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AUDIO: BPM Smith
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BPM Smith,
whose Downtempo Electronica and Drum & Bass mixes have been
broadcast on the WORD’N’BASS Show at 104.1 FM in the San Francisco Bay
Area since 2002, is also streamed live on the Internet. He performs in
the mix from 10:30 pm to 1 am PST on Friday nights. Here is the
real-time
stream from the 104.1 FM studio, which broadcasts 24/7.
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| April 20,
2008: |
It’s
become a yearly tradition here at WORD’N’BASS to post a special 420
Drum ‘N’ Bass set and today’s no exception. BPM Smith makes a slow
take-off with Banco de Gaia before launching into the heavy bass
stratosphere with producers like Young Axe, Greg Packer, Kinetic and
longtime favorite Photek, among others. Also listen for some white
label surprises and a "Novocaine" chaser with John Rolodex &
Synoflex.
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| April 16,
2008: |
The
basslines are low and the energy is high in this BPM Smith Downtempo
set, which
marks his traditional kick-off of the WORD’N’BASS Show. Hear chilled
out producers like The
Cinematic Orchestra, Jazzanova and UNCLE plus Electro pioneers
including Lorne, Midival Punditz,
Petersky and a remix of Neotropic in this session of slow cooking beats.
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| March
19, 2008: |
In this latest Downtempo mix BPM Smith launches
the WORD’N’BASS Show with producers like Dragonfly, Plaid and West Side
Chemical while gradually bumping up the BPM to Electro and Breaks
artists Starkillers, Aphex Twin and DJ Icey. Watch for an appearance by
the legendary William S. Burroughs and get your latest taste of chilled
out beats while they’re hot.
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| February
19, 2008: |
The Martians are coming! BPM Smith opened last
Friday's WORD'N'BASS Show
show by remixing a surprisingly jazzy track from longtime staple D.Kay,
then dropped a series of bass bombs with producers like BSE, Jade, Nu:
Tone, Noisia and Klute. Watch for intermittent spaced out effects
throughout this mix, plus Morphine’s spoken word transition cut to DNB
beats.
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| January
27,
2008: |
It’s time to once again enter the chill out
chamber, where lounge lizards relax and bass heads settle into ambient
beats. Here BPM Smith mixes Downtempo staples such as Air, Kid Loco, A
Forest Mighty Black, Luke Slater, Voom Voom and Meat Beat Manifesto,
among others. As always, WORD’N’BASS.com presents this to you
organically mixed and served fresh, with no editing of the original
broadcast.
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| November
18,
2007: |
In this latest mix, BPM Smith churns out a fast
and fluid DNB set that includes the latest breakthrough producers like
Trei and Psidream while giving a nod to longtime artists from the UK
such as Aphrodite and Klute. As always, this mix is presented
"unfiltered," served raw and unedited from the original live show.
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| July 2,
2007: |
BPM Smith kicked off last Friday's
WORD'N'BASS Show with chilled out producers like Boards of Canada,
Tarwater and Tommy Guerro, then transitioned to the quicker beats of
Purple, Alchemy and Genetic to close out the set on a dreamy note. As
always, this set is presented without editing of the original live
broadcast.
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| April 23,
2007: |
Last Friday night BPM Smith whipped out the
heavy
bass bombs to mark 420 with producers well known for emphasizing the
lows such as Skc, Calyx and DJ Fresh. Also watch for BPM Smith's remix
of Nu: Tone and a blunted track by A-Sides with MC Fats. Naturally, he
rounds off this extra long set with -- who else -- UK producer Big
Bud. This mix is presented "unfiltered," with no editing from the
original live broadcast.
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| January 15,
2007: |
BPM Smith cooked up some Drum & Bass at the
104.1 FM studio during the Martin Luther King holiday weekend. Here he
remixes Sasha and Banco de Gaia during an ethereal intro, and follows
with producers like Scaler, Nu:Tone, Loxy & Ink, and Aphrodite.
Once again, this mix is organically prepared with no editing of the
original live broadcast. New set added on January 15, 2007.
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| November
12,
2006: |
BPM Smith enters the chill out chamber in this
mix with hip hop producers like DJ Krush and Bomb the Bass, and slowly
raises the beats to Electro pioneers such as Moloko, Sasha and Laurent
Garnier. As always, this set is organically cooked without editing of
the original live broadcast. New mix added on November 12, 2006.
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| October 1,
2006: |
In this set BPM Smith cooks up some white
labels, mixes them with tracks from producers like Cubix and J-Laze,
and simmers for one hour before toppping off the D&B smorgasborg
with some Total Science and another white label. This mix is presented
"unfiltered," with no editing from the original live broadcast. New mix
added on Oct. 1, 2006.
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| August 14,
2006: |
BPM Smith cooks up another fast and fluid Drum
& Bass set to satisfy your appetite for beats. Taut with remixes of
new tracks from D Kay and A Sides, he also drops in some Klute, Big Bud
and AK 1200 that are the staples of every healthy D&B diet. As
always, this mix is presented "unfiltered," with no editing from the
original live broadcast. New set posted on Aug. 14, 2006.
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| July 1, 2006: |
BPM Smith dropped bass bombs on the radio during
Fourth of July weekend, remixing tracks by Aquaski and D. Kay with High
Contrast and Klute standards. Look for unexpected vocal samples from
rock music notables Steven Tyler and John Cale cut to beats. Once
again,
WORD'N'BASS.com brings you a raw set that's unedited from the original
live broadcast on July 1, 2006.
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| May 19, 2006: |
BPM Smith, host of the WORD'N'BASS Show
broadcast in the San Francisco Bay Area on 104.1 FM, brings the fun
back to Drum & Bass with another woofer-rumbling set. Here he cooks
up fast and fluid beats with remixes of Nu: Tone, Vice Versa, the E-Z
Rollers and more. As always, this mix is presented "unfiltered," with
no editing from the original live broadcast on May 19, 2006. |
| April 14,
2006: |
Drum & Bass is back in the house. BPM Smith
whips out the white labels, remixes tracks
by Chris Su and and Native Minds, then drops the bass
bombs with producers like Sonar and Raw Thang. This mix is presented
"unfiltered," with no editing from the original live broadcast on April
14, 2006. |
| January 27,
2006: |
BPM Smith also mixes Downtempo. In this set he
gradually lifts the BPMs from chill out producers like Peace Orchestra
and Boards of Canada to mid-paced Electro tracks from John Digweed and
others. This set is served raw, with no editing of the original live
broadcast on January 27, 2006. |
| January 20,
2006: |
In this set BPM Smith mixes the newest tracks
from producers like Sonic and SKC with classic works from DJ Crystl and
Klute. This mix is presented "unfiltered," with no editing of the
original live broadcast on January 20, 2006. |
| May
27,
2005: |
BPM Smith cooks up a Drum & Bass set that
typifies his “blunted” style, which has unconventional samples and is
heavy on remixes. There is no editing of the original live set that was
broadcast on May 27, 2005.
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| Feb 11,
2005: |
This unfiltered Drum & Bass mix has no
editing of levels, samples, or transitions from the original live
broadcast on February 11, 2005.
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