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Originally Posted by boardsofcanada
here's another unpopular music opinion!
IDM > Dubstep
I don't get the dubstep hype. IDM's hype is for a good reason. IDM is actually interesting, not just another cookie-cutter staring contest genre between producers to see who's better at making a bassline.
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The main focus in Dubstep is the bassline, so it naturally gets the most attention. When I first started hearing Dubstep, I didn't like it because I thought it was too simple and I was more loyal to Drum & Bass, which Dubstep seemed to be borrowing too much from, for my comfort. But after a while I warmed up to it when the genre started clicking with me.
It's a vibe thing. Good Dubstep gets you focused on a single emotion and vibe and lets you ride it and not really have to focus on everything that's going on in the song. Dubstep should be critiqued at how well it does that, not how technical or crazy the sounds are.
You just have to be receptive to the idea for it to ever work.