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Live dubstep?
Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:40 pm
by B_90
Ez i've tried searching this and not found an appropriate thread. Basically im not a very good Dj. But i rigged my laptop and my keyboard earlier and played my tunes aswell as other ppl accompanied by my keyboard. I've also got a cutoff, Res and bassboost knob on my keyboard and got some decent sounds. Do Nights book this sort of thing?
Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:44 pm
by B_90
I've recorded some ill post some up inabit
Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 10:04 pm
by firky
Actually ignore that I totally misread your post
Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 10:08 pm
by frebentos
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Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 5:07 am
by particle-jim
i been wanting to start a live dubstep act with my buddy Mesa and a few others, i'm a drummer and i've been in a few bands but since i been into dubstep i've been wanting to do something that straddles the middleground between a rave and a gig
basically i want to start a dubstep-metal band but i think that might be a bit TOO niche
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:07 am
by frebentos
Particle-Jim wrote:i been wanting to start a live dubstep act with my buddy Mesa and a few others, i'm a drummer and i've been in a few bands but since i been into dubstep i've been wanting to do something that straddles the middleground between a rave and a gig
basically i want to start a dubstep-metal band but i think that might be a bit TOO niche
this is a great idea if done well, look at jazzsteppa, they have live instruments and a proper drummer. Makes for a decent show.
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:15 am
by magma
Lots of breakcore acts do this too and there's a fair old crossover in booking... if done well, it's a great way of performing, Gotta keep the drums sampled/electronic though....
Making dance music "live" by putting a live drummer in the mix is a great way to sell your music to the coffee table crowd, but not a great way to move the dancefloor... you've either got to strip down and go "stadium" like Pendulum, or take the grit out and go "lounge" like Reprazent. Fail bothways.... I love electronic music... keep it electronic!
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:29 am
by Jak The lad
Rusko used to do it, before he broke his mpd after a gig lol.
Didn't look like he enojoyed them too much according to his twitter lol.
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 12:17 pm
by Wolverine
Djin ftw, leave the live stuff in the studios imo
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 1:56 pm
by garth_88
Wolverine99 wrote:Djin ftw, leave the live stuff in the studios imo
Submotion Orchestra?
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:22 pm
by 2084
yea check out jazzsteppa, there are a few live videos on youtube, quite amazing
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:29 pm
by magma
Particle-Jim wrote:basically i want to start a dubstep-metal band but i think that might be a bit TOO niche
Have you seen/heard Aaron Spectre's Drumcorps project? It's not Dubstep (it's breakcore mainly, I suppose), but lots of metal influences in there... he chops up people like Converge, Pig Destroyer etc and has been known to get freaky with his guitar on stage, too.
Check out Grist - even if it's not quite your thing, it might give you a few ideas!
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 5:26 pm
by frebentos
Magma wrote: or take the grit out and go "lounge" like Reprazent. Fail bothways.... I love electronic music... keep it electronic!
jazzsteppa is far from lounge and amazing to see live.
Heartbreak, a London italo outfit, also perform with a live drummer sometimes, it's immense and 100% danceable.
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 5:30 pm
by magma
frebentos wrote:Magma wrote: or take the grit out and go "lounge" like Reprazent. Fail bothways.... I love electronic music... keep it electronic!
jazzsteppa is far from lounge and amazing to see live.
Heartbreak, a London italo outfit, also perform with a live drummer sometimes, it's immense and 100% danceable.
Zombie Zombie too, but they bathe him in a lot of electronics. Amazing sound for two people, though.
I'm not saying it's impossible, but it *is* difficult... a lot of people seem to assume that adding " (live)" to their stage name instantly makes the show better.
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:10 pm
by frebentos
Magma wrote:frebentos wrote:Magma wrote: or take the grit out and go "lounge" like Reprazent. Fail bothways.... I love electronic music... keep it electronic!
jazzsteppa is far from lounge and amazing to see live.
Heartbreak, a London italo outfit, also perform with a live drummer sometimes, it's immense and 100% danceable.
Zombie Zombie too, but they bathe him in a lot of electronics. Amazing sound for two people, though.
I'm not saying it's impossible, but it *is* difficult... a lot of people seem to assume that adding " (live)" to their stage name instantly makes the show better.
yea, man fully agreed.
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Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 2:22 pm
by ruckspin
garth_88 wrote:Wolverine99 wrote:Djin ftw, leave the live stuff in the studios imo
Submotion Orchestra?
http://www.myspace.com/submotionorchestra
lounge-core ftw
Re: Live dubstep?
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 3:33 pm
by aim
you should check out Mount Kimbie on hotflush
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Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 6:55 pm
by deepsteppa
particle-jim wrote:i been wanting to start a live dubstep act with my buddy Mesa and a few others, i'm a drummer and i've been in a few bands but since i been into dubstep i've been wanting to do something that straddles the middleground between a rave and a gig
basically i want to start a dubstep-metal band but i think that might be a bit TOO niche
sounds like a good idea....lots of metal could cross into dubstep and a lot of heads i know are into both genres...