Dubstep (bass, metal, trance, albums, volume)

jackhammer · 09-17-2008, 02:51 AM

Thanks for the goodies Molecules. I will be sure to check these out over the next couple of days.

**Janszoon** · 09-17-2008, 08:55 AM

I've heard a lot about Dubstep but I know absolutely nothing about it. Can anyone suggest some starting points with it for a totally newbie like myself?

Molecules · 09-17-2008, 09:01 AM

^it's far from conventional dubstep (dubstep is primarily a dance music so there aren't tons of 'albums' to choose from per se) BUT everyone will recommend Burial's album 'Untrue', it's been a real crossover success and deservedly so. Should be easy to find on google blogsearch

edit: also Skream's album 'Skream!' (2006) is the first dubstep LP, it has 'Midnight Request Line' which kind of kicked the whole thing off and made people sit up and pay attention

Expletive Deleted · 09-17-2008, 12:12 PM

I'd also recommend Milanese - Extend and Distance - My Demons as good crossover albums.

jackhammer · 09-17-2008, 02:27 PM

Maybe a Dubstep Allstars comp would be a good starter Janszoon.

**Janszoon** · 09-17-2008, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Molecules

^it's far from conventional dubstep (dubstep is primarily a dance music so there aren't tons of 'albums' to choose from per se) BUT everyone will recommend Burial's album 'Untrue', it's been a real crossover success and deservedly so. Should be easy to find on google blogsearch

edit: also Skream's album 'Skream!' (2006) is the first dubstep LP, it has 'Midnight Request Line' which kind of kicked the whole thing off and made people sit up and pay attention

I managed to find "Untrue" and was able to listen to some of it just now while I was out running some errands. It seems pretty good though very different from what I was expecting. For some reason I had the idea in my head that dubstep was more of a musical cousin to grime. It actually seems much closer to trip-hop though with—very surprisingly to me—a faint whiff of late 80s bands like Enigma.

I like it, especially the beats. I'm kind of a sucker for UK style dance beats though, they're always much more fractured and interesting than their American counterparts.

**Janszoon** · 09-17-2008, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Expletive Deleted

I'd also recommend Milanese - Extend and Distance - My Demons as good crossover albums.

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

Maybe a Dubstep Allstars comp would be a good starter Janszoon.

Thanks! I'll have to check these recommendations out.

**Janszoon** · 09-28-2008, 08:54 PM

Just wanted to pop in with a little update on my dubstep listening. I'm really enjoying the Milanese and Burial albums—amazing atmospheric stuff. I'm finding the Dubstep Allstars comp a little harder to get into but mostly just because it's one giant hour-long track. It's like trying to sink my teeth into a gigantic club sandwich: I'm sure I'll enjoy it in the end but I'm struggling to get my teeth around it.

I've been having trouble finding some of the other suggestions.

Demonoid · 10-10-2008, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Molecules

edit: also Skream's album 'Skream!' (2006) is the first dubstep LP, it has 'Midnight Request Line' which kind of kicked the whole thing off and made people sit up and pay attention

Any idea on his new album release date? I really liked his S/T a lot.

jackhammer · 10-10-2008, 05:58 PM

Both Benga's and Kode 9's latest releases are getting more airplay from myself recently. The Benga album 'Diary Of An Afro Warrior' did nothing for me at first but once you get it, it becomes a much spun disc.

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Molecules daddy don't Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: the Wastes Posts: 2,577	^it's far from conventional dubstep (dubstep is primarily a dance music so there aren't tons of 'albums' to choose from per se) BUT everyone will recommend Burial's album 'Untrue', it's been a real crossover success and deservedly so. Should be easy to find on google blogsearch edit: also Skream's album 'Skream!' (2006) is the first dubstep LP, it has 'Midnight Request Line' which kind of kicked the whole thing off and made people sit up and pay attention __________________ [SIZE="1"]Eff em tumble her

09-17-2008, 02:27 PM	#65 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Maybe a Dubstep Allstars comp would be a good starter Janszoon. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

10-10-2008, 05:58 PM	#70 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Both Benga's and Kode 9's latest releases are getting more airplay from myself recently. The Benga album 'Diary Of An Afro Warrior' did nothing for me at first but once you get it, it becomes a much spun disc. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

09-17-2008, 08:55 AM	#62 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	I've heard a lot about Dubstep but I know absolutely nothing about it. Can anyone suggest some starting points with it for a totally newbie like myself?

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Expletive Deleted Dancing Machine Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 1,108	I'd also recommend Milanese - Extend and Distance - My Demons as good crossover albums.

09-28-2008, 08:54 PM	#68 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	Just wanted to pop in with a little update on my dubstep listening. I'm really enjoying the Milanese and Burial albums—amazing atmospheric stuff. I'm finding the Dubstep Allstars comp a little harder to get into but mostly just because it's one giant hour-long track. It's like trying to sink my teeth into a gigantic club sandwich: I'm sure I'll enjoy it in the end but I'm struggling to get my teeth around it. I've been having trouble finding some of the other suggestions.