How do you keep up-to-date with the dubstep scene?

Crowd Control · Post by **Crowd Control** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 1:17 am

i didn't start making real progress into electronic music/dubstep until i started listening to dj sets. your exposed to a lot of new artists and forthcoming material, and you can hear which tunes are being played out and how they fit into live sets.

but really, its called researchin'

when u hear something u like find out who it is and get your hands on whatever u can. went from only 50 songs to 18 gigs in 3 months

cloak and dagger · Post by **cloak and dagger** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 1:31 am

I don't.

A large amount of dubstep is shit nowadays; the real interesting part of the music comes in the massive grey area between dubstep, techno, garage, uk funky, wonky, minimal, digidub, grime, electro, etc. We have a nearly limitless palette to use in a genre that accepts it, so I find it really hard to just follow it as a scene...instead I just listen to a lot of music I like and incorporate it into my own.

Sharmaji · Post by **Sharmaji** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 2:49 am

See that bigass list of mods? Listen to their mixes and radio shows. Joe Nice's monthly gourmetbeats show is always an intro to that-which-will-be-caned. Boomnoise's too.

And don't forget maryanne hobbs, rinse fm, etc, etc.

For me, I luckily get sent wicked tunes

abZ · Post by **abZ** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 3:43 am

I'll be honest, this shit is just so saturated now. I remember waiting on 2 or 3 vinyl releases a week. Almost everything went through this site for the first year or so. Now I feel like I am the last to know sometimes. My world revolves around myself these days

I just don't have the time at all anymore. Would love to listen to more mixes, follow a few shows but I am just busy, busy, busy with sleep in between.

octave_noize · Post by **octave_noize** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 3:55 am

I check redeye alot

and from listening to mixes

and listening at events!

DjTrainWreck · Post by **DjTrainWreck** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 4:04 am

this sounds like an interesting thread i would like to see in my "view your posts" its 5 AM annd i dnt really feel like reading it

i find out by listening to ruskio and asking mario and luigi whos that guy in the background

grooki · Post by **grooki** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 4:25 am

I don't really... I've never kept up to date with any genre actually. I'm also sick of the 'genre' to be honest, I'm starting to make random stuff that I don't particularly worry about (whether people will like it, etc), just taking the whole thing less seriously. I think it was silly to take it seriously in the first place

djake · Post by **djake** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 4:31 am

by checking the forum

listening to radio shows/mixes

talking to dubson <<< keeps me up to date with anything loefah/kryptic minds/youngsta/mala releated

abZ · Post by **abZ** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 5:03 am

grooki wrote:I don't really... I've never kept up to date with any genre actually. I'm also sick of the 'genre' to be honest, I'm starting to make random stuff that I don't particularly worry about (whether people will like it, etc), just taking the whole thing less seriously. I think it was silly to take it seriously in the first place

I can respect that. I have always wanted to get to that point where I don't think "genre" when I sit down to produce but I have gotten caught up in this thing. It is something that is kinda bothering me right now. I have always been a loner basically but now that I run a label I have to take care of everyone else first, me second. Starting to sound like a rant and OT at that so I will quit lol The point is I think the genre thing is fading. And I hope it does fade. The music will be better for it imo.

Dropkick_Kid · Post by **Dropkick_Kid** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 5:53 am

I don't really bother keeping up to date.
I'd rather have a brilliant song from 1492 than an average song released yesterday you dig brah?

Basic A · Post by **Basic A** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 6:37 am

dr-zitbag wrote:I don't really bother keeping up to date.
I'd rather have a brilliant song from 1492 than an average song released yesterday you dig brah?

Nah, because Ive only ever heard like maybe 50 amazing tunes ever, lol, and if I rinsed those, id be considered a pretty shit DJ.

deadly_habit · Post by **deadly_habit** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 1:43 pm

grooki wrote:I don't really... I've never kept up to date with any genre actually. I'm also sick of the 'genre' to be honest, I'm starting to make random stuff that I don't particularly worry about (whether people will like it, etc), just taking the whole thing less seriously. I think it was silly to take it seriously in the first place

ha that explains why i dig your stuff so much
you're like me

tripaddict · Post by **tripaddict** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 1:47 pm

digging for good new shizzle pon the cloud of sounds ... constantly

subprime · Post by **subprime** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 3:31 pm

Spend a few hours finding a variety of quality dubstep blogs, sites and zines and subscribe to their RSS feeds. I use Google Reader which I have found it to be the easiest to use. I'm into a variety of genres, so each collection of blogs has labels in my reader. I also subscribe to production and sample blogs. While nerdy, RSS feeds and readers save you a ton of time because you can quickly view content from a variety of sites from one window. A reader will also show you content you have read and new post. Most quality dubstep blogs post a variety of tunes, mixes, interviews ect. Another benefit of Google Reader is that you can access it from anywhere and don't have to worry about having bookmarks.

Dropkick_Kid · Post by **Dropkick_Kid** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 3:56 pm

Basic A wrote:
dr-zitbag wrote:I don't really bother keeping up to date.
I'd rather have a brilliant song from 1492 than an average song released yesterday you dig brah?
Nah, because Ive only ever heard like maybe 50 amazing tunes ever, lol, and if I rinsed those, id be considered a pretty shit DJ.

I don't DJ so this doesn't apply to me but I see your point there.
Realistically there a quite a few good songs out at the moment, but nothing really stands out to me.

And as mentioned above I'm quite sick of genre restraints, I listen to a song i like on youtube, i see a gazzillion comments saying: This isn't dubstep.
I don't care for genres, if the song puts me in a happy place then i thrive upon it

Depone · Post by **Depone** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 5:11 pm

I dont really try keep upto date. I play what i like to play, and like to listen to new artists and labels.
Im not one to jump on the latest promo bandwagon. If i like a release i will buy, but i will mostly listen to 100 or more tracks before deciding what i want to buy

legend4ry · Post by **legend4ry** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 5:13 pm

cloak and dagger wrote:I don't.

gravity · Post by **gravity** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 5:21 pm

dont really, and the stuff that interests me the most from the scene is at best only arguably dubstep really (bar kryptic minds and that kind of vibe)

i just like the whole half step 140bpm thing, coming from 170+ chopped breaks its a really nice change and is so much nicer to work with, gives you loads more freedom to do cool stuff.

drift · Post by **drift** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 8:54 pm

i cant tell the difference between everyones posts and there sigs

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futures_untold · Post by **futures_untold** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 9:00 pm

drift wrote:i cant tell the difference between everyones posts and there sigs

Go to your user control panel and change the skin to the old one. It's way easier to see the actual posts tht way haha!

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