dubstep is bad

[thirdform]

on gay homoeroticism

At the club Liberty, you can hear this taking effect. ‘Here come da basslick,’ shouts the MC, and when the B-lines drop, the girls shimmy downwards to a crouch, ragga-style. Thing is, there actually aren’t many ladies on the dancefloor, probably because the music’s nothing but sandworm-wriggly low-end frequencies. ‘As soon as the treble and the big vocals disappear, suddenly it’s all blokes,’ says garage scenester and vocal scientist Bat. ‘Usually, it’s like this all-girl moshpit up in front of the DJ booth.’

 

[RWY]

do a top 20 bassline thread then rudewhy

I'll put together a top 100 for next week

 

[shiels]

! excellent

 

[boxedjoy]

I'll be taking the week off work then

 

[Pearsall]

love this passage from @blissblogger, where he is at his most internationalist and links dark garage to electro. but patriotic fans did not understand - there was no one big family.

so interesting to read stuff like this in retrospect, this was probably written around when stuff like 'Know We' by Pay as You Go was being released, and within two years you have 'Pulse X' and the first proper grime on vinyl