Dubstep as the new norm

Here in St. Louis dubstep isn’t really making much of an impact, granted every town has some die hards. If you were to drop a dubstep track in the majority of clubs here you’d get a WTF crowd reaction even if it’s the more mainstream artists like Nero or Skrillex.

Personally I’m a fan of the bass wobble only when done as an accessory element to a song similar to a guitar pick slide…. but to me 4 mins of note modulation doesn’t feel right as a primary theme of a track. But hey, to each his own!

I’ve seen very little evidence of it taking hold around here as of yet (Ottawa, Canada) and I can’t help but notice the ONLY people who ever ask me for it are guys (not a good sign for long term commercial viability from a club perspective). That said, my city is a pretty mainstream kinda town – we don’t go too far off the beaten path around here…

My personal prediction – I think it will start to morph into something else pretty quickly. It reminds me of when Prodigy, Crystal Method and Chemical Brothers came roaring onto the scene around here – a lot of people had that “wtf?!?” look on their faces and complained they didn’t know how to dance to it. What happened, that sound quickly morphed into something a little more mainstream…

I’m spinning my ‘1st official’ DubStep party out here in the Midwest of USA. Its college town and the venue is a local down to earth bar ($1 beers) – – I do not know what to expect. I’m well travelled but have never really sought out Dub until now. I have had only 2 weeks to prep and have been listening to Dub all day when i get the chance. There’s much to learn as there are unknown and very popular artist. Skrillex is not the creator but is influential despite feedback from hardcore dubstep listeners. I’ve been focusing on finding gems with authentic and ‘non-authentic’ dub tracks. Any suggestions? I’ll post a link to a practice set soon. The key is having fun.

DJspin, post: 14173, member: 1028 wrote: I love Dubstep, but it annoys me to hear it in a party or a club. It’s good music, but you can’t dance to it or anything.

why do I hear it so often ? I’ve seen countless youtube videos of people dancing to it. I have a background in Break Dance and Electro boogie so I have no problem with it. Although dancing to dubstep you are not to focus so much on the beat but rather the bass and melodies. Dubstep is not a big thing here in my country but it’s widely accepted though in clubs. I’ve played Skrillex- 10din – skrubz – even some of the new Korn and people going crazy but never more then 2-3 dup tracks at a time. Seams people get tiered of it fast.

Howitzer, post: 298, member: 59 wrote:
Im my eyes dubstep is kids music, an alternative to rock, but a vent for teenage angst nonetheless. It has its place, and im glad that’s kept to its own nights so I dont have to deal with the crowd it attracts.

I agree with this in saying Dubstep as a genre can be akin to Grunge and the Seattle scene in the 90’s. Dubstep is the manifestation of EDM moving into the pop arena and people, who thought it sold out, decided to make something dirtier, heavier and more in roots with how foundation EDM music was made (full synthesis of all sounds in this case).

It’s a niche scene with niche nights.

It’s always risky stuff like this, because there’s never going to be a completely global “norm”. Dubstep certainly hasn’t taken hold here in the south of Spain, for instance.

DJ EENGENIOUS, post: 106, member: 14 wrote: Music in general is gravitating toward EDM – incorporating elements of House, Electro, and Dubstep. The new Britney Spears album is a great example. Beyonce’s new song was produced by Diplo, and take Jason DeRulo’s song “Don’t Wanna Go Home” which samples a classic house track, “Show Me Love”

So yeah, definitely seems like that’s where we’re headed. I personally didn’t use to like Dubstep at all, but over the past few months, I’ve really gotten into it. I try to incorporate it into my mix throughout the night, and the reaction from the crowd is always great. It’s still niche, but will definitely pick up as more and more mainstream artists incorporate it in their music.

Favorite artists are Skrillex and Nero. Skrillex especially, he’s a true visionary.

I agree with your first part. I turn on the “urban” station and half of those songs are sounding like cheesy dance music songs. Nothing against cheesy music. I just the soul music I used to hear. I must be getting old.

rotoitiman, post: 14411, member: 1067 wrote: Dubstep reminds me of Heavy-Metal for some reason.

I’ve said that countless times 😀 when I was a teenager from 16 up I only listen to Metal in the more heavy end. And to me it’s like Dubstep is the Trash speed death metal of the new generation.