Dubstep

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Huh.


If you watched that, then you'll see why I made this thread: Nine Samurai

That song is worth checking out this album alone. ;D

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It's implied that Chris liked the song, since he added the album to his insane Wishlist. It's turning out really great and a fast download too.

Kode9 handles all the beats and The Spaceape handles the dub poetry.


One negative review I read about Memories of the Future name dropped some "better" dub poets. One was Linton Kwesi Johnson, with perhaps a more accurate example of dub poetry. The other was a song by the Last Poets. Well, Johnson may certainly be one of the best at his game, but that certainly doesn't invalidate Spaceape's efforts.

Also, the reviewer said Kode9's beats were weak. Oh well.


Overall, I like the album quite a bit. It still might be too early to give it a 5/5, but it feels alright.

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Yes, I enjoyed the song. It was odd, the beat chugged along in a weird time signature, possibly like 1/5 or something like that.

I didn't enjoy Johnson's "song" as much. Though it might be a more classic example of dubstep, that doesn't necessarily make it enjoyable.

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captainofbeef said:

Yes, I enjoyed the song. It was odd, the beat chugged along in a weird time signature, possibly like 1/5 or something like that.

I didn't enjoy Johnson's "song" as much. Though it might be a more classic example of dubstep, that doesn't necessarily make it enjoyable.

Yeah, they were calling dubstep "half beat" or something like that in the short documentary I linked to at the top.

Johnson's song was dub poetry with some reggae in the background. The reviewer used him as an example of vocal prowess, not dubstep. A bit confusing.