Steppas Choice 170: Chezz & C4TR

Steppas Choice 170: Chezz & C4TR
Broadcasted on the 4th of April 2011

Out of the Dust of a new Generation of BASS Heads, on a mission to push different strains of Dubstep / Bass Music, a man like Chezz emerged and came to showcase what he calls proper spanking Bass Madness: Deep'n'Dark morphing Basslines with sophisticated Swung out riddims. Chezz part of the Dubsludge Collective appeared at least for me with the launch of the Swiss Dubstep Forum.
As you might know my plan was always to support each and everyone who's active and pushing the sound. So it was clear that I hooked him up and offered him to come and play! So without further explanation,
Enjoy the Show!

Grab the Mix here:
Steppas Choice 170: Chezz & C4TR (04.04.2011)

Essential Linkage: www.getfilthy.ch



Bass Bless'
C4TR

Steppas Choice 169: DJ Taiken

Steppas Choice 169: DJ Taiken & C4TR

Broadcasted on the 28th of March

It’s a pleasure to welcome a new breed in the show; second one this year after Big MD. And it’s even a bigger pleasure to me because he’s hailing from my origins the east of Switzerland. DJ Taiken, representing UphillProjects and hailing from St. Gallen came over to presents us what he calls Dubstep. I can tell you it was serious bass!
He was also the first to experience the new interview form that I set up and which every DJ is requested to fill out! Just thought would be nice to know where they come from, what the feel and foremost the ultimate question:

What is this thing called Dubstep in their opinion?

And since this is the reason to exist for Steppas Choice I stay curious, curious in what Bass will bring next? Progression / Evolution / Mutation?

Here comes Taiken’s Explanation in Interview form and as podcast!
Enjoy the experience!



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Essential Linkage:
www.uphillprojects.ch

Check Dj Taiken Live @ Steppas Choice on the 20th of June
www.radioradius.ch

Bass bless'
C4TR

Steppas Choice 168: C4TR in the hot seat

Broadcasted on the 21st of March 2011

Actually it was planned to have a man called Zenit in the show alongside his partner in Dub Faustizm but…
I got a call from Zenit around lunchtime where he announced that he won’t make it to play his bass heavy tunes in the show due to a problem with the city council of Bienne. The problem was that the city council planned to destroy the place were Zenit and Faustizm had their creative laboratories probably to build a shopping centre or business house or something of sort, which will bring more money (and less fame than having two brilliant ARTists which enrich the city with cultural goods). It seems like the old battle between Economics (equals Money Making) and Art (you know… this thing that really makes us human) reached one of the street art strongholds in Switzerland (at least that was always my impression while being in Bienne). So Faustizm and Zenit occupied with an emergency meeting to discuss the future of their creative facility and what to do about the plans of the city council I was on my own to do this show…
So there is another one with C4TR in the hot seat – proper bass madness as usual!
Enjoy!

Essential Linkage:
www.bassvandalizm.com

Steppas Choice 166: Elusive Bastard & C4TR

Steppas Choice 166: Elusive Bastard & C4TR
Broadcasted on the 7th of March 2011

A farewell to an Elusive Bastard.
Oh Bwoy where should I start…
I met Svenski one Thursday Night, if I’m not completely wrong something like five to six years ago for one of the legendary Jungle Rocket Drum’n’Bass Shows. I was so thrilled to be on a Radio Show, broadcasting the music I liked, and still like, to a wider mass of fellow Jungleists, that I told Svenski that I would return two weeks later for the next show. Svenski was in for it and that was the start of my radio days and the beginning of a deep musically friendship. Svenski, always motivated to discover and on the look out for new bass music, was also the one who brought in the genre this blog is nearly all about: Dubstep. After running Jungle Rocket together with Svenski for quiet a while, increasing it’s popularity, organising every now and then a meeting of Bass Junkies at various BPM’s, conquering FM Radio in Zurich with the Jungle Rocket Invasion at Lora and sinking don’t know how many gallons of beer, I left the Jungle Rocket Radio Show to do Steppas Choice. That didn’t end our friendship. Svenski was still running Jungle Rocket Radio Show and it was only a question of time until he showed up in one of the Steppas Choice Shows. The reason for that was of course the highly infectious effect of Bass, which is omnipresent in Dubstep. So when Svenski showed up to serve the Bass Madness he didn’t only bring an excellent selection of bass driven, swung out tunes he also came along with a new name: Elusive Bastard. Under this moniker he came to grace the show several times, either as a DJ or as a fellow friend in Bass. I was always pleased to have him in the show because it always had this surprisingly moment init. ELU was one of the first to play the funky strain of UK Bass Music and he was also strongly connected to new breads of the Bass Music strain.
So this show sums up the essence of ELU, although this is nearly impossible considering that man’s knowledge and collection of absolutely hideous smashers.
So to end this farewell to an Elusive Bastard I just want to say the following:
Thank you Sven for everything, for the chitchats, the pointing out of new exciting music, for the cover shows, all the adventures in bass and last but not least for your friendship!
Sven, Svenski, Elusive Bastard, ELU: I wish you all the best for your future and may your dreams become true!
Bass bless’

C4TR aka Casper


PS: Give as a proof of life from time to time and don’t forget to send me the picture of you wearing one of this lumberjack shirts, which was actually the reason for you to go over to the maple leaf country!

Steppas Choice 165: Stacie & C4TR

Steppas Choice 165: Stacie & C4TR
Broadcasted on the 28th of February 2011

Stacie!
Stacie?
STAAAACCCCIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEE!!!
Don’t know? You got to listen this show! Stacie, aka MC Staga (MC/Singer) & Hazy (Beats/Sampling/Production) worked quiet a while on their first album/mixtape. Staga dropped by from time to time to play a tune or two in the show and I was always quiet impressed by what he brought time. So when he called me and announced that they were done with it and finally about to release their music, the question was quickly raised:
“When will you come to for a Steppas Choice Showcase?”
So they came and also brought their partner in crime Jordan along and wrecked the studio with some freestyles and a more than funny tune-by-tune Album introduction.
So with no further explanation: download it and listen to it! The Music is everything!
Big up Stacie!

Linkage:
http://soundcloud.com/stacie-music


Bass Bless’

Steppas Choice 164: Big MD & C4TR

Steppas Choice 164: Big MD & C4TR
Broadcasted on the 21st of February 2011

Once again we had an up and coming DJ/Producer slammin' the Show! Big MD means Big Bass! Setting up his Bass Fires since a while when ever there is a bassy place to play, bubbling' on productions in the background, heavily involved in pushing the sound: good ingredients to heat up the Usual Monday Night Madness! C4TR on the "Back from LDN" Intro - Vinyl Only First Timer!
You can catch Big MD & his X-Amount Fellas plus the Dubsludge Crew alongside Spokee MC & MC Staga on the 19th of March @ Superzero / Zürich.
Taste a likkle sumpt'ing of Big MD's Bass Voodoo!
Big up MD!
Out to the Shoutbox Crew - Lively as a rabbit on chillies! One Love!


Linkage:
http://soundcloud.com/big-md

News of the Evening:
http://www.rwdmag.com/2011/02/magnetic-man-tell-soccer-am-theyre-in-talks-to-buy-local-football-team-farleigh-rovers/

Bass Bless'

Steppas Choice 163: Maneki Neko & C4TR

Steppas Choice 163: Maneki Neko & C4TR
Broadcasted on the 14th of February 2011

Maneki Neko takes us on a deep bass quest from lowdown skankers to upfront 4 to the floor steppers. Straight Bass Madness!
Enjoy the show!



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Steppas Choice 161: Slass, Kolt' & C4TR

Steppas Choice 161: Slass, Kolt' & C4TR
Broadcasted on the 31st of January 2011

Slass & Kolt’ serving the Bass Beauties. And once again the Unreleased Kollektiv Crew members drag us deep on their journey into bass. As usual I mess around in the intro – some Dubstep, some UK Garage, some UK Funky, some Grime – to put it short Bass Music

A brief Playlist
1. Zenit – Ghost VIP (C4TR Version) – Dubplate
2. Jamie Woon – Night Air (Deadboy Remix) – Grab it here:
http://nmbrs.net/podcast/39-jamie-woon-night-air-deadboy-remix/
3. Mr One Two – Tibetan Bowl feat. Blender – L2S Recordings
4. Jericho – Judas – L2S Recordings
5. CJ Reign – Yaadein – L2S Recordings
6. Jamie Woon – Blue Truth – Grab it here:
http://www.factmag.com/2010/12/17/download-a-new-track-by-jamie-woon/
7. The Streets – Going Through Hell (Lil Silva Remix (Version 3)) – Grab it here:
http://www.factmag.com/2011/01/06/download-lil-silvas-remix-of-the-streets/
8. D.O.K - Chemical Planet (DarkTone Sound Remix) – Butterz - Grab it here:
http://ymlp.com/z0wlnB
9. TLC – Scrubs (Funkystepz & Scott Mix) – Grab it here:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/6mgxnj
Now worries legal download from Funky Stepz themselves; more infos and tunes here:
http://www.factmag.com/2010/12/25/2010s-musical-christmas-presents-the-list-so-far/
10. Digital Mystikz – Intergalactic – DMZ
11. Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie XX – NY Is Killing Me – XL Recordings
12. Phaeleh – Falling – Disfigured Dubz
13. Zenit – The Bird – Dubplate
14. Slass in the Mix
15. Kolt’ in the Mix
16. Slass b2b Kolt’


Enjoy the Show!
Maximum Respect to Kolt’ & Slass and the Unreleased Kollektiv

Bass Bless’

Steppas Choice 160: C4TR in the hot seat

Steppas Choice 160: C4TR in the hot seat
Broadcasted on the 24th of January 2011

Once again – C4TR on a solo mission – still adjusting to the new studio – still messing around – usual Monday Night Madness

Playlist:
1. Truth – Wednesday – Disfigured Dubz
2. Distance – Night Vision – Planet Mu
3. Digital Mystikz – Education – DMZ
4. Fracture – The Phonecall – Compound One Records
5. Skream – Untitled – Tempa
6. Distance & Skream – Wise Man – Ringo Records
7. Kromestar – Kromestar Zion Dub – Marxmen Dubs
8. Digital Mystikz / Mala – Eyez – DMZ
9. TMSV – Signal – Box Clever
10. Ben Verse – Dark Star – Wheel & Deal Records
11. Skream – Rottan – Tempa
12. Caspa – Custard Chuker – Sub Soldiers
13. Mala – Bury da Bwoy – DMZ
14. MRK 1 – Steppa Delights – Earwax
15. Mala – Blue Notez – DMZ
16. Digital Mystikz / Coki – Intergalactic feat. Smurks – DMZ
17. Digital Mystikz / Mala – Mountain Dread March – DMZ
18. Skream – Monsoon (Loefah Remix) – Tempa
19. Digital Mystikz / Coki – Serious – DMZ
20. Mala – Hunter – DMZ
21. Jonny Clark – Sinners (Mala Remix) – Ringo Records
22. Mala – Forgive – Deep Medi Musik
23. Massive Music – Find My Way (Kode9 Remix)
24. Kryptic Minds – Badman – Swamp 81
25. Zenit – Black Bird – Bassvandalizm Dubplate
26. UNKLE – Follow Me Down feat. Sleepy Sun (Mr. Lager Remix) – Surrender All
27. Skream – Sub Island – Soul Jazz Records
28. ASBO (Loefah & Sgt. Pokes) – Dog Money (Lovemix) – Tectonic
29. Loefah – Mud – DMZ
30. Zenit – Robot – Bassvandalizm Dubplate
31. S.N.O – Disturbance – Earwax
32. Von D – Show Me feat. Phe Phe (Skream Remix) – Get Darker
33. Phaeleh – Tachi – Wheel & Deal Records
34. Truth – Stay – Disfigured Dubz

Enjoy the Show!
May the Bass be with you!