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3 unusual facts about Dubstep


Bitcrusher

In harder versions of the electronic music genre Dubstep/Drumstep, bitcrusher "yah yah" and "yoi yoi" effects have become more popular in the recent years of the genre; some artists even using the effect more than the genre's signature "bass wobbles".

Low-frequency oscillation

Dubstep and drum and bass are forms of electronic music which employs frequent use of LFOs, often synchronized to the tempo of the track, for bass sounds that have a "wobble" effect, for example by modulating the cutoff frequency of a low-pass filter to create a distinctive opening-and-closing effect.

University of Sheffield Students' Union

These include pop music nights ROAR! (Wednesday) and Pop Tarts (Saturday), Drum and Bass/Dubstep night The Tuesday Club, Hip hop music night UGLY and chart/dance night Space.


Bass song

Most of the time the term "bass song" alludes to a hip hop or rap song, but there are also reggae, techno, dubstep and other electronic songs that fall under this category.

Doe Paoro

Doe Paoro is a Brooklyn, New York-based singer-songwriter whose ethereal sound blends elements of pop, dubstep, soul, and R&B and bears strong influence of Lhamo, a vocally acrobatic, centuries-old Tibetan folk opera tradition.

EOTO

After experiencing dubstep at DJ Skream's set at Shambhala during the summer of 2008, the duo saw a change in their sound.

House of Balloons

Its music incorporates electronic and urban genres including R&B and soul with dubstep tones.

Lhamo

Brooklyn-based singer Doe Paoro trained there while living in the region, and blends the opera's vocally acrobatic stylings with elements of soul, dubstep, and R&B.

Mark Foster

MRK1 (Mark Foster), dubstep artist, formerly Mark One or Markone

Monolake

In 2008 T++ followed Ricardo Villalobos in bridging the gap between minimal techno and dubstep, by remixing Shackleton's Death Is Not Final for the Skull Disco label.

Mosaic Music Festival

2008 - Guests at the Heineken Music Club grooved to the performances of the UK’s electronica band Fujiya & Miyagi, dubstep duo Kode9 and the Spaceape and the simply captivating electro indie-pop tunes of the bird and the bee.

Mr. Messiah

He is an important figure in the St. Petersburg Dubstep and Breakcore scenes and he is also closely affiliated with Russia’s glitch, IDM, Hardcore techno, music scenes.

Multiverse Music

From 2004-2008, Multiverse was responsible for seminal releases from artists such as Pinch, 2562, Vex'd, Skream, emptyset, Joker and Pinch's Tectonic (one of the first Dubstep labels) is now recognised as having played a significant role in the genres worldwide growth and success.

Oliver Jones

Skream (real name Oliver Jones), dubstep producer from Croydon, UK

Richie Spice

More recently, a remix of one of his more popular tracks, "Marijuana", by Digital Mystikz's Coki, renamed "Burnin'" has focused more attention to him in the blossoming dubstep scene coming out of the UK.

Ruinz Ason

Dubtrap is a unique mashup of HipHop, Dub, Dubstep, Trap, Electronic and Urban Contemporary music packaged in highly experimental production by J-Flames.

Sabrepulse

--Please discuss on the talk page before changing the genres.-->Chiptune
Chipbreak
Breakcore
Dubstep
Drum n Bass
Drumstep

Shy FX

Noted dubstep producers Skream, Benga and Caspa have all released tracks on DSB, as have drum & bass/dubstep crossover artists Breakage, Calibre, DJ Fresh and Redlight (a.k.a. DJ Clipz).

STINKAHBELL

STINKAHBELL is a dubstep group containing hip hop/urban producer Anton Louis David Flanders, better known by his stage name Nutty P, and MC Janset Sayar.

The Selector

Originally launched in 2001, The Selector is an international showcase for the best new music the United Kingdom has to offer, covering a variety of genres from indie, dubstep, folk, soul, hip hop and more.

Typesun

The release got 9/10 in Mixmag's Dubstep section in both the print mag and the online version.


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