Isn't it time to divide Dubstep into subgenres?

[dubplateguy]

I actually agree dude, like theres the sort of mainstream shit like bassnectar and skream, which is all bubbles. but then theres the super filth like datsik, cookimonster, and trolley snatcha. then the super chill shit, which I like to call minimal Dub like Distance and Benga.
It would be better to have sub genres so people would know actually what kind of dub you make.


Jah Bless

[cixxxj]

Naaaaaaaa sub-genres suck.

eg. Neo, New, Old, Post, Pre............. FUCK OFF

and don't forget about PROTO

[Big MD]

There's obviously more than one type of Dubstep style.

So for the sake of the genre and organization, can this forum please begin the separation of the two?

It sucks when i'm in a corny "loud and filthy" dubstep type of mood, and i can only find the cool and chilled out side of dubstep.
Also vice-versa. When i'm in the mood for the chill side of dubstep, I don't want to be blasted out of my seat by a huge obnoxious drop.

So please, I know there's informal names for the sub-genres, but make it somewhat official by some form of separation?
It's hard for newcomers (sort of like me) to find what we want, because we have no idea what Artists/Labels tend to sound like.

Please consider this, thanks.

Noooo PLEASE NOOOT!


Dubstep is not a scene which is overgrown as like House is! and still, would you go on a party, on which the djs are only deep stuff playing? or would you go on a party, which in the djs are only playing hard shit? i wouldn't! Dubstep is one of the minory genres which have varied sounds and tunes.


Splitting the Scene is the death of it! Think about it!

[1017_duck]

Splitting the Scene is the death of it! Think about it!

[singlepoint]

lets be honest, music is still music whatever you call it - the name doesnt change anything.

[rupert]

Dadstep

Made that up the other week. It's for your rootsy, subby, dubby stuff.

[pompende]

its just 140 (ish)

and the resolve snare crackin on the 3rd beat.

or the 4th... or the 2nd and 4th... or the 1.5 and 4.... or the 2, 2.5, 4, and 4.5, &c... or it could be actual halfstep with the snare on the 7th beat.

Btw, I'm not suggesting that we should prepare our submissions to the United Nations Commitee for Classification of Dance Music Subgenres and explaining why liquid techy funkstep is different from hard techy funkstep, just that the idea that people using words to describe particular sounds is responsible for the existence of those sounds seems to have pretty solid evidence against it now...

yeah you make a good point. deserves to be acknowledged.

i will stick with:

Good Dubstep

Bad Dubstep.

I'm more into the first one though.

[brownman]

NO what a silly idea

[fractal]

Dadstep

Made that up the other week. It's for your rootsy, subby, dubby stuff.

dadstep is actually an atirst on this board, he made the infamous "Naughty Step", don't front

http://www.dubstepforum.com/the-naughty ... hty%20step

[Big MD]

what about *step out of the scene*??

i mean for the minory people who want tho have theyr own thing.... -.-

[64hz]

why the fuck do people feel the incessant need to label everything with a genre name, just so they can attach themselves to aformentioned genre, and impress other people at parties ?
don't listen to music because it belongs to some ridiculous fuckin subgenre that you consider yourself an expert in, listen to music BECAUSE IT SOUNDS GOOD.
take it by artists and labels, not genres. there would be so much more diversity if ppl did this, as instead of artists making music to fit into subgenre x, they would be making it purely TO SOUND GOOD.

[rupert]

Dadstep

Made that up the other week. It's for your rootsy, subby, dubby stuff.

dadstep is actually an atirst on this board, he made the infamous "Naughty Step", don't front

http://www.dubstepforum.com/the-naughty ... hty%20step

Quality. I will willingly concede that I was not the first to think of the term dadstep!

My other effort at genre naming was Dillatronica instead of "wonky". Which I have to say I was quite proud of in a dirty kind of way.

[cpt.pollution]

I actually agree dude, like theres the sort of mainstream shit like bassnectar and skream, which is all bubbles. but then theres the super filth like datsik, cookimonster, and trolley snatcha. then the super chill shit, which I like to call minimal Dub like Distance and Benga.
It would be better to have sub genres so people would know actually what kind of dub you make.


Jah Bless

[Skimple]

The scene really doesn't need to be split into subgenres its growing perfectly fine as it is. Plus alot of artists like to dabble into different styles when they make tunes. For example you could put a skream tune into every "subgenre" if they existed.
And aswell its the artist's sound, like yeh thats Benga's sound or yeh thats Mala's sound, as opposed to yeh thats blah blah dubstep or whatever.
Dubstep is about thinking outside the box and doing something different every time, categorising it into subgenres just wouldn't help. There's already this "brostep" ting on the go and look at all the arguments thats causing already.

[whineo]

Dadstep

Made that up the other week. It's for your rootsy, subby, dubby stuff.

dadstep is actually an atirst on this board, he made the infamous "Naughty Step", don't front

http://www.dubstepforum.com/the-naughty ... hty%20step

Naughtystep was a sick tune

[Today]

ok, good.

[seckle]

it's fucking confusing and turns a lot of people off.

confusion is the best thing about this genre. confusion means that people can't digest & consume it easily. the sub-genre thing in dubstep has been debated and talked about since 2005 on this site. its nothing new.

[Reamz]

General Discussion = Bro
SNH = Everything else

[Reamz]

confusion is the best thing about this genre. confusion means that people can't digest & consume it easily. the sub-genre thing in dubstep has been debated and talked about since 2005 on this site. its nothing new.

You really do talk some bollocks mate

[Marcus]

lets be honest, music is still music whatever you call it - the name doesnt change anything.

Just listen to what you like not hard really.