tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28509712.post1859458209541724693..comments2023-10-29T08:20:21.791+00:00Comments on The Gutterbreakz Archives: SPIRIT OF '97N.E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05422753615782986293noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28509712.post-78323905880467091852007-07-23T22:28:00.000+01:002007-07-23T22:28:00.000+01:00dunno why half the link is missing, sorry, but any...dunno why half the link is missing, sorry, but anyway, if u wanting a bit of that US rock/grime crossover then they called Two Down and they come from croydonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14374743557483538123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28509712.post-63876843001125883592007-07-23T22:25:00.000+01:002007-07-23T22:25:00.000+01:00funnily enuf, just come accross this today, not re...funnily enuf, just come accross this today, not really feelin it, cos I not exactly a big fan of that linkin park sound but...<BR/><BR/>http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=192924185<BR/><BR/>oh, and while i think of it, doesnt mr hudson count as a grime/rock crossover, or am i just sayin that cos he white an got a floppy fringe? cant say i ever listened to more than a few seconds of it so not really sureAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14374743557483538123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28509712.post-86449998095264139152007-07-23T11:48:00.000+01:002007-07-23T11:48:00.000+01:00sure is.hold tight Ras Tarquin and Bamber-gascoign...sure is.<BR/><BR/>hold tight Ras Tarquin and Bamber-gascoigne-klaatAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14374743557483538123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28509712.post-79773430240953256682007-07-23T00:30:00.000+01:002007-07-23T00:30:00.000+01:00dubstep? well obviously its white, but desperately...dubstep? well obviously its white, but desperately wanting to be black.<BR/><BR/>lolN.E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05422753615782986293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28509712.post-41340424710338350922007-07-22T21:08:00.000+01:002007-07-22T21:08:00.000+01:00confused by yr articlein your opinion, is dubstep ...confused by yr article<BR/><BR/>in your opinion, is dubstep 'white' or 'black'?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14374743557483538123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28509712.post-5254202929060264322007-07-02T08:59:00.000+01:002007-07-02T08:59:00.000+01:00"distinctly lukewarm reaction... "LOL!I missed it,..."distinctly lukewarm reaction... "<BR/><BR/>LOL!<BR/><BR/>I missed it, to be honest, as the A. Monkeys tend to get a "distinctly lukewarm reaction" themselves in our household...plus was pretty much Glasto'd out by 10pm fri evening - Amy Winehouse, Killers, Arcade Fire, etc, etc...I felt a stange NME-induced torpor descend on me...I am not Kek-whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616348388558622213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28509712.post-12284157732106881682007-07-01T21:22:00.000+01:002007-07-01T21:22:00.000+01:00i think a lot of people are drawing lines between ...i think a lot of people are drawing lines between dubstep and the whole 'hauntology' scene but that's far from mainstream .... <BR/>... take your point about Dizzie's "commercial sense" kek-w, but there are similarities between his thing and the Arctic Monkeys. Having said that he appeared to get a distinctly lukewarm reaction for his guest spot during their Glastonbury set. At least judging from the TV coverage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28509712.post-41179475304718430142007-07-01T19:20:00.000+01:002007-07-01T19:20:00.000+01:00yes, well there was a dialogue between indie and d...yes, well there was a dialogue between indie and dance going back to early acid/rave, and before that between post punk and funk, and before that 60s R'n'B etc (generally with the flow of influence moving from black to white). it just struck me that d'n'b was the last time cutting edge 'nuum stuff was being readily assimilated by white indie/rock. as far as i'm aware, 2 Step/UKG/grime/dubstep has been very segregated, barring the odd open-minded individuals, like the above mentioned Dizzie.N.E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05422753615782986293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28509712.post-50464145846195076202007-07-01T15:13:00.000+01:002007-07-01T15:13:00.000+01:00actually, having just posted that I've remembered ...actually, having just posted that I've remembered one from MUCH earlier - Lawrence namechecks Ravesignal 3 on a Denim album in 1992 ... a generation of indie kids discover CJ BollandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28509712.post-43121235990627385052007-07-01T15:02:00.000+01:002007-07-01T15:02:00.000+01:00good point about that stereolab track - i was comi...good point about that stereolab track - i was coming definitely coming from an indie-rock background around that time and it was partly the fact that The 'Lab appeared to picking up d'n'b influences got me listening ... now here I am carting home Shackleton 12s from Eastern Bloc and downloading Burial!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28509712.post-22642482434176040922007-07-01T10:09:00.000+01:002007-07-01T10:09:00.000+01:00No, your point about gulf between white/black pop-...No, your point about gulf between white/black pop-culture still stands, Nick...white indie culture takes/steals <I>less</I> from 'black' music these days than in any point I can ever remember, tho both relentlessly pursuing urban 'authenticity' albeit in totally dif. ways...I am not Kek-whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616348388558622213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28509712.post-27902023470470507092007-06-30T23:13:00.000+01:002007-06-30T23:13:00.000+01:00Good point, well made. Ignore me, I'm just making ...Good point, well made. Ignore me, I'm just making shit up...N.E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05422753615782986293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28509712.post-80182362192683169092007-06-30T20:23:00.000+01:002007-06-30T20:23:00.000+01:00Ah, but didn't Dizzee appear w/ Arctic Monkeys...?...Ah, but didn't Dizzee appear w/ Arctic Monkeys...?I am not Kek-whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616348388558622213noreply@blogger.com