If you had asked me this in 2009, I probably would have told you to fuck off with your Skrillex shit. This genre has evolved so much from its roots that it swells my heart. Some passion project out of the gutter of London grew into this international phenomenon that shapes the way beats are constructed and international festivals are held.
I love this goddamn genre.
Skrillex and Mala are in the same genre whether you like it or not. Skrillex is the main reason why electronic is as accessible as it is in America, for better or worse.
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Wasn't it benga or skream or one of the other british OGs that said they regretted mixing the womps in with the wubs that characterized the early stuff?
Rusko is who you're thinking of. It was simply inevitable that someone like Skrillex would come along since Pop had been coopting electronic genres for awhile. That cooptation allowed for a subversion of the cooptation which lead to a rebirth of electronic as a whole. OG Dubstep is getting a revival because of festival culture. It probably would have been a fad without Skrillex.
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Deadmau5 popularized house for millenials for sure, He didn't dabble into dubstep until years later. I think you're underestimating the impact Dubstep had on Teenagers at the time. I had kids talking to me about drops who I would never expect to talk to me about music back in the day.
Edit: Am I old now?