So I have a couple of Coworkers that are really into dubstep. I'm in my late 30's. I understand that music changes, But I just don't get dubstep. I've tried to listen to it with headphones (good ones, so I can hear the Bass "drop", and all the little "wub wub wubs") I can't seem to pick a melody out of it. I don't hear any sort of layering. what am I missing? am I listening to it wrong? I figure if this is the future I may as well understand it. Said co-workers have said it's all about the beat and the "drops" which seems kinda empty to me. The beats are too simple, some of them too sporadic. Do I need to be high? I just don't get it. Am I missing something? My coworkers mostly listen to Skrillex which according to some online reading, is not true dubstep. I don't know, Maybe this is that day when I realize I'm my parents.
It's all about timing and sample choice. Like most music, the dubstep genre is filled with a lot of "so/so" entries, some really bad ones, and some very good selections. It's all a matter of taste, and what kind of sampling you like.
For example, I'm a fan of
Burial. This is his song "Archangel":
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlEkvbRmfrA[/yt]
Another one of his songs, "Shell of Light":
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS2wE7BZel0[/yt]
This is my style of dubstep, due to the atmosphere and "tone" of the music, the type of sampling, and the timing used in meshing it together. Of course, there are many more different styles. For example, there's "She Moves She" by
Four Tet:
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kAqjtRCfsM[/yt]
Those are examples of smooth, introspective dubstep works. If you're more popbeat/emo, there's dubstep like stuff from
Skrillex:
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJVmu6yttiw[/yt]
I'll say it right now, I'm not really a fan of
Skrillex, but to each their own.
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