James Blake on the state of dubstep

[Phigure]

“I think the dubstep that has come over to the US, and certain producers-- who I can't even be bothered naming-- have definitely hit upon a sort of frat-boy market where there's this macho-ism being reflected in the sounds and the way the music makes you feel. And to me, that is a million miles away from where dubstep started. It's a million miles away from the ethos of it. It's been influenced so much by electro and rave, into who can make the dirtiest, filthiest bass sound, almost like a pissing competition, and that's not really necessary. And I just think that largely that is not going to appeal to women. I find that whole side of things to be pretty frustrating, because that is a direct misrepresentation of the sound as far as I'm concerned.”

http://thephoenix.com/Boston/music/1274 ... soft-shoe/

couldn't agree more. hit the nail on the head

[knell]

kinda stating the obvious though

[incnic]

booooorrrrrrriiiiiinnnngggggg

he is a repost

go sing a ballad about a sister/brother that blames you etc lol--->

[wormcode]

kinda stating the obvious though

Yes but it's always nice when someone well known speaks out on it, like when Blackdown tore into it on his blog.

[Shum]

go sing a ballad about a sister/brother that blames you etc lol--->

[Sexual_Chocolate]

And I just think that largely that is not going to appeal to women.

obviously hasnt been to auckland.... they seem to love the sound here

[aquemini]

meh, nothing that hasn't been said a million times.

And I just think that largely that is not going to appeal to women.

obviously hasnt been to auckland.... they seem to love the sound here

haha and this ^ those dinner-plate-eyes bitches go crazy for all that noise

[Pistonsbeneath]

kinda stating the obvious though

[Raggles]

And I just think that largely that is not going to appeal to women.

obviously hasnt been to auckland.... they seem to love the sound here

Same thing here

[collige]

kinda stating the obvious though

[hasezwei]

And I just think that largely that is not going to appeal to women.

obviously hasnt been to auckland.... they seem to love the sound here

we're talking bout women here, not women

[Kodachrome]

And I just think that largely that is not going to appeal to women.

obviously hasnt been to auckland.... they seem to love the sound here

we're talking bout women here, not women

Was about to point that out..

[abs]

thanks james blake i'd never thought of it like that until now

[Sexual_Chocolate]

meh, nothing that hasn't been said a million times.

And I just think that largely that is not going to appeal to women.

obviously hasnt been to auckland.... they seem to love the sound here

haha and this ^ those dinner-plate-eyes bitches go crazy for all that noise

i wasnt even gonna mention the chalk-addicted girlies.... but thats pretty much the truth haha

[zerbaman]

And I just think that largely that is not going to appeal to women.

[Pistonsbeneath]

thanks james blake i'd never thought of it like that until now

tbf he was just asked what he thought

[ruckus49]

he said women not girls

[zerbaman]

^^ what pistonsbeneath said.

I wonder what it is you guys expected. He wasn't asked to say the coolest, obscurest, realest and most soulful thing you've ever heard. Just his opinion. Leave the philosophical shit to guys like burial.

[youthful_implants]

he's right and he's wrong, basically. and who cares what he thinks his music is dull as ditchwater.

[hutyluty]

he tlks about what hes asked

his music is good