WHAT IS DUBSTEP? A guide to start with is here.

konduit · Post by **konduit** » Wed May 04, 2011 9:13 am

just saw this thread for the first time. i live in new zealand where brostep is completely dominant. but reading this has re-affirmed the fact that no matter how ignorant to bass music your demographic is, there are always those who are just like you and want the music to speak on a deeper(lol) level. if you want to bang mingas keep it off the d floor!

cosmic_surgeon · Post by **cosmic_surgeon** » Mon May 09, 2011 12:37 pm

Was having a think about this thread over a brew and a slice of toast and figured there's a lot more which can be said in terms of a guide to starting with dubstep over and above listening to the "right" tunes. You need to prepare the ground for understanding those tunes first of all!

So here's my own advice to anyone discovering dubstep:

a) Move your body to the music - you can't appreciate the music until you engage with it wholly, and that means bodily. Your body is more important to your understanding than most people realise - dancing is essential to understanding music! Let it become you.

b) Go to a reputable event and listen to it amidst people who love it.

c) Have a go at making the music yourself. Listen closely to production techniques, and get familiar with the structure of the tunes.

d) Pay attention to the culture and the history, where the music is coming from and where we are now - it can be difficult to see the forest for the trees sometimes but remember the historicity of music - this came from a time and a place!

fractal · Post by **fractal** » Mon May 09, 2011 4:52 pm

word, i'd say a combination of a and b is the best way to discover dubstep!

NickUndercover · Post by **NickUndercover** » Thu May 12, 2011 8:32 pm

SHAZAMMMMMMMM it's meditation time

Viineri · Post by **Viineri** » Mon May 16, 2011 4:06 pm

Some Finnish tunes:

NickUndercover · Post by **NickUndercover** » Tue May 17, 2011 4:53 am

Yeah big up for repping Teeth on here mate hes sick

eclectic-bass · Post by **eclectic-bass** » Thu May 19, 2011 11:26 am

question.. i'm only just getting into this genre but loving it a lot, there's a lot that doesn't interest me and i have a feeling that's what you guys consider to be true dubstep and what i like is what you like to call "brostep".. so UKF, is it a label? a collection of artists? a company that releases dubstep albums? and is it considered "brostep"? i find the majority of the stuff that gets me excited comes up with UKF backgrounds on youtube..

fractal · Post by **fractal** » Thu May 19, 2011 10:13 pm

eclectic-bass wrote:question.. i'm only just getting into this genre but loving it a lot, there's a lot that doesn't interest me and i have a feeling that's what you guys consider to be true dubstep and what i like is what you like to call "brostep".. so UKF, is it a label? a collection of artists? a company that releases dubstep albums? and is it considered "brostep"? i find the majority of the stuff that gets me excited comes up with UKF backgrounds on youtube..

http://forum.ukfmusic.com/

this is where you can go to discuss that particular type of dubstep. there are threads about it on this forum, and plenty of people who love the style, but unfortunately those threads end up in flames usually. good luck and bless

-[2]DAY_- · Post by **-[2]DAY_-** » Fri May 20, 2011 3:48 pm

damn i poked about and really felt like a stranger in a strange land over in that forum

fractal · Post by **fractal** » Fri May 20, 2011 4:28 pm

yeah, its a bit different! What surprised me most is the similarities tho

tfeds · Post by **tfeds** » Mon May 23, 2011 6:09 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSeNSzJ2-Jw

this is definitely one of my favorites!

Viineri · Post by **Viineri** » Tue May 24, 2011 11:29 am

tfeds wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSeNSzJ2-Jw

this is definitely one of my favorites!

I guess you didn't read the first post...

AJP UK · Post by **AJP UK** » Wed May 25, 2011 12:28 pm

Not mindless self-promotion, merely an education in bass culture:

http://www.youtube.com/user/AJPuk

Viineri · Post by **Viineri** » Sat May 28, 2011 7:04 pm

Heh, more tunes!

I've fallen in love with this track...

... and I love to sing this one when I'm in the shower

djolla · Post by **djolla** » Sun May 29, 2011 7:41 pm

STASISSTASISSTASIS · Post by **STASISSTASISSTASIS** » Tue May 31, 2011 6:18 pm

cosmic surgeon wrote:So here's my own advice to anyone discovering dubstep:

a) Move your body to the music - you can't appreciate the music until you engage with it wholly, and that means bodily. Your body is more important to your understanding than most people realise - dancing is essential to understanding music! Let it become you.

b) Go to a reputable event and listen to it amidst people who love it.

c) Have a go at making the music yourself. Listen closely to production techniques, and get familiar with the structure of the tunes.

d) Pay attention to the culture and the history, where the music is coming from and where we are now - it can be difficult to see the forest for the trees sometimes but remember the historicity of music - this came from a time and a place!

I love this!!!!