Recording

Sine of the Dub
Kode9 & The Spaceape

Independently chosen for2 of our lists. Here is what each of them said.

Released

2004

Label

Hyperdub

On

Dubstep and The Waxonia Desk — The Night It Went National

Updated

2026-08-29

1. 04

   Ranked No. 4 in Dubstep

   A Prince cover reduced to a sine wave and a monotone recitation. The founding statement of a label, and the clearest demonstration that this music was a set of ideas before it was a sound.

2. ·

   Picked by The Waxonia Desk — The Night It Went National

   A Prince cover reduced to a sine wave and a recitation, broadcast to a national audience. Nothing about that was a safe choice, and it is why the show is remembered as an argument rather than a playlist.