thehadgi
07-11-2013, 09:33 PM
Ventured into the beatport top 100 for dubstep tonight, not sure why. And yes, I am aware that this does not signify the entirety of the talent pool of dubstep, old, new, or good necessarily. But I want to hear what the guys that DJ and play and like this stuff and play it out for clubs have to say.
I listened to the top 20 probably, and I can't tell the difference between any of them. They may have well been produced by the same person. I know that similarity in charts isnt restricted to dubstep. To those that play to crowds who listen to this music, how do you see the scene evolving? How is it different? Is the obsession still with the 'skrillex' sound? Or do you see it morphing somewhere else? What's the new thing with this 'dubstep' movement now? Obviously it's evolved from the two step garage days, then got to the SKRILLY obsession phase... Is it moving in a new direction?
Asking as an outsider who doesn't know what's hot right now with this scene. I know people have opinions (as do I) on now vs then when it comes to dubstep, but I want to see what the guys playing this stuff out on a regular basis have to say about the trends and movement of this scene.
I listened to the top 20 probably, and I can't tell the difference between any of them. They may have well been produced by the same person. I know that similarity in charts isnt restricted to dubstep. To those that play to crowds who listen to this music, how do you see the scene evolving? How is it different? Is the obsession still with the 'skrillex' sound? Or do you see it morphing somewhere else? What's the new thing with this 'dubstep' movement now? Obviously it's evolved from the two step garage days, then got to the SKRILLY obsession phase... Is it moving in a new direction?
Asking as an outsider who doesn't know what's hot right now with this scene. I know people have opinions (as do I) on now vs then when it comes to dubstep, but I want to see what the guys playing this stuff out on a regular basis have to say about the trends and movement of this scene.