Desto | Makowrap (VIP Mix)
Desto has been one of the very few Finnish dubstep producers to make his way into the bedroom of the international arena. Haunted by the sounds of artists such as Kraftwork and Benga, Desto found his sonic niche deep within the tightly knit, underground beat movement in Helsinki. It’s really no surprise that he was drawn to the blossoming scene- at just three years old, Desto preferred Kraftwork’s Computer World to nursery rhymes.
As he recalls, the scene emerged in 2006 when a few forward-thinking producers began to throw “squat parties” (those free from the restrictions of the legal club scene and hosted in secret indoor locations), which gradually evolved into weekly club nights run by wunderkinds such as Tes La Rok and Dead-O of Clouds . In regards to Finland’s particular brand of dubstep, Desto comments-
“I’d say that the Finnish dubstep sound is the way it is because we’ve always made sure that the nights include all styles instead of just throwing in the most popular banger after banger. Back in ’06, dubstep was the genre that invited producers to build around a loose framework of 140 bpm and sub bass and bring in their own musical influences, which appealed to us. Nothing in dubstep was ‘big’ or ‘dirty’. It was about the sound really. We just like to keep it diverse as we come from different musical backgrounds and histories.”
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His latest piece, a tune inspired by the title-track of last years Makowrap EP , is rich with cheeky synths, surly beats and a finespun baseline that together weave an undeniable groove. Desto draws heavy influence from the sounds of the Commodore 64, an 8-bit home computer introduced by a now defunct manufacturer, and it’s presence is certainly audible in this mix.
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[photo courtesy of the lovely Ivanna Besenovsky via f o t o g r a f i a ]
