no it's not. i was a personal thing that got misrepresented.

loving the stuff Joe Nice is playing.

this reference to 'mini lull' is being over stated to the whole of the scene. all i said was i personally hadn't felt the buzz in the last month or so. it doesnt apply to everyone. i fully expect to have the best time at DMZ05

Because that's all he supports and writes about, excluding a helluva alot of other artists...fairplay to him...he's allowed to rep what he likes...but my view to him and his compadres has always been, repp every element, until the scene is big enuff to hold its own...its so small, that important jo...

Ignoring the recent arsehole comments, and getting back to the topic, what I don't understand on this forum is what the actual issue is with this rift in the scene. Can anyone fill me in? I don't hear anyone on this thread except Blackdown supporting djs like Hatcha and Youngsta. And I'm not sure h...

there was a massive gang of girls at FWD last week, that group taking up one quarter of the dancefloor alone. and there's always girls at DMZ.

The legacy of tech-step, as militantly forward-thinking as it may have been, is that it alienated party goers by divorcing music from FUN. If the price of progression is taking the party out of the music, then what good is it?. no fun? try being in front of the bassbins at 2am when Mala is b2b with...

Descent wrote: hmmm, did John Peel RIP stick to one genre, or did he push all music forward ... what about his legacy?

john peel was a genius at breaking new music, he just did it on about different 300 fronts.

i think people need to look at the differring intentions of different DJs sets. some people wanna play old Fela and funk to entertain a crowd. but other DJs want to move an entire current genre forward by expressing themselves through their selection and presentation of brand new music. which will h...

Can you really call playing breakstep, dubstep, and grime in the same set "diversity?" If that's what passes for diversity it shows how narrowly focused the rules are. The funny thing is I know most people here listen to all different forms of music (see previous thread). So why when it c...

But there'd be no room for diversity in production if all the deejays took a purist route. To me there is a clear difference between "purism" and "focus", both in the end result and mindset. When a deejay displays focus, they show they have a unique, clearly formed vision. This ...

i was never at the blue note, during it's peak ... you'd have rasta's grooving next to raver pill head's. i was there and it was amazing, even in cultural terms alone. that's why i like forward, culturally speaking too, because you get the rinse fm management next to some Rephlex fan, hoxton type n...

Also.. if you do not believe in fusion, why do you get so excited by the thought of grime deejays playing dubstep? This was surely the result of dubstep artists and promoters bringing grime into their sets, productions and community. If purism had prevailed, grime would have been exluded. The empha...

http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8991368&postID=111697649096692720 This link seems to be broken :cry: "We're sorry, but we were unable to complete your request. " http://blackdownsoundboy.blogspot.com/2005_05_01_blackdownsoundboy_archive.html article called 'fusion confusion'

From a UK only stance, I'd like to see more varied lineups reflecting the various facets of what I consider to be one scene - Toasty on the same bill as DMZ, Search & Destroy playing after Hatcha, you get the idea.... Most recordbuyers/club punters/fans of the music buy stuff from across the bo...

Spaceboy wrote:Bhangra...get yourself down to a bhangra rave martin...i think it may blow your mind away...pure energy!! can get very moody tho...back in the days they used to be militant...sikhs are a tough/warrior type!!

yeah, i'd love to, definitely.

the other thing is Forward>>. why do people now go home after the middle set?

there was a time when everyone stood holding their breath for hatcha to come on a 1am ... new school dubstep was born in those times.

hmm i think this might just be a personal thing tho. Toasty and Barry Lynn are not my thing. i've been listening to 'fallen' (one of my records of the year) since july and 'root' for well over a year.

Vice make their stories up, change artists quotes and never, ever, out of principle, pay any of their freelancers. ever.

it's in the Daily Mail league of unpleasant publications.

i know i know i know...