Sound Systems & Dub culture really grew over the
past thirty years, how do you feel about that?
I feel that a lot of the dubs you hear nowadays are lower in quality then they used to be. Due
to technology, which is also a good thing, a lot of young people make a rhythm in their attic
on a computer. It has everything in it like; cubase, built-in synthesizers & plug-ins access galore. But they immediately mistake it as a great track and release it.
Nowadays, there is a lot of sound with the simple ‘bumbumbum klak’ with tremendous bass
and that is it. Where is the vocal? What about the hornsection? How about some melody?
To me, these are just a kind of ‘guide’ tracks, an interlude, a base to get all the harmonies together. It takes time to collect and properly master these instruments and machines together
with musicians to make a solid, heavy and harmonious sound.
Also the dance changed with more mass-audience. I kind of enjoyed the early days when the
dance was with more rastas and alternative people. We enjoyed the sounds and the culture in
a kind of natural way. Now it became more and more of a rave with students and other freaks
using the pills, coke or whatever chemical just to get rave-wasted.
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