Oligarhii dubstep-ului se pronunta:

DJ Pinch: Nici tehnica fara vibe, nici vibe fara tehnica!
de Alien Pimp

Dubstep-ul are si el oligarhii lui. Doar ca ei n-au confiscat nici o revolutie ca sa ajunga in postura asta, ci chiar au facut-o! Printre ei se afla si DJ Pinch, producator, DJ, proprietar al unui label emblematic pentru gen: Tectonic. Pe genunchii lui Pinch stau in continuare file din istoria mai veche sau mai contemporana a acestui sound, capitole se scriu chiar in timp ce cititi aceste randuri. Iar printre aceste file, Dubstep.ro a reusit sa strecoare si o foaie cu cateva intrebari, la care Pinch a avut amabilitatea sa raspunda. Urmariti mai jos radiografia subbass-ului, cu bune si cu rele:

1. Hey, we’re just starting Dubstep.ro, maybe the birth certificate for a Romanian dubstep scene. So let’s talk about techno! Seems like it plays an important role in your musical approach, what’s the common point that makes techno and dubstep, apparently very distant genres, melt so good in some of the music you promote?

I don’t think they are so different. Both have a range of sounds within the respective genres that vary from the more atmospheric end (which I’m most interested in) to the more stomping party rhythms. I think one of the best things about dubstep is that it fits well with sounds from techno, dub, house, jungle… It’s quite open like that in dubstep at the moment.

2. Even though dubstep is considered music for large soundsystems, your album sounds just as good for the home listeners. Do you think if more producers followed your example the genre would develop at a faster rate?

I think dubstep albums for home listening can be good to bring the sounds to new audiences but i think it’s probably more important to make developments in productions for the soundsystem primarily - keep it fresh, experimental, and weighted in bass.

3. Dubstep reached now the most distant corners of the world, do you feel a fresh breeze coming from any particular country or area?

The winds are strong in Holland right now! 2562 is making some incredible music…

4. Looking at the big picture, what makes you happy and respectively unhappy about the developments of dubstep nowadays?

I find too much of the ‘jump up wobble’ sound and poor quality imitations of Coki’s beats are quite tiresome - also there are a lot of producers who think that production skill is the only thing they need to make dubstep - but what comes out tends to be lacking vibes. On the other hand there are always producers making new interesting music and as the scene opens up worldwide the potential for this grows.

5. Tectonic is one of the main trendsetters in dubstep nowadays, which of your artists will make an important change of perspectives for the scene in the near future?

Next up is an excellent 12″ from Peverelist ‘Infinity Is Now’ which will definitely make a big impression on people when it hits the shops. Also a very exciting album from 2562 will be landing around early spring time.

6. Please name a few of your favorite non-dubstep musicians and briefly motivate your choices.

I’m big into Rhythm & Sound - I love their relaxed rolling beats and the vocalists they use - the production is always so intricate too.

7. If they would prove that dubstep and the related styles cause impotence, what musical genre would be your next option as producer?

Err…jungle techno dub…?