Davwuh vs Burial...

Back in the tail-end of 2011, we spoke to Davwuh about what he had planned for the future. Here's what he said:

"I love doing remixes of tracks just as much as I like making originals and I have an ambitious idea for an album full of remixes that I'm working on next."

Well, it looks like he got round to completing it, because recently he revealed to the world, Davwuh vs Burial, a remix of Burial's self-titled debut album.

Ambitious is a bit of understatement, especially with regards to Burial's status as "untouchable". With one of the most rabid sets of fans, it was always going to be tough to convince people this was a good idea, but my advice is to check it out. While at times you can sense a struggle to refit some of the more awkward tunes (Night Bus, Gutted) and in some cases doesn't stray too far away from the source material, it's admirable that he made this an entire project, not just another soundcloud free download, but something that he's spent over a year on. 

When it comes off, it really comes off, especially on tunes where Davwuh add his own personal touches to the percussion, shifting a kick to an unexpected place perfectly on U Hurt Me or adding shuffle to the hard-hitting Wounder. In my opinion, his greatest feat is on his rework of Southern Comfort, taking away some of the menace and ruff n tuff moodiness of the original and replacing it with a downcast, melancholic soundscape that suits this remix album to a tee, a perfect retrospective on an album that's still making waves today, seven years after its release.

Grab it for free from the Davwuh vs Burial bandcamp page or by clicking here if that's unavailable (Fans maxed out his downloads on Bandcamp!)...

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Davwuh - Hong Kong

Check out the latest album from self-release extraordinaire, Davwuh, another concept album titled Hong Kong.

With this album, and others, Davwuh cements his place as one of the most underrated producers I know of. Each album is well crafted, putting together a great narrative of whatever story he's created. The albums have perfect flow, and they work best when listened to from start to finish in one session, a rarity for garage releases.

Whilst his immersive pads and rattling drums are impressive, what Davwuh does better than most is his leftfield melodies, which very few producers seem to be confident enough to try, if they even have the ability at all. Crucially though, they aren't complex for complexity's sake, a risky move when melodies like this can turn into guitar solo-esque overblown nonsense. Davwuh keeps it subtle, but still stands out.

Don't just clock opener Still In Hong Kong and assume you've got another downcast, ambient-led bass music album. Davwuh knows when to up the ante and put a smile on your face, something that's primarily "listening" music that would work equally well in the dance.

Hong Kong, more than other releases he's put out, seems to gather his myriad influences into one place, cohesively grafting together HYPH MNGO era Joy Orbison, with 1992 hardcore, turn-of-the-millenium grime, the man Burial era Burial and still-interesting dubstep with ease.

As far as I can tell, this is mostly new pieces, but some of you may recognise pieces such as the stark Iridescent Sky. As always, he's not asking for much for his album, so you can't really go wrong.

Grab it on his Bandcamp page now.

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Night Tracks 037: Davwuh Guest Mix

I've been working on a few tracks with Davwuh that you might've seen if you follow me on Soundcloud, and after we interviewed him before, he presented me with this great mix and asked if I wanted it. One glance at the tracklist proved that I did. Check it out below, and/or download it here.

 

 Davwuh - Broken Lights
Burial - Distant Lights
El-B - Amazon
VVV - Dolven
Volor Flex - I Miss You
Davwuh - Death Poem
Rihanna - We Found Love (Davwuh Remix)
Ghostek - Feathered Skies
Subaeris - The End
Fedbymachines - Will This End?
Davwuh and Budeaux - Faded
Davwuh and +3 - Artifact
Synkro - Look At Yourself
Spurv - Atlanta (Sangam Remix)
Davwuh - Sepukku
Davwuh - Samurai
Digital Mystikz - Misty Winter
Loefah - Goat Stare
Mala - Blue Notez
D1 - Cocaine

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Davwuh & Budeaux - Untitled

Yo. I am ill. For now, take this currently untitled tune by Davwuh and myself, Budeaux. New mix by me coming tomorrow.

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A Recommendation - Davwuh - Pharaoh

This is a combination of recommendation and interview really. Today, we've got the Liverpool-based producer Davwuh in to tell us a little about himself, and his new self-released album, Pharaoh, which is a collection of tracks with AMAZING drum and synth work, quality vocal snippets that are perfectly placed, and pummeling relentless bass. Check it out here (or by clicking the artwork below), and read on to see what the man himself has to say...

NT: Hey man, can we get an introduction for those that haven't heard your stuff yet?

D: I'm Davwuh, a 25 year old producer from Liverpool, UK. I've always made dark, deep dubstep, but experimented with wobble tracks before returning to make darker sub-bass tracks in the future garage style on my new album Pharaoh.

Davwuh - 2 Souls

NT: How long have you been producing music? What sort of styles do you produce?
D: I started making music when I was 13 or 14, so over 10 years ago now. My first "program", if you'd call it that, was Music 2000 on the Playstation, where I was making cheesy chart trance music with the premade samples. That led to Dance Ejay on my PC when I was 15, Sony Acid when I was about 16 and eventually getting Reason when I was 19 which I have been using consistently for the last 6 years or so. All that time I was learning music theory, practicing guitar - and I have dabbled with playing the keyboard a bit too.
I produce all kinds of styles of music and across my HDD you'll find hundreds of songs I've written ranging from prog rock, to metal, to film soundtracks I have done for friends and my own enjoyment. As for electronic music, I've tried it all - DNB, psytrance, house etc. But my main style is dubstep and garage and has been since around 2006 when I first got hooked on the sound - I immediately tried to emulate it. From there, future garage evolved and I latched on to that as it was always closer to my original sound, which was similar to the likes of DMZ, Skream, D1 etc. than the popular dubstep sound of today. I've tried my hand at louder, wobble-based tracks and had some success with my last album, but that sound really isn't for me, future garage is what I'll be doing going forward - or at least a loose variation of future garage.