Is The Bug really doing dubstep now or is that tag being used really
loosely now?
I saw him a couple of years ago and it was breakcore-dancehall
ragga-tech-noise mayhem. Way too maximal to be what I understand as
dubstep, which tends to keep itself on a leash to create tension, where Bug
just let the sound loose to perpetrate aural savagery.
Pretty full-on, admittedly.
alan
--On 01 May 2006 17:41 +0100 Philip Orr <orr.philip@gmail.com> wrote:
quoted 21 lines Saw these guys last night for the finale of the triptych festival> Saw these guys last night for the finale of the triptych festival
> (Barrowlands, Glasgow).
>
> I have to say I was disapointed by the 'phex. He was basically sitting
> behind his laptop doing a bit of a mash-up DJ set, which I half expected.
> I hoped he would do something original and great, with something other
> than a laptop (especailly since releasing drukqs), but no.
>
> I was also a bit disapointed by the noise group Wolf Eyes, but at least
> they were doing something properly live. It seemed to lack something
> though, some structure (even noise should have a bit of one I feel). I
> think others who were there would disagree with me about this act though.
> I think quite a lot of people were impressed.
>
> For me, the star act was The Bug (Kevin Martin). It was an absolutely
> fantastic performance of kind of dub step with two live vocalists. Very
> dub, very fast, very cool. I totally recommend people see this guy.
>
> What did the rest of you think? There must be some folk here who went!
>
> Philip
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