dubstep - what direction are we heading?
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 5:04 am
Let me first say that it is not my intention to suggest something bad about dubstep. On the contrary, I wish for only the best for the genre and the dubstep community. I love dubstep and hope I'm able to continue doing so for the rest of my life.
However, I've heard multiple people comment on the sudden rise - and potentially the sudden fall - of dubstep. This is a scary thought for me to imagine. I would continue listening for the rest of my life, but it would be sad if no one was listening with me and no new tunes were coming out...
According to Wikipedia, "The year of 2012 saw Skream partake in his Skreamizm tour... Some see this as the start of Skream's change in muscial style, as Skream has veered away from playing purely Dubstep sets and has focused some of his efforts on house, techno and disco." - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skream
Benga has publicly stated that he "does not want to be any part of dubstep anymore." - http://www.clashmusic.com/news/benga-re ... om-dubstep
In this video, Deadmau5 predicts the future of dubstep: "people will get over it and we will do other stuff or go back to shit we were doing before...it's just an anomoly in popular music...we will move on and find something else"
Now I know deadmau5 isn't exactly a leading innovative dubstep producer, but that isn't really the point. The point is that the 5 time Grammy award nominated house producer is an experienced dude and probably has some good insight on the way that EDM genres work in the popular culture.
Could the fact that some strains of dubstep went mainstream shorten dubstep's lifespan? Would dubstep have been better off if this portion of it never went mainstream? Was it good for the genre? Did it bring more attention to it? Or did it just shorten our lifespan?
However, I've heard multiple people comment on the sudden rise - and potentially the sudden fall - of dubstep. This is a scary thought for me to imagine. I would continue listening for the rest of my life, but it would be sad if no one was listening with me and no new tunes were coming out...
According to Wikipedia, "The year of 2012 saw Skream partake in his Skreamizm tour... Some see this as the start of Skream's change in muscial style, as Skream has veered away from playing purely Dubstep sets and has focused some of his efforts on house, techno and disco." - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skream
Benga has publicly stated that he "does not want to be any part of dubstep anymore." - http://www.clashmusic.com/news/benga-re ... om-dubstep
In this video, Deadmau5 predicts the future of dubstep: "people will get over it and we will do other stuff or go back to shit we were doing before...it's just an anomoly in popular music...we will move on and find something else"
Now I know deadmau5 isn't exactly a leading innovative dubstep producer, but that isn't really the point. The point is that the 5 time Grammy award nominated house producer is an experienced dude and probably has some good insight on the way that EDM genres work in the popular culture.
Could the fact that some strains of dubstep went mainstream shorten dubstep's lifespan? Would dubstep have been better off if this portion of it never went mainstream? Was it good for the genre? Did it bring more attention to it? Or did it just shorten our lifespan?
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