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Who is innovating right now....
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 3:39 pm
by hedfukkah
There is often threads on here focusing on the negatives of ***step becoming formulaic....(everything is dubby, everything is halfstep, everything is wobble)...etc..... Of course we can all observe trends and the reasons for this are quite obvious (and well debated!)...
So interesting to see original innovator Benny Ill back on it and the whispers are that Toasty is coming back with the goodness!!
So got me thinking....
Who are the innovators in the scene as present. Not neccessarily your favourite producers or those who create fantastic 'dubstep' but rather those that are INNOVATING within the scene...creating new sounds, bouncing on the fringes, making new waves....
Of course Boxcutter and Burial are working on the peripharies and Mala always comes in with a fresh approach but who else is deconstructing the sound to create something fresh and unique???
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 3:46 pm
by thinking
Peverelist, so original
the Hessle Audio crew i.e. with their signings - Pangaea and Untold are superb
Migrant, writes really good grooves
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 3:51 pm
by seckle
mala, pinch , geiom , scuba , vaccine , quest/silkie , subeena , secret agent gel , blackdown , burial , moldy , martyn , forsaken , darkstar ,
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 3:51 pm
by saxenhammer
Michael John Harris
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 4:01 pm
by kidkut
Immerse roster (Kuma, Djunya, Borg, Horsepower, TRG etc), not in any way meant to be arrogant but thats why i signed the tunes....
Other arists Martyn, Peverelist, Pangea, untold, Late, Wascal etc
But for me 2562/A Made up Sound every time, big up Dave!
innovators > imitators
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 4:08 pm
by steppa
geiom, clouds, tes la rok (think hes making such diverse tunes atm), headhunter, kode9 (always pushing), Burial, Mala and Coki (no matte what you say that pair are always making something new and something innovative) Hold tight each and ever producer, Pinch, Vex'd and Boxcutter also making some next level productions.
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 4:12 pm
by og
Boxcutter, though stop usin the same damn drum loops please...Pinch is good too, takin a different angle. I can't wait for more Toasty stuff - the don of dubstep IMO!
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 4:15 pm
by og
also can't fault elemental's output, takin a nice heavy approach to things
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 4:20 pm
by kidkut
OG wrote:also can't fault elemental's output, takin a nice heavy approach to things
Shit yes, how could i forget Adam, such an under estimated producer/performer, every set i have heard live or otherwise has been top notch and his productions are guuuurt lush !
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 4:22 pm
by og
totally, he has top class production on all his tunes, a lot better then the average dubstep tune IMO
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 4:22 pm
by Krumb
forsaken. actually, the whole punch drunk team.
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 4:31 pm
by metalboxproducts
Ikonika
Contakt
Thronody
Dysfunktion/shonky
Toasty (obviously)
Tyrant
Vista
all the people mentioned up thread and loads more/
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 4:55 pm
by badger
think most of the bases have been covered
id add whistla to the list as well. he's totally different approach to dubstep than most with what he's calling step core
and whether or not people like his 'jump up' style, ruskos definitely innovating. taking a different approach to dubstep to most
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:23 pm
by prisoner
Gravious deserves a mention as well...
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:25 pm
by thinking
mental the amount of people namechecking Toasty. Obviously he's a complete DON, but apart from On Something there haven't been any new tunes from him in the last coupla years (that I've heard of).
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:42 pm
by alien pimp
like the native americans: put your ear to the (under)ground to check what's coming, look around to see what's up, close your eyes to see what's gone
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:44 pm
by furiouz
Vaccine
Gravious
Whistla
H*O*D
Peverelist
Tyrant
Jazzsteppa
Shonky
TRG
D1
Dom
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:52 pm
by og
yeah and to be fair there wasn't a huge amount of releases from him anyway (toasty) not like there has been from skream or loefah for example
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:56 pm
by thinking
OG wrote:yeah and to be fair there wasn't a huge amount of releases from him anyway (toasty) not like there has been from skream or loefah for example
dunno mate, there's been quite a few really:
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Toastyboy
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Toasty
Reflect is coming soon on Destructive, and Live Life Feel It on Urban Graffiti. Yea not Skream levels of output but most of his well-known old shizzle has made it out now, apart from As One, No Prisoners, Full Clip and the Candyfloss remix(es).
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:56 pm
by shonky
OG wrote:yeah and to be fair there wasn't a huge amount of releases from him anyway (toasty) not like there has been from skream or loefah for example
Threnody did an all Toasty mix on his show a while back if you need to hear more, should be on the archives at SubFm. Was very good.