Resident Advisor

Resident Advisor . 110 Appleblim

Housestep? Dubhouse? Whatever you want to call it, Appleblim's got it on this edition of the RA podcast.

Bristol-based Laurie ‘Appleblim’ Osborne has had a long history in the music biz. As a member of The Monsoon Bassoon, he even had a couple of NME "Singles of the Week" in the late '90s. But after a member left the band, the group soon disbanded and Osborne was left to start over again from square one. 

Working in a record store and looking for inspiration anywhere he could find it, Osborne soon cottoned to the emerging sound of dubstep and, with Shackleton, began to craft strange tracks that seemed to reside at the edge of the genre. Brittle and metallic, they became celebrated alongside his Skull Disco labelmate's equally as off-kilter efforts for their otherworldly characteristics. 

Those celebrants have been legion, but perhaps the most interesting have been the house/techno cognoscenti. Producers like Ricardo Villalobos and Radioslave have both made their love plain by penning original productions or remixing pre-existing tracks that straddle this new genre that has yet to been given a credible name. We're not out to do it today. Instead, we humbly offer up yet another podcast that continues to sketch out the fertile ground being forged by both sides, whether it be in Shed's remix of Radioslave or Shackleton's glistening take on Geiom's 'Reminissin'. Whatever it is, Appleblim showcases it on his RA podcast with aplomb... (read more)

Tracklist

01. Appleblim - Within Dub (Excerpt) - Unreleased

02. Henry & Louis - Rise Up (Pinch Rmx) - 2 Kings

03. Geiom & Appleblim - Shreds - Unreleased

04. Ramadanman - Humber - Apple Pips

05. 2nd To None - Waterfalls (Peverelist Rmx) - ARMY

06. DLX - Matter of Facts (Breakage Rmx) - Smog

07. White Boi - Tide - Unreleased

08. Martyn - Vancouver - 3024

09. Appleblim - Within Dub (Excerpt) - Unreleased

10. Geiom - Reminissin (Shackleton Rmx) - Berkane Sol

11. Adam Marshall - Chordtracking (Mike Shannon Rmx) - Kuji

12. Jim Rivers - Mirage (Tobias Rmx) - Simple

13. Ican Productions - Orquestra de Ican (Martyn Remix) - Unreleased

14. Radio Slave - Tantakatan (Shed Remix) - Rekids

15. Made Up Sound - D1 - Unreleased

16. Appleblim - Within Dub (Excerpt) – Unreleased

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