New music style catches attention of students

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October 20, 2011

Xavi Pereda, Staff Writer

 Flashing lights illuminate the large room around you.  Smoke and mist from the nearby fog machine obscure your vision.  Surrounding you there are crazed dancing patrons, moving to the beat of an electronic, fast-paced rhythm.  You try to collect yourself; unable to make sense of the emotions within your own mind.  Faster and faster the beat increases, only to drop at an alarming rate. Over and over again.  Unable to comprehend the astounding new feelings you possess, you stop thinking about meaning, but rather embrace the unknown.  The music is something groundbreaking. Something unheard of before now.  This new sound is Dubstep.

   Dubstep can be “defined” as a genre of electric, dance-based music.  It contains a number of overpowering bass and drum rhythms, along with a mixture of lyrics.  Its popularity has grown throughout the music community and Central’s community as well.  Many however, wonder if Dubstep can evolve into real genre.

    The origins of Dubstep began with English DJ’s Lewis Beadle, Steve Gurley, Oris Jay, and Zed Bias.  This new sound became extremely popular around the United Kingdom’s underground club scene. Slowly after DJ’s in the United States introduced the new genre into American clubs, and was found to be revolutionary. Junior Joseph Hummel recalled the first time he heard Dubstep. “It was more diverse then other music. I had never heard anything like it before. I was hooked.”

   Joseph was not alone. With him came vast audiences in major cities such as New York, Los Angeles, and Miami. Soon clubs devoted to Dubstep opened up all over cities in the United States. Dubstep has already integrated within the Tampa/St. Petersburg area. At the 1800 Ask Gary Amphitheater, Dubstep artists like Downlink and J-Rabbet have recently performed. Also, Skrillex featured at Ybor City night clubs.

   Some however dislike the loud bass drops and overpowering rhythms of Dubstep. Sophomore Brennah Toomey describes Dubstep as, “Annoying and repetitive” and that “It will never become a major genre”.

   People listen to Dubstep because it’s new and different. It appeals to those who are tired of the same everyday customs. The same routines.  The same scheduled classes. The same commute to and from school.  Over and over again.  With all the order our society has, maybe something different is exactly what we need.

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