reggae song, this is heavily sample based. You could almost call it a remix of Al Green’s “Love And Happiness”, released in…
05/04/2019: “Time After Time” by John Coltrane
John Coltrane brings a magic touch to everything he comes into contact with. Here, his magic touch is applied to the 1946 jazz standard, “Time…
04/04/2019: “The Final Countdown” by Europe
This must surely be one of the most iconic songs of the 80s, if not the most iconic. Many people will only know that stadium…
03/04/2019: “Folding Shadows” by Om Unit
It would be a bit reductive to try and establish exactly what genre Om Unit is. It’s bass music, somewhere in between dubstep, drum and…
02/04/2019: “Voodoo Ray” by A Guy Called Gerald
An interesting fact about this song: the sample used was originally “voodoo rage”, but the sampler used was quite old and didn’t have enough memory…
01/04/2019: “Breathe” by The Prodigy
I was saddened by the news that Keith Flint, the iconic frontman of The Prodigy, had killed himself at the start of March. Although Liam…
31/03/2019: “You’re Pretty Good Looking” by The White Stripes
This song is a great example of the grungy, satirical style the White Stripes often pursued. It’s about relationships where the woman loses financial independence…
30/03/2019: “Archangel Thunderbird” by Amon Duul II
Initially, I thought this song was a bit of a racket. It’s certainly got a lot going on. But really, a large part of the…
29/03/2019: “Harvest Time” by Don Carlos
Don Carlos was part of Black Uhuru, and was even part of the re-union in the 90s. This is a deeply religious song, containing Biblical…