Are you able to articulate why you love dubstep?

contakt · Post by **contakt** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:14 pm

Alright thar me hearties.

This thread may either produce some interesting responses, or it will result in me being ridiculed.

I'll risk it.

So, I was thinking - what is it that I love about dubstep? I think we will all agree that there is something really compelling about the sound and the scene in general. But what is it? (I'm looking for something a bit more than 'it's the bass you gimp').

Could be the vibe at the dances, the type of people the music attracts, the way a particular dub makes you feel...anything.

So, I'll wait to see if anyone responds before giving my view.

m9918868 · Post by **m9918868** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:18 pm

Tactile music + rhythmical variability.

misk · Post by **misk** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:25 pm

umm... cos its like.... cool.... i guess.

contakt · Post by **contakt** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:26 pm

Misk wrote:umm... cos its like.... cool.... i guess.

Yeah...and stuff.

drum syndicate · Post by **drum syndicate** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:32 pm

I think it's the variety that does it for me. I can always find something that fits my mood. Be it some of the irie'd up smoker vibes, or the heavy smashing sounds, it embodies it all. This is just the basis of my personal love affair with this sound. I'm sure many more things will come to light as the sound itself broadens, and definitely as I explore it more.

kion · Post by **kion** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:33 pm

Contakt wrote:Alright thar me hearties.

This thread may either produce some interesting responses, or it will result in me being ridiculed.

I'll risk it.

So, I was thinking - what is it that I love about dubstep? I think we will all agree that there is something really compelling about the sound and the scene in general. But what is it? (I'm looking for something a bit more than 'it's the bass you gimp').

Could be the vibe at the dances, the type of people the music attracts, the way a particular dub makes you feel...anything.

So, I'll wait to see if anyone responds before giving my view.

Is this for an upcoming dissertation? If so I want my 10%!

incyde · Post by **incyde** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:47 pm

for me bro, it's because it's like a culmination and merging of all the best parts of multiple music cultures. it's got the chilled out influences from reggae, coupled with the basic structural influence from 2step/garage, but with the heavy bass and heavy intensity of drum'n'bass. i think it's all of these characteristics that give it endless possibilities for variation, which is why it has so much potential and why it will always be hot!!!

audiopie · Post by **audiopie** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:50 pm

I hear ya Drum. Myself personally I love a very broad spectrum of music genres. I flip crazy over Nobukazu Takemura same as I do for Amalia Rodrigues.

For me Dubstep has a bit of that varied sound that different genres of music do with each other. I dig that, it fits in perfectly with my core. It has great beats to dance to, but at the same time has ones that I can reflect and think straight with.
The stage of Dubstep as a genre and scene is def on a positive growth scale, moving forward consciously and unexclusivly, which many others cannot say. This is an aspect of it's self I give a large BIG UP for, without these basic factors it would easily digress in the future. Which I don't see happening at all.

Plus this shit sounds sexy as HELL!

Cheers to all you lovely cats keepin this noise up n' out!

bowzer · Post by **bowzer** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:54 pm

i luv teh wobblez

contakt · Post by **contakt** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:54 pm

KION wrote:
Contakt wrote:Alright thar me hearties.

This thread may either produce some interesting responses, or it will result in me being ridiculed.

I'll risk it.

So, I was thinking - what is it that I love about dubstep? I think we will all agree that there is something really compelling about the sound and the scene in general. But what is it? (I'm looking for something a bit more than 'it's the bass you gimp').

Could be the vibe at the dances, the type of people the music attracts, the way a particular dub makes you feel...anything.

So, I'll wait to see if anyone responds before giving my view.
Is this for an upcoming dissertation? If so I want my 10%!

Ha ha, yes mate. I work for one of those buyadissertation.com websites. Gonna sell it at £95 a pop - I'll make a killing. You'll have your cut.

parson · Post by **parson** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 12:03 am

m9918868 wrote:Tactile music + rhythmical variability.

succinct and perfect

ms a bourdain · Post by **ms a bourdain** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 12:33 am

in no particular order, a few thoughts

- rhythmic complexity
- instrumental attention to detail
- diversity of voices on the scene
- skills of dubstep DJs to expertly anticipate/manipulate/disrupt the expectations of a crowd...and drive them wild
- a community/scene that is positive, with good vibes and wicked attitudes
- irresistible bass (of course)

i could go on, but will stop there....

parson · Post by **parson** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 1:03 am

space, pace and bass

corpsey · Post by **corpsey** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 1:08 am

ory · Post by **ory** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 1:42 am

two oh one · Post by **two oh one** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 5:41 am

Variety - I love hearing sets that go from darkness into positive sounding dubs, then descend into darkness again, only to come out later into tracks that are uplifting and happy. Then, the spooky vibes from 2 Tone are out and about, which are a different flavour of playful darkness. Then there are tracks that are just pure evil contrasting the tracks that are like a ray of sunshine. Traditional Rootsy dubs, blippy electronic, bubbly analogue, Industrial, Jungly, Lush Synthy and anything else anybody can think of.

People have mentioned before that it feels like the birth of rave all over again and I have to agree. The energy of the producers and djs and listeners, the good vibes and the experimentation are really strong.

It has the energy of the late '80s and people have the internet as a tool this time round. People can communicate, tracks can be passed around and DJs can post sets and host radio shows.

It feels pretty much unstoppable right now, bar Oakenfold starting to play it out...

Oh, and I like LFOs modulating cutoff filters.

diablo · Post by **diablo** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 5:53 am

Parson wrote:space, pace and bass

Blatant plagiarism!!!!!

Give credit to source or STFU!!!!!!

musty dust · Post by **musty dust** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 1:14 pm

dubstep reminded me of: night time, gas plants, city tower blocks, night time, train tracks, drugs, orange street lights, empty buildings, rubble, burnt mattress, stolen cars, heroin, passing out, jamaican slums, doom 3 and homelessness

and im fascinated with this stort of stuff so dubstep is really just a soundtrack to my imagination.

lol

dreadnought · Post by **dreadnought** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 1:28 pm

dubstep makes me excitable n giddy as a 1994 chubby teenage girl at a take that gig

darkmatter · Post by **darkmatter** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 1:32 pm

I love music that gives the perception of a sense of space.

The bass sits there on the floor, the snares crash out of the centre, ghost snares and other percussion round the same level echos off at the sides, the hats etc. sit above shuffling over the top, and the high bits (e.g. horror show) cut through the whole mix a keep the atmosphere bubbling along. When basslines seem to roll out of the speakers towards you (bass sounds that have a slow high frequency attack can seem to do this) that sounds heavy as well.

I know some people see colours etc., but I always like tunes that give me a sense of space. It's a shame then that most club systems are mono, the stereo imaging you get with a decent stereo setup adds to the effect a lot.

There's more to music than that obviously, but that's what really gets me with dubstep and certain dnb + hiphop tracks.

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