You know I see how brostep came from dubstep or whatever. And yes I know how people now are always saying “i hope this guy melts my face tonight” or something like that or “play heavy shit all night!” But i dont think that “brostep” should be a sub of dubstep. It is dubstep I mean why make it a subcategory. It has the same concepts. And I seriously dont think Skrillex made “Bro-step” big. I think it was Excision? Give me your thoughts on this? Concept wise do you think theres a BIG, and when i say big i mean BIG difference between brostep and dubstep. Should brostep be a subcategory? Why cant it just be called Dubstep? Discuss!
True true. But see with subs of house music and classical music theres actually a huge difference in concepts of all the subs of those types. So it can be a sub. Brostep from dubstep, not a huge difference. Id say a 20% difference from any so-called dubstep track.
Within every genre there are sub genres to define its own niche.
Espically these days when the ability to create music is so access-able by the “average” person.
Look at House music, it has evolved so much over the years sub genres had to be created in order to define what style of music was going to be played.
Look at electro…theres Electro, Big room electro, Complextro, Funky Electro the list goes on…its still Electro…but just different sounding.
I do know that if im going to see a show i would like to know what specific style is going to be played.
If all i saw was DJ so and so spinning house music…i am to think “traditional” house music…and if i show up and hes spinning Tech House or Electro House, i may be dissapointed.
The same applies to Dubstep…the older crowds prefer the oldschool dubstep…really Bass heavy and more melodic…than say Doctor Ps new stuff or Excision/skrillex which the younger crowds seem to dig more.
I’m quite interested in listening to a tune if someone describes it as dubstep, because it might not be brostep and I may like it.
I’m not interested in hearing a tune if someone describes it as brostep, 'cos chances are I won’t like it.
It’s useful when someone describes a tune as brostep as far as I’m concerned, 'cos I pretty much know then what it’ll sound like.
Subcategories can be useful in communicating what a tune is going to sound like efficiently and quickly. Sometimes stuff doesn’t need a micro-category. Brostep definitely does.
^ exactly. And the person blamed for starting brostep is Rusko. And original dubstep was heavy reggae influenced, Brostep more american-alized metal based.
From what I understand, “brostep” is a more hard, brash, heavy dubstep compared to the more reggea style dubstep with pauses in the bassline. Sort of like the bass pauses to hit the spliff.
Lethal…I saw it, but in the bottom it said they are both considered Dubstep.
So i still don’t know what the difference is?? Honestly it’s not really my type of music ---- but I’d like to know since I hear it mentioned here often.
Burial is “dubstep” and Skrillex is “brostep”. One is heavy, moody with lots of bass, the other is agressive, full of midrange sounds and quite energetic.
The biggest difference, in my eyes, is the bass. Dubstep will punch you in the chest, you feel it. Brostep doesn’t really do that as much. It’s not so much the sound, but the feeling.
Funnily enough, posted on a similar subject yesterday.
My two penneth worth, I find the current mainstream surge around the world of Dubstep and it’s spawn Brostep interesting. Here in the UK, the birth place of Dubstep, it is obviously not new, having grown out as a sub-genre of UK Garage around 2000/2001. Mary Anne Hobbs and her Radio 1 Breezeblock show was an early supporter of the new music along with the 1Xtra UKG mix show. It is interesting to see that over a decade later Dubstep (or a cousin of) is permeating the UK Top40 charts on a significant scale. I’m not sure I like Brostep and find Skrillex and similar artists’ tracks over produced, which is probably just me looking back with rose tinted specs at the underground origins.
