Definition of dubstep
: a type of electronic dance music having prominent bass lines and syncopated drum patterns
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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.
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Friday-Saturday Excision The Canadian artist born Jeff Abel emerged as more aggressive dubstep sounds broke big at the turn of the decade.
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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.
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Los Angeles is one city where the dubstep dream never dies.
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Friday Borgore Israeli dubstep producer, DJ, singer-songwriter and rapper.
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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.
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Last year, Canadian dubstep phenom Datsik launched the first iteration of his Ninja Nation tour.
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This year’s special guest is Sluggo, a dubstep DJ and music producer from Phoenix.
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First Known Use of dubstep
2002
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