I agree that dnb is a bit asleep nowadays, but I see it as the silence
before the storm. I don't think that dnb has a limited potential, I think
that it is a very versatile style of music. I find it the most
experimenting style, and what I think Bowie meant was, that it would move
from the dance floor but then move in into peoples livingrooms or the
radio. You know that some jazzclubs have dj's spinning dnb before and after
concerts. The potential is huge, it can be fused with so many other styles;
hiphop (check the KRS1 and Goldie collaboration), jazz, dub, ambient,
triphop, pop. It can be syncopating, it can be minimal, rolling, the
soundspectre is so varying.
clietz@enteract.com wrote:
quoted 25 lines chall@leonardo.net wrote:
> chall@leonardo.net wrote:
> >
> > David Bowie recently said that he believes the future of drum & bass is
> > actually limiting and that he expects it will "implode."
> >
> > Pretty strong words from a man with a failing d&b cd.
> > However, his remarks brought reflection since we've all noticed a real
> > fad direction with the drum & bass style music.
> >
> > "Implode!" Thems is fightin' words!
> >
> > How would drum & bass kill itself off? Does the audience become so
> > saturated with a million UK techno acts that it turns away...I think
> > not!
> i might have to agree with mr. bowie here. there are certain elements
> that make a dnb song a dnb song. since every song has to contain these
> elements in varying degrees there is a limit as to how far it can go and
> still be dnb. (this applies to all styles of music, it just seems the
> dnb elements are more narrow) obviously there are extremely talented
> artists who cam innovate (pusher,afx,dot), but i would be hard pressed
> to believe that most people could tell the difference between 75% of the
> dnb being produced right now. for example ltj bukem's mixmag sounds
> like one song. that doesnt mean i dont like it, it just doesnt cover
> alot of ground.
> cl