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
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