Dubstepforum.com

begin speculation.

the forum dont make the scene, the music does,the dj's does,and the press does.

being from the states. if not for the internet, i might not have ever found out about dubstep.

i was just thinking about how much the internet contributes to the growth of musical genres. it allows people to find out about a music scene far away from them.

steppa4ever wrote:the forum dont make the scene

Not anymore but once upon a time it played a huge part in spreading the sound nationally and internationally - it was all the press coverage at a time when it was few and far between in the actual press.

^^^ so true

same with the statement above
coming from canada, i had no clue about dubstep
this message board and some educated folk helped along the way

true,never fort about it like that, i just they ment that, the forums pushed dubstep 2 the top, like the internet is important, otherwise people couldnt hear it from anywhere else,but i just dont want man thinking dubstep will be where it is with the power ov the forums,look what jungle/d n b did widout the net 13 years ago!!Thats all im saying

But yeah man, for real, big up da forums,widout out, i wouldnt ov heard about, anti social,benga,skream,mala and so on including rinse and react!

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thats true man, but look how long it took jungle to go global.

dubstep has reached across the world fast than it got down the M4 to cardiff and this forum certainly played a hugh part in that!

true,adam f,goldie,bukem and dem heads had worldwide selling albums on major labels bk dem days,and they were getting top 40 albums,dubstep is not doing that yet although it will get this next year hopefully, the word dubstep will mean alot 2 people once burial wins that mercury prize!

If it weren't for .... EDITED....no torrent info anywhere on this site please..... website I would not even know about dubstep.

And now I spend $100 bucks every few months on vinyl.

oi oi!

Although I am much more of a lurker than a speaker, this board has been a constant feed of dubstep knowledge from finding out where to get specific links on mixes, to track IDs, or to dates for future releases, the list obviously goes on. I think this forum has brought so much unification, and knowledge about all spectrums of dubstep that I don't think I would know 3/4 of the stuff I do today. This board is invaluable.

One of the major symptoms of the internet being such a force when dubstep came about is how internationally the music has spread in terms of producers.
Within a short period American producers tunes(Juju etc) were getting played alongside the granddaddys from croydon. Now we've got a situation where people from Holland, Finland, Sweden, Romania, Austrailia, the US are all playing a major role in the scene. As far as I'm aware this never happened for Jungle or D'n'b.
The family vibes can spread further and connections are made easier and faster by the web. I think that by dubstep is less introverted and territorial than other genres and this has been facilitated by the presence of the internet

I found the sound outside the forum, but the forum taught me what it was I was hearing, where it came from, who the producers were, what labels did what releases, when the new joint was dropping, etc.

From Wiki on the Roman Forum.

The Forum was the public space in the middle of a Roman city.

It had a great social importance and was often the escenario of diverse activities, including political discussions, meetings, et cetera.

This can be translated into Dubstepforum with no effort at all.

Like it or not the internet has added an invaluable extra dimension to music and human interaction. Dubstep has grown immensly over the past few years, and part of that growth is certainly created and sustained by the global online community. But the forum would be nothing without the music, membership only started really rising after dubstep wars

steppa4ever wrote:the forum dont make the scene, the music does,the dj's does,and the press does.

Mate... Sorry... Maybe you don't know Ivan very well... Before this forum Ivan was writing a blog... That space was full of mixes to everyone outside London get in touch with the sound... And he wasn't alone... Other guys did this important task too... I say this forum make the scene... I say that Ivan made an important move with his initiative... Please don't get me wrong... But... Even press enter here searching for precious information about what is being made in the scene...

every music community goes through a nostalgia phase. we're in it right now. there's enough history at the moment to look back and reflect. it's a very healthy thing to be able to look back and not be able to look forward.

on the other hand its also important to recognize nostalgia for what it is and not let it taint your experience, your patience or your attitude towards changes.

people put way too much importance on this site.

nice link to video sekkle Thanks.
Peace B

the only reason I signed up is because after 6 months of listening to dubstep and going to all the dubstep parties in Miami...all the people I met always asked me if i was on 'the forum'...

*and I is here now cuz I has waaaaaaay too much time on my hands.*

I learn about music through friends and actually going out to listen to it, more than ANY other way....

first time i ever visited a dubstep rave in london i got the question if i was on the forum, hehe.. i was like.. huh? what forum?

and then this guy told me "dubstepforum, my name is xxxx there"

"ok" i said. i couldn't hear anything and i didn't understood a word he was saying.

lol i met at least 20 people in person....during WMC and Dubwar in NY

and i cant recall a single persons forum name lol...

i did get a few 'OH SHIT YOURE EVIL GIRL!' but...that was it lol