Dubstep
Dubstep (also known as dubstep remix or remix dubstep) is a genre of music that started in South London, it drew influence from 2-step garage, dub, drum and bass, grime and reggae. A popular dubstep producer Skrillex changed the genre into something much heavier with more growls, gritty basslines and fat sub-basses.
Since then, the dubstep scene has changed a lot with dubstep going from the underground genre that it was to a mainstream one. It has been played on big festivals, like Ultra Music Festival and Lost Lands.
Characteristics
Dubstep is usually instrumental. Its tempo usually ranges between 138 to 150 beats per minute. Many songs have two bass drops, where a switch of rhythm and/or bass line occurs and usually follows a recognizable build section and break.
A style of Americanized, heavier and aggressive form of dubstep is referred to as brostep, which has become very popular. It was started by Skrillex.
Popular artists
- Zomboy
- MOONBOY
- Skrillex
- NERO
- Datsik
- Excision
- Code:Pandorum (now INHUMAN)
- Evilwave
- INFEKT
- MVRDA
- Squnto
- SVDDEN DEATH
- Herobust
- Wubbix
- Wooli
- Kompany
- Spag Heddy
- Midnight Tyrannosaurus
- Subtronics
- Barely Alive
- Modestep
- Riot Ten
- BadKlaat
- SNAILS
- 12th Planet
- Borgore
- Dirtyphonics
- Doctor P
- Eptic
- Flux Pavillion
- FuntCase
- Cookie Monsta
- ILLENIUM
- Kill the Noise
- Knife Party
- Panda Eyes
- Seven Lions
- Trivecta
- SLANDER
- Slushii
- Virtual Riot
Dubstep Media
The Big Apple Records shop in Croydon, South London
Mala of Digital Mystikz, one of the pioneers of dubstep music
Dubstep producer Skream, one of the most widely known names on the scene since the beginning of the Dubstep movement
Dubstep Section at Black Market Records, Soho, London
Borgore performing for crowds on 7 July 2011 at the 10th Anniversary Camp Bisco Music Festival in Mariaville Lake, New York
James Blake performing at Glastonbury Festival, June 2011
Skrillex performing in 2012
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