Marinator Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Muse recorded a dubstep track – and maybe two – for upcoming album "The 2nd Law" after seeing leading light Skrillex perform a live show. And they say the experience proved to them that dubstep is the new heavy metal. Skrillex previously turned Korn onto the possibilities of the genre, resulting in their album "The Path Of Totality" – although they say their next release will go back to their analogue roots. Meanwhile, Muse have followed them down the experimental path, which they’ll reveal in "The 2nd Law: Unsustainable", the penultimate track on their next record. Frontman Matt Bellamy tells NME: "That stuff is capturing the imagination. The moshpit has moved from guitars and gone towards the laptop. With the song we’re trying to see if we can challenge the laptop. "We created something that's dubsteppy, but we wanted to see if we could do it with real instruments. We wanted to ask, 'Can rock bands compete with what these guys are doing?'" Drummer Dom Howard reports: "We went to see Skrillex and we went, 'F--k, it's so heavy!' It was like a full metal gig – they had circles of death. People were moshing. I hadn't seen a reaction like that to electronic music before. We took inspiration and came up with 'The 2nd Law: Unsustainable'." The band add that fans can expect a "jazzy brass number" and some "quite minimal" songs too. The 13-track album is due out on September 17. Tracklisting: 01. Supremacy 02. Madness 03. Panic Station 04. Prelude 05. Survival 06. Follow Me 07. Animals 08. Explorers 09. Big Freeze 10. Save Me 11. Liquid State 12. The 2nd Law: Unsustainable 13. The 2nd Law: Isolated System Source:http:// http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/dubstep_is_new_metal_say_muse.html the picture they put in the article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtsyChick Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 So, if they are successful in showing that rock bands can compete with laptops... what would that mean? That dubstep is useless because it hasn't created any new sounds that can't be made with traditional instruments? Or that traditional instruments are useless because they sound just like what comes out of a laptop? Or, d) none of the above ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niall Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 It's just a brief summary of the NME article... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banksy. Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 "we wanted to see if we could do it with real instruments" "real instruments" Really guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic. Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 "we wanted to see if we could do it with real instruments" "real instruments" Really guys? Oh do we have to turn this into a snobby argument about what classes as a real instrument? It's almost as bad as all the genre arguments. We know what he means Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astronoma Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HannahG123 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 "we wanted to see if we could do it with real instruments" "real instruments" Really guys? You're saying a laptop is an instrument? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectrum IV Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 'Dubstep Is New Metal', Say Muse What a crock, nowhere in the article did they say that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopix Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 What a crock, nowhere in the article did they say that. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anxyous Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 You're saying a laptop is an instrument? From Wikipedia: "A musical instrument is a device created or adapted for the purpose of making musical sounds." So... yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forevermusic Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 That headline is surely misinterpretation of the year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chudenk Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Stupid NME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anxyous Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Stupid NME The article isn't from NME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokamak Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 the picture they put in the article That used to be my avatar I think, not sure if it was this site. Anyway, that was nearly a decade ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chudenk Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 The article isn't from NME. Oh my bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banksy. Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Oh do we have to turn this into a snobby argument about what classes as a real instrument? It's almost as bad as all the genre arguments. We know what he means I don't know, it's just painful to read. There are people that write for more interesting things on a computer and produce far more interesting results than anything that can be created using a conventional instrument. You're saying a laptop is an instrument? "A musical instrument is broadly defined as any device created or adapted for the purpose of making musical sounds." Yes, I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travisx2112 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 I don't know, it's just painful to read. There are people that write for more interesting things on a computer and produce far more interesting results than anything that can be created using a conventional instrument. "A musical instrument is broadly defined as any device created or adapted for the purpose of making musical sounds." Yes, I am. But computers were not created soley to make music with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabriPav Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 But computers were not created soley to make music with. I can also have lunch on my guitar, if I want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Little Animal Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 But computers were not created soley to make music with. But the software musicians use is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travisx2112 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 But the software musicians use is. Fair enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kueller Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 I don't know, it's just painful to read. There are people that write for more interesting things on a computer and produce far more interesting results than anything that can be created using a conventional instrument. If you want to feel true pain, read the comments on the article. All of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec Ferris Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 There's sounds that most people make with guitars, and there are sounds that Matt makes with guitars. Just like how there are noises that most people make with computers, and then there is the music which Burial, Trent Reznor, Massive Attack and Liam Howlett make. If this ends up sounding like The Path of Totality, people will die. I despise that album, though Davis' attempts at psycho breakdowns are good for comedy value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontask Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 "we wanted to see if we could do it with real instruments" "real instruments" Really guys? I think when people use the term 'real instruments', they mean anything that could have an acoustic version. You don't start playing your acoustic laptop, do you? Its fair enough really. Muse have shown they aren't scared of using not "real instruments" but they just wanted to try this out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kueller Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 You don't start playing your acoustic laptop, do you? Well I don't know about you but I started out making my dubstep tracks on one of these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guto013 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Well I don't know about you but I started out making my dubstep tracks on one of these best post on the whole thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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