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dubstep newb sayin' hi!
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 6:16 pm
by djshiva
hey all,
thought i would introduce myself. i am a longtime techno dj (who also used to spin dnb) from the states who just discovered dubstep and i freakin love it! what a fresh take on beats and bass! i have been having fun incorporating tunes into my techno sets, and doing laptop sets of electro and dubstep. this is really giving me a new outlook on techno, as well as beats in general.
great stuff, glad to be here!
**waves**
shiva
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 6:19 pm
by viceroy
Welcome aboard.
There is no turning back now.
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 6:21 pm
by kion
You're on a one way ticket to, er, the future.
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 6:24 pm
by seckle
welcome!
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 6:25 pm
by viceroy
KION wrote:You're on a one way ticket to, er, the future.
Yea.
Flight of the Navagator style!
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 6:27 pm
by djshiva
^^^
i want that ship from flight of the navigator. add in a kickin soundsystem and it would be perfect.
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 8:16 pm
by docdoom
Hi
interesting name too!
Re: dubstep newb sayin' hi!
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 8:24 pm
by thinking
sapphic_beats wrote:i have been having fun incorporating tunes into my techno sets, and doing laptop sets of electro and dubstep.
Ez, would be interested to hear this kind of set, post one up when you can. Ta.
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 8:31 pm
by dubversif
Welkomen!
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 8:31 pm
by kozee
HI!
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 8:34 pm
by djshiva
will do. playing a laptop set of electro and dubstep tonight for a local dnb night. will probably record it (provided my puter decides not to be cranky). just got into buying dubstep, so i don't have a lot, but expect some choice cuts from vex'd, toasty, loefah, blackmass plastics and boxcutter (my favorites so far, along with burial).
a quick question too, i know about bleep.com. any other good sites for buying mp3s? i spend the majority of my record dollars on techno, so i have been buying mp3s or CDs of the stuff that, frankly, is not what i usually get booked to play. any tips appreciated...
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 8:40 pm
by adruu
karmadownload has some stuff
beatport ? maybe i forget...probably FAQ material
but, bonjour and namaste anyway
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 8:44 pm
by thinking
sapphic_beats wrote:
a quick question too, i know about bleep.com. any other good sites for buying mp3s? i spend the majority of my record dollars on techno, so i have been buying mp3s or CDs of the stuff that, frankly, is not what i usually get booked to play. any tips appreciated...
As far as I know, now that Hot Flush is available on Bleep, no you're not missing out on any other labels which are releasing MP3s. I don't buy em tho so I can't speak from experience.
Don't forget to check out:
Subtext
Road
Ital
Tectonic
DMZ
on Bleep as well if you haven't already.
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 11:22 pm
by dubversif
sapphic_beats wrote:will do. playing a laptop set of electro and dubstep tonight for a local dnb night. will probably record it (provided my puter decides not to be cranky). just got into buying dubstep, so i don't have a lot, but expect some choice cuts from vex'd, toasty, loefah, blackmass plastics and boxcutter (my favorites so far, along with burial).
a quick question too, i know about bleep.com. any other good sites for buying mp3s? i spend the majority of my record dollars on techno, so i have been buying mp3s or CDs of the stuff that, frankly, is not what i usually get booked to play. any tips appreciated...
http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.p ... highlight=
Do you use Final Scratch or Serato Live (Rane)? Or just software?
Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 6:38 am
by djshiva
for laptop sets, i use ableton live. it's just a little side project to entertain myself at the moment, and to learn my software even better (since that's what i use for production as well). i cannot part with my vinyl, but i mostly spin bangin techno...so the laptop thing is just for me to do something different, get to play some stuff that normally i would not play, and eventually to incorporate into vinyl sets as well.
i had a blast dropping the tunes tonight, and it WAS recorded, so i should have a link by later today. will post it here.
Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 7:16 am
by theverdict
ezzzzzzzz
Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 8:24 am
by furiouz
Hi ya!
Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 9:49 am
by sheriff
welcome
Re: dubstep newb sayin' hi!
Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 10:04 am
by bribkin
sapphic_beats wrote: i have been having fun incorporating tunes into my techno sets, and doing laptop sets of electro and dubstep. this is really giving me a new outlook on techno, as well as beats in general.
want to know more about the new outlook on techno! obviously will get to hear it but can u say more? interesting!
Re: dubstep newb sayin' hi!
Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 3:58 pm
by djshiva
bribkin wrote:sapphic_beats wrote: i have been having fun incorporating tunes into my techno sets, and doing laptop sets of electro and dubstep. this is really giving me a new outlook on techno, as well as beats in general.
want to know more about the new outlook on techno! obviously will get to hear it but can u say more? interesting!
it's just more a refreshing change for me, ya know? i do love my four to the floor techno, but i have always loved unique sounds and weird, completely strange noises. there is some really good techno out there, but there are certainly pockets of stagnation here and there too. sometimes i even get lazy with my production, cuz i feel i am not pushing it sometimes, ya know? so i just avoid working on tunes cuz i feel kinda over it.
so essentially hearing some fresh sounds has really given me a bit of a kick in the ass to really push my sound and see where i can go with it. i listen to all kinds of music anyway, but this sound has definitely just given me a bit of lift, whether it's just listening to great tunes, spinning em, or just influencing my production a bit.
so all that just to say...it's making me happy and creative!
p.s. this post was written before my morning coffee, so forgive me if i am rambling.