If Pharrell hasn't been listening to dubstep

joe muggs · Post by **joe muggs** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:24 pm

I'll eat my cat.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UdfMk_dxMfw

UK BASS FTW.

drokkr · Post by **drokkr** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:27 pm

a bit weak imo... surely pharrel could do better, no?

joe muggs · Post by **joe muggs** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:29 pm

Doesn't matter if it's a bit shit - and I dunno about that yet, it has it's charms - point is it's two of the biggest artists in the WORLD doing a dubstep track.

optimum · Post by **optimum** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:33 pm

It's not a dubstep track tho is it? Just an LFO, blah, blah, blah

spire · Post by **spire** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:43 pm

vocals sound like shit. sounds like they were standing around with an sm58 in hand or something. and forgot mixdown.

optimum · Post by **optimum** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:46 pm

OK, it is a bit 'dubstep' and i think it's sick.

hera · Post by **hera** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:46 pm

DROKKR wrote:a bit weak imo... surely pharrel could do better, no?

shirley.

joe muggs · Post by **joe muggs** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:50 pm

It's more dubstep than any other US urban record I've ever heard.

And give it time. Pharrell can do things that sound pretty shonky at first - e.g. most of his drum and instrument sounds are just keyboard presets - but they grow on you like a rash.

brockolio · Post by **brockolio** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:53 pm

i think the tune is a step in the right direction for the US rap game, that is for sure.

at the same time, Pharrell is way better than this monotonous beat.

someone get Weezy and Bun B some Joker and MRK1 beats.

drokkr · Post by **drokkr** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:56 pm

i never said it was shit but given what he has done in the past that is far from being one of his better tracks. it is good him see him pushing some boundries tho'

musically, us urban music could be heading for some changes...

optimum · Post by **optimum** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:56 pm

Joe Muggs wrote:It's more dubstep than any other US urban record I've ever heard.

And give it time. Pharrell can do things that sound pretty shonky at first - e.g. most of his drum and instrument sounds are just keyboard presets - but they grow on you like a rash.

Nothing wrong with presets, and the amount of dubstep people who have sampled those same presets he uses is pretty high. He's been on it for a while I think check this Zombyish one (also brilliant):

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yqOBh_3QaUU

pidge · Post by **pidge** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:01 pm

Bah! Britney's been on it since day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5t3Fo8WKfg

hera · Post by **hera** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:10 pm

Brockolio wrote:someone get Weezy and Bun B some Joker and MRK1 beats.

THIS

infiltrata · Post by **infiltrata** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:17 pm

Track Avail for download here
http://mixtapemaestro.net/2009/01/lil-w ... l-yes.html

force1 · Post by **force1** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:31 pm

pidge wrote:Bah! Britney's been on it since day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5t3Fo8WKfg

get meeee haha

joe muggs · Post by **joe muggs** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:37 pm

hera wrote:
Brockolio wrote:someone get Weezy and Bun B some Joker and MRK1 beats.
THIS

Been saying this for ages too - Joker is THE first UK producer to get the southern bounce in his beats (but still keep a British attitude to it) IMO.

2009 is looking good for genre fusion. Mongrel Music FTW

simonoff · Post by **simonoff** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:46 pm

.. its not the best track from pharrell..

and its probably not the first bringign dubstep-like vibes

i think this one is 1 or 2 years old ...
really liking the synths

donno who produced it ..

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jJzWzpHpG54

spooKs · Post by **spooKs** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:48 pm

not much to it in my opinion, quite a weak bassline as far as most underground dance music goes and it really doesn't go ANYWHERE.

but i get what you're saying, big up

oddfellow · Post by **oddfellow** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:53 pm

simonoff wrote:.. its not the best track from pharrell..

and its probably not the first bringign dubstep-like vibes

i think this one is 1 or 2 years old ...
really liking the synths
donno who produced it ..

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jJzWzpHpG54

Timbaland?

datura · Post by **datura** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:54 pm

This is from last year too

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=gv5UkymjnMw

The bass he uses sounds more like d&b than dubstep to me, and I think it's done well. The more sub in 'pop' music the better in my opinion. Pharrell is one of the best producers about, just a shame he's not doing the Clipse album, they would some ultra grimey on this sort of beat.

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