Post Dubstep/Future Garage
Just for clarification, all of the music here could be either one. People argue about whatever the hell it is, and I don't care. Call it what you will. But I do know these two names are usually what people use. There's even Chillstep, but I believe that's mainly used by Brostep fans. Maybe not. Who knows. In a couple of hours to a day I'm sure there will be a fourth name for it.
Hmph. So I guess now it's Post Dubstep or Brostep? What happened to Dubstep? Who knows anymore. Did I mention that Moombahton, a genre only maybe a year or so old, already spawned another one? Moombahcore (the combination of Moombahton and Brostep)! I can't keep up anymore. I'm going insane. Everything is fracturing. I'm not sure if there's anything else out there like Electronic music and how much evolution happens from year to year. I think that's one of the things I find most appealing. Well, I guess I should get back on topic now...
You may not be familiar with the name, but I'm sure you're familiar with the music. You know, James Blake, Burial, Mount Kimbie, Four Tet, etc. Post Dubstep/Future Garage is stylistically related to 2-step and garage (BURIAL!), which are the 2 genres that inspired the original Dubstep of yesteryear, as well as Ambient, R&B, and god knows what else. In a couple of hours this will all be old and outdated information anyway. Why am I even trying.
The stuff I tend to enjoy most is anything with atmosphere. I love atmosphere. Ambient by itself is nice, but not very accessible, and definitely not very energetic. When put to a wonderfully melodic drum track, you get magic. That's what happens. "You're a wizard, Burial."
Unlike some other genres that branched off of genres that branched off of other genres, there's variability. It's not formulaic. The niche isn't very small. James Blake is doing his own thing, as is Burial, as is Four Tet, as is Desolate, Owsey, etc. There's room. And without further adieu, here's a preview of what's going on in this here genre.