Dubstep

Some time last year, a friend, who is in London, strongly recommended that I should check out Dubstep. Well I did but I was not really into it, so I did not delve deeper. Earlier this year, another friend bought a Dubstep compilation and he had pretty good reviews for it. I checked out a couple of songs on the compilation and I was blown away. Not only was the bass deep and heavy (think sub-bass), but the whole music composition was amazing. Those tracks made extremely great use of the 'space' it had (a la dub, hence the name Dubstep) and I was instantly hooked. Or so I thought.

For the uninitiated, Dubstep, in a nutshell, has its roots in UK garage (primarily 2-step), drum & bass, dub and grime. It is a relatively new genre, starting some time between early to mid 2000s in South London.

Back to the topic. From those tracks I heard, I had this misconception that these few tracks represented Dubstep, or should be pretty close. Well, what I thought was not what it is. Please do not get me wrong though. With all due respect, it is great to see producers merge different genres, to try and create a new sound and doing so, is by no means a walk in the park. I have tremendous respect for people who push the boundaries but as in any other genres, people's tastes do vary. I am no exception.

Enough of the ranting, now to the music.

I have put up a couple of my favourite Dubstep tracks. Crank up the volumes on your speakers and turn on your sub-woofers.

Kode 9 & Spaceape - 9 Samurai



The Bug & Warrior Queen - Poison Dart



Uncle Sam - Round The World Girls (Tes La Rok Remix)