Music Discovery: Dubstep

These two songs lured me into really diggin’ the sub-culture of dubstep music (audio thunder).


Album Cover: Rusko "Hold On"

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“Hold On” by Rusko

  Hold On
  Hold On (Sub Focus Remix)
  Hold On (Paul Oakenfold Remix)
 
The first track, “Hold On”, was background music in a video a friend of mine posted online. I played a bit of online detective and tracked down the artist and title. As with many ‘digital’ music genres, there are several remixes. I personally like Rusko’s original best, although the Sub-Focus cut is quite nice.
Album Cover: Cinema

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“Cinema” by Benny Benassi

  Cinema
 
I’m not exactly sure where I discovered this Skrillex remix of Benassi’s “Cinema”, but man that’s one hot track. I love the floaty nature of the drums and punctuated melody on the chorus.
With dubstep I often get hooked into the sweet melodies, interested by the fresh beats, and then blasted with raw, guttural Womp-Womp-Womps. It’s a real interesting musical recipe that I’m not sure I could stomach on a consistent basis, but I’m good for a few tracks at a time. It’s so fresh, so creative. It sets my imagination going with visuals that can range from sparkly, gritty, organic, floaty, etc. Is this tripping?

Are you well-versed in dubstep? Knowing that I like these two tracks, have any suggestions to other dubstep tracks or artists?

Womp-Womp!