what do you think is THE BEST dubstep tune?

[ultraspatial]

it's not about how much you rate an album, more about if you were to pick one album that captures what dubstep was all about (the typical sound, mood etc). and none of those albums are "typical" dubstep albums - either have techno-y tunes, or vocal tunes etc

[DJoe]

id say the ital tek and pinch albums are very typical of the dubstep sound at the time of their release.

[DJoe]

to me the dubstep i've heard in clubs and listened to has always sounded more like underwater dancehall than my demons. that being said i never used to go to nights with that heavier dubstep sound

[Nihilism]

Isn't it a bit ironic to take an album as a example to capture what dubstep was all about? Dubstep was and still isn't a genre where albums are a common way.

And tbh, if there's one artist that should get the first place, it's Burial. He's one of the few that really made an album in it's original state. And not a compilation of tunes where a coherent state is unknown.

[ultraspatial]

Might not be that unpopular tbf, but no album captured the essence, weight, moodiness of dubstep like Distance - My Demons did. Ultimate dubstep album imo. Memories Of The Future comes close.

Skream! is a good album, not as moody as I think dubstep was in general though. Like if somebody in the distant future says to me "What was dubstep, but I only have the patience to hear one album, no singles", I'd play My Demons.

Memories of Future is imo the best dubstep LP.

As I mentioned, that come close to being the ultimate dubstep album. Thing that makes it fall of being the best example is the vocals. I really like the vocals on MOTF, but by its very nature, dubstep is largely vocal-free.

A little bit conservative, no?

lol it's not about that. just that it wouldn't be the best example since it has vocals. imagine listening to that for the first time, loving the vocals and then expecting dubstep to have vocals

^same thing with burial

again, it's not about how much you rate an album, the artistic merits etc., more like how accurate can it depict what dubstep was all about. think of it like what's the most typical dubstep sound (the mood, the halfstep beats etc)

[DJoe]

also underwater dancehall was two version one with and one without vocals

[ultraspatial]

not disagreeing it's a great album. it's in my top 10 for sure. just that imo at least it's still a bit atypical. would probably pick only qawwali, one blood and battered 2 as representative

to each their own tho

[Harkat]

I think the coolest thing about dubstep was the creativity

Why do you want to find the most middle-of-the-road halfstep typical thing you can find?

[garethom]

I think the coolest thing about dubstep was the creativity

Why do you want to find the most middle-of-the-road halfstep typical thing you can find?

Are you saying "My Demons" is middle of the road halfstep? Might've misunderstood you, but if you are, I'm gonna search through all the big ups I ever gave you and remove them.

The conversation didn't start to certify some dubstep classic. See:

Like if somebody in the distant future says to me "What was dubstep, but I only have the patience to hear one album, no singles", I'd play My Demons.

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It was a pretty specific situation.

[titchbit]

Skream - Skream! imo

[Semel]

Skream - Skream!

has got bits of everything in there

[Nihilism]

There are vocals in, that doesn't count.

[ultraspatial]

There are vocals in, that doesn't count.

plus it's not that good anyway

[Nihilism]

But i don't think you can count the samples in Burial as 'vocals'.

[jaydot]

We've all agreed on RWTP, end the thread now please.

[Harkat]

I think the coolest thing about dubstep was the creativity

Why do you want to find the most middle-of-the-road halfstep typical thing you can find?

Are you saying "My Demons" is middle of the road halfstep? Might've misunderstood you, but if you are, I'm gonna search through all the big ups I ever gave you and remove them.

The conversation didn't start to certify some dubstep classic. See:

Like if somebody in the distant future says to me "What was dubstep, but I only have the patience to hear one album, no singles", I'd play My Demons.

It was a pretty specific situation. [/quote]

No man, My Demons is a high grade album

It's not good because it's the most "dubstep" dubstep you can find though, it's good because the beats are good.

I get what you're trying to find but what's the point?

[foxtrot]

Loving this thread

[Direflow]

2562 - Yes / No is up there

[garethom]

No man, My Demons is a high grade album

Good!

I get what you're trying to find but what's the point?

There was no point bro, we were just chatting egg about dubstep really.

[Forum]

My demons is probably the worst music I've ever heard