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For the last few years, the Generation Bass Blog
has been exposing listeners to the hottest new trends in
global/electronic/dance hybrids. From Dubstep, Kuduro, Cumbia, Barefoot,
Kwaito, Laser Bass, Moombahton and more, the blog has pioneered a host of
exciting new sounds that can be defined under an umbrella category they
describe as Transnational Bass . Generation Bass has carved itself out a great
reputation since it began life in February 2009, now amassing over 1 million
visitors in the space of just over 1 ½ years.
Generation Bass has been voted a Top 10 blog by AfroPop Worldwide and has
been covered on various South American TV stations and mentioned as a
highly influential blog by broadsheets worldwide, including the UK's Guardian
Newspaper, as an essential source for new Transnational Club sounds. It has
also been cited as a major influence by other big blogs like The Fader and
Diplo's Mad Decent and has inspired a whole new crop of imitators.
Transnational Dubstep is the first major compilation to document the groundbreaking
fusion of dubstep and world music. Compiled by Generation Bass
co-founder DJ UMB in cooperation with Six Degrees Records, the record pulls
together some of the most exciting new producers in electronic music who are
incorporating sounds from around the planet with the bass bin shaking thump
of dubstep. By utilizing influences from Cumbia to Balkan- Chinese to Indian-
Middle Eastern to Japanese- the songs on this unique collection represent the
cutting edge vanguard of a whole new electronic sub-genre that is ready to
capture the ears and imaginations of listeners world-wide.