Definition of dubstep
:a type of electronic dance music having prominent bass lines and syncopated drum patterns
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Copley Plaza, part of the Conrad Prebys Theatre Center outside The Old Globe in Balboa Park 8.19 Feed Me DJ Jon Gooch, aka British electro house/dubstep producer Feed Me, first performed under the moniker Spor.
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Mellody, who adopted the name Zomboy from a video game, quickly became one of the most famous dubstep artists in the world.
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Difficult-to-place samples echo back to late aughts post-dubstep sonic cues.
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Many American fans are familiar with the robotic nu-metal compositions of Skrillex and Deadmau5 (and with the music in 5-Hour Energy ads), but dubstep’s first form consisted of bass that swallowed its surrounding elements whole.
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For instance, Good Girlsuccessor, Rated R (2009) -- a potpourri of genres in itself -- features production from dubstep producers such as London’s Chase & Status.
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Dim the lights, blast the dubstep, and throw on some Aisha Tyler interviews in the background—
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Dim the lights, blast the dubstep, and throw on some Aisha Tyler interviews in the background—Ubisoft just kicked off its E3 press conference three weeks before the event with the first-ever trailer for Far Cry 5.
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The track mixes glossy, synth-heavy verses and a truly orgasmic dubstep chorus to create a summer smash that demands your attention.
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First Known Use of dubstep
2002
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