Sites such as barefiles.com are a major reason why Dubstep has traversed the planet faster than a fast-food chain intent on world domination. It was set up by 18 year-old Londoner Deapoh, who simply wanted to make 'bare' (as in loads) Dubstep DJ mixes available for free download and spread a genre receiving zero mainstream airplay as far as possible. It contains the history of Dubstep with mixes dating back to before the sound had a name - Skream (2004, pictured), Kode9 (2002) and Distance (2001) - with a staggering 2,345 mixes also encompassing UK garage and grime. Barefiles is evidence that Dubstep is a caring, sharing, democratic scene: anyone can upload a mix and whether it stays or goes is down to how frequently it's downloaded.
Rahul Verma - Metro Paper 26/06/08