Dubstep and the media

bass operator · Post by **bass operator** » Tue May 23, 2006 2:08 pm

I'm currently writing an essay for college about how music genres develop and grow and i thought dubstep would be a good scene to write about.

I've been trying to find articles on dubstep. I have not found too many and the ones i have found just seem to talk about a small section of the scene ie. dmz, skream, kode 9

Has anyone got any links to articles on hotflush, boka, storming, destructive? I'm surprised there has not been more mentioned about the people behind these labels/producers/djs - they all seem to work hard in pushing the genre too.

mos dan · Post by **mos dan** » Tue May 23, 2006 3:17 pm

you should write it about how dubstep has grown and developed DESPITE the media. the reason you can't find the articles you describe is because there aren't really any. because...

the dance music press is shite
the mainstream music press is worse
the mainstream press' music coverage is even worse than that

and i say this as a journalist, sigh. all the good stuff you will find will be on t'internet

bass operator · Post by **bass operator** » Tue May 23, 2006 3:31 pm

I've got used to the dance music press being shit and the mainstream music press being shit - i think everyone has to be honest.

But even the internet does not look much better - i still cant find much press on the above labels i've mentioned - i've noticed the dubstep writers, bloggers only focus on a few labels, producers.

ramadanman · Post by **ramadanman** » Tue May 23, 2006 4:41 pm

The photographic medium may be something interesting to look at

Also how dubstep has evolved in trends - ie shift away generally from UK garagey style. Those old big apple records i picked up the other day are pretty different in style to the stuff benga, DMZ and skream are now doing

perhaps also look at mixes on barefiles.com - compare old with new

mention perhaps how dubstep may never expand beyond a certain level, due to the main emphasis being on sub bass. most tinny radios have trouble with a kick drum

there's only so much you can WRITE about music.

thinking · Post by **thinking** » Tue May 23, 2006 4:57 pm

Plenty to check. First off read through the archive of Blackdown's Pitchfork colum:

http://www.blackdownsoundboy.blogspot.com/ - scroll to the bottom and see the links on the right-hand side.

There's interviews with El Sid from Hot Flush, Storming Productions , Boka, and plenty of artists on Kodama's web site Southern Steppa:

www.southernsteppa.com - click the Articles page.

There's a fascinating in-depth interview with J from Vex'd here:

http://grimemusic.com/content/view/22/34/

and another great interview with J again, this time with the Plastician, done while they were touring the US earlier this year:

http://www.dustedmagazine.com/features/397

Appleblim from Skull Disco does an interview with Paul Autonomic for his site www.riddim.ca here:

http://riddim.rhizomatic.org/index.php? ... ticleid=46

and a more recent interview with Paul from Hot Flush on the same site here:

http://riddim.rhizomatic.org/index.php? ... ticleid=33

Remember that some of the interviews are over a year old so may not represent the current state of play tho.

I know they're mostly interviews rather than articles specificall, but hope that helps.

tronman · Post by **tronman** » Tue May 23, 2006 5:00 pm

el sid, kode9 & joe nice form soul champion. good read..

http://www.soulchampion.com/interviews/ ... rview.html

docdoom · Post by **docdoom** » Tue May 23, 2006 5:03 pm

Perhaps you could turn this into a point about how it has thrived on alternative media forms - ie just fans writing thier own blogs and reports.

bass operator · Post by **bass operator** » Tue May 23, 2006 5:21 pm

the southern steppa site seems really good, articles involving other peple in the scene, even if they are a bit old. How come there are not any new interviews with these people though?

the blackdown site seems well written but all the dubstep articles on there are about kode 9 and dmz, not a bad thing but just a shame to keep it limited. i've found its the same with a lot of other dubstep bloggers, its like doing an article on reggae but only mentioning bob marley, which is a shame.

cheers for the info though guys, it will help a lot.

minusdegree · Post by **minusdegree** » Tue May 23, 2006 5:23 pm

Interesting article inthis months atm magazine, charting the rise of dubstep. Im fed up of all the ignorant blanket statements on this forum, the music press is wank, if you take this drug you are a wasteman, piracy is the 8th deadly sin, etc, etc, childish arguements ad nauseum

bruno belluomini · Post by **bruno belluomini** » Tue May 23, 2006 5:29 pm

PM me if you need help, mate...

docdoom · Post by **docdoom** » Tue May 23, 2006 5:31 pm

minusdegree wrote:Interesting article inthis months atm magazine, charting the rise of dubstep. Im fed up of all the ignorant blanket statements on this forum, the music press is wank, if you take this drug you are a wasteman, piracy is the 8th deadly sin, etc, etc, childish arguements ad nauseum

The was written by a local sheffield jungle-and-now-dubstep DJ. Im seeing him spin tonight coincidentally.

spaceboy · Post by **spaceboy** » Tue May 23, 2006 5:31 pm

[quote="Bass Operator"]the southern steppa site seems really good, articles involving other peple in the scene, even if they are a bit old. How come there are not any new interviews with these people though?

the blackdown site seems well written but all the dubstep articles on there are about kode 9 and dmz, not a bad thing but just a shame to keep it limited. i've found its the same with a lot of other dubstep bloggers, its like doing an article on reggae but only mentioning bob marley, which is a shame.

its the mafia...cartel run kinda organisation, if your not in, you aint anything.

bass operator · Post by **bass operator** » Tue May 23, 2006 5:42 pm

i read the atm mag article, and i didn't think it was that good, it has not mentioned half the scene who from what i can see have played there part, it just seems like fringe journalism, not really digging deep.

if the main stream media are not going to support dubstep, then i would of thought at least the dubstep bloggers would.

Post by **dubway** » Tue May 23, 2006 5:49 pm

am i the only one who see what's goin on here?

you could get it by now..

good luck with the college though

superego · Post by **superego** » Tue May 23, 2006 6:02 pm

another new zealander?

Post by **dubway** » Tue May 23, 2006 6:08 pm

999 · Post by **999** » Wed May 24, 2006 6:08 am

mos dan wrote: the dance music press is shite
the mainstream music press is worse

trooooooth

hate recordings · Post by **hate recordings** » Wed May 24, 2006 6:15 am

doesn't pitchfork media have a section called "this week in grime" where they semi-regularly interview alot of people in the dubstep scene?

bunzer0 · Post by **bunzer0** » Wed May 24, 2006 9:49 am

a few monthes ago i wrote a presentation article for the Belgian music mag Rif Raf (www.rifraf.be)

http://fwf.gast00n.com/Dubstep_Article_Rif_Raf_Big.jpg

From september, gonna publish some interviews in order to propose a sort of dubstep follow up to the belgian heads.

It's all about Virus spreading....

tronman · Post by **tronman** » Wed May 24, 2006 11:57 am

i saw a review of the new keysound in the newset Wire mag. didn't think those coffee table chinstrokers were on the dubstep...

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