Comments on: Must Be The Beer

By: DJ Shiva

DJ Shiva — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:31:14 +0000

Yes, I often wonder how our musical culture came to defined by the mediocre, when it was adventurousness that starts each little branch and path.

The word that best defines how I feel about most music once it has solidified into an easily identifiable fixed identity is: tepid.

That’s how dubstep especially has made me feel lately. There is awesome stuff happening on the fringes, but at clubs and such? It’s middle of the road chainsaw dumb. Blah.

By: summer

summer — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:29:28 +0000

COME TO VANCOUVER. more of the same wild frenzy

By: DJ C

DJ C — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:38:43 +0000

Chris,

No plans for NY at the mo. Would be fun to come back one of these days.

By: Chris S.

Chris S. — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 03:14:24 +0000

Speaking of which…. playing in NY any time soon? (if you’re in the area incidentally, I would probably semi-know some people who would love to have you play)

By: DJ C

DJ C — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:55:36 +0000

Hey Miguel,

Yeah, the irony is that new scenes/kinds of music can’t start without risk-takers and experimenters. When I was in art school in the ’90s and people wore big glasses, sported mullets, and wore tight, acid-wash jeans they were absolutely complete freaks. Even most of the other art students thought they were crazy. Turns out they were the trend setters.

The same is true in music. In the early ’90s dancehall, techno, hip-hop, house, etc. combined to make jungle. Eventually it homogenized and turned into the utterly hip, and generally boring D&B of the late ’90s. It was at that point when folks like DJ /rupture combined breakcore, R&B, sound-art, cumbia, crunk, jungle, and pop into new hybrids that would go on to influence hipster gawdz like Diplo.

And on goes the cycle…

By: miguel

miguel — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:27:56 +0000

i think this has been a big problem across america
for a long time now. i think the early midwest drop bass type hardcore scene that mixed up so much techno, jungle, gabber, acid, etc. is a good example of how things can translate into bigger audiences reaching a wider spectrum of people when
so much self consciousness doesnt pervade the hipster elite who have the most resources and do the most networking to decide what kind of genre there ever more specific and musically exclusive there club night is. you have to stop caring about what people think about you at a club to let loose and get wild, and that kind of brash not caring about how you look completely negates everything hipsters in big or small cities stand for. Theres so much music out there and its all free, and theres so few ways for people to express there identity to others, that how can you convince people to support or enjoy music publically that they might really like but doesnt make them look cool?

By: DJ C

DJ C — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:46:55 +0000

Thanks for the hospitality, Chris. Looking fwd to next time.

By: DJ C

DJ C — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:37:50 +0000

Thanks, Matthew. Hopefully next time!

Pipedream, Great hangin’! No need for the reminder about Leprechaun. I’ve obviously been thinking of it 24/7 since I left. Truly a “high”-point of the trip.

Big up PDX!

By: Chris Sense0ne

Chris Sense0ne — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:36:23 +0000

Jake, great to see u. I’m glad u had so much fun kickin it with us. Hope you have a great summer! Thanks for the kind words about us we try and keep it gully… haha.. cheers man!

By: Eric Pipedream

Eric Pipedream — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:49:32 +0000

DJ CEE- was great to have you out and get some quality hangout time. You owe it to yourself to give Leprechaun in the hood a netflix so you can finish watching that gem of a movie.

Cheers,
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