mashmash wrote:this attitude that people have that dubstep is not allowed to change at all is fucking stupid
don't think the OP was trying to say that. I think he is just reflecting on the fact that dubstep used to be an innovative arena but the majority of 'dubstep' now is cookiecutter midrange shit and pop remixes designed to be immediately digestible by droned up hipsters.
yeah, there really is loads of that kind of dubstep still being made. probably 100x more than there was in 2003.
even including the evolution of wobblecore shit, i definately wouldn't describe the branching out of what has now become a heavily overdone dubstep sound, "going wrong"
But Brightons dubstep scene was built on cans of K and wraps of K was it not?! At least thats the vibe I get from an emcee mate of mine who lives down there.
Nah man, the cans and wraps were the good times. Its when you got a bunch of gurning 15 year olds going to the under 16 nights to see Funtcase and Flux Pavilion (it was a pisstake that they also added Distance to that line up). Sweatting out their organs... Meow ruined brighton let alone its dubstep scene.
mashmash wrote:this attitude that people have that dubstep is not allowed to change at all is fucking stupid
don't think the OP was trying to say that. I think he is just reflecting on the fact that dubstep used to be an innovative arena but the majority of 'dubstep' now is cookiecutter midrange shit and pop remixes designed to be immediately digestible by droned up hipsters.
mashmash wrote:what a lot of people don't seem to realise is music evolves ffs
if all dubstep sounded exactly like it did 6 years ago then how fucking boring would that be? 6 years of more or less the same stuff? that's why music evolves
old skool hardcore didn't last forever, it split into jungle and happy hardcore. jungle didn't last forever and garage went as far as it could go before people started doing other stuff with it
this attitude that people have that dubstep is not allowed to change at all is fucking stupid
it is allowed to change but just not through my speakers.every man woman and child knew it wasnt going to stay the same forever thats a given as with any other type of electronic music people split and start new things but a lot people found there musical level with the older style dubstep i know i did so why cant people stop fucking it up for us with the "chainsaw" sound or whatever.and just think of the tunes that could have bean made if the sound was still the best style fuck boaring it would be DARK AS FUCK
sub-tropical wrote:why cant people stop fucking it up for us with the "chainsaw" sound or whatever
Aside from the fact thats its a lot easier to make noise than write actual music there is the uncomfortable reality that you could be the best deep producer out there however it don't mean shit bcos if your trying to write purist bcos with that music ITS NOT ABOUT HOW GOOD YOU ARE ITS ABOUT WHO YOU KNOW. That saying could go for any kinds of music but its a lot more relevant with the purist side of the scene. A new dubstep producer without any links etc has the choice of writing deep and getting nowhere or writing jumpup and having a chance of actually getting noticed, theres also risks with writing both as any hint of "fraternising with the enemy" can ruin your chances or getting a release on a decent purist label. Ok there's a few exceptions to this but anyone actually involved in production for any length of time knows there are a lot more open doors with livlier styles of dubstep than there are with the purist sound - that goes for dealing with labels and distributors.
Ppl can say what they like about writing music you like without any consideration for anyone else but most producers like both sounds so will more often choose the livlier styles as they its a lot easier to get ahead with that sound
Word of warning to those who think that helping out their friends with the right links will get them ahead need to think really hard about whether they can actually trust that person or not as this game is full of snakes and from what ive heard it only gets worse the more ladders you climb!
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Don't get me wrong i like a wide range of dubstep but more often than not you have to shift through hundreds of stupid tunes to find a dozen or so that hit it just right, the dark deep sound is still there ....... you just have to shift through the shit
Just read the first page and couldnt be bothered to read the second. Music in general evolves. It always has done and always will do, its a fact of life. If things didn't evolve they'd get old stale, boring and basically uninteresting. I for one still like the old deep and dark stuff but at the same time i can appreciate the new stuff too. I know they are many elitists here on DSF who'd bash me for this but Dub police nights at fabric (what i am missing now unfortunately) are amazing raves. Give it 2 years i think the music will change further and leave the stuff we know and love to the point it will be unrecognisable. A lot of people still put out tunes with the old school dubstep vibes but the scene has blown up and the new style is the popular stuff so that grabs the limelight. Dig deeper and you will find it!
Abstrakt.
Come check out my fothermucking soundcoud:
Something TOTALLY different. Really enjoyed this badboy and the melodies.
sub-tropical wrote:well view is its time to start a bit a revival of the older style gut renching tunes that you cant help but move to they didnt vanish like i first thorght it is STILL out there and i think i should have its time agen.let me know what you think i think im right but im stoned so i maybe wrong
Still plenty of gut wrenching tunes about
You sir, are a fucking saviour.
I've been looking for something like this for what feels like years now, something to spark the initial interest I had with dubstep. For about a year now, all I've been listening to is Mystikz (in dubstep anyway) and this post has forced a resurgence!
Every one of these tracks are fire, exactly what I'm looking for. Hook me up with more/some mixes, fine man.
sub-tropical wrote:Hi guys im new on here ive been into dubstep since 2003 and ive got a little piont to put across.Now i know this new kind of dubstep is allright no argument there but what happend to the old style stuff the stuff that got me hooked on that deep, dark, rolling basslines and drums that belong on a space ship a thousand lightyears away?now i know a lot of you will take that the wrong way but you just rewind youself to 2004-2006 take a listen back and you tell me that im wrong i know its personal opinion but mines in 2004
Dj Youngsta, Rinse Fm every thursday. Need to get your head in the dungeon son, forget all the youtube shit thats just kids messing around.
For more of the sounds posted above check out Kryptic Minds fairly recent radio mix here...
sub-tropical wrote:well view is its time to start a bit a revival of the older style gut renching tunes that you cant help but move to they didnt vanish like i first thorght it is STILL out there and i think i should have its time agen.let me know what you think i think im right but im stoned so i maybe wrong