February 2012
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Good news everyone.
I just got Mixxx and I’m trying my hand at DJ’ing finally. I’d like to get a mix going as soon as possible but given the nature of my last semester in college and the fact that it’s way harder than I anticipated, it might be a little longer than I hoped. The track list is dope though. Stay tuned.
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David Byrne: How architecture helped music evolve... →
David Byrne doesn’t actually touch on Dubstep, but the notion of music for context could not be more true in the world of Dubstep. Nothing beats a fat sound system in a small dark club drowning you in bass.
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“If your tune sounds like a bunch of power tools at a Home Depot – that’s not...”
– Joe Nice
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““Dubstep has been abstracted from its context” was damn pretty accurate, but “a...”
– Phillip Horack comments on The Popularization of Dubstep: Dubstep Goes to College
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The Popularization of Dubstep-Part 1: Dubstep Goes... →
I am a sociologist by trade, so this hits home. I was planning on doing some research and writing on this, but it looks like I was beaten to the punch. Great writing.
robert-brydie:
from thesocietypages.
“You may not be a fan of the wub-wub-wubbing musical genre known as dubstep, but itis increasingly taking center stage in American popular culture. For example, a recent NorthFace advertisement...