haven't listened to this new skream disc yet, but i love andy battaglia's emusic review:
As it continues to refract and evolve, the dance-music style known as dubstep has wandered onto a number of intriguing byways. Some artists, like Actress, have stopped worrying over genre and engaged a newly mesmerizing array of timeless, boundless "bass music" sounds. Others, like Zomby, have switched on to the imagined transmissions of zoned-out video-game fiends. Still others, like James Blake and Mount Kimbie, have softened up and set out to make a supremely emotional kind of post-human soul.Skream never seemed a likely candidate for the latter, but he wasn't exactly a sure thing for any of the others either. It makes a strange kind of sense, then, that he would basically go ahead and do all three — plus a little more on the sides. Not that Outside the Box makes a lot of sense: Indeed, as an album, it's a fractious, fragile and highly fraught mess. But what is dubstep circa 2010 if not a laboratory for various styles and sounds to go wrong — and sound all the more right for their failure?Skream hails from Croydon, a district within dubstep's formative home city of London. From there, he's helped goose the genre along from its early '00s days as a backdrop for grime to its latter days — pretty much now and counting — as a new form all its own. Starting with his breakout single "Midnight Request Line" in 2005, his records for the timely label Tempa have ranked as important briefings from dubstep's frontline, enough that he's collaborated or shared vinyl space with some of the scene's biggest names (Benga, Shackleton, Loefah) and earned the right to put out a five-volume series of EPs self-importantly titled Skreamizm.Outside the Box takes bits of Skream's past activity and crams them into one swelling statement of purpose. The style changes drastically, such that a more or less ordinary mid-tempo rap track ("8 Bit Baby," with oddly lifeless vocals by) can shift meaningfully into the haunted and haunting robot sulk of "CPU," which sounds like Kraftwerk coming apart and limping across a desert in the mid-day sun. The latter plays way more to Skream's main strength, which is all the more apparent when he slows things down and gives his spacious atmospheres and evocative rhythms room to breathe. To that end, it's easy to imagine some sort of oddball hit status for "Where You Should Be," a plaintive ballad that matches missing-you vocals to rainbow-colored synth oscillations, melancholic sub-bass, and a beat that thwacks with a short-story's worth of exposition and mood.Not all of Skream's best moments are slow. "How Real" jumps and jags through a hyper mix of chopped-up vocals, while tracks like "Listenin' to the Records on My Wall" play teeth-gnashing tribute to the early '90s heyday of jungle and hardcore rave. Nor are all his moments even close to best: "Finally," a collaboration with La Roux, wanders too far toward overwrought trance treacle, and the quasi-ambient interlude "Metamorphosis" doesn't do much more than "quasi-ambient interlude" might suggest.But even the album's missteps, such as they are, show Skream as an ambitious and big-minded producer trying to make the most of where dubstep stands to go. There's a geeky sense of excitement and curiosity in both his reaching and his over-reaching, and his ears are clearly open and attuned.
Skream never seemed a likely candidate for the latter, but he wasn't exactly a sure thing for any of the others either. It makes a strange kind of sense, then, that he would basically go ahead and do all three — plus a little more on the sides. Not that Outside the Box makes a lot of sense: Indeed, as an album, it's a fractious, fragile and highly fraught mess. But what is dubstep circa 2010 if not a laboratory for various styles and sounds to go wrong — and sound all the more right for their failure?
Skream hails from Croydon, a district within dubstep's formative home city of London. From there, he's helped goose the genre along from its early '00s days as a backdrop for grime to its latter days — pretty much now and counting — as a new form all its own. Starting with his breakout single "Midnight Request Line" in 2005, his records for the timely label Tempa have ranked as important briefings from dubstep's frontline, enough that he's collaborated or shared vinyl space with some of the scene's biggest names (Benga, Shackleton, Loefah) and earned the right to put out a five-volume series of EPs self-importantly titled Skreamizm.
Outside the Box takes bits of Skream's past activity and crams them into one swelling statement of purpose. The style changes drastically, such that a more or less ordinary mid-tempo rap track ("8 Bit Baby," with oddly lifeless vocals by) can shift meaningfully into the haunted and haunting robot sulk of "CPU," which sounds like Kraftwerk coming apart and limping across a desert in the mid-day sun. The latter plays way more to Skream's main strength, which is all the more apparent when he slows things down and gives his spacious atmospheres and evocative rhythms room to breathe. To that end, it's easy to imagine some sort of oddball hit status for "Where You Should Be," a plaintive ballad that matches missing-you vocals to rainbow-colored synth oscillations, melancholic sub-bass, and a beat that thwacks with a short-story's worth of exposition and mood.
Not all of Skream's best moments are slow. "How Real" jumps and jags through a hyper mix of chopped-up vocals, while tracks like "Listenin' to the Records on My Wall" play teeth-gnashing tribute to the early '90s heyday of jungle and hardcore rave. Nor are all his moments even close to best: "Finally," a collaboration with La Roux, wanders too far toward overwrought trance treacle, and the quasi-ambient interlude "Metamorphosis" doesn't do much more than "quasi-ambient interlude" might suggest.
But even the album's missteps, such as they are, show Skream as an ambitious and big-minded producer trying to make the most of where dubstep stands to go. There's a geeky sense of excitement and curiosity in both his reaching and his over-reaching, and his ears are clearly open and attuned.
dubstep is late fall/winter music, anyway.
― Daniel, Esq., Friday, 13 August 2010 18:10 (thirteen years ago) link
Really liking the LHF 12 inch on Blackdown's label. Chimes in well with my personal Metalheadz revival this past month.
― Tim F, Sunday, 15 August 2010 15:05 (thirteen years ago) link
d00ds, I heard ABAGA Records was permasonned by ILX moderators in a spamming beef O_O
― markers, Tuesday, 31 August 2010 18:54 (thirteen years ago) link
Loving this Ramadanman tune at the mo:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNF8zLFvkvo
― A brownish area with points (chap), Tuesday, 19 October 2010 14:04 (thirteen years ago) link
i'm really hit and miss with him but 'pitter' is amazing
― bows don't kill people, arrows do (Jordan), Tuesday, 19 October 2010 14:50 (thirteen years ago) link
LHF "EP2:The Line Path" [Keysound Recordings]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXoRe2SQBtk
― Martinclark, Friday, 22 October 2010 09:28 (thirteen years ago) link
Pinch's album is currently £3.49 on iTunes. Haven't heard it, but seems like a bargain to me. DLing now.
― A brownish area with points (chap), Friday, 5 November 2010 15:10 (thirteen years ago) link
way late to the party but what does retina think of oneman's rinse mix CD.
― moonship journey to baja, Monday, 8 November 2010 03:02 (thirteen years ago) link
er ... that should be "everyone" ... stupid iphone spellcheck!!
― moonship journey to baja, Monday, 8 November 2010 03:04 (thirteen years ago) link
I always have time for Oneman and his Rinse entry is solid stuff. Could probably have done without the ubiquitous Hyph Mngo and the vocals on The Detatchments track near the beginning are jarring to say the least.
I miss his epic 2-step / dubstep blends from a couple of years back but I guess he had to move on from there (the transition from Zomby's 'Rumours & Revolutions' into Efdemin on this mix is sublime).
He promised us a new Autumn mix on his twitter feed a few weeks back haven't seen anything yet.
― sam500, Monday, 8 November 2010 07:45 (thirteen years ago) link
Oney in the mix for XLR8R. My year is now complete.
http://www.xlr8r.com/podcast/2010/12/oneman
01 Bad Autopsy "Callback" (Ramp)02 Instra:mental "Talkin' Mono" (NonPlus+)03 Joy Orbison "GR Etiquette"04 SBTRKT "2020" (Brainmath)05 Unknown "Sicko Cell"06 Boddika "When I Dip" (NonPlus+)07 El-B & Juiceman "Buck & Bury" (Ghost)08 Unknown "Mellotroid"09 FaltyDL "Doo Wop"10 Pearson Sound "Blanked" (Hessle Audio)11 Girl Unit "IRL" (Night Slugs)12 Amerie "One Thing" (French Fries Remix)"13 Ill Blu "Pull It (Instrumental)" (It's Funky)14 The Touch "Bodies Waiting (French Fries Remix)"15 Redlight "MDMA" (Polydor)16 SX vs. Ramadanman "Woooo Glut"17 Desto & Jimi Tenor "Doorlock Riddim"18 Shortstuff & Mickey Pearce "Tripped Up (Ramadanman Re-edit)" (Ramp)19 Jay Weed "The Naos" (502)20 Benga "Skank" (Big Apple)21 Toasty "Skinny" (Destructive)22 Mala "City Cycle" (Tectonic)
― sam500, Wednesday, 22 December 2010 08:15 (thirteen years ago) link
this track has been on repeat for a while... dunno if it is technically dubstep (it is Skream)... feel like this is where the genre should be leaning tho... fuck that wobble insanity.. shit hurts my ears...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwPby5j8fpQ
― the knicks ain't that bad, Tuesday, 4 January 2011 21:41 (thirteen years ago) link
this tune by Objekt is pretty amazing -- mournful arps, huge jet engine bass drops and subtle amen flourishes
http://soundcloud.com/keinobjekt/objekt001b-tinderbox-m
― missingNO, Tuesday, 18 January 2011 05:10 (thirteen years ago) link
Skream album is milquetoast shite on the whole - I can barely make it through a track without skipping. That said I did play out a kind of mashup of "Wut" and "Wibbler" over NYE which went down nicely.
― Bernard V. O'Hare (dog latin), Tuesday, 18 January 2011 10:27 (thirteen years ago) link
that Objekt track just popped up in a boomkat mailout
http://boomkat.com/downloads/372910-objekt-objekt-ep1
― koogs, Tuesday, 18 January 2011 14:41 (thirteen years ago) link
http://cdn.hipsterrunoff.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/800/IMG_2097.jpg
― cloud computing, robotics, 3G wireless connectivity, Skype, (history mayne), Monday, 15 August 2011 23:52 (twelve years ago) link
where is hunta-d when we need him most.
― king of torts (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Monday, 15 August 2011 23:56 (twelve years ago) link
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9jD7XhTTvv4/TVS4MvZuU7I/AAAAAAAACDk/Tw87Xbp-cc4/s400/FUCK-YEAH-DUBSTEp_100211025236.jpg
― moonship journey to baja, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 00:06 (twelve years ago) link
I think that's Burial.
― Inevitable stupid samba mix (chap), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 00:10 (twelve years ago) link
I think I kind of have an idea in that context-clue kinda way, but can somebody explain what "brostep" is? I saw it on a placard as a category in a record store and had to stare at it for a minute to make sure it was real.
― Clarke B., Tuesday, 16 August 2011 00:18 (twelve years ago) link
Like wobbled-out stupid cheesy dubstep.
― Inevitable stupid samba mix (chap), Tuesday, 16 August 2011 00:19 (twelve years ago) link
is it brostep?
― moonship journey to baja, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 00:25 (twelve years ago) link
SEXY DUBSTEP
― nakhchivan, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 01:21 (twelve years ago) link
btw is that a fort thunder pic?
― moonship journey to baja, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 18:10 (twelve years ago) link
ha ha!
― geeta, Tuesday, 16 August 2011 18:11 (twelve years ago) link
LHF "Keepers of the Light" out today: http://boomkat.com/downloads/501517-lhf-keepers-of-the-light
Akashic Visions video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpSOMMXKY1Y
― Martinclark, Monday, 2 April 2012 12:36 (twelve years ago) link
when did dubstep become trance? i missed that part
http://soundcloud.com/michaelscott/losing-my-chainsaw
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 19 April 2012 23:54 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSM18KsqqeA
WONKA Nerds 2012 TV Commercial
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 2 May 2012 20:00 (eleven years ago) link
http://o7.no/N1kOSg
― funny-skrillex-bee_132455836669.gif (s1ocki), Friday, 6 July 2012 20:25 (eleven years ago) link
http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20111205052707AAJWmWL
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Saturday, 7 July 2012 16:51 (eleven years ago) link
I think that before inventing the genre Dubstep he was planning on how to invent the genre dubstep with his song scary monsters and nice sprites : I think that is was he did before
Source(s):My knowledge
7 months ago
― contenderizer, Saturday, 7 July 2012 18:38 (eleven years ago) link
can't believe this thread was started 10 years ago. venerable dubstep. aged dubstep.
― scott seward, Saturday, 7 July 2012 19:29 (eleven years ago) link
ten years for skrillex nation to be born. sorry, grime, we're picky here.
― scott seward, Saturday, 7 July 2012 19:31 (eleven years ago) link
hauntologic anciency
― contenderizer, Saturday, 7 July 2012 19:34 (eleven years ago) link
Devolution into brostep, definitely sadder and weirder than "Emo" devolving into manga-glam nu-metal-pop.
― Soundslike, Sunday, 8 July 2012 14:05 (eleven years ago) link
so...there's a Brand Nubian dubstep remix album
weird
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyMRI0Xf0VU
― Elrond Hubbard (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 2 August 2012 19:41 (eleven years ago) link
i love how dubstep is a thing that's just plugged into music now
― umair coque (Autumn Almanac), Friday, 17 May 2013 22:34 (ten years ago) link
brb, going to kmart for a six pack of dubsteps
Cheesy dubstep drops have even made it into Eurovision now, I noticed last night.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Sunday, 19 May 2013 13:27 (ten years ago) link
every second song, whether it belonged there or not
'oh noes there's a four second lull in this ballad, chuck a wub in there'
― the Quim of Bendigo (Autumn Almanac), Sunday, 19 May 2013 13:28 (ten years ago) link
one song (norway?) even sounded completely finished, but with a sheet of dubstep just draped over it for no reason
― the Quim of Bendigo (Autumn Almanac), Sunday, 19 May 2013 13:29 (ten years ago) link
Dog latin today confirmed dubstep was over rip
― a horse divided cannot stand (darraghmac), Friday, 31 January 2014 12:01 (ten years ago) link
ps idk what is dubstep but
― a horse divided cannot stand (darraghmac), Friday, 31 January 2014 12:02 (ten years ago) link
Brostep lives.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Friday, 31 January 2014 12:04 (ten years ago) link
dog latin OTM
― doglato dozzy (dog latin), Friday, 31 January 2014 12:23 (ten years ago) link
It has left a legacy though. Something like the Maya Jane Coles album, which is not dubstep, is quite influenced by its mood and textures.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Saturday, 1 February 2014 14:26 (ten years ago) link
So Midnight and Woman by Loefah are getting a release - limited to 300 copies
I'm quite pissed off about this
― paolo, Saturday, 6 December 2014 20:06 (nine years ago) link
that is ridiculously limited for a tune like that, is it so that they can pump up the price?
i guess it's the famous "lost" track, and since it used to only exist as 3 dubplates, 300 is 100 for each dubplate?
― the tune was space, Saturday, 6 December 2014 20:12 (nine years ago) link
― paolo, Saturday, December 6, 2014
I realized long ago, for all the out of print records with no copies for sale, for all the records that are expensive now because of discogs profiteers, for all the records that you hear and don't know what they even are
there are other records, better records, cheaper records, fresher records
― saer, Saturday, 6 December 2014 20:16 (nine years ago) link
http://www.discogs.com/sell/release/6396100?ev=rb
3 For Sale from £300.00
― paolo, Wednesday, 10 December 2014 13:38 (nine years ago) link