Call 911 OMG

Ahh...skrillex...can't help but appriciate how unique it is....although he seems a bit wierd. I've been listening to it some when I go to the gym...could probably run 10 miles amped up on the music. lol

I have to say, I have not heard anything that has been posted in this thread however, I am really liking Skrillex.

Anyways, to topic. Passing Me By - The Pharcyde

I don't really get the appeal of dubstep. =/


However, I love this. It's classified as punk-rap. Very experimental stuff.

Die Antwoord finally made it to my eyes and ears via a coworker who showed me a video. Interesting performance, and interesting 'fake' history of the group which was used to get them into mainstream music.

I hate rap...but it's not simply rap or hip hop and I have to admit the funny faces in the videos, catchy beats, melodies, and awesome voice of 'Yo-Landi' are worth a one time watch.

I'd post it here...but explicit...too many F Bombs...which is too bad.

I Fink U Freeky, Evil Boy, Tik Tik Tik

Zef lol


Reminds me of The Prodigy in a few ways

Dont turn up your volume

LOL all it shows me is that we're still fascinated by Breakdancin' from the 80s and spending way too much for over-priced Dre Beats headphones which have really crappy drivers in them.

(These are actually three separate issues...)

1) Dubstep.
-- This has been the expected evolution of house/trance music for years. I really kinda blame Depeche Mode. Not that they were the first of the best band to use the big synths of the 80s, but they definitely were among the most popular ::
-- That led to bands (especially those like Daft Punk) taking it to the next level with their style and mixing :: - and don't get me wrong I love Daft Punk.
-- Factor in movies that became super-popular across demographics like Blade and their heavy use of hard Techno/House beats - and it's just trended to what is now everything pumping digital tail-thumping bass.

2) Breakdancing (heck, the lost talent that was 80's dancing)
-- Before us white folk regressed to Country Line Dancing and the White Man's Overbite, we actually were heavily influenced by musicians who could dance (especially Michael Jackson who had EVERYONE convinced they could do the moonwalk).
-- We were bad hair, bad clothes, but breakdancing converted dancing from something simple and foot-tapping into something that incorporated acrobatic and physical skill along with rhythmic moves.
-- We were getting it, but if you were caught wearing parachute pants, you were slapped with that "breakdancing loser/skid" tag and couldn't shake it. Stuff like the Worm, the Robot - all that stuff remains buried in dancing now in almost every genre.
-- If for no other reason, this is one of the saddest points in Michael Jackson's passing. He was a living example of this.

3) REALLY REALLY BAD PRODUCTS FROM DR. DRE (among others)
-- Headphones are a really sore spot for me. Honestly. Most people don't know what makes headphones good versus bad. They just equate loud volume and flashy names as a sign of something good and spend $300 for really, really bad products that distort the sound.
-- Dre's really hit a home run over the last few years with his whole Dre Beats line. I give the guy credit, he's brilliant. He cashed in on vanity and he cashed in hard, but I'll tell you right now, for $150 I can give you a pair of headphones that absolutely DESTROYS his name-branded MONSTER product.
-- MONSTER.. I hate them too. They make gold-plated cabling. Wow, really? That stuff's been around for ever. Audiophiles/Videophiles know all about it. They also know it doesn't cost $60 to get a 6 foot gold plated HDMI cable. But again, stupid sheep consumers are getting raked over the coals for this because they don't know better.
-- Look up two companies :: Beyerdynamic, Sennheiser. Put a pair of those on and you'll NEVER consider anything else.

Man, I'm really one rage-filled old fart.. =) For what it's worth, I did like the video, Notor! =)

--Micah

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And thiiiis! Yeeeeeeeeee boy. ... re=related

Ugh, Skrillex and dubstep still seem like noise to me. It just seems to have no form and no continuity like most electronic music does. It just seems random and obnoxious to me still. Eh, I guess the dubstep trend is not for me.

I'll stick to punk rock and indie.

NOFX, Pennywise, Offspring?

Yeah I like NOFX and Offpsring, they're kind of older but great nonetheless.