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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ม.ค. 2025
- Whilst the album isn't the most commonly-executed project in Modern Dubstep, there are still a wealth of them to discuss from the last decade or so. Covering a range of different sub-genres, I rank 22 of the most significant Modern Dubstep LPs Tier List-style - from the absolutely masterful to the seriously questionable, and everything in between. Thoughts and opinions at the ready for what is sure to be a fiery discussion in the comments!
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now make a jazz tier list
You should def do one for best bass compilations and remix compilations
You should check out Eleps. He’s a small artist for sure but his song power sound is an absolute jammer.
i think aweminus has to be in here, yeah hes on the newer end but he's basically the guiderail for today's riddim
Nawty, love your content, however Simulation is Virtual Riot's second LP, the first being There Goes Your Money
Thanks for the shoutout!
Watching Virtual Riot live on his simulation tour completely changed my mind on the album. One of the best EDM shows I’ve ever been to, and the guy did his best to say hi and meet fans after the show. Really awesome experience and I’ve enjoyed the album a lot more since.
Me too
Would've personally put Mr. Bill's album on here as well as Phantasmagoria was 70/80% dubstep. Easy S for me. Zomboy outbreak also very solid choice!
Wholeheartedly agree! Even with it just being released last year I still thought it was timeless the first time I listened to it. I’ve heard a couple people even say it’s a bit of a “Dubstep history lesson” as it pulls from so many classic tropes of the genre (quite well) and presents a ton of fresh and clever ideas at the same time.
Phantasmagoria 10/10
AGREED.
i always "appreciated" mr. bill rather than being an avid listener. just played this album through and i've really been missing out
Same opinion Phantasmagoria is GOD
Phantasmagoria is TOO GOOD
We Are Dust is a science fiction movie in an album and for a dubstep album to have a storyline to it is mind blowing. Absolutely phenomenal album and it deserves S tier so much. This album does what no other dubstep album does and that is something that can't be said regularly.
Absolutely agree
Its the best album for me and Defo deserves S tier or beyond that! I commented on it and then saw urs too and I'm glad I have buddy to agree with on this 😍
Xilent was on top of his game, all he needs is a track on Rushdown, The Darkness had outstanding colour bass sections
Agreed
we are dust is the best bass music album there is
Simulation needs to be way higher, Concept + VRs insane sound design makes it a pinnacle.
Teminite's Black Flag is insanely amazing
That dubloadz album is my favorite album on disciple tbh, up there with the Truth LP and the debut Barely Alive LP.
I'm so glad We Are Dust is in here, it's my personal favorite Dubstep album. I love Xilent's digital flow because it reminds me of my favorite Dubstep artist Condukta. Add immersive, existential storytelling to it? It's like it was made for me lol
Xilent - We Are Dust is the most cohering and the most well executed Dubstep album for me! Its my all time fav album and is far ahead of its time when it comes to the story execution to the musicality to the sound design and everything. There sure are albums like that but to me We Are Dust just works as a perfect story based album!
We Are Dust has to be the single most loved LP of all time, I'm still to find a person who doesn't like it.
you can't find a person who can't like it
It's good but not sure how everybody defends it as the best
I actually dont like it but tbh thats probably because ive never liked xilents style at all
@@AURofficial I don’t like it
Timbah.On.Toast probably doesn't like it
Thanks for including a local Houston Venue at 6:50! 9PM Presents is one of the best places we have here in Houston for the EDM community
certified Connor's face moment
welcome reality is literally my fav edm album ever, so glad to see it at the top. another aspect i love about the album is that you can show it to people that dont listen to dubstep and not turn them off from it with too many abrasive, heavy, or unconventional sounds. even with the heavier songs, the catchy melodies and amazing vocals at the forefront alleviate some of those "harsher" moments for non-dubstep listeners
My friend mainly listens to metal, but loved the album when I showed it to him
This is a massive video for sure. Out of all of the dubstep-focused albums that have come out, I think my favorite so far would be Art of the Devil by Code: Pandorum. It's an album with both superb, and somewhat meh songs, but the amount of modern deathstep material that's in there allows for my favorite genre of EDM to be pushed into the forefront a lot more. It's the style of music that I want to perfect for my own sound design the most, and while I have been improving on that front and as a producer overall, I still have much to learn and do for sure in order to get to where I truly want to be, and through this journey, this album serves as one of my role models. :)
Would love to see an ep tier list. Prod tier list would definitely be interesting might not be worth it😅. Also really good list. The only things I would really change is putting dogma resistance in A and uprising in S but teminite is my all time favorite artist so there's definitely some bias there lol.
I absolutely love watching your content, as a passionate dubstep fan since 2011 I feel nothing else but satisfaction with how you logically tier all of these tracks. I wonder if you've ever heard of Nanomake or reviewed any of his stuff, he's one of if not my all-time favorite dubstep artists, although recently he deleted a lot of his content on youtube and only uploaded his 2 ep's instead on there
Lovely to see Savant get a little mention there at the end! Could do a whole tier list on their albums lol
Dude he totally forgot about Savant you are so right.
Nero in S tier was all I needed to see. A perfect list.
Definitely a solid tier list! And a producer tier list sounds great honestly. That's a tier list where it's all about your opinion and I'm down for that lmao. So yeah, would love to see a producer tier list from you
Agree with most of your placements here, Welcome Reality and The Outbreak are ridiculously good :)
Wow was not expecting this
About Panda Eyes I get why you chose Kiko over Continue because it holds the biggest anthems of his career by far but I just loved the style of Continue. Tracks like Daydreamer, Pretty Things and Fake Princess to me are Oskars best style yet. They are timeless.
The Outbreak is the only album I can think of that I consistently listened to cover to cover, usually while running, without ever skipping a track. Totally agree with the S...it's a monster.
I was hoping for an Au5 album on the list but I understand why he wasn’t included.
Sucks that Divinorum wasn't included, I think it's a masterpiece, everything about it is amazing, every track stands out on it's own but they all work in context, the mixing and mastering is as good as it gets and they're all catchy
Love the vid and editing! A couple things I'd love to give my take on,
I personally wouldn't have put Terravita's Rituals in E tier. I completely get it is pretty dated by todays standard but I remember when it came out, it felt really fresh sounding and exciting. Their style was distinct and flows over the whole album with some pretty great song ideas at the time. That being said, in terms of how much it's impacted the overall dubstep scene? Barely done anything except maybe inspire a subset of producers or listens (myself included) I would've given it atleast C or at lowest D tier.
Xilent's we_are_dust didn't grip me like We Are Virtual did when I first listened to it but I think bias aside, it definitely deserves at least A tier for all the things you've noted as well as it actually impacting Dubstep, especially the huge Colour Bass explosion we saw also being supported and driven by Au5, Ace Aura, Moore Kismet and many more.
I would have included Flux Pavilion's Blow The Roof as it is nearly all dubstep (8/10 tracks) and technically is classed as an album (has 10 tracks and considered it on most platforms as an album) and feel would sit at maybe B or even A tier. Still love this album to this day.
And this is more a personal one, Borgore's NEWGOREORDER used to be a guilty pleasure album mainly due to the heavyness and "Frat Bro" energy even though I'm far from that crowd. Noone really listened to the lyrics and with the world evolving and things changing, yeah I feel pretty uncomfortable hearing some of those lyrics nowadays. There are genuinely some decent tracks on it but I haven't revisited, let alone thought about this album for that long. I want to say Borgore has matured since then but I don't want to jinx it lol
I'd love to see an EP's version of this with definite inclusions from Fox Stevenson, Doctor P, Flux Pavilion, Foreign Beggars, Virus Syndicate, Mr Bill, Knife Party, MARAUDA, Trolley Snatcha and more
Loved hearing your thoughts on these albums, and I'm looking forward to checking out some of your top picks!
May be a little late for a mammoth comment, but I'll throw in my two cents about some modern dubstep albums.
I sort of feel the same in regards to not completely loving We Are Dust. By all logic, it's practically a perfect album (fantastic narrative, strong production, mad sound design), but something's missing. I propose it might be the variations within tracks?
Songs will normally take a good idea and stick with it, varying enough to be interesting but not necessarily exciting. Discarded, for example, has a strong idea that loops, has a hardcore switchup, has a swing switchup, and that's the track. It's quite well-executed, but could use more smaller ideas and broader variations to thrill. Or I'm barking up the wrong tree and it's flawless, idk.
As somebody who likes RIOT, you honestly hit it on the head with "heaviness for heaviness' sake." I hardly remember the core idea behind Jungle Fury - I just remember it for the shock value of its switch-ups. It's got great energy and theming, but it's hardly innovative.
I like Simulation simply because I'm a sucker for VR's sound, and Simulation is a neat package of that. Apparently Fork Funeral was supposed to be a Knife Party collab, but VR finished the song on his own last-minute to make the album deadline.
I think the knowledge that some of the album was rushed contextualizes some of the decisions for me. Parts like the second drop of So Sorry, last drops of Fork Funeral and Touhou Riddim feel pretty thrown-together. I personally enjoy them, as I've no issue with mindless heaviness and am stoked to hear VR's sound in any capacity. But I think that imprecision affects the technical quality a fair bit, which is why it wouldn't land as well for you.
In the end, different listeners will always have different values when it comes to music, which is where you see disagreement about what makes an album enjoyable. Either way, I really like hearing your perspectives and approve of the list! Also, respect to the editor for making the video look so smooth.
this tier list hit me in my middle/high school era in the best way possible. very based opinions fr
Maaaan I could not agree more. EVERY TIME I listen to Welcome Reality I’m just like, damn… how is anyone ever going to top this. It just has this “FEEL” to it that escapes me with recent music. They truly made a masterpiece.
Saw Welcome Reality in S Tier, liked and subbed. Cultured taste, my fav album of all time.
Would love to see another tier list like this going over dubstep eps!
NERO was my first show i went to when I was 18 in US. Your praise of Welcome reality brings me much joy. Always will be my favorite.
Definitely would've included Figure. Has tons of great albums to choose from over the years
i totally agree with not being able to judge recent albums yet! BUT, im pretty sure FRACTALS by Subtronics would rank very high. to me its already my all time favourite dubstep album and probably always will.
Voyd 2 s+++++
It's so unique
Ooh yeah, I always catch my dad off guard with into pieces XD
I know this almost 2 years old
But seeing someone talk about Evolution theory makes me happy , One of my absolute favorite albums ever
What can I say? another great video and love this format. I can't help but feel there was a bit of bias ranking Uprising so high on the tier list but I know you ranked it honestly and I'm a huge fan of that album and Teminite's sound design.This video makes me want to re-listen to some of the albums mentioned and check out the ones I haven't heard as yet. Looking forward to the next one!
Producer tier list sounds risky indeed. Lets fucking go.
Do tierlists for the individual tracks if each album, that would be neat, 😎👍
Damn that would take ages 😂
massive... I loved this video, and if you ever plan on making more like this then you have our utmost attention. Keep up the nawty work!
Great vid! Would love to see a video on some more genres (definitely DnB or House). It would also be fun to rank some Never Say Die projects as a tribute of some sort.
Welcome Reality brings me right back to my high school years and it's aged so, so well. Good choice for S.
13:28 it was extra frustrating to hear this vocal without the rest of the drop lmao. Very cool video
Solid tier list but got a serious recommendation of an underrated beast of a track
Got a pretty heavy banger for ya, only on Spotify it seems, slightly older track: Stratus - The Villain, insane drops, jumps into insane psytrance out of nowhere, fucking brutal
i would love to know what you think about The Ineffable Truth by G Jones.
it’s not a dubstep album but it’s got some fucking bangers as well as a few beautiful tracks all while being incredibly thematically consistent.
easily one of my favorite albums of all time! and such an unusual aesthetic
Holy absolute YES
the best Bass music LP of the 2010's
Perfect video, gives a lot to listen to, very nice work!
I would enjoy this concept with trap too
HUGE VIDEO!!! love it! an Artists proyects (EP/LP's) Tierlist would be cool, looking forward to it :)
If I had to choose between barely alive's LP i'd go with Odyssey, cuz it's a S Tier IMO, don't get me wrong I still love W.A.B.A. but I can't get enough of Ody :D
Bro you left out Memory Scraps by The Brig. A true gem of an album.
from the dubstep scene all i want is a space laces album and i can die happily :')
How is Flux Pavilion not in the list ? And how is being too "pop" a reason to leave it out, when you have Skrillex in ? What hurts more is considering Riot a worthy choice and leaving out Figure for example ...
For the most part I agree but can't understand some choices.
he said why he didn't did you watch the entire video, at the end of the video he said he had to leave out some producers like figure etc... here 21:58
@@fluffycookie2056 I did watch. You in the other hand, didn't read or didn't want to understand my comment.
Again, being too pop oriented or not being able to choose between albums isn't imho a good reason to leave FP or Figure out instead of Riot for example.
@@Plasthiccc upon reading you're original comment again,I now understand what you mean and I agree with you, thank you for you're explanation
@@fluffycookie2056 No problem man :)
The point was having albums that are mostly dubstep. If something is mostly another genre, it isn’t mostly dubstep is it? That was the case with FP. At least half the tracks on Recess are Dubstep-leaning, that’s the difference.
It’s not about having ‘worthy choices’ more than it is variety placement-wise for a vid of that kind. Figure just has too many long-form projects to choose one from, like I said in the video
super respectable choices. i couldnt have agreed with your list more. Honestly Riot’s LP was kind of a miss for me considering all of the dubstep tracks on it were previously released singles and all the unreleased album tracks were orchestral.
Would have loved Flux Pavilion's Blow the Roof on there but I saw your explanation at the end. Maybe do a next Video on Flux Pavilion? The history of I Can't Stop for example with all there is to it, how the original came to be, the VIP, the tributes etc. It's one of the most influental Dubstep/EDM songs in history after all. Cheers
Got something on him in the pipeline!
@@Nawtystep Great to hear!
@@Nawtystep Great to hear!
@@Nawtystep I'm so excited for it!
You should do an “Ultimate Modern House tracks and/or albums/EPs tier list”
And maybe a d&b
he talks about dark electronic music
Dropping a Like just for the Nero S-tier rank alone 🔥
I want the old logo back😔
Welcome Reality being S tier is so valid bro good list!
nero welcome reality is the greatest edm album of all time with some of the best edm tracks of all time in it. there's not a single bad song in it is like a journey listening to it. evolutions theory is an amazing album aswell, but its mainly good for nostalgia reasons, but i still think its a goated edm album non the less
Totally agree. Title track for outbreak with Armani reign still gives me chills
Regarding Code: Pandorum, Art of the Devil is right up there with The Lovecraftian Horrors, if not higher. His final LP as Code: Pandorum left a massive statement, featuring some of his best works such as Purpose and Fade to Black (the latter of which was one of your top 50 bass tracks of 2020). There are very few misses in this album, and many of the tracks here such as Art of the Devil and Soldiers have become anthems in the deathstep scene.
Art of the Devil would barely make it to A because of how much it now influences the deathstep scene in the 2020s.
Don't worry guys. Nero is in S Tier. Everything's good.
In my opinion, Immersion is the greatest bass album of it's time and my favorite still.
You gotta admit, Simulation started that whole "If Virtual Riot Sees This" trend
Have you considered doing dubstep reviews for new albums? Like an Anthony Fantano kind of thing?
I really like this because now I'm interested into so many more dubstep producers. Especially Zomboy since he had this album at S tier and the video about him having rhe most unique album as well
And im just happy that code pandorum is here :)
The outbreak has so many great songs. recently been playing Surviors again and SHEEESH it’s heavy.
The Outbreak by Zomboy is the definitive dubstep album ever made IMO. Immaculate production, variety on ideas and amazing drops. Saw him live when he released the album and it was one of the best nights of my life
Stimulation was a surprise of a drop from virtual riot. I really really enjoyed it
Totally agreed about Dodge and Fuski. They were my favourite band in 2010-2013, python/sick/come together was just brilliant. But after "divorce", things get awfully "memetic" and clowny. Last flash in the darkness - Pretty Good EP, and my personal banger of all time - Comeback. I was overhyped by this and wanted LP so badly. And I got this. Greatest album of all time killed my 8-years long love for dupstep in 1 hour. I will not be the same basshead again.
I was lucky to catch a lIve Nero tour of their last album and it was amazing to see. I love getting taken away everytime i listen to it
Looking back Welcome Reality is the best dubstep album of all time. Been loving it since release day. Iconic!
PhaseOne’s Inevitable Outcome is always my fav and the most classic one
Lets freakin GOOOOO!!!!
You should do this with dubstep subgenres can’t wait for briddim S tier
Evolution Theory and The Outbreak will be my favorties from that time, tracks like Sunlight and Immunity are from those albums. Need I say more? Those were THE anthems of 2012 era
I know it's not an album, but I think Knife Party's Rage Valley should've been included here, they also contributed a ton to build modern Dubstep's sound
Why would a 4 track EP be included on an album list? 😭
dogma resistance C tier, damn
some of us like aimless heaviness. tho yea i agree with your assessment on sullivan king, his drops are usually meh but he does have enough very good ones to where i wouldn't put him anywhere below C tier
I would’ve put Ganja White Night on at least once. I think Mystic Herbalist and Addiction put their sound on display perfectly and really make them stand out from others. However, I have noticed you don’t talk about them in your videos that I’ve seen. Any reason? I could just be biased because I really love their sound.
He responded to me on Twitter on my old now deleted account like two years ago when I asked him if he'd review Dark Wobble. It appears that he really doesn't like Ganja White Night at all.
The only thing I don’t agree with Nawtystep is Borgore. I do understand why this artist gets criticized a lot. Not all of his tracks are bad.
All the Borgore tracks that were featured on UKF Dubstep I consider those his best tracks! Decisions as well I think its one of the better tracks from him, not too explicit as some of his other ones. Borgore can surprise me once in a while cause when it is a good non explicit track Borgore can shine! Wish he made more like Big Bad!
Plus Decisions is part of UKF Dubstep 2012 which is my favorite Dubstep Compilation Album of all time! Perfect track list IMO
Other than Borgore this video was very well put together and I am happy Nawtystep put Nero Welcome Reality on S tier! Same opinion it is my favorite EDM Album of all time. While some albums in this list I don’t really care for I respect his opinion
While Nawtystep is a critic I never saw him as a type of person who harassed others for enjoying artists/albums he can’t. I like the way he speaks makes me jealous on how good he can speak about his point of view without being toxic
Raise The Black Flag I feel would have still been a better choice. It takes the quirkiness of modern Teminite and turns it up to 11. Not to mention overall far superior production and an incredible second half. Sound design in The Kraken, Electroctopi, and Thundering Typhoons is incredible.
i' DEFINITELY put the shell in B I just love the vomitstep sound in this one
It is completely sad that you did not include fractal from subtronics it is the most complete album that I think I've heard from any artist that does dubstep
nicee!!
svdden death?
When you said Welcome Reality was at the top, I knew we were friends.
I for one believe that dubstep being heavy for heavy's sake isn't bad. So many early dubstep producers got by on just being as heavy n grimey as possible
I would have loved to have seen dirt moneys wubbla album in this list.
Praying for the day when you switch to 60fps 🤲🙏
boyyyy what about kill the noise occult classic or even black magic 😩😩
At first listen I didn’t like crisis vision that much, only a couple songs were decent but it’s grown on me a lot. Don’t even bother is easily my fav
Missing albums by illenium, delta heavy, seven lions, koven, kai wachi, btsm, apashe...
The Outbreak in S tier.
Understanding you're a Zomboy fan, but this is maybe a little too much... As a Getter massive fan, I wouldn't give Radical Dude a perfect score.
In my personal opinion, We_Are_Dust should have been switched with The Outbreak.
For you it’s too much, for me it isn’t. I gave all my reasoning in the video, and if you’ve followed my channel over time you know well there’s loads of Zomboy material I haven’t enjoyed at all 🤷🏻♂️
Bassnectar Albums are deeply missed here.
I've always wanted to love Resistance but I felt let down when it was released because there were basically no new tracks
Why there wasn't chime? In my opinion the greatest future riddim/color bass producer
Simulation is really awesome
OHH my lord glad to see death & magic ❤
If you can find more music by Deathlynoiz, I'd be uber impressed.
I hope if you do another one you would give Camellia a nother listen because since your first listen his production is 10 times better and some of his music I would make s tier
Savant - Alchemist álbum or Vario álbum :D
Good video
I think you shall include German engineer from vr