Croydon is the new Detroit

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Detroit sucks big sweaty donkey balls despite its wonderful musical contributions going back 40+ years. There's a reason there are so many abandoned houses there.

[drokkr]

LOL stupid title .

Cryoden = N-Type,Skream,Mala,Coki,Benga,Plastician,Hatcha (cant really think of anyone else)

VS

Detroit = Drexcyia,Deep Chord,Omar-s,Kyle Hall,Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson,Derrick May ,Anthony Shakir, Carl Craig, Dopplereffekt,Jimmy Edgar, Kenny Larkin , Moodymann, Octave One, Richie Hawtin,Robert Hood, Suburban Knight,Stacey Pullen,Terrence Dixon,Theo Parrish



Detroit Wins/Won and will keep on winning . if you stack up past history and the influence and reach on the world of music the two place have .....Detroit pisses all over Croydon.

Matey got the wrong end of the stick entirely.

[twentyOneDummies]

Detroit sucks big sweaty donkey balls despite its wonderful musical contributions going back 40+ years. There's a reason there are so many abandoned houses there.

Same for New Orleans, New York in the 70's/80's, LA in the wake of the Crack Epidemic.

Dire environments breed incredible art, comfort breeds chin-stroking and critically approved dreck...

... A sweeping generality of the worst kind but one I stand behind

[hellfire machina]

Really enjoyed the article, I think South London would be more suited to being the new Detroit because of the history of bass culture and the development of it within that part of london. From old skool to jungle to dnb to breaks to garage/2 step to grime to dubstep, the roots are firmly based in south london (not exclusivly mind) and I think it would be true to say that the dubstep scene is a result of that legacy.

Just my 2 pennys.