Mmm, January blarg

[cleolinda]

I'm not going to say straight out that I'm going to try to post every single day this year, but I'd like to post more often. And some days, that may involve a single link, if that's all I can manage. We'll call it The Daily Something.

@thehairpin: So, When Exactly Is a Dubstep?

@cleolinda: I still have no idea what a/the/wtf dubstep is, except

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[spectralbovine]

I'm glad you're posting again!

I still have no idea what the hell dubstep is and why everyone hates it. I read the Wikipedia entry and I watched some dubstep remix of "Pumped Up Kicks" and I still don't get it. WHAT IS IT AND WHY IS IT RUINING MUSIC?

[skreidle]

Okay, to be fair, "Pumped Up Kicks" is a pretty messed up song to begin with, if you listen to the lyrics, so distracting you with great dancing seems like a fair compromise. :)

[rina2o6]

For the longest time, I couldn't tell why the kids with the pumped up kicks had to outrun the BumpIt

[skreidle]

It's a veritable '80s exercise program!

[telepresence]

Okay..here's my stab at it. Dubstep is electronic dance music. The most notable thing about dubstep is the use of "drops", which are breaks in the music featuring low frequency (bass heavy) electronic sounds. In some ways I feel like dubstep is the love child of 8-bit style electronica and drum and base. Or like a slower, heavier big beat (think Chemical Brothers but heavier and slower

[cmdr_zoom]

Well, that sure helped me. Thanks!

[jubilantia]

I will read the dubstep stuff later but OH GOD YOUR ICON IS AWESOME. Now I really want jasmine tea.