Narwhal (narwhal)'s status on Monday, 31-Mar-14 04:15:56 UTC
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@flamingpandaomg A lot of early dubstep focused more on drawing influence from DnB and UK Garage with 2 step rhythmic stylings and actually has a lot of atmosphere and dynamic. It essentially had a polyrhythmic half time feel that took a bit of influence from reggae in its earliest inceptions. Brostep is essentially a popularized but streamlined EDM subgenre that is only loosely related to early dubstep at best and, if anything, is a sleazy knockoff of a lot of electro-house but at a slower BPM. It lacks any kind of dynamic or fluency and has predictable crescendos as well as thick but one dimensional production. It's a scene that lacks any kind of forward thinking songwriting, which can be forgiven in some other cases, but can't here as it only further highlights the fact that many of the songs are nothing more than club fodder. But that's just my opinion.
