Dubstep and Drugs

[AxeD]

Don't look at yourself in the mirror, you might drown in your pupils

[ehbes]

ask sonika

That's a really cheap blow, but it does make sense. I might inquire in the future.

don't try and act like you get the reference

What's there to get? From what I understand, you all are banging on about Sonika and how he smokes weed in his nearest park.

Ur about 1/4 right

[dsprainman]

Drugstep

[Sonika]

Heh I'm never going to live that one down


But seriously, I'm no expert, but I read a book called energy flash that followed rave cultur and dance music from the disco movement through all the house, into the pirate radio and the hardcore continuum of the 90s. It was written by a guy who was a hardcore raver himself, so it was all firsthand. He was very pro-ecstasy, and what it suggested was that dance music is so connected to certain narcotics (specifically ecstasy) that it has actually evolved alongside those drugs - in the 70s and 80s, producers were making music specifically designed for the raver on E. They would include certain textures and elements that evoked strong reactions from brains that were under the influence of drugs like MDMA and pot.
So yeah, from what I can tell, drugs have always been a part of dance music - it's part of the culture, part of the heritage.

[Heijerospook]

Heh I'm never going to live that one down


But seriously, I'm no expert, but I read a book called energy flash that followed rave cultur and dance music from the disco movement through all the house, into the pirate radio and the hardcore continuum of the 90s. It was written by a guy who was a hardcore raver himself, so it was all firsthand. He was very pro-ecstasy, and what it suggested was that dance music is so connected to certain narcotics (specifically ecstasy) that it has actually evolved alongside those drugs - in the 70s and 80s, producers were making music specifically designed for the raver on E. They would include certain textures and elements that evoked strong reactions from brains that were under the influence of drugs like MDMA and pot.
So yeah, from what I can tell, drugs have always been a part of dance music - it's part of the culture, part of the heritage.

Do you have the name of this book? Sounds like a fascinating read.

[Hircine]

Heh I'm never going to live that one down


But seriously, I'm no expert, but I read a book called energy flash that followed rave cultur and dance music from the disco movement through all the house, into the pirate radio and the hardcore continuum of the 90s. It was written by a guy who was a hardcore raver himself, so it was all firsthand. He was very pro-ecstasy, and what it suggested was that dance music is so connected to certain narcotics (specifically ecstasy) that it has actually evolved alongside those drugs - in the 70s and 80s, producers were making music specifically designed for the raver on E. They would include certain textures and elements that evoked strong reactions from brains that were under the influence of drugs like MDMA and pot.
So yeah, from what I can tell, drugs have always been a part of dance music - it's part of the culture, part of the heritage.

Do you have the name of this book? Sounds like a fascinating read.

a 14 year old talking in favour of drugs to a 12 year old? dsf you make me proud

[Sonika]

He's 15 I think

And yeah dude as I said it's called Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Culture or something like that, I'll see if I can dig you up a link. It really is a great read.

[Figment]

threads delievered

inb4 "the world and drugs"

[Sonika]

From the Wikipedia page on the author:

In 1998, Reynolds published Energy Flash: a Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture in the UK, and became a senior editor at Spin magazine in the US. In 1999, he went back to freelance work and published the American version of Energy Flash in abridged form, titled: Generation Ecstasy: Into the World of Techno and Rave Culture. Energy Flash is a comprehensive history of what became rave music, starting with Detroit techno and Chicago house and tracing the evolution of the music back and forth across the Atlantic, all the way up to the late 1990s. Reynolds combines analysis of the music, social background and history, and interviews with big names of the day. One of the most notable aspects of the book is Reynolds' analysis of the role of drugs, particularly ecstasy, in rave culture.

[wormcode]

Well some people do drugs at dubstep nights just like some people do drugs at a football game.
Sometimes just different kinds.

Making tracks about weed doesn't really count for much imo. Cannabis has long since been connected with creativity, especially music. No big deal.

[Heijerospook]

Heh I'm never going to live that one down


But seriously, I'm no expert, but I read a book called energy flash that followed rave cultur and dance music from the disco movement through all the house, into the pirate radio and the hardcore continuum of the 90s. It was written by a guy who was a hardcore raver himself, so it was all firsthand. He was very pro-ecstasy, and what it suggested was that dance music is so connected to certain narcotics (specifically ecstasy) that it has actually evolved alongside those drugs - in the 70s and 80s, producers were making music specifically designed for the raver on E. They would include certain textures and elements that evoked strong reactions from brains that were under the influence of drugs like MDMA and pot.
So yeah, from what I can tell, drugs have always been a part of dance music - it's part of the culture, part of the heritage.

Do you have the name of this book? Sounds like a fascinating read.

a 14 year old talking in favour of drugs to a 12 year old? dsf you make me proud

It is true, I am aged fifteen.

And thank you, I will definitely look this book up.

[Electric_Head]

All dance music on some level has been affected by drug culture.
But that's not to say the music cannot exist without drugs.
Weed goes hand in hand with anything really.
Bass and beats just lend themselves to being a happy stoner.

[capo ultra]

The revisionist in me would like to say that Dubstep first appealed to me as it was a genre that had nothing to do with drugs at the start.

In reality, back in 07 I was off my face on MD most of the time at Dubstep events.

[dubfordessert]

this should clear some of your questions up

[RandoRando]

Country music is never about narcotics. The um doesn't even have country music. Or a sun in the sky.

[wormcode]

Country music is never about narcotics. The um doesn't even have country music. Or a sun in the sky.

Just alcohol and chewin' tobacco. 2 of the worst drugs really haha.

[wub]

Oh yay, another drugs thread

Use the Search function, we had a shit ton of these already.