Dubstep

Dubstep is different from techno, house and other forms of electronic music because it typically involves the drop, bigger loops and wobble bass. Wobble bass refers to the changing of bass rhythmically, for an extended time frame often resulting in distortion and other variations of the beat.

It wasn�t till around 2002 that the moniker �dubstep� was finally attached to the genre and it separated itself from other 2-step tracks. dubstep Big Apple, Tempa and Amunition were the key labels who helped spread the popularity of the music by association with the term dubstep. The name for the genre quickly caught on and distinguished a formerly underground form of melodic-rhythmic deep bass and limited vocal form of music from the other genres it was being lumped with at the time.

Around 2006, dubstep really started to take off as dedicated websites to the genre spawned and began growing the popularity and its worldwide reach. The power of the internet and being able to quickly share, comment and listen to music online is often taken for granted in today�s world. It might�ve taken a bit longer for dubstep to really take off it were to rely on local clubs and notoriety through traditional forms of coverage like newspapers, word of mouth and magazines. The magazine known as The Wire also played a key role in spreading the genre to the mainstream as well however.