Dubtek - Fever

Recording info

Kyle Schab, aka Dubtek, has been an instrumental player in bringing the dubstep sound to the Seattle underground for the last five years. As part of the Shift Crew, Dubtek's been pushing the dubstep sound since the mid '00's, first as a producer and later as a DJ. In each role, he's seen critical and popular acclaim as his releases have been featured on a host of cutting edge dubstep labels including Shift Recordings, Trust in Music, Terminal Dusk, and Paradise Lost and has had his tunes supported by a who's who of dubstep players including Triage, Droid Sector, Matta, and Boot. In addition he's become a Seattle fan favorite with an ear for the underground and a big bass sound, as he's shared billing with a host of dubstep elite including N-Type, Caspa, 12th Planet, Babylon System, and SPL to name a few.

On his inaugural release for Vicious Audio Dubtek stays true to his roots, creating deep bass soundscapes with a heavy sound while managing to stay intelligent and away from anything that could be described as 'bro'. Fever plods along through the night, as light siren stabs and ghostly ambience create a sense of space between the kick-snare attacks and the beastly bass line. On The Tennant, things start off harmlessly enough but get decidedly darker as a heavy, chugging bass line pounds along at a steady clip. Both dark and heavy, with drops that fall like a ton of bricks, this release stays true to the original dubstep credo: let the drums and the bass do the talking and leave the fanfare and sirens to the electro jocks and their cool hair cuts.