sweetin fact my first ever party was with Mala & Kode9.
My instinct would say thatYou don't sound like an asshole, to me.
My view on the EDM wave you're speaking of is that, yes, it is shitty and sucks to have to wade through to get to the real scene. And, at least where I grew up in the US, there really was no awareness of dance music before dubstep and brostep, and finally, EDM. So, it seems like a necessary evil to me, and not necessarily comparable to Europe's scene, where there historically has been higher dance music uptake. Worded differently, EDM sucks, but at least people are listening to and enjoying 4x4 beats, and thus incurring the potential of finding quality dance music. It is a gateway IMO, however shitty.
Thoughts?
Less so for my friend, he spent pretty much the whole night on the toilet after some calamari that didn't land well, I laughed and laughed lol. It was the start of a true alliance, scanning every week for events all over, and bringing three joints each.sweet
I didn’t realize shpongle came out with a new album till you mentioned it.I've been listening to a lot of soft house / lo-fi instrumental hip-hop playlists on Spotify lately, myself. It's too bland for focused listening, but I find it works really well as background music while working / reading / etc. Has anyone else had a chance to check out the new Shpongle EP?
I know Grouch really well--we go way back from when he just started making music. I'm glad that he's done so well for himself.@TripSitterNZ isnt Grouch (/in dub) from nz?
I love NZ music from that era. Trinity Roots, Little Bushman, Tehimanna Kerr, dDub, Tahuna Breaks, Kora--their early stuff was all so freaking good. I never did like kiwi D&B much, though. Pitch Black and Rhombus were alright, but they don't count.My wife exposed me to a lot of NZ dub reggae bands in the mid '00s - Salmonella dub, Fat Freddy's Drop come to mind, can't remember other name's off the top of the head. Not NZ, but sort of similar vibes is Sashamon (hawaii I think?).