Dubstep
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Dubstep
Stylistic origins Dub, grime, 2-step, drum and bass
Cultural origins Late 1990s,
London, England
Typical instruments Sequencer, turntables, sampler, drum machine, synthesizer, keyboard, personal computer
Mainstream popularity Mainly an underground scene, but with an increase in mainstream popularity in the late 2000s-early 2010s. Gaining popularity.
Fusion genres
Dubstyle
Other topics
List of musicians
Dubstep (/ˈdʌbstɛp/) is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in South London, United Kingdom. Its overall sound has been described as "tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass lines and reverberant drum patterns, clipped samples, and occasional vocals".[1]
The earliest dubstep releases date back to 1998 and were darker, more experimental, instrumental dub remixes of 2-step garage tracks attempting to incorporate the funky elements of breakbeat, or the dark elements of drum and bass into 2-step, which featured B-sides of single releases.