I like some of it now and then. A lot of trash, but some good ones like Nero and Au5. My top 2 albums for 2014 are both brostep (I plan on finding something to top it, though), The Crystal Method, and Bassnectar's noise vs. Beauty.
Funnily enough, that particular brand of dubstep was the most exciting in the early days, the all-out sub-bass assault and almost heavy metal-esque mid-range riffs translating best at the aggressive sausagefests that were dubstep nights. Of course, people soon got tired of dubstep nights attracting pretty much zero females, and the music splintered off in two (initially fairly distinct) directions - one in which the "filthy wub" sound was taken to its logical extreme by the likes of Borgore, which of course attracted more and more (almost exclusively male) ex-metal fans looking for angry music to rave to, and one which drew heavily on the influence of the shinier, altogether more palatable UK garage music in order to sate those who were growing tired of the samey-samey sounds and female-free dancefloors. I did initially love the aggressive form of dubstep, but it became increasingly apparent that those within the genre were worryingly short of fresh ideas and displayed a stubborn willingness to keep pushing on in search of "filthy drops". It stopped appealing to me very quickly. The music began to lose all subtlety, and it wasn't something I wanted to be a part of. That said, here are some classics I remember vibing to in those early days, before it all got a bit too much for me:
How much of that actually qualifies as brostep, I don't know. It's probably nowhere near as "filthy" as the stuff you're on about, I wouldn't know, I don't actively seek out anything that is described as "brostep". But yeah, they're worth a listen anyway. _________________ 2021 in full effect. Come drop me some recs. Y'all know what I like.
It's good fun, and sometimes I just enjoy how ridiculous some of the drops are, or how unfitting the rest of the song is to the 'wub'. Maybe there's guys out there with their five-panels who enjoy it unironically, but I think the 'wow' factor can be enjoyed by anyone that doesn't approach it like a piece of art that needs serious appreciation - that's why it fills up stadiums. Or at least it did, I think brostep is a bit past its prime nowadays, deep-house has climbed it's way up to the top of the electronic pop scene lately.
It will be really interesting to see how we look back on brostep, or other fads, in the next ten or twenty years. I think they've really shaped popular culture like few other things, and it will be very fun to remember.
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