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Bubbling out of the S.F. underground, From Brooklyn to SF is an adventure of Dread Bass,dubstep/dub, and desi dancehall featuring North America's most adventurous vocalists.The singers on this release are Juakali, Zulu, N4SA, Blacksmith, and Gurmeet - this diverse group of talent coming together for this project. This follows the recent release of MC Juakali's 12" EP, where Kush appears alongside dubmasters Alpha & Omega and NYC's Drop The Lime. Kush teams up with 3 other Bay Area producers, in dub. "Surf's Up" with Luke Argilla is an Indian surfing dubstep anthem, "Surya Dub" with Maneesh The Twister explores UK Digital steppers with Gurmeet on vox, and "Boss Strut Dub" with Process Rebel enters the world of sound design and idm. Kush has shared the bill with Dr. Isreal, SF's Dhamaal Soundsystem, opened for Thievery Corporation, and regularly plays the 10 year long running Dub Mission in San Francisco. Currently he holds a monthly residency at Surya Dub located at SF's Club 6 with contemporaries forging the Dread Bass movement internationally.
Interview with Kush Arora.
We discuss how I met Kush through the Grimestep show I did on solipsistic NATION; recording "Spread The Word" with Zulu; a brief explanation of dubstep, digital bashment and dancehall; From Brooklyn to SF making top 20 on the CMJ's New Word Reggae charts; how people from island communities like Jamiaca react to his music; how From Brooklyn to SF is different form his previous releases; my interview with Vivian Host, editor of XLR8R Magazine; what is it about the different genres of music he loves so much that goes so well together; recording "Surf's Up" with Luke Argilla; recording artist Cheb I Sabbah; the people he works and records with; the Dhamaal Soundsystem and Surya Dub; his upcoming performances; how he went from being a drummer to an electornic musician and producer; RecordLabelRecords.
Featured songs are:
- "Spread The Word Featuring Zulu"
- "Surf's Up Featuring Luke Argilla"
- "Music A Mi Cultcha Featuring N4sa & Blacksmith"
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