Finally the moment you’ve all been waiting for.  Dirty South Joe & Flufftronix are back with their second Luvstep Mix: ‘Luvstep 2′.  We had the pleasure of conducting an interview with Fluff over the past month leading up to the release of ‘Luvstep 2′.  Fluff sent us the new mix at the end of January and we have been absolutely aching to post it.  It has the same feel that their first ‘Luvstep’ mix had;  it blends together the melodic side of dubstep perfectly.  Without further ado, here it is.  Happy Valentine’s Day; now go spread the luv. (Check out the original ‘Luvstep’ as well.)

Luvstep 2 (Original Mix)- Dirty South Joe & Flufftronix

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VP: So what’s behind the Flufftronix name?

Fluff: “The name evolved over some years from a series of activist aliases and internet handles. It went like this: Fluffy Vegan Boy, Fluffy, Flufftron 3030, Flufftron, Flufftronix. Adding the “ix” was a tongue in cheek reference to Hollertronix, Diplo and Low Bee’s megapopular and influential party/crew from Philly. At the time I was just starting to DJ in Bloomington, IN and never thought I’d ever be working in the same sphere as these guys, let alone throwing parties with them and putting out stuff on Diplo’s label.”

Fluff: “Back in my elementary school days I was pretty glued to dance radio. Percolator was one of my favorite songs when I was 11. My choice radio stations back then played a lot of Hip House, Freestyle, New Jack Swing and euro dance stuff along with top 40. Of course I didn’t know what any of these genres were or anything at the time, it was just what was on the radio and it was fun. Later on I got into punk rock in high school, which has always had a great scene in Chicago. I spent at least one night a week at this run down bowling alley in Chicago called the Fireside Bowl, where I saw all sorts of great punk, hardcore, emo and ska shows. There’s definitely a lot of ethics and attitude I picked up from those scenes that I’m still all about.”

“As far as Philly, by the time I got here—two and a half years ago—I’d been through all sorts of musical phases and was pretty much set as far as knowing the kind of sounds I like and don’t like. I’ve definitely become a much tighter DJ technically since getting here though. The quality standard for DJs here—playing electronic music at least—is really high. So it’s either get right or switch over to playing throwback parties where people are too high on nostalgia to care if you’re mixing properly.”

Fluff: “I probably take the most influence from my DIY punk years.. acts like Refused, early Against Me, Catharsis, The Blow, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Soophie Nun Squad, Tragedy.. it might not sound apparent at all in my music but that’s definitely the energy and vibe I’m after. Visiting Philly a few years before I moved here, going to parties thrown by Dave P. and Low Bee definitely planted seeds in my head as well, as did seeing Daft Punk live in 2006. Sonically speaking I’ve been inspired in the past few years by producers like Joy Orbison, Starkey, DJ Sega, Kanji Kinetic, Tim Dolla and Drop The Lime.”

Fluff: “First of all, thanks. Part of why we recorded the mix was because we weren’t sure how many people would be paying attention so early in the day, if they were even there yet. So really, that’s kind of rad you even remember it!”

“There’s some crazy ideas being thrown around for the 2011 Mad Decent Block Parties; I’m not sure what’s actually going to materialize. But pretty much all the stuff MD was talking about this time last year ended up happening though, so hey.”

Fluff: “I see the dubstep scene splintering a lot more, which I don’t think is really a bad thing at all. The harder sounds have crossed over, which isn’t only more interesting for me as someone who appreciates weird shit in pop music, but also as someone who wants to see underground stuff get into even weirder territory. Because when the mainstream gets strange the underground gets REALLY strange, you know? But then you’ve got kids coming up who don’t care at all about the distinctions and make some stuff that’s as bizarre as it is accessible. It’s a great time to be listening to or involved in EDM.”

Fluff: “I DJ using Serato and turntables or CDJs, and produce using Live with a Macbook, Tascam audio interface, KRK monitors and a sub.”

Fluff: For DJs: “Please learn how to do a proper opening set! I don’t care if there are kids ready to hear robot lawnmower sounds at 9PM, just Skrillax bro, hold back a little for everyone’s sake. But then also try to learn to play for your audience instead of for yourself.. or at least as much as for yourself!”

For producers: “Get some speakers with low end response, otherwise you’re stabbing in the dark for your sub bass. Wear your influences on your sleeve but make your stuff as much -you- as anything else. And don’t warp your vocal samples using beat mode, please, jeezus.”

And for both: “be reserved in the music you release, hold onto something unless you’re 110% behind it. And then learn about how viral media works (NOT “guerrilla marketing” or spamming) and promote it right. Learn as much about the business end of things as you can.. even if you’ve got other people handling your promo, booking, marketing or branding it’s good to know what they’re up to. And keep at it, most everyone who takes care of their weak links and doesn’t give up makes it somewhere!”

Fluff: “Really, I just hope people like it! Joe and I are so happy that people love the music on these mixes as much as we do. And we’re really grateful to our friends at Mad Decent, The Fader and blogs like yours for helping us show this stuff to people for the first time.”