Precious Cuts
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autonomicforthepeople said:
I see what your saying in regard to the it's war / morbid release, but I really like a lot of the Newham Generals stuff that is drum and bass influenced. To me, tunes like "Tigerstyle" actualy capture good jungle vibes and have a sound that reminds me of early Brockie. Same with that mellow one that D Double did a while back. I don't think its a problem of pre/post 97, so much as the particular aspects of DnB from any era that producers choose to import. Macabre unit clearly take their cues from minimal, techy post-98 DnB, and their stuff is amazing IMO.
Its just recently (especially since seeing Skream in Toronto) that I really got into dubstep. I've listened to garage since '99, and I got dubstep allstars 1 when it first came out, but I was never that impressed by dubstep. My conclusion was always the same: its cool, but a bit bland, and ultimately bedroom music. Now I feel that the big events like forward and DMZ are pushing the sound to fulfill its potential as dance music. I think its just natural that the process is going to engender misguided efforts to smash the dancefoor with brutalist noise, but at the same time a lot of good stuff can come about as well.
Also, would there be dubstep if it weren't for drum and bass converts co-opting garage and introducing dark and minimal aesthetics from drum and bass?