Monday, May 10, 2010

Is Dubstep the scourge of electronic music?

Dubstep has been sweeping across the world's clubs at near record pace over the last few years. Practically unheard of before two years ago, Dubstep as a genre is now well known to many who were never before associated with electronic music. However, in the tradition of this blog, there are many who are outspoken against Dubstep.

Those who criticize the genre point out its' lack of audio frequencies and its' lack of dance ability.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Genre, here is a well known Dubstep anthem:

Rusko- Woo Boost


As you can see the song centers around low frequencies and has a distinct lack of treble tones. Those who are opponents of the genre would point out that the overwhelming bass tones discourage dancing and instead promote the more relaxed "head nod" dance.

Despite the criticism surrounding Dubstep one can't deny the overwhelming success the genre has experienced in the past several years.
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