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post #46 of 106
5/27/11 at 2:47pm
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Originally Posted by Gene Parmesan View Post
It's actually dubstep in the truest sense of the genre, in that most modern stuff that people consider dubstep is a newer variation on a very old genre.

Well I've argued this with my friends too. And it doesn't help that I don't really know what Dubstep is - I think of Burial. Basically the Wiki page for Dubstep reads:

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Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in south London, United Kingdom. Its overall sound has been described as "tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass lines and reverberant drum patterns, clipped samples, and occasional vocals".

But I get very little of that from the album. Granted, that definition could be like you said, what modern or popular Dubstep is these days.
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post #47 of 106
5/28/11 at 9:37pm
I just think of James Blake as part of the UK garage continuum, there's some elements of dubstep in there but it's pretty far from the textbook definition. Some people might call it 'post-dubstep' or 'uk bass' or whatever.
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It's actually dubstep in the truest sense of the genre, in that most modern stuff that people consider dubstep is a newer variation on a very old genre.
I'm not really sure what you even mean by this, but the James Blake album is pretty far from the original dubstep stuff coming out 10 years ago.
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post #48 of 106
5/29/11 at 7:48am
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Originally Posted by phildo View Post
I just think of James Blake as part of the UK garage continuum, there's some elements of dubstep in there but it's pretty far from the textbook definition. Some people might call it 'post-dubstep' or 'uk bass' or whatever.



I'm not really sure what you even mean by this, but the James Blake album is pretty far from the original dubstep stuff coming out 10 years ago.

I find it pretty hard to articulate, as I'm far from an expert in the genre, but my friends who absolutely adore everything remotely dubstep-esque say that Blake's music is stripping dubstep down to the bare essentials.
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post #49 of 106
6/2/11 at 9:04am
Favorite albums of 2011

1. Decemberists- The king is dead
2. British Sea Power - Valhalla Dancehall
3. Million Young - Replicants
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post #50 of 106
6/2/11 at 10:01am
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Originally Posted by WUKILLABEEZ78 View Post
Shaolin vs Wu-Tang (by Raekwon)

So true. The album is very good.
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post #51 of 106
6/2/11 at 4:49pm
Bon Iver
Burial / Four Tet / Thom Yorke Collab
E-40
TV on the Radio
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post #52 of 106
6/4/11 at 11:19pm
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Originally Posted by MetroStyles View Post
I can't get over how good Kaputt by Destroyer is.

http://grooveshark.com/playlist/Kaputt+/43164152?src=5

What are your 2011 faves?

wtf!? why does an album have to be sooo damn gooooood
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post #53 of 106
6/5/11 at 10:09pm
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Originally Posted by empossible View Post
Iron & Wine - Kiss Each Other Clean
Manchester Orchestra - Simple Math
TV on the Radio - Nine Types of Light
The Decemberists - The King is Dead

My Morning Jacket's new record Circuital is sounding pretty great too.

My thoughts exactly.
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post #54 of 106
7/15/11 at 12:35pm
I just listened to the new Blink 182 single, Up All Night. I just relived high school in 3 minutes. I'm going to have to get this album and rock out to it.
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post #55 of 106
7/23/11 at 3:48pm
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Originally Posted by patrickBOOTH View Post

I just listened to the new Blink 182 single, Up All Night. I just relived middle school in 3 minutes. I'm going to have to get this album and rock out to it.

+1
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post #56 of 106
7/23/11 at 5:49pm
Bit early for this thread, no?

Anyway Kunk's post #2 is a good choice. The two door cinema club release is a great album.
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post #57 of 106
7/24/11 at 8:44pm
I'm going to pre-emptivelly say that M83's album will be my favorite album released this year.

As for albums that have already been released, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Cass McCombs and Washed Out are all pretty great.
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post #58 of 106
7/25/11 at 4:10pm
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Originally Posted by ClambakeSkate View Post

I'm going to pre-emptivelly say that M83's album will be my favorite album released this year.

As for albums that have already been released, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Cass McCombs and Washed Out are all pretty great.

The new M83 song is excellent.

I am just getting into the new Washed Out and Memory Tapes albums. High hopes...

Also looking forward to the Arch/Matheos album in Sept. Prog metal legends...
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post #59 of 106
7/30/11 at 1:39pm
Big Roar by Joy Formidable
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post #60 of 106
8/1/11 at 2:32am
In no particular order:

James Blake
Starfucker - Reptilians
Peter, Bjorn and John - Gimmie Some
Digitalism - I Love You Dude
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