Its sick music don’t get me wrong. I can honestly say I don’t really like dub step as much as every other genre of music. But i do listen to it here and there and its pretty interesting. I just have a hard time listening to it for more than 20 minuets or so… it becomes off putting and starts to freak me out a little.
But my question is, is going to a show and watching a guy dance in front of a table turning knobs and pressing buttons on a computer really what live music is all about now and days? I’ve been to festivals with dub step and observed that……..yeah, I would say that its better to be on “recreational chemicals” while physically present at these shows, cause you can kinda just stand there and dance and enjoy the feeling and listen to the music. But that is the only way I can really see getting into this kind of stuff live. It gets kinda monotonous after a while as well. If your not completely into this genre of music then your left just standing there wondering, “damn, i’ve been listening to practically the same beat for an hour now”
Some things that confuse me is the fact that they are taking other songs that other musicians wrote and mixing them with each other to create their own “music”…. is that really being a musician. I know people do covers of songs, but they aren’t actually “creating” the music they are playing. they are putting together other songs in an intelligently structured way and adding effects to it. Now i’ve seen that people can create their own dub step and actually make the sounds themselves without using other peoples music. in this case, thats fucking awesome. I can totally support this kind of dub step creation. If you know what i’m talking about. But serious bands out there, Rusko, Skream…. to me they are just stealing other music, mashing it together, adding some “whomps” and throwing it out there for a crowed of people to listen to.
Its very fascinating to me what music has become now and days. Forms of techno/ trance and dub step have now made their way successfully into the eyes of the world as playable live music. where groups such as Bassnectar and Rusko can perform in front of thousands of people just like Gun’s and Roses or The Grateful Dead. I feel like there is nothing really special at these shows though. To me you can’t get the full effect of what a live show really is suppose to be from a dub step concert. Where as at the concerts that I know of and have been going to since I was 8, you have musicians actually playing instruments right in front of you and doing what you wish you could be talented enough to do.
What brought on this prompt for me to question the new “live show” aspect with the whole phenomenon of dub step is that I was just looking through videos out of curiosity of bands such as bassnectar, Rusko and Skream. I can say, these videos are sick and the “music” is interesting to listen to. They are all really talented. And from many videos i’ve seen and from friends I know who are musicians that do their own live dub step music, i know it takes a lot of skill, hard work and talent, but here I’m just questioning the whole live aspect of this kind of music.
comment if you want.. I would love your input on the matter.
Bassnectar>
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Live Review of The Adam Ezra Group at the paradise Rock Club
http://www.wers.org/events/wrapup/adam-ezra-w-music-drives-us.cfm
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WERS 88.9 fm – Album Review: Gov’t Mule – By A Thread
March 22nd, 2010
http://www.wers.org/music/albums/reviews/By_A_Thread.cfm
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January 27th, 2010 Adam Ezra In studio Live Performance At WERS
http://www.wers.org/music/artists/interviews/Ada_Ezra_Group.cfm
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Drug Rug October 28th, 2009
http://www.wers.org/music/artists/interviews/Drug_Rug.cfm
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Langhorne Slim in studio performance
October 21st, 2009
http://www.wers.org/events/wrapup/Langhorne_Slim_In_Studio.cfm
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Instant Composition
There is an inconceivable amount of guitarists out there today, yet very few have forged a voice uniquely original and identifiable as that of Rob Compa. Beginning his guitar playing in his hometown of Rochester New York to now residing in Massachusetts, Compa is one of the most well known and acclaimed guitarists in Boston’s local music scene today. His own projects include the genre-bending fusion experimental band Dopapod. The band is proud to announce the completion of their first album titled “Radar”. With the mastering and artwork done, the record is set to be out in late August. Compa is also part of a funk jam band named Frit, bringing funky and groovy stage antics and music that makes you dance. Compa’s superman schedule of never-ending gigs (juggling three bands and two jobs) is clear proof that he is one talented and hardworking musician.
Right: (It looks like Rob is checking the levels on his pedals, but he’s probably just rockin’ out)
The Voice
What sets this boundless innovative guitarist from the rest of the bunch is his ability to combined jagged sonic fragments of free jazz, funk and blues into his playing to create a new and bold style of music.
Listening to Compa’s music, it is evident that he has a voice-like quality that comes through his instrument. Watching the man solo, he virtually lifts the notes out of the guitar and into the air you breath and hear. Peeking and then moving you into an eloquent strand of notes, the music and the way he plays leaves you in admiration. A distinctive guitarist in today’s music scene, he can play with heart pounding force, and fluent tenderness, and he is especially proficient with a slide in his hand.
You can see videos of Rob Compa at www.youtube.com/higher25kd and check out his myspace at www.myspace.com/robcompa
Be on the lookout for this young and amazingly talented guitarist, he has so much potential and a lot to offer the music scene today.
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7/10/09
FRIT
Hometown: Boston, MA
Now Playing: Just the Tip
Sounds like: Phish, Lettuce, Soulive
“Worshiping at the alter of groove”,Frit is a four piece band full of energy featuring a wide range of innovative styles of music in every one of their songs. Seeing this band live is definitely a great experience because Frit takes their music to the next level. Innovative and original, these guys know how to dish out explosive jams and serious danceable grooves to their audience. “Our music is definitely a direct reflection of all 4 of our personalities.” Says Frit’s incredibly talented guitarist, Rob Compa. “A live Frit show often just ends up being like any verbal conversation we would have with one another while just hanging out, except via music. That spirit, along with a solid, danceable groove, is what we strive for every time we play together.” Each member of Frit has a tremendous passion for music that can be easily seen and herd when they play. Encompassing genres of jam band, jazz, funk and fusion, Frit has shown a lot of potential as a great band for giving the music scene a new unique style of music. Continuing with their career, Frit has a lot of great things going for them in this coming year. Rob states “Right now, we’ve got a bunch of new tunes that we’re eager as hell to bust out live, and we’re in the works of planning a week long summer tour to take place in the end of June through early july.”
Why You Should Know Them:
They are one of the most energetic and fun spirited local jam bands in boston that I have ever seen. Frit is known for their groovy bass lines, face melting rifts, sick drums and psychedelic keys. Each musician in this band is extremely talented with so much potential. “Our goal is to simultaneously preserve the roots of why music is played and to push the boundaries of where music can take the listener as well as us, the musicians.” A Frit fan Kristen Negrotti comments about their music being “Fun and very unique…. It’s unlike anything I have ever herd before!”. They are a really fun group of guys and amazingly talented musicians. A band definitely worth checking out!!.. Experience their music and learn more about Frit at http://www.myspace.com/fritband
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Follow Your Pheet
A student at the Art institute in Boston, Jen Morgan has brought her passion to the world with her creative and talented work on a documentary about Phish Phans. A great artist in photography and filming, Jen has found her calling in life. Jen started doing photography and film when she was very young. Taking photographs is being in control she says and “taking a picture is capturing a moment in time and holding it for the rest of your life.” Now a senior, Jen has taken a school assignment and has turned it into a lifelong project. Jen’s enthusiasm for making this documentary is like nothing I have ever seen. Her love for the band Phish, the phans and the scene that goes with it has truly helped Jen find her passion in life.
Starting the documentary Jen’s idea was to show why so many people are drawn to this one band. She says that she wants to “portray a positive light about the fans and break a stereotype. And show that the scene is not all about drugs.” The fans share devotion and love to the band and their music. But it’s not just about the band and there music, Jen explains that “There are so many layers to the band and there is a community effort where fans care about each other”. Along with the community there is also a group called the Fellowship. “They are there for the music and the energy by being sober” at every show. With so much positive energy emitted from this band alone, you can really see that the phish phans are apart of something bigger than just the music.
So far Jen has done interviews with people by going to their homes and finding people at shows. Also collecting a wide range of phans and seeing how they are now after their discovery of phish. She also interviewed at Hampton with the BPC (Best poster Convention), going to venders and talking to the local phish community at shows.
She previously finished her documentary for her class. It turned out amazing and she did an excelletn job at portraying what she wanted to show about the fans. But she said after viewing it she realized that she wants to add a lot more to her film. You can view her trailer about her documentary on youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rpQzI-N8CQ With part of her documentary complete, Jen is now determined to collect more footage and information to make her film better than before.
This idea for the documentary about Phish Phans did not arise from just the idea of wanting to film. Phish has changed Jen’s life and for the best. In high school Jen didn’t have friends that were into Phish at the time, so she kept it her own and made it a solo experience. Her first encounter with the epic band was at Great Woods and Coventry.
“All I want to do is this movie and phish” Jen said as she was crammed in the back seat of a car with strangers on her way to Hampton. That’s right, Jen was able to be apart of the Hampton experience. “I would describe Hampton as AMAZING! You could only understand it if you were there.” Sharing her experience she comments on the journey to Hampton. “Getting there I saw a huge crowed of people as they started moving it looked like they were being herded like cattle. There was so much energy and excitement. The sun was setting and the coliseums lights came on. It looked like a spaceship. The doors opened at 6:00PM and around 7:15 people started cheering and everyone went in to the venue. As they crossed the line to get in everyone erupted with cheering and started hugging each other. Entering into the arena it felt magical. The balloons were illuminated and it felt like heaven. I could feel the energy in everyone around me.”
Mainly focusing on filming now, Jen has been on tour for this summers 09’ Phish shows, going to every show and mingling with the phans and getting as much footage as she can. “The final product entails a series of interviews, explaining phans and their experiences with Phish. How the band has spiritually effected their lives as a whole.” Devoting much of her time to this film Jen is “putting so much effort, heart and soul into the documentary beyond the fact of the classroom due date”.
Keep an eye out for the talented and passionate Jen Morgan. With so much potential and desire to create this documentary, we are looking forward to the final product!
check out Jen Morgans Photography at > http://jenniferbmorgan.deluxe.livebooksedu.com/
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