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The future, according to Radio 1: sad, solitary and no surprises | Musique Non Stop

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Friday, January 22, 2016

The future, according to Radio 1: sad, solitary and no surprises

The young acts gathered for the BBC station’s Future festival all ride the trend to blur boundaries between hip-hop, R&B and electronic pop – but there’s no doubting their determination to put heart and soul into their music

“The future of music is ... interesting...” It turns out the best time to put a theoretical question to the Section Boyz is not just after they’ve smoked a zoot. The south London rap crew are taking part in BBC Radio 1’s Future festival and there is no mistaking the waft of marijuana currently in the air. As a result, the interview is taking a moment to warm up. “My personal take,” repeats the MC Sleeks, “is music is interesting.”

He’s not wrong. Fortunately his colleague Deepee is able to elaborate a bit more. “A lot of genres are merging right now,” he says. “There’s a lot of rappers who sing and that. If Ed Sheeran comes on the radio we’re going to listen to it and sing along. It’s a new day, a new age and a new lifestyle.”

The world's changing and we're up for something big, mate

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by Paul MacInnes via Electronic music | The Guardian

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