DUBSTEP

(Notes taken by Cde Callas in absence of Cde Secretary)

The membership was invited to get over its prejudices… was Dubstep just as most assumed – spotty youths in a Ford Fiesta on the dual carriageway out of Staines, ripping up suburbia with huge speakers, circulating the superstore car park? Check out the Audiofiles’ choice of some of the best dubstep on offer…

Cde MASON’s choice was
SKRILLEX – Scary Monsters & Nice Sprites

A sound reminiscent of monster trucks and cars with huge hydraulics…
A DIY sound that makes you feel you could do it…
80s feel… euphoric… garage… hedonistic…

Cde HENOCQ’s choice was
SHY FX WITH SKREAM – LA ROUX – Going In For The Kill

Chosen to be the least offensive to the mainstream membership…
Not such a huge transition from the original…
Dancey, mellow, blues feel updated … dubstep lite

Cde CALLAS’s choice was
RUDY ZYGADLO – Resealable Friendship

The whole genre makes you think of Transformers…
Quite a retro, repetitive sound…
But at least with a Fleet Foxes style intro it sounds like a song…

Cde DELLER’s choice
MASSIVE ATTACK – Paradise Circus (Zed’s Dead Remix)

A chill-out dubstep… almost predictable…
Makes you think of Dr Who…
All hung together… lots of attention to detail…

Cde CHERRY’s choice
PHAELEH – Caustic Storm

Chilled out, but still with that bass sound…
I could work to this…
Very chilled… very relaxed… not intrusive…

The vote went in favour of MASSIVE ATTACK – Paradise Circus (Zed’s Dead Remix)

And the next category was declared to be MUSIC FROM SCANDINAVIA…