Dubstep followed the trajectory of drum and bass. First it was weird and appealed to a relatively small group of fanatics. It had names like "suicide dub" and whatnot. Then your parents heard about it. Then it started making appearances on car commercials. As all this was unfolding, the treble got louder and louder and the form became formula. I like the older stuff, back when it was 2step and grime, because at least back then it was trying against all odds to be different. But I'm probably just old and jaded.
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