Sensible Erection | DeadMau5 or however you spell it, experiments in dubstep

Wednesday, 5 May 2010

DeadMau5 or however you spell it, experiments in dubstep

quote [ work in... progress? regress? i dunno. always fun to experiment! ]

That Canadian guy Deadmousey is dabbling in dubstep. Some of it's alright.

Some other good tunes on soundcloud. Share yours.

http://soundcloud.com/extlabs/emancipator-the-cliffz-kept-blue-remix
http://soundcloud.com/shatterfreak/ugmo
http://soundcloud.com/stunna/stunna-mix-4-deepflow-fm-tokyo-may-2010
http://soundcloud.com/critical-music/hybris-the-cleaner
http://soundcloud.com/unquote-mr-sizef/mr-sizef-last-tear-from-your-fruity-eyes-will-concern-my-space-when-night-will-visit-us

[music] [by iqqy@4:30pmGMT] [+8 Good]

Comments

DarkShadowRavenDragonGrrl69 said @ 4:55pm GMT on 5th May [Score:1 Informative]
You can turn off the comments in the lower right.

iqqy said @ 5:01pm GMT on 5th May
It's amazing how many variations on WOW AMAZING!!! there are.

arrowhen said @ 6:36pm GMT on 5th May
AMAZING!!

iqqy said @ 6:48pm GMT on 5th May
HORSE!!!!

BigJuiceMan said @ 2:02am GMT on 6th May
MULE!!!!

Chop-Logik said @ 5:06pm GMT on 5th May [Score:1 Insightful]
Cool, but it just sounds like middle of the road dubstep. Might be better once he carves out his own sound. I think it's interesting to have sites like Soundcloud where the average joe can more easily have a glimpse into an artists mind & musical development.

iqqy said @ 6:36pm GMT on 5th May
Yeah. There are some flashes of brilliance, like the opening to 4 with the deep bass waves. But at the moment perhaps he's too preoccupied with what dubstep should sound like to go his own way and let it flow. But what do I know.

Superchibisan said @ 8:21pm GMT on 5th May
You're exactly right, Deadmau5 has no real talent, just the ability to emulate those who have pioneered before him.

KingPellinore said @ 8:25pm GMT on 5th May
Right, because no artist ever got anywhere doing that as a start...

Chop-Logik said @ 8:27pm GMT on 5th May
Many artists in many genres begin with emulation, and ideally evolve into something new. But I don't think Deadmau5 is shouting from the rooftops about his 'epic new dub5tep track!!'

teknokracy said @ 7:43am GMT on 7th May
Yeah, he's ok... but nothing new.

hildeaux said @ 5:18pm GMT on 5th May
I have never heard of this genre, but I like it and want more. Which artists would you recommend to a total noob?

hildeaux said @ 5:19pm GMT on 5th May
PS, I hear hints of Daft Punk and Justice in there, both of which I already have, so pls suggest other things. :)

aficion said @ 5:31pm GMT on 5th May
I'd say you might want to take a listen to some stuff by Downlink, Cookie Monsta or Datsik. I've heard a couple nice things lately by Bassnectar. Just my taste, which you might not like at all, but it's a starting point! Hope this helps :)

delacroix said @ 5:43pm GMT on 5th May [Score:1 Informative]
Skream is tight. Check Midnight Request Line on his myspace, which is apparently still a website.

Chop-Logik said @ 6:21pm GMT on 5th May [Score:2]
Bassnectar's New Timestretch EP

Excision's '08 Shambhala Mix, darker dubstep

Zero 7 - Everything Up (Zizou) Joker & Ginz remix from MIE on Vimeo.

Mt. Eden, Rusko, Emalkay, The Widdler, search em up on youtube. Can't go wrong.

DarkShadowRavenDragonGrrl69 said @ 6:30pm GMT on 5th May
Okay, another question. I remember there being a post about weird Japanese music videos where that Zero 7 song was included. But there was also another music video of some girl beating the crap out of a metal statue. I tried searching for it via "site:sensibleerection.com" but no luck.

Chop-Logik said @ 8:31pm GMT on 5th May

From this post?

DarkShadowRavenDragonGrrl69 said @ 8:53am GMT on 6th May
Yes! Thanks again. Huh, no Zero 7 there. No wonder I couldn't find it.

Superchibisan said @ 8:12pm GMT on 5th May
Joker is mos def Glitch hop/Grime, not dubstep ;)

dub means dub, not heavy basslines :)

Chop-Logik said @ 8:22pm GMT on 5th May

brat#3 said @ 9:14pm GMT on 5th May
Wooo Mt.Eden! ..I don't know anything about the guy, but yay for the name anyway.

traitor said @ 10:45pm GMT on 5th May
+1 for the Excision. Also the '09 Shambala mix is easily found and really awesome (at least for the first 20 minutes where it's super dark and evil-robot.) I listened to this soooo much this winter, also it's a fun one to blow minds with if you have friends that don't listen to much electronic music.

Also check out the record "Extend" by Milanese.

also, also, also.

iqqy said @ 6:48pm GMT on 5th May
I like listening to mixes. You'll find a good one at luvstep.com. Also search for conscious pilot, Ealzee and "I love Dubstep". Dubstep allstars is a good compilation album.

insanemonkey said @ 9:54pm GMT on 5th May
I'd recommend listening to this: Vex'd - Degenerate. They were pretty much the first big names in the scene back in 2007 or so. It doesn't get much better in my opinion.

Also get a hold of Mad Ravers Dancefloor by Goth Trad. He's a Japanese guy that was making dubstep for years before the term was even coined.

theolypse said @ 12:57am GMT on 6th May
Chrispy.

DarkShadowRavenDragonGrrl69 said @ 5:52pm GMT on 5th May
What was that French artists name who made the 8-bit dance music? Felt very Streets of Rage-y and I think the track titles were simply different times, like 10:33 or 6:02.

DarkShadowRavenDragonGrrl69 said @ 5:53pm GMT on 5th May
Or 16-bit, I guess.

Chop-Logik said @ 6:12pm GMT on 5th May
That's Danger, and it's fucking badass.

Also check out the Swedish Mille, which is more candy-coated commodore.

DarkShadowRavenDragonGrrl69 said @ 6:23pm GMT on 5th May
Ah yes, thanks! I remember liking the songs when the album trailer was first posted on SE but somehow never got around to getting the album.

the belt said @ 5:58pm GMT on 5th May
commercial experiments in moonshine: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/05/dining/05white.html?pagewanted=1&ref=dining

blacksun said @ 6:00pm GMT on 5th May
I can't help but feel that this guy is only popular because of that mouse mask he wears.

Superchibisan said @ 8:20pm GMT on 5th May
He's popular because he makes really generic music that really generic people (read: the majority) enjoys.

gunthar said @ 6:08pm GMT on 5th May
deadmau5's original album was pretty much everywhere, i liked it way more than the current stuff he does.

gunthar said @ 6:11pm GMT on 5th May
here, have some unintentional dubstep

Señor Stereo - I AM THE BEAT (Salva Remix) by SALVA

solitude said @ 6:19pm GMT on 5th May [Score:2]
One of my favorite artists currently on Soundcloud is Forss:

http://soundcloud.com/forss/sets/soulhack

Soulhack by Forss

DarkShadowRavenDragonGrrl69 said @ 6:49pm GMT on 5th May
Not soundcloud but I enjoy the Shatter soundtrack.

You can buy it at their website: http://sidhe.bandcamp.com/

thizzwardo said @ 8:01pm GMT on 5th May

Superchibisan said @ 8:07pm GMT on 5th May
Deadmau5 can go to hell, fucking bandwagon jumper. Dubstep is the electro house of DnB... another genre Deadmau5 is famous for.

Anyways, most of the stuff posted is not really dubstep more closely related to grime and glitch hop.

if you want dubstep, you listen to Burial. You'll find the rest from there.

iqqy said @ 8:50pm GMT on 5th May [Score:1 Insightful]
I know that for me, I just look for music that I enjoy listening to. If there's a label applied to that music, fine, it'll help me find more. Otherwise I don't give a rat's ass what the label is and whether it's correctly applied.

gunthar said @ 8:58pm GMT on 5th May
want 2 trade dubstep jokes?

dubstep, what dnb, breakcore and even some house musicians now play to try to remain relevant

insanemonkey said @ 10:00pm GMT on 5th May
Meh. Burial sucks.

herra turpa said @ 8:08pm GMT on 5th May [Score:2 Underrated]

Rorschach said @ 9:06pm GMT on 5th May
Dubstep: Electronica/drum and bass with better marketing.

Every time someone plays me dubstep, it sounds like someone made a loop in Fruity Loops and then wanked around with Vacuum in Protools.

balzac said @ 9:32pm GMT on 5th May
I would have guessed that this sound was more eclectic than it seems to be.

insanemonkey said @ 10:05pm GMT on 5th May
Dubstep was great for about a month back in 2007. Pretty much everything I've heard since then just sounds like an angry robotic dog having an argument with a liquid drum and bass record that's being played at half speed whilst someone drills a hole in the wall.

insanemonkey said @ 10:06pm GMT on 5th May
Oh and while we're on the soundcloud sharing, have a listen to this. It ain't dubstep but you might like it.

Latest tracks by Mr Chimp

kingsix said @ 11:34pm GMT on 5th May
Shameless self-promotion:

http://soundcloud.com/deskdansung

kingsix said @ 11:36pm GMT on 5th May
crap forgot tags

Deskdansung

stormshine said @ 11:47pm GMT on 5th May
Here is a track I recently finished. I am working on some of the EQ's and changing up the bassline, so it may not exist on soundcloud in the coming weeks.

Night Songs by Autumn Rain

adam_rh said @ 5:30am GMT on 6th May

HipNeck's Back To The Future Mix by HipNeck

teknokracy said @ 7:42am GMT on 7th May [Score:1 Underrated]
Deadmau5 is okay, but there are plenty of other (better) electronic musicians and DJs out there to listen to, who did what he's doing now, 5 or 10 years ago.