Dubstep

by **Beatmonkey** » 11 Dec 2007, 18:12

Can anyone tell me whats so great about dubstep? I've been to a couple of the local dubstep nights to see if I would get into its shizzle live but I couldn't. I mean each track is just based around a single bassline which is pumped at you continuously for four minutes while some weaker then average hip-hop beat plays. It comes accross as 7000 times more repatative then DnB due to it being half the speed so each musical phrase takes twice as long. So, what am I missing? Or is this genre really just dull as fuck?

by **Efflux-J** » 12 Dec 2007, 13:21

I thought that last year. But now really love it. One day it'll click or you just won't like it.

by **Beatmonkey** » 12 Dec 2007, 15:49

I've given it a few chances to click, even seen it on a big big soundsystem that was properly makeing the venue shake but still it was just lots of bass droneing on without ever really getting anywhere or any intrest or excitment added.

by **Devilrabbit** » 13 Dec 2007, 08:53

It depends on what forms you listen to, generally i don't like the standard heavy bass and wobbling synth and that, but i do still love dubstep, i'm just more into future style dub like digital mystikz, Benga, Kromestar and such. If you don't like the heavy bass stuff, then you should check out stuff like Kromestar, if you don't like that stuff maybe dubstep just isn't for you.

The thing is at first i thought it was all just a bunch of boring simple droning, but then once you really listen to it you understand all the complexities that go into it and the subtle changes in each track. I'm surprised you didn't like dubstep live cos that always gets people goin on it but maybe you just haven't gone to the right nights, if your in London or near london check out fwd or dubstep changed my life, both amazing nights with the best crop of dub artists usually for a fiver or less

by **buzzingtalk** » 13 Dec 2007, 10:20

dubsetps a funny one. most of it is shite and sounds like garage to me but some of it, the really dubby stuff, can be pretty sick through the right system. i like the trippy space age shit with no mcs. with fat basslins but lots going on to keep your interest up. also i quie like people that mix techno with dubstep, neil landstumm at glade did a sick set thsi way and ive got a good pinch mix along the same lines.

by **Beatmonkey** » 13 Dec 2007, 16:17

Some of the synth sounds are fucking fantastic, esspecialy though a big system. I know what you mean about the garage thing BT, wobblewobblewobblewumpwumpeeeeeeeep. I think I'd prob like it a bit more if I was utterly stoned when I listerned to it but normaly when I'm going out huge quantities of cannabis in my system is a fairly undesirable thing.

I'll look into the artists you mentioned Devilrabbit. The main dubstep night in leicesters called knotakt, run be felis khrome and 6ft dooze if those names mean anything to anyone. And they quite often hire out a properly sick system which makes the room vibrate in the way bassline lead music should.

by **Devilrabbit** » 13 Dec 2007, 16:23

Khrome is pretty sick but i haven't heard of the other one, let me know what you think, every one of my mates has been turned on to dubstep by those artists, even the ones who despised it before so i hope they have the same effect on you

by **Beatmonkey** » 13 Dec 2007, 16:25

Devilrabbit wrote:Khrome is pretty sick but i haven't heard of the other one, let me know what you think, every one of my mates has been turned on to dubstep by those artists, even the ones who despised it before so i hope they have the same effect on you

Nah I'm a stubborn peice of shit. I'm not gonna admit I like it now ever, even if I really do.

by **Sperge** » 13 Dec 2007, 16:47

Beatmonkey wrote:
Devilrabbit wrote:Khrome is pretty sick but i haven't heard of the other one, let me know what you think, every one of my mates has been turned on to dubstep by those artists, even the ones who despised it before so i hope they have the same effect on you

Nah I'm a stubborn peice of shit. I'm not gonna admit I like it now ever, even if I really do.

Too right. It could be dubstep one day and then you slide down the slippery slope and before you know it, you're starting to like Bon Jovi. :nono:

by **Beatmonkey** » 14 Dec 2007, 03:15

Someone played wham earlier. I wasn't happy.

by **TangentGirl** » 18 Dec 2007, 14:55

I love proper grimey dubstep :wub:

- saw Vexd recently and they were so fab...

i really love dirty breaks and I think it's a logical progression for me. That said, the acts either side were 'technically' playing dubstep but I thought they were a bit meh, so I can see where people might not like it.

by **Beatmonkey** » 18 Dec 2007, 21:25

Someone played me some "roots of dubstep" CD thing, it was terrible. Was just bad garage without an MC. Oh joy.

by **buzzingtalk** » 19 Dec 2007, 19:34

oh dear. the garage elements are everything i hate about dubstep :angry:

by **Beatmonkey** » 20 Dec 2007, 02:04

I live in leicester, I've heard enough garage to last a lifetime.

by **buzzingtalk** » 20 Dec 2007, 09:46

i live in essex. garage breeds there :angry:

by **TangentGirl** » 20 Dec 2007, 17:54

i hated garage the first time round, though i did smile fondly the first time round i heard that 'heartbroken' song.

now it just grates.

it's "bassline house" now, not garage apparently though...hmmmm

by **buzzingtalk** » 21 Dec 2007, 08:45

sounds even worse! hehe

by **teknon0tice** » 25 Dec 2007, 20:09

wah wah wah woh wo-wo-woh. Know what I mean?

by **buzzingtalk** » 27 Dec 2007, 11:49

or...

wah wah wah CING!
wah wah wah CING!
wah w-w wah wah CING CING CING!
etc

snore

wheres the amen?

or the gabba kick?

by **teknon0tice** » 27 Dec 2007, 11:51

amen to that. :wackyhat:

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