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Dubstep. Dubstep originated in London, England during the early 2000s. Dubstep would be classified as electronic dance music because of it being mainly electronic instruments with hard bass. Dubstep can also contain samples from other music or sayings, some vocals and particle mash-ups. Some major people that were influenced in the creating and uprising of Dubstep were just every day people wanting to try new sounds. People that made Dubstep become more famous  would be Dj Hatcha, Skream, Benga, Digital Mystikz and Loefah. Dj Hatcha was the first well known artist of Dubstep on the scene. The other four revolutionized Dubstep to what we know it as today. Some more recent artist are Kode9, Deadmau5, and DjEphixa. The newer age of artists have brought Dubstep to a whole other level.

Beginning of Dubstep

Growing Stages

Today

The original Dubstep tracks were quiet and more relaxing beats. The didn't tend on having much bass or volume. As Dubstep progressed  the volume began to louden and there was more involved then just putting some electronical beats together. Todays Dubstep is at a higher volume, has more bass and drum, easier dance to, as well as a more technical based design. In the newer Dubstep the music tends to start off slow and then just pick-up from there. It is uncommon for Dubstep these day to all-of-a-sudden just pick-up the rhythm and bass, but have a "drop" which lead into the more upbeat sound. The drop can be anywhere from a dead silence to a word. The "drop" will also let anyone that is dancing to this start dancing quick or more to the beat.

In the video above, the "drop" is at 00:39. For the first 38s of this song the tone is softer and not as upbeat, but once that "drop" happens the whole song changes. It is more upbeat, rhythmical, and there is tones of bass and drum. Now within one song there can be more then one "drop".  At 01:58 of the video above there is another "drop". With having multiple "drops" the artists can allow the dancers to take a breather in within the same song. The "drop" is also appealing to the listening audience as well. The drop can allow the listener to feel a surge of excitement or any emotion through them.

Up to this day Dubstep has been revolutionizing and changing into new sounds and new genres. In my opinion Dubstep is one of more enjoyable genres of music to listen to. The newer type of Dubstep is the type I enjoy more, but the classic Dubstep is still quite good.

Another DjEphixa, if you haven't noticed he is awesome and Canadian too.