Will Dubstep lead the Revolution?

minusdegree · Post by **minusdegree** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:24 pm

CFour wrote:
Capsule wrote:
...I like my music more when most of the people dont even know it aksing what stream it is, love that! Its also about being a part of something so little but so special in a way, that makes dis stream so special unlike DnB.

yeah ive always been like that with music, whether it is underground hiphop, dubstep, whatever, im not sure whether its because of what you said or just that i have a much better taste in music than the average joe

ive always been like that aswel

I dont understand this elitism, if you want to be a member of a secret society, join the masons, music is for everyone.

Rob H · Post by **Rob H** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:45 am

mate i wasnt serious

freqone · Post by **freqone** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 8:57 pm

im confused,,,,what does ones social class have to do with the music they listen to?

Littlefoot · Post by **Littlefoot** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:03 pm

UFO over easy wrote:The bourgeoisie are already skanking to skream dubs. I'm middle class like you wouldn't believe mate.. and haven't you seen all the poncy, bearded, rectangular-glasses-wearing rephlex/planet mu geeks at Fwd>>?

dubstep 50% london garage esque folks 50% music tech geeks

always the way

its the way fwd (ahem)

epithet · Post by **epithet** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:33 pm

So is it localised underground UK music or global internet ? Seems like a question of ownership and appropriation.

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:44 pm

freqone wrote:im confused,,,,what does ones social class have to do with the music they listen to?

You know many binmen into opera?

verb · Post by **verb** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:16 pm

Thread question's a little shakey, but don't you think burials album getting mainstream press (Sunday reviews etc) is a pretty clear sign that dubsteps' appeal is already reaching out beyond it's self imposed (too cool for school)underground exile??
It is already accepted, loved and poking its nose into all sorts of mainstream nooks and crannies....

whineo · Post by **whineo** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:31 pm

verb wrote:Thread question's a little shakey,

It wasn't too shakey when it was posted

badger · Post by **badger** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:41 pm

verb wrote:Thread question's a little shakey, but don't you think burials album getting mainstream press (Sunday reviews etc) is a pretty clear sign that dubsteps' appeal is already reaching out beyond it's self imposed (too cool for school)underground exile??
It is already accepted, loved and poking its nose into all sorts of mainstream nooks and crannies....

whilst that's partly true, burial's hardly your typical dubstep sound palette is it? that said, the proliferation of dubstep at the tuesday club at sheffield's students' union shows how popular its getting. every other week there's a big dubstep artist or two playing there. i don't know if sheffield's a unique example in that respect (i suspect not) but that's a good pointer that it's approaching the mainstream, but i really can't see it getting much closer in all honesty

epithet · Post by **epithet** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:50 pm

ummm so what are we supposed to be revolting against again ?

badger · Post by **badger** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 12:09 am

luke.envoy wrote:i have no doubt that in time, dubstep has the potential to be truly global.
id love that! imagine being able to go to sick dubstep nights allover the world

how times have changed

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 12:18 am

epithet wrote:ummm so what are we supposed to be revolting against again ?

"The man"

He's like bugging out on his power trip dude

epithet · Post by **epithet** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 12:35 am

Some of my friends work for the man. They hate that he pays so well and the works so easy. Kinda makes it hard for them to revolt. They don't listen to dubstep either. They like ol skool rap and talk about when they used to be down with the streets. I laugh and die a little every time.

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 12:43 am

epithet wrote:Some of my friends work for the man. They hate that he pays so well and the works so easy. Kinda makes it hard for them to revolt. They don't listen to dubstep either. They like ol skool rap and talk about when they used to be down with the streets. I laugh and die a little every time.

Yeah comfort is the killer of revolt, why unite with the exploited of the world when you can get stoned on high tech gadgetry?

Just wait till the recession bites, can see that upsetting a lot of people.

epithet · Post by **epithet** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 12:54 am

Yeah, no one tends to bite the hand that feeds them. Recession is always gonna hit the exploited and downtrodden harder though. It's almost like if you're not working for the man you're not working at all.

I always thought d'n'b was the soundtrack of the apocalypse as it was happening, full noise riots and running battles. Does that make Dubstep post apocalyptic, a kind of drudging zombie like cannibalistic impulse to not only bite the hand but consume all flesh ?

Is it like fuck the world or lets rebuild the world or shall we just party til we drop ?

bagelator · Post by **bagelator** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 12:57 am

freqone wrote:im confused,,,,

why this one was dug up

bagelator · Post by **bagelator** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 12:57 am

too many doubles

shonky · Post by **shonky** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 1:01 am

epithet wrote:Yeah, no one tends to bite the hand that feeds them. Recession is always gonna hit the exploited and downtrodden harder though. It's almost like if you're not working for the man you're not working at all.

Yeah, it's almost impossible to live outside it, even if you don't choose to give your money to companies you don't like, chances are your government will be giving your tax money back to them by way of tax cuts, subsidies and development grants.

If you're interested, I did start a post on Jello Biafra in the Hideout

http://dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=562927#562927

Very clever thinker and orator for the more revolutionary minded

bagelator · Post by **bagelator** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 1:05 am

Shonky wrote:
Very clever thinker and orator for the more revolutionary minded

no you're not

epithet · Post by **epithet** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 1:07 am

Fuck the revolution. It'll be sponsored by nike anyway. I think I'm just gonna party til I drop

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