After much speculation there is now confirmation that Cypress X Rusko will be releasing an EP in April. This is a collaboration between hip hop legends Cypress Hill and dubstep pioneer Rusko.
This is very exciting news, particularly as the powerful rap of the Hill will meld perfectly with the raw electronic beats and bass of Rusko’s music.
But if that wasn’t exciting enough, we can get a taster of what’s to come, in the form of a track “Roll It, Light It” which is available as a free download
Saturday November 6th
@ The Masque, 90 Seel Street, Liverpool, L1 4BH
Theatre
DubPolice
Sir David Rodigan
Caspa & MC Rod Azlan
Emalkay
Matty G
Loft
Count and Sinden
DJ Zinc
Mr Paul
INK
Viper Recordings
Feat.
Futurebound
Special guests TBA
MCs SAS, Madrush
£11 NUS / £13 advance
10pm – 3am
Info – 0151 706 8045
Tickets:
www.chibuku.com/shop
www.datatransmission.co.uk/chibuku
www.skiddle.com
TicketWeb: 08444 771 000
Ticketline: 0161 832 1111
3Beat: 0151 7093355
Saturday November 20th
@ The Masque, 90 Seel Street, Liverpool, L1 4BH
Theatre
Mixmaster Mike (Beastie Boys)
Rusko
No Fakin
Loft
Busy P (Ed Banger)
Jack Beats
James Rand
Ink
TBC
£11 NUS / £13 advance
10pm – 3am
Info – 0151 706 8045
Tickets:
www.chibuku.com/shop
www.datatransmission.co.uk/chibuku
www.skiddle.com
TicketWeb: 08444 771 000
Ticketline: 0161 832 1111
3Beat: 0151 7093355
Chibuku Presents Keep It Unreal
Saturday November 27th
@ The Masque, 90 Seel Street, Liverpool, L1 4BH
The Theatre
Mr Scruff – all night long
£10
10pm – 3am
Info – 0151 706 8045
Tickets:
www.chibuku.com/shop
www.datatransmission.co.uk/chibuku
www.skiddle.com
TicketWeb: 08444 771 000
Ticketline: 0161 832 1111
3Beat: 0151 7093355
SCRATCH PERVERTS PRESENT BEATDOWN 2010
Friday 12th November
10pm-6am. £15/10 (Students/fabricfirst Members) before 3am, £6 after.
tickets: www.fabriclondon.com
Featuring:
Scratch Perverts, Andy C, Bassnectar, Benji B, Doctor P, Dread MC, Guido, Hardhouse Banton, Jagga (LIVE), Joe Ransom, Mutants, MC A.D, MC GQ, Popof, Riva Starr, Rusko, The bPm, Theophilus London (LIVE), Untold, Zinc
I saw Rusko play a live set at last years Camp Bestival and have to say that I was a little disappointed. He wasn’t DJing but actually playing his own tracks – whilst Cockney Thug remains one of my all time favourite tracks, his tracks didn’t seem that good.
However, that didn’t stop me buying his album OMG! And whilst there’s a number of tracks on the album that are well played (and feature on many dubstep collections) there’s a lot of new material on the album. It kicks off with the excellent Wooboost (I’d recommend the Boregore remix) which is followed by a collection of varying style tracks. Some tracks sound more pop than dubstep (e.g. Feel So Real), others have a UK Garage feel to them, some have old school dubstep vibes.
Overall, the album is pretty bloody good and demonstrates Rusko’s versatility at making music. Nice one! But, if you want hardcore dubstep tracks that are well warped and twisted, this album probably isn’t for you – you’re best sticking to dubstep compilations for those.
