Dubstep as rebellion against pop music

AccidentallyAsher · 02-21-2013, 10:11 PM

The tricky thing with dubstep is that it's a great magnet for visceral listeners; people who are there to feel the music, rather than critically listen to it. It's hard to find true reviews of dubstep, and I'll be the first to say that I'm not even sure on the best way to judge it; it's an amorphous genre at the moment.

**Exo** · 02-21-2013, 11:46 PM

Norg is either drunk or Norwegian/Swedish.

Norg · 02-22-2013, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Exoskeletal

Norg is either drunk or Norwegian/Swedish.

All i said was Dupstep artist listen to pop music .....

Isbjørn · 02-22-2013, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Exoskeletal

Norg is either drunk or Norwegian/Swedish.

I'm offended.

**Exo** · 02-22-2013, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Briks

I'm offended.

I didn't mean it in a bad way. More in a funny english sort of way.

jackhammer · 02-23-2013, 07:10 PM

Dubstep is just a prefix which ****ty artists get their tracks remixed to a brand new audience and it is certainly NOT a rebellion against Pop music, it probably is the new Pop music unfortunately.

I like the original incarnation of Dubstep so I am completely puzzled how such a niche genre became something else entirely and permeates music so much and not in a good way.

Wubba Wubba basslines are not Dubstep. It's the whole Trance Remix of a track that was big in the late 90's all over again.

The Batlord · 02-27-2013, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

Dubstep is just a prefix which ****ty artists get their tracks remixed to a brand new audience and it is certainly NOT a rebellion against Pop music, it probably is the new Pop music unfortunately.

I like the original incarnation of Dubstep so I am completely puzzled how such a niche genre became something else entirely and permeates music so much and not in a good way.

Wubba Wubba basslines are not Dubstep. It's the whole Trance Remix of a track that was big in the late 90's all over again.

Norg · 02-28-2013, 11:37 PM

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Isbjørn · 03-01-2013, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by falanino

Because a lot of pop music is targeted to music. Pop itself isn't a genre of music. It just mean popular music. So, I supposed artists such as Two Chains or Kanye West are somewhat popular and targeted at male audiences(although women do listen to them)

But pop music itself is liked by most people, because the patterns in the melody and chord progressions are simple and easy. This means the brain can predict what comes next, and this is why pop music is liked, because it's predictable.

Pop music is targeted to music. Good job, bro.
Anyway, it is scientifically proven that listening to predictable chord patterns increases the amount of dopamine produced, just like some types of drugs do. But pop music is, in fact, a genre (it even has subgenres), highly based on such chord patterns.. The term "pop music" is commonly used as a abbreviation for "popular music", though, which can include everything from rock to hip-hop.

Dayvan Cowboy · 03-01-2013, 08:15 AM

I hope people know that traditional (pre brostep) dubstep is basically pretty much music built on a formula. Pop music, to a lesser extent, is also built on a formula. I would say that because dubstep is literally completely formulated music, that listening to it to "rebel" against pop would be hypocritical.

Also, what's getting on my nerves is people who think all electronic music is dubstep. I went onto /mu/ today and had some kid say that Aphex is dubstep because "his beats are harsh" or something idiotic. I've seen a music review site list Autechre's new album as dubstep. I think people are forgetting that dubstep isn't squeals and squelchy wubs and was once actually a respectable-- if formulaic genre.

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AccidentallyAsher Groupie Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 2	The tricky thing with dubstep is that it's a great magnet for visceral listeners; people who are there to feel the music, rather than critically listen to it. It's hard to find true reviews of dubstep, and I'll be the first to say that I'm not even sure on the best way to judge it; it's an amorphous genre at the moment.

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Dayvan Cowboy Basscadet Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Antarctica Posts: 1,258	I hope people know that traditional (pre brostep) dubstep is basically pretty much music built on a formula. Pop music, to a lesser extent, is also built on a formula. I would say that because dubstep is literally completely formulated music, that listening to it to "rebel" against pop would be hypocritical. Also, what's getting on my nerves is people who think all electronic music is dubstep. I went onto /mu/ today and had some kid say that Aphex is dubstep because "his beats are harsh" or something idiotic. I've seen a music review site list Autechre's new album as dubstep. I think people are forgetting that dubstep isn't squeals and squelchy wubs and was once actually a respectable-- if formulaic genre.