2010 RECAP: Max Ulis of Lighta! (with podcast)

We big fans of Mr. Ulis. He dropped by early on in our infancy to lace us with a fantastic set & he’s been along the whole way with guidance & insight. He’s an unapologetic cat who has distinguished taste & a versatile skill set behind the decks. Through much of 2010 he’s been hard at work on his own productions, many of which will see the light of day in 2011.

Like many dubstep DJs, 2010 saw Max look outward for inspiration behind the decks. Exploring housier 130 bpm tempos, Max broadened his dynamic range so-to-speak. It’s inspiring to see some of the pillars of the scene embracing new sounds. Max will be back for his second sub⎹division on Feb. 11 with Daega Sound at Sugar. Details to come on that.

Max was gracious enough to deposit a tasty 30 minute mix of some of his favourite dubstep tunes from 2010 in our email – which we’ll just go ahead & make our 12th podcast (art & tracklist below). The theme is dark & rollin – Damn.

Max Ulis: “This year was a struggle in all sorts of ways. Artistically, monetarily, and emotionally this was a year of hard lessons. Music is not a path I would choose for anyone seeking a stable reliable income or lifestyle, but there is also nothing I would rather do than create and perform. That said, I am beginning to get better at choosing my battles and remembering to stay true one true thing: follow your passion and the rest will fall into place. When music really gets me everything else falls away, and this year I did not have nearly enough of those moments, but this sequence of songs did that for me during a set, they are kinda the last word in dubstep for me. Onwards and upwards, big up the fam, your support means the world to me.

My best moment of 2010 was following a renegade party at Prospect Point where I had been cuffed briefly because I was the only one around who looked vaguely responsible (I was behind the decks). The bike ride home was with my girl and old great friends listening to music from the 20s and 30s. If you haven’t biked through Stanley Park starting from prospect point and heading straight through the middle to the other side you really should, it is better with a soundtrack.

Love,
Max”

download sub⎹division podcast 12.0 mixed by Max Ulis

Max Ulis – Special
Breakage – Justified
Kryptic Minds – Six Degrees
Pinch – Get Up [Jack Sparrow Mix]
J Kenzo – Constant
Breakage – Higher
Seven – Masai Mara
Compound One – Perhaps The Darkness
DJ Madd – Dub Marine
XI & DJG – Putney Says