dubstep
noun/ˈdʌbstɛp/
Etymology
From dub + 2-step garage; originally dub step, from 2001.
Definitions
A subgenre of electronic dance music descended from 2-step garage that was popular in the…
A subgenre of electronic dance music descended from 2-step garage that was popular in the early 2010s, characterized by its dark mood, sparse half-step and two-step rhythms, and emphasis on sub-bass.
- "Genres are so boring," said Scotsman Broon, one-half of the tech-house duo, as he scanned the cover of XLR8R magazine hyping "Dubstep" while shopping at Etherea record store.
- ...of course, a lot of grime producers and dubstep producers freely admit to FL being their primary tool, and the software is increasingly being used...
- ...reflect broader class strategies within English society, and the same can be said for more recent genre mutations such as dubstep and grime.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for dubstep. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA