shitting on their own legend

[IdleRich]

(I suppose you can't blame artists for carrying on - what are they supposed to do with the rest of their lives?)

Some would say OD but I can see that that may not appeal.

 

[bun-u]

There seem to be quite a few who fit into another category of, however hard they try - somehow don't seem to sully their legacy (despite mediocre album after mediocre album)

Prince, Bowie etc

 

[hucks]

As to that, it's hard to name many classic dnb producers at all who've come back successfully once they've dropped off. When they've gone to crap, it seems they've usually gone for good.

Errmm...

Krust
Blame (judging from his recent releases)

Can't think of any others.

Was wondering about Photek here. He’s now just a really boring film music producer. It’s like- the dullest most functional thing he could do

 

[bun-u]

One you reach a certain height of fame - you will also get a small camp of staunch defenders even for your worst piece of work

 

[luka]

i always thought it was interesting that snoop and nas both made one classic album, their debuts, and a whole stack of dross after but only one of them gets beat up about it. i can see why but its still interesting

 

[thirdform]

Yeah Nas.

Jay-z was always overrated to begin with so can't say he fell off.

Richie Hawtin, definitely. Carl Cox as well.

 

[thirdform]

Skream.

 

[thirdform]

Johnny L.

 

[thirdform]

Wiley of course. Few things are more cringe inducing to watch.

 

[bun-u]

Wiley for his anti-semitic outburst but less so musically - Dizzee though

 

[thirdform]

Wiley for his anti-semitic outburst but less so musically - Dizzee though

Nah his music since around 2011-13 has been really bad.

 

[bun-u]

I'd say Jeff Mills - all those boring 'real music' collaborations with orchestras and Tony Allen

 

[Mr. Tea]

To be honest, though, if you don't take a massive, huge, steaming shit on yourself at some point in your life, you probably weren't even being serious in the first place.

Come on, you are just BEGGING for these Cenobite memes now!

 

[thirdform]

Just got a market of gullable godfather of grime acolytes to shift product to. Smart enough business acumen I spose but the fact that the likes of playboy carti weren't even born when he was starting out says wonders.

 

[thirdform]

I'd say Jeff Mills - all those boring 'real music' collaborations with orchestras and Tony Allen

This, as much as it pains me to say it being a huge fan of Mills africanised hitech funk approach, utterly diabolical.

 

[thirdform]

Noone is without sin.

 

[thirdform]

I'd say Jeff Mills - all those boring 'real music' collaborations with orchestras and Tony Allen

Jeff Mills with a gnawa group would be cool, but idk if he'd have the chops to program his drum machine to swing as hard as those Moroccan geezers.

 

[luka]

mobb deep i always thought were an interesting case in that they keep making the same album but with all the magic drained out of it.

 

[bun-u]

Nah his music since around 2011-13 has been really bad.

Maybe you're right - I could think of anything to rebut yer claim - but I've at least i've sought out his recent stuff and it's felt on the right side of ok

 

[luka]

which is is interesting because it suggests that the elements that made infamous utterly sublime are very very subtle and i hope to god the answer isnt q-tip, but its possible