Where does the darkness reveal itself in a dance song?
King Cannibal: For me there’s so much lightness in pop music—there’s an abundance of that in dubstep right now. It’s all quite melodic. The wonky side of things. I’ve always been a fan of aggressive, energetic music. Growing up I was in punk bands. That stuff excites me. The darker stuff allows me to do stuff that is slower in tempo but still sounding quite energetic. It can swirl around. I like to have a lot of sonic things constantly occurring. I find it hard to do that in a polite, melodic way. Coming out of punk music I got into drum and bass in the late ’90s. The darker side of any genre that’s around has always attracted me. I don’t know why it speaks to me more than anything else, but it does. That’s what I have. I couldn’t really say what effect it has on other people. Everyone reacts differently. Some reviews have said, ‘Oh, he should lighten up. Hasn’t he heard everyone’s making more melodic music?’ But what’s the point of doing what everyone else is doing? Some of it could e
