14th December 2002, 16:00
14th December 2002, 17:22
nice interview - but the following statement is slightly annoying:
The upsetter:
Firstly, perhaps I should explain precisely that I believe that not only is drum n bass (particularly UK dnb) experiencing a renaissance, but that the 'mainstream' of dnb has actually reached a creative nadir, where each week the record racks are stocked full of fillers - bland rehashes of the same idea, with only minor tweaks in production setting one apart from the other. Nothing new there - you might say, but what's missing at the moment is any compensation in the form of outstanding musical moments - there are no classics slipping through, no voyages into personal musical visions expressed through this once highly malleable form, no works that you could proudly play to outsiders - to enable the form to become re-established as a form worthy of comparison with the likes of hiphop. Instead, drum n bass is dying a musical death courtesy of its slavish obsession with servicing the lowest common denominator and by its steadfast refusal to engage with new ideas that might alter the latest seeming winning formula.
Whilst I agree with that in the main, as a label with the history of diversity and musicality of streetbeats, it makes me go :shrug
big up Dev as always
The upsetter:
Firstly, perhaps I should explain precisely that I believe that not only is drum n bass (particularly UK dnb) experiencing a renaissance, but that the 'mainstream' of dnb has actually reached a creative nadir, where each week the record racks are stocked full of fillers - bland rehashes of the same idea, with only minor tweaks in production setting one apart from the other. Nothing new there - you might say, but what's missing at the moment is any compensation in the form of outstanding musical moments - there are no classics slipping through, no voyages into personal musical visions expressed through this once highly malleable form, no works that you could proudly play to outsiders - to enable the form to become re-established as a form worthy of comparison with the likes of hiphop. Instead, drum n bass is dying a musical death courtesy of its slavish obsession with servicing the lowest common denominator and by its steadfast refusal to engage with new ideas that might alter the latest seeming winning formula.
Whilst I agree with that in the main, as a label with the history of diversity and musicality of streetbeats, it makes me go :shrug
big up Dev as always
14th December 2002, 17:33
14th December 2002, 18:09
scope Wrote:nice interview - but the following statement is slightly annoying:
the upsetter:
firstly, perhaps i should explain precisely that i believe that not only is drum n bass (particularly uk dnb) experiencing a renaissance, but that the 'mainstream' of dnb has actually reached a creative nadir, where each week the record racks are stocked full of fillers - bland rehashes of the same idea, with only minor tweaks in production setting one apart from the other. nothing new there - you might say, but what's missing at the moment is any compensation in the form of outstanding musical moments - there are no classics slipping through, no voyages into personal musical visions expressed through this once highly malleable form, no works that you could proudly play to outsiders - to enable the form to become re-established as a form worthy of comparison with the likes of hiphop. instead, drum n bass is dying a musical death courtesy of its slavish obsession with servicing the lowest common denominator and by its steadfast refusal to engage with new ideas that might alter the latest seeming winning formula.
whilst i agree with that in the main, as a label with the history of diversity and musicality of streetbeats, it makes me go :shrug
he did say "the 'mainstream' of dnb"
for sb-friendly stuff check http://www.spectraz.nu/upsetter.htm
the upsetter Wrote:drum 'n' bass evolved at a bewildering pace in the mid '90s - clearly too fast even for many of the people involved in making and playing it. however, while its primary strengths (rhythmic invention and the range of moods / atmospheres attainable through sampling from other music) have since largely been purged from the scene, a kickback against the rhythmic fascism of the last 5 years has finally begun to take shape. labels like streetbeats, inperspective, cadence are bucking the trends to push their music regardless of which camp it appeals to, while long-serving heads like danny breaks, paradox and polar are beginning to find common ground.
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