Anyone else kinda not looking forward to dubstep being big?

dbn · Post by **dbn** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 1:12 pm

Some of you are gonna wonder what the fuck I'm on about there but it's a serious question. But I think it's safe to say that when any genre starts going through the corporate mill it often comes out the other side a little bit too shiny, a little bit too samey, and a little bit too shit.

When something is small and people are into it, they're usually pretty real about whatever "something" is. When it gets big, you get the bandwagon jumpers, scenesters, fakers, pretend experts etc (and don't get me wrong, we get this now).

I cringe when I hear "dubstep explosion" (FaltyDL interview on XLR8R) and other similar terms. I know it's a great thing that it's gonna be big and we'll all have more people to talk about it with but I just can't really say I want that to happen.

But at the same time I'm being a little bit elitist here and I know that. "Yeah we're the "underground"!" - "Fuck the mainstream", "I knew this before you did". etc. And I fully realise this. But I think for dubstep to remain true to it's shit, this is gonna be a bad thing... Or maybe it's just a positive evolution of the genre? I don't fucking know to be honest.

I just really hope the skinny jeans crowd don't get on it. Oh my daze.

(also gonna post this on my blog - would appreciate you guys taking a look - link below)

deamonds · Post by **deamonds** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 1:14 pm

you just ruined dubstep

bombakluten · Post by **bombakluten** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 1:15 pm

I've got one pair of paints that are pretty tight

blackdown · Post by **blackdown** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 1:16 pm

People talk a lot about "mainstream" or "commercial" in dubstep, and with a few exceptions (Snoop Dogg n Rhianna for example) i don't know what they're on about. The major's mostly arent in control of dubstep and people aren't making Jay-Z money out of this thing. They're not even making Tiesto money out of this thing (arguably the world's largest DJ).

The problems that dubstep faces now are less it moving from the underground to the overground - it's still mostly way too instrumental and dark for that - more that where it is now is less diverse and too focused on one or two styles.

Luke Yeah? · Post by **Luke Yeah?** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 1:17 pm

Music evolves and transforms with new sounds and ideas. Listen to that which you like, not what you dont

tripaddict · Post by **tripaddict** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 1:18 pm

too late m8

ive never seen music move at this pace

dubloke · Post by **dubloke** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 1:28 pm

I just hate how all my mates that used to rinse the fuck out of me (serious, everytime i saw them theyd go wub wub or just keep taking the piss out of dubstep) now like it and are going to shity indy nights and saying how good the dubstep was..... funny thing about indy kids is they say they're "independent" but they are probably the least independent group of people in the world...... THINK FOR YOUR SELF FOR FUCKS SAKE

kingduppy · Post by **kingduppy** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 1:41 pm

TripAddict wrote:too late m8

ive never seen music move at this pace

Pada · Post by **Pada** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 1:45 pm

Dubloke wrote:I just hate how all my mates that used to rinse the fuck out of me (serious, everytime i saw them theyd go wub wub or just keep taking the piss out of dubstep)

They did that to me always saying wuv wub wub and shit but now they are actually booking me to play at their nights

tripaddict · Post by **tripaddict** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 1:51 pm

Zane wrote: I just really hope the skinny jeans crowd don't get on it. Oh my daze.

lmao

j_j_c · Post by **j_j_c** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 1:51 pm

Blackdown wrote:People talk a lot about "mainstream" or "commercial" in dubstep, and with a few exceptions (Snoop Dogg n Rhianna for example) i don't know what they're on about. The major's mostly arent in control of dubstep and people aren't making Jay-Z money out of this thing. They're not even making Tiesto money out of this thing (arguably the world's largest DJ).

The problems that dubstep faces now are less it moving from the underground to the overground - it's still mostly way too instrumental and dark for that - more that where it is now is less diverse and too focused on one or two styles.

Nail on the head. Couldn't agree more.

displaced · Post by **displaced** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 1:54 pm

Joined: 15 May 2009

Y_H · Post by **Y_H** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 1:55 pm

Zane wrote:Some of you are gonna wonder what the fuck I'm on about there but it's a serious question. But I think it's safe to say that when any genre starts going through the corporate mill it often comes out the other side a little bit too shiny, a little bit too samey, and a little bit too shit.

When something is small and people are into it, they're usually pretty real about whatever "something" is. When it gets big, you get the bandwagon jumpers, scenesters, fakers, pretend experts etc (and don't get me wrong, we get this now).

I cringe when I hear "dubstep explosion" (FaltyDL interview on XLR8R) and other similar terms. I know it's a great thing that it's gonna be big and we'll all have more people to talk about it with but I just can't really say I want that to happen.

But at the same time I'm being a little bit elitist here and I know that. "Yeah we're the "underground"!" - "Fuck the mainstream", "I knew this before you did". etc. And I fully realise this. But I think for dubstep to remain true to it's shit, this is gonna be a bad thing... Or maybe it's just a positive evolution of the genre? I don't fucking know to be honest.

I just really hope the skinny jeans crowd don't get on it. Oh my daze.

(also gonna post this on my blog - would appreciate you guys taking a look - link below)

Im on dubstep, i wear skinny jeans sometimes, so what?

thinking · Post by **thinking** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:16 pm

ask me 4 years ago.

Gully Shanks · Post by **Gully Shanks** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:19 pm

Dubloke wrote:I just hate how all my mates that used to rinse the fuck out of me (serious, everytime i saw them theyd go wub wub or just keep taking the piss out of dubstep)

lol i got the wob wob wob all the time :/

DZA · Post by **DZA** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:21 pm

deamonds wrote:you just ruined dubstep

danoldboy · Post by **danoldboy** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:22 pm

deamonds wrote:you just ruined dubstep

86. · Post by **86.** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:33 pm

how is him joining on may 15h relevant.

anyway, it's gonna happen eventually. and then another style of music will be born from the underground, become big, repeeat, and the cycle will repeat itself til the end of time.

DZA · Post by **DZA** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:35 pm

86 Position wrote:how is him joining on may 15h relevant..

Cus the first time people heard of dubstep is the date they joined the forum

86. · Post by **86.** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:45 pm

The_Dza88 wrote:
86 Position wrote:how is him joining on may 15h relevant..
Cus the first time people heard of dubstep is the date they joined the forum

rofl

the human mind knows how to reach and make "logical" connections out of nowhere, based on nothing at all. very interesting indeed

edit: thinking about it, maybe you were actually being serious...that's even more hilarious

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