Top 10 best (Wobble)Dubstep tracks of all time
http://earthexit.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/10-wobble-records.html
Will (Wobble)Dubstep last longer than DnB and become more mainstream? It's now at least 7 years (maybe 10 depending on where you start) and counting. That's longer than most sub-genres in the Hardcore Continuum(c) survive. And I think it's safe to say that it's better known by more people than most of them.
I still hate it though. It was hilarious for 5 minutes and then just stupid. (IMHO!)
And the thing is - why were Goldie, Roni Size etc. so big? Because the mainstream demands such focal points to operate properly. TheĀ argumentĀ could be made that Skrillex represents such a focal point - no matter how shite his output may be. This is at loggerheads to how the underground dance music scene tends to operate - where there are dozens upon dozens of names collide in sets and where individual tracks, not individuals, become the focal points.