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Jackie Blue:
I'm going to have to add my anecdotal evidence that tommy must be living in some Bizarro UK, because any time I've been there, I've randomly encountered more people who like bands that I do than anywhere in America. And of the several people I know who moved here from the UK, they have much the same story: that what is considered "obscure" music in America is often appreciated by people who don't fit the traditional profile for "intelligent music fan" (i.e. brainless football fans who love Mogwai and Pulp, a friend of mine from Manchester who told me "basically everyone I ever met growing up listened to Stone Roses and the Smiths and Joy Division", a female friend from London who couldn't believe Spiritualized are relatively ignored over here, consdiering even NME gave them "album of the year" over OK Computer, etc.)
a pack of wolves:
Indeed I can link you some dubstep. The most talked about guy is Burial. He's not exactly the most typical artist of the genre though. For that I suggest you give Skream from the exciting land of Croydon which is something of a hotspot for dubstep a listen. You can listen to 'Midnight Request Line' on the music player thingy, it's one of the biggest dubstep tunes ever (which isn't saying much since this is a pretty new thing, but it is very good and will give you a good idea of the style). I also personally really like Benga and Loefah. If any of this takes your fancy then I recommend investigating the excellent http://barefiles.com/ as it has many a fine dubstep mix to peruse.
It's sort of a mix of dub, drum and bass, UK garage and grime, with the amounts of each used varying from producer to producer.
Spinless:
Tommy's problem is not an isolated one! I do NOT live in rural Scotland, but I am looked upon as some sort of freak because my music taste is 'out there'. Truth be told, the majority of you guys make me look tame!
Jackie Blue:
--- Quote from: tommydski on 30 Dec 2007, 11:21 ---I live in rural Scotland. The population of my village is roughly 120. The populace is overwhelming geriatric. I am at my house, driving to work or at work. I have no friends in real life because right now I am refurbishing my house and I have no time to socialise. I am sorry my life is that different to other people. If this is the worst that can be said of me, I will take that and be happy with it.
If you want to argue that your casual opinion of my life and experiences on a day to day basis is somehow more accurate than my actual life, you have problems beyond my control.
--- End quote ---
Dude, chill out. I had no clue you lived in such a remote place.
I just found it odd that you always talk about "the UK" as if everywhere in the UK is exactly like your rural Scotland experience, which is just as anecdotal as my experiences. Considering the vast differences in living in a small town in America and a large one, I find it strange that you seem to imply that you'd have the same experience living in London instead of rural Scotland.
Johnny C:
Right now my friends are by and large people with the same overall cultural sensibility as myself. However I spent the bulk of high school being literally the only person I knew outside of these forums who listened to the bands I did. This pretty much reached its zenith when I was seventeen. I can assure you it is a real situation to be in that you know at most one or two people who you can actually have a conversation about the music you love with.
And I don't live in rural anywhere! I live in the capital city of Saskatchewan! I went to a high school of about fifteen hundred people. I actually introduced a bunch of people in the grade below me to the music I like and now there are a lot of snobby hipsters at my old high school.
I like to think it was completely separate of my going there.
EDIT: I did not go to a high school of two thousand people. Fifteen hundred is a better ballpark estimate.
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