Kirkus is a good friend of our here at Squitty Bubbler. It never fails to amaze me how much filth this guy has in his arsenal, and a lot of it is on his label Execu7ion Records.

Here is a little info on the Gentleman himself:

Name: KiRKUS aka Kirk Malcolm

Age: 28

Location: London

Label: EXECU7ION RECORDS, MASS-EXECU7ION, ULTRAGORE, CHRONOS, FOUL PLAY

HOW DID YOU FIRST HEAR ABOUT DUBSTEP: I first heard about dustup through a friend, they played quite minimal stuff so i wasn’t that interested in it at the time. Then another friend showed me some filthy stuff and this is ware it all began for me. Early 2009 I made my first dustup track witch released on Dirty Circuit Recs. From there I went on to release on many different label

WHY HAVENT YOU RELEASED ANY MUSIC THIS YEAR: Good question! I have been working hard this year to make some brand new sounds and I didn’t want to rush anything. This year I have made many tracks what will never be released but I will give them all out for free on the Free for all EP due to be out late December. Then I have the Fuck Yeah EP out 09/01/2012 Beatport exclusive. Then from Feb there will be a string of releases from me on Execu7ion recs every 2 weeks.

HAVE YOU HAD ANY HELP FROM ANY OTHER PRODUCERS? IF SO WHO: Every 1 helps each other in this scene, thats what makes dustup the best scene out there atm. I have had tons of help from good friends like: CHRONOS RECS, SLUGGO, ALE FILLMAN, HULK, DAYN, KASKET, JMANIC,

WHAT OPPORTUNITIES HAS YOUR MUSIC GIVEN YOU: I have been able to meet and collaborate with some of the best filthy producers out there

DO YOU PLAY AT EVENTS: I have played at many events SUBMISSION, JUNGLEDUB, DIRTBOX to name a few.

ANY PRODUCERS YOU ARE CURRENTLY EXCITED ABOUT: Well I signed 3 new guys to my label Execu7ion Records witch i’m excited about, Omerone, Skunkshaft and Pinque. All of them have there own unique styles witch i love. Many sick releases coming from them guys starting with Pinque on dec 12th with CODENAME: SEXII EP, 1 outright nasty dustup track and 1 electro dance floor smasher!! Skunkshaft – Angles Cream EP out 23/01/2012 beatport exclusive, Omerone – Back Again EP out 06/02/2012 beatport exclusive.

WHAT PRODUCTION SOFTWARE DO YOU USE, AND YOUR SETUP: I have 1 pc running FL9 and massive, this is used to make some quick stuff. Then i have the Macbook pro with: Logic, Pro tools & Reason witch i make the longer tracks on.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY: I love squittybubbler

And here’s a little info on the artist Skunkshaft, who has kindly contributed a free, heavy hitter for you loyal Christmassy bass heads out there:

Skunkshaft – Stupid Freak DOWNLOAD LINK

Alex Shulgin aka Skunkshaft is a Russian dubstep producer who is relatively new to the whole bass music scene, but is proving to be a very fast learner. His shift in focus from hip-hop production to dubstep/dnb late in 2010 seems to be paying off nicely for this new bass mechanic. His first release on Dawn Of Music Records: ”No God But Dub“ received large support from dubstep podcasts and radio stations across the net. His latest release “Break The Walls” recently released on Abstract Logic Recordings is proving that Skunkshaft is definitely a name worth checking for.