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The sound of the future is Stuck in the past: Skrillex’s “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites” 10 years later

10/22/2020

by daniel bernas

There are few instances where it is nearly impossible to ignore context when listening to music. I’m not talking about the tired debate on separating the art from the artist, it’s 2020 and no one should care about that anymore. Right now, I’m talking about dubstep. Yes, that genre we all called the sound of the future that is now the sound of the past. Any pop song from 2010 to 2015 that had a dubstep drop might have been interesting at the time or even cutting edge for the radio. Now, with rare exceptions, it’s hard to listen to them without viewing these songs, with the deep, distorted bass and half-time drums, as merely following trends of the time.

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KSLU Fall Album Picks: 2020

10/2/2020

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Now that October, the internet’s and music nerds’ favorite month, is here, fall is finally starting to look and feel like fall. While most people have their go to playlists, albums and artists for the chilly season, these are album suggestions from KSLU students to add to your autumn rotation.

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The sound of the future is Stuck in the past: Skrillex’s “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites” 10 years later

by daniel bernas

KSLU Fall Album Picks: 2020

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