Yes, It's Really Rusko!

With so much buzz surrounding such a breakthrough sound mechanic, how could BBC Radio 1 and Pete Tong not offer 23 year old Christopher Mercer (AKA Rusko) a chance to show the world what he can mash together in a two hour period via Essential Mix. As we all know, no Average Joe gets an essential mix, and with that being said it's plain to see that Rusko has put in a solid amount of work to obtain the priviledges he has today. Born in Leeds in 1985 to a musical family, Rusko was constantly surrounded by a musical crowd, whether it was by his families pianos, guitars, banjo’s or saxophones, or in his later years when the heavy reggae and dub sound systems of Leeds took over. With support and a jump-start help from SupDub, Chris was introduced to the widespread style of Dub Step music, investing heaps of time in the connecting of himself and the music. The result: A production genius toting a Degree in Music Performance and an impressive array of original tracks and remixes that have been making people go off the walls. As a producer, Rusko has proven again and again that he's more than prepared to bring some heavy sound and to continue his reign of keeping it ruthless and absolutely insane. His sound continues to develop with different BPM’s that lean to Jungle, House, Hip-Hop & Electro, ensuring that you can immediately tell a Rusko track when you hear it. The Essential mix is an aural concussion to say the least, with rapturous winding bass wobbles that wiggle into your head with no intention of leaving. A ridiculous tracklisting boasting such collaborations as Crookers, Clipz, Caspa and Diplo is the icing 0n the cake, and at that the rest is up to you.

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Rusko - BBC Radio 1 Rusko Essential Mix (12-13-08)
Full force Dub Step filth at its finest, delivered for 2 Hours straight. Prepare your ears for some grinding and smashed up bassline love courtesy of Rusko

Rusko - Scareware (Feat. Clipz) (Original Mix)
Jakes - Rock The Bells (Original Mix)
Rusko - Gogogadgetrusko (Original Mix)
The Quemists - Dem Na Like Me (Subscape Remix)
Stenchman - Prime Time Swine
Russo - Jahova
The Prodigy - Breathe (Numbernin6 Remix)
Rossib And Luca - Dont Cry Soundboy
12th Planet - 68
Jonny Osbourne - Rudeboy 08 (Original Mix)
Rusko - Mr Muscle (Original Mix)
Tc - Where’s my Money (Caspa Remix) (Jack Beats Remix)
Skream - Meta-Lick (Original Mix)
Skream - Horny (Original Mix)
Enur & Natasja - Calabria (Bomberman Remix)
The Others - Kingpin (Original Mix)
Redlight And The Voodoos - Superkurl (Original Mix)
Stenchman - Run Rabbit Run (Original Mix)
Chase And Status - Against All Odds (Feat. Kano) (Dubstep Mix)
Rusko - To Da Floor (Original Mix)
Kid Cudi - Day N Nite (Ruskos Big Trombone Mix)
Rusko - Oy! (Feat. Crookers) (Original Mix)
Jakes - Modem (Original Mix)
Rusko & Diplo - Major Lazerr (Original Mix)
Rusko - Woo Boost (Original Mix)
More Fire Crew - Oi
Skream - Murderer VIP (Original Mix)
Rusko - Period (Original Mix)
Bennypage & Zero G - Majestic
The Others - Bazooka (Original Mix)
Unitz - The Drop
Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl (Rusko Chapstick Mix)
Benga - Benga’s Off His Head (Original Mix)
Skream - Dutchflowers (Rusko Babylon Remix)
Doctor - Raise The Temperature
Chase And Status -Saxon
Marcus Visionary - Black Panther Riddim (Original Mix)
Distinction & Kromestar - Zappah
Rusko - Lets Go (Original Mix)
Rusko - Soundguy Is My Target (Feat. Lutan Fyah) (Original Mix)
Caspa - Louder (Original Mix)
Skream - Woinky (Original Mix)
Benny & Vincenzo - Burberry Boy
Chase And Status - Eastern Jam
Rusko - Hammertime (Original Mix)
Reso - If U Cant Beat Em (Rusko VIP Mix)
Rusko - Dirtydirty (Feat. Virus Syndicate) (Original Mix)
Dz - Down
Zero G - Ranzom
Leon - Bring It On (Rusko Remix)
Skream - Fastlane (Original Mix)
Rusko - Do U Wanna Have A Party (Original Mix)
Giant - Rocker
Kid Sister - Pro Nails (Rusko Remix)
Bun Vs Ill Bill - Choppa (Original Mix)
Kid Sister - Switchboard (Original Mix)
Benny Page - Liar Liar (Original Mix)
Rusko - Moaners (Original Mix)
Rusko - Cockney Thug (Buraka Som Sistema Remix)
Marcus Visionary - Flying Dubs (Original Mix)
Benga - Night (Buraka Som Sistema Remix)
Rusko - Mr Chips (Original Mix)
Rusko & Clipz - Rats In The Kitchen (Original Mix)
Rusko & Clipz - Rats In The Kitchen (Clipz Remix)
Pendulum - Showdown (Clipz Remix)
Clipz - Offline (Original Mix)

HK119 - Cest La Vie (Rusko Masher)
An unusually modern sounding track, thrusting, piston like sounds charge full force in this electrified showcase.

Kid Sister - Pro Nails (Rusko Remix)
As all of Rusko's work gets filthy, this remix of Kid Sister's, "Pro Nails", is definitely no exception, a smooth re-working with all of the original goodness of the track still compromised

Rusko - Cockney Thug (Original Mix)
The track that broke him as a major Dub Step aficionado, take a listen and see if you could have predicted his sound as massive, the likes of Pete Tong, Diplo, Annie Mac and Switch did; Game recognizes Game

A1 Bassline VS Rusko - Cockney House (A1 Bassline VS Rusko)
A1 Bassline allows his sound to get significantly darker on this nightmare esque fright excitement. Perfect for a Vampire Rave? Indeed.

Audio Bullys - Flickery Vision (Rusko's Staying Awake Remix)
Listen as Rusko masterfully smashes Audio Bullys' sound down to a science, impressive noise selection and a precisely delivered remix, amazing!