Jason Mundo

************************************************************ *********************************************** INTERNATIONAL AND US PRESS AND INDUSTRY CLIPPINGS BELOW: ************************************************************ *********************************************** source: www.bostondubstep.com, March 2008 The Lone Star state hosts one of the country’s most popular Dubstep Events, DUB ASSEMBLY, with a record label under the same name, Dub Assenbly Recordings is responsible for some of the genre’s heaviest tunes as of late.. On the buttons, knobs and faders is Jason Mundo, who has been at the forefront of Dubstep since it evolved as an offshoot subgenre of UK Garage, and Sub Low. With his 6th DA release MUNDO has pushed the barrier of modern dubstep’s clone syndrome sound and has included his own unique signature with sub frequency tremblers like “LOW”. His earlier works includes a vicious 4x4 bassline thumper , “Lonely People” which takes the Beatles classic and skillfully crafts an aural feast of low end bass attacks and filter sweeps that is down right insatiable. source: www.bostondubstep.com, March 2008 ************************************************************ *********************************************** Brasil Dubstep Blog Tranquera.org lists Mundo "Low" and Mundo "Down in the South" as two of the best of 2007. source: DJ Kowalski, www.tranquera.org, listed March 2008 ************************************************************ *********************************************** "[Mundo]..one of brightest stars this side of the pond!" (from Surya Dub event flyer, San Francisco, October 2007, Surya Dub won Best Club Night award in SF in 2007) ************************************************************ *********************************************** Mundo Dub Assembly UK/Ireland Tour 2007[July 28 2007– Newcastle, www.no-fi.org.uk] [August 4 2007– Dubcamp Scotland, www.dubcamp.co.uk] [August 5 2007– Licktronica, Manchester, Common Bar, Edge Street] [August 9 2007– Platform 1, Corsica Studios, London] [August 10 2007– Kontakt, Leicester, http://www.myspace.com/kontaktdubstep] [August 14 2007– Streamizm.com, Brighton] [August 16 2007– Drumz of the South, Plan B, Brixton http://www.myspace.com/drumzofthesouth] [August 18, 2007 - Wobble 3 - Dublin, Ireland] ************************************************************ ***********************************************Modeselektor charts Mundo "My Sound" Dub Assembly Records at #3 in their top 10 on residentadvisor.net - July 2007 ************************************************************ *********************************************** (from: The Wire UK, May 2007) Don’t assume dubstep is an exclusively South London phenomenon: check the feverish workrate of Jason Mundo, a Texan. This is his third single in as many months, and by the time you’re reading this, no doubt another plate will already be pressed up. Mundo is a disciple of the bottom end, with trademark bass drops. His tunes can be played across dub, dubstep, and breaks sets with equally devastating effect. The bass on “My Sound” comes fully formed, rolling consistently throughout the track with an almost Techno feel, while “Burn it Down” is a choppier breaks affair, breathless with call and response rhythms and intermittent DJ grunts, It’s dub, but not as we know it. – The Wire UK, May 2007 ************************************************************ ************************************************ DA004 Review – www.suburbantrash.c8.com - May 2007Dub Assembly is becoming more and more one of the top labels at the moment ************************************************************ ************************************************ DA004 Review – www.smallfish.co.uk - May 2007The 4th installment in Mundo's series of 10"s is just as much of an essential as the rest. Taking the Dubstep sound into stripped down, utterly Dubwise territory, his production totally does the sound justice with pulsating beats to keep you nodding and some killer, speaker shaking basslines. Add to that the atmospherics that keep it sinister and moody and you've got yourself another pick of the Dubstep bunch. Class. ************************************************************ ************************************************ DA004 Review – www.phonicarecords.co.uk - May 2007Texan dubstep maverick Mundo returns with his fourth release and two ultra heavy & dark dubstep monsters that'll rank pretty high on the richter scale! ************************************************************ ************************************************ DA004 Review – www.boomkat.com (UK) - May 2007Jason Mundo keeps loading them up thick 'n fast, now onto the 4th release in the Dub Assembly schedule, further defining his deep south dubstep ideal. 'Big up' runs with an 808 styled riddim, taking the same T la Rock/Mantronix reference point as Loefah and now Kode9 (check this weeks Soul Jazz release), and shackles it to a snarling bass for an effective dancefloor driving sound. 'Threat' comes down with the fear on the flip, entering an echo chamber of dread and foisty ganja smoke for cinematic effect ************************************************************ ************************************************ DA003 – www.phonicarecords.co.uk - April 2007Mundo is on a roll churning out those heavyweight 10'' as if it were the easiest thing on the planet. The good thing is that the quantity has not affected the quality! "My Sound / Burn It Down" are two heavy dubstep cuts that will make your speakers tremble with fear and the ground around you vibrate like a mofo. It's still pretty difficult to believe that this guy's not a south Londoner! ************************************************************ ************************************************ DA003 Review – www.smallfish.co.uk - April 2007The third installment of the Texan Dub Assembly series is yet another dark, heavy, completely dubwise rekkid. Rough beats and heavier basslines than the previous releases this, once again, features Lifted MC and has a beautifully produced, spacious flavour. For fans of the good stuff this is a definite must. ************************************************************ ************************************************ DA002 Review – www.phonicarecords.co.uk - March 2007Rolling in with distant steel drums and heavily compressed percussion Mundo hacks in some Distance style metal guitar chops over a bassline that could almost be Pinch's 'Punisher' bass, but isn't. Hooking up with Lifted MC for the B-side spreads the wide open skies of his native Texas over the Molasses thick b-line and an irresistable steppers rhythms for a worldwide dubstep killer. ************************************************************ ************************************************ DA002 Review – www.smallfish.co.uk - March 20072nd release for us on the Texan Dub Assembly labal and once again it proves to be at the top end of the Dubstep ladder. Superbly heavy, beautifully dubby and full of heavy-duty sound effects and tones. Good use of vocal samples punctuates the pulsating basslines and stilted beats and, generally, if you're a fan of this sound you absolutely can't go wrong with this. Very good indeed. ************************************************************ ************************************************ “…[Mundo] Alongside Matty G (Argon) and Juju (NarcoHZ), the USA is making big waves on this side of the dubstep pond. KILLER! “, Boomkat.com (UK) , February 2007 ************************************************************ ************************************************ Dub Assembly 001 – Boomkat Single of the Week (February 2007) ************************************************************ ************************************************ …”plunging deep into the sort of bassline most UK producers would kill for” Boomkat.com (UK)on “I Stand Rasta” (DA001) , February 2007 ************************************************************ ************************************************ “he sounds more like a south Londoner judging by his production skills.” "Still Stand Rasta" comes at you all guns blazing with a monstrous bassline that will decimate any soundsystem that is not up for the job.” – Phonica Records, London, February 2007 ************************************************************ ************************************************ “jason mundo blasts off the dub assembly label with two dubby killers, revealing an innate grasp of underground uk styles.” Rough Trade (UK), February 2007 ************************************************************ ************************************************ “Heavy reggae flavoured dubstep killer cuts - TIP!!!” – Hardwax.com on DA001(Berlin Germany), February 2007 ************************************************************ ************************************************ #5 on the Chemical Records top 40 Dubstep/Grime Recommended Chart (DA001) – Chemical Records.co.uk, February 2007 ************************************************************ ************************************************ Mundo interview on DallasDancemusic.com, Jan. 2007 Interview with Mundo here - http://www.dallasdancemusic.com/archive/2007/january/ ************************************************************ ************************************************ “The #1 UK Garage DJ in the USA” – BBC Radio 1xtra, DJ Cameo - April 15 2006******************************************************** ****************************************************"J.R. Ewing. Jack Ruby. Troy Aikman. Jason Mundo – all names that have put Dallas, Texas on the map.” - XLR8R Magazine – November 2004******************************************************** ****************************************************2-step/U KG Guest 12” Reviewer – XLR8R Magazine – November 2004 ************************************************************ ************************************************Breakbeat & UKG Guest 12” Reviewer – Feedback Magazine – September 2004 ************************************************************ ***********************************************“Jason Mundo of Dallas is, without a doubt, one of the leading garage and breakbeat producers in North America” – Urban Renewal Event Flyer, Durham, North Carolina, April 2004 ************************************************************ ************************************************ “One of America’s Most Renowned UKG DJ’s”–BC Transit Prod. Event Flyer, San Francisco California June 2003 ************************************************************ ************************************************ “Considered One of the Best UK Garage DJ’s/Producers in the Country”, True Brother Crew Prod. Event Flyer, Santa Fe New Mexico, June 2002******************************************************** **************************************************** “[One of] five of the most promising up-and-coming two-step producers here at home.” URB Magazine U.S. July/Aug 2001 ************************************************************ *********************************************** URB Magazine Next 100 Artist selection – April, 2000 ************************************************************ *********************************************** SXSW performing artist - March 1999 ************************************************************ *********************************************** ..
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