Maybe...or maybe I'm just hangin around with the wrong people.

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That too.

____step, there's about 15 subs of dubstep right therrr.

There are a lot of __step sub genres, and not all of them have anything to do with dubstep. For instance, Techstep is a subgenre of Drum & Bass, and the word "step" has absolutely no correlation with the dubstep genre apart from the word "step" referring to the placement of a particular style (the preceding word) of a particular EDM genre.

In fact, Dubstep itself borrows the "step" idea from other subgenres that have used it before to describe certain subgenres originating from a hierarchy, and in Dubstep's case, it's Dub. The word "step" is usually just an indicator of the subgenre, and the preceding word is the originating genre OR the descriptor of the style whereupon the originating genre is assumed to be known. Like Darkstep, where Dark isn't a genre of music... but people know it as a descriptor of a subgenre of Drum & Bass.
But in Dubstep's case, the "step" is actually used as a descriptor, which is probably why it's confusing.

"Step" isn't even used 100 percent of the time. But in the cases it is, it's not always bound to a specific genre of Electronic.

Just thought I'd throw that out there.

I actually mentioned this in my latest review! I didn't go into TOO much detail but in essence, electronic music was the first music I personally enjoyed and listened to on my own. I liked Dave Matthews, Counting Crows, David Gray and other stuff that my brother played but when I heard Hardcore for the first time I was sold and was the first genre I really wanted to discover and learn more about. I still love the first track I heard too



And yes. People really are ignorant when it comes to electronic music. They think it's all for clubs and when I say I listen to it all the time, almost exclusively, they look at me like I said I was a fan of Toby Keith. I don't try and really introduce people to it unless they seem interested because the stuff I like tends to warrant opinions like "eh it's kinda boring" and "does anything happen or is it like this the whole time" etc.

i grew up in the US and moved to the UK 10 years ago, and besides the charty/dance type electronica i was VERY ignorant of dance until i moved over here... if i wanted to go proper clubbing i had to wait till i was 21 and Seattle only had a couple clubs that were more or less 'techno' and mostly g-ay

It's just a completely different world over here in Europe with all my friends getting into clubs by the age of 16 (nowadays they are more strict and you have to be 18) with even small towns having a few clubs (rarely that good, but the point remains). I'd say a town in europe of 250k people has more clubs than Seattle does....Obv in london i have probably 50 very good clubs to choose from (go to about 10 regularly) - though many of the better big ones have closed or are stuggling - Matter for instance looks like it's closing and am worries as have tix to see Shinichi Osawa, Steve Aoki and Etienne De Crecy.

i'd say more of my friends here are fans of electronica more than guitar music even. so long story is it's much prevelant in Europe. All the major festivals are 1/3 or more electonica too, even the more indie type ones like Primavera in spain which is headlined by Pixies/Pavement, but has dance acts like Boy 8 Bit, Diplo, Fake Blood, Major Lazer, Moderat, etc etc - yes i'm going and can't wait!!).

Electronic pop music, no, I just loved it the moment I heard it, but something like industrial techno and darkwave took me a while. And once I got drunk and could freely(and very foolishly) dance to the music, I appreciated it more.

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And I didn't dance as foolishly as the patrons on drugs, so I still looked fly ;)

Putting all electronic music into one genre is like putting all guitar music into one genre

Electronic music may not be exclusively for clubs, but it sure makes them fun when a good dj comes around. I tend to get really into it and dance like an idiot after a couple drinks...but that just means I like the music. I'm usually a self conscious person, but that goes away with good music. Everyone should go watch Bassnectar if they get a chance...that guy tears it up.

Anyway, electronic music is the ultimate "you just don't realize what's out there" music. A little research and all the sudden you are smacked with waves and waves of really good stuff you never knew existed. Which makes sense because it is relatively easy to make electronic music.

i think most music is an acquired taste. how else can we account for regional trends? i'm from the US but i live in Europe, and i'm astonished by the popularity of electronic music here. in the US, the kids on busses with the sound-leaking ipod earbuds are pounding rap or rock. here, they pound Sasha. nnh-tss. nnh-tss. nhh-tss.