Poll: Do you like dubstep?

[The Lugz]

I don't like average people assuming that audio development takes zero skill and deploying every electronic means in the known universe to fix their awful noise

as with anything if used correctly it can be part of a masterpiece, but this generally is not the case so I vote no.

 

[Zer_]

I think the wobble bass is utter shit. To compose an entire song out of it has absolutely no appeal to me. To me, it's a genre that takes one element of a whole and just takes it waaay too far. To use it a as a complement to a whole song, sure; but to do it all the way through? nope.

I'll go back to stutterfunk.

 

[Rawne1980]

I believe I would rather have flies nest in my ears, lay eggs, wait for them to spawn and then marvel as the larvae eats their way out through my eardrums.

That sounds like a far more plesasing alternative to dub step.

My eldest daughter listens to it a bit and i've lost count of the amount of times i've daydreamed about taking a lump hammer to her stereo.

 

[Not Lord Atkin]

I'm more of a Drum n' Bass person. Dubstep is kinda similar and somewhat cool but most of it seems too repetitive. dubstep artists have this tendency to repeat a single tone a gazzilion times before moving on to a different tone.

 

[wolfcrux]

There is good and bad dubstep. Just like there is good and bad of everything.
Music has always been a very personal thing, but dubstep has been very hyped for some time now and alot more people have opened their hearts and minds to it.

Some dubstep is pop(ular) and that's why we hear in it in alot of pop artists songs these days.
Dubstep will eventually fade out of the spotlight again and we'll soon hear a new 'sound' get hyped and overused.

I wouldn't say I NEED to listen to dubstep, but I like bass, in dubstep aswell as in pop or metal. But for the moment dubstep holds a spot very close to my heart.

 

[Fishyash]

Depends on the dubstep. I don't really like the WUBWUBWUBWUBWUBWUBWUBWBOWBOWBOWBOWBOWBWUBUWBUWBOBOW dubstep. It's too repetetive and noisy for me.

However I do like this:


I do like certain aspects of dubstep, particularly the shuffled half-step beats and the bass can be powerful as well, although I prefer it to have a more melodic tone than the kind that's usually used. Those aspects seem to fit into today's pop music quite well.

Honestly, when I first listened to dubstep I detested it. I still sort of do. However I don't cringe when listening to it anymore, since I don't focus on the bass anymore. I think more about the shuffling beat rather than the bass, which I think is the most important aspect of dubstep and defines the genre. (Honestly if you listen mainly for the bass, I recommend other grime genres for you to listen to as well, of the DnB variety especially)

 

[CrashBang]

No. I don't get it. It's just getting a bass line and slowing it down until it sounds like it's wobbling. Like when Rolf Harris wobbles wood.
It's just 'wob wob wob wob woooob wob wob wob woooob' over and over with a few other computer-created sounds overlaying it. Bleurgh, can't stand the shit.

 

[Ddgafd]

I sort of like it, I sometimes listen to it.

Spoiler: Controversial opinion

Skrillex is a terrible artist. His "music" sounds like some little kid opened a music editing program and banged his head on the keyboard. I listened to two songs and I got a headache. No other dubstep does this. I honestly don't see why people like his music.

 

[Esotera]

Very much so..but I only ever hear it when out and about. The crap songs outweigh the good ones by about 1000 to 1, unfortunately.

 

[jml spells jumle]

I like anything but the pop(ular) stuff like Skrillex. That stuff's fucking horrible. I prefer stuff like this:

 

[Smokej]

some dubstep is ok (the faster and more consistent tracks)

but nothing beats minimal techno and some dirty electro for clubbing, tripping and making out with some nice women (preferable all at the same time...)

btw i was pretty disappointed with the US clubbing scene during my recent visits (and im talking about the real stuff here, not some wannabe manhattan crap) hm maybe next time i have more luck in my quest for finding the ultimate party

 

[RYjet911]

No, my friends listen to it. They tried to make me listen to it, and i responded, "oh, so electronic music with more bass?" and I was instantly corrected that "Its dubstep and you just wouldn't get it." No I think i get it better than you do, it's just redubs of theme songs and stuff and I'm unimpressed! No offense to anyone that likes it btw.

I love dubstep and totally agree with what you said there. Your friends are morons if they think there's anything to 'get'...

Although there's a lot more than just remakes of songs, a lot of dubstep is original music. Just the popular ones are generally the remixes. Much like if you don't like techno, you're likely to have heard a lot more techno remixes of older songs than you would have original techno music, since those are the ones that may come up in searches for other music that may have a techno remix that's particularly popular.

 

[unoleian]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUxBXB5dtyg&feature=related

yeah its awesome

Ack! Skrillex? Really? He's pretty much helped ruin everything that was good about the sound. This new "filth" is just plain terrible. There's seemingly no discernible pattern to the noise, and more often than not it sounds like the jaws of life ripping a car in half. Terrible.

I like more down-tempo styled stuff, the real classic sound. It's the most amazing thing to smoke to. Chillin to the likes of some Skream, Benga, or even some Rusko is a great way to spend the time that is twenty-after-four.

I enjoy numerous artists who incorporate some of dubstep's influences into their sound.
Pretty Lights tops this list. That's some amazing music to throw down to, and dubstep's influences are easily seen, but aren't the focus or so clear as to be completely identifiable, only another tool to take the music to the next level.


Bonus, I get to see him throw down on the same stage as Skream in just one more week! I'm going to be in audio heaven for a long, long time next weekend.


edit-- and there's acts like EOTO. I think these guys are getting egg on a lot of dubstep producer's faces. Why? They improvise their music 100% on-the-fly. That they do this without any samples or pre-recorded loops only shows how "simple" the sound can be to engineer and ideally would help hold people who pour hours into a single track to a much higher standard.

 

[The-Epicly-Named-Man]

To be honest, I don't give a f*ck about any music, but especially this sort of sh*t. Some songs might be catchy and get stuck in my head, but that's simply not possible with this genre.

 

[basedg0d_a0s]

i listened to some songs by mt eden and they were pretty cool. not a huge fan of dubstep though, but i like a few songs that are considered dubstep.

 

[omega 616]

Well I first have to post this one ... If you don't know beardyman, everything you hear in the vid he makes with his voice, he is a beatboxer.


I am trying to find a bit where he comments on dubstep but I can't find it. He says all you need to create dubstep is "wubwubwubs" and "yeahyeahyeahs".

On topic. Unless it's made by beardyman, I can't stand it. I only like his 'cos it's more musically made than some fecker sat at a computer messing with nobs.

I could make dubstep on my PS1 with a game called "music".

 

[TehCookie]

Dubstep is just like rap, there's a good idea behind it but can't stand on it's own. Just plain dubstep is shit, but if you don't use it on it's own and combine it with other musical elements it's better. Like that one Korn song.

 

[skywalkerlion]

I can't really say I like it, it's more like this morbid fascination I have with it. Sometimes I can't help but listen to it while thinking "Why am I listening to this?!"

I'm listening to this Duke Nukem song and I'm thinking the same thing

EDIT: Also the song in the OP is nice too, minus the OHH MAHH GAWD and the terrible nonsense that involves people singing.

 

[HerbertTheHamster]

I do, though Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites is fucking terrible

most dubstep "artists" overuse WUBWUBWUBWUBWUBWUB and ruin an otherwise good track

 

[satanslawer123]

hell no, i hate the stuff, but if dont kill me for hating it if it's what you like then go listen to it about a universe away from me please and thank you.