Pressure Drop Radio March 4 2010

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This show is dedicated to the skankin massive, as we begin the show with ska meets jungle courtesy of CHOPSTICK DUBPLATE. Also introducing the the track Riot Music by DONAEO.

DAVID RODIGAN is the Don

I hope you know of this heartical rasta man called David Rodigan. He is a selector of Jamaican music from time with a genuine love for that country. He also looks like your typical high school teacher. Watch as he destroys this dance against Poison Dart sound.

2010-03-05 FML Fridays, Brantford

Riot Music!

This track is just blowing up my brain. The vocal sounds so classic, especially “I’m comin!”. I swear that is a sample used in old tracks.

Out now on Digital Soundboy.

SHY FX mix (watch out for the bass drop):

SKREAMIX (watch out for the breaks!):

Pressure Drop Live – February 25, 2010

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80s dancehall to start the show!

DUB FX

This man is badd.

2010-03-26 | A NIGHT OF BASS CULTURE Ajax

We’re really gonna rockit!

2010-03-13 | BASS CULTURE Toronto

ARIES and TOUGHEST of CHOPSTICK DUBPLATE!

2010-02-28 | SURFACE Toronto

My word this is heavy! This is a rare opportunity to catch one of the best DJ’s bless the sound: C-RAT.

2010-02-27 | HIP HOP Kitchener

2010-02-26 | KRINJAH, DJ K Brantford

2010-02-25 | LOST IN BASS Newmarket

2010-02-27 | BOMB THREAT Toronto

Raggamuffins unite!

When KRINJAH and DEBASER are slotted as supporting acts, you know something BIG is going on because these boys are huge on their own. PHILLY CHEESESTEAK is another rude boy not to be slept on.

2010-02-27 | DROPPIN DUBS Toronto

Stickbubly has been making waves in Toronto on the past year alone. Catch him alongside quality producers ZEDS DEAD, HYDEE, and other heavyweights.

The Toronto dubstep scene continues to bloom.

2010-02-26 | BATTLE OF THE DJ’S University of Waterloo

2010-02-20 | CONNECTED, Kitchener

2010-02-20 | Gremlinz @ KILLA BEATS, Kitchener

If you like Pressure Drop, you will like GREMLINZ. This man has been part of the Toronto DnB cement for a long time, bringing the deep dark and rinsing sounds.

Pressure Drop Radio – Febuary 11, 2010

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Rollin it out in the new SoundFM studio! Starting with some lovers Reggae and Dancehall for Valentine’s. The new timeslot is 8-11 PM, 3 hours of lovely beats and bass. First hour Reggae and Rap, second hour DnB, third hour Dubstep. 90-180-140. Enjoy this recording without banter, due to SoundFM still being assembled.

Please help to support Pressure Drop and Community Radio! Donate by clicking here and mention Pressure Drop in the comments.

2010-02-17 | CULTURE CLASH London UK

I know this is way out of reach for probably anyone viewing this site, but I feel this one is momentous enough to be known worldwide. Can you say HEAVYWEIGHT?

About ubusound.net

You be you is a collaboration between individuals rooted in Jungle.

The sound of UBU is Pressure Drop Radio:
Broadcasting from Waterloo, Canada
Thursday 8-11 PM EST
100.3 SOUND FM
Channel 946 on Rogers Digital Cable
Streaming and chat room live: http://mini.soundfm.ca/listen.html
Podcasted here: http://new.ubusound.net/wp-rss2.php

We need to raise $600 per year!
SOUND FM is a cooperative radio station and a registered charity. Please support Campus/Community Radio in Waterloo by donating in the name of Pressure Drop:
online form
phone: 519-884-CKMS (2567)

2010-02-20 | ASC Toronto

ASC is a straight up amen killer.

2010-02-06 | CONNECTED SATURDAYS Kitchener

2010-02-06 | FIX Guelph

2010-02-06 | KILLA BEATS Kitchener

Breakage on RINSE FM

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Breakage holds down the Digital Soundboy show on RINSE from the 27th of January. Hilarious banter between him and Caspa, and the freshest in DnB and Dubstep Breakage style!

Breakage’s album, “Foundation”, is set to release on Digital Soundboy March 15.

Thanks to Hughagi for this link.

2010-02-11 | EMALKAY Toronto

2010-02-06 | COVER AND SONS Toronto

2010-02-05 BROCKUP SESSIONS St. Catherines

BROCKUP SESSIONS PRESENTS

“Dubstep Vs. DNB”

Featuring Dj’s

CAPRO (Surface, Syncronus, Atmosphere,Toronto) dubstep
REVA T (Brockup, Nocturnal, Toronto) dnb
FLAVA VS. CYPHER (Brockup, GME) dubstep
These local favorites are sure to never disappoint. Flava, the other half that is Brockup Sessions has a big mix style infused with dance floor smashers and anthems, and now more recently introducing some massive Dubstep sounds into his set. Along with long time Brockup resident Dj Cypher, whose style from the dark side is guaranteed to keep the dance floor moving. These guys will always keep the crowd jumping!

MORE TBA

2010-01-30 | MYSTICAL SATURDAY

2010-01-30 | Rusko

2010-01-30 | Killa Beats Presents

2010-01-29 | NATTYPHYSICIST @ FML v1.4, Brantford

Expect some real Ragga Jungle to be dropped on Friday in a oldschool style!

2009-12-04 | JSteele Events presents… Waterloo

Pressure Drop Radio – November 26, 2009

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This recording starts off with a part of the last episode of Conscious Beats on 100.3 SoundFM. DJ RAPH has been running this show for the last 5 years, playing Rap, Afrobeat, Dubstep, Reggae and the like. Always wicked flow and selection. We applaud Raph for his talent and dedication.

This was really the final Pressure Drop as well since next week will be a soundclash of all the Hip Hop Thursday shows. I threw down a retrospective combination of all things Pressure Drop, as much as I could fit in. It’s impossible to capture all the sounds coming out of this show from last 11 years, but this session contains cuts spanning from way back to the present and a few from the future. Thanks to all who tuned in over the years and all who participated in making the show fresh. Word is that SoundFM will continue in a new space come 2010. Regardless of what happens, Pressure Drop will move fwd.

2009-11-28 | The Badda Boom!

Pressure Drop Radio – November 19, 2009

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It’s yours! SoundFM has been serving the University of Waterloo campus for over 30 years. Pressure Drop started when I was a student in my second year at UW. It’s now clear cut that the students of UW do not want a radio station. This decision represents a huge lack of concern by UW students for the general community of Waterloo. The standard argument from nay sayers is that students don’t listen to FM, they listen to online streaming radio. That may be true, but the fact is that radio is free since receivers are cheap and abundant and internet is not. Radio can be heard by all, whereas internet radio cannot. Once again the poorer class gets hosed and the majority of UW students say they will not give $5 a year to help out. The University of Waterloo is now more of an island than ever before. The only student voices that Waterloo will now hear are the drunken ones.

Pressure Drop Radio – October 28, 2009

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Jacky Murda is the mastermind behind the cutting edge Jungle company Chopstick Dubplate. Not only a label, but also a mastering and cutting house, recording studio, and production team. Jacky runs Chopstick with his partners Kion and Tuffest (Survival NYC). This outfit is responsible for recording many essential dancehall artists and making some of the best ragga jungle around. Others have tried, but no one approaches the calibre of dancehall + techno fusion (that is ragga jungle) that Chopstick have. But recording thier own artists, and paying them, is just one thing that sets Chopstick appart. In this Pressure Drop, I play part 1 of an interview I conducted with the man himself, after his appearance in Toronto for the High Grade 3 Year Anniversary.

Pressure Drop Radio – October 15, 2009

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Still kickin’!

Pressure Drop Live – October 8 2009

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Fresh memories from an ancient time.

Pressure Drop Live – July 28, 2009

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Our featured selector this week was DJ KAPULET. KAPULET is now well known for concieving and producing the CCDNB podcast, playing only Canadian Drum and Bass. The podcast has gained a huge following all across the globe with people pouring out support for this worthy cause. If you want to know who’s making Drum and Bass in Canada, KAPULET is your professor. For all the aspiring producers out there, link KAPULET.

For the second hour of the show, KAPULET dropped a heavy jungle selection of all Canadian material, mostly dubs. Bigup KAPULET and keep making us proud.

Pressure Drop Live – October 1, 2009

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This weekend Guelph’s own KRINJAH comes to Toronto alongside Chopstick Dubplate co-founder JACKY MURDA for the High Grade 3 year anniversary. In honour of these living legends, I fling down murderation selected from thier catalogues.

Pressure Drop Live – July 2, 2009

Our featured selector this week was DJ NME

Pressure Drop Live – June 18, 2009

Warming you up with some fresh Dubstep for the first hour and dropping a few House tunes (yes House!) from Marco Del Horno’s new imprint Bullet Train Records. The second hour features KW selector DJ KAPITOL bringing a heap of classic moldy oldschool and ragga jungle. DJ KAPITOL is an underground champion in the KW scene, playing just about everyone’s events and running many successful jams alongside Jamie Learn (REBEL BASS & LEARN MEDIA).

Check photos from the show here.

This podcast also contains the first hour of Street Hop hosted by DJ CARMELO. That`s sick because the first hour is the local hour, jam packed with KW`s finest MC`s.

Pressure Drop Live – March 19, 2009

Pressure Drop Live – March 12, 2009

Guest DJ: FayKwoN.

Pressure Drop Live – February 19, 2009

New tings!

Pressure Drop Live – January 8 2009

It’s 2009 and Pressure Drop has been on the air for 10 years now!

In the winter of 1999 two UW Physics students, Hugh Merz and Nat Persaud, started a radio show called Pressure Drop on CKMS 100.3 FM. Using the Toots and the Maytals’ classic tune as their intro song, the show was an ecclectic mix of jungle, house, rap, reggae, and punk rock. Time slots and dj lineups changed over the years and the music was distilled down to it’s potent essentials: the drum and the bass. Even with this focus, the show has always maintained diversity in the music through the uniqueness of each selector, a concept that Hughagi summarized as “you be you”. Or, as Bucky liked to state, “every flavour catering to the raver.”

So big big respect and thanks to anyone who has tuned into the show over the years and caught the vibe. Also to every DJ that has participated: Hughagi, Scoobs, Shaft, C-Bell, and all the guests.

This week’s show was a bunch of new dubstep and drum and bass as well as some classics.

Pressure Drop Live – December 11 2008

Dubstep for the first hour with new ish from Zomby (‘One spliff a day’). For the last half, some new licks from DnB featuring the recently released on digital, ‘The Musician as Outsider’ coming from Paradox. Originally a triple pack vinyl on Reinforced in 2000, the album contains drums and funk galore.

Pressure Drop Live – October 30 2008

This marks a turning point for the Pressure Drop show. Hughagi, one of the two founding fathers of Pressure Drop, is moving, so he will no longer be making live appearances on the show. Nattyphysicist will be the primary selector from now on. This show features selections from nattyphysicist’s classic crates of dancehall and hip hop, as well as dubstep. Brand new cuts from dubstep and dnb were also thrown down.

CKMS needs your support! Please call 519-886-2567 or email pressurefeedback@hotmail.com to donate in the name of Presssure Drop. $5 will go along way in keeping the station alive. If you do not donate, the station will not last another half a year. Pressure Drop has been bringing the underground to your ear for almost 10 years on CKMS.

PARADOX – Oct 16 2008

This interview was done by phone, live on the Pressure Drop for UBU Sound. This was the day before Paradox made his 3rd appearance in Toronto, this time for the mighty Legacy crew. Hear what the tea bag drinking teacher has to say about the Amiga, Toronto, wobble, etc.

Pressure Drop Live – September 4 2008

Bigup all the FROSH listeners! Selections from the DUB side starting the show, followed by DUBSTEP and DRUMnBASS.

Pressure Drop Live – August 21 2008

Special 93-97 Jungle set from NATTYPHYSICIST.

Pressure Drop Live – August 28 2008

Only the first half of the show got recorded, but it’s 100% classic Dubstep!

Pressure Drop Live – August 14 2008

Three djs, we got down. The chatroom is in full effect, boyeee!

Pressure Drop Live – August 7 2008

First broadcast at our new time. Catch us every Thursday 9-11 PM during Sound FM’s Hip Hop Culture night. Max respect to Man Like Cover for representing in the chatroom. We rinsed two tracks off his new album. Bigup The Wax Jungle and Street Hop for the warm welcome.

Pressure Drop Live – July 17 2008

Second broadcast on Sound FM. UBU Soundcrew holding it down proper.

Pressure Drop Live – June 29 2008

Nattyphysicist and Hughagi dropping pure beat science on that ass.

Pressure Drop Live – July 6 2008

First broadcast on the newly minted Sound FM. That’s right, Radio Waterloo has been retired. Check out www.ckmsfm.ca for info on the direction the station is moving. Cbell and Hughagi taking you through this week.

Interview with Breaks of Dawn – June 22 2008

Breaks of Dawn [Rude Gyal Entertainment] is a relatively new and very active rising star in the Canadian Drum and Bass scene, playing parties all across southern Ontario and on Protokol Radio. We know her for her choice selections from the entire DnB spectrum, garanteed to move you on the dancefloor. Pressure Drop had her in for an exclusive live to air mix that was totally bangin, followed by an interview. Due to my computer going into standby during the show, most of the mix was not recorded here, but the interview is intact. Check out what she has to say about the things she loves. Maximum respect to Dawn for coming out! Reach her on facebook.

BREAKS OF DAWN – Jun 22 2008

Breaks of Dawn [Rude Gyal Entertainment] is a relatively new and very active rising star in the Canadian Drum and Bass scene, playing parties all across southern Ontario and on Protokol Radio. We know her for her choice selections from the entire DnB spectrum, garanteed to move you on the dancefloor. Pressure Drop had her in for an exclusive live to air mix that was totally bangin, followed by an interview. Due to my computer going into standby during the show, most of the mix was not recorded here, but the interview is intact. Check out what she has to say about the things she loves. Maximum respect to Dawn for coming out! Reach her on facebook.

UBU Studio Jun 12, 2008

Brand new dubstep aquisitions in the first half of the mix coming from NATTYPHYSICIST, followed by DnB pressure supplied by HUGHAGI.

nattyphysicist [dubstep]


Calm Down – COTTI featuring DOCTOR –
God Smiled – THE MOODY BOYZ featuring LEE SCRATCH PERRY –
Under the Dancing Feet – CLOUDS featuring TIIU – Argon
West Coast Rocks (Jeep Mix) – MATTY G – Argon
Panik Room – WALSH and KROMESTAR – Hot Flush

Noise Disorganiser – CASPA –
2KOUT – JAKES – Hench
Wobble That Gut – SKREAM – Skreamizm Volume 4
Find My Way (KODE9 RMX) – MASSIVE MUSIC – HYP006
Outmost – SCUBA – ABUCS004
Mud – LOEFAH – DMZ

hughagi [DnB]

Scoobs – June 2008

Scoobs dropping deep and heavy in this exclusive mix for Pressure Drop. Cutting edge dubstep biz. www.function45.com

scoobs [dubstep]


Evil Dub – TRENTEMOLLER
Cryovolcano – BLUE VITRIOL
Dungeoneering – TIME HECKER
Blocked – ANDY SCOTT
Descent – HEADHUNTER
Hooby – SILKIE
Shadowcasting – MARTYN
Kameleon – 2562
Titan (SCUBA remix) – INTEX SYSTEMS
Kozure Okami – DISRUPT

UBU Studio May 22, 2008

nattyphysicist [dubstep]
Blue Notez – MALA – DMZ
Cold Blooded – TOASTY –
Bushido – THE OTHERS – Dub Police
Lions Paw – RUSKO – Babylon: Volume 1
Locus Lotus

Pressure Drop Live May 4, 2008

Nattyphysicist jamming dub and reggae for the start of the show before getting into some dubstep pressure.

nattyphysicist [reggae, dubstep]
Mercy For the Needy (PRINCE JAMMY DUB) – Dennis Brown – Umoja
Something Special (PRINCE JAMMY DUB) – Dennis Brown – Umoja
Sons of Dust (PRINCE JAMMY DUB) – Dennis Brown – Umoja
Mr. Greedy – FUSTEP – Conscious Sounds
Clear Meditiation – CAPLETON

Never Get I Down – JAH MASON
Burro Di School – BURRO BANTON – Orange Street
Rootsman Party – SUGAR MINOTT – Orange Street
When Girls Stop Me – PINCHERS – Orange Street
Pass It Over – FRANKIE PAUL – Orange Street
Find My Way (KODE9 RMX) – MASSIVE MUSIC – HYP006
Electro Music – BENGA – Tempa026
Punisher (LOEFAH SE25 MIX) – PINCH – ZIQ163R
Fat Larry’s Skank (KODE9 RMX) – BENNY ILL & KODE9 feat THE CULPRIT – Tempa023
Cut End – GOTH TRAD – MEDI05
Outmost – SCUBA – ABUCS004
Quanta – HEADHUNTER – Initiate EP
Beta – SCUBA – ABUCS004
Wobble That Gut – SKREAM – Skreamizm Volume 4
Night – BENGA & COKI – Tempa030
Oskillatah – SKREAM – Skreamizm Volume 4
I Got To (VIRUS SYNDICATE MIX)- SIZZLA – Contagious
For the Smokers – MATTY G – ARG007
Raggamuffin Style (PRINCE JAMMY DUB) – Dennis Brown – Umoja

Pressure Drop Live April 27, 2008

Big respect to everyone who sent us MSN’s during the show (pressurefeedback@hotmail.com). Pressure Drop ran till 12 this week, but only 8:30-10:15 got recorded. Catch us filling in for Wheel Up Wednesdays, Wednesday 9-10:30 on CKMS. Pressure Drop now has a Facebook group.

nattyphysicist [dubstep]
Time Dub – THE TIME TRAVELLERS – DS1001
Lions Paw – RUSKO – Babylon: Volume 1
Haile Selasie I – HOODZ & 6BLOCC – Tribe Steppaz 2
Punisher (SKREAM’s Heavy Duty Mix) – PINCH – ZIQ163R
Sushi Brain – HEADHUNTER – Initiate EP
Outmost – SCUBA – ABUCS004
Thief In the Night – DIGITAL MYSTIKZ – SJR17212
Shake It – SKREAM – Skreamizm Volume 4
Crunked Up – BENGA – Tempa026
For the Smokers – MATTY G – ARG007
Bushido – THE OTHERS – DP008

hughagi [DnB]
original world – d-bridge
counterpoint – lynx
12 gauge – concord dawn and bulletproof
soul on fire – kaos, karl k, jae kennedy
break the loop – dope skillz
paper monster – krust
electric – commix
dreamin of dub – kubiks and lomax

Pressure Drop Live – October 16 2008

We devoted the first hour of the show to a guest mix from RUDEBWOY DJ alongside MC D FYNE STYLES in promotion of the RUDE SOUND CREW’s party on the 17th featuring TOP CAT live and direct. Brantford is popping off! Respect to all crews who made this happen. For the second half of the show we interviewed PARADOX in advance of his 3rd Toronto appearance, this time for the LEGACY crew. Hear what the tea bag drinking teacher has to say about the Amiga, Toronto, wobble, etc. Check Toronto Jungle for more Legacy events.

Pressure Drop Live – December 18 2008

DJ EVERBLUE drops an oldschool jungle lesson in the second half of the show. Pay attention as the teacher puts the chalk to the blackboard.

Pressure Drop Live – January 15, 2009

In honour of Dubb and Bass (Friday Jan 23 @ The Hive), the show started with a healthy serving of dub classics. That was followed by some new dubstep joints, and then some Amit, AK1200, and old KRUST. Catch NATTYPHYSICIST down at Nile (College and Bathurst, Toronto) for Ease Up next Thursday. Carmello will be holding down the Pressure Drop on that day. Also, NATTYPHYSICIST at the Hive for Dubb and Bass (Bigup Rebel Bass and Learn Media).

Both Amit and AK1200 are coming to Southern Ontario. Check the flyers on the main page.

Upcoming on Januray 29, BREAKS OF DAWN will be in the studio for a 1 hour live uninterupted set.

Pressure Drop Live – January 29, 2009

Loads of new material here before Breaks of Dawn blesses the decks with a special blend of dubstep and dnb. Rudegyal!

Pressure Drop Live – February 5, 2009

The roots rock reggae special!

Pressure Drop Live – February 26, 2009

Pressure Drop Live – March 5, 2009

Starting things off with some absolutely solid Reggae on the Easy Star label with the heartical voices of Sugar Minott, Tony Tuff, and Derrick Howard. Following that is a dub plate special coming from SCOOBS and then more fire.