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.