Type of Music: Dubstep
What it sounds like: Music in this genre consists predominantly of instrumental remixes of existing recordings and is achieved by significantly manipulating and reshaping the recordings
- Dubstep tracks are generally produced at a tempo of around 140 beats per minute and in recent years have developed signature half time rhythms, often heavily shuffled or syncopated, and usually, though not exclusively, including only one snare drum hit per bar, often on the third beat. Such factors make dubstep rhythms markedly different from four-to-the-floor rhythms used in other styles of electronic dance music such as house music, which usually have two snare hits accompanying the second and fourth kick drum. Often, the sense of rhythm in dubstep is propelled more by the bassline than by the percussive content.
Representative Artist: Liquid Stranger, Knife Party, Rusko, Cyrus,
Roots/origin: http://www.soundhead.eu/index.php/Genres/origins-of-dubstep.html
Website to hear some dubstep: http://www.youtube.com/ukfdubstep