Ministry of Sound Dubstep comp

[fractal]

I'm actually quite impressed with the tracklist, thought it was going to be all bate wobble, but its only about half!

[fractal]

Declaration of interest here: I wrote the sleevenotes on this.

I was wary as hell of getting involved because I saw the potential for it to be an awful hacksaw-to-rusty-metal bodge job of cheap remixes of pop artists... and for sure there's certain tracks on there I don't like personally...

BUT the fact is, it's a massive milestone in the continued expansion of the sound, it's going to expose SO many new people to it, and if those people who might only have ever heard 'Where's My Money' or whatever now get to hear 'Where Is Home' remix, 'Changes', 'Purple City', '10 Tons Heavy', 'Reminissin', 'Blood On My Hands' etc etc etc, and get sleevenotes that actually spell out that dubstep isn't a "new sound" or "slowed down D&B" but has a decade-long history with roots in garage and connections to grime, techno etc, then this can only be a good thing!

good man, joe

props on the notes, glad you're involved!

people will be listening to nero and then shackleton, definitely gonna wake some kids up as to what dubstep can be: anything!

[joe muggs]

Declaration of interest here: I wrote the sleevenotes on this.

I was wary as hell of getting involved because I saw the potential for it to be an awful hacksaw-to-rusty-metal bodge job of cheap remixes of pop artists... and for sure there's certain tracks on there I don't like personally...

BUT the fact is, it's a massive milestone in the continued expansion of the sound, it's going to expose SO many new people to it, and if those people who might only have ever heard 'Where's My Money' or whatever now get to hear 'Where Is Home' remix, 'Changes', 'Purple City', '10 Tons Heavy', 'Reminissin', 'Blood On My Hands' etc etc etc, and get sleevenotes that actually spell out that dubstep isn't a "new sound" or "slowed down D&B" but has a decade-long history with roots in garage and connections to grime, techno etc, then this can only be a good thing!

good man, joe

props on the notes, glad you're involved!

people will be listening to nero and then shackleton, definitely gonna wake some kids up as to what dubstep can be: anything!

Thanks man.

Actually, thinking about what you say there, it's a real eye-opener to how flexible Dubstep has been and still is. I mean, I can't imagine the equivalent high profile Techno or Jungle comp in the mid 90s containing anything like such variety...

[Pistonsbeneath]

ministry of sound been on dubstep from day...they put the sound where it is today!

[grimesceneinvestigation]

isn't the street beats compilation mixed by femme fatale and slimzee also on ministry of sound?
that's a favourite to me, there's a bunch of very good tracks on those.

[dirty d]

there cud b far less remixes and more original productions!!! but all in all it cud b alot worse i spose!!

[upstateface]

At least dubstep will never gain mainstream popularity here

[koose]

Youngsta and Task were on a Ministry of Sound radio show 4 or 5 years ago

On another point though i'm not sure the cover with it's car tuning metal grill effect finish is what I would associate with dubstep

[koose]

forgive me as im not a londoner, but does MOS ever have dubstep parties?

They had a couple of nights down there called WhyNot? or Why? (i think) a few years back. Sometimes a smaller room had some as well I think on some dnb nights.

[Amazing A]

On another point though i'm not sure the cover with it's car tuning metal grill effect finish is what I would associate with dubstep

It´s probably supposed to be the grill of a speaker. (maybe even of a sub )

[nousd]

no Cotti
Truth
Seven
Wrexile
Pangaea
4n6
Miks
Claw
Parson
Flippo
Western Synthetics
Hxdb
(let alone D1)
etal

no essence


ds in name only


EDIT: nor Cluekid

[fractal]

no Cotti
Truth
Seven
Wrexile
Pangaea
4n6
Miks
Claw
Parson
Flippo
Western Synthetics
Hxdb
(let alone D1)
etal

no essence


ds in name only


EDIT: nor Cluekid

Lol, it's a really big genre, can't please everyone

edit: nor el - b

[WeedKeepa]

Won't be long before we see Borgore on MTV along side Tinchy Stryder A.K.A the king of grime. SUCK IT BITCH!

[NattyWallo]

Relax.. this happened with 2Step/UKG as well... what happened with it? it evolved. To the music you now call dubstep.

Anyone remember this ?

[SickMan D]

This looks pretty good to be fair.

[brasco]

wheres mt eden?

[scp]

no antisocial...
CD does cover more than the jump-up/commercial remixes i guess, s'alrite

[keirondrk]

surprised to see this, but the tracklisting could have been a hell'a load worse.. so may help rather then hinder seeing as it has a bit of variation...

I'm guessing it's mixed like most MOS cd's although I did hear one recently that wasn't mixed at all.. so got me curious..

[Dark Reign]

Theres so many good tracks on there, why would people hate?

[addc182]

wheres mt eden?

really?