Rastafarians, as part of their culture, adhere to a strict diet that includes no meat, and mostly fresh fruit and vegetables.  Having this kind of a diet in Rastafarian culture is referred to as “Ital“.  The primary goal of adhering to these kinds of dietary principles is to  increase the purity of the food they eat.

Although you won’t be seeing dreadlocks on my head anytime soon, the overall Jamaican influence of this track was inspired by my own dietary experiences lately.  The food I eat these days generally does not include processed food, high amounts of fat or sugar, and as few preservatives as possible.  Doing so has certainly benefited my well being overall.  I think that having learned about Rastafarian culture over the years has, to some degree, helped me understand why it is important to care about what you eat.

So, I’m returning the favor with some deep-dub reggae.

Karl D – Rasta Breakfast

Using a well known sample from Method Man and Redman’s “How High”, this track is similar to some other dubstep work I’ve produced.  I’m finding my style in this area can be significantly more chilled-out than some of my influences, like Skream! or Rusko.

This concludes the “Mumble and Slouch” EP, which can now be downloaded in its entirety in the Downloads section.  I hope to bring you some more great content soon.

Karl D – Faces of Death(Download – Right click and choose Save As)

This first mix contains 11 dubstep tracks, sourced mainly from material available here on randombeats.com.  There are also tracks from other artists included here(some of which were remixed on the fly), especially some that you might not normally consider “dubstep-appropriate”.  However, this mix is all about breaking free from tradition and creating one’s existence in their own life.  This is Future Chillout Dubstep.

Tracklist:

1. Karl D – The Exchange(Remix)
2. Karl D – Toxin(Edit)
3. Karl D – 5_04
4. NIN – 3 Ghosts 1(Karl D Re-Edit)
5. Benga – Light Bulb
6. Skream – 0800 Dub
7. Karl D – 3_06
8. PRGz – Stop and Go(Loop)
9. Kosheen – Marching Orders
10. Karl D – Futuredub
11. Above and Beyond – Home

Karl D Presents – Future Chillout Dubstep(Download – Right click and choose Save As)

There is a common theme among this collection of tracks, which wasn’t my initial intention when publishing “3rd Level Down“, but by the release of track 2, a cohesive concept for the EP had been formed. I’d rather not discuss the unifying concept among these tracks, but rather you listened to them and took your own understanding from the body of work as a whole.   My guess is that you may draw a different meaning than what is my central intention, and yet that’s what thrills me the most about the meaning of music as a form of communication.  Our own perspectives shape the meaning of the piece.

“Takedown” justifies it’s title with tough wobbling basslines and forceful drums.  This dubstep slammer is decidedly menacing, which you may find generally inconsistent with the sum of my work as a whole.

Karl D – Takedown

This track will be part of an upcoming EP, entitled Artifice, that will also include “3rd Level Down“.  Expect a few more tracks to be released before the full album will be included in the Free Downloads section.

Karl D – Sinister

Headphones or good bass speakers reccomended – this wobbly track will give those subs a workout!

May take a while to load – this one’s in hi-quality 320Kbps format.  Enjoy a free download of this new song.

Karl D – Toxin(download)

This new dub tune is still uptempo and modern enough that we can call it dubstep.  It started with the childlike keyboard sound throughout the track.  However, along the way I became tempted to turn up the “whiteboy reggae dial” to 11, which brought in the piano elements.  Overall I’m very pleased with how it turned out.

This was a great remix to do mostly because of the vivid transformation the track took on.

“I know you’re out there. I can feel you now. I know that you’re afraid… you’re afraid of us. You’re afraid of change. I don’t know the future. I didn’t come here to tell you how this is going to end. I came here to tell you how it’s going to begin. I’m going to hang up this phone, and then I’m going to show these people what you don’t want them to see. I’m going to show them a world without you. A world without rules and controls, without borders or boundaries. A world where anything is possible. Where we go from there is a choice I leave to you.”

-Keanu Reeves, The Matrix

This is one of two new songs that will be released for free in the Downloads section as part of the forthcoming  Existential Funk: Remixes and B-Sides EP.

I discovered dubstep last year and it gave me a renewed excitement for electronic music(not to say that it’s ever faded).  Being a huge fan of D&B and dub, I instantly fell in love with it.  It seems slow enough to chill out to, and yet fast and tough enough to dance to.  It all depends on the producer’s intent.

For more on all things dubstep, visit my favorite dubstep site, Bassfaced.  Meanwhile enjoy this tough dubstep track.

The track is glitchy, minimal and persistent, and I think it turned out nicely.  If you like this, you might also be interested in an artist called Boxcutter.

This is the last random beat post for volume 1 – meaning that all the “1_” posts will be available for download here.  Subsequent finished volumes(defined as 30 minutes of music) will be posted in the same place in ZIP files for you to download.