MANTIS 062 + the 3rd Anniversary Show archive DOWNLOAD / STREAM / iTUNES / RSS broadcast 28/05/2010 / 2:04:08 DVNT DJ Food + DK – Sentinel (Shadow Guard) [Ninja Tune] PMT – Necromancer [En:vision] Hardfloor – The Trill Acid Theme (ERP remix) [Hardfloor] Kraddy – Android Porn (Si Begg Vs. K-The-I??? Re-Fix) (Alternate Instrumental) [Equinox [...]

In 2005, the Wu-Tang released Wu-Tang Meets The Indie Culture Vol. 1, and MANTIS are ecstatic to have an exclusive mix of the follow up Wu-Tang Meets The Indie Culture Vol. 2: Enter The Dubstep. Headed up by previous MANTIS guests, Hellfire Machina, this release is huge.

As Vol. 1 sought to introduce hip-hop fans in general, and specifically, the famously large, loyal and diverse fan-base of the Wu-Tang to the burgeoning world of underground hip-hop, so Vol. 2 seeks to expose another untapped resource of underground talent, skill and artistry to this very same avid and intrepid fan-base.

The project serves a double purpose as well: many of the pioneers and practitioners (DJ’s and producers) in the Dubstep world came up in a time when Wu-Tang ruled the international airwaves. Unlike much commercial hip-hop, the immediacy of Wu-Tang’s sound spoke to many outside of the scope of the typical hip-hop fan, across oceans and at home. Their music and style helped to shape an emerging artform that hadn’t yet defined itself. Now, in 2009, as dubstep continues to grow, expand and encompass more styles and subgenres, the Wu-Tang sound is reintroduced into the mix, to spawn a new and unique musical crossbreeding, that is greater than the sum of its constituent parts.