Is DNB as popular now as house music was in the late 80's+

dynamixuk · Post by **dynamixuk** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 11:44 am

Is it?

I rememeber in like 98 and there was a load skanking, now there's even more. Do you think dnb will ever be as big/popular as house music? and do you think it's popularity now matches that of house in it's teenage years?

I think it's getting that way, just my opinion, but it's like a "standard" to like a few dnb tunes.

What do you think?

konehed · Post by **konehed** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 11:54 am

gravious · Post by **gravious** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:04 pm

Konehed wrote:

Dynamixuk

Why else would he ask?

dynamixuk · Post by **dynamixuk** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:09 pm

Konehed wrote:

hahahaha

im not actually arsed, but you know....forums...conversation etc . . . . . . .

tha_illsta · Post by **tha_illsta** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:15 pm

No, of course not. nothing like. DnB has been waning in popularity since 98 as all the established artists will tell you.

dynamixuk · Post by **dynamixuk** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:32 pm

THA ILLSTA wrote:No, of course not. nothing like. DnB has been waning in popularity since 98 as all the established artists will tell you.

yer, i stoped djing with dnb around that time like, not that im a name. But i see kid's who are younger and younger getting into dnb where im from.

Do you ever think DnB "could" be that big?

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:54 pm

I did seem to notice that a lot of the large nights that used to be house are now doing rnb. Drum and bass does seem to be getting more sidelined, but probably cause the majority of the audience aren't old enough to get into the clubs

I think if you look at every single genre of house that's shot up over the years, it's a far broader church than dnb. If you go from the more disco influenced origins to glitch to hard house and all in between there's blatantly more styles.

tha_illsta · Post by **tha_illsta** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:56 pm

No, I personlly think DnB killed itself with unoriginality and top DJ's wanting to hold everything down for themselves. What's the point in buying records to be a DJ if you won't get any bookings because you don't got the PLATES.

I'm not knocking the scene though, I'm sure there are great tracks out there somewhere.....

gotc · Post by **gotc** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 1:17 pm

THA ILLSTA wrote:No, I personlly think DnB killed itself with unoriginality and top DJ's wanting to hold everything down for themselves. What's the point in buying records to be a DJ if you won't get any bookings because you don't got the PLATES.

I'm not knocking the scene though, I'm sure there are great tracks out there somewhere.....

I don't think dnb is killing itself but it isn't really evolving with all those Sesame street beats.
Dunno how it's in the UK but the rare times I visit a dnb party I always feel old and I'm 23 ffs.
Sure it'll attract a big, young crowd but most of these kids barely have enough money to visit a party let alone invest in that scene.

randomhed · Post by **randomhed** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 2:27 pm

I can never see the dnb scene become more popular than house. Not in dnb's heyday and certainly not nowadays.

My reason for this is house is or tends to be more happy, chilled out, female friendly. Because of this house will always be more appealing and accessable to a majority audience.

Dnb tends to be the opposite. Dark, moody, male orientated etc, which to the uninitiated can come across as quite off putting or misunderstood.

Obviously there are exceptions to this within each scene, liquid dnb is quite chilled out and has a broader appeal. Some hard house could be viewed in a similar way to dnb.

Also house has been around since day dot in electronic music and has crossed into the mainstream on a regular basis.

FSTZ · Post by **FSTZ** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 2:37 pm

the house tempo is much more appealing to the masses

alot people cant vibe out well at 175bpm

dj 3man · Post by **dj 3man** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 3:33 pm

I think it could work more with the masses if there was more lyrics and such, and getting away from all that 'killing sheep' style dnb. that evil shit gets old fast with no melody and all. I personally get good responses even from chics when I play dnb dancehall and hip hop remixes mixed with the liquid.

FSTZ · Post by **FSTZ** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 4:33 pm

DJ 3MAN wrote:'killing sheep' style dnb. that evil shit gets old fast with no melody and all.

hahaha

we call it "kill your mother dnb"

time nice · Post by **time nice** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 5:35 pm

I love me some kill your mother DnB but it definitely doesn't appeal to the ladies. Well, most of them anyhow. In general, I think house is easier for the every day normal listener too. The beats aren't as complex, slower, generally more happy, easier to listen to and easier to dance to. More mass appeal, but isn't that what we love about DnB? The fact that its the path less taken?

dj slums · Post by **dj slums** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 12:13 am

theres loads of hard stuff thats got soul- its just when you get people trying to be as evil as possible, its starts to sound wank. you get it in all forms of music. theres no need to force somthing if the funk/soul/rythm is there.

trying to rebel against mummy n daddy music.

guerillaeye · Post by **guerillaeye** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 12:40 am

as george burns would say..

no.

misk · Post by **misk** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 4:26 am

who made DOA white? and wheres the logo?!

virus human race · Post by **virus human race** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 7:53 pm

DnB's big in Newcastle innit. Lets get Dubstep up there. Dubsteps more female friendly than DnB, but Newcastle scene tends to revolve around pillheads, and lemmings dont like slow music

jackieboi · Post by **jackieboi** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:43 pm

i love and will always love banging dnb, its got a lot of energy in it and personally i find it a lot more interesting than other types of dance music.

i am however the first to admit its very anti-social music, to anyone who doesnt like dnb it does sound a bit noisy, and i also agree that for people who dont really have a "scene" that a house night appeals more in terms of atmosphere and pulling opportunities.

saying that i go to fabric at least once a month for a jungle night and more often than not find myself a wee broad that likes the tunes and can take a smoke, but i suppose most people at fabric now go there cos its fabric and not because theyve actually checked out the lineup and like anyone playing.

drew · Post by **drew** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:52 pm

the dnb scene in LA is bigger than the house scene

Is DNB as popular now as house music was in the late 80's+

Is DNB as popular now as house music was in the late 80's+

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