Sunday, May 20, 2012

The History of Dubstep

By Michael Gauthier


Dubstep was deemed "underground" for the most part, but grew to be progressively more well-known in the early 2000s. It came from the UK, particularly South London. In a little place named Croydon, the Big Apple Records retailer functioned as the go-to place for grungey, underground music where fans and artists alike, flocked to look for fresh and exciting sound. This genre is widely known for its heavy bass lines, intricate drumbeats and at times, vocals.

Some of the initial dubstep songs were unveiled in 1998, but were mainly predominantly experimental and fairly sinister. This type of "garage music" began to achieve notoriety in one of London's night clubs, "Plastic People" in their "Forward" theme nights. They were among the first to promote this music genre even when it was still in the beginning stage. This location was a key component in developing Dubstep into a more popular genre in the UK. The phrase "Dubstep" appeared more distinctive from the already present grime and two-step genres.

Dubstep had its enthusiasts even throughout its early days; one of those was BBC Radio 1. One of their DJs, John Peel, started actively playing songs of this new genre dating back to 2003, when hardly anyone knew about it yet. Dubstep's reach widened past local scenes towards 2006, so much that opportunity-seekers competed to produce web pages to focus on this escalating style. Some of them are dubstepforum, guttterbreakz and Barefiles. Alternatively, publications like Pitchfork Media, picked up on the massive potential of Dubstep and publicized information on this brand new happening in the music business. An additional instrumental individual in the success of the genre was Mary Anne Hobbs, who dedicated a full program to it called "Dubstep Warz" during early 2006.

Within the last 10 years, Dubstep has grown much more well-known, especially in the U.K. where it has been largely effective commercially as more and more tunes progress up within the music charts. Artists also, have discovered creativity in this unique musical style and have converted this within their art pieces. Producers and artists have since sprung sub-genres from the initial style and have come up with a harder version using heavy metal features called post-Dubstep which has been generally widespread in the U.S.A.

Today, Dubstep has become a combination of several factors, from techno, to electronic, to grime - just about everything. This genre is continually evolving, with the impact of the internet at the cutting edge of this movement. It is mind-boggling to observe the improvement it has made in the past three years on its own, over mostly underground and "hipster" web pages and radio. Despite the many takes on this relatively new music, artists and music labels around the globe have gotten inventive, even remixing original tunes into "Dubstep remixes" in order to meet the demand for the thriving fanbase. The almost-permanently suppressed bass gives off a virtually underwater vibe to club goers and music-devotees alike, and the regular, persistent stream of progression throughout the track is an excellent illustration of how much more potential Dubstep has to mature and develop in the following years. With the use of high end electronics, the possibilities of Dubstep are infinite.




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