I can only speak from my experience: It puts a big fuckin' smile on my face when I listen to it. I love me some heavy bass.
Can someone please explain dubstep to me?
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Yes, this is exactly what attracts people to it, along with it's slower, groovy tempo compared to other EDM. If you don't listen to it through a bass-heavy speaker, you're missing the point.HassEsser said:
Of course, everyone has different tastes, and not everyone has to like it.
HA! I love that!Capt. Crankypants said:
OT- I don't know myself. I like some electronic music, but I'm not into it enough to understand such hype. People say it's because it's the bass. I fucking love bass, but not electronic bass. No I play a Tuba and that's bass! If I'm going to get excited about bass it's going to be this!
It's all taste. Something that can vary on situation. Sometimes you want a smooth beat, or unleash the Metal Fury, other times you want to hear the tribal drums from a time when mankind wrote the scrolls of Warfare. Mankind has created music in many forms since the dawn of our species and all are vialable... except Polka, the people who like that crap have no soul.
Ok here's dubstep explained: Wobwobwobwobwobwobwobwob.
Seriously though, most people like it because it's powerful, as explained above. That's the reason why I listen to dubstep on occasion, and that's the reason why I like metal music.
Also, keep in my mind that people have differing tastes.
Here's my personal favourite by the way:
Seriously though, most people like it because it's powerful, as explained above. That's the reason why I listen to dubstep on occasion, and that's the reason why I like metal music.
Also, keep in my mind that people have differing tastes.
Here's my personal favourite by the way:
Hey. Hey you. Buddy. I simultaneously thank you and curse you for posting that link. I thank you because I thoroughly enjoyed that song. I curse you because now I have to find the rest of whatever album or clump of songs that was attached to and try to fit them onto my near-full MP3 player.Kaderpillar Michael said:
And for anyone who will get the reference: To me, this song sounds distinctly Phyrexian, even the lighter parts. Which is much of why I like it.
Here is what my friend explained to me:wubwubwubwubwubwub
Here is what I got out of it:EARGASM
OT: Majorly bass with epic drops, anything from bass face to dropping pikachu. Just look up going quantum on YouTube. I'm on an iPad and can't be bothered to post the Link
Here is what I got out of it:EARGASM
OT: Majorly bass with epic drops, anything from bass face to dropping pikachu. Just look up going quantum on YouTube. I'm on an iPad and can't be bothered to post the Link
While I certainly don't like all of dubstep, the dubstep I do like as a few common elements and I'm guessing that this why others like it as well:
Non-grating sounds, this is purely subjective and individual obviously.
The drops, to me a good drop is the audio representation of when you're at a fireworks show and they've just fired the final barrage, there's the pregnant pause then a spectacular display.
The genre is rapidly expanding so if like any dubstep there will be more of the flavor you like.
There's quite a continuum of dubstep from very peaceful like Sierra Leone by Mt Eden to excited.
But really it comes down to this, people like dubstep because they think it sounds good. Same reason why people listen to rock, country, rap or opera.
Non-grating sounds, this is purely subjective and individual obviously.
The drops, to me a good drop is the audio representation of when you're at a fireworks show and they've just fired the final barrage, there's the pregnant pause then a spectacular display.
The genre is rapidly expanding so if like any dubstep there will be more of the flavor you like.
There's quite a continuum of dubstep from very peaceful like Sierra Leone by Mt Eden to excited.
But really it comes down to this, people like dubstep because they think it sounds good. Same reason why people listen to rock, country, rap or opera.
I got into dubstep about a year ago. I can't really explain the appeal myself its certainly not for everyone. But I'm sure there's a song here and there you might really enjoy if you look hard enough. If you're a fan of other electronic music Skrillex might be a good artist to start off with.
your link is awesome and your totally right if you dont like this then you probably wont like dubstep.Kaderpillar Michael said:
Nope, I like Dubstep, and I hate Skrillex (he didn't just go there).crazyhyena645 said:
Dubstep itself is a very new genre (having only been around for ten years), so admittedly many haven't tested it's waters yet. However, their has been some exceptional dubbers in it's short lifespan, with the likes of Doctor P, Skream, Bassnectar and Flux Pavilion.
To be quite honest, the genre is not for everyone, and their will always be people who just don't get it. However, if you can sort the crap out from the good, then you might find some really nice tunes that you can enjoy. Just don't write off the whole genre after listen to one, or two dub tunes. Repeated listening helps out a lot when enjoying dubstep.
In Dubstep their is smooth relaxing dub, and their is the more in your face dub.
For example, here's two skream songs. One is relaxing, while the other one is in your face.
Most dubstep is categorised with it's distinctive Wob, Wob sound, which varies in volume depending on the tune. In most cases in dubstep, the song has a drop (mostly around the minute mark), which changes the sound drastically, and these drops can last the rest of song's length. The popularity of dubstep is more prevalent in the UK (where the genre was born), however their has been a few dubstep artists from Canada, and America, where it has been slowly gaining popularity (with the likes of Britney Spears using Dubstep elements in her songs).
Also here's a extra song for you guys to enjoy, this was in fact the first dubstep song I heard, nearly a year, and a half ago.
If ye like shit loads of bass (I am a bassist, I make the room shake xD) then what's wrong with listing to something with more musical value? (I'm talking about proper melodies, chorus, well structures songs, not just wubwubwubw, which anyone can create in 5 mins) like, say a Jazz song with a mad 5 string bassist? Or if you want consistent bass, just go with some form of metal, or if ye hate screaming/growls, then go instrumental?
Just my two cents
Just my two cents
As with all music, there's crap dubstep, and there's good dubstep. I'm not too fond of what's known as "brostep". Which is dubstep that is basically just wub and distortions. But when you start looking into stuff that's youknow, not Skrillex, you'll find some pirdy neat stuff.
Even if I do enjoy one or two Skrillex tracks... A bit of a guilty pleasure I guess...
Even if I do enjoy one or two Skrillex tracks... A bit of a guilty pleasure I guess...