For this rv_cast we bring you the first installment of “Blipswitch 2009 Mixed” a full-length mix compilation compiled and mixed by Blipswitch Digital label boss J.Rogers.
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Blipswitch Digital is a record label based in San Francisco, and J.Rogers describes it as having “a core sound focused in dubstep, minimal/techno, tech house, and all the bubbling areas in between.” Their first release was in July 2008, at a time when the minimal sound had saturated the European electronic music scene, but was still popular in the US. Dubstep was on the verge of explosion in the US around then too, and the label aims to fuse the best elements of both sounds. With artists on their roster like Alland Byallo, Chris Fortier, Eskmo, Dave Aju, Antiserum and Coalition of the Killing, and support from the likes of Mary Anne Hobbs, Richie Hawtin, Headhunter, [a]pendics.shuffle, 2562, Xpansul, and John Tejada, it’s clear to see that the label is on an upwards trajectory.
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I’m usually a little reluctant to delve into full length commercial compilations as there’s no shortage of great mixes you can find for free online. However, this one is a little different as it’s being released in conjunction with the unmixed tracks—which will be available exclusively in the rv shop a week before everywhere else—and it’s also being podcast two weeks prior to it’s release. I’m not sure what it makes this mix then… part promotional tool and part commercial compilation perhaps? Either way, it’s definitely worth a listen! (more…)