Dhruva is a producer, DJ and percussioninst in Sub Swara.
Sub Swara has carved a unique global footprint, leading with heavy ragga inflection, thick beats, wide basslines, and live organic instrumentation ranging from the drums and wind instruments of India to the marching horns of New Orleans. Their debut album Coup d'Yah showcases the signature vocal talents of Zulu (Ghislain Poirier, DJ C), MC Coppa (Al Haca, Stereotyp) Napoleon Solo (Goonda NYC), and Sub Swara's own rising star Juakali (Sub Swara, Kush Arora, Pinch, D1 and more).
Sub Swara Media Membership:
Become a member of Sub Swara Media (go to www.subswara.com) and get all kinds of exclusive goods. With a $30 annual membership you'll get:
- The Coup D'Yah CD
- One free VIP Entry to a Sub Swara presented event in NYC
- All 3 columes of Coup d'Yah Remixes
- All Sub Swara DJ Mixes
- 1 Sub Swara T-shirt
- 5 exclusive members-only Sub Swara tracks
-"The Sub Swara collective tosses a monthly party at Love, a club that boasts perhaps the clearest sound system in the city. That might account for the crew’s obsession with detail; Coup d’Yah is a sonically crystalline collection, with every drum hit sharp as a knife and each bassline deep as a canyon. But the real appeal of the album lies in the way it melds its dancehall and dubstep inclinations with Middle Eastern melodies, subcontinental percussion and ragga-style toasting into a spare, dark stew, with its precise arrangements keeping the focus on the funk."
-'Sub Swara deals with the most fascinating melt of sound - beats and bass laced with the elemental voice of Juakali...pure heaven...The Sub Swara mix was devastating - contender for mix of the year on the BBC Radio 1 show for real.' - Maryanne Hobbs, BBC Radio 1
-'The whole album is dazzling. Sub Swara manages to transfer the eclectic sounds of their New York club night to tape, bleeding and blending dubstep, ragga, dub, global elements and straight up dance music in a flawless manner that's always fresh, never stale. Their ability to fuse the dark with the subtle and danceable with the complex is a marvel' - Kid Kameleon, XLR8R Magazine
Sub Swara’s Coup d’Yah (Low Motion Records) is 100% fire. No exaggeration. The 12-track album, available now as a MP3 download, features vocals from Zulu, MC Coppa, Napoleon Solo, and Juakali - tomas Palermo - XLR8R Magazine, Bass Reaction (Blog)
'If you're looking for one entry track into this sound, look out for Koli Stance, a masterclass in swirling subcontinental tablas and warping dubstep bass' - Blackdown, Pitchfork Mediang subcontinental tablas and warping dubstep bass' - Blackdown, Pitchfork Media
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Big up! thx for connection approval, wish all the best:) I know, that all dubsteppers love filth and darkness - so got something for You - dub 666 - pure no strings FILTHY fun, feedback always appreciated - Rob - Substep Infrabass
Heya Dhruva, How's it going? How do I send you a message on here? I can't find the link! Looking to schedule a night in Seattle in mid-July in Seattle and wondering if you could make it out to perform... Lemme know how to contact you. Thanks! Hugs, Jen
whats up Dhruva, it was cool seeing you in Frisco, lets colab on some musique, hit me up, genie “What is Scratch Guitar” airs on U.S. and U.K. national TV!
