Roland Dubbs - Huh!

Whipped up a little NYE treat for you lovely lot. Just wanted to do something simple and bouncey. Hope this does the job :)

Roland Dubbs - Huh!

MEGA MEGA MEGA...catch up post!

Normally when people blog after a long absence they sign in with "Oh I'm sorry but things really got on top of me", or "I've been totally slack, sorry dudes". We read these statements and never really feel much empathy towards our fellow bloggers. Now, I'm not asking for extra Christmas cards or anything, but I do ask you to listen to my story and search deep within you for your xmas spirit and share my pain that was November and the first part of December.

November starts and some fat (technically she was pregnant, but I was angry) idiot proceeded to pull out in front of my new car for no reason other than that she is an idiot.

It was a 40mph road, so I did my best to swerve but had little chance. After much paperwork and extended phone call bollocks, I managed to persuade her insurance to fix my Audi A3 T Sport ('oooooh' I hear you say!). It has been almost 7 weeks now though, and I still haven't got it back. Total cost to her - £5k. Merry Fucking Christmas, bitch.

Then to make matters worse, the tossers that are Ofsted (big major scary school inspectors for those that don't know) decided to contact our school and tell us they could drop in anytime over the next 20 working days (4 weeks to normal people). So for four weeks everyone at work has been mad tense and overworked. Needless to say, they fucking arrived on the 20th of 20 days (CUNTS). Things went well, but it has only been this last week in which I have managed to return to normality!

Fuck, what am I on about - you people aren't arsed about any of that, you just want some music!

Right then - the important stuff...

Here is the latest episode of the adventures of Roland Dubbs courtesy of Mr. Hope! (Click to view) I've been sitting on this for a hot minute, ironic it should include my car! As friends, we constantly push each other to do better. I asked him for a new comic, he asked me to make a tune to accompany the comic. He delivered this to me - an alien themed mini story. So I created my tune "The Lonely Life Of A Misunderstood Alien".

It's very ambient, with lots of luscious sound design on my part. I must admit, I had just bought 'The Future Sound Of Russia' on Hospital's awesome label, so I dare say there was some inspiration from the likes of Bop et al. It's definitely a different sound for me, but I do love experimenting with all the styles and demonstrating what I can do! Enjoy!!

Roland Dubbs - The Lonely Life Of A Misunderstood Alien

Next on the list is another tune I made. It's very tight technically and one I'm very proud of. Again, it's the not the jacking, wonky sound of my few more popular tracks, nor is it another trip down dubstep lane. It's uplifting, and more dancey with a very catchy hook and some simply gorgeous homemade sounds that sink so well into one-another. Read "Deadmau5 on a comedown" and your about halfway there.

Roland Dubbs - Once Magnificent

NYE PARTY TIME!

As you may already know, I am a regular guest at Thirsty Ear's awesome nights at The Harley in Sheffield. Good friends of the blog, Paulo and East have been putting on slammin' shows for years now, recently featuring Chimpo, No Fakin' DJ's, Boca45, Paul White, DJ Woody, Kidkanevil and Bullion to name but a few.

They have records on the way, mashups under their belt, and recognition from some big labels, record stores and proper headz. There is also a radio documentary featuring Thirsty Ear and myself coming out in January on UK Undiscovered, detailing where we came from and how we got here. It features input from lots of people including some of my tunes! Definitely one to watch out for! Anyway, on NYE @ The Harley they are having a fucking HUGE party. It's already been featured in Exposed magazine as the best place to be on NYE in Sheff. I'll let them explain it to you...

TE say farewell to 2009 and hello to The New Decade in the only way we know how...WITH A SAVAGE PARTY!!!
We'll be taking over The Harley - And throwing the coolest, cheapest, alternative NYE bash in town. Expect the best in Reggae/Dancehall/HipHop/Funk/Soul/Beats/Breaks/Bass/Dubstep/DnB/& Everything Else Inbetween!

We'll have the Full Thirsty Ear DJ Crew playing our biggest & best tunes of the year. With some Special Guest DJs we've picked up along the way this year. Plus warm-up from Thirsty Ear Jukebox 45s!
Drink promos...Carling £2 Double Spirit & Mixer £2.80 Bottle Of Wine £7 Shots from £1 & More!
9PM-3AM (+beyond)
FREE ENTRY BEFORE 11pm! ONLY £2 ENTRY AFTER 11pm! LAST ENTRY 1am

How's that for a catch up?