i love dubstep. period.
As soon as i heard Midnight Request line some years ago, i knew this was going to be big, and that i had waited a long time to hear this energy.
but there was a question raised recently about its life-span, what with the industries state, the pace of music today and how disposable great things have become, that the Brit-born bass banger we know as Dubstep will one day become hollow, repetitive, and culturally empty.
it got me thinking, and when it comes to music, this can be a bit lethal.
the last musical revolution that lasted over 5 years to come from this land would have to be (grime? too much ego involved from its forrfathers for anyone to really care where it was ever going) no it was definately drum n bass, and it did, like most british musical movements, take the world by storm.
but we are talking about music from a time where there was a longer thought process involved in manufacturing, creating, and pushing a record out, and the crowd absorbed with their whole mind.
then came the internet, and along with it, the home pc/laptop.
dont get me wrong, this opened up a door to the DIY world, where we have seen bedroom artists become available to those who not wanted, but needed to hear such styles such as Santogold, Simian Mobile Disco, and any other alternative individual sound, without the help of some coked up disorientated arrogant AnR head comparing them to what "sells".
but at the same time people are, even with chart music, becoming bored easily, and scene hungry.
whats the latest? whats in?
even in its young underground state, people are still ignoring whats going to be timeless, to whats a banger at the moment.
its gone from dark, minimal and quite masculine, to massively multi-cultural, open minded and a vibe of no limits.
try and contain it, try and put this genre into words....
exactly, you cant.... and i think for it to keep the blood pumping at a rate way past 140 BPM its got to remain that way.....unexpected, uncontainable, worldwide and unconventional.
no limits, no sellouts, no label and no fashion hype, pop lead money hungry throw away "this months" fuckin' industry bitch.
i love what this country has produced with the arts, and what weve contributed to the world with our bare hands and ears....but i hate how weve destroyed the potential at times just to make a quick quid, or to look good at a party.
i support its every move at the moment, lets hope the faith remains from those who share the passion.
Dub is a feeling, not a brand
x
As soon as i heard Midnight Request line some years ago, i knew this was going to be big, and that i had waited a long time to hear this energy.
but there was a question raised recently about its life-span, what with the industries state, the pace of music today and how disposable great things have become, that the Brit-born bass banger we know as Dubstep will one day become hollow, repetitive, and culturally empty.
it got me thinking, and when it comes to music, this can be a bit lethal.
the last musical revolution that lasted over 5 years to come from this land would have to be (grime? too much ego involved from its forrfathers for anyone to really care where it was ever going) no it was definately drum n bass, and it did, like most british musical movements, take the world by storm.
but we are talking about music from a time where there was a longer thought process involved in manufacturing, creating, and pushing a record out, and the crowd absorbed with their whole mind.
then came the internet, and along with it, the home pc/laptop.
dont get me wrong, this opened up a door to the DIY world, where we have seen bedroom artists become available to those who not wanted, but needed to hear such styles such as Santogold, Simian Mobile Disco, and any other alternative individual sound, without the help of some coked up disorientated arrogant AnR head comparing them to what "sells".
but at the same time people are, even with chart music, becoming bored easily, and scene hungry.
whats the latest? whats in?
even in its young underground state, people are still ignoring whats going to be timeless, to whats a banger at the moment.
its gone from dark, minimal and quite masculine, to massively multi-cultural, open minded and a vibe of no limits.
try and contain it, try and put this genre into words....
exactly, you cant.... and i think for it to keep the blood pumping at a rate way past 140 BPM its got to remain that way.....unexpected, uncontainable, worldwide and unconventional.
no limits, no sellouts, no label and no fashion hype, pop lead money hungry throw away "this months" fuckin' industry bitch.
i love what this country has produced with the arts, and what weve contributed to the world with our bare hands and ears....but i hate how weve destroyed the potential at times just to make a quick quid, or to look good at a party.
i support its every move at the moment, lets hope the faith remains from those who share the passion.
Dub is a feeling, not a brand
x
5 comments:
like this andy, like it. i hate it when the dubstep genre gets referred to as a scene though. as you say, people get scene hungry, and as has happened before, the scene always eats itself up even when rotten and stale. dubstep at the moment is a mix of true heads and people who jus tlisten to it because it can be deemed as cool. i like to think that we are closer to the former than the latter, especially considering our interests the past couple years, and your recent productions. to be fair, it is one of the most overwhelming movements in our lifetimes that we can appreciate being mature enough to feel and understand it. it is big, it is a lot more mainstream than it was but hey, we can't be elitist and purist with these things. if so, people outside of a few london boroughs would be frowned upon just for liking the sound. at the same time as the evolution of the genres followers though, new artists have been coming through bringing an evolution of the sound. anyway, the evolution of th genre, it bcoming mainstream and supported by all and what not is all part of the pocess of any genre. music represents taste, tastes change. at the moment it is killing it and i do hope it stays for longer than many are expecting. but hopes hope and trends are trends for a reason
and when i say scene i don't mean it in a good way, yes it is a scene a movement. but i mean a scene in the sense of something horrible, somethign everyone looks down upon
"it bcoming mainstream and supported by all and what not is all part of the pocess of any genre" thats a good point i recon, and about people outside of london being frowned upon, also about "selling out" and "scenes" isnt skream sponsored by mishka these days ? i might be rong so dont jump down my throat lol.
yeah when people say 'scene' it just means something disposable, like an x faxtor winner or something
dubstep will definately eventually become repetative and boring, it's already starting to. theres only so much you can do with a genre and to be honest thought it happens with everything, if you listen to it enough it will all sound the same. not many genres have stood the test of time without appealing to a mass audience, there will always be rock, rap, pop etc.
the people who see things as a phase that will pass are those who only keep an eye out for it when it's big. drum&bass is still out there and going strong, but many people who are into dub at the moment wont achnowledge it, they would rather focus on whats happeneing now(not necessarily a bad thing). once a genre is created it will never die, but people do get bored of it and will move onto other genres imo. but there will always be new people hearing and contributing keeping it alive. i honestly think that in 5 years time the dubstep era will have passed, but it will still be there and the true dubbers will still be making it and travelling the world to play it. it will still be easily accessible, just not heard on the radio??
my input
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