Ever earlier in the eternal monologue that is Soundtracksforthem I stuck up some links around bassline/niche. Partially I was looking for some more pointers, none came - but I did stumble across DJ Venom through a mention elsewhere online. His Maximum Carnage mixtape is getting serious dues around parts of the net at the moment, it's well worth a listen if you can let yourself get past parts of the real ready for chipmunking vocals scattered through out.

The shout outs from Drop The Lime, DJ Assault, Starkey and others on the mixtape will give you some idea of who and where is converging through niche, sure to make it a much fuller part of their own sounds. The Smugpolice blog's worth keeping an eye on for more of this, while over at Fact magazine K-Punk looks at bassline as the feminine yin to the male yang of grime and dubstep.

Labels: bassline, dj venom, In Me Ears, mixes, niche