The “Eye Live” setup features at 15-foot LED structure in the shape of their mysterious “Eye of Providence” logo accompanied by an equally eerie laser lightshow. The official debut will come on March 2nd at the 5000-person Congress Theater in Chicago with Zeds Dead, Dillon Francis and AraabMuzik.

Check out this video of the eye

Lucky Date & Midnight Conspiracy released the remix EP for their dubstep hit “Veyron” today on Beatport. Check out Bassex’s remix of Veyron.

From the comfort of your own home, nestled amongst your couch
cushions or out at a live gig immersing yourself in the deep bass, as fans of dubstep you can’t not be excited for the new year and all the potential bursting out of it.

The Sound of 2012

With the success of 2011 behind them leading dubstep artists have already been recognised for their potential in the coming year by several leading bodies in the musical industry. First, let’s take a look at the success of Flux Pavilion, the producer behind THE dubstep classic of 2011 “Bass Cannon”. No other tune summed up 2011 more concisely and his other work has been used extensively in sampling by other artists and producers. August saw Flux’s “I Can’t Stop” feature on Jay-Z and Kanye West’s album Watch the Throne. 2012 proves to be an even bigger and better year for Flux as he was named on the shortlist of the BBC Sound of 2012, which is of course a critically acclaimed BBC Radio poll of music critics and industry figures. This is clearly a sign of things to come and with recognition from a leading industry experts, it’d be difficult to suggest that dubstep isn’t heading for chart success and Flux will be up there with the best.

Next up, is the leading star of 2011, Skrillex. LA-Born Skrillex firmly positioned himself amongst the big players in the genre throughout the last year and even earned himself the MTV EDM Artist of the Year seeing off competition from other genre leaders including deadmau5 and Swedish House Mafia. This again, has got to be seen as testament to the growing popularity of dubstep and its advent to the top in 2012. Skrillex is known for his non-stop touring and will be in the UK, Germany and US in the first half of 2012. Skrillex also featured in the BBC Sounds of 2012 and came in fourth place, a position previously held by artists including Plan B and Glasvegas, who went on to gain chart success and acclaim. All these accolades coming in Skrillex’s direction are showing that dubstep is emerging from the underground and becoming more popular amongst mainstream music fans.

From screamo to Skrillex

Casting off his previous guise as the singer in scream band From First to Last, Skrillex has forced himself to the forefront of dubstep and after his storming 2011, 2012 is going to be even better. Responsible for remixes of some serious big players including Lady GaGa and The Black Eye Peas, Skrillex is edging his way into the mainstream one track at a time. Launching the OWSLA record label in the middle of last year, we can expect more from Skrillex and the artists he chooses to work with including Zedd, the German electro house group.

Knife Party paving their way to further success

Another artist we predict will be instrumental in the development of dubstep in the mainstream has already collaborated with Skrillex. Knife Party, are a side project of drum and bass festival hit Pendulum and are already making waves across dubstep. Working with Skrillex on the track “Zoology” and then later featuring on Swedish House Mafia’s “Antidote”, released in the US on 16th December, there’s much more to come from this new development from Australia’s finest EDM artists.

As more and more artists are seeing their tracks remixed by dubstep artists, their popularity widens and there is more scope for experimentation. With TWO dubstep artists featuring the BBC Sound of 2012, this really is an indicator of how things are looking for the New Year and how dubstep is believed to be edging its way into mainstream radio air play and charts. Rather than being banished to late night pirate shows, dubstep artists are featuring increasingly in mainstream prime time radio features and this is set to continue throughout 2012.

1. Make My World [Vinyl & Digital]
2. Nasty Shit [Vinyl & Digital]
3. Giving Up [Vinyl & Digital]
4. Flying Missiles [Vinyl & Digital]
5. The Jungle [Digital Only]

From the press release:

Coming off the back of a lengthy tour of the US towards the end of last year and following an anticipative wait for fresh releases, we are happy to announce that Trolley Snatcha is making his long-awaited return to the label for the first time since 2010’s ‘One Trick Pony’ EP with a lethal double pack of chaotic concoctions the likes of which only Trolley Snatcha could be behind.

Delving straight in with ‘Make My World’, a shuddering 808 intro gives a nod to his hop hop influences before flipping it on its head with a juddering midrange b-line and extra-terrestrial synths. Up next ‘Nasty Shit’ delivers exactly what it promises; Sidechained pads and detuned synths set the scene for the neck-snappin’ drum line and fierce bassline which create a ferocious, jarring bounce. ‘Giving Up’ shifts the mood letting the diva vocals take centre stage as he crafts a stadium sized production around them while ‘Flying Missiles’ rounds off the vinyl, an intergalactic journey led by the electric sound palette and impeccable bass manipulation. For those that buy digital, the package comes with bonus track ‘The Jungle’ to sweeten the deal. Revealing yet another string to his bow, Trolley constructs a tough 4×4 drum line that lays the foundations for the glitchy synths and swelling low end, a fittingly rude climax to his latest EP.

Trolley Snatcha has long since proved he is a label stalwart delivering track after track of pure quality so it is no wonder why he has had such a serious effect on the scene. His ever-expanding sonic palette and creativity herald a big future for this young producer.

The new Dubstep Chart feature makes it easier to discover new tunes that people are listening to this week. The main difference between this chart and the traditional charts is that it’s ranked based on the number of  times people have listened to a tune. This can be a great tool to find new, or even old tunes.

Moving onto this Blog, and why we’ve made it. If you know Dubtune you’ll know that since it was created at the beginning of 2009, it’s been purely a Dubstep listening service with very little editorial content. We’ve found more and more that artists and labels that want exposure are asking for a blog post, so we’re giving it a go.

“I’m excited to finally present “The Complete Cellout vol. 01″. Most of the of the tracks on here that aren’t remixes from other artists are versions of my songs I completely reworked from the ground up for the Celldweller 2010/2011 Live Show. I’ve put a ton of time into remixing and reproduction but I’m not the only one who put a lot of time and effort into making this disc into something you could bang your head or shake your booty to. Drivepilot, Bare, Blue Stahli, J Scott G, Joman, Josh Money & Toksin lent their skills and turned this disc from being “pretty good” to being “totally badass.” Hope you enjoy it as much as we all enjoyed making it.” - Klayton

“The Complete Cellout Vol. 01″ is available worldwide on iTunes, Beatport, Amazon, FiXT Store and all other major digital outlets.

Listen/Stream all of “The Complete Cellout Vol. 01″

“Frozen” (Celldweller vs Blue Stahli) Music Video

“Own Little World” (Klayton’s We Will Never Die Mix)