I’m sorry I’ve tried to listen to it and I just don’t get it. I love all styles of music I can even get into some happy hardcore every know and then but I just haven’t heard a single Dubstep track that really excites me or that I can recall with great clarity. I know I am getting on in my years but I’m still not that old (30ish) but I mean I really just don’t get it. I know it’s the newest greatest thing or so I’m told by countless magazines and other people I know but I really just don’t see it. Flame me if you want (thankfully not too much of that goes on on these boards) but if there is anyone who could really explain why. I can listen to a house record from 20 years ago and pick out parts and so ok thats good thats good and I can do that kinda with dubstep but thrown together it just sounds like garbage now that is is my opinion of it and I’m not trying to trash it I’m really trying to understand it and get it and take it in so I can learn from it but it has yet to hit me. Thanks everyone thou for all the help so far and if anyone could help me understand this maybe I could get past this plateau I have seemed to hit.
As suggested, might just not be for you. I know I can’t listen to hardcore or any of its sub-genres without feeling like I’m going sterile, but that’s just me.
I enjoy most it: can’t really appreciate the wobble, though.
Suppose it comes from all the broken beats, house, techno and two-step.
as has been said…horses for courses…I must admit that it was all new on me until I came out here to Christchurch, NZ at the end of last year – dubstep is huge here – it’s the main sound. I haven’t gone all out to hear it here out and about (house and techno has always been my thing) but I played a rave recently where this guy called Gomorrah played also and he was very very good. Watching him play was the first time in a long time where I’ve had “how on earth has he done that” moments. His set rocked – but it’s like all DJs – we can tell apart the good from the bad, doesn’t matter what the genre. He really worked his set well with breakdowns, build ups, vocals, some almost tech house type bits too. all characterised by the most extreme bass I’ve heard in a long time. quality mixing and programming. great stuff all round.
he produces as well as DJs – you can take a listen to his stuff on soundcloud here.
there’s also a mix on that page from Phat that I haven’t listened to yet but will do now that this thread has reminded me
not saying everyone should love this – my favourite dubstep type track so far is Skream’s mix of La Roux In For The Kill but I know so little about dubstep generally and it would possibly be embarrassing for me to try and have a conversation with someone who does – but it might be a good place to start if you’re looking for quality in this genre.
I personally still have problems understanding gabba – but hey we can’t love everything can we
The first time I heard dubstep I was like what the fuck? that’s what the kids are into these days? (I’m in my 40s now btw)… Then I wound up in a small club in SF where the DJ was spinning nonstop dubstep and there were two British sounding MCs freestyling over the beats – there was some great energy in that club, I just loved it! I became obsessed with it after that, and went to clubs wherever I could find them (at the time there was very little dubstep available in LA) and started buying records and such… I really dig it still but most of the people I know barely even know what it is, and some of them even hate it. I think it’s partly “different strokes” as other say but I also think it could be tied to experiences – I might still not like it if I hadn’t wound up in that SF club back in 2004 or so…
I’ve been trying to put together more accessible dubstep mixes to get people who don’t like dubstep to appreciate it more (mostly b/c my girlfriend hates it, lol). Some of it is really menacing, and all that bass turns some people off; but some of it has more of an organic vibe. Anyway here’s a sample of some stuff that I find more accessible; even my gf says she likes this one so check it out if you’re still trying to get into it -
the beauty of dubstep is its variety. there are so many different sounds that are dubstep, you really have to explore the genre as a whole to understand where everything is coming from, and going in different directions with. based on your preferences, maybe try some of these guys: headhunter, von d, sub scape, breakage, even some reso. hope this helps
hehehehe - I’d hardly call it new thesedays. I’ve been aware of it for over 6 years, and went to some of the early Dubloaded and FWD>> nights and I know it was around before that. It is fucking everywhere, and seems to be used as a shorthand for hipsteresque types to indicate how ‘cool’ they are.
I don’t mind it in short bursts - ‘original’ dubstep can be proper beardstroking geek fest territory, but you’ve got to appreciate the attention to detail that some of the producers have got for a sound and there are some classics in almost any genre of music - I still have a soft spot for Skream’s Midnight Request Line. but I wouldn’t imagine spending an entire night dancing to it.
I prefer my tunes with more funk/break to them anywho …
OP, I want to buy you beer. No seriously dude, if you are ever in the San Francisco area, I will buy you goddamn beer for reminding me Im not the only one who feels that way. I don’t hate the genre at all, I don’t love it either.
Dubstep- It’s the punk rock of the tennies! Needs a sub or a very decent pair of headphones to be enjoyed. And it’s down to huge personal preference too.
Thanks for all the responses it makes me feel a lot better knowing I’m not the only one. While I may be in the minority I am at least not alone. Hopefully it can grow into something more in line with my tastes I do like that people are trying different things. It seems we have more and more sub genres everyday. My newest little infatuation would have to be Balearic House. Thanks guys.
That Alicia track is listenable at least maybe it is the death wobbles that throw me off. I can see more now the roots of the genre thou. Thanks for that track.
check out Digital mystikz, and the rest of the bassweight crew. Even early skream stuff makes the cut. Theres tons out there, you just gotta look haha.
Dubstep is like having to take a dump after three days. its a logical thing that happens, but what came to make that dump originally has been eaten , digested and already enjoyed.
However good it feels to let that plopper out, it still smells and isnt something you leave out in the open for others to step in. Some ploppers dont smell, or are dry enough to handle or are speckled with undigested corn which makes it unique. But at the end of the day it is still shit. If played on a proper system you have things like 2girls1cup… People just have their jaws dropping and have to spread the word what it feels like to have bass pass through your body.
