Wow Part 400, another milestone. It is fitting for it to land here on what is the latest branch of My Musical Evolution, DubStep. Why do I love DubStep? Why do people like anything? I feel that my arrival here at DubStep was a natural progression. I think DubStep is first and foremost electronic dance music. As I sit here with My Musical Evolution leading up to this, I can see my fondness for Disco laying down the beat, my fondness for electronic music providing the melody, my fondness for arcade music, my fondness for industrial German metal laying down the mechanicals, my fondness for sound effects and sampling laying down the flourishes and my fondness for new age instrumental laying down the ambient atmosphere. It is almost as if DubStep is a musical stew engineered from all my favorite ingredients. Really, go back in My Musical Evolution and check out Agony, Donna Summer, Information Society, Jean Michel Jarre and Rammstein. Put them all in a blender until smooth and pour yourself a tall glass of DubStep.
There are many different dialects of DebStep as I perceive it. It is kind of like what would happen if there were musical Borg that assimilated our current musical landscape. If you listen you’ll hear Borg-Rap, Borg-Country, Borg-Rock, and my favorite, Borg-New Age. Yeah my favorite stuff is still the instrumental ones. I still believe that is an environmental thing. These days, when I listen to music it is usually while I am at a desk trying to concentrate on a project or developing solutions. In that mode, I find lyrics quite distracting.
So to return to the Zork analogy, about 2 years ago now, I unlocked a puzzle and discovered an entire new cavern filled with DubStep treasure. I haven’t gone crazy and bought a ton of new CD’s. I have a few but really I’m still exploring. DubStep is kind of like New Age was 25 years ago. There are a few mainstream acts but the landscape is largely composed of little independent efforts. To add to the confusion is that it is a very recursive league where tracks get recycled and remixed and reissued at ridiculous rates. It is a very Bazaar like atmosphere.
Once again, my concern is being able to find the samples that I want to share with you here. Check some cool stuff at DubStep.net It really is a good resource for sampling new tracks. Unfortunately, it seem like their site has gotten a little busy and not quite as easy to navigate as it was a year ago.
Deadmau5 – Strobe (Klaypex Remix)
I’m so glad this song was on YouTube. This is my favorite DubStep track. Can you hear all my favorite ingredients mixed in here? I can listen to this all day. It makes me want to take a road trip and just crank it up until I get where I’m going.
Chris Hurst – Ashes
Skrillex – Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites
Flux Pavillion – Bass Cannon (iNexus Remix)
1UP – Arabian Nightz
I really could go on here for hours but I am pressed for time. I’m on a deadline to wrap this all up be the end of the year.