your link is awesome and your totally right if you dont like this then you probably wont like dubstep.Kaderpillar Michael said:
Can someone please explain dubstep to me?
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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...
With modern dubstep and its variants you're usually listening to something borderline annoying and/or repetitive being manipulated, cut, and dragged out seemingly with a vengeance until it becomes this solid WUUUB WUB WUB WUB sound and that can be refreshing in a way. Also, it's generally somewhat erratic, confident, energetic, and almost otherworldly, and some people at least find that pleasurably distracting rather than irritating. It also still has the novelty appeal.
Dubstep generally varies a lot, so the originality between songs which isnt as obvious in other genres I find great. Also, Bass. My favourite track?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPb1w7s7iUQ
Shivers down my spine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPb1w7s7iUQ
Shivers down my spine.
seriously? are you asking people to explain their likes and opinions on MUSIC? sorry, cant be done. everything said basically comes down to "I like this music because when it enters my brain through my aural cavities, it produces positive feelings." if you like it you do, if you dont you wont. anyone going into intimate detail will only confuse you further.
Actually, I don't particularly like it, but, someone made a League of Legends one that I liked. lol
A lot of it sounds exactly the same. The same halftime drum beat, the same sythy "wop wop wop" sounds and the same bass drops
I find it to be an epic battle between you and the speakers, much in the likes of super smash brothers where you are fine listening by yourself but once your inexperienced friends join in you have no idea what the hell is going on.
Listened to most of the links in this post, honestly they sound like a pair of Transformers screwing. 
I like EDM, but I like my electronica more melodic. I'm a Trance gal through and through.
I like EDM, but I like my electronica more melodic. I'm a Trance gal through and through.
It's techno for the everyman. The electronic stylings make it listenable to techno fans, and most everybody likes bass. so... people friendly techno.
I love Aphex Twin, (Hence the name) some of their stuff is incredible.Julianking93 said:
OT: I love dubstep, mainly the underground stuff though, stuff that noone really knows about. It annoys me how people just think of Skrillex or Rusko when Dubstep comes to mind, it's not as good as some other stuff, for instance this.
Real Dubstep.
Heh. I've seen your name around before and wondered if that was a reference to the band. Fine tastes, good sir :3Aphex Demon said:
However, I'm going to have to disagree on that dubstep choice >.>
It was actually pretty good at the beginning but... I don't know. When it got around to about a minute in, those constant drop bass noises just get on my nerves. They literally.... make me feel uneasy. Some music chills me out, others get me excited and even metal gets me pumped up for stuff but dubstep makes me nervous to listen to >.>
Guess I'll just never like the stuff
Heh, and you good sir! *Royal epic voice*Julianking93 said:Heh. I've seen your name around before and wondered if that was a reference to the band. Fine tastes, good sir :3Aphex Demon said:
However, I'm going to have to disagree on that dubstep choice >.>
It was actually pretty good at the beginning but... I don't know. When it got around to about a minute in, those constant drop bass noises just get on my nerves. They literally.... make me feel uneasy. Some music chills me out, others get me excited and even metal gets me pumped up for stuff but dubstep makes me nervous to listen to >.>
Guess I'll just never like the stuff
Yeah fair enough, I can see why people don't like the epically heavy stuff. I love it. It's people who are opposite of you who go "This is just shit it's too heavy blah blah blah"
When people like you say they dislike it but don't call it shit, that's what I respect.
How about this?
I've only listened to one dubstep song which I didn't mind until the bass kicked in...I like bass, but a prefer it as a beat than something that sounds like bad diarrhea (See first link posted).
Hm... nah, not really for me.Aphex Demon said:
I think it's what makes dubstep... well dubstep is what I don't like. The heavy bass, the drops, the industrial influenced techno. Not my type of music :3
