With interest in dubstep continuing to rise, some sort of mainstream cross-over was inevitable. Burial's debut (a mere 12 months old) made it into the Guardian's 1000 Albums To Hear Before You Die and rumour has it that this year's biggest anthem Benga and Coki's Night is getting a vocal version courtesy of Dizzee Rascal, which is sort of interesting in itself, given Dizzee's move from lurching E3 grime to a more hip-hop, US-facing sound.
Interesting then, that the latest example of the sound's mainstream potential was spotted by the Independent Online, a hitherto unsuspected voice "pon road". Even more interesting, that the latest embodiment of the Croydon sound is, er... Britney Spears. On Nov 9th, the Indy reviewed her album Blackout as:
"...a flimsy retread of tired, old-hat electro grooves that young trendies desperate to appear hip will doubtless call "dubstep".
With pleasing speed, 2 days later"young trendy" Prancehall identified Spear's track Freakout as this year's firin' dubstep anthem. He's joking, but you see the point: it's all there - the sparse, 2-step beats and now-ubiquitous bass wobble. See for yourself. Honestly, it's no wonder, some people give up altogether.
For dubstep of the, non-head shaving/custody wrangling variety, head to Mary Anne Hobbs' Breezeblock show. Everyone else: Spears is here.
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