dubstep
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The nasty outfit takes elements of bloghouse electro and smashes those glitches between heavy American dubstep-style wubs. — Kat Bein, Billboard, "WAVEDASH & QUEST Summon 'Devil Music' For Mad Zoo EP: Exclusive," 31 May 2018 Slander plays with dubstep halftime and future womps to give Malone's heartbreak anthem some serious swagger. — Kat Bein, Billboard, "Here Are the 10 Best Post Malone Remixes," 30 Apr. 2018 Frantic rhythm game Lilt Line started on iOS, meanwhile, but also works better with Wii Remote tilt controls and its heavy dubstep soundtrack blasted out through bigger speakers. — Sam Byford, The Verge, "Nintendo’s WiiWare dies this weekend, so download these games while you can," 23 Mar. 2018 Friday-Saturday Excision The Canadian artist born Jeff Abel emerged as more aggressive dubstep sounds broke big at the turn of the decade. — Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press, "Big Gigs: Babyface, Marillion, Charlie Wilson, more," 15 Feb. 2018 The taste-making star DJ and producer fuses hip-hop, dubstep, house, rock, and more to create a rattling style that will likely have the Pavilion quaking. — Justin Jacobs, Indianapolis Star, "Noel Gallagher, Alan Jackson top February concert roster," 1 Feb. 2018 Los Angeles is one city where the dubstep dream never dies. — Kat Bein, Billboard, "Kayzo Delivers Bass-Fueled Debut LP 'OVERLOAD': Listen," 19 Jan. 2018 Friday Borgore Israeli dubstep producer, DJ, singer-songwriter and rapper. — Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, "Concerts in the Houston area," 7 Feb. 2018 Speaking of the Jungle Music Fest show, Flosstradamus has prepared his set with less dubstep and more house and trap music to suit the Chinese audience. — Billboard Radio China, Billboard, "Flosstradamus Talks First Asia Tour, Waka Flocka Flame Collab: Interview," 24 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dubstep.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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