Dubstep in the New York Times

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The Human Centipede

[pound [nephilim]]

Good to see some press.

I over heard some kids talking about dubstep in line at the store a couple of days ago. Through me completely off guard.

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regardless of said article's quality, regardless of what the DJs did at the party, regardless of your take on the rewind, what is good for the scene is that DUBSTEP IS IN THE NEW YORK TIMES. that's a few million people who have probably never heard the word before.

and to those who can't see why an american journalist would akin the dstep to hiphop, you're crazy

easy

couldn't agree more

[surface_tension]

how about sparing us all the dubplate angst, and start a night of your own, with your own rules, and your own egoless lineups!!! no ones forcing you to go to a skream/benga show. you have choices! tons of choices now. do something positive with that energy, instead of obsessing over shit that 98% of the people going to these parties on a given weekend, don't give a fuck about.

lol whatever man. not worth the time to respond to this shit anymore. it's a common complaint. like people who like chainsaw and clownstep at 140 vs comasteppers. everyone will have their opinion. your opinion on the reload and what dubstep should and should not be is as valuable as any other random person on the street who started talking about dubstep.

You just voiced yours, I just voiced mine. If you like it so much, why don't you start a night... clearly anyone with an opinion or a criticism is only allowed to have such a thing if they run a night of their own. only if you have a night can your ideas have value. Who said shit about rules? I'm just another person in the crowd like you are. Some people call for a reload and some people don't. They can't be at the same night?

[Sharmaji]

The Human Centipede

3 for the "For the love of god, please don't rewind that"

Starkey, Pinot's really hard to grow. Kinda the sensitive-artist grape. Like dating a goth chick in high school; sure, maybe sometimes it was awesome because she totally had the first creatures tape, but more often it was a pain in the ass because you'd be making out and she'd get doc marten's stains on the couch and you'd have to explain to your mom.

[starkey]

The Human Centipede

3 for the "For the love of god, please don't rewind that"

Starkey, Pinot's really hard to grow. Kinda the sensitive-artist grape. Like dating a goth chick in high school; sure, maybe sometimes it was awesome because she totally had the first creatures tape, but more often it was a pain in the ass because you'd be making out and she'd get doc marten's stains on the couch and you'd have to explain to your mom.

hahaha.

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*watches Sideways*

[starkey]

i'm a big fan of the sauvignon blanc.

there's this Italian wine which is called Est Est Est! it's relatively cheap... but seriously amazing.

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It's all about Malbecs. Argentina repping the red scene hard.

[surface_tension]

My taste in wine is more sophisticated and exclusive than yours. Sometimes I start to pour a glass and before the wine even hits the crystal some rudebwoy wine snob runs and slaps the glass to the floor and screams for the rewind.

[Sharmaji]

all about viognier's these days.

and what could be more NYT-friendly than a little discussion on fine wines?

/SAVE

[starkey]

all about viognier's these days.

and what could be more NYT-friendly than a little discussion on fine wines?

/SAVE

haha

[seckle]

starkizzle, where can i book some egoless dj's? all these guys that spin 140 these days in NYC are so arrogant. all they do is rewind tunes, drink wine and have fun. its so fucking annoying...

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My taste in wine is more sophisticated and exclusive than yours. Sometimes I start to pour a glass and before the wine even hits the crystal some rudebwoy wine snob runs and slaps the glass to the floor and screams for the rewind.

That's because you were one of the only 4 people to get one of those 1981 bottles of Fume Blanc. If the vintage was more widespread we wouldn't have this problem.

[iron myke]

starkizzle, where can i book some egoless dj's? all these guys that spin 140 these days in NYC are so arrogant. all they do is rewind tunes, drink wine and have fun. its so fucking annoying...

I've been known to play all my records backward while pouring whiskey over my head.

My sets are essentially one big drunken rewind.

[starkey]

starkizzle, where can i book some egoless dj's? all these guys that spin 140 these days in NYC are so arrogant. all they do is rewind tunes, drink wine and have fun. its so fucking annoying...

Wait till u see this nonsense in action saturday night. but I think i'll be drinking champagne instead.

[Sharmaji]

i've got a few cans of vintage sparks (2006) that i might break out for the event . Bring yr snifters!

[cyrusfx]

Yeah, I agree that the article was written by somebody who knew nothing about dubstep but lots about writing, so to the average NY Times reader (who knows nothing about dubstep), he sounds like he knows what he's talking about.

I also agree that rewinds are over-rated. I never heard about the historical ragga/dancehall connection before, but speaking from purely an aesthetic point of view, rewinds sound like shit. Its better to just stop the track and restart it because the shitty sound of the rewind action kills my high. Much like the reviewer, the first few times I heard a "rewind" I thought the DJ had hit a wrong button on Serato or else made some sort of mixing mistake that they were trying to cover up, because it just sounds bad.

Plus, overplaying tunes is a bad thing anyway, its better to tease the audience with them. You never heard anybody say "Oh oh, rewind that Kanye West remix dawg!!!"

[aporia1]

I think the critiques are kind of refreshing...it's got that outsider perspective, a fresh slate so to speak, some journalist just discovering the sounds and names and being somewhat objective. It's pretty amusing and i think the exposure is very cool.

[kuma]

Fuck all y'all wine drinkers, sake at the club is where it's at.