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From The Desk Of Amor De Días’ Alasdair Maclean: King Soly

Amor de Días—the duo of Alasdair Maclean (Clientele) and Lupe Núñez-Fernández (Pipas)—just released debut album Street Of The Love Of Days via Merge. (Those of you who speak Spanish know that the band’s moniker translates to “love of days,” hence the album title.) Maclean and Núñez-Fernández worked on the 15-track LP for more than three years, and it features guest spots by the likes of Louis Philippe, Damon & Naomi, Gary Olson (Ladybug Transistor) and Danny Manners. Maclean and Núñez-Fernández will also be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our brand new Q&A with them.

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Maclean: Dubstep is probably the most talked about British electronic music style of the last decade, to the extent that it’s on the verge of becoming a joke here in the U.K. It’s pretty much everywhere. People chuckle as they tell tales of their clueless mates who were in nu-metal bands and are now “dubstep producers.” This is exactly the moment, eight years too late, that people like me prick their ears up and get interested. Funnily enough, back in my youth, as well as listening to dusty records from the ’60s, I liked drum ‘n’ bass records by people like Ray Keith and Dead Dred, who, as I understand it, are now seen as the fathers of dubstep. Out of the people I’ve heard, Burial is great, but my favourite is King Soly. “Tamil Dub” and “Wicked King Of Persia” are wonderful tracks. The cheesy dialogue samples get on my nerves a bit, but the sheer, slow heaviness and the space is extraordinary. It’s my tip for the top (eight years too late).