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Dubstep Then… And Now

I (Katie) was looking over old photos and emails from my time in England (2004-05) the other day, which prompted me to look through a brief part of 2006 when this label was founded.

I’m a fairly sentimental person – which I fully own up to being (especially around this time of year).  What amazes me, though – is how much dubstep has broke through the typical “I listen to x genre and my music is better than yours” barriers present within the electronic music scene and become so popular.

3 years ago, membership on dubstepforum.com was about 5,000. Today? 37,250. That’s impressive growth!

When I started getting into dubstep, I never imagined that it would play such a prominent role in my life.  Moving to Bristol was an experience in and of itself, and to be a part of such an emerging and growing genre’s popularity while I was there? That was immense.

Moving back to the states (east coast), I paid attention to Dub War, which was at the time, the closest event to me (at over 600 miles away!).  I flew up for the 1st anniversary – which was an insane experience as well as the start of some great friendships.

Dub War is a great example – the first anniversary was held at Avalon, and at the time the event was quarterly, and the crowd was small and close-knit.  I attended the 4th anniversary event at Love earlier this year, and my how Dub War has grown!

WMC was another crazy experience, growing from a 50-person room at the ViRAM party in 2008 to the largest area in 2009.

We may be hard at work on ISSUE003 behind the scenes, but we’re always paying attention to why we do this. We’re a part of something much larger than ourselves, and the talent we want to expose only keeps growing as time goes on.

So here’s to looking back and seeing where we came from, as well as looking forward to see where we’ll be going.

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Monday, December 21st, 2009 History, Scene No Comments

PI on Soundcloud

Recently updated Soundcloud. Check out our first 2 releases there. Don’t forget to comment if you’re feeling the vibes.

Be sure to head over to Chemical Records & Boomkat to pick up ISSUE001 & ISSUE002.

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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 News No Comments

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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 News No Comments

Myspace relaunch.

Head on over to http://myspace.com/pressingisuesrecordings to check out the newly revitalized page to coincide with our return.

If you haven’t already, add us there…Oh, and big up your faces!

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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 News No Comments

ST Holdings & Pressing Issues march on…

We have just received confirmation from our distributor, ST Holdings, that are green-lighted for our 3rd and quite likely 4th vinyl releases. So what does this mean? Well, it means you can expect some very exciting music on the horizon, very soon! It also means, that you, the public will again have the opportunity to decide which tracks make the album! Also, we’re proud to announce that we will be offering our music in digital format. We will be updating the site more in the coming weeks with details and links.

Keep it locked!

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Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 News No Comments

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  • Dubstep Then… And Now December 21, 2009
    I (Katie) was looking over old photos and emails from my time in England (2004-05) the other day, which prompted me to look through a brief part of 2006 when this label was founded. I’m a fairly sentimental person – which I fully own up to being (especially around this time of year).  What amazes me, [...] […]
  • ISSUE003 Submissions and Voting December 4, 2009
    As mentioned before, ISSUE003 is well underway. We alluded to the fact that some things have changed in our previous posts, and here’s where you’ll notice the most difference. Background For ISSUE 001 and 002, the community submitted tracks for consideration by the committee, who selected the top 10 tracks. These were put up for a vote on [...] […]
  • Attention All DJ’s – Sonorasaurus Has Been Released! November 23, 2009
    We’re excited to announce that the iPhone DJ app, Sonorasaurus, is now for sale in the Apple iTunes store. (buy here) This app has received a bit of attention pre-release, including a mention on The Unofficial Apple Weblog, and a review by PI’s own Katie Morse on candidkatie.com. Sonorosaurus is a project by Pajamahouse Studios, one of [...] […]
  • PI Members Cure and Hexadecibel feat. in Discorder Magazine November 18, 2009
    DJ Cure and Hexadecibel, two of our committee members, were recently featured in Discorder Magazine.  We’re slightly bias, but we happen to think a lot of these two guys! Check out the article here – or read the article below (emphasis ours): Arti­cle text: Cure & Hexadecibel Big Bass Booming By Dashiell Brasen Cure & Hexa­deci­bel — Art by Aisha Dav […]
  • A Brief History of Pressing Issues October 27, 2009
    Once upon a time…. Ok, so it’s not like that. But we do have a cool story, and for those that are new, we want you to really see how this label started. It all started with a post by boomnoise on dubstepforum.com.  The post went something like this: Discussion picked up and went on for a total [...] […]

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