Poll: Dubstep, how do YOU feel about it?

[Vault101]

You want good dubstep? Listen to Deadmau5, The Glitch Mob, Basement Jaxx, or the like. At least their songs have some semblance of originality and musicality to them.

Glitch mob are dubstep?.....man they are waaaaaaay to good to be associated with Brostep

I found out about this genre called "glitch hop" which seems to suit them better...of coarse theres always overlap

 

[Vault101]

Most if it is bad, I have some great speakers in my CR-Z, but I'll get my bass elsewhere. Some of the elements of dubstep can be put together in a very effective way while still being good music (LMFAO) but most dubstep is just techno with more awful ingredients.

LMFAO?....as in

sexy and I know it?....blaaarrgghhh

 

[hecticpicnic]

Okay lets start by clarifying exactly what "dubstep" is in this instance. Are you referring to REAL dubstep as it started in the mid 80's as a derivative of the disco genera?
Or are you referring to the music that artists like 12th Planet and Skrillex popularized? I call that "fauxstep" becoase while it borrows some characteristics of dubstep, it doesn't really fit in with the established genera, yet everyone and their uncle tends to refer to it as such.

The 80s dubstep your referring to has nothing to do with either two, if your talking about the one i'm thinking of it's kinda got a slow funk vibe.Modern dub or breaks hadn't even been invented by the mid 80s.

Most if it is bad, I have some great speakers in my CR-Z, but I'll get my bass elsewhere. Some of the elements of dubstep can be put together in a very effective way while still being good music (LMFAO) but most dubstep is just techno with more awful ingredients.

LMFAO?....as in

sexy and I know it?....blaaarrgghhh

Yes are you actually saying LMFAO is good music, AND better then most dubstep?
I do like the acid bass thing going on in the song tbh

 

[Imthatguy]

I only listen to angry music (Metal, Industrial) so dubstep is way outside my field.

 

[Vigormortis]

You want good dubstep? Listen to Deadmau5, The Glitch Mob, Basement Jaxx, or the like. At least their songs have some semblance of originality and musicality to them.

Glitch mob are dubstep?.....man they are waaaaaaay to good to be associated with Brostep

I found out about this genre called "glitch hop" which seems to suit them better...of coarse theres always overlap

Actually, quite a few of The Glitch Mobs songs fit into the classic definition of dubstep. (notice I didn't say brostep) Overall, most of their songs are very much blends of many electronic genres and sub-genres.

Hold on....I believe you and I discussed this once before, did we not? I seem to recall...

Oh well. I think in the end you and I agreed that The Glitch Mob are fucking awesome.

Spoiler: These two songs definitely have influences of dubstep and, as you pointed out, a touch of that micro-genre "glitch hop". (though I tend to ignore micro-genres as they're usually irrelevant differentiations to the sub-genres they spring from)

 

[Johann610]

It's danceable. What else do you want? You want philosophy, read Kant. And at least, it beats screechy "house" music that it replaces...

 

[hecticpicnic]

It's danceable. What else do you want? You want philosophy, read Kant. And at least, it beats screechy "house" music that it replaces...

I disagree

 

[Gmans uncle]

Okay lets start by clarifying exactly what "dubstep" is in this instance. Are you referring to REAL dubstep as it started in the mid 80's as a derivative of the disco genera?
Or are you referring to the music that artists like 12th Planet and Skrillex popularized? I call that "fauxstep" becoase while it borrows some characteristics of dubstep, it doesn't really fit in with the established genera, yet everyone and their uncle tends to refer to it as such.

The 80s dubstep your referring to has nothing to do with either two, if your talking about the one i'm thinking of it's kinda got a slow funk vibe.Modern dub or breaks hadn't even been invented by the mid 80s.

I checked you out on that, and it seems you're correct, the dubstep I was trying to refer to hadn't been started until the late 90's, and wasn't popularized until the mid-2000's.
Sorry about that.

 

[Vault101]

You want good dubstep? Listen to Deadmau5, The Glitch Mob, Basement Jaxx, or the like. At least their songs have some semblance of originality and musicality to them.

Glitch mob are dubstep?.....man they are waaaaaaay to good to be associated with Brostep

I found out about this genre called "glitch hop" which seems to suit them better...of coarse theres always overlap

Actually, quite a few of The Glitch Mobs songs fit into the classic definition of dubstep. (notice I didn't say brostep) Overall, most of their songs are very much blends of many electronic genres and sub-genres.

Hold on....I believe you and I discussed this once before, did we not? I seem to recall...

Oh well. I think in the end you and I agreed that The Glitch Mob are fucking awesome.

Spoiler: These two songs definitely have influences of dubstep and, as you pointed out, a touch of that micro-genre "glitch hop". (though I tend to ignore micro-genres as they're usually irrelevant differentiations to the sub-genres they spring from)

I belive we did....its just you know..Glitch mob, I mean its mostly personal taste but for mr they aremiles above alot of stuff out there

I acutally like Bassnectar though, and some other more obscure artists I found on Beatport...

It's danceable. What else do you want? You want philosophy, read Kant. And at least, it beats screechy "house" music that it replaces...

I don;t dance..period

and I don't seek out music to dance to it

 

[SageRuffin]

I'll listen to it, but it has to have a certain..."feel" to it in order for me to not write it off as warbled noise.

 

[kommando367]

I love the melody, but I hate the "singing".

 

[mrdude2010]

It's fine when you're high and in a big group and not really focusing on the music.

 

[Aprilgold]

Dubstep: the only music that is more popular because of its shit then who does it well.

Electronica and the other spin-off of it are always good, but dubstep is, at least now more known for how much people hate it.

I can only imagine making dubstep generally goes like this "alright so I'm going to add a electronic sound here, another here.... God damn this is taking forever, lets add 10 minutes of WUWUWUBUBUBUB under it."

 

[DanDeFool]

I have a theory about dubstep.

If you listen to the track helpfully posted by DigitalSushi, this kind of music sounds dreadfully boring when played at a sensible volume on regular speakers or headphones. However, play this kind of music in a high-end dance club with a state-of-the-art speaker system, with the volume turned up so high you can feel the vibrations from the bass in your femurs, and the combined audio/physical effect is pretty neat.

My theory is that most dubstep/house music/techno/etc. is less about making songs that actually sound good or are interesting to listen to, and more about concocting mixtures of highly stylized noise to allow clubs to show off their audio setups in the most visceral way possible: by making you go deaf while shaking your skeleton to pieces.

Because those kinds of places aren't about listening to good music; they're about blasting your senses with as much stimulation as possible while you dance like an epileptic and take ecstasy get drunk out of your mind.

It's like if someone tried to make a TV show completely out of remixed test patterns. No matter how much artistic effort they put into it, there isn't going to be a whole lot of entertainment value unless you watch it on some kind of 180" OLED HDTV with 3D. And if you're high on LSD, you'll probably enjoy it even more

 

[Vault101]

If you listen to the track helpfully posted by DigitalSushi, this kind of music sounds dreadfully boring when played at a sensible volume on regular speakers or headphones. However, play this kind of music in a high-end dance club with a state-of-the-art speaker system, with the volume turned up so high you can feel the vibrations from the bass in your femurs, and the combined audio/physical effect is pretty neat.

My theory is that most dubstep/house music/techno/etc. is less about making songs that actually sound good or are interesting to listen to, and more about concocting mixtures of highly stylized noise to allow clubs to show off their audio setups in the most visceral way possible: by making you go deaf while shaking your skeleton to pieces.

Because those kinds of places aren't about listening to good music; they're about blasting your senses with as much stimulation as possible while you dance like an epileptic and take ecstasy get drunk out of your mind.

It's like if someone tried to make a TV show completely out of remixed test patterns. No matter how much artistic effort they put into it, there isn't going to be a whole lot of entertainment value unless you watch it on some kind of 180" OLED HDTV with 3D. And if you're high on LSD, you'll probably enjoy it even more

while that is probably part of it I think its unfair to assume ALL forms of electronic music are about...well what you said

 

[unoleian]

I suppose I do love dubstep. Or some of it and a lot of stuff that's similar but different. Love wonky bass and glitch and all sorts of funky-ass music that either is inspired by or helped to inspire dubstep or whatever. Not really sure any more. I love down-to-mid-tempo minimal drumlines, ample bass, and some good sample work. Sometimes it's called dubstep, sometimes not, but it's all the same wonderful deep wobbly goodness. Except when it's not.

 

[SomebodyNowhere]

I'm not terribly fond of electronic music, but can tolerate much of it. Dubstep seems to be the exception. A lot of times it just sounds like a train wreck to me.

 

[Kurt Cristal]

That song is alright but fits more into the Electro category. A bit of a pet peeve of mine is that so many people confuse the two. Although, they do intertwine here and there.

god no, I wasn't trying to imply this song was dubstep...at all

Oh, I see, sorry. I get a LOT of friends who confuse the genres and it annoys me, lol. I was talking to a friend online and she's like "LOVING THIS DUBSTEP" so I check it out and it's all Electro.

 

[Kurt Cristal]

Gotta laugh at the guys appearing in this thread to do nothing but belittle electronic music in a passive-aggressive manner, leaving us wondering if we should offer them something other than Skrillex to change their minds.........or just say 'fuck it', I'd be wasting my time yelling into the vacuum of space!!


Anyway, on topic. Yes, I love it. Even the wub wubs have their place as the current sub-genre that really doesn't seem to take itself too seriously. Filling the same sort of position that, in the mid 90's, was taken up with tracks like Dred Bass and Incredible, which were the fun and well known face of jungle.


What I don't like is the shady-brained blurring of the lines between DnB and dubstep. One is one, one is the other....simple!

Although DnB needs a little exposure as it's been struggling for a long time.

Generally, if people express they don't like it, then I don't bother, but if they're willing to listen I show them what electronic has to offer. Also, Pendulum does a pretty good job of getting people to transition from Rock to DnB.

 

[Kurt Cristal]

Dubstep is an insult to the entire techno music genre.

I detest it immensely.

what?

dubstep isnt techno

oh god...

you didnt

you just called all electronci music techno?...f...f...FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!

sorry, I'm ok now

I've come to be pretty okay with people referring to "electronic music" as "techno". It's a layman's term and it's four syllables shorter. I correct them here and there but usually I just let it go, lol.