Electronic music, DJ culture and nerdism
I just discovered an exceptional Dubstep compilation: “Transnational Dubstep” concentrates on ethno-influenced Dubstep tunes and tries to give an overview over the whole spectrum. If you have ever wondered what Indian Dubstep or Balkan Dubstep would sound like, this could ease your curiosity. Apart from this being an interesting idea, this compilation also nicely demonstrates ...
My motivation to occasionally contribute to this blog is easy to explain: I like things being done in a cool way as is demonstrated by Marvis and I can easily relate to his notion of “music nerdism.” Music has always been vital to me and I am particularly fond of electronic music in all its ...
There is a famous phrase stating that “the medium is the message“. According to Wikipedia, this means that “the form of a medium embeds itself in the message, creating a symbiotic relationship by which the medium influences how the message is perceived”. This sounds a bit abstract, but I understood what this can mean about 3 years ...
Not many Dubstep producers go beyond playing around with wobbly baselines, and I am always happy to find good exceptions from the norm. DJ Ashes from Ottawa (Canada) is such an exception. I had already used his track “Dubvine” in my mix “Speedbumps“, so some of you might have heard this awesome funky-jazzy sound already. ...
Dubstep, Reviews
There is an unwritten law among electronic music DJs: Do not change the tempo of the tracks in your set. If you have to, change it slowly and only by a few BPM. I wanted to find out what happens if you break that law – and so far, I am happy with the result. ...
