Caspa & Rusko

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Many turn the last month of the year into a merciless chasm-filling throng of merriment and shiny cheer; and we are no different. Although we're not ones to embrace the commercial surface; we draw our happiness from below. And we mean way down low, propelled by a constant, almost omnipresent sub bass, mirth drowned deep in tension, dark delicious moody music and for many the future sound of London. That's happiness, masked as dubstep delivered readily by two of the new guard of sub soldiers, Caspa & Rusko. FABRICLIVE 37: CASPA & RUSKO is an almost perfect blend of dark narcotic melancholy and up front torrential dancefloor delight, all wrapped in cavity filling ridiculous low-end bass destruction and delay. Brought together by a love of each other's music, Caspa (25-year old Gary McCann) and Rusko (22 year old Chris Mercer) are considered part of a new breed of dubstep talent, sweeping the deep furrows of ground laid bare by peers like Digital Mystikz, Iration Steppas, Kode9, Skream and Benga, mixed with their own jump up comical party fresh and somewhat relentless sound. Coming together from Leeds and London with mutual loves of dub reggae, drum'n'bass, hip hop, and as fans of their own scene, Caspa & Rusko have been DJing and producing for just a few years, yet have been representing the dubstep dream the globe over as music fans from all corners draw them into a constant stream of performance and release requests. Their musical roots are somewhat similar, with both having delighted in their musically involved upbringings.

"My whole family was musical. My dad was a record collector, he was mainly into punk but collected everything across the board. There was always a lot of that music in the house growing up. I used to love jungle, at school I remember swapping tape packs and will always remember this Brockie & Det tape I had. My brother was into a lot of hip hop so I listened to a lot of artists like Wu Tang Clan, Mobb Deep and Nas. Soon after, I was listening to a lot of Rawkus artists and MCs like Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch and Common. Musically I had everything going on around me."

"My mum used to sing in a band called "Ventura Highway" right up until about 3 months before I arrived. So I was on stage before I was even born! It was like this weird kind of country/folk music. She used to play the mandolin too. So I used to have musical instruments and guitars everywhere around me in the house. I've still got a banjo somewhere and I play bass and saxophone too. I spent two years at music college but never went to lectures, they had amazing studio facilities so I made the most of them instead."
Caspa & Rusko

Caspa & Rusko definitely recognise a crossover between the dub reggae, garage and drum'n'bass scenes and pull the best elements from each to make the sounds and sets they do, injecting this breath of fresh air into their selection for FABRICLIVE 37. Having chosen a new generation of artists from all around the world, picked because of their tried and tested audience reactions, this mix is as true a testament to the sound this duo emanates as it is to the sound of now.


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Tracklisting:

  1. Listen
    1
    Caspa
    Born to do it
    Sub Soldiers
  2. Listen
    2
    L-Wiz
    Girl From Codeine City
    Dub Police
  3. Listen
    3
    Caspa
    Cockney Violin
    Dub Police
  4. Listen
    4
    Uncle Sam
    Round the way Girls (Tes La Rok RMX)
    Argon
  5. Listen
    5
    Rusko
    Jahova
    Sub Soldiers
  6. Listen
    6
    Caspa
    The Terminator
    Sub Soldiers
  7. Listen
    7
    Cotti & ClueKid
    Legacy
    -30
  8. Listen
    8
    Matty G
    50K VIP
    Argon
  9. Listen
    9
    The Others
    Africa VIP
    Dub Police
  10. Listen
    10
    Distance
    V
    Chest Plate
  11. Listen
    11
    Caspa
    Big Headed Slags
    Sub Soldiers
  12. Listen
    12
    Rusko
    Too Far
    Sub Soldiers
  13. Listen
    13
    Coki
    Sponge Bob
    DMZ
  14. Listen
    14
    Caspa
    Louder
    Pitch Black
  15. Listen
    15
    Caspa & The Others
    Well 'Ard
    Sub Soldiers
  16. Listen
    16
    Unitz
    The Drop
    Dub Police
  17. Listen
    17
    Rusko
    Hammer Time
    Dub plate
  18. Listen
    18
    Rusko
    Mr Chips
    Dub plate
  19. Listen
    19
    Orien
    Look At My Eyes
    Dub Police
  20. Listen
    20
    The Others
    Fun House
    Dub Police
  21. Listen
    21
    Rusko
    2 N A Q
    Sub Soldiers
  22. Listen
    22
    Rusko
    Cockney Thug
    Sub Soldiers
  23. Listen
    23
    Rusko
    Cockney Thug (Buraka Som Sistema RMX)
    Sub Soldiers
  24. Listen
    24
    Skream
    Guru (Power Hour)
    Tempa
  25. Listen
    25
    Rusko
    Beta Max
    Dub plate
  26. Listen
    26
    D1
    Im Loving
    Tempa
  27. Listen
    27
    Caspa & Rusko
    Rock Bottom
    Destructive Recordings
  28. Listen
    28
    Orien
    Rainbow Tear Drops
    Dub Police
  29. Listen
    29
    ConQuest
    Forever
    Dub Police
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