Late last Thursday I was making my usual internet rounds, trolling a few chat rooms as I am want to do, when I came across something pretty awesome. A user by the name of Seanboy from the UK hit me up with a Youtube link. Normally, I don`t click links because most of them are boring as sh*t. This time, however, I decided to have a peep.
What I found was a type of music I was not previously familiar with. Dubstep. Apparently, it has been semi-popular amongst the UK underground for quite some years now. Being an American, however, I was totally oblivious to it. When time came to write an article for The SOP, I figured what the heck... I`ll see how many people I can turn on to this new awesomeness I have found.
The first song that got me totally hooked was a remix of an old song, "Mr. Postman" by The Marvelettes. A fellow named Cragga brought this to us. It only took a few seconds before I was sold, and I must have played the same song over and over for at least an hour. Here is a link to the Youtube video. Please drop this dude a comment to tell him how awesome it is.
It only took a short search to find more of this badassery. Soon, It was all I was listening to. This was about three weeks ago and I haven`t turned back since.
The style is sort of electronica mixed with a hard-as-hell baseline that just makes you want to get up and dance. Personally, I don`t dance. I chop wood in blizzards. But I do enjoy a good head-bobbing though, and this genre has delivered that in abundance.
You may be thinking to yourself "Why write an article about a genre of music that is almost ten years old?" Well, I agree. I am a bit late. But most of the world is chronically late. I`de be willing to bet dollars to donuts that most people reading haven`t heard of this yet and will enjoy it immensely. Maybe even as immensely as I have.
Check for yourself though, don`t just take my word as end all be all. Or do. Whatever. A quick Youtube search for `dubstep` will only prove me right anyways.
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What I found was a type of music I was not previously familiar with. Dubstep. Apparently, it has been semi-popular amongst the UK underground for quite some years now. Being an American, however, I was totally oblivious to it. When time came to write an article for The SOP, I figured what the heck... I`ll see how many people I can turn on to this new awesomeness I have found.
