Fruity Loops, Ableton, Reason are all good ways to get started.

As for "grooveboxes", I'd consider an EMX-1 before a Roland.

I think you'd be more satisfied with software and a nice controller.

Thanks for making these downloadable!

UK Funky gets a similar bad rap as dubstep.
I remember back when my friends and I would make fun of "speed garbage" it was pretty much the same story. There's plenty of good music, but it's being overshadowed by gimmicky stuff.

dancefloor dubstep?

http://www.beatport.com/track/warehouse ... ix/1807617

http://www.beatport.com/track/fatalist- ... ix/2089800

It's cool to see them so enthusiastic!

In the U.S. it's brostep all the way. They might go for a little bit of electro house or drum and bass. There's also some bastardized form of dancehall called moombatron that's catching on. I talked to a "dj" the other day who had been attending raves for about 5 years. He thought all musi...

Is it really such a big deal if a techno artist does some house for a while?

I could give a poop how a mix is made, as long as it's good. Composition and intent have always been more important to me than medium, and no one's getting a bozo cookie because they made it with just vinyl. At least not from me. It's a promotional gimmick, and a snoozeworthy one at that. Tell me t...