Come kick it on the day after Xmas… 2 canned goods gets you in, or a $5 donation at the door.

8 Kick ass DJs and good vibes for sure! If you haven’t yet, please help out the food bank this year, it’s a low time for everyone. Your help is greatly appreciated by everyone involved!

It’s time to spice up your music library. San Diego’s own Puppy Kicker has put together a fresh new single, out today on the imprint Rogue Dubs. Lucky number 13 comes equipped with melodies and drums that will take you to a new level of sexy –

here, give em a test drive:

PUPPY KICKER- The Smooth Over (forthcoming RD013) by PuppyKicker

PUPPY KICKER- Everyones Happy (forthcoming RD013) by PuppyKicker

You can pick these babies up in all digital music stores – here’s a link to the release at digital tunes:
http://www.digital-tunes.net/releases/roguedubs_013

Local SD Producer/DJ Austin Speed has come with a huge double release on Rogue Dubs, a stateside dubstep label that has been making serious moves as of late.

The first tune, Full Clip has some rolling percussion that is sure to make the dancefloor get swanky, while the flip, Bloodbath has probably the most intense and rewind-ready drop/bassline that has come out of SD so far.

Check em out and purchase here:

http://www.digital-tunes.net/releases/roguedubs_011/

For more on Austin Speed, check his myspace - http://www.myspace.com/austinspeed

click here to download it:
SDDUBSTEP.COM Exclusive Mix by Austin Speed | (1:07:08) | 320 Kbps Mp3

Austin Speed is the man of the hour here in SD.  He is a co-founder of San Diego’s premier dubstep event production crew, he has releases coming out on Rogue Dubs, as well as some vinyl bootlegs and remixes.  I’m not sure how he keeps a day job, because he’s always rocking shows left and right here in SD…  Adding to the list, here is an exclusive mix with plenty of SoCal love from Don Froth, EshOne, Osal8, Puppy Kicker, Calculon, and the man himself, Austin Speed.

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Tracklisting:

1.  Late – Voices from the Night – Disfigured
2.  Fever Ray – When I Grow Up (Scuba’s High Up Mix) - Rabid Records
3.  Coalition Of The Killing – We Are The Glitch (DJG Remix) – Blipswitch Digital
4.  Massive Attack – Inertia Creeps (Austin Speed Dubstep Bootleg) – Unreleased
5.  Skream – Trapped In A Dark Bubble - Tectonic
6.  Seven – Conspiracy - Aquatic Lab
7.  Current Value & Rodell – Requiem (Balkansky Rework) - Subtrakt
8.  Don Froth – Shakedown – Unreleased
9.  Austin Speed – Full Clip – Forthcoming Roguedubs
10. EshOne – Grahm’s Lamb - Forthcoming Roguedubs
11. Osal8 – The Grid – Unreleased
12. Skism – The Blank – Wicky Lindows
13. Austin Speed – Bloodbath – Forthcoming Roguedubs
14. Shock One – Adachigahara’s Theme – Viper Recordings
15. Balkansky – United – Subtrakt
16. Puppy Kicker – Devastating Effect – Unreleased
17. Depone – Part Time Funk – Forthcoming Roguedubs
18. Breakage – Rain – Digital Soundboy
19. Imogen Heap – Headlock (Puppy Kicker’s A Little Rougher Mix) - Unreleased
20. Calculon & Austin Speed – Lost (Austin Speed Remix) - Unreleased

A quick Q&A with Austin Speed:

How did you get into electronic music?

When I was about 13 or 14 years old I was listening to a lot of heavy metal and hardcore and I was trading cds with a friend who was into a lot industrial music like Scorn, KMFDM, Front Line Assembly, etc. I was intrigued knowing that most of that music was being done with synthesizers, samplers and/or computers. From there it was pretty much a natural progression on to techno, drum n’ bass and IDM.

How long have you been producing?

On and off for well over ten years now. I’ve gone through several different setups ranging from full hardware to using just a computer, which is pretty much where I’m at right now. I was producing techno for a while, but I’ve just started seriously producing dubstep within the last year.

What’s your ritual in the studio?

It’s a little bit different every time. Sometimes I’ll start by laying down some drums, then building the bassline and lead around that. Other times I’ll start with a sample that gets me inspired, or I’ll start playing a riff on the keyboard and keep adding more layers. From there, it’s just about getting the arrangement down, then a process of eqing and compression to get everything sitting right in the mix. One thing that I’ve found that works for me is to not force anything when it comes to production. If I’m not getting the sound or vibe that I’m going after, or if I’m hitting a wall on a tune I’ll just take a break then come back to it later with a refreshed perspective.

Who has made the biggest impact on you musically?

I’d be hard pressed to narrow that down, but I’d have to say that some of the older Autechre records really changed the way that I thought about music. The way that they use such abstract sounds to build deep sonic landscapes is really incredible. Another artist that inspired me quite a bit is Speedy J because of the sheer raw energy of his productions. More recently I saw Skream perform at a Pure Filth show in LA towards the end of 2007 and that was my major turning point in shifting my musical focus towards dubstep.

How do you see yourself, and San Diego in general contributing to the dubstep scene?

I co-founded an event production company called Sublmnl Sound System that I run with my partner, CRMNL, with the goal of throwing quality dubstep events in the San Diego area. We’ve hosted events with Joe Nice, Roommate, Djunya, SPL, and we’re bringing down Noah D in June. We’ve just started a monthly summer series that will feature a headliner at every show. We’d like to eventually see San Diego turn into a major hub for touring artists. As far as San Diego in general, there are some very talented producers from here that are starting to get national and international exposure.

How do you feel about the amalgamation of dubstep and techno?

Coming from a techno background I think it’s great to see the two genres cross-pollinating with each other. A few of the releases on Apple Pips, Hotflush and 7even are starting to bridge the gap. I’ve also started to notice more people that I knew from the techno community starting to come out to dubstep shows and they’re really getting into the sound.

I noticed you always wear fancy t-shirts, where do you buy them?

Ha ha! Yeah, that’s one of my guilty pleasures! Nordstrom’s usually.

What producers/dj’s are you feeling lately?

One of my favorites at the moment is DJG from San Francisco, he’s got a really nice techy sound and his production quality is incredible. A few others that come to mind are Subscape, 501, Von D, Truth, Mala and of course Jakes.

Thanks to FSTZ, PuppyKicker, CRMNL, Pure Boom HI-FI, Haleigh, and Katya, for the last minute questions