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Re: Good Dubstep?

RoundTheBend — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 19:52:53 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 08/22/2018 23:52

What do you guys think about Nathan Navarro.

I just thought about how cool it was that he did dubstep on an electric bass and a thing called hot hands, but wasn't crazy about the music.

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Re: Good Dubstep?

CharlieBarley — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 16:53:14 GMT

Author: CharlieBarley

Posted: 08/22/2018 20:53

Skinny wrote:

Chase and Status dabbled in all sorts of stuff, though I kinda see them as taking the heavier, distorted synths and breakbeats of neuro drum'n'bass and melding that with the poppier instincts of Fatboy Slim. They certainly attempted to align themselves with the nascent dubstep scene, though they have always been notorious trendhoppers, and it certainly wasn't unusual to hear 'Eastern Jam' in dubstep sets as the genre began to become the dominant club sound (2007-2010). But they remind me more of the heavy electro of Noisia, borrowing some of the more deliberately harsh sounds of brostep without ever really committing to dubstep for reasons other than its popularity. And it worked, as they found themselves at the top of festival main stage bills for a few years, albeit whilst never gaining any respect from those in the scene.

thanks man. good to know

Re: Good Dubstep?

Skinny — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 08:40:22 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 08/21/2018 12:40

Stover75 wrote:

I like Deadpool's comments about dubstep in the film Deadpool 2. After I saw that film at the cinema I went home and listened to a shuffle of dubstep music. It was totally ace. Are Chase and Status dubstep? I know they're commercial but I like some of their stuff.

Re: Good Dubstep?

RoundTheBend — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 23:33:04 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 08/21/2018 03:33

Tha1ChiefRocka wrote:

I know that sounds like an oxymoron

hahahaha

This is exactly what I thought when I saw the prompt, yet totally agree. I think it can musically have some merits and it'd be great to find some solid stuff.

But also fine feedback from you fine folks.

Re: Good Dubstep?

CharlieBarley — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 21:03:40 GMT

Author: CharlieBarley

Posted: 08/21/2018 01:03

I like Deadpool's comments about dubstep in the film Deadpool 2. After I saw that film at the cinema I went home and listened to a shuffle of dubstep music. It was totally ace. Are Chase and Status dubstep? I know they're commercial but I like some of their stuff.

Re: Good Dubstep?

Tha1ChiefRocka — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 20:16:53 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 08/21/2018 00:16

Ah, The BUG, he's another good one. Thanks for the recommendations. I think I've neglected this type of music for awhile because of the awful stuff that became popular when I was in high school. I can take a step back now and appreciate it more.

Re: Good Dubstep?

craola — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 12:26:45 GMT

Author: craola

Posted: 08/20/2018 16:26

Skinny wrote:

Well, as you are probably aware, everything by Burial. Then:

Horsepower Productions - In Fine Style
Kode 9 / Loefah / Digital Mystikz - Grime 2
El-B - The Roots of El-B
Mala - Mala in Cuba
Mount Kimbie - Crooks & Lovers
2562 - Aerial
2562 - Unbalance
Africa Hitech - 93 Million Miles
Silkie - City Limits Volume 1
Ikonika - Contact, Love, Want, Have
The Bug - London Zoo
Benga - Diary of an Afro Warrior
Zomby - With Love
Zomby - Ultra
Zomby - Mercury's Rainbow
(those three are more recent but are almost like love letters to early dubstep and grime)
Zomby - Zomby EP
James Blake - CMYK EP
James Blake - Klavierwerke EP
Untold - Gonna Work Out Fine EP
Joy Orbison - The Shrew Would Have Cushioned the Blow EP
Wiley - Avalanche Music 1
Ruff Sqwad - White Label Classics
Terror Danjah - Gremlinz (The Instrumentals 2003-2009)

mos def a spectaclr list.

i'd also like to toss in:

balam acab : child death
boxcutter : oneiric
holy other : held
ital tek : cyclical
jamie woon : mirrorwriting
mark pritchard : under the sun
pinch : underwater dancehall
sbtrkt : sbtrkt
sepalcure : sepalcure
teebs : e s t a r a
throwing snow : embers

Re: Good Dubstep?

Skinny — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 09:48:22 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 08/20/2018 13:48

Well, as you are probably aware, everything by Burial. Then:

Horsepower Productions - In Fine Style
Kode 9 / Loefah / Digital Mystikz - Grime 2
El-B - The Roots of El-B
Mala - Mala in Cuba
Mount Kimbie - Crooks & Lovers
2562 - Aerial
2562 - Unbalance
Africa Hitech - 93 Million Miles
Silkie - City Limits Volume 1
Ikonika - Contact, Love, Want, Have
The Bug - London Zoo
Benga - Diary of an Afro Warrior
Zomby - With Love
Zomby - Ultra
Zomby - Mercury's Rainbow
(those three are more recent but are almost like love letters to early dubstep and grime)
Zomby - Zomby EP
James Blake - CMYK EP
James Blake - Klavierwerke EP
Untold - Gonna Work Out Fine EP
Joy Orbison - The Shrew Would Have Cushioned the Blow EP
Wiley - Avalanche Music 1
Ruff Sqwad - White Label Classics
Terror Danjah - Gremlinz (The Instrumentals 2003-2009)

And then various compilations like 5 Years of Hyperdub; the Skull Disco compilations; 116 & Rising (the Hessle Audio comp); Night Slugs All-Stars Vol. 1; Future Bass, the Box of Dub series, the Steppas' Delight series (basically any dubstep compilation that Soul Jazz put out); the Tectonic Plates series; then you've got stuff like The Roots of Dubstep, Sound of the Pirates, etc., which gives you a taste of some of the darker UK garage stuff that was a big influence on dubstep (as also represented by the top three LPs from the above list).

That covers some instrumental grime and some of the more skeletal UK garage that basically evolved into dubstep, plus some of the more tech-y stuff that evolved out of that, without ignoring the DMZ-influenced side of things. As with any dance music genre where the music's primary function is to light up the rave, compilations are often your best port of call, but everything I've listed here is bordering on essential really. Hope that helps.

Re: Good Dubstep?

bobbyb5 — Sun, 19 Aug 2018 21:14:30 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 08/20/2018 01:14

Tha1ChiefRocka wrote:

Thanks keith, I know a couple of those, but that'll give me a good start.

This track in particular on this album has been buzzing around my head quite a bit.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=4AFzcErusbk

That was good. I like that early style. It's real similar to the style of the first Skream album. I'm going to listen to the Repercussions album because I never heard of it before.

Re: Good Dubstep?

bobbyb5 — Sun, 19 Aug 2018 19:52:12 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 08/19/2018 23:52

I like these old standbys:

Where Were U In '92? by Zomby

Skream! by Skream!

Chapter II by Benga

FabricLive.37 by Caspa & Rusko

Re: Good Dubstep?

Tha1ChiefRocka — Sun, 19 Aug 2018 11:20:19 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 08/19/2018 15:20

Thanks keith, I know a couple of those, but that'll give me a good start.

This track in particular on this album has been buzzing around my head quite a bit.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=4AFzcErusbk

Re: Good Dubstep?

Anonymous — Sun, 19 Aug 2018 10:47:22 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 08/19/2018 14:47

Most anything from Kode9, Burial, or Zomby (my personal favorites are Memories of the Future, Truant/Rough Sleeper, and With Love). The Tectonic Plates and 5 Years of Hyperdub compilations. Pinch's Underwater Dancehall, Scuba's Sub:stance, and Two Fingers s/t.

Good Dubstep?

Tha1ChiefRocka — Sun, 19 Aug 2018 10:07:35 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 08/19/2018 14:07

I know that sounds like an oxymoron, but I've been listening to an album that would be before the genre blew up for a minute, and it's not trash.

Repercussions by Distance

Anybody ever listened to this one, or have any recommendations for earlier dubstep albums?