rubberdingyrapids
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its a useless name. like calling rock music 'treble music'. grime wasnt about bass. funky isnt about bass. its basically dance music as seen through a dubstep lens. as if dubstep is all that matters.
I've decided we should call all music made after 1956: 'post-skiffle'
post punk
it's to do with the way that genre/scene/ideology interacts with the referenced genre/scene/ideology.
I'm not arguing for 'post dubstep'. But in many ways it's the best option.
Certainly a load of horseshit but if it proves to be true, relax. You'll invent techno in 30 years or so.
post punk
it's to do with the way that genre/scene/ideology interacts with the referenced genre/scene/ideology.
I'm not arguing for 'post dubstep'. But in many ways it's the best option.
this post-punk comparison has been in the air for a while, and to a certain extent it can prove helpful, but at the same time we have to keep in mind that...
some of the most important bands and sounds of the so called post-punk came at the same time, if not before punk (e.g. devo, suicide, pere ubu)
so it's not so much of an interaction with the referenced genre as it's a construct of music critics of the time (and parroted afterwards)
instead, we should be asking ourselves, how much did the original dubstep signifiers really contribute to this tasteless soup of post-dubstep?
i agree that most of the electro diaspora (moombahton, electro cumbia, tecno brega, tribal guarachero, glitch-hop) has been heavily inspired by the bass aspect of dubstep, but couldn't really say the same for post-dubstep. it feels so much more informed about electronica, idm, house and techno than dubstep
and because it's so disconnected from this bass, minimalist template, it doesn't really deserve its name
I was watching BBC news tonight on all the economy stuff.
Apparently one of the arguments against u-turning on all the evil tory funding cuts and public sector mutilation is that fiscal stimulus won't work because the UK economy has 'lost its entrepreneurial zeal'...even if you pumped money into the economy it wouldn't get things going because we're just not the economic powerhouse we used to be.
there's a lulzy parallel with the nuum there.
IT'S ALL GONE TO SHIT
Who knew there was an electro diaspora.i agree that most of the electro diaspora (moombahton, electro cumbia, tecno brega, tribal guarachero, glitch-hop) has been heavily inspired by the bass aspect of dubstep, but couldn't really say the same for post-dubstep. it feels so much more informed about electronica, idm, house and techno than dubstep
and because it's so disconnected from this bass, minimalist template, it doesn't really deserve its name
I don't feel that way. As a label owner I find all the tools, contacts & resources I can access empowering.
Post-dubstep's real forbear, if it needs to have one, is more likely the brokenbeat scene that came about at the tail end of garage and dnb. Artists like Zed Bias & Mark Pritchard's resurgence seems to suggest so.