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Monday 6 October 2008

A very sad day for dubsteppas worldwide

After a 3 year innings the dubstep carpet has been somewhat pulled out from beneath the feet of the scene with the closure of what might be referred to as the epicentre of dubstep music, the Dubstep Forum.

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Having been created by Dubway on this very day 3 years ago Dubstep Forum has been the leading online community for all things related to dubstep and the surrounding genres. Starting off as something fairly insignificant with a negligible quantity of members Dubstep Forum has inflated to a worldwide meeting place for those are partial to a spot of wobble.

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What is perhaps most frustrating about the closure is that there has been very little explanation as to why somebody would wish to terminate such a vital aspect of an ever emerging genre.
I'm sure there is still a chance that it will be re-opened some time soon.
But if not those have been bereaved today will need to grab themselves a Get Darker account instead.

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So to conclude Dubstep Forum's very own BunZer0 has created a diverse mix to commemorate the closure of such an influential site and to showcase material from all over the scene.

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You can read the full article here
And download the mix here

You may also enjoy this mix from Skream B2B Benga (aka Smooth Criminals) from 2004 at one of the first dubstep events called Filthy Dub organised by Plastician and Filthy Dave. Listen here! Large up Darkside for this one.

On another dubstep related note ... for those who are interested in seeing the BASSWEIGHT documentary you will be pleased to hear that there is a planned screening at the Whitechapel Gallery on Friday 24th October.
Info regarding tickets is to follow shortly.