If you had asked me this in 2009, I probably would have told you to fuck off with your Skrillex shit. This genre has evolved so much from its roots that it swells my heart. Some passion project out of the gutter of London grew into this international phenomenon that shapes the way beats are constructed and international festivals are held.
I love this goddamn genre.
Can you point me to something you're digging currently? I want to listen
Of course. I will be adding more soon.
Newer stuff:
https://kursa.bandcamp.com/album/you-can-eat-whatever-you-want-for-breakfast-part-3-the-final-course
https://mumukshu.bandcamp.com/releases
https://colonyproductions.bandcamp.com/album/k-l-o-y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4GLz9SC3MI
Old stuff:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkgik4edDpY
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdyqauY81tCLrUFtaWmPYaqnL7akR2LWa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3lTrSG8wrY
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ngNSzrEs7sZfW6A_gCz8Z0XwLwlJe7lnc
Seminal proto-Dubstep:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa_PDKKc2_A
idk if it counts as dubstep, but 2562's fever has always been a favorite of mine
I think I'm going to check this out when I get a chance. What I parsed through sounds good. Thanks.
>skrillex
>roots
Pick one
Also skrillex is a great producer don't @ me
Skrillex and Mala are in the same genre whether you like it or not. Skrillex is the main reason why electronic is as accessible as it is in America, for better or worse.
:agony-wholesome:
Wasn't it benga or skream or one of the other british OGs that said they regretted mixing the womps in with the wubs that characterized the early stuff?
Rusko is who you're thinking of. It was simply inevitable that someone like Skrillex would come along since Pop had been coopting electronic genres for awhile. That cooptation allowed for a subversion of the cooptation which lead to a rebirth of electronic as a whole. OG Dubstep is getting a revival because of festival culture. It probably would have been a fad without Skrillex.
Deadmau5 popularized house for millenials for sure, He didn't dabble into dubstep until years later. I think you're underestimating the impact Dubstep had on Teenagers at the time. I had kids talking to me about drops who I would never expect to talk to me about music back in the day.
Edit: Am I old now?
I don't still listen to From First To Last on occasion no sir I'm a big boy
I can't do trap really, but I respect the guys making it work. You like G Jones or Yheti?
I've honestly never listened to UK Drill. I think you should make a separate thread and tag me in it.
Oh goddamnit, I've got 14 more minutes left on the Mala Boiler Room. You want to put me in this situation?
Some passion project out of the gutter of London grew into this international phenomenon that shapes the way beats are constructed and international festivals are held.
neoliberaism.txt, there's nothing materially revolutionary about it, it just makes idealist culture nerds soyface that they can commodify hyperalienation.The Mark Fisher praxis of being a bloodless British vulture
I just like beat experimentation. Not everything needs to be Communist oriented.
Drum and bass was always more my thing but with how linked the genres are, you sort of end up listening to a lot of dubstep too. I saw Mala live in 2016, and it was absolute quality. Hearing tracks like Anti War Dub and Neverland in a festival setting was something else.
Reso - Temjin is a quality EP influenced by Metal Gear, and I couldn't recommend it enough.
James Blake's Self-Titled album is a very nice mix of R&B and dubstep that he sadly has moved away from (The Colour In Anything is absolutely tedious in my opinion).
Scuba - Triangulation is a good album overall, even though On Deck sounds like a rejected Pitbull instrumental.
Seen Mala twice and DMZ once now. They both bring it live. Tribal shit every time.
Never heard of the others (besides James Blake), I'll queue them up
