Post: #1

Dubstep music in my opinion has a lot going for it that gets overlooked (due to cheesy mainstream imitations of the genre aka Skrillex + all the wobble Bro-step crap the kids love)

Hopefully this will help to introduce someone to a Genre of music that they might not have explored otherwise.


What is Dubstep? (Credit to Wiki)

Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in South London, England. It emerged in the late 1990s as a development within a lineage of related styles such as 2-step garage, dub, techno, drum and bass, broken beat, jungle, and reggae. In the UK the origins of the genre can be traced back to the growth of the Jamaican sound system party scene in the early 1980s. The music generally features sparse, syncopated drum and percussion patterns with bass lines that contain prominent sub bass frequencies.

For a closer look into the Genre and how it evolved over the years this Documentary does a good job at explaining.





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Sub-Genres

As with any type of Electronic music people will try their best to make as many sub-genres as possible.

To keep things simple, I’ll split them by what I’ve always known them to be.

I’ll post my personal favorites in each sub-genre, please feel free to contribute with your own so we can explore artists we wouldn’t have otherwise.

Post: #2

Post-Dubstep / Future Garage (Garage/2step influenced, contains a lot of organic sounds / real percussion)

If you enjoy this particular sound I’d recommend having a look on http://www.futuregarageforum.com/

Burial (The most well-known producer within the genre for this particular sound)



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDblKjCIRjI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHtNPzaHO7k

Sorrow:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM4EgACZ09Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax90sK0iqhk

Synkro: (Well-known producer for his ambient stuff)



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP2dsfYVLLA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuYmR9tnHkg

Geode: (Top guy with the Chord Marauders camp, I’d definitely recommend giving them a peep if you’re into this vibe)



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbMB-bk6rZQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA42Y_5gk3s

B9 (Another from the Chord Marauders camp)



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2YH-ieFdYU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE8JZZI4T-g

Post: #3

Dungeon / Dark (Relies heavy on space and sound design to create a moody and sub heavy vibe)

SP:MC



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9ifBWWonfA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv2quD6NidA

Skeptical (Tech dnb producer showing some serious skills at 140BPM)



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=070TRo8V2nw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eplL6qA0OA0

LX One



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3NlNIQhuaA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBmPDrQczh8

Krypic Minds



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OFdBSHa_fA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0YdWjaSwJA

Truth



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tT-vVUTFvk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGak8poQECU

Post: #4

Classic Dubstep : (To show how the sound has evolved over the years)

Kode9 & Spaceape:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ignw6BgKu5k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFRDqoAm7qk

Digital Mystikz:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mOIXdC4rgA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaHQGn8TL08

Skream:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOttZSnzG7s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBv4kWsi4TE

Loefah:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYoPaVV-qk8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEAf_ZztCP0

Post: #5

Bro-step (wobble wobble wobble, the weakest sub-genre in my opinion but also the most popular)

Caspa:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj8tLpi0u-4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSWfdsMlTjk

Rusko:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJxbEwt7NhE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoHT7DxRfIM

Datsik:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9IL8fHTvgk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRdMHbzjrlU

Excision:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlLKVYPblos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcmDhNn7bqc

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Honourable mention

Post: #6

I have no idea what subgenre it is but Urbanstep's Welcome to Wonderland album has been on my playlist of writing/programming music for about a month.





I haven't spent much time exploring the genre yet. But after some more digging around, apparently what I like is best described as vocal-less melodic dubstep. Sure, why not?

Post: #7

Just bumping with a few of my recent plays for those who are into this sound.

Post: #8

Dubstep ey, I like the darker stuff like Swarm Intelligence




Fausten




Struchni
https://dream-machine.bandcamp.com/track/darkening

and Babe Rainbow his first album was pretty awesome too.




Or the hybrid forms... nearing crossbreed like Syk2ne & Broken Note.

Not sure if you'd all call it dubstep though but I label it as "dubstep"