(Mount Kimbie album cover)
I know that I shouldn't be bashing such a fun genre, but dub-step really is past its prime. They have "raves" in stadiums rather than warehouses now. It's all about the visceral experience of the bass and scarcely about music anymore. Recently I've been more into similarly bass-heavy music but with more varied rhythms, space, less predictable forms, a dash of ambience. Here are a few free downloads to (hopefully) inspire you to move on.
Pitchfork named Mount Kimbie's Crooks & Lovers one of the year's best albums...you can't trust everything they say, but this won't disappoint.
...Laurel Halo is another artist you should keep an eye on...
Nosaj Thing has ties to (and great collaborations with) Flying Lotus, and has come up with one of the few puns in the music world that actually amuses me...
If you haven't been turned off yet, then here's some Sepalcure:
...and some Pariah...
...finally SBTRKT covering Radiohead...
I hope you've already delved into James Blake and Flying Lotus. All much better than Skrillex, yes?
