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Benga, known for his current show on BBC "Skream and Benga", and his work with Magnetic Man, has decided to quit DJing to focus on his private life. He announced the news on Facebook over the weekend:
Best wishes to you Benga.
(VIA Stoneyroads)
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Seems like Skream has officially declared that he will no longer play dubstep in any live shows until further notice. Bold move, but what about the future of his BBC 1 radio show with Benga which primarily plays dubstep? I guess we'll find out.
A while ago I asked the question on this site whether dubstep peaked based on data found in Google Trends, but now in the past few days some of the biggest names in dubstep have spoken vocally about their move away from the genre that had initially made them famous. I'm talking about Borgore and Skream, who have both publicly expressed their transition away from dubstep to other genres such as house.
In this video interview made by Dubstep.net, Borgore goes into detail about transitioning himself and his label away from dubstep. He also makes a few interesting points about trap music:
Skream sat down with Beatport for an interview that had one of the originators of dubstep talk about his current views on the genre:
"To be honest, it’s become extremely over-saturated as a genre. A lot of people bought into it because it became an easy way to get an edgy chart record, especially major labels. That’s why there is so much shit out there now, courtesy of people with no love or care for the music. The thing is that I see people saying it’s dead because I’ve stopped playing just that....I think the profile of dubstep will drop again and you will have the cycle where people start pushing a more sincere and different sound."
To read more about how Skream planned his transition away from dubstep, click here. If you want to hear what Skream is into, then go check out the mix he created for Pete Tong's Miami 2013 album now available on Beatport.
Been meaning to link to this excellent interview of Skream by Mixmag for a long time, check it out if you haven't already.
The 'Skreamizm' tour is trying to bring EDM back to its rave roots by focusing on longer sets in dimly lit clubs that serves to refocus the attention away from the DJ booth to the dance floor.
Skream's approach is quite refreshing in an environment where major EDM acts are currently trying to out do each other on who has the most impressive stage setup.
I hope the 'Skreamizm' tour is a success in Europe so that he can bring the show over to Canada sometime in the future.
(Source: Mixmag)
