Classic Dubstep 2004-2007 - Vinyl Only Mix

A vinyl only Dubstep mix I recorded containing a selection of classic tunes from the genre's early days. I wasn't really going for great blends or trying to build up the energy level. Think of this as mainly a showcase of some of my favorite tunes from an incredible time in music history.

Tracklist:
Skream - Midnight Request Line (Tempa - 2005)
Toasty - Like Sun (Hotflush Recordings - 2004)
Gatekeeper - Tomb (Skull Disco - 2006)
Loefah - Rufage (DMZ - 2006)
Distance - Empire (Hotflush Recordings - 2005)
Mala - Lean Forward (DMZ - 2007)
Cyrus - Bounty (Tectonic - 2006)
Loefah & Skream - 28g (Tectonic - 2005)
Loefah - The Goat Stare (DMZ - 2005)
Distance - Dark Crystal (Boka - 2005)
Shackleton - Blood On My Hands (Skull Disco - 2006)
Kromestar - Marz Attak (Deep Medi Musik - 2007)
Mala - Changes (Deep Medi Musik - 2007)
Digital Mystikz - Misty Winter (Soul Jazz - 2006)
Coki - The End (DMZ - 2007)
Mala - Forgive (Deep Medi Musik - 2007)

I'd love to make this more of a regular thing. What do you guys think?

[WalksandSuch]

I'm from the U.S. When I was a freshman in college, I became really good friends with a british exchange student. He showed us two things mainly: dubstep and how to roll spliffs. For that year and summer, 2009-2010, we smoked and listened to dubstep everywhere and all day. back then, like no americans knew what dubstep was AT ALL, we were the only ones at my school playing it. eventually a 'version' of 'dubstep' got to the u.s. and some american artists made a really different interpretation of it. anyway, i'm glad i had those two years of magic where we discovered an awesome music genre.

[ellieg]

I'm a 39 year old thought dubstep was just for young english rudeboys off their head on ketamine but finally decided I should listen before I judge..sensibly went straight to an old skool mix since I enjoy a lot of drum and bass the 90s/2000s and what can I say.. this is really fucking good!!! Deep, dark and thanks for posting this!

[Stalkernaut]

as someone who only ever heard the brostep side of dubstep, this is like way better, it flows smoother and does not feel like your getting hit in the head with a sledge hammer every second, its not about the heavy drop, its about the whole song

[erz]

Wanted to introduce my kid to what a true dubstep is. Brought here and wow!

[kandinskaya]

from the times when dubstep sounded more like dub and less like a machinegun.. call me old and nostalgic but i find really horrifying the direction the genre has evolved in.

[kevingrieger]

I could listen to Midnight Request Line in a loop forever

[CanadianCarlos]

2020 listeners up in here? Great mix, smooth tunes, great lows. Proper early Dubstep. Thank you

[TheDJPCol]

Truley the golden age of dubstep when deep bass lines met rough beats. Way better than all the screechy mid-range crap of nowadays. Great mix!

[DoGTHESEEKERContent]

I'm with the cool kids of years ago now.

[YOURRAVES]

Dubstep was honestly more then Music, it's almost like a drug for the ears.

[ChrisRichards-is]

This era of dubstep was just so revolutionary. It's dark, not too wobbly and was amazing to fry out to. Caspa, Rusko, Benga, Skream just phenominal music they released... love it man.

[bensonblack]

I remember being on the bus going to work at 6am and this girl that looked like she slept past her alarm, was frantically doing her makeup heard the intro to request line, turned around and started dancing rocking back and forth like a mental patient in an insane Turned around and widened her eyes at me touched my hand, grabbed her bag, sat next to me, reached across me, took my left earphone out to put in her left, then continued to do her makeup. We said not one word to each other and shared an entire scene and culture in silence. Her stop came then she left to go to work. Ive never seen her again since. There was no intimate connection we weren't about that vibe at all. It was just how it went. Exactly like that. Bless her soul. . . . Auckland City, New Zealand. 2007.

[thebluefalcons]

I remember walking around the streets of Luanda, Angola in ‘06 kuduro, afro house and Dubstep was playing everywhere. Awesome times! Big up UK!

[obsidiangrey]

This is the mix I've been looking for. These are the tunes I've been needing. This was the dopest period for Dubstep. It was so underground. Miss those days. Bless up anyone rocking these tunes in 2022! BIG UP!

[IGEBIGGS]

good selection of songs. nice to know people can still do this all on vinyl.

[troydehoyos]

So at the ripe age of 45 I found a documentary about dubstep and thought what the hell, ill check it out. I always thought I hated dubstep but only just now found out I don’t like the new stuff. All the stuff I was listening to at the raves in early 2000’s that I thought was D-N-B and jungle was in part dubstep. Learn something new everyday. Fell in love with with the music all over again even in 2022. 👊🏽 Great mix man, love the tracks.

[ludakriss]

You opened with Midnight Request Line. Yeah, I like you.

[kylegd]

Oh to have been living in London in the 2000's to experience this music evolution. Surely one of the last sounds to have been developed with true locality, before the internet made all music world wide. Grateful to the internet that I was able to hear this music in the mid-late 2000's, but imagine being there when it was all unfolding. Top mix too, mate!

[solerallen]

dude i am so jealous, you own all those classic beat!

[prcmuzu]

I wish the people here would appreciate all types of dubstep no matter how different it is, , but hey it's nice to return to such vibey tunes