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Quick note to those that were potentially triggered when they read "dubstep"... Early dubstep was based on two-step and garage music, while at the same time hea

Quick note to those that were potentially triggered when they read "dubstep"... Early dubstep was based on two-step and garage music, while at the same time heavily based on dub and reggae. Digital Mystikz - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9H3i0T1iN4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9H3i0T1iN4 Spaceape - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfyRjyKj05I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfyRjyKj05I Goth Trad - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d12dJbE_xxw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d12dJbE_xxw Listen to some of the early dubstep and you'll start to understand that parent probably didn't mean Skrillex, etc... BBC Radio 1's original Dubstep Warz session is a great introduction to the original dubstep - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RyOlkDgy2g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RyOlkDgy2g Kode9's recently released Dubstep Warz behind the scenes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_wmgpQO6iQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_wmgpQO6iQ

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lelandfe 5y ago
Nice to see some heads on HN! Great list, and RIP The Spaceape. You can find proper sound system culture in the states, though not much is happening since COVID. Tsunami Bass has an enormous PA and Reconstrvct hopefully will be back one day. Analog in Brooklyn did have a whopping home built system but it was sold off and the club is under new management these days. Here's a glimpse into what this sort of stuff is like at a show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8037wYWZkU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8037wYWZkU. That's the Dub Livity system. The DJ cuts (low pass) out the bass line, teasing the crowd, until the 2:05 mark, as the MC toasts. The bass shakes everything – you can feel it in your bones. It's visceral. You can see why it was, and is, and continues to be a spiritual thing for many people.
- nyanpasu64 5y ago
  Technically low-cutting is called highpass rather than lowpass. I don't exactly like the low/high pass terminology myself either though; you end up putting a high pass at a low frequency to remove bass, and low pass at a high frequency to remove treble.
  - okl 5y ago
    High/low pass = high/low frequency components pass through. Simple?
    - JohnBooty 5y ago
      Yeah high pass / low pass have always seemed totally logical to me. At least once I knew what they meant. I suppose they're not 100% intuitive or self-explanatory, but I can't think of a better alternative.
    - nyanpasu64 5y ago
      A second-order 12db/oct low-pass has a 12 db/oct high-cut, and some unknown (hopefully minimized) amount of ripple in the passband. There's an advantage in naming filters after the more "interesting" part of the spectral response (eg. a second-order 12 db/oct highcut) where you're doing the most sculpting of the spectrum, where different filter orders behave differently, and different designs have different levels of stopband leakage. Though on the other hand, there's some benefit in naming filters after what's passed.
  - lelandfe 5y ago
    Can you tell it has been a while since I played a set? :) thanks
  - hulahoof 5y ago
    Because you let the high frequencies pass through on a high pass filter and vice versa
- pySSK 5y ago
  > Nice to see some heads on HN! Great list, and RIP The Spaceape. Can't believe my eyes I'm seeing this on HN. You can get the same experience at home with a SubPac. I'm not exaggerating!
- chrisjc 5y ago
  > and RIP The Spaceape I really feel this loss in many ways. I've yet to find anyone that can match his prophetic lyrics, ominous voice, and Jamaican patois (combined with Kode9s and The Bug's music). Although I find all of the Spaceape material indefatigable to listen to. Self titled "Spaceape", Backwards, Kingston, etc. So young... Very sad indeed :(
Cockbrand 5y ago
Hehe, I remember telling an American friend about 10 years ago that I was really into dubstep at that time. She was appalled and couldn't understand why a somewhat decent person like myself could listen to that kind of music. Much later, it dawned on me that she was thinking of US bro-step like Skrillex, while I in fact was listening to "UK Bass Music" like Benga and Skream and Digital Mystikz and Loefah.
- rvense 5y ago
  All my homies hate Skrillex! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hLlVVKRwk0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hLlVVKRwk0
  - Cockbrand 5y ago
    I only watched the first few minutes so far, and the storyline quite reminds me of myself being quite fascinated by hearing my first jungle tunes about 15 years earlier. Nice!
  - gmfawcett 5y ago
    That was excellent. :) Thanks for sharing.
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- astrange 5y ago
  Can Skrillex really be a bro when he's named after a Kingdom Hearts game?
wincy 5y ago
I don’t care what anyone says about it being “trendy” or whatever, Skrillex album Bangarang is one of my absolute favorites listened to extremely loud like in a car with a lot of bass. It just gives me tingles.
Lapsa 5y ago
Coki - Old Hope https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9az72epXweo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9az72epXweo Skream - Rutten https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOttZSnzG7s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOttZSnzG7s Burial - Untrue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os9DYRZyk-w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os9DYRZyk-w
- chrisjc 5y ago
  Coki is just amazing. Although some might consider most of his stuff "Tear Out". Red Eye - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yKxn54lXW8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yKxn54lXW8 Goblin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd3s_jubB_s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd3s_jubB_s Spongebob - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIpc817U_R4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIpc817U_R4 Burial is my go-to focus music... it's so atmospherical that it immerses me another place where I can really focus, and pump out my work. Specifically a couple of mixes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6OMwz2uXGM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6OMwz2uXGM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=286BRp1iDNs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=286BRp1iDNs
iamacyborg 5y ago
Goth Trad's boiler room is so much fun. There aren't too many folks who'd mix dubstep with drone and rhythmic noise. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vN9i0BDIR8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vN9i0BDIR8
- chrisjc 5y ago
  Never seen/heard this... looks and sounds amazing so far. Seems like there has always been a strong connection between Japan and Dub music, and may even be the same for dubstep (the original, non-"brostep"). Same is true for other places like Brazil, France, UK (obviously). I've heard that Dub music isn't or never was very popular in Jamaica, and it was always other places around the world that really embraced it and sound system culture. Maybe even keeping it alive.

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lelandfe 5y ago

Nice to see some heads on HN! Great list, and RIP The Spaceape. You can find proper sound system culture in the states, though not much is happening since COVID. Tsunami Bass has an enormous PA and Reconstrvct hopefully will be back one day. Analog in Brooklyn did have a whopping home built system but it was sold off and the club is under new management these days. Here's a glimpse into what this sort of stuff is like at a show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8037wYWZkU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8037wYWZkU. That's the Dub Livity system. The DJ cuts (low pass) out the bass line, teasing the crowd, until the 2:05 mark, as the MC toasts. The bass shakes everything – you can feel it in your bones. It's visceral. You can see why it was, and is, and continues to be a spiritual thing for many people.

nyanpasu64 5y ago
Technically low-cutting is called highpass rather than lowpass. I don't exactly like the low/high pass terminology myself either though; you end up putting a high pass at a low frequency to remove bass, and low pass at a high frequency to remove treble.
- okl 5y ago
  High/low pass = high/low frequency components pass through. Simple?
  - JohnBooty 5y ago
    Yeah high pass / low pass have always seemed totally logical to me. At least once I knew what they meant. I suppose they're not 100% intuitive or self-explanatory, but I can't think of a better alternative.
  - nyanpasu64 5y ago
    A second-order 12db/oct low-pass has a 12 db/oct high-cut, and some unknown (hopefully minimized) amount of ripple in the passband. There's an advantage in naming filters after the more "interesting" part of the spectral response (eg. a second-order 12 db/oct highcut) where you're doing the most sculpting of the spectrum, where different filter orders behave differently, and different designs have different levels of stopband leakage. Though on the other hand, there's some benefit in naming filters after what's passed.
- lelandfe 5y ago
  Can you tell it has been a while since I played a set? :) thanks
- hulahoof 5y ago
  Because you let the high frequencies pass through on a high pass filter and vice versa
pySSK 5y ago
> Nice to see some heads on HN! Great list, and RIP The Spaceape. Can't believe my eyes I'm seeing this on HN. You can get the same experience at home with a SubPac. I'm not exaggerating!
chrisjc 5y ago
> and RIP The Spaceape I really feel this loss in many ways. I've yet to find anyone that can match his prophetic lyrics, ominous voice, and Jamaican patois (combined with Kode9s and The Bug's music). Although I find all of the Spaceape material indefatigable to listen to. Self titled "Spaceape", Backwards, Kingston, etc. So young... Very sad indeed :(

Cockbrand 5y ago

Hehe, I remember telling an American friend about 10 years ago that I was really into dubstep at that time. She was appalled and couldn't understand why a somewhat decent person like myself could listen to that kind of music. Much later, it dawned on me that she was thinking of US bro-step like Skrillex, while I in fact was listening to "UK Bass Music" like Benga and Skream and Digital Mystikz and Loefah.

rvense 5y ago
All my homies hate Skrillex! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hLlVVKRwk0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hLlVVKRwk0
- Cockbrand 5y ago
  I only watched the first few minutes so far, and the storyline quite reminds me of myself being quite fascinated by hearing my first jungle tunes about 15 years earlier. Nice!
- gmfawcett 5y ago
  That was excellent. :) Thanks for sharing.
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astrange 5y ago
Can Skrillex really be a bro when he's named after a Kingdom Hearts game?

wincy 5y ago

I don’t care what anyone says about it being “trendy” or whatever, Skrillex album Bangarang is one of my absolute favorites listened to extremely loud like in a car with a lot of bass. It just gives me tingles.

Lapsa 5y ago

Coki - Old Hope https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9az72epXweo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9az72epXweo Skream - Rutten https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOttZSnzG7s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOttZSnzG7s Burial - Untrue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os9DYRZyk-w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os9DYRZyk-w

chrisjc 5y ago
Coki is just amazing. Although some might consider most of his stuff "Tear Out". Red Eye - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yKxn54lXW8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yKxn54lXW8 Goblin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd3s_jubB_s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd3s_jubB_s Spongebob - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIpc817U_R4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIpc817U_R4 Burial is my go-to focus music... it's so atmospherical that it immerses me another place where I can really focus, and pump out my work. Specifically a couple of mixes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6OMwz2uXGM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6OMwz2uXGM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=286BRp1iDNs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=286BRp1iDNs

iamacyborg 5y ago

Goth Trad's boiler room is so much fun. There aren't too many folks who'd mix dubstep with drone and rhythmic noise. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vN9i0BDIR8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vN9i0BDIR8

chrisjc 5y ago
Never seen/heard this... looks and sounds amazing so far. Seems like there has always been a strong connection between Japan and Dub music, and may even be the same for dubstep (the original, non-"brostep"). Same is true for other places like Brazil, France, UK (obviously). I've heard that Dub music isn't or never was very popular in Jamaica, and it was always other places around the world that really embraced it and sound system culture. Maybe even keeping it alive.