Yup, the WTC's latest compilation album -- Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture Vol. 2. That is, hip hop meets dubstep. Those of you who have murmured "oh noes" just now, might as well skip this one. Or not. Even though the album was released on November 10, 2009, it hasn't had that much attention. Yes, it caused quite a stir among hardcore Wu-Tang community, but it's not the kind of stuff you'd hear on a morning radio, if you know what I mean. Besides, I just want to know what you guys think.
If you have been wondering why there are no remarkable new music genres, well, dubstep is as close as you can get. It's been over ten years since we first started receving reports of this strange electronic outbreak that started in the U.K., but dubstep has never really surfaced from the depths of underground. Maybe it's for the better?
So, is it really Wu-Tang? Not, if you check out all those names of artists who collaborated on this album. Wu-to-the-core people may and will prefer the original stuff from RZA and the Clan. And yet it's kinda funny and refreshing to hear all those older pieces remixed into... something else. Dubstep seems to be like a parasite, constantly looking for a new victim to feed on and producing weird genre crossbreeds. Wu-Tang Meets... does prove something, though -- the WTC is not afraid of musical experiments.
Though I'd say that there's much more to dubstep than the unstable beat and annoying ear-drilling bass wobble, I'm far from saying that this is an evolution of hip hop. Just to make it clear, I'd rather not see it go this way (!). Experiments are OK, as long as you apply them carefully. I don't want to bias you or anything, but in the case of the Wu-Tang... well, it kinda feels like Dr. Frankenstein barged into the Shaolin, took out his vials and started pouring only-god-knows-what on everything and everyone around. Did he create a monster?
If you haven't already, check it out yourself. It's the kind of music that either pumps you up or really gets you down.
A few more interesting tracks, I provide.
If you have been wondering why there are no remarkable new music genres, well, dubstep is as close as you can get. It's been over ten years since we first started receving reports of this strange electronic outbreak that started in the U.K., but dubstep has never really surfaced from the depths of underground. Maybe it's for the better?
So, is it really Wu-Tang? Not, if you check out all those names of artists who collaborated on this album. Wu-to-the-core people may and will prefer the original stuff from RZA and the Clan. And yet it's kinda funny and refreshing to hear all those older pieces remixed into... something else. Dubstep seems to be like a parasite, constantly looking for a new victim to feed on and producing weird genre crossbreeds. Wu-Tang Meets... does prove something, though -- the WTC is not afraid of musical experiments.
Though I'd say that there's much more to dubstep than the unstable beat and annoying ear-drilling bass wobble, I'm far from saying that this is an evolution of hip hop. Just to make it clear, I'd rather not see it go this way (!). Experiments are OK, as long as you apply them carefully. I don't want to bias you or anything, but in the case of the Wu-Tang... well, it kinda feels like Dr. Frankenstein barged into the Shaolin, took out his vials and started pouring only-god-knows-what on everything and everyone around. Did he create a monster?
If you haven't already, check it out yourself. It's the kind of music that either pumps you up or really gets you down.
A few more interesting tracks, I provide.
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