Dubstep

Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that has its roots in London’s early 2000s UK garage scene. Musically, dubstep is distinguished by its dark mood, sparse rhythms, and emphasis on bass. Dubstep started to spread beyond small local scenes in late 2005 and early 2006, with many websites devoted to the genre appearing and thus aiding the growth of the scene. Edit this Artist photo: Skepta

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Dec 3 Thursday 3 December 2009
Groove Thursdays at Arena Sue Cho, B. Rich	Arena Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles, United States 34.090742 -118.334841	Add shout
Dec 4 Friday 4 December 2009
Rusko	Smart Bar Chicago, IL, Chicago, United States 41.949802 -87.658899	13 people attending Add shout
Dec 5 Saturday 5 December 2009
Rusko, Big Basha, Steve Kream at Soundlab Rusko, BIG BASHA, Steve Kream	Soundlab Buffalo, NY, Buffalo, United States 42.913908 -78.883164	3 people attending Add shout
Dec 10 Thursday 10 December 2009
free.BASS with RUSKO at Trinity Nightclub Rusko, Sublo	Trinity Nightclub Seattle, WA, Seattle, United States 47.601748 -122.333922	2 people attending Add shout
Dec 11 Friday 11 December 2009
Fukken Über Death Party' 'WORLD FUKKEN TOUR 2009 at Dingbatz Hanzel und Gretyl, Dark Matter	Dingbatz Clifton, NJ, New York, United States 40.857875 -74.147383	1 person attending Add shout
Dec 31 Thursday 31 December 2009
Pnuma Trio Mimosa, Two Fresh	The Loft @ Barfly Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis, United States 44.977412 -93.274927	3 people attending Add shout

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coffeeandpigs wrote:
yesterday evening

the marmite of electronic music?

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Tibberclaw wrote:
Sunday evening

Burial sounds like it belongs under the Trip-Hop tag as much as the Dubstep tag

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cshagrath wrote:
Friday morning

my first dubstep mix :) 35minutes of insane heavy dubstep.check it out http://soundcloud.com/cristina_hxc/extinction-podcast-no-1

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EssienPopoola wrote:
Thursday afternoon

Look for anything by Pinch - http://happenstanceradio.blogspot.com/search/label/dubstep

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stalker_ozu wrote:
Thursday morning

very overated, the only great is Burial

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producerdan74 wrote:
last week

some dubstep sounds sick - some sounds really shitty. this style is very hit-and-miss.

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EssienPopoola wrote:
last month

great dubstep set from DJ Tayo last week http://happenstanceradio.blogspot.com/2009/11/dj-tayo-live-in-budapest-2009.html

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joeyeindbaas wrote:
last month

i made a mix for all you guys who are new tot dubstep, enjoy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5VL1hpSEFo

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joeyeindbaas wrote:
last month

some great names in dubstep: Rusko Caspa Chase&Status Bar9 Joker DZ Distance Benga Nero Broken Note Reso Trolley Snatcha and lots more..

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Theartofstu wrote:
last month

"Seems to exploding in popularity somewhat" It's because of collaborations with US rappers and wu-tang clan etc etc, stuff like that in my opinion. By the way if you're interested in getting into dubstep but don't know where to start, send me a message / shout and i'll help.

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Chilipepper89 wrote:
last month

Went to see Chase and Status the other night and they had some amazing local dubstep dj's on before. I'd love to get more of this music but I've no idea where to start, any pointers?

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starkemptiness wrote:
last month

Seems to exploding in popularity somewhat

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sexypirate wrote:
last month

You guys need to tell me the best of this genre. Much appreciated.

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EssienPopoola wrote:
last month

I'm with frimsah on tag integrity. It's Pitchfork's fault. WTF do they know about dubstep? http://happenstanceradio.blogspot.com/search/label/dubstep

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frimsah wrote:
last month

there seem to be a group of fellows bent on destroying the integrity of this tag. Samiyam, Hudson Mohawke, Flying Lotus? god knows what other shit is getting dubstep'd

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krzyN_dnb wrote:
October 2009

<------------- love dub!!!!!!

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Schoenes_Wetter wrote:
October 2009

more dubstep for germany!

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MisanthropieB wrote:
October 2009

OMG listen to that: http://www.lastfm.de/music/9t/_/EXP?autostart

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oanaDevotee wrote:
October 2009

arrghh <3

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l57robert wrote:
October 2009

Aussie stuff coming out is pretty good - Excision & DZ - 'Round 2' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya32SsZ1gW4

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