The loudness war has ended, prepare yourself for the bobbing war.
There was an interesting youtube video I watched, "All my homies hate Skrillex" that said that the evolution of agressive Skrillex-style "dubstep" over the older, more introspective dubstep was a result of smoking being banned indoors in UK clubs.
This made the smokers have to leave every now and then, which forced the DJs to have to play more agressive, instantly impactful music to draw their attention when they returned.
I guess the video maker knows what he's talking about, he's the one who was at the clubs and clearly has great knowledge about the genre.
He said that he didn't care either way about the smoke, but personally I'd be much more likely to stay in a club with clear air than one filled with horrible smoke.
I love clubs, but hate it when I smell like a ash tray afterwards, despite not smoking.
Another theory about the changing for more aggressive beats: maybe the dj's themself were affected and got angry having to wait for their next cigarette?
There was an interesting youtube video I watched, "All my homies hate Skrillex" that said that the evolution of agressive Skrillex-style "dubstep" over the older, more introspective dubstep was a result of smoking being banned indoors in UK clubs.
This made the smokers have to leave every now and then, which forced the DJs to have to play more agressive, instantly impactful music to draw their attention when they returned.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hLlVVKRwk0
I guess the video maker knows what he's talking about, he's the one who was at the clubs and clearly has great knowledge about the genre.
He said that he didn't care either way about the smoke, but personally I'd be much more likely to stay in a club with clear air than one filled with horrible smoke.