Part of me hesitates at broaching this subject, yet for the purpose of this post it must be done – lets talk dubstep. Well, assuming we can even agree on a common definition of it. A few years ago, that wouldn’t have been difficult, because “dubstep” referred to a very dark, very British type of…
The only thing I know about Skrillex is that he teamed up with Korn to release a dubstep song and that said track is as absolutely as dreadful as you’d expect from a Korn dubstep-laced song. So I’ve never listened to his “Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites” song before now, and overall it comes off…
Turns out the 2-Step push in Japan goes a lot further than just Goth-Trad. Quarta 330, out of Tokyo, creates a similar kind of dance music, though his version works in more fractured 8-bit noises. He’s landed a coveted spot on the Hyperdub label, and if luck should have it he should get a little…
If you didn’t catch it this weekend, give the Japan Time’s look into the dubstep scene in the Land of the Rising Sun a read. It’s an excellent read, and also an awesome primer into the genres slowly emerging form in Japan. The artist at the center of the article and the movement, Goth -trad,…
AAPS seemed like the most left-field artist in the Good On The Dancefloor fold, but “Imaginary Grace” seems surprising all the same. The band went and made a…dubstep song? Close to one, at least. Opening with creaky synths ala some of the genres more moody artists, the very dubstep beat kicks in soon after and…