the pimp that hates the bling!

DubKraft: Fresh release + Interview + Mix CD

"The Bucharest music scene starts with the great 20th-century composer George Enescu, but it quickly branches out to D.J.’s like Alien Pimp and rollicking Gypsy bands like Taraf de Haiduks." New York Times

We can forgive the slightly embarrassing cracked English title, as Romania’s first dubstep release contains some impressively tidy productions. (...) Alien Pimp’s ‘Robots & Cellos’ has a gnarlier, junglist-sounding bassline and cellos playing a distinctly Eastern European-sounding melody line. It’s crunchy, high-tech stuff, and a reminder that Romania isn’t all headscarves and horse-carts. MIXMAG (Joe Muggs)

“As the dubstep scene become even harder to break into with the dominance of the big league DJ¹s only pushing their own material, here East European dub slinger Alien Pimp and his Dubkraft imprint release two dark and eerie gems ready to challenge the like of Tempa, Tectonic and Planet Mu. Seek out the new breed and purchase.” Mark Gurney - ATM Magazine/ 2nd Drop Records

“The Bucharest, Romania-based DubKraft is a tribute to how international dubstep is getting. The artists here are British, but Alien Pimp aka label boss Silviu adds a chunky, dark dancefloor punch to ‘Dungeon Master’. The real gem, though is ‘Whoppa’ with what sounds like some electric monkeys chattering and a superbly rolling and skipping old-school 2-step vibe.” Mixmag – Joe Muggs

I've really tried to enjoy dubstep[...] Sad to say, the collections I've heard so far (Box of Dub, Techtonic Plates, as well as the Burial album) have left me cold. Just when I was about to give up on it, I came across a Romanian label called Dubkraft and damn if they're not doing it right, which is interesting since most (all?) of the dubstep music I've heard comes from the UK. Jason Gross - Perfect Sound Forever

“Dungeon Master is the perfect crossover of trip hop blunted vibez and heavy weight bass. Ideal for bass meditation! Whoppa is a bit too crazy for my personnal tastes…” BunZer0 - SubFM

“Dungeon Master (Alien Pimp Remix) is quite a minimal, eerie and scary tune that you could easily find in a horror film. The sub carries you sliding to a very low frequency. This track reminds me of watching the x-files. A nice simple drum structure which sounds like it's been recorded live.” Deapoh – Bare Dubs Records

If you didn’t already know…Romania is producing some hot sounds at the moment. You only need to look to Bucharest based label, DubKraft Records, and their “Worldwide Babylon” 12? series for proof. Earz Magazine

The Aliens have landed, only not from space this time, from Romania, in some cases my comments could be scene as obscene, but then you may not have heard of the Alien Pimp!

Hailing from Bucharest Romania, this alien must be moving at the speed of sound because his reputation is growing fast across the world, and thats no surprise when you get a taste of this guys tracks, producing a large array of sounds, from dubstep to wierd drum & bass, pushing the boundaries with every new track, a warning sign should be hung from this mans record bag. Itstooloud.com

Alien Pimp is a project of Silviu Costinescu, some hybrid entity mutated from the creative genes of an electronic music producer, a media whore, a visual artist, a crazy preacher, a DJ, Don Quijote AND Sancho Panza. At 7 he was living in the slums of Bucharest, playing football during the day and reading Jules Verne during the night. At 14 he was still living in the slums, but having his own show of alternative music on one of the first private radiostations in Bucharest, Radio Nova 22. At 20 years he started wining recognition as an electronic music producer, being awarded First Prize @ Assos Music New Talent Festival. Still living in the slums, he was making music on friends' computers as he couldn't yet afford his own.
At 27 he was already one of the main figures in Romanian electronic music scene, had a few TV shows, he shook hands with all presidents of Romania after Ceausescu's death as a news reporter, had his face shown on CNN for some music related business and was long after 100 sets as a DJ. Ah, also he published in the Romanian Playboy and did a crazy Tarantinesque photoshoot for FHM as a model, moved to his own house out of the slums, working on a computer he assambled himself.
Now, close to 33, he runs a few record labels and a couple of websites, he quit promoting parties after being involved in over 50 events, produces track after track, he is about to put out his first album and he tries making a living out of his ideas and creations in Barcelona, Spain.