Quote Originally Posted by lunatrick
However the fact that D&B more than any other genre controls new music through the use of dubplates probably has got something to do with his comments....not very easy to control the burning of cd's is it? and if you don't have exclusive music to offer..well what have you got? not a lot....
that hits it right on the head there. that has always been my issue with DnB (incidentally, i used to play it as well as techno). the one major thing that separated the top names for years was access to dubs. that said, most of the big names that i have heard on the decks were utter shite. the only reason they were there was having the dubs. now when some hot bedroom jock can throw down a set of unreleased tunes from his mates, as well as drop vinyl, and blow away the top names because they have really worked on their skills in those bedroom years, it makes the competition a bit tougher and a bit more egalitarian (in my opinion).

so now what's required from the top jocks is to keep innovating to stay on top, instead of resting on their past accomplishments and dubplates...

awwww...i am cryin' for em. really.