Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on March 2012

Before Skrillex and his three Grammys, there were the likes of UK dubstep innovators Pinch and V.I.V.E.K. The pair head up the 2012 installment of Drum & Bass Sessions’ Dubstep Warz nights at Unit. Pinch (Rob Ellis) delivered one of dubstep’s best-known opuses in the form of darkly mystical “Qawwali,” and he’s just released the 61st installment of legendary London club Fabric’s live-mix CD series. Making his Japan debut, London’s V.I.V.E.K brings old-skool dub stylings to his own take on modern dubstep.

Unit, Mar 24 (listing).