Pendulum, or, I like goofy DnB.

[Tom]

I recently had a small discussion on my lj regarding aussie DnB outfit Pendulum. After doing the rounds of a few DnB boards and whatnot, I found that a majority of people consider the goofy jump-up stuff to be inferior to other, more 'innovative' and deep sounds and styles.

Was wondering what the general consensus is on dirty. I can see how jump-up can be seen as the DnB equivalent to Hard-Floor trance/house, but I guess I never really minded that either. I've always been a big fan of the whole 'omg-fuck-you-and-your-family-too' dance floor destroyers, going back to Tim and Misjah thumping 2000 kids at some bush-doof rave back in the 90's, and I guess I kinda get the same vibe from this jump-up stuff.

Specifically, Pendulum seem to marry the 'omg-fuck-you-and-your-family-too' style heard in lame clubs everywhere, and enough interesting ideas to actually engage me (whereas the former is usually a means to a (more often that not) drug fuelled stomp-a-thon).

Obviously I've had a bottle of wine and am not making much sense, but there you go.

[lukeyd]

okay. im gonna give it another try. i dont hate dnb with the big rolling farting squeltchy bass, i just listen to sooo much dnb now ive got decks, that i want something a bit more complex

[mkb]

what's wrong with hardfloor?

[Ally]

Lukeyd.. is he talking about clownstep?

[Aaron Contreras]

They know how to make tracks. The songs on 'Hold Your Colour' are about two-three minutes too long, easy. It doesn't give me that feel good vibe that the Avalanches have. If they'd ditch some of the cheesy sounds it'd hook me more.

[lukeyd]

Originally Posted by Ally

Lukeyd.. is he talking about clownstep?

its what i described clownstep to you as, but better than the examples i gave. it hats place, but as the guy on lj quite rightly says, its sorta the cheese of the genre

[patrick]

i think it is a pretty good albumn personally. i don' think it is too cheesy, the tracks could vary a bit more, or be a bit shorter though i suppose

[sola sistim]

i dont mind SOME of their stuff..