WTF is dubstep?

For all of you who arent aware, dubstep is the new up and coming sound of the techno/electro scene. Dubstep is a combination of electro house, fidget house, and break beat styled electric music combined all into one.  Its overall sound has been described as tightly yet scattered productions with overwhelming bass lines and sketchy drum patterns, clipped electronic samples, and occasional vocals.

Dubstep is a type of electronic music that is believed to have originated from the Jamaican dub music. It is also considered to be rooted in the Jamaican sound system cultures, which were characterized by large grinding noises or disco bass frequencies. These sound systems exhibit legitimate artistic innovation.

Jamiacan Dubstep

The modern day dubstep style originated in South East London. The year 1998 recorded the earliest release of dubstep. The earliest dubstep music would be best described as darker, more of an experimental type of music with the incorporation of funky elements of breakbeat and instrumental dub remixes. The electronic music is also characterized by the incorporation of the dark elements of drum and bass and 2-step.

In 2001, a night club in London known as Forward began to showcase and campaign for other strains of dark garage music. This was considered to be influential to the development of dubstep. Actually, the term dubstep was started to be used in the year 2002. This was used as a reference to a genre of music. 2002 was the year when the stylistic trends utilized in creating remixes became more distinct from 2-step and grime.

Dubstep is generally instrumental. Similar to a vocal garage hybrid  of “grime” music ,  the genre's feel is commonly dark with tracks that frequently use a minor key and can feature dissonant harmonies such as the tritone interval within each individual riff. Other distinguishing features often found are the use of samples, a propulsive, synthesized rhythm, and an almost on-going distorted sub-bass. Some dubstep artists have also incorporated a variety of outside influences, from dub-influenced techno such as basic  to classical music or even heavy metal and punk rock.

Believe it or not, there is actually a very pronounced dance style that comes with dubstep music. It is usually called the "Shuffle" depending on where you are from. It reflects and is very similar to hardstyle dancing. Danicng to dubstep is very unique and is also very fun once you get into to the musicand learn how to properly do it. Also many people incorporate a crazy version of the robot (where it looks like their having a seizure almost) into slower more beat heavy dubstep songs like seen below.

 Heres a few videos of people who absolutely kill it! I can’t imagine what they do at the club, the probably put on an absolute show for everyone!

A Robotic form of dubstep

Heres the famous dubstep/hardstep shuffle that you will see from any people at a rave and/or club that plays dubstep:

Like stated above, this style of dancing relates to the same style of daincing that goes hand in hand with hardcore.

Get into the music and start dancing! Once i listened to dubstep I personally fell in love with every aspect of it!

Enjoy!