Best way to keep on top of the scene?

sam_justice · Post by **sam_justice** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:21 pm

Keep seeing this been thrown about how the scene is hard to follow, the releases that slip under the radar so on.

How do you guys (mainly the ones who work full time and don't have as much free time) keep on top of the scene?

ben freeman · Post by **ben freeman** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:25 pm

i Just act like I am on top, even though I have no idea really. I wait for someone else to say something stupid, then make a hater comment saying they don't know shit and to go back to drum and bass pussy.

string · Post by **string** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:29 pm

it makes it a whole lot easier if you have the internet at work!

regular checks of dubstepforum, redeye, boomkat, residentadvisor (kinda) will make sure you have all the right info

Pistonsbeneath · Post by **Pistonsbeneath** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:30 pm

Ben Freeman wrote:i Just act like I am on top, even though I have no idea really. I wait for someone else to say something stupid, then make a hater comment saying they don't know shit and to go back to drum and bass pussy.

LOL

sjc · Post by **sjc** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:31 pm

yeah i find it hard to keep on top of everything too. esp when theres so many splintering sub genres all over the place.

1017_duck · Post by **1017_duck** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:33 pm

listen to mixes, figure out what labels you like, watch those labels closely and who they sign.

check your favorite producers' myspace and their top friends.

regularly check the online record shops if you don't have a good local shop nearby to support.

sam_justice · Post by **sam_justice** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:36 pm

I live in Brighton so the vinyl shops are pretty decent. the big ones are easy enough to keep on top off its all the small producers that slip through the net that I have trouble with, you guys suggest any good blogs?

86. · Post by **86.** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:36 pm

basically mixes.

I've identified many artists I like and stay on that tip for awhile, then move on...

true though, every 35 sec somebody has a new tune/somebody new coming out

lojik · Post by **lojik** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:36 pm

Through a combination of releases getting posted about on this site, and I check online shops (Chemical, Redeye, Juno etc) every week for new releases. That way pretty much nothing gets by unlistened

EDIT: Yea and also, once you've found artists and labels that you like, it's alot easier to sift through and find stuff that you will probably like (whos playlists are they in, the "what other items did people buy" feature etc).

sjc · Post by **sjc** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:36 pm

that takes a lot of time lol.

dubsteptim · Post by **dubsteptim** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:36 pm

im pretty busy at work but.

i have a general style i like, follow a few labels, scan thru here, and then also listen to clips on redeye / chemical etc. radio shows are also a good way too... tho truthfully joe nice, anti-social, distance & yunx are about the only ones i catch/podcast regularly

computer rock · Post by **computer rock** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:45 pm

1.get an rss reader and subscribe to every single blogfeed. most websites have rss feeds for their 'new releases' pages so subscribe to all of them too.

2. subscribe to all the online record store newsletter mailout lists.

3.follow everyone on twitter - and also anyone interesting that they are following. ad infinitum

4.myspace you can't receive realtime updates from, so basically get all the 'big movers' into a favourites folder and check them at regular intervals.

5.don't go outside. the only time you are permitted to leave your house is once every sunday to go to church i mean fwd. make sure you take your notebook with you and harass the djs for track names/ release information

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