Step to the Music

Beats and Grooves and Random Left Turns

Episode 148: Hyperphonix

“if you call that music…” Yeah, so I’m over a month late getting this episode posted up here. I’m kinda running out of things to say, I feel like? This episode is 140 BPM. It has some grime, it has some d******, it has some faster-paced future club, as would be expected for such a…
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Episode 147: Altercations

A Step to the Music episode that… well, it’s another 160 BPM episode. It starts with 90’s D’n’B and ends with 90’s D’n’B. In between it’s a mix of Footwork and Autonomic, a tour of the zone where juke and jungle collide and swap flava like a jambolaya. Once again, this mix hits HARD! Roni…
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Episode 146: Pleasure Flood

This episode pokes around the Hard Drum area of hybrid club music. Things start off with Ballroom House auteur LSDXOXO’s remix of Missy Elliott, and from there launches into a spree of African-inspired rhythms. Things wrap up with Jersey Club auteur DJ Jayhood, before winding down with some French trap. The mix is fast-paced and…
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Episode 145: Little Steps

This latest episode starts with a wash of gentle surf and ends with a wash of applause. In between it goes all over the place, taking some odd routes. The idea I went into it with was taking episode 143’s description of “Jungle vs Footwork” and making it a bit more of a fair fight.…
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Episode 144: Rhythm of Vision

Similar to last week’s episode in a way, this one slows down the tempo to ~140 BPM and looks at what footwork and DnB producers do at a slower tempo. Some of it is slowed down footwork or jungle, some of it is Drum’n’Bass producers aping Dubstep. There’s also some techno — mnml courtesy of…
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Episode 143: Futuristik Musick

Another footwork episode, this one with some footwork-tempo Drun’n’Bass in the mix. I initially called this one Footwork vs Jungle, but if so the footwork quickly overpowered and assimilated the competition. Om Unit and Philip D Kick and Dawn Day Night and Malou are not just hopelessly outnumbered, they all contribute heavily Chicago-influenced tracks. Sinistarr’s…
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Radio NOPE Electronic Top Ten for 12 February, 2019

Amnesia Scanner – Another Life (PAN) Various – Brainfeeder X (Brainfeeder) Park Hye Jin – If U Want It (clipp.art) Noh Vae – Nocturnal (Modern Ruin) Various – Electro Kool-Aid Acid Test (Brooklyn Fire) Objekt – Cocoon Crush (PAN) Various – Sweat Equity Volume 3: Extreme Hits! (Sweat Equity) Yves Tumor – Safe in the…
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This Week: Eclectic 140 BPM

Episode 144 of SttM will premiere this coming Wednesday, February 13, at 11E/8P on RadioNOPE. It features a diverse collection of beats, from slow Footwork to fast techno, from Drum’n’Bass breaks to half-step dub, from dance-rock guitar jangle to avant-club jackhammer kicks, all at 140 BPM. It’s also pretty bass-heavy, so start warming up your…
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Radio NOPE Electronic Top Ten for February 2, 2019

Various – Brainfeeder X (Brainfeeder) Amnesia Scanner – Another Life (PAN) Various – Electro Kool-Aid Acid Test (Brooklyn Fire) Park Hye Jin – If U Want It (clipp.art) Objekt – Cocoon Crush (PAN) Yves Tumor – Safe in the Hands of Love (Mute) Various – Sweat Equity Volume 3: Extreme Hits! (Sweat Equity) Noh Vae…
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Episode 142: Alien Technologies

The weather outside was polar, but the beats are hot and banging! If episode 142 has any themes, they’re 303 acid and filter sweeps. Though really, it’s just a party. Things get darker and weirder around the middle, as per usual, but overall it’s a succession of jams and bops… pretty happy with most of…
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