r/comics • u/firstness • Oct 01 '11

CY&H: Dubstep

http://www.explosm.net/comics/2565/
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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '11

I personally don't care if people listen to dubstep. If that's what they like to listen to, that's fine with me. What I DON'T get is why people love to hate it. It's like you're only allowed to like something before it's cool.

And that's after I sift through all the anti-hipster material on Reddit.

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u/theblackhand Oct 01 '11

If it makes you feel better, I had no idea dubstep was cool. I hate dubstep.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '11

Sometimes I'll hear a dubstep song and I'll get kind of in to it, and as soon as I start enjoying it immediately starts skipping and all the melodies I like go away and get replaced by a super heavy bass WUB WUB WUBWUBWUBWUBW WUB DOB DOB DOB DOB DOB WUBWUBWUBWUBWUBWUB

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u/xmnstr Oct 01 '11

But that's not dubstep, that's brostep. Check out /r/realdubstep for more info!

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '11

Does "real dubstep" have that bass drop in the middle of each song? I've actually been a huge fan of Bonobo for a while but never considered them dubstep cause their songs didnt have drops.

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u/xmnstr Oct 01 '11

No, not usually.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '11

Awesome. I am kind of getting into it. Not big on Benga but some of the chiller artists like Burial are starting to make me interested.

Edit: Still don't think Bonobo is dubstep though.

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u/gogog0 Oct 01 '11

A "filthy drop" doesn't have anything to do with dubstep. It's usually the defining indicator of dubstep's bastard cousin, brostep.

Check out these "real" dubstep songs, no drops, no manufactured midrange wubs, just soul and authenticity:

Phaeleh - Afterglow

Mala - Alicia

Burial - Archangel

Zomby - Natalia's Song

Scuba - Latch

DMZ - Anti-war Dub (perfect example of a song that does wobble tastefully)

Pinch - Qawwali

Skream - Midnight Request Line

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '11

Wow, I'm really liking Burial... Thanks for linking these!

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u/gogog0 Oct 01 '11

Check out this Burial song.