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I have been listening to dubstep for around 8-9months now and I've always been confused on why everyone on youtube comments on dubstep songs saying how filthy and dirty the song is. Why do people say they are filthy, how is calling a bassline or a song filthy a compliment. If anyone can shed some light on this topic for me it will be greatly appreciated.

Probable cus Skream made a tune called filth and everyone seems to be jump on that word

A pal of mine is always asking why people use incorrect words to describe things.
I've begun to think he is tragically un-hip.

I did a small lol the first time I set eyes on one of those 'filth' metaphors that usually include the terms 'gutter' 'nan' 'shat' and 'vomitted'.

But now literally every jump-up Dubstep youtube vid from the Circle gang has pages of comments with slightly altered phrases saying the same thing, uh.


BLUDD DIS DUB'S SO FILTHY I CHAINSAW'D MA NAN AND SHAT DOWN HER ESOPHAGUS.

Shut up.

it's a facepalmworthy word used by pricks.

Bro I like my dub so filthy that it makes me puke homie. That shit is sick. Im a true dub head. wobwobwobwob.

this dub is so filthy, its worse then that time i threw up in all three of my shoes then put them on the wrong foot

what?

- dirt is from the ground.

Its just as bad when people say a tune is deep though. That's really annoying.

Those Youtube comments are dumb as fuck! However, dirty has been used as a word to describe the more raw, grainier basslines since forever. Hello - GRIME music. Filthy is just another variation. Screwfacebass.

I don't really use these terms (maybe grimy), but are you seriously saying that whenever you comment (not as in on Youtube lol) on a track you use only literal terms? Golly that square wave bassline has been EQd and processed to perfection, and also has been sequenced in such a way that it makes me feel various emotions.

daddy mchectic wrote:Golly that square wave bassline has been EQd and processed to perfection, and also has been sequenced in such a way that it makes me feel various emotions.

i think im going to have to comment like that on videos now

we live in a time when people constantly abuse language. Instead of taking advantage of the vast array of adjectives available in so many languages, people use broad, general terms to describe everything.

"How was the movie?"
"The movie was sick"

"Man, the sunset looks so cool"

"This bassline is filthier than a shitvomit stew"

It's not an abuse of language - it is exactly how language has always evolved.

Grime -> Grimey -> Dirt-> Dirty -> Filth -> Filthy -> Shit down your nans neck.

Natural progression really.

daddy mchectic wrote: I don't really use these terms (maybe grimy), but are you seriously saying that whenever you comment (not as in on Youtube lol) on a track you use only literal terms? Golly that square wave bassline has been EQd and processed to perfection, and also has been sequenced in such a way that it makes me feel various emotions.

I am not saying that when I comment on something I use literal terms I was just wondering why people started refereeing to dubstep songs as filthy or dirty. I normally just call tracks I like cool or sick but I was curious about the origin of the terms filthy and dirty. But I have to say using literal terms like you did is going to be something I will do more often just because I found it funny as fuck.

daddy mchectic wrote:Golly that square wave bassline has been EQd and processed to perfection, and also has been sequenced in such a way that it makes me feel various emotions.

hahahahah too much

geistgurn wrote:Its just as bad when people say a tune is deep though. That's really annoying.

Just totally not even in the same ball park with that.

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impressive

q23 wrote:Randy: Can I get you something?
Second Jive Dude: 'S'mofo butter layin' me to da' BONE! Jackin' me up... tight me!
Randy: I'm sorry, I don't understand.
First Jive Dude: Cutty say 'e can't HANG!
Jive Lady: Oh stewardess! I speak jive.
Randy: Oh, good.
Jive Lady: He said that he's in great pain and he wants to know if you can help him.
Randy: All right. Would you tell him to just relax and I'll be back as soon as I can with some medicine?
Jive Lady: Jus' hang loose, blood. She gonna catch ya up on da' rebound on da' med side.
Second Jive Dude: What it is, big mama? My mama no raise no dummies. I dug her rap!
Jive Lady: Cut me some slack, Jack! Chump don' want no help, chump don't GET da' help!
First Jive Dude: Say 'e can't hang, say seven up!
Jive Lady: Jive ass dude don't got no brains anyhow! Hmmph!

oh man, this had me crying...