music Anyone Else Like Dubstep?

[Tater Trot 3,147]

Oh yes, dubstep is an interesting sound design genre! And it's one of the few genres that got me interested in the music production world (alongside big room and progressive house).

On 2020-06-15 at 10:03 AM, Splashee said:

When was dubstep invented, and who was the first one that got famous for it?

@Splashee It's a bit difficult to pinpoint exactly the first song but it came about as a darker offshoot of UK Garage/2-step while incorporating elements of Dub. So, around the mid-2000s with roots in the mid-late 90s is when it starts taking a foothold. I think the best way to learn the history and evolution of music genres is to take a listen!

UK Garage example from that time period:

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Dub example:

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One of the earliest referenced songs that meets the requirements for dubstep is this one:

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Horsepower Productions also deserves a mention as this style is what they (and a few others too) were pushing a lot at the time:

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It starts getting a darker sound quickly:

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Aaaand, now this dubstep sounds a lot more like the dubstep we're used to:

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Now some "early" wub wub:

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One of if not the first "mainstream" dubstep hits:

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And of course after that you have Skrillex, Nero, Modestep, Flux Pavilion, and Doctor P to name a few. I haven't kept up with dubstep the past few years but I know Riddim is the current popular style, toppling Brostep.

 

Also, probably the first actual successful dubstep song since Skream was quite popular before the 2010s came around, but there were plenty of popular tunes from this and other related artists from this time:

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Personally have been getting into some of the deep and melodic dubstep stuff lately, like these:

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[ZiggWheelsManning 5,635]

I'd listen to some every now and then.  

[Cash In 20,533]

Just like the mayo topic that was recently bumped, I'm in somewhere in the middle. I can listen to dubstep and enjoy it, but I don't go out my way to listen to it.

[Tater Trot 3,147]

On 2023-05-07 at 2:47 AM, Cash In said:

Just like the mayo topic that was recently bumped, I'm in somewhere in the middle. I can listen to dubstep and enjoy it, but I don't go out my way to listen to it.

I didn't know you could listen to mayo