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Artist Banksy ‘captured in photo’

Below is an article from the BBC Bristol page regarding the infamous Mr Banksy!!!

His work sells for thousands of pounds and he is feted by the Hollywood elite, yet the identity of guerrilla artist Banksy remains shrouded in mystery.

Now a photograph has emerged which some people claim could show the reclusive artist at work on a London street.

The photograph, taken by a passer-by in Bethnal Green, shows a man at work with an assistant, scaffolding and a truck.

Banksy made his name with stencils and subversive art in public spaces but fiercely guards his true identity.

The photographer, who wishes to remain anonymous, is familiar with Banksy’s work and took the shot as she was passing the artist at work.

The mural depicts double yellow lines veering off a road and up the side of a building, creating an outline of a flower. A stencil of a painter sits beside it.

But like some of his stencils that appear periodically around his home city, authenticating the image as “Banksy” could prove difficult.

While his anonymity has captured public imagination in the artist and his work, it leaves him open to copycats.

A recent auction of 10 pieces of original Banksy art sold for more than £500,000 in Bonhams, London.

He has also become a favourite with Hollywood stars, with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie buying his work at a recent exhibition in Los Angeles.

A possible new piece of his work appeared in his home city of Bristol earlier in the month opposite the Children’s Hospital.

It shows an armed police officer with a child about to burst a paper bag behind him. Hospital workers said they liked the piece.

But in Tower Hamlets a decision has been made to treat all of Banksy’s stencilled artwork as graffiti to be painted over.

via BBC

Alex Incyde (Sub FM / Hotflush Recordings) - USA

Our first artist interview for my blog with Alex Incyde, who graciously also did an exclusive mix for us!!

Download it here.

Where are you from, and what are you doing in London ?

I’m from a small suburb outside Boston, MA. I’m here in London doing a
6-month work experience program with Hotflush Recordings through my
university in Boston.

How did you get involved with the Dubstep scene ?

I first got involved in the scene through the dubstep forum. I was
coming over for the DMZ 2nd Birthday Bash last March and linked up
with a few people from the forum, including Boomnoise, and the
Streamizm guys from Brighton who asked me to come down and do one of
their live videocasts. So I had met a few people before moving here,
but I mostly got involved just by going to the events and introducing
myself. It’s a pretty friendly scene so I got to know everyone fairly
quickly.

After being in London for a few months, seeing the scene here for
yourself, what conclusions can you make about it ? Anything you didnt
expect, or did expect ?

I can say that London is a very unique place that has this
extraordinary ability for cultivating an amazing musical culture. It’s
unlike anywhere else I’ve seen — people are very passionate about
their music. Not only do they just love a good party with good tunes,
but most importantly I’ve been so surprised by the amount of
commitment some people have to it — I mean the people like Georgina
Cook and Letty Fox who have been putting on dubstep nights since
before most people knew about dubstep, and all the label owners,
promoters, DJs and producers who put tireless hours of their free time
in just to make the scene what it is.

Before coming here I had no idea what the dubstep scene was like, so I
was expecting that all of the DJs and producers were like celebrities
in the London underground scene, but I soon found out that it’s not
really about who’s more important or who’s done what. All the DJs and
MCs you see playing at FWD, DMZ and everywhere else when they’re not
on stage are out on the dancefloor or socializing along with everyone
else.

What do you like / dislike about London ?

Aside from the music, what I like about London is it’s so diverse.
There are so many different accents, nationalities, and cultures all
living in one place. It always keeps things interesting for me. The
only thing I don’t like is the exchange rate. Ha.

What is your history as being a dj ?

Ever since being exposed to electronic music in my mid-teens I was
always fascinated by the DJ’s ability to single-handedly make a whole
crowd of people dance and have fun. I finally picked up some decks and
a mixer in late 2004 and started buying records. I quickly went from
progressive house to tech-house to breaks to drum & bass to minimal
techno. In the summer of 2006 I was playing at a house party in Boston
and heard someone spinning dubstep. From there I was hooked on the
sound.

Who inspires you musically and why ?

Richard D. James. His productions as Aphex Twin (and the other
aliases) have always inspired me because of the sheer array of sounds
that he uses to create such a unique sounding music, all from the mind
of one man. Listening to his music it always takes me somewhere else,
into this sonic world that he’s managed to create. That’s something I
hope to be able to do someday.

Top 3 Dj’s:

1.) Scientist

2.) Appleblim

3.) Heny G

Top 3 producers:

1.) Headhunter

2.) Distance

3.) Scuba

Top 3 Labels:

1.) DMZ

2.) Hotflush

3.) Hyperdub

Top 3 Tunes (any genere):

1.) Aphex Twin - Windowlicker

2.) Massive Attack - Group Four

3.) Richie Hawtin - The Tunnel

What about the “Dubstep” sound drew you closer to it more than any of
the other genres you used to spin ?

First, the bass weight. Second, the tempo. Both of these things
initially drew me to it because it values the “bass, pace, and space”
as it’s called. But most importantly, in dubstep what attracts me to
it is the massive amount of musical styles and influences that affect
each producer’s individual sound. It’s this diversity that initially
drew me to it, however lately I’m finding that these “unique” sounds
are becoming harder and harder to find, with more and more mediocre
tunes coming out that seem like they’re trying to imitate another
producer or just sounds uninspired.

If you had to describe the sound, culture and scene of the “Dubstep
Revolution”, how would you do that to someone that had never heard of
it ?

I would say that dubstep is a London-centric underground electronic
genre that developed from UK garage and dub culture but can
incorporate influences from virtually any other genre of music. It
typically plays around 140 beats per minute and uses lots of bass and
sub-bass. It also values heavy soundsystems with plenty of subs, and
has a very positive, friendly fan base.

Any other headz, crews or shouts you would like to give ?

Shouts out to the Streamizm crew, Antisocial crew, Paul Rose,
Boomnoise, Jennifer, Scientist, Mr Boxed, Georgie, Letty, Contakt,
Roko, and Skipple.

Download the mix here.

Tracklisting:

01. Sines - Test Five (Remix) [unreleased]
02. Headhunter - Quanta [forthcoming Tempa]
03. Subeena - Circular [forthcoming Immigrant]
04. Silkie - Brighter [forthcoming Deep Medi]
05. Jazzsteppa - jakin [forthcoming Hotflush]
06. Silkie - I Said [unreleased]
07. Heny G - Back In The Day [forthcoming Gangsta Boogie]
08. Parson - Ghost Liner (Distance Remix) [forthcoming Dubline]
09. Headhunter - Drop The Waste [forthcoming Tempa]
10. Cotti & Cluekid - The Legacy [-30]
11. Distance - Battle Sequence [Chestplate white]
12. Headhunter - Sushi Brain [forthcoming Tempa]
13. Jakes - 2 Steps Back [H.E.N.C.H. white]
14. Headhunter - Locus Lotus [forthcoming Tempa]
15. Ikonika - Please [unreleased]
16. Subeena - D.I.G. [unreleased]
17. Headhunter - Spyro [forthcoming Tempa]
18. Scuba - Out There [Hotflush white]
19. Elemental vs Lohan - Strange Brew [forthcoming Runtime]
20. Parson - Texas Crawl [unreleased]
21. Moldy - Now It’s Dark [unreleased]
22. Metalboxproducts - So Far Off Time [unreleased]
23. Boxcutter - Endothermic [Hotflush white]
24. Silkie - Jazz Dubstep [unreleased]
25. Scuba - Beta [Abucs white]

Bookings/contact: alex@hotflushrecordings.com
Web: www.myspace.com/incyde
Radio: www.subfm.com every Wednesday night 12-2am UK time

The White Stripes and Lomography announce Jack & Meg custom cameras!

The White Stripes have teamed up with renowned camera manufacturers
Lomography to produce two completely custom cameras; the ‘Jack’ Holga and
the ‘Meg’ Diana+. The cameras are specially designed in conjunction with the
band and will made be available to buy worldwide from www.whitestripes.com

http://www.lomography.com

Ive been waiting anxiously to be able to review this mix of Deapoh b2b Kromestar at the last D.O.T.S !

Absoolutely the best mix i have heard in a long time…..constant smashers in the mix!!!

Download the mix here:
(right click and save as)

Hopefully i can secure a nice interview with both Deapoh and Kromestar in the near future….fingers crossed, as they are not the easiest bunch to get ahold of

Biggles to Drumz Of The South for the mix!

My first inclusion in some of Infinite’s work. If im not mistaken…N Type is sayin “Is that your backpack i just spilled my pint into ?”

Jokes….

Big up Drumz Of The South and Infinite for the love!

To see more of her work check here.

Enjoy!

Born in Los Angeles in 1982, John Dadzie aka Infiltrata prescribes a transatlantic flavour to Med School. Growing up in the south of the city, John’s musical apprenticeship began in his high school days by playing in bands and regularly attending raves and jungle parties. The turning point came when he formed Imperial Recordings with DJ Lith, a stepping stone for John to excel in a field of production and management.

The Infiltrata profile skyrocketed thanks to support from Boxed Agency UK and John hot-footed it across the Atlantic stepping into the European dance circuit. He was able to catch the attention of big players in the d&b community with releases on Cartel, Renegade Hardware, Tech Itch, Barcode, Cymbalism, and Uprising. Infiltrata has forged successful collaborations with heavy hitting d&b artists such as Spor, Limewax, Concord Dawn, Evol Intent and Mayhem. He also joined forces with Dave “Hochi” Weston, producing a telling remix of the massive Photek single “Sidewinder”. On the back this he later helped establish the TEKDBZ label, a subsidiary of Photek Productions.

Infiltrata expresses himself as an artist in multiple genres including dubstep, electro and hip-hop… a fitting backdrop for any Med School beat surgeon. Donning his white overalls, Infiltrata has his scalpels sharpened and is ready to operate. Keep an eye out for the frantically heavy beats and hooks on display in the forthcoming track “Psalm 24”.

Its really good to see this talented producer, dj & mc in action! Ive seen him come a very long way….from the car parks in fullerton’s Tuesday night dnb linkup, dark gloomy sessions in Germany all the way to Renegade Hardware @ The End….big up John john and keep them killer beats comin!!!

Also watch out for the new INFILTRATA RECORDINGS with 001 promos out halloween!!

via MedSchool

TheEee PC from ASUS, just announced in four ultra-portable flavors. Models offer between 8GB and 2GB of solid state disk capacity, 1GB to 256MB of DDR2 memory, and 3.5-hour or 2.8-hour batteries. Each sports an Intel CPU and chipset supporting Linux or XP, a 7-inch display, and Ethernet and WiFi. A video camera is only available in the 8GB and 4GB models. Amazingly all for $199.99 usd, from Asus!

Hillarious!!

Ultra LOL