hello, I am new

smutek · Post by **smutek** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:21 pm

I'm new, just wanted to say hi. I've been a techno head for some years. Been mixing the minimal stuff for a few years now. Got turned on to dubstep a while back and liked it but for some reason it never grabbed me.

Recently however it [dubstep] has hit me like a ton of bricks and I am in love and infatuated. It's like a brave new world to me. It makes me dizzy.

I'm from Baltimore on the east coast of the united states. I do graphics for a living and fuck around with music as a hobby. Been djing for about 7 years. Currently run 2 1200's, a pioneer 500 and serato. Also been using ableton since version 1. Currently running version 5 with an assortment of midi controllers and a new guitar which I do not yet know how to play.

When modern music in baltimore stopped stocking techno records and baltimore clubs stopped booking techno dj's I stopped leaving my basement.

Im a former member of Baltimore's colorful heroin sub culture, a veteran of the war on drugs, an ex-junky that's been out of the game for 8 years.

My interests are art, music, sound, politics, people and social issues, my wife and my animals. I'm sometimes anti-social, left leaning and always suspicious of power.

That's me. Thought I should say hello. So glad this wonderful music began speaking to me, looking forward to hanging around here, learning listening and sharing.

best,

smutek

djshiva · Post by **djshiva** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:21 pm

SMUTEK!!!!!!!!!! velcome to ze famileee!!!!

Pistonsbeneath · Post by **Pistonsbeneath** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:23 pm

welcome mate

nice to imagine a new face

smutek · Post by **smutek** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:25 pm

Hi there shiva!!!!!!

About to throw one of your mixes on the ipod to bump in the jeep on the way to work. Looking forward to hanging here, will be a nice change from the other forum.

Hello piston, nice to meet you as well.

delendi · Post by **delendi** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:26 pm

welcome to ninjadom. well done for being 8 years clean... keep it up.

fixation · Post by **fixation** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:31 pm

welcome to the mad house!!

enjoy your stay

LEQ · Post by **LEQ** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:32 pm

Welcome.

'Other forum?' Ban.

smutek · Post by **smutek** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:33 pm

djshiva · Post by **djshiva** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:36 pm

LEQ wrote:Welcome.

'Other forum?' Ban.

he was talkin bout the ableton forums if i read him right.

LEQ · Post by **LEQ** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:41 pm

sapphic_beats wrote:
LEQ wrote:Welcome.

'Other forum?' Ban.
he was talkin bout the ableton forums if i read him right.

Nice new avatar by the way!

ytee · Post by **ytee** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:59 pm

Welcome to the forum...techno+dubstep=tasty.

smutek · Post by **smutek** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 7:09 pm

yeah, I was talking about the ableton forums when I said the "other" forum. Been hanging there since 2003. Change of pace will be nice. As far as other dubstep forums go, shiva is at this one so as far as I'm concerned there's no need to look any further.

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone.

smutek · Post by **smutek** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 7:10 pm

Delendi wrote:welcome to ninjadom. well done for being 8 years clean... keep it up.

thanks! no reason to change. life is pretty sweet today.

legend4ry · Post by **legend4ry** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 7:13 pm

Welcome mate!

echo wanderer · Post by **echo wanderer** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 7:31 pm

Big up!Welcome!

badger · Post by **badger** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 7:34 pm

welcome

if you can bothered reading all this, this is a good place to start

http://dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=41934

i trust you like ham?

delendi · Post by **delendi** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 7:49 pm

smutek wrote:
Delendi wrote:welcome to ninjadom. well done for being 8 years clean... keep it up.
thanks! no reason to change. life is pretty sweet today.

yeh... just it never fully leaves you, from what i've been told. so staying off it forever is respect forever.

djshiva · Post by **djshiva** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 7:57 pm

smutek wrote:yeah, I was talking about the ableton forums when I said the "other" forum. Been hanging there since 2003. Change of pace will be nice. As far as other dubstep forums go, shiva is at this one so as far as I'm concerned there's no need to look any further.

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone.

awwww.

FSTZ · Post by **FSTZ** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 1:10 pm

now that we have all of these pleasantries outta the way...

do you like ham?

smutek · Post by **smutek** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 6:34 pm

I used to like ham but then I stopped eating red meat and chicken a little while back because my wife was afraid that my arteries were slowly turning into cheese steak grease and that I was going to drop dead of a heart attack.

Her being 9 years my junior it eventually began dawn on me that her fears were perhaps not entirely unrealistic and one day while waiting in line at the grocery store deli to buy some ham (seriously) I realized she wasn't being morbid, just real. I did eat cheese steak and fries with gravy nearly every night. I do sit in front of a computer all day ery day. I just might be a heart attack waiting to happen.

Since I dont want to drop dead any time soon and also did not feel like waiting in line for lunch meat I just said fuck it and have not consumed any land living meat since. This was about 3 months ago.

Though I no longer consume it Ham still occupies a sunny place in my memories.

So, yes, I do like ham.

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