Bluze - Diary of a Drum 'n' Bass producer

Studio Security – What I should have done, and what you should do now

Bluze — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:13:19 +0000

Retrospect is a wonderful thing; it shows you everything you should have done and would have done if you’d known that you should have done it. Having my studio broken into and emptied has, as you can imagine, given me lots of insight into what I should have done, both to protect myself, and my insurance [...]

My studio’s been burgled – Please look over this kit list

Bluze — Fri, 22 May 2009 12:03:14 +0000

The night before last thieves broke into my studio, and virtually emptied it. It was a tight, clean job; I didn’t hear a thing, and from the few things that they didn’t take, it’s obvious that they knew what they were looking for. Not only have I lost my entire studio, but I’ve lost the source and [...]

WMC 2009 – Part 1

Bluze — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:59:51 +0000

So, here I am back in Miami, and it seems amazing that a whole year has passed.. The conference exhibition area is much better than last year – quite a few new technologies and cool websites being exhibited – I was pretty interested in the new music download store, Resonant Vibes – and was able to [...]

Pure Unification

Bluze — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:41:37 +0000

I think I’ve made more music in the last 2 months than I did the whole of last year! Finished another tune at the start of last week – Pure Unification – deep dub vibes; totally enjoyed going through my old tapes of the Coxsone Sound System; Tenor Fly, Mikey General, wicked sounds, and they excite [...]

Latest tunes, preparing for Miami WMC 2009

Bluze — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:55:19 +0000

I’ve been working hard in my studio the last few weeks, preparing a demo for my trip next month to the Miami Winter Music Conference; I’m really pleased with what I’ve come up with so far, and am planning on developing the demo into a full length album when I return from the conference. Dubstep with [...]

All sorts of stuff

Bluze — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:41:02 +0000

There’s been LOADS going on recently, and I’ve been so busy I haven’t had time to update this blog, so apologies to regular readers; I’ll try to keep up with it in future. I’ve been making lots of dubstep, getting really into the sounds of Mala, Benga, Breakage and Distance particularly, and the Bluze dubstep [...]

Roedelius/Noh1 album – Fibre – and interview

Bluze — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:47:40 +0000

Ambient Maestro Roedelius has collaborated with Barking Green’s Noh1 to make an incredible slice of electronic downtempo in the form of the Fibre album. Available now from Barking Green records, the album’s a result of a week’s jamming session in Noh1’s studios alongside several other great names in electronic music, as well as an incredible [...]

Marcus Intalex gets blogging

Bluze — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:16:52 +0000

Taking in my latest copy of Knowledge, or KMag as it now likes to be know, I spotted a news item mentioning that Marcus Intalex has set up a blog, on WordPress like mine http://s0ulr.wordpress.com Check it out; it looks good, and you get up to date news on Soulr releases with track previews, plus [...]

Eastern Jam Released

Bluze — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:10:47 +0000

Just thought I’d mention that ‘Eastern Jam’ by Chase & Status, which I mentioned in my last post, is out now, and available for digital download via Beatport; and I suspect the other usual suspects when it comes to digital downloads. Ram also have a preview of the tune on their myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/ramrecordsltd Tune! [...]

Studio time and Eastern Jam

Bluze — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:12:40 +0000

I’ve been back in the studio for the last couple of days, after a nearly two-month break due to a messed up computer. What a relief to be back in and making tunes again, I can’t tell you! My headspace is totally in the dubstep vibe right now, and I have 2 new tunes on the [...]