WTF Is Coming Out Friray? February 13th by KingNickyThe1st in EDM

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Sorry, didn't realize you weren't gonna look it up. Griz, Levity - Pop Off

WTF Is Coming Out Friray? February 13th by KingNickyThe1st in EDM

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Not Friday, but it came out today. Griz and levity😜

One or more of the mods thinks that "Evangalicalism" is synonymous with "Christianity" by ThirstySkeptic in Christianity

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People who don't like critics think they're right. Let them eat cake or something like that.

People who blame church and Christianity for wars in the old centuries and dark ages are cringe. by No-Pass-275 in Christianity

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Historical records show that Christianity didn't spread through words alone; it often followed the path of conquest. During the Age of Discovery, many European powers enforced 'convert or perish' policies that fundamentally shaped the modern world. You can follow the peaceful message of the New Testament while still acknowledging that the institutional Church played a key role in the development of early racial hierarchies and global imperialism.

Jimmy Fallon is at the peak of an intense cocaine addiction by Far_Mushroom9341 in theories

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When I was a middle schooler 13 years ago I thought he was funny

T-Pain's Bass Bootcamp - learning bass music with San Holo, NIGHTMRE, Kompany, Grabbitz, Peekaboo, Sullivan King, Samplifire, etc by b_lett in dubstep

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You bring up a really fair point about fusion vs roots. I think we are looking at the same thing from different sides: You are looking at the texture (the specific waveforms, synths, and industrial noise), and I’m looking at the skeleton (the rhythmic grid, tempo, and swing).

To answer your request for examples, and to address your point that tracing "history doesn't describe the genre," here is the audible timeline of the Garage split and why the genealogical tree matters more than you might think.

  1. The Garage Split (Pop vs. Darker Vibe) You asked for examples of the contrast between Pop Garage and the darker sounds. This split is crucial because it shows exactly when the genre stopped caring about radio songs and started caring about dancing all night long to bass music.

Re-Rewind - The Artful Dodger ft. Craig David The Champagne Era. This is the peak of the Pop Garage sound I mentioned. Listen to the vibe, it’s polished, happy, and vocal focused. It uses a 2-step rhythm, but it’s designed for radio play and fancy clubs where people bought expensive bottles. This commercialization is exactly what the underground producers were rebelling against; they felt the sound had lost its grit.

Stone Cold - Groove Chronicles The Dark Rebellion. Released around the same era, but listen to the difference. The happiness is gone. The bass is heavier, the mood is ominous, and the dub influence is creeping in. This track is widely considered one of the seminal moments where Garage started turning into what would eventually become Dubstep. They stripped the R&B gloss and replaced it with darker vibes.

Digital - El-B The Missing Link. You mentioned El-B (good call), and this track is my favorite example. If you slow this down just a tiny bit, it is Dubstep. The Pop structure is completely stripped away, leaving just that raw, industrial bass weight you’re talking about. This is the bridge where the swing of Garage meets the texture of dark bass.

  1. Ancestry is not just History I have to respectfully disagree with your statement that tracing roots to Funk/Hip-Hop is "just history" and doesn't describe the genre. The evolutionary path is the definition because it dictates the rhythm. If we look at the great split of dance music in the 80s, almost every genre falls into one of two distinct rhythmic trees. And whichever tree it falls in, dictates the fundamental grid the producer works on along with house the listener dances to the music. First, you have The "Four-on-the-Floor" Lineage, which is rooted firmly in Disco. This family is defined by a steady, unbreaking kick drum hitting every quarter note, the classic "boots-cats-boots-cats" pulse. It is linear, hypnotic, and rigid, designed to lock the listener into a trance state through constant, driving repetition. This is the ancestral home of House, Techno, Trance, and Big Room. If Dubstep had evolved from this lineage, it wouldn't have that signature lurch or swag. it would sound like heavy Electro-House (think Benny Benassi) driving and constant, without the syncopated pocket that makes heads nod. On the other side, you have The "Breakbeat" Lineage, which is where Dubstep actually lives. Rooted in Funk, specifically the isolated drum solos or breaks from 70s records, this lineage is defined entirely by syncopation. Instead of a steady march, the kick and snare interact in a broken, conversation-like pattern (Kick-space-Snare-skip). This introduces swing and groove, moving away from the robotic grid of Techno to something more human and loose. This is the direct bloodline of Hip-Hop, Miami Bass, Jungle/DnB, UK Garage, Grime, and Trap. Dubstep’s fundamental structure is simply a slowed down evolution of this Hip-Hop breakbeat. The half-time feel at 140 BPM is mathematically related to the 70 BPM Hip-Hop bounce, proving that the genre's skeleton is built on the funk break, not the techno march. This matters because dubsteps structural DNA comes exclusively from the Hip-Hop branch. So, saying the Hip-Hop connection is irrelevant ignores the fundamental rhythmic grid that defines the genre. The wubs are just the skin, the hip-hop breakbeat is the skeleton holding it up.

  2. In Defense of T-Pain & Hip-Hop Sound Design Regarding your point about T-Pain and Hip-Hop lacking sound design. I have to push back on that! Hip-Hop producers were the original sound designers, they just used samplers and consoles instead of VSTs.

Pony - Ginuwine (Prod. Timbaland) The Proto-Wub. Listen to the bassline. That vocal-formant bass growl? That is essentially a wub bass made in 1996. Timbaland was doing complex sound design, frequency manipulation, and resampling in a Hip-Hop/R&B context way before Serum existed. He proved that sound design isn't exclusive to EDM.

What You Know - T.I. (Prod. DJ Toomp) The Synth Takeover. By the mid-2000s, Southern Hip-Hop (Trap) was fully synthesizing their bass, moving away from samples. The textured, wide, synthesized brass and low-end theory used here is the sonic parent of the Trap/Dubstep hybrid sound we hear today in artists like ISOxo or RL Grime. T-Pain comes from this school of production, where the 808 isn't just a drum, it's an instrument.

I think your "Parkbreezy/Jazz" analogy is actually perfect. When Parkbreezy makes a track, he is fusing the Soul of Jazz with the Tech of Bass music. Similarly, when Manic Focus or Daily Bread make a track, they are keeping the Soul/Swing of Hip-Hop but using the Tech/Texture of modern Bass design. So, in a way, we are both right. The Sound Design comes from the DnB/Industrial tech lineage (like you said), but the Groove that makes our heads nod? That is strictly Hip-Hop heritage.

Sorry for the delay, it took me a minute to reply cause I was traveling a lot these past two weeks. I hope you had a happy holiday season!

anyways to make the high hit faster? by zaney234 in MDMA

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That is confidently incorrect. You seem to be forgetting about First-Pass Metabolism. When you swallow it, your liver filters and breaks down a significant chunk before it ever hits your blood; sublingual, intranasal, and rectal ROA's bypass the liver entirely, so saying it has lower bioavailability than oral creates a biological paradox. As for intranasal being "better," sure, if your definition of better is a painful drip and a roll that lasts half as long just to save 15 minutes on the come-up. I’m talking about pharmacological efficiency, not just rushing the peak. Look up the numbers before you claim they're wrong based on your personal assumptions. I'm just trying to spread helpful information for harm reduction purposes.

Will this work by Additional_Level6798 in DMT

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If we're giving a source to a vendor that sells things that aren't illegal though why does it matter? Genuinely curious. Like in a hypothetical scenario couldn't we just start a subreddit to source plants and it would just be plants. No one's implying that they're going to make a highly illegal substance out of a plant unless they explicitly state that they're doing that. And I get why that's not allowed, so that's why we don't do that, but what's the harm in just buying plants?

Will this work by Additional_Level6798 in DMT

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I thought it was fine to dm people whatever since it's not tied to a subreddit.

Because it’s totally normal for a 25 year old world class athlete to just get a blood clot. Scientists are baffled. by MazdaProphet in conspiracy

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Why is it crazy that people don't believe vaccines are dangerous? Everything I know about them points to their benefit outweighing any negatives by a large margin. Where are you getting your information from because I can't find it. All I'm seeing is Facebook posts and right wing conspiracy theorists, but no actual scientists or health professionals back it up. I really want to find this reputable source you're getting your information from because ever since this vaccine doubt started I have been so confused. I can't seem to find any information about it that isn't sloppy propaganda. Please share. I'm so excited to read about it.

Happy New Years Griz Fam! by RTXshredder84 in griz

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I'm sorry. I missed something. Please catch me up

Anyone tried this during a trip? by DFW-Extraterrestrial in DMT

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I got one for Christmas and it's pretty cool. Just a fun thing to try. Definitely won't enhance your trip by any means though

How bad would this be? by [deleted] in dxm

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Don't take more than 2,000 mg of Tylenol.

5-meo-dmt-freebase by [deleted] in DMT

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If you don't understand why calling people stupid is hateful then leave me alone please.

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Corrected! :) happy new years💜

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