dubstep
Dubstep!
Dubstep!
Have you ever asked yourself, why does anyone even like Dubstep?
As Dubstep drops typically have a lack of a clear melody and often use complex soundscapes that can overwhelm the listener, it’s no mystery as to why many do not even consider Dubstep as real music. But despite this, a surprising amount of humans enjoy listening to Dubstep, despite its highly unconventional style. There are many reasons for this, but here are some examples:
Dubstep is one of the most high-energy and intense music genres out there! It’s no coincidence that a lot of people who enjoy listening to Dubstep also enjoy listening to Metal. The powerful, complex and often distorted basses make Dubstep a very good genre for those who love music with a more aggressive tone.
The fact that a distinct melody isn’t necessary can actually be a strength to Dubstep, rather than a limitation. This unlocks a lot more freedom for the artist, allowing for some much more unique sounds! Because of this, Dubstep listeners rarely have to deal with everything sounding the same.
As the name implies, Electronic Dance Music is meant to be danced to! This means having a satisfying, catchy rhythm that can easily get anyone grooving. For Dubstep specifically, the 2-step rhythmic patterns and loud basses can have a lot of headbanging potential!
Did you know? Shaquille O’Neal, popular athlete and celebrity, is actually a Dubstep producer! Under the name of DJ DIESEL, he has developed a strong appreciation and incredible talent for the genre of Dubstep, reaching mainstream venues, collaborating with large artists, and having a fanbase of his own that is separate from what he’s mainly known for!
In fact, just today, a new Dubstep song released on Monstercat that featured Shaquille O’Neal! In collaboration with GorillaT and Fraxure, “Pay Respect” is a fresh new track that uses nostalgic 2010s Brostep techniques, “Paying Respect” to the olden days 🦖
Go listen to it! 🎧🎧🔥🔥
https://soundcloud.com/monstercat/gorillat-dj-diesel-fraxure-pay-respect-feat-shaquille-oneal
Intriguing:
There are actually a lot of different subgenres of Dubstep, so much that it has become an incredibly diverse genre with a lot more tones and styles than one would expect! Here’s some examples of what traditional Dubstep has branched into:
Brostep - What most people consider “Dubstep”, the one with organic growls and melodic lead breaks. Popularized by Skrillex, Brostep has become one of the most recognizable EDM genres out there!
Melodic Dubstep - It has much more of a focus on chords, with some small growl fills thrown in occasionally. Made to be a much more emotional form of dubstep that appeals to a wider audience.
Color Bass - A Frankenstein fusion of melodic and heavy Dubstep. The sounds themselves can be powerful and heavy, but it uses the melodic tones of Melodic Dubstep to create an incredibly unique musical experience!
Orchestral Dubstep - This one is really obscure! Orchestral Dubstep is a relatively old genre developed over 10 years ago primarily by artists such as Xtrullor and Tallure. It’s often a much slower pace than traditional Dubstep, with a special focus on power and emotional strength with unconventional filtering techniques and cinematic orchestral layering.
Fun fact:
The average growl sound in Dubstep actually does not involve recordings of lions or other animals that growl. Instead, it usually involves some basic waveforms that get processed with filtering and phase modulation!
Bonus fact about phase modulation: Phase modulation is often mislabeled as “Frequency Modulation” in many popular synthesizers. In fact, up until very recently, even Serum had it mislabeled! But with the release of Serum 2, they properly renamed phase modulation and added in real frequency modulation.
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Allow me to introduce myself.
I am the very genre of Dubstep, manifested by several branches of my soul reaching across Dubstep and anything else that is called Dubstep.
I hope to bring some additional heat and energy to Waste Of Dot Money with Brutal Dubstep!
Interests:
Dubstep, above all (I am very interested in myself).
OTT (Over The Top multiband upwards/downwards compression, first discovered by Xfer Records)
Lions (I’ve heard that they growl, just like Dubstep! Also I believe there’s seven of them?)
Ignore any allegations that this is an alternative account, I am the original, and always have been since 1826 when F. M. Frumbee stepped on that very dub (there was a massive drought of Dubstep for around 160 years…)
Did you know?
The genre of Dubstep was invented by F. M. Frumbee in 1826 when he accidentally stepped on a dub and thought it sounded cool
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