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... when Dubplate.net was so quiet. can anyone explain?

Timing. I think dupstep is starting to filter through to a lot more people. I think the success of this forum is closely linked to the increased accessibility of dubstep. bleep.com/road, your pitchfork column and other things have all opened it up; moved it from being a relatively insular london sound to a sound regarded as a very important sound in the modern music landscape.

Dubstep as a buzzword is being dropped in various online media and dare i mention the fact that it's perhaps become a little bit hipster. Also, i think it has generated interest from slightly jaded grime, d&b, breaks fans, perhaps confused by the rephlex comps, finally winding their way up here.

Look at the attendance of FWD and how that has become increasingly diverse, most interesting the growing numbers of students!

Plus dubplate had a bit of a cliquey feel. Perhaps just all the lurkers responded to dubway's very timely call to arms.

I assumed it was to do with it being linked to from dubways blog which is incredibly well known. Even in Sydney, it almost a given that anyone in dubstep knows about it and gets their mixes from their.

dubstep is a pure & genuine sound, its growth is inevitable

cos there's no grimey yardy types around talking text trash...

...dubsteppers seem to be more enlightened, not suffering of fools gladly and perhaps more mature in years

but yeah also the fact that it isn't just based around a london club thing anymore...

...dubstep for me is more about the dub than the step and dub is universal

the space, the bass, the ganja and Jah's grace

i joined to get in touch with the scene and the sound - there's not much here in MLBN (unless you really like tek house and pop hiphop) so i wanted to get hold of producers and listen to what other people think/do/say.

dubmugga wrote: ...dubstep for me is more about the dub than the step and dub is universal

ha. yes. except i'm into the step. always thought of the 'step' as that huge snap-your-neck crack of the snare/clap...

Oh, i know that's not what it means. But that's what it is.

for me the step was the 1/2 time staggered disjointed feel of the beats...

dubmugga wrote:cos there's no grimey yardy types around talking text trash...

you are such a troll

my question is why is this forum poping and the IRC chnl. is a ghost town ?

( all the usual answers on the back of postcards to the usual address )

Dubstep seems to be 'fan-driven', without the cliqueyness of dubplate.net. people can ask really obvious questions here without fear of ridicule and get some straight answers. it's a self-help community. let's hope it stays that way (no fucking attitudes please!!).

dubstep becoming hipster?! damn, time to find a new underground style to champion

Alex bk-bk wrote:

dubmugga wrote:cos there's no grimey yardy types around talking text trash...

you are such a troll

hey i resent that, i prefer enfant terrible...

I started with lurking around at dubplates forum but I feel more part of it here at dubway's forum. The attitude is friendly (mostly) and it's no crime if you can't tell 20 unreleased tracks by Skream. We're here for the love of the sound, not to score points.

Alex bk-bk wrote:

dubmugga wrote:cos there's no grimey yardy types around talking text trash...

you are such a troll

agreed, I dislike txt speak too, but this sounds bigoted.

Because there are cookies and you don't have to log in every time you want to post. Dubplate.net was a waste forum.

I do miss reading the MC Crew page on dubplate.net. Gave me many a chuckle....

plenty of that shizzle on rinse

[b]racket wrote:I do miss reading the MC Crew page on dubplate.net. Gave me many a chuckle....

LOL. nuff man pon road wan war.

moving_ninja wrote:I assumed it was to do with it being linked to from dubways blog which is incredibly well known. Even in Sydney, it almost a given that anyone in dubstep knows about it and gets their mixes from their.

Probably yes

in no order


1.dubplate.net was built badly

2.dubstep is getting bigger

3.dubways blog is BIG

4.people search for dubstep more than dubplate?

andythetwig wrote:

Alex bk-bk wrote:

dubmugga wrote:cos there's no grimey yardy types around talking text trash...

you are such a troll

agreed, I dislike txt speak too, but this sounds bigoted.

didn't mean it to sound that way...

...just didn't like all that fake, tough talking, gangsta tripping, abbreviated text typing is all, it put me off posting there

it's funny I always come off blunt and generally don't give a shit so are you saying i need to work on my delivery