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 | RA Review Many think that dubstep has ignored the important lessons to be learned from drum & bass and is headed down a similar alley, i.e. rowdy midrange jump-up music which caters to the lowest common denominator. There's plenty of dubstep adhering to other aesthetics, of course—the techno-influenced dubste..
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| #1 / Thu, 20 Nov 08 14:44 'The dubstep techno alliance was a breath of fresh air when these ideas started making their way to the dubplates of DJs about 18 months ago. But now, some of the charm has worn off and the music needs to go somewhere. '
totally agree with this
Ive bought loads of the techno/dubstep stuff this year but apart from maybe 2 or 3 records, I cant ever see them being played anywhere else but my bedroom.
I think the way forward for this stuff is the more garagey sound of Ramadanman and Hessle Audio, stuff that actually has dancefloor energy but continues the spaceyness of techno. Read a good comment that described some of the step/techno stuff as 'wading through syrup'
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| #2 / Thu, 20 Nov 08 14:45 btw this 12 is top stuff...glad to see Applepips back on track after the awful 'Over Here' release.
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| #3 / Thu, 20 Nov 08 15:02 i agree with you about the 'over here' remixes 12' being very weak. this one is OK. the next two, by T and Ramadanman, are phenomenal. especially the latter.
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| #4 / Thu, 20 Nov 08 15:46 Ramandaman on Applepips?
awesome
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| #5 / Thu, 20 Nov 08 15:53 his best track yet... in my opnion. it's on his myspace, humber. the b side is a sven weisemann remix.
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| #6 / Thu, 20 Nov 08 17:13 Nice release...
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| #7 / Fri, 21 Nov 08 00:44 (Edited: 21 Nov 08 00:51) action potential is a bomb. lush, lush sounds. big up jus wan!
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| #8 / Sat, 22 Nov 08 02:56 siquick, i'd have to disagree about this year's 'techstep' offerings being mostly bedroom material. that's simply wrong. firstly, there have been a shedload of bombs released of that ilk since the start of the year (by the likes of 2562, martyn, rsd, headhunter, trg, ramadanman, breakage, f, likhan, skream, peverelist, pangaea, etc, etc), and secondly, these tunes sound utterly devastating on decent soundsystems (mass, plastic people, etc). either you haven't heard this stuff on a good enough rig, or else you've lost your marbles! for me, this has been without doubt the best year yet for dancefloor-oriented dubstep-cum-techno, and this jus wan release pretty much sums it up. appleblim opened up with it at dmz a few months back, and when the bass dropped, bedrooms were the last thing on my mind! just my opinion...
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| #9 / Sat, 22 Nov 08 08:53 quote:
Posted by maxbacharach
siquick, i'd have to disagree about this year's 'techstep' offerings being mostly bedroom material. that's simply wrong. firstly, there have been a shedload of bombs released of that ilk since the start of the year (by the likes of 2562, martyn, rsd, headhunter, trg, ramadanman, breakage, f, likhan, skream, peverelist, pangaea, etc, etc), and secondly, these tunes sound utterly devastating on decent soundsystems (mass, plastic people, etc). either you haven't heard this stuff on a good enough rig, or else you've lost your marbles! for me, this has been without doubt the best year yet for dancefloor-oriented dubstep-cum-techno, and this jus wan release pretty much sums it up. appleblim opened up with it at dmz a few months back, and when the bass dropped, bedrooms were the last thing on my mind! just my opinion...
Case in point; 'Phase One' by F/ Entire Headhunter album (particularly Birks Range)
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| #10 / Sun, 23 Nov 08 10:41 i dance about in my bedroom and when im out so this release suits me perfectly. 
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| #11 / Sun, 23 Nov 08 14:44 what, you actually dance in your bedroom? that's mental...
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| #12 / Mon, 24 Nov 08 19:32 not as mental as using the term dubstep-cum-techno.
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| #13 / Mon, 24 Nov 08 23:45 true words, true words...
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| #14 / Fri, 30 Jan 09 19:01 this release is a 5/5 in my books
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