The most fantastic discovery since moving to London has got to be the discovery of “dubstep”:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubstep. And the really fun part is that, even to the real heads that have been around from the start, everyone is discovering it as it mutates, develops and accelerates off into music history books.

The wikipedia’s reference does provide a good introduction to, dubstep, the genre but nothing can really prepare you for dubstep in person. The exicitment in the air at all of the events I’ve been too, ie a grand total of 2 DMZ’s, is tangible. The vibe at the last “DMZ”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/drumzofthesouth/sets/1802773/ was absolutely electric. You easily get the impression that you’re witnessing something historic in the making at these parties.

And then there was “Dubstep Wars”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/drumzofthesouth/sets/1830747/ . The two hour, “Breezeblock”:http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/dance/breezeblock/ dubstep special. Seven of dubsteps most visionary djs got 15 minutes each to showcase their sound and what a showcase it was. I’d try to describe it but to really understand you have to “check it out”:http://dubstep.forumsplace.com/urljump.php?url=http://dubstep.kicks-ass.net/mixes/other_radio_shows/Dubstep_Warz_-_Breezeblock_-_10-01-06.zip for yourself…