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Posted by Mr Game+Watch on Mar-13-2009 13:28:

Wonky dubstep...?

Anybody familiar with this dubstep offshoot (distant? Paul Andrews?)? Downloaded a mix I found off of Philip Sherburne's blog, and it's certainly original. The music has a dubstep style beat, but with elements of chiptunes, crunk/hiphop, IDM, and splashy, watery effects. Jamie Vex'd, Zomby, Joker.. seem like some of the big names at the moment. Here's the mix, it's worth checking out, it's something original:

Link to a Jamie Vexd mix

quote:

jamie vexd - saturn's reply
rich reason & fantastic mr fox - bleep show
scuba - twitch - jamie vexd remix
starkey - creature
jamie vexd - in system travel
erykah badu - twinkle
darkstar - aidy's girl's a computer
cannibal ox - f word (instrumental)
zomby - fantastique remix
falty dl - to london
shawty lo ft dg yola vs timeblind - lets decay it (dev 79's blend)
stagga - lopside - doshy remix
modeselektor - black box - rustie remix
joker - psychedlic runway
starkey - mutter music vip
naptha - soundclash - grevious angel vip
tim hecker - sundown6093
falty dl - paradise Lost

Posted by Sand Leaper on Mar-13-2009 13:40:

Wonky: pronunciation [wong-kee] �adjective, -ki�er, -ki�est.

1. British Slang.
a. shaky, groggy, or unsteady.
b. unreliable; not trustworthy.

2. Musical flavour - *not* a genre - transcending multiple scenes in summer 2008, characterised by an outbreak of unstable midrange synths.

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/artic...n-grime-dubstep

Just to underline, "wonky" is not a genre. Kind of like how "minimal" isn't a genre. It's just a way to describe a certain approach to dubstep. Or techno, for that matter ("wonky techno" has been used for years to describe the stuff people like Cristian Vogel and Neil Landstrumm used to make).

Posted by stev�sto on Mar-13-2009 15:56:

did you use the word "wonky" as to describe the set being alternative, weird, or leftfield? wonky just happens to be used to describe a sound within dubstep, also known as "wobble" i think. still learning, anyone can correct me, but most tunes in this vid are wobble/wonky:

Posted by distant on Mar-13-2009 16:04:

wonky is not wobble.

Posted by Sand Leaper on Mar-13-2009 16:28:

quote:
Originally posted by stev�sto
wonky just happens to be used to describe a sound within dubstep, also known as "wobble" i think.

"Wobble" is a term used for dubstep tunes that use LFOs quite prominently, so that the bassline sounds like it "wobbles". Skream is perhaps best known for this:

Posted by stev�sto on Mar-13-2009 16:34:

ahh ok. wobble seems more dance floor friendly no?

Posted by Sand Leaper on Mar-13-2009 16:43:

quote:
Originally posted by stev�sto
ahh ok. wobble seems more dance floor friendly no?

Those tunes do indeed tend to get the biggest reaction, which is why dubstep nights often turn into boring competitions of who's got the biggest drop.

Posted by montana on Mar-13-2009 17:15:

that's like '99 style trance the competition of scoring a bigger supersaw than the other one.

Posted by Ted Promo on Mar-13-2009 18:16:

I can jam out to a bit of wonky dubstep but definitely don't prefer it and tend to get tired of it after about three or four tracks.

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Mar-13-2009 18:59:

The word "wonky" always makes me think of clowns.

Posted by Sand Leaper on Mar-13-2009 19:02:

[Crazy D] Wonky donkeeyyy! [/Crazy D]

Posted by Gauss on Mar-14-2009 17:10:

Re: Wonky dubstep...?

quote:
Originally posted by Mr Game+Watch
Anybody familiar with this dubstep offshoot (distant? Paul Andrews?)? Downloaded a mix I found off of Philip Sherburne's blog, and it's certainly original. The music has a dubstep style beat, but with elements of chiptunes, crunk/hiphop, IDM, and splashy, watery effects. Jamie Vex'd, Zomby, Joker.. seem like some of the big names at the moment. Here's the mix, it's worth checking out, it's something original:

Link to a Jamie Vexd mix

Sounds interesting... Will check it out.