Comments on: Perhaps Our Compass is Broken?

By: tommy tea

tommy tea — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:18:03 +0000

Ethics of the scene…while I believe that you should have artists’ permission to post full/quality tracks, no one can deny that the “internet” and “blogosphere” are littered with tracks that, while illegally available, certainly help to further popularity and recognition (especially in a scene where very few, like Daft, Justice, or Beetroots, have a strong “live” identity).

If you don’t like Fake Blood, MSTRKRFT, etc…I agree, get some new tunes. Read some new blogs. Don’t follow the hype; find good new tracks across the board and MAKE the hype. One of my favorite things about the scene is that everyday I can open a connection to the internet, and find wildly different and new electro tracks from around the world.

As someone who became interested in the scene with Daft Punk’s 2006/2007 revival, I have certainly branched out and found many, many different influences. I agree with above: DANCEHALL (Major Lazer, Diplo, Switch, etc) and DUBSTEP (Rusko, Skream, etc) seem to be taking us in the new direction. Crookers, who have also become outlandishly well known, continue to keep their beats “crooked,” and will toy with new minimal bleeps and the like.

It may take a little time for whatever the next big step is to arrive, but as long as there are people following the scene/willing to dance, it will be here.

By: CK

CK — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:16:22 +0000

I think everything your saying is true though. That is until everyone’s compass went to dupstep…for better or for worse. It is new and exciting, but it feels more novel than ever. That and real dubstep people are probably pissed lol.

By: CK

CK — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:13:47 +0000

lol @ ethics of the scene

By: FAKE BLOOD

FAKE BLOOD — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:11:53 +0000

Guess what….

Please remove my track.

Thanks.

By: Rita

Rita — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:10:26 +0000

Like Boys Noize, Fake Blood doesnt like having his tracks given away, either…perhaps you should learn the ethics of the scene your blogging about before writing retarded posts like this one.

By: Raffy

Raffy — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:17:11 +0000

@BNR Certainly sounds like it’s an article supporting you…
@THE_BOSS I think it actually died in the 80’s when Flock of Seagulls came around.

By: Jo

Jo — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:49:52 +0000

There were a few amazing, AMAZING albums that came out in late 2006/2007. It does seem like things have gone a little downhill since then but I’ve decided that is only because the standard was set so high. If you venture a little beyond Boys Noize, Fake Blood, Ed Banger etc, you will find a lot of great dance music to tide you over until another 2007 comes along.

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By: sBa

sBa — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:15:49 +0000

To be honest this is one of realist post i have read i a while. preach on!!!

By: cutups

cutups — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:52:29 +0000

the great thing about music is as a fan, you’re never stuck listening to the same stuff again and again.
if you don’t like what MSTRKRFT, BOYZ NOISE, FAKE BLOOD or other acts who have been hyped in the past few years
are doing, then…just listen to something else!

those guys are just the tiniest sliver of what’s going on in electronic music…