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[TMN Resident Artist] Figure + the music in his ears

Posted by Bryn Carter - January 3, 2013

Can I just say what an amazing month it has been hanging with one of TMN’s favorite dubstep artists Figure? This has been one fun month of reading about how he got to where he is today, what is next for him in the music world, and of course sitting down for a hilarious interview where we learned about Jordan’s and cats and Bill fuckin Murray. Before we let him go though, we had to ask Figure what music he is digging right now. As we all know artists listen to their music day in and day out but that doesn’t mean they don’t take the time to jam to other show-stopping artists and pull influence from the beats made around them.

So here they are, Figure’s top 5 jams of the moment:

1. M machine – Moon Song
2. Torqux – hit me
3. Deltron 3030 – pay the price
4. Vaski – The Nile
5. Skrillex – The reason

TMN: What about any artists who you just think are unbelievable?
M Machine and Brown & Gammon always are on my top

TMN: Biggest influence?
El-P’s old production

Enjoy these off the wall jams and a big ass thank you to Josh for hanging out with us this past month, it has been all our pleasure and we wish you mad success in the upcoming year. Monster on!

’Pay the Price – Deltron 3030 EVENT II’

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Kanye West – MERCY (Figure Remix)

Posted by Blas Yaselli - June 15, 2012

We have seen some pretty monstrous remixes of Kanye West’s the swagger-filled track “Mercy”, by Barbaric Merits and more recently by RL Grime & Salva. The aggressive lyrics paired with the strong and confident wobbles of dubstep are a perfect match for any producer to take advantage of. Well my friends, Figure is not just any other producer, and this is not just any other track.

Figure, Lord of Darkstep, has lowered “Mercy” into his own twisted and demented realm of sharp melodic shadows and destructive haunted basslines to form a being larger than its predecesor with an unsurmountable heavy roar of electronics. If The Music Ninja ever releases a Dictionary, we guarantee that our definition of HEAVY will be:

heav·y [hev-ee]
1. Any fucking track from American dj/producer Figure: See. Mercy Remix
2. of great amount, quantity, or size; extremely large.

’Kanye West – MERCY (Figure Remix)’

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[Free Download] XV & Wiz Khalifa – Gobstopper (Figure Remix)

Posted by Blas Yaselli - January 21, 2012

XV, born Donavan Johnson, first gained major attention after the release of his twelfth mixtape Everybody’s Nobody in 2009. Obsessed with comic books, action figures, web surfing, and roleplaying video games, he does not always fit the stereotype of hip/hop which is why he stands out above the rest. Packing an amazing flow and a thoughtful lyricism, he has now become one of the most popular upcoming rappers in the US, not to mention an extensive list of collaborations with Pusha T, J. Cole, Kid Cudi, Chiddy Bang, and Wiz Khalifa, among others. Dubstep producer Figure, to which we had the chance to catch up to him after Christmas for an interview (coming soon), is known for creating tracks that ooze with heavy and dark melodic undertones and while this track is no where near as dark, its slow burn bass definitely makes this a heavy remix. With the lines of dubstep and hip/hop always blurring, Figures remix of Gobstoppers documents in just a few minutes, how far both genres have come. It is fresh, heavy and completely raw.

The release coincides with Benzi & DJ E-V’s Reckless Wobbles mix, also available for free DL.

Download:XV & Wiz Khalifa – Gobstopper (Figure Remix)

’XV ft_ Wiz Khalifa — Gobstopper (Figure Remix).mp3′

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