Real Life Fruit Ninja Destroys to Dubstep
Friday, 21st December 2012Posted in Online Video
Tags: Dubstep, fruit ninja, Gutsu, real life, Scott and Brendo, sword
Written by: Jeff Nau
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Given the number of real life Mortal Kombat (dance-offs), Halos and even Mega Mans, it was probably only a matter of time before we got a real-life Fruit Ninja.
But that’s just what Scott and Brendo (the dubstep duo that last brought us ‘Cute Kittens Flying to Dubstep‘) have given us. Continue reading “Real Life Fruit Ninja Destroys to Dubstep” »
Daily Soundcloud: Shirobon Turns Chiptunes/Dubstep into Catchy Mainstream Pop Songs
Thursday, 25th October 2012Posted in Nerd Music News
Tags: chiptune, Dubstep, Hunz, Never Let Go, shirobon, Supernatural
Written by: Jeff Nau
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Those he’s hailed as yet another in the long line of today’s chiptune artists who hail from the UK, there’s really nothing chiptune-y about Shirobon outside his old stuff (see “Lightspeed Lucy” below), which is about the closest you’ll hear someone come to using a Game Boy to make a techno song, awesomely.
For the most part, however, Shirobon leaves behind the 8-Bit soundtracks of his youth to focus on making compelling and, dare we say, actual pop songs. He’s also been known to utilize genres as diverse as dubstep, hip-hop, and techno to deliver his musical vision. Continue reading “Daily Soundcloud: Shirobon Turns Chiptunes/Dubstep into Catchy Mainstream Pop Songs” »
Daily Dubstep: And Now, Caped Kittens Flying to Grimy Beats
Monday, 17th September 2012Posted in Blog Archive, NERDCORE
Tags: Brenden ByTheWay, capes, cats, Dubstep, grime, grimy, Kitten Air, kittens, PETA, Scott Winn
Written by: Jeff Nau
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Time for your moment of zen, this time in the form of dubstep…and flying kittens in capes. As to how exactly these guys got some of those kittens to fly so high is really beyond us — maybe felines really dig hip-hop, especially on a sunny day.
*UPDATE* Singer/producer Scott Winn has confessed to the gentle tossing of several tiny kittens into an immense sheepskin blanket for the making of this video, which will still surely have PETA all over his ass any day now. As Mr. Winn is quick to point out, however:
“Before you go all crazy on me for “hurting” cats, you should know that the cats were handled with GREAT care. Continue reading “Daily Dubstep: And Now, Caped Kittens Flying to Grimy Beats” »
Daily Soundcloud: Ashe 3.0 Decimates With His Chaotic Brand of Nerdcore
Tuesday, 28th August 2012Posted in Blog Archive, NERDCORE, Soundcloud
Tags: ashe 3.0, Dubstep, electronica, soundcloud, soundwave decimation
Written by: Jeff Nau
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A human who advocates exterminating the entire human race, Ashe 3.0‘s hyperkinetic blend of DJing, dubstep, hip-hop and nerdcore (with some chiptunes thrown in for good measure) would be a kick-ass soundtrack for the apocalypse.
The fact that Mr. 3.0 manages to blend all of the above on nearly every track he’s made makes it all the more entertaining, again reiterating the theory that sometimes music is often best when its erratic, jarring, and impossible to categorize.(aka best for those who are suffering from intense ADHD).
Ashe anounces himself as Continue reading “Daily Soundcloud: Ashe 3.0 Decimates With His Chaotic Brand of Nerdcore” »
Daily Soundcloud: Calvertron Wants You As His Minions
Thursday, 23rd August 2012Posted in Blog Archive, NERDCORE, Soundcloud
Tags: calvertron, Dubstep, electronica, Meleefresh, Messinian, musician, nerdcore, producer, UK
Written by: Jeff Nau
I’m a sucker for a good name, especially if it indirectly or even accidentally references Megatron’s mutation into Galvatron at the hands of Unicron in the Transformers universe. Calvertron‘s especially good at taking often hackneyed/sui generis and perhaps even overplayed genres of music like electronica and dubstep and making them into something new, improved, and generally just kick-ass.
His collaboration with Meleefresh on “8BitDreamz” is exactly what should make half-assed dubstep artists scared — it takes the genre and transforms (see how I did that?) it into something rather kick-ass, incorporating chiptune-flavored melodies with a drone fembot voice and erratic, and chaotic, dubstep. Continue reading “Daily Soundcloud: Calvertron Wants You As His Minions” »
Daily Dubstep: Animaniacs Do The Skillrex Dance
Wednesday, 22nd August 2012Posted in Blog Archive, NERDCORE, Offbeat
Tags: Animaniacs, Dubstep, skrillex, Wakko
Written by: Jeff Nau
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This may be the best Skrillex video ever released, even though it’s not an ‘official’ Skrillex video (yet).
Honors here go to xerograde aka Boohonda, who was somehow observant (or high) enough to think, “Hey, you know what would make an awesome combination? Skrillex and Animaniacs.” If you haven’t seen the dude’s fake IKEA commercials, here ya go. Continue reading “Daily Dubstep: Animaniacs Do The Skillrex Dance” »
DAILY SOUNDCLOUD: LIONS Merge Electro/Dubstep with Bloody Asian Horror
Tuesday, 7th August 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Offbeat, Online Video, Soundcloud
Tags: Canada, Dubstep, electronic rock, Lions, Toronto, zombiac
Written by: Jeff Nau
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Maybe Canadian dubstep-inspired electronic rock is to U.S. dubstep-inspired electronic rock, what Canadian prog rock is to American prog rock. Maybe just more ‘progressive,’ in general, or pushing the envelope, is the best way to sum up Toronto’s LIONS.
Take ‘ZOMBiAC’, LIONS’ stunning new track, which takes the fast-becoming, played-out genre and pushes it to some new levels.
While there are those who who wonder if dubstep is becoming the new disco, if the truth were told and there were more groups like LIONS, maybe we’d get more than just a bunch of guys who want to sound like Skrillex…this wades in Continue reading “DAILY SOUNDCLOUD: LIONS Merge Electro/Dubstep with Bloody Asian Horror” »
DAILY SOUNDCLOUD: Liquid Stranger Gives Grimy Edge to Shinedown’s Hit Single “Unity”
Wednesday, 1st August 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Pop Culture, Soundcloud
Tags: Dubstep, grime, liquid, Liquid Stranger, Marin stääf, remix, Shinedown, Unity
Written by: Jeff Nau
If you’ve never heard Swedish electronic musician Liquid Stranger, aka Martin Stääf, consider this an informal introduction to someone already being hailed as ”the epitome of Transnational Dubstep.“
He’s made a name for himself remixing all kinds of different artists’ songs with his own eclectic brand of multinational-flavored grime, in some cases, making them better than the originals.
His latest remix for Shinedown’s hit single “Unity” is pretty much proof – Liquid has managed to capture the song’s main melody as well as its catchiest parts, while at the same time using his own l33t brand of grime to make it (thankfully) heavier. Continue reading “DAILY SOUNDCLOUD: Liquid Stranger Gives Grimy Edge to Shinedown’s Hit Single “Unity”” »
DAILY SOUNDCLOUD: Drop Goblin Drops Huge Dubstep In “Sick, Epic, Dope, Banging”
Friday, 20th July 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Soundcloud
Tags: drop, drop goblin, Dubstep, edm, epic, nerdcore, sick epic dope banging, skrillex
Written by: Paul Nyhart
It’s one of those few songs where the title tells you everything you need to know:
“Sick, Epic, Dope, Banging” is the latest track from Drop Goblin — it compares favorably to Skrillex, with hints of Deadmau5 and Bare Noize thrown in and ultimately forms an epic drop.
Drop Goblin describes it as: Continue reading “DAILY SOUNDCLOUD: Drop Goblin Drops Huge Dubstep In “Sick, Epic, Dope, Banging”” »
DJ Uses Voice Only For an Amazing Dubstep Mash-Up
Sunday, 8th July 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Pop Culture
Tags: cinema, disparate youth, Dubstep, mike tompkins, santigold, skrillex
Written by: Jeff Nau
I always thought DJs were a dime a dozen — at least around L.A. That was before I stumbled upon this clip of the truly talented Mike Tompkins via ViralViralVideos, who looks like a dubstep god in the making — not to mention a hell of a multi-tasker: he’s managed to mix Santigold’s Disparate Youth and Skrillex’s Cinema, using only his voice a capella (that means all sounds were made with his mouth), creative mixing, and live looping.
You kind of have to watch the video to appreciate it, but he’s got a pretty amazing ability to capture the feel of both songs pretty much dead-on. Continue reading “DJ Uses Voice Only For an Amazing Dubstep Mash-Up” »
Have Passion? Make Music — Jace Hall Show Fan Launches Nerdstep
Tuesday, 26th June 2012Posted in Blog Archive, NERDCORE
Tags: Dubstep, fan, nerd music, nerdcore, nerdstep
Written by: Paul Nyhart
We’re lucky to have a fanbase at The Jace Hall Show that not only knows what the hell they are talking about, but are also talented individuals who are looking to expand their creativity and take their art to another level.
Anyway we can help with the latter and try to prove the former is our main goal.
We’re thrilled to share this latest message from a fan, who calls himself TANG and has been working with a new genre of music that he dubs, Nerdstep — dubstep done with 8-bit soundboards with a video game/anime focus. Tang says it was Jace’s original Street Fighter tribute that inspired him to go ahead with the idea (and make a Street Fighter track of his own). Continue reading “Have Passion? Make Music — Jace Hall Show Fan Launches Nerdstep” »
Dubstep Plays While Your Favorite Toys Are Destroyed
Tuesday, 8th May 2012Posted in Blog Archive, Offbeat
Tags: animation, Delta Heavy, Dubstep, Get By, Ian Roberts, toys
Written by: Jeff Nau
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Dubstep duo Delta Heavy collaborated to create a soundtrack to all of your classic childhood toys as they’re brilliantly animated, and more importantly, brutally maimed.
Anybody else remember some of these collecting dust in the attic as a kid? Connect Four, Battleship, Scrabble…and now you get to see all of them being butchered, hacked, and ground up, and all in glorious stop-motion animation to “Get By,” DH’s latest. Continue reading “Dubstep Plays While Your Favorite Toys Are Destroyed” »
Idaho Family Celebrates Christmas With Dubstep (and 35,000 Lights)
Monday, 19th December 2011Posted in Blog Archive, NERDCORE, Offbeat, Online Video
Tags: christmas, Dubstep, funny, spirit
Written by: Paul Nyhart
If by chance you’re in the neighborhood of Meridian, Idaho you’re probably very familiar with the Cadger Family’s Christmas Light display.
With over 35,000 LED lights and 64 Light O Rama channels (Light O Rama being the leading manufacturer and retailer of systems used to create animated shows involving lights, music and motion, of course), the family decided to spice things up this year with a dubstep re-mix of the Nutcracker. Continue reading “Idaho Family Celebrates Christmas With Dubstep (and 35,000 Lights)” »
New Skyrim Dubstep Song Takes an Arrow In The Knee
Tuesday, 13th December 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming, NERDCORE
Tags: Arrow in the Knee, Dubstep, elder scrolls, meme, Ramses B, remix, skyrim
Written by: Jeff Nau
Don’t know exactly what possessed rising dub step star Ramses B to make a grimy dubstep song out of spare Skyrim parts.
Some are calling it a good-natured tribute to what many are calling the greatest game in a long timeOthers are saying he was just really high.
Suffice to say, what an epic-sounding track. Picture mighty dragons and their horn-helmeted slayers, only to be interrupted by a familiar soundbite. Continue reading “New Skyrim Dubstep Song Takes an Arrow In The Knee” »
Classic Video Games Get Their Own Dubstep Doppelgangers
Wednesday, 7th December 2011Posted in Blog Archive, NERDCORE
Tags: 8 tracks, Dubstep, music store, video game music
Written by: Jeff Nau
Who doesn’t occasionally find themselves nodding along to the infectious soundscapes of Mario, Zelda, and Mega Man, even if it’s just the sheer monotony of the themes themselves? Especially when you’re alone?
But now that Nintendo fans around the world are being afflicted by the infectious virus known as dubstep, why not count yourself amongst them?
From the classics to newer gems, online music service 8 Tracks enables you to access a bunch of different enhanced and uber-grimy versions of your favorites. Continue reading “Classic Video Games Get Their Own Dubstep Doppelgangers” »
Exclusive ‘Trick James’ Interview: How Great Dubstep is Made
Wednesday, 30th November 2011Posted in Blog Archive, NERDCORE
Tags: artists, Dubstep, interview, Pee Wee Heman Dubstep, Pee-Wee Herman, Trick James
Written by: Jeff Nau
Creating a great dubstep song is hard enough — listen to any song and you can hear the knack for editing, accuracy, and ingenuity it takes. Almost as difficult: editing together a bunch of movie clips to go with it, all of which need to be just as precisely timed.
But just because we’re gluttons for pain, we needed to know the specifics. Enter dubstep stars Trick James and their collaboration with aspiring Chris Cunningham, Mr. Bo Johnson. Continue reading “Exclusive ‘Trick James’ Interview: How Great Dubstep is Made” »
Viral Video: Man Shows Off Serious Skillz With Kickass Dubstep Beatbox
Friday, 11th November 2011Posted in Blog Archive, NERDCORE, Online Video
Tags: artist, beatbox, Dubstep, performer, skrillex, street
Written by: Paul Nyhart
Written by Paul Nyhart
It’s reminscent to Michael Winslow’s tribute to whole lotta love, except this video is a whole lotta Skrillex and a lot less Led Zepplin.
This street performer in Milan offers a fair warning to anyone within hearing distance: “If you have never heard of Dubstep…do not leave now.”
In other words, ‘leave at your own risk because I’m about to blow your mind.’ Continue reading “Viral Video: Man Shows Off Serious Skillz With Kickass Dubstep Beatbox” »
Danny Elfman Dubstep: Pee-Wee, Beetlejuice and The Crypt Keeper Get Grimy
Wednesday, 5th October 2011Posted in Blog Archive, NERDCORE, Pop Culture
Tags: Beetlejuice, burton, Danny Elfman, Dubstep, Pee Wee's Big Advenure, Tales From the Crypt, tim burton
Written by: Jeff Nau
You had to think it was only a matter of time before somebody made a dubstep song out of Danny Elfman scores, but we’re so glad that it was director Bo Gus who decided to collaborate with dubsteppers Trick James for this particularly brilliant mutant-hybrid of what are arguably Burton and Elfman’s greatest hits: Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, and Tales From the Crypt.
[Read Also: Dubstep Guns Gives You Everything You Ever Wanted in a Music Video]
Pee Wee gets our vote, if only because his dance moves are timed so succinctly Continue reading “Danny Elfman Dubstep: Pee-Wee, Beetlejuice and The Crypt Keeper Get Grimy” »
Klaypex: Dubstep’s Schizophrenic Beast Goes Off
Friday, 26th August 2011Posted in NERDCORE, Offbeat, Pop Culture
Tags: Corridor Digital, Dubstep, Dubstep Guns, hey hey, Klaypex, lights, sara kay
Written by: Jeff Nau
In the midst of Dubstep Guns, the miraculous little mash of sci-fi, dubstep and about a billion laser blasts, you might have caught notice of what was making those high-powered rifles so goddamn loud. Hailing from the U.S., Klaypex’s brand of aggro/melodic dub may very well be a viable alternative to the U.K.’s plethora of kickass oscillators. Continue reading “Klaypex: Dubstep’s Schizophrenic Beast Goes Off” »
‘Dubstep Guns’ Gives You Everything You Wanted in a Music Video
Thursday, 25th August 2011Posted in Blog Archive, NERDCORE
Tags: Corridor Digital, Corridor Digital effects, Dubstep, Dubstep Guns, The Drop Squad, Will Gannon
Written by: Jeff Nau
With glimmers of Mad Max, Robocop, Beastie Boys’ Sabotage video and some kind of John Woo/James Cameron crossover, “Dubstep Guns” is a the sci-fi equivalent of Caligula: a nonstop orgy for all 5 senses, a big bang of laser beams and shockwave blasts, a thick gob of grimey-ass dubstep that perfectly captures the genre’s spirit.
FX team Corridor Digital has taken a relatively simple idea for the short film/music video and made it into something beautifully anarchic. Continue reading “‘Dubstep Guns’ Gives You Everything You Wanted in a Music Video” »
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