Dubstep facts for kids
Dubstep is a genre of music that started in South London. It draws 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 subbasses.
Since than 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. It has become very popular. Brostep was started by Skrillex..
Popular artists
- Zomboy
- Moonboy
- Skrillex
- Datisk
- Excision
- Code:pandorum
- Evilwave
- Infekt
- Squnto
- SVDDEN DEATH
- Herobust
- Wubbix
Images for kids
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The Big Apple Records shop, in Croydon, South London.
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Dubstep producer Skream, one of the most widely known names on the scene since the beginning of the Dubstep movement.
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Dubstep Section at Black Market Records, Soho, London.
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BBC Radio 1 DJ Mary Anne Hobbs.
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Borgore performing for crowds on 7 July 2011 at the 10th Anniversary Camp Bisco Music Festival in Mariaville Lake, New York.
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James Blake performing at Glastonbury Festival, June 2011
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Skrillex performing in 2012
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See also
In Spanish: Dubstep para niños
