Updated (June 7th, 2013): Skream has set facts straight on twitter stating:
It appears that James Carbooter of DailyStar.com was wrong when he said that “DUBSTEP is dead, according to the genre’s king Skream” in his article.
May 28th, 2013 – “DUBSTEP is dead, according to the genre’s king Skream.” According to an article written by James Carbooter of DailyStar.com, Skream, also known as Oliver Jones, played his last dubstep set at the Red Bull Music Academy (RBMA) alongside friends; Plastician, Hatcha and Mala.
“It’s the last dubstep show I’ll play until further notice. Dubstep is just a name now. It doesn’t have a meaning any more and the movement is over. It’s like the end of a relationship but it’s ended on a high.” – Skream
It’s no secret, Skream was a huge part of the dubstep movement. But will his strong words face backlash from some of his most hardcore fans? Probably, but he’s just simply not inspired by those sounds anymore.
“I’ve done dubstep since I was 14 but there’s no way I’m going to be dictated to. I stopped because I’m not inspired by it any more.” – Skream
I think we got a taste of Oliver’s change in style after he started throwing down disco sets regularly. He, like many artists, has found inspiration through the new Daft Punk album. Which to me is weird because a number of dubstep producers, like 12th Planet and Borgore, have started releasing more trap music – since the “death” of dubstep.
“They’ve (Daft Punk) put the craft back into producing records. There’s so much work gone into it. I can understand how it’s taken them five years to make it. I’ve got a new disco record called “Rollercoaster” and after listening to Daft Punk I’ve done a lot more live recording.” – Skream
It’s fantastic to see that he is putting an outstanding amount of effort into his productions. In my opinion live recordings give off a significantly different vibe than purely synthesized sounds off of a studio computer. But after a while I start to wonder – what makes electronic dance music records electronic music is how they’re produced.
If more and more producers start piling on live instruments that they’re recording will EDM lose the vibe, and sound that it has now? Is that good thing? I guess it all depends on your opinion and taste in music. I can definitely see live instrumentation on EDM records sparking as a new trend among producers this year.
Regardless, the DailyStar.com article also says that we can expect Skream’s supergroup Magnetic Man – which includes Benga & Artwork – to make a comeback. But Oliver clearly states:
“Our last album was a classic, so the second one is never going to live up to it. This one is a whole new concept.”
We can definitely expect something fresh.
Source: DailyStar.com
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