Fabriclive37: Caspa & Rusko review

staypuft · Post by **staypuft** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:23 pm

http://www.deeptime.net/blog/?p=217

the author hardly lets up on the criticism at all (not to mention adapting kode9's term "the D"), but it's a good read overall. that is, if you ever ponder the state of dubstep, where it came from, and where it will go. blackdown's "end of 2007" column was a bit more constructive tho, offering possible new directions to explore in the coming year.

autonomic · Post by **autonomic** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:49 pm

staypuft wrote:blackdown's "end of 2007" column was a bit more constructive tho, offering possible new directions to explore in the coming year.

there is a follow-up piece up there, btw. i also wrote a long end-of-2007 piece that never went up talking about punch drunk, blackdown, hessle, tectonic, hyperdub, skull disco, ikonika, skream, d1, martyn, amen-ra, t++ and others. had a mix planned as well but no time at the moment.

ufo over easy · Post by **ufo over easy** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:24 pm

I would say that's the very definition of constructive, explaining clearly and concisely why he doesn't rate it and what he would like to be done about it

big up autonomic, nice piece

benjybars · Post by **benjybars** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:03 am

ah shit..

surely there's room for caspa/rusko AND stuff like hyperdub, keysound, tectonic etc?????

seriously, the reviewer admits to never having heard spongebob on a proper system but says he can't see how that would make a difference... er, it BLATANTLY makes a difference.

i'd be the first to be pissed off if dubstep was ONLY of the caspa/rusko variety.. but, luckily for us (!), we've got mala, kode9, pinch, martyn, burial, benga etc.. so why not enjoy some of caspa's ridiculously filthy tunes at the same time??>

caspa & rusko's set on thursday was SICK. properly good fun. fair enough, i wouldn't wanna hear sets like that all the time, but their tunes on a fat sytstem sounded

thinking · Post by **thinking** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:15 am

benjybars wrote:i'd be the first to be pissed off if dubstep was ONLY of the caspa/rusko variety.. but, luckily for us (!), we've got mala, kode9, pinch, martyn, burial, benga etc.. so why not enjoy some of caspa's ridiculously filthy tunes at the same time??>

caspa & rusko's set on thursday was SICK. properly good fun. fair enough, i wouldn't wanna hear sets like that all the time, but their tunes on a fat sytstem sounded

gotta be honest, I agree. I'm not a massive fan of the CD or the kind of tunes represented, but I'm glad it's there - fun music with a sense of humour has its place. I certainly don't resent them doing a Fabric Live CD. I just hope it paves the way for Fabric to do more dubstep.

dubsworth · Post by **dubsworth** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:24 am

Dubstep must continue to diversify to stick around and it is developing all over the world. Let us embrace the various musical elements being brought to the table.
For what it's worth, I am here visiting my parents in Wilmington, NC (about 90,000) people. Upon asking for dubstep at a local record store, they actually busted out the very Fabric mix currently being discussed. The kids at the store told me it was the first they had heard about the style and are digging it. As much as folks in certain circles have heard some of the tunes in this mix rinsed to death, others are just waiting to hear it for the first time..especially in the states.
This young style has A LOT to work on and develop musically, so the only rule I say is NO GATE-KEEPING. I have already heard some people attempting to confine the definitions of the style to a few artists, countries, and limited musical elements. Limiting the scope of a particular style is a trap which has turned many great electronic genres into small scale success stories with very few tracks that make it around the rest of the music world.
BTW for what it's worth, this mix got my Mom liking Dubstep when I played it in the car:)

knicki · Post by **knicki** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:49 pm

has a nyone got a download link for this??
frm wt i heard its jus a tad good XD

thinking · Post by **thinking** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:50 pm

knicki wrote:has a nyone got a download link for this??
frm wt i heard its jus a tad good XD

it's CD only. If you're asking for a rip to download for free, you're in the wrong place - filesharers aren't welcome.

knicki · Post by **knicki** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:57 pm

nah i ent tryin to rip...jus wondered if i cud dl it cuz their r no decent shops tht sell nice music..

thinking · Post by **thinking** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:59 pm

knicki wrote:nah i ent tryin to rip...jus wondered if i cud dl it cuz their r no decent shops tht sell nice music..

nope, you can buy the CD online from any good retailer tho, like this one:

www.soundsoftheuniverse.com/releases/?id=10813

knicki · Post by **knicki** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:01 pm

ahh cheers... jus got one

staypuft · Post by **staypuft** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 5:50 pm

thanks for pointing me in the direction of the other article autonomic, funky house fusion is a curious possibility... to tell the truth I didn't make the connection between the blog and your account here; nice to meetcha.

rickyricardo · Post by **rickyricardo** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 6:52 pm

"It’s the march of the funkless farting robots."

That line made my day.

nousd · Post by **nousd** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 8:56 am

Sponge Bob was both a peak and the death knell of dubstep.
Can yu remember how we went off? Fuck yeah.
but then there was Rusko's screech.
with fidget
and crap
& noise.

herbalicious · Post by **herbalicious** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 9:21 am

Nice to see this article revisited. I'd not read it before, and it's amazing how - in a style of music that's all abotu change and pushing the sound - the messages and opinions in here are still applicable to the state of the "The D" today...

Nice to see that the reviewer here had exactly the same view that I did (and, when i first heard this mix, I'd not really heard this style of Dubstep so prominantly in a mix), that the best tracks were the first couple and then the ones on from (my favourite track on the mix) I'm Lovin.

It'd be fair to say though, that after more listens, and the more familiar I became with this style, the more I liked it (in terms of say, hearing a set like this in amongst a couple more progressive sets). My interest in this style didn't last very long mind you.

blackdown · Post by **blackdown** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 10:07 am

herbalicious wrote:Nice to see this article revisited. I'd not read it before, and it's amazing how - in a style of music that's all about change and pushing the sound - the messages and opinions in here are still applicable to the state of the "The D" today...

is that because exactly *one of* the criticisms of wobble is that it is a narrowing of dubstep's template? this applies to dubstep now as it did back then because the rate of change has been slowed.

herbalicious · Post by **herbalicious** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 10:15 am

blackdown wrote:
herbalicious wrote:Nice to see this article revisited. I'd not read it before, and it's amazing how - in a style of music that's all about change and pushing the sound - the messages and opinions in here are still applicable to the state of the "The D" today...
is that because exactly *one of* the criticisms of wobble is that it is a narrowing of dubstep's template? this applies to dubstep now as it did back then because the rate of change has been slowed.

I didn't want to be so bold

But I think that's exactly why.

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