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Let The Truth Be Untold: Dubstep's Past, Present, And Future by strawberrygirl
With the 10th anniversary of the first dubstep releases just a few months away, we take an in-depth look at the genre's development so far, and probe its future through the eyes of one of the style's currently hottest artists: Untold.
© by Jack Dunning
© by Jack Dunning
London's importance in the development of modern urban music cannot be overstated. The bass-heavy genres of drum & bass, grime, 2-step, broken beat and dubstep have all evolved out of the unique villages within the UK's capital, each with their own idiosyncratic culture.

Nearing its tenth year in existence, dubstep, like many DJ- and club-centric genres, had its genesis with 12" b-side instrumentals, specifically the melodic, uptempo dubs of speed garage and 2-step.

As dubstep began to untie itself from the loose 4/4 frameworks of speed garage and 2-step around 2000, it shifted towards a darker, deeper, and less accessible sound, with an emphasis on sparse kick drums and teeth-rattling bass.

Early releases from artists like Horsepower Productions, a crew whose atmospheric productions placed a new importance on dub inflections and delays, and El-B and Oris Jay, who focused on dark...
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