Wait... Where Did Dubstep Go?

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Dubstep became a viral sensation a decade ago, but at the height of its popularity it vanished. Dubstep came from UK garage music in the 90's, influenced by the syncopation of 2-step and the bass and reverb of Jamaican dub. What started off in London as an underground scene, became the soundtrack for popculture in the 2010's. So how did dubstep become mainstream, and where did it go?
LA Buckner researches the roots of dubstep and then attempts to create his own dubstep track. Everything from Skrillex to Skream, Benga, and Burial.
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[@nolaffinmatter]

“I thought it was an earthquake. Then I went outside, and I looked, and I realized it was BASS” There is no greater praise for a dubstep artist than this.

[@spawnofheck]

i need this line to be added to a hardstyle song right before the drop.... and i realized it was the BaBaBAASSSSS

[@nedisahonkey]

@@spawnofheck Haha sounds like a great idea

[@SoundFieldPBS]

@@nedisahonkey It exists and its goesss hard kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHuXZ2yql6epfck

[@nedisahonkey]

@@SoundFieldPBS Haha you guys are the absolute best. Thanks for the link!

[@spawnofheck]

@@SoundFieldPBS DAAAAMMMMM

[@Prod.Germ00]

Dubstep didn't die it just went back to being underground there is still a dedicated fanbase of the genre

[@s3ditionaries]

Finally someone who gets it

[@lewisk8077]

BadKlaat, Marauda, Space Laces, Subtronics, Svdden Death

[@s3ditionaries]

Lewis Kenworthy marauda is amazing

[@silverkip2992]

Yessss exactly

[@55lumens]

Yep. Similar to what happened with jazz decades ago and others.

[@HisXLNC]

“I realized it was bass.” is the ultimate sample.

[@InnerEagle]

Davie504 Approves

[@ajojen6346]

I'm putting this in my deathstep song lol

[@profpuffofficial2]

@@ajojen6346 deathstep woooow what a throwback to Mantis

[@InnerEagle]

@Harry Hooper Was it that bad your coffee? :P

[@iLikeTheUDK]

Adam Neely has entered the chat

[@RednaxG]

early dubstep: super chill modern dubstep: EVERYTHING MUST BE LAZERS!!!!!

[@serhafiye7046]

Lazers was like 2014-2015 man now riddim

[@serhafiye7046]

@ExDeeXD Music New generation? Can you give me an example pls i'm not listening much electro lately

[@microwaveidiot9475]

@ExDeeXD Music melodic riddim is the best

[@0ldb00e]

@ExDeeXD Music Aye riddim ain't bad chill that's your opinion

[@serhafiye7046]

@ExDeeXD Music If you listen Chime, here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5vGe6eidr96d80 (For his early days) this was the best drop of Chime imo. I left dubstep 3-4 years ago because the drops were always bad even though the intros were good, I tired of being disappointed and waited for riddim to end.

[@thewillows2733]

Dubstep isn't dead, just isn't spoken about anymore by the mainstream, just like metal and rock. There are sooo many current Dubstep artists that make AMAZING music.

[@jamest7485]

This x1000

[@ashesrockstotaldrama]

Got any recommendations ?

[@DubnRoll]

@@ashesrockstotaldrama G jones, eprom, culprate, bleep bloop, liquid stranger

[@jopodevine]

the new Yheti album called 'The Party Has Changed' is amazing.

[@fonzee3237]

Asha Apple it all depends on what you like, back then all the dubstep had somewhat of the same sounds but now there is sooo many styles it’s hard to just say “oh I like dubstep “ dubstep as a whole has evolved so much from hype dubstep, more club style dubstep, shit we even got like rocker/metal style dubstep! The other guy who has replied to you named a bunch of artist who do more of a lower tempo style of dubstep more know to the new generation as “space bass”

[@unniFI]

"I thought it was an earthquake, then I went outside and I looked, and then I realised it was bass." LMAO

[@SoundFieldPBS]

that news report is incredible

[@RÅNÇIÐ]

Davie504 has entered the chat

[@unniFI]

SLAPP

[@SoundFieldPBS]

@@RÅNÇIÐ I REALLY WITH HE WOULD. love him

[@ansisozolins8703]

Frankie 504 would love this quote

[@LeewardSideMusic]

“I went outside and I looked, and I realized it was BASS” *slappers intensify*

[@tmicygon5435]

C H E C K M A T E

[@chaosmage0394]

🅱️ASS

[@junojdn]

David Winters MIND BLOWING

[@ElOmen22]

EPICO

[@summintra1575]

Epico

[@programmer-mr5vo]

"I thought it was an earthquake but then i realised it was Bass" "People often confuse Earthquakes with Teminite gigs, but thats ok"

[@mr.fufucudlypoops8207]

Glad someone finally mentioned teminite. Him, virtual riot, and space laces are like the holy trinity of modern dubstep.

[@IamBananas007]

more like Excision with his PK sound system ...

[@andreiruizo3050]

Oh wow that artist is very good

[@mr.fufucudlypoops8207]

@@andreiruizo3050 check out his unstoppable ep. Unquestionably the best artist in dubstep.

[@davidgraham370]

@@mr.fufucudlypoops8207 spag heddy? Zomboy?

[@BigLouie_e_e]

I appreciate that you showed the KZbin tutorial struggle. That's the real grind right there

[@SoundFieldPBS]

20 minutes later...

[@heberwav1099]

HOW TO MAKE SKRILLEX SCARY MONSTERS AND NICE SPRITES GROWL IN UNDER 2 MINUTES

[@ninovanhooff3926]

I watched many yt tutorials before attempting one myself and damn it was so much harder to follow along, even with the video on another monitor, fresh.

[@SammySideFX]

dude whats hilarious i when I too was learning to dubstep I watched that same video on wobble bass lol

[@conor4142]

How to 'action' in under 5 minutes This specific search query usually helps.

[@GregRosolowski]

"I thought it was an earthquake. I went outside, and I looked and realized it was bass." Somebody had to have incorporated the line in a dubstep track... If not, I'm doing it!

[@KaichouClips]

This guy did it kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHuXZ2yql6epfck

[@rolo8847]

Shmoyoho made a remix using it, check it out :p

[@lilwater7358]

@@KaichouClips all hail the guy lol

[@louisminson645]

Had exactly the same thought

[@TribalKatz]

Sounds like a verse from the Holy Dubstep Bible.

[@teadat]

“I thought it was an earthquake. Then I went outside, and I looked, and I realized it was BASS” *Davie504 wants to know your location*

[@SoundFieldPBS]

Tell him where we are, we wanna talk to him...

[@lukewalker8515]

@baerleon Epico

[@lukewalker8515]

@baerleon You clearly have it too

[@lukewalker8515]

@baerleon LMAO

[@robmorgan1214]

@@SoundFieldPBS OMG...this is highly illegal. I can't believe an earthquake would challenge him to battle. Slap the earth to accept the challenge.

[@Relinquicide]

Actually giving proper credit to Skream, Benga, Kode9 & Burial, and explaining both the 2-step and Dub origins of the music... Big ups! Respect. thanks for doing your research!

[@DimWow]

yeah but glitch didn't come from dubstep and some other things he got where wrong so for me he could have looked into the modern stuff more, but your right he got classic dubstep right

[@Quantick]

Horsepower productions still forgotten 😢

[@pushthetempo2]

Probably should have mentioned Mala and Coki and Loafah really. The DMZ lads, equally as important as skream and benga. All mates from the Croydon area of London.

[@p.f132]

Electronic music is wild, man. "Hey have you heard of this new genre its called.... oh wait thats old again. its now called... nope, wait... wait... aaaand its gone. ok."

[@Zynet_Eseled]

It's called riddim.

[@deadeyedblack2350]

I know, I recently just got into electronic music through machine girl and since then I've gone down a rabbit hole of figuring out genres I never even knew existed

[@thethiccdonut5257]

What Not To Do At a Stoplight Trash

[@BjayawesomeBlackDude]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/npuzlKaVath-kMU I just learn on my own for the complex arrangements. But this is wild as it get for me. Your welcome.

[@sahulianhooligan7046]

@Jay Jesus is this how you text your ex after a breakup *I don't need you!! Im happy!!* *presses send with tears running down face

[@Telepathic_Snail_Overlords]

As a raver, dubstep is still pretty popping in the scene. It's just fallen out of mainstream.

[@lozoft9]

As it should. The mainstream misunderstood it and abused it. They don't deserve it.

[@jontotoronto948]

As a raver, there are no ravers. Rave is gone. There is only fakes rebelling against mommy and daddy like a new sulky punk rock. It's over. Go and listen to Bruce Springsteen and be honest about it.

[@rocker00000]

@@jontotoronto948 /r/gatekeeping is that way.

[@code_told_fast6683]

Haven't been to a rave since I left Seattle.

[@pwabd2784]

@@jontotoronto948 as a person, what you're describing is all ravers ever were.

[@trickyy5738]

“Dubstep shook the landscape of music in the early 2010’s” Oh yeah it shook the landscape alright

[@biglanceyfouxenjoyer1347]

Trickyy congratulations you found the joke

[@redocious8741]

yeet lmao this

[@omnishambles4477]

ear to the ground

[@cheekybird3482]

"I thought it was an earthquake...I went outside and I looked and I realised it was Davie504"

[@Alpacacx]

SLAP THAT BASS

[@coolnoob1178]

EPIC

[@AliAns4ri]

Coolnoob 117 EPICO*😡😡

[@tuerkwurscht]

SLAPPP

[@stadusunids]

OMG

[@truesonny5761]

I like the host. He's cool without being cool

[@EricJCaraballoso]

He's cool without trying. And he's on PBS? Wild.

[@MonC-yh5zh]

Thats because he black

[@euanharrison7125]

The backwards cap fiercely contradicts this statement 😂

[@nisms5048]

Euan Harrison Fits his dreads

[@Hdem18]

Very informative too

[@samusaran7317]

Lets just admit it that genre got watered down eventually and people got sick of it. Good thing it went underground so the personality can come back.

[@Calleseprro]

Samus Aran7 you stupid

[@atonegames]

@@Calleseprro no, he's right.

[@BarneyScreamsGore]

It been back and it's harder and wilder then ever before

[@crackbandicoot2348]

Skrillex ruined the genre he's the shittest dubstep artist in the general dead mouse and underground artist are better than that goof

[@SebastianStephanStan]

I still listen to dub step still rocks do you know the channel dubstepgutter ? Go and take a look u will like it

[@pinkthrall6038]

“This was not a friendly event” everyone was on molly tho

[@PresidentFlip]

RealStreetMigo okay straightedge

[@ninpauline]

pink thrall who is molly 😊

[@mistyminnie5922]

@@ninpauline is that a joke or do you really not know. In that case, you're better off not knowing

[@ninpauline]

@@mistyminnie5922 i ment to put where is molly

[@yeetingat100subs9]

nin spearing what do u mean?

[@dodgybishop1479]

Justin Bieber and Britney Spears did not incorparate it into "their" music, the producers who made the music for them did.

[@outsidercain3038]

"achtually..." It's resumed for the sake of clarity. Most of us knows they're just label's puppets

[@BrianHenson95]

I feel like their names are more brands including writers, producers, and stylists and not just the individuals But I do feel you when people give credit to the puppet not the master

[@megajuanph11]

Yeah, Churchill didnt have nothing to do with the war. The war was fought by the soldiers

[@wvictorvasquez]

Duh! Britney Spears was already using it since 2003. Then in 2007 later in 2011 when genre exploded.

[@burr6161]

Thank you!

[@ziggy748]

"I thought it was an earthquake, I went outside and looked and realized it was bass". Sounds like an awesome opening to a dubstep track

[@DJSyKoh]

@goapsyfreestepforlife oh man that was such an anti-climax to what could be one of the best leadups to a drop ever, im dissapointed :(

[@frozencanuck3521]

Wait... PBS is covering Dubstep? Times have changed.

[@bluealchemist3953]

Frozen Canuck PBS and NPR been covering Dub from 2011 at its height.

[@ilikeycoloralot]

Check out the PBS yt channels they're about all types of cool shit from physics to dubstep lol

[@davidaranda6396]

Yeah theh got one them chilled laid back narrators the cool ones

[@poptropica118]

But when they start talking into the alien subject. Everyone loses their minds

[@Javier-ov3hj]

@@ilikeycoloralot thats really cool bro, imma check it out

[@luisybarraaspichueta3405]

Everyone uses Virtual Riot loops and actually nobody mentions him in the history of dubstep

[@AphasiaOfficial730]

because hes not the history of dubstep. hes the future of dubstep

[@biko9824]

Shawnee Davis his music is my future as well. Maybe take a listen to Fox Stevenson as well, he makes dubstep/dnb/a-bit-more-regular electronic music.

[@AphasiaOfficial730]

@@biko9824 already know about steve stevenson

[@ryanslife776]

This is history these guys are relevant after dubstep died out when it hit America

[@AphasiaOfficial730]

@@ryanslife776 your comment makes no sense.

[@notkevin106]

Dubstep didn’t die... it just turned into riddim lol

[@pabloc1009]

Notkevin cant believe they didnt talk about real riddim

[@gigachad1983]

Finally someones who get it

[@Watsonincorporated]

you're... right!

[@aydenotten2007]

yep

[@onesyphorus]

I don't even know much but this makes sense

[@nateo7045]

Dubstep didn't die. It's just hiding from all the frat boys.

[@encapsule2220]

Exactly

[@littlebear444]

literally this.

[@XChristianNoirX]

Rmwhen there is little chance of it ever providing a living anymore, it's pretty much dying. I started the first dubstep weekly in my city btw, when Drum N Bass started losing too much money and I couldn't afford to do it anymore. Oh yeah.. 12th Planet was a DnB guy/promoter previously too.

[@kr924]

real talk

[@ThatFilmisGnarly]

no. it died. (which is a good thing, music needs to constantly evolve. stagnation is bad for art)

[@winterphresh2429]

"where did dubstep go" *makes a song with virtual riot loops*

[@purplehumanz]

Tristan Covington seriously i knew it sounded familiar

[@kouyouofficial532]

DOSNT MENTION HIM ONCE LOL

[@hatefulflame9986]

@@kouyouofficial532 Lmao they also had skrillex on the thumbnail. Who made brostep, A somewhat dead subgenre..

[@djdapop]

the only good sounding thing in this song is the sample pack lmao

[@Liamlucid]

Is this what counts for production these days? Sample loops and unchanged basic saws? Didn't sound like dustep at all, wasn't even an lfo in the main track...

[@crow_music]

I wish they would show what dubstep is today as well, everyone that hasn't listened since 2012 still thinks it sounds like "OMG" followed by a super outdated drop.

[@kryptekghost207]

This exactly. Every time a video on the topic pops up in my feed, it always seems to have such an outdated view on the genre and then they make a drop that sounds like something you'd hear when people make fun of dubstep. Love your vids btw!

[@RAYVmusic]

Yes

[@cricify_]

Crow yooo crow! I knew I’d spot one on the comment section lol

[@politech2722]

Any suggestions for more recent stuff?

[@fedoruskov]

@@politech2722 I also would like to know

[@joryedubz163]

Dubstep never disappeared, It’s still on big labels like Disicple, Never day die black label, monstercat, buygore and many more. There are still dubstep and riddim producers.

[@therespectabletim]

bruh

[@keisui89]

black label and nsd .. :( miss the good days

[@ivanovserguei9556]

​@@keisui89 😢😢

[@m2-084]

Those channels are ghost towns lol

[@MisterAppleEsq]

When people start making nostalgic movies/TV set in the 10s, dubstep is gonna be the entire soundtrack. I for one can't wait.

[@authomat6236]

also mumble rap

[@Hirokee_]

dude you’ll be 60 years old by then

[@AQGOAT24]

@@Hirokee_ no it will take like 5 to 10 years. Uncut gems itself can be said to be a period piece of the early 2010s. Look at 90s nostalgia that existed in the 2000s and 2010s

[@jeremievillegas1702]

I love that idea so much

[@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770]

I think it'll be by like, 2030 or so.

[@JamesDeaconUK]

Trust me, Dubstep is alive and kicking, it’s just returned to the underground (and its roots if you listen to Deep Dubstep).

[@FlamespeedyAMV]

Yeah a channel called Liquid Flav is uploading new but old sounding Dubstep.

[@synkv]

Jay D UK no not rly popular

[@SILVERSPADES]

Jay D UK it’s like any genre. May not be featured on main charts but there will always be underground dubstep

[@jacobwhite208]

disciple and never say die are the only labels worth keeping up with nowadays.

[@punkrockmetalqueen92]

Please give me artist recommendations! I can't find new dubstep anymore!

[@jobananas3052]

"brostep" is the Nu-Metal of the 2010s it was popular as all hell but everyone will deny they liked it for a time.

[@xdragonxmasterx6790]

A mechanical pencil yeah actually he made two amazing song with Skrillex. When I first listened to it I took me a while to like personally but I was still figuring out my music taste at the time. The songs are Korn narcissistic cannibal ft Skrillex and Korn get up ft Skrillex. Enjoy.

[@robroux6074]

bro step was not invented by Skrillex, RUSKO started it as a joke.

[@masedgod1544]

this is SO accurate

[@coleG112]

A mechanical pencil remember when every popular metalcore artist of 08-12 made a Remixed album of their greatest hits? Just found some of those... They were actually not too bad listening to them now.

[@B4R0N.]

I won't.

[@BourbonButcher]

Dubstep hasn't gone anywhere, you've just been missing out

[@henrrym5085]

It disappeared from mainstream, now it's kinda undergeound

[@cdubranslam]

It left everyone's playlists in droves

[@protoaether]

@@henrrym5085 underground lost lands? 🤣

[@henrrym5085]

ProtoEther I'm not talking about festivals. Festivals don't really tell what is popular or not. I'm talking about how many people listen to it, and are only a few.

[@elsinoreandfriends9220]

"I thought it was an earthquake, but then i realized it was bass.. it was bass... it was basss...it was basssss" Damn somebody please sample that.

[@blackishpariah]

Yeah that's the first thing that came to my mind Lol

[@Sonicjan]

JET SET RADIOOOOOOO!

[@Petrichorus-]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHuXZ2yql6epfck

[@elsinoreandfriends9220]

@@Petrichorus- duuuuude!!!

[@LightBlazeMC]

i will

[@Junkysnake]

Trent Reznor invented Dubstep in his kitchen one night when he was reheating a burger and the microwave started acting up.

[@devin8362]

So true , people forget trents album from 07

[@sofdri1850]

@@devin8362 Year Zero is a goddamn masterpiece

[@sollarr7885]

Lol I love this comment

[@shaqbrowny]

@@devin8362 can I get the name of this album?

[@SavantAudiosurf]

'Year zero' is the name of the album. Popular track 'survivalism.'

[@Aryanne_v2]

This guy just made a 2009 style Dubstep track. Kinda impressed.

[@bendank9762]

For real lmao I've been at it for years and can't do that

[@casualseraph709]

Aw man, the choir pops Q.Q

[@snowmanwithahat]

I want more

[@waspywasps]

All loops and stock presets lol not impressive at all

[@hexkwondo]

You can do the same thing in minutes using music maker jam

[@charliewestrup6991]

There should be a followup video about what dubstep has become in today's day and age, it's expanded into so many more sub genres and allowed producers to create such insane tracks that nobody thought was possible 10 or 20 years ago, and the whole scene is very much alive and definitely far from its peak

[@DrWiki-po1hk]

I agree that the genre is expanding but the exposure has been long gone. The genre doesn't seem to be getting any mainstream recognition as it was in the previous years, and I feel we are losing more producers than we are gaining. If that's true, then in order to gather new listeners, this genre needs to be pushed into the light in some way. I don't think Riddim or any sound design tutorial video is ever going to do that. IMO we need a strong melodic scene. Young producers like Geoxor pushing boundaries in theory and composition is what's great for not just Dubstep, but Electronic Dance Music as a whole. It's talented, highly musical, and promotes sound design all in one fell swoop.

[@pushthetempo2]

What new sub genres of dubstep?? The scene ain't what it was let's be honest. Only a few events in London still playing true to the original sound

[@WaifuSlayer-li4zi]

“I thought it was an earthquake. Then I went outside, and I looked, and I realized it was BASS” That has to become a new meme template

[@OnePlanetOneTribe]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2nKgYV7a5WLmcU

[@OnePlanetOneTribe]

It looks like it already happened like 3 years ago. Is this going to be how the world is? Everything we think is a cool idea already happened 3 years ago??

[@johnindigo5477]

People on tik tok will abuse it

[@WaifuSlayer-li4zi]

@@OnePlanetOneTribe omg xDD a hidden gem

[@WaifuSlayer-li4zi]

@@OnePlanetOneTribe well nvm, i couldnt hold myself, ive done one XD kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXLIhIR_frmNopI

[@SKDemon0]

Bass: *Exists* Boomers: Oh damn an e a r t h q u a k e

[@btdbattlespro9989]

hahaha

[@dannycardona211]

Lmao

[@Hermann493]

Ok, zoomer

[@lovepeace9727]

*Electronic guitar gets shredder* Zgen: what is that noize? Boomer: **NOIZE** ?

[@Torpito0]

Ok boomer 😂👌

[@Jeroco998]

Dubstep is far from dead, it just escaped mainstream media which tbh is a blessing

[@SHANELMUSIC]

i hate it but i’m sad because dubstep was around in golden years the simple years around 2013-14

[@ankitg6454]

@@SHANELMUSIC golden age of dubstep is right now. Mainstream audience doesn't get it.

[@neondinosaur.]

@@_blank-_ ok actual boomer

[@artoriasoftheabyss1575]

@@_blank-_ reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@Elias-yq8bm]

Pleasantly surprised with this one. You captured the history of dubstep very correctly, however I feel like Digital Mystikz would’ve been a better example of the original UK dubstep with dub influences, although I’m happy you mentioned Benga&Skream. Secondly, regarding the spin-off genres, it should be mentioned that dubstep essentialy became a spin-off genre of itself since nowaydays weekly if not daily new records are coming out which are capturing the old minimal dubstep sound very nicely. Record labels such as innamind, system, crucial recordings, and infernal sounds are references thereof. Lastly, the tune you made really sounds like a Silkie-style tune, so that’s worth checking out 😎

[@DiminishedJemStone]

I knew that eventually we'd come back around to the 2006-2009 minimal dubstep sounds again (even though it really didn't go anywhere). I've written down the labels you mentioned but would you mind hitting me with some top artists you dig that are pushing out original dubstep sounds? I'm about to go back in time lol

[@katya6946]

I’ve never looked for an earth quake with my eyes. “DID YOU SEE THAT EARTHQUAKE?!”

[@kilIstation]

Kate Icenogle he walked outside so the building didnt fall on him if it was an earthquake, but he went outside and saw the concert and he put the two together and realised it was bass. Get your head together

[@giannimura8870]

@@kilIstation learn to take a joke dude

[@Fleato]

@@giannimura8870 it's a pretty terrible joke if it is one.

[@tmobilewang2029]

Fleato IT WAS FUNNY AF 🤣😂😂😂😂

[@SheWhoComesAtNight]

Kate Icenogle Thank you for pointing out his malarkey. 😉

[@E_Rico]

Whoever witnessed Monstercat at their prime is a g

[@Shloimpo]

Feels so long ago now lmao

[@milan5159]

Omg peggboardnerds

[@lelenny7725]

back when every upload was electro and they color coded their genres

[@Michael-nr2wz]

God that feels like yesterday ffs lol time is FLYING

[@ln10i56]

@@lelenny7725 back when they uploaded their podcasts and they werent strict on copyright

[@qwest500]

“Dubstep never dies” - Deadpool2

[@TheZasu123]

Lmao that was a joke

[@headsetbozz5559]

yes and then they played Bangarang, what isnt even dubstep haha

[@edgarroberts8740]

LA: "Gar-aaaaarrrrrge music" Me, a Brit: "What? Oh, he means ga-ridge music."

[@landcruiserfan4206]

Do you do garage music mate? You got any of that Urban? (Urban, urban, urban) House, do you do Garage?

[@touratouratoura]

@@landcruiserfan4206 legend

[@StreetHierarchy]

GUERRE-azh

[@thrasherskater5131]

why did i read it in brit without even knowing your were brit lol

[@EpicGamerBruhHD]

Oh, it’s still around, deep down in someone’s soundcloud playlist somewhere.

[@panashe8478]

I have Turn Down For What on my long forgotten soundcloud account.

[@EpicGamerBruhHD]

Ok but did I ask?

[@Carlos-Garcia47]

High up on mine still love dubstep

[@aaron71]

Oh mine is still full. Love the early stuff still!

[@GhostlyDash]

seannwidHD bruh

[@jonathanglenns]

Shout out KZbin for showing me some quality content. Then me getting my mind blown more than the neighbor at the Bassnectar concert when I realized this was produced by PBS.

[@atmartens]

Jonathan Sanders PBS is the shit. Love me some PBS Newshour.

[@mrallenyou]

If you like stuff like this, watch "Earworm" stuff by VOX

[@dysplasiagiraffe4845]

“Uk garage”. I think he means GARRIDGE

[@danwatson893]

@@chico8707 not as good as jungle though

[@jackdean2611]

Dan Watson fancy seeing you here 😂😂

[@dubstepilluminati1823]

Garbage*

[@ca5ualm3dia]

car park?

[@FBOK]

genshoisdripped 🤣 man said garage haha original music fam uks own original sounds

[@WayTwo]

Rusko, bar-9, reso anyone?

[@BOOFSIDEPINS]

Loefah, dubstep god

[@youngelder]

rusko made my middle school bearable

[@toxichail9699]

Fr Rusko was my jam

[@official_thestateofaustin]

Piannnooo tuuuunnneee

[@theparkers9656]

Ogggggggggggggggg

[@eminemfan50098]

"Not music to their ears" this is why I hate people. Every genre is music wether you like it or not. I hate country music, but it's still music

[@penguindog1799]

So what do you think about Merzbow - Pulse Demon? That's technically a music album, but I'm very unsure on if I'd call that music.

[@johnindigo5477]

Exactly. I hate I phones but there still phones.

[@terminalannex1671]

PenguinDog yo this is tuff.

[@souravmmishra]

@@sm0k3yyyyy Then do dubstep music and post.

[@Glanthor88]

because it's an artform. the same could be applied on art wheter people like it or not. art is an art even if you find it bad or it doesn't make any sense to you.

[@mikhailvizcarra9057]

“I went outside and it was BASS” Davie504 has entered the chat Thanks for all the likes I’ve never had more than 10

[@joemotive]

Mikhail Vizcarra I had to slap the like button

[@kell7689]

EPIC

[@talkingparrot4585]

NOOB

[@mikhailvizcarra9057]

Talking Parrot OMG

[@2D2G]

SLAPP BASS!!! 👋

[@dtwbuilds]

“I thought it was an earthquake, then I realized it was just bass.” Big K.R.I.T. would be so proud.

[@andymac6207]

@que A dope hip hop artist. Idk tf does he have to do with this video. He kinda uses heavy bass lines, but not even close to as heavy as it's common for dubstep

[@dtwbuilds]

que look him up

[@dtwbuilds]

Andy Mac that quote made me think of him, lol

[@MrMiniMeister]

Dubstep did disappear for most in the western pop culture scene. Skrillex made it mainstream, but once he got tired of it nobody since has been able to attain his levels of popularity. However, that doesn't mean dubstep itself is dead. The bass heavy sounds and artists analyzed in this video are from old school (dare I say "classic") dubstep. It's like saying rock died with the likes of AC/DC and Led Zeppelin. New age dubstep is much harder and more mid-range focused with an emphasis on the drum heavy buildup/drop. It's still very much alive and one of the most popular genres in the EDM rave/festival scene next to hardstyle, house, and trap. There's also a resurgence of dubstep influence in K-pop music right now. Just listen to the drums, synthesizers, and structure in Pop/Stars by K/DA. You'll hear what I mean.

[@LAIDBACKMANNER]

what are some good dubstep artists today?

[@daltonyoung6866]

Hamdi@@LAIDBACKMANNER

[@JoseRodriguez-ey7ju]

am i the only one that thinks mans looks like Offset's more responsible brother?

[@osa8845]

FACTS😂

[@arealglitterb0y]

Onset

[@J7Noj]

@@arealglitterb0y LMAO

[@blazingfirestormdev8385]

Oof

[@DWKA_]

It’s still present, but a lot less mainstream

[@SoundFieldPBS]

for sure

[@andreco8192]

It's more mainstream than ever 😂😂 Brostep that began In 2010 is now in a new version "riddim" Dubstep is very much alive but it's branched off in so many directions... You have experimental bass , mainstream brostep aka riddim, Underground cats making deep dubstep. Edm in general is bigger than ever . Also drumstep is a subgenre of drum n bass.

[@MrAfroNick]

Yeah exactly there's a deep medi night in Bristol, UK tomorrow.

[@necaacen]

i dunno about a subgenre of drum n bass, a subgenre of uk garage maybe, thats really where the progression grew from rather than the dnb scene.

[@CyberScoundrel]

as someone who organizes dubstep event's, I can tell you with confidence that it not only isn't dead, but it is coming back stronger than it has ever been. Cool video!

[@Suba932]

What are your events?

[@FLXMSY-JML]

Let it die

[@Antron281998]

Riddim ;)

[@dxshawn532]

As someone who's been on the internet for more than 5 minutes, I have no reason to believe anything a random person on the internet has to say.

[@LilC1deep]

@@FLXMSY-JML Nomegalul

[@nanaki1990blox]

Brostep kid here. Since early 2010s. Grew up and still live on the stuff. Thank u.

[@zfin87]

“I thought it was an earthquake. But then I went outside, and realized it was B A S S” *(distant Davie504 footsteps grow closer)*

[@salvequick666]

Like your profile pic

[@greybaphomet8261]

A7x 4 life

[@nekominorinya2569]

EPIC

[@EllaGP22]

*MORE B A S S*

[@jakubdrewek5467]

When I think of dubstep I think of my middle school years and playing Call of Duty while listening to Skrillex Edit: What game you have played at this time?

[@lightseer1642]

Yeh I think that's why a lot of us ask where dubstep disappeared to because as we got older our taste in music changed (probably for the better) and we just weren't around it as much. It's like never going outside and asking why the sky disappeared. But I hate most robot music nowadays so I'm probably biased

[@ArenBerberian]

Agreed, i think for allot of us it defined our Teenage School years. CoD and Dub now those were good times....

[@beast321123450]

Listen to the song used for blacks ops 2. It’s called: Imma try it out. 🔥

[@diamondproductions2]

Yep that was exactly me.

[@slargo83]

This just made me feel really old

[@Wesvex]

Dubstep went back underground, but it's better than ever. Artists such as Chime, Au5, Virtual Riot and MUST DIE! are redefining the genre as we speak.

[@anonymoususer2764]

@@UrbanstepOfficial HOLY SHOOT THE MAN IS HERE!

[@anonymoususer2764]

@@UrbanstepOfficial I thought you left KZbin lel. Anyway your collab with soar is HELLA SPICY :)

[@3van660]

@@UrbanstepOfficial Idk why people say dubstep died, it just went out of mainstream and evolved, hell even skrillex still makes it although more in a trap form

[@richardsavolainen944]

Don't forget Fractal too!

[@KodusTheOnly]

nah Virtual Riot is now going into Riddim

[@practicaleffectsofficial]

If you think dubstep "disappeared" you're just not paying attention

[@serialistic4321]

Facts. It's a whole underground community.

[@luci_thecutie466]

I still listen to older skrillex albums but I know people still make it

[@johnkiser1410]

It disappeared from the mainstream ie it's not as popular now.

[@greatscott3708]

Pegboard nerds for example

[@denomaly646]

Disciple Records people. It's alive, even if just barely

[@tylersmith7719]

Dubstep isn’t for everyone. It brings a particular group of people together and there is much love in the dubstep community.

[@dughole54]

Cause your all high on molly being touchy feely

[@Cy8erTron1x]

@win2008workstation deadmau5 isn't dubstep lmao.

[@chefbutterrrr]

Oh e-tards?

[@vodkawhisperer3923]

Thats what all music does

[@mkmbstudio6950]

@@dughole54 is that from a song? sounds like lyrics xd

[@ChimeTunes]

Definitely a lot missing from this video but overall a decent summary of the genre. Biggest misnomer is the title though. Dubstep is the biggest it’s ever been in its “underground” form. Just because it’s not creeping it’s way into the mainstream recently doesn’t mean it’s not going insanely strong behind the scenes. For anyone interested, take a look at the streamed sets from Lost Lands on the US side and Rampage on the EU side for a taste of just how big this genre still is. Dubstep artists and shows are filling stadiums and festivals with thouuusands of people, especially in North America. It’s also been making its way across the world with shows now frequently happening in Australia and across Asia.

[@dalarcoin6851]

Holy crap, Chime is here

[@user-yz8zp1xq8m]

Hey look its CHIME i love your music. "catch up" is all time fav

[@yoda8172]

Now that’s some Experience Points

[@basszombies450]

Dont be shy on promoting yourself dude, id say you are part of the reason Dubstep is still as great as it is rn

[@atla5263]

I like dubstep more in this underground form, feels like a world apart. Also I loved your last collab chime. ;)

[@0_MoWe_0]

dubstep just disapeared.. Virtual Riot: Hold my BASSLINE

[@kitamayoru3486]

Space laces: il the wizard of balls, i shrink balls of people dating dubstep is dead

[@antihypocrite510]

Maverick it is though...

[@StrafeY]

Disciple: Hold My DISAIIPOOOOOOOLL

[@saadarshad4635]

Virus syndicate : *pukes

[@kaushikkumar9432]

Zomboy : wait.. what

[@djrealdyl6894]

Dubstep hasn’t gone anywhere it’s just evolved, you guys want to hear new dubstep go to The Dub Rebellions channel. Listen to anything.

[@bitfyremusic]

DJ RealDyl thank you

[@ShaunTrillo]

or follow truth

[@sbntwrk2020]

Or, ya know... duploc.com. Providing proper classic vibes 24/7 🇬🇧🔊 Can't forget Deep Tempo either. 2 hour long podcasts of pure weight

[@henrrym5085]

It has even lived you say but nobody knows it because Dusbtep is not popular anymore. Now it's underground

[@djrealdyl6894]

@@henrrym5085 not really underground with lost lands literally having the record for biggest music rave/gathering

[@dedballoons]

"I thought it was an earthquake. I went outside, and I realized it was Davie504"

[@musicislaw77]

What's up slappa

[@dedballoons]

@@musicislaw77 slapp like nao

[@nocturnal7345]

dedballoonz 🅱️ A S S *with reverb*

[@rishabhinc2936]

Lmao

[@cole_o3824]

E P I C

[@hyrumbeck2739]

I remember listening to Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites the week it came out. Was definitely hooked for a few years lol. The dubstep phase

[@tiana.hudson]

Hyrum Beck same

[@Ptaku93]

It was my guilty pleasure

[@MrPDTaylor]

So you never really liked dubstep

[@hyrumbeck2739]

@@MrPDTaylor Well I listened to Skrillex, Excissions, Bassnectar, Spag heddy, Knife Party just to name a few. I'd say I liked it for a minute lol

[@MrPDTaylor]

@@hyrumbeck2739 so all of the poppiest, cookie cutter brostep. You've confirmed you never really liked dubstep

[@nedisahonkey]

The label "dubstep" always confused me considering how it seems to have a very tenuous connection to dub music. So I appreciate you examining it.

[@AhsokaTano36BBY]

Listen to Dubamine - OG and you'll hear the connection.

[@lilwombat]

The earlier dubstep was much more dub inspired but yeah when it blew up it kinda just changed massively happens all the time

[@hamishmacdonald8593]

thats kind of why people use the term brostep

[@zerveaux]

bro what you've known by dubstep is not what the word was created to describe. listen to the roots and you'll understand how americans have jeopardized the term

[@cutups]

The confusing part is that the dub in "dubstep" was not a reference to dub music....but then the music ended up often taking on a dub influence as it evolved.

[@avedic]

I can never hate on the genre.... I can still remember the very first time I ever heard dubstep...being totally unprepared for what it was. It was actually a live show....Bassnectar playing the main stage at some festival....I think it was called Forecastle? Way back in 2010. Had taken a small dose of acid beforehand...and then when the music started, it honestly legit blew my mind. SUCH a good feeling letting my body and mind get lost in this totally novel sonic atmosphere. The entire crowd was one....it was one of those rare genuinely magical shows that I'll never forget.

[@nedisahonkey]

I appreciate you calling it "EDM trap", imo it should always be called that to avoid confusion with actual trap music.

[@jumajaco]

Hybrid Trap

[@Ericisyourmuse]

Ned Mononymous any artist I can check out for actual trap music? (For real cause I have no clue)

[@nedisahonkey]

@@Ericisyourmuse I'd say we'll over half of the rap music that's popular right now is trap. Young Jeezy, Gucci mane and three six mafia are seen as the originators so that's as good a place to start as any.

[@SoundFieldPBS]

Eric Phan we have episodes on both trap and three 6 mafia. If you want today’s trap you can listen to lil keed, future, young thug, lil baby, 21 savage, sleepy rose, earthgang

[@AQGOAT24]

@Dick Dangle well it was shared because edm trap took elements from hip-hop trap beats

[@jackcochran6670]

As an English lad who was there, in those tiny clubs listening to skream and benga back in the early 2000s, I thank you for discussing the true and real roots!

[@Skateitall1000]

Dubstep never really left lol, that’s one of the biggest edm subgenres at festivals. It’s just not mainstream

[@erhtsee]

Skateitall1000 EDM is an umbrella term - Electronic Dance Music. Dubstep is not a Subgenre, it’s a Genre. Riddim is a Subgenre to Dubstep, it’s basically boneless dubstep

[@Skateitall1000]

Rehtse you get my point though i don’t have to be to the T lol

[@tetsi0815]

2:41 Burial and especially his album untrue deserve their own episode, I guess :-)

[@drlostcause4427]

Absolutely

[@Lepo4256]

The fact that this is PBS programming is awesome, GG PBS

[@jauxro]

Seconded

[@SensitiveShellCollector]

it went where all genres eventually go... back to the underground to be enjoyed by people who love it.

[@ChristopherGray00]

that's not really true hip hop pop trap and edm have never really gone underground and they have all been around for quite a while, you can love music that isn't underground, don't know where this myth that you couldn't was constructed

[@mrtrikxx]

Christopher Gray You do realize dubstep is a sub-genre of “EDM”. Not ALL Hip Hop is mainstream (i.e. Old school, Mumble, Boom Bap, etc). The same is true for those other genres. The overarching Genre maintains relevancy while Dubstep has once again become underground and maintaining true fans.

[@ChristopherGray00]

@@mrtrikxx Dubstep is absolutely not a subgenre of EDM, it started off as a derivative of a derivative of a derivative of EDM, at that point it was essentially its own thing. You could try to say thrash metal was started by acid rock and that's true, but those two genres started ~20 years apart and sound so drastically different and are not the same genre. Origin does not equal similarity.

[@mrtrikxx]

Christopher Gray Dubstep is a sub-genre of EDM. What derivatives? Whats the timeline? You had DJ’s and producers inspired by other music from something new by adopting it to the form of “EDM”. If thats not how you create a sub-genre then I don’t know how else. Origin does not equal similarity? Im not even sure you understand just how ignorant a statement that is. You can trace origin through similarities. Thats literally in this video. For you, there must be hundreds of thousands of Genres. And if thats the case, then you’re too dense to have this conversation with. Overarching Genres exist and so does their separation into sub categories. Dont have to be a Genius to admit that.

[@ChristopherGray00]

@@mrtrikxx I don't think you really know what you're talking about, at this point i think you're too stuck in your own ego to realize how your logic is flawed, good day.

[@jackpasternak7586]

“i thought it was an earthquake, then i went outside and looked and i realized it was BASS.” *davie504 has entered the chat*

[@pitchfolkmedia916]

@Wolf checkmate!

[@Injinct]

69th like no one ruin it

[@jackpasternak7586]

Injinct Man someone ruined it

[@Injinct]

@@jackpasternak7586 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@bhew7409]

@@Injinct dont worry we going for 420

[@tacticalxxpanda]

Dubstep isnt gone, it just stepped away from the main stream. Theres a massive festival called lost lands that attracts huge crowds just for dubstep, dubstep has its own dedicated stage at EDC, ect. It evolved.

[@irlcomplex]

Watching him give a tutorial on how to make dubstep while he watches a tutorial of someone making dubstep.

[@eatshrots]

I'm actually impressed about the research done here. Glad Skream and Benga were mentioned! Tek-A-Pill was the first song I heard by Skream and was hooked.

[@ShaunTrillo]

just a shame the thumbnail is misleading an has an artist of a different genre

[@HangmanOfficialUploads]

A shame that Eptic wasn't mentioned. Nor Truth.

[@Durgenheim]

Saw the title and wondered if this was regarding actual dubstep or the "new" version that popped up in the late 2000's.

[@pushthetempo2]

​@HangmanOfficialUploads who's eptic?

[@TyderiaOfficial]

It is strange seeing a video like this that isn't from the perspective of someone in the scene. For the US, here's my take- After 2015 the sound of Dubstep/"Brostep" started to evolve. The fans that liked the heavier side of "Brostep" have taken to an evolution of it called Riddim- 150 BPM headbanging music. Excision is one of the heavyweights in that arena, and even has his own (rapidly growing) music festival called Lost Lands, and is a frequent headliner at other festivals. The other side of this is best represented by Bassnectar- who has blended just about every genre together at some point. He runs so many sold out events all year it is impossible to list them all, and regularly brings in og "Real Dubstep" artists like Mala and Rusko to represent the roots. Meanwhile, there's a rad club in Denver called The Black Box that brings in guys like The Widdler, Truth, and Ternion Sound and gives the underground a voice. Also, there is internet-wide push to get Drum & Bass (or "fast dubstep" for the hilariously misinformed) the recognition it deserves since "Brostep" replaced a lot of the festival slots Drum & Bass used to hold when it blew up in 2010, not to mention borrowing a lot of the production techniques used for the bass sounds. The only "2016 decline" was the viral fade and mainstream music media losing interest (WE LIKE IT THAT WAY). If any thing, Dubstep has grown tremendously in the last 5 years. The festivals are only getting bigger/ more frequent. THIS IS WHERE DUBSTEP HAS GONE!!! To anyone who likes our music as more than just "the call of duty music I liked when I was in middle school" I urge you to find a show/festival near you and come party! -lifelong raver Peace Love Unity Respect

[@NightscapeProduction]

I wanna go to the black box sooooo bad. I've heard the way the sound reflects in that venue is next level. Also I am fully behind this DnB push 100%. It's DnB ALL DAY over here. We gotta teach the dubstep kids who say they can't dance to something a lil faster hahaha

[@theamhway]

I'm usually someone who generally likes all sorts of genres of music but it's just objectively not that great. It's just ok.

[@fubliciousbobs9011]

@@theamhway subjectively*

[@CommissionerManu]

Agree about drum n bass as well, definitely deserves more love. If anyone wants some old school live finger drumming style DnB, I highly recommend Spinscott as well. He’s probably my number one go to atm when I’m in the mood for it. A highly underrated and under appreciated current artist

[@taariq2315]

Eyyy, someone mentioned Riddim!

[@sunic2697]

Dubstep rode the popularity of gaming and those 2 went together like peanut butter and jam I miss those days especially dubstep on roblox

[@nedisahonkey]

You guys always pick topics I had no idea I needed in my life.

[@favorieten4]

Skrillex stops making dubstep. Media: Yo dubstep is dead. Meanwhile theres plenty of succesfull dubstep yt channels.

[@ladybabe6958]

@Jack Russelle Lewis marshmallow Enter the chat

[@thisiskoz]

The problem is that every edm song on KZbin on those channels sounds the same and they're classified as dubstep.

[@privateuser7]

You cant be "successful" making dubstep. If you make dubstep you're already losing

[@michalmikulasi5193]

@@privateuser7 you can be successful at anything. You just have very different understanding of the word "success"

[@ErickFabris]

Still crap

[@bodie_graham3901]

“I thought it was an earthquake. Then I went outside and it was davie 504”

[@atillaamorim1999]

EPICO.

[@AnakOrng2206]

SLAP

[@brodie9880]

OMG

[@peachout6227]

*Slap in Italian*

[@QKumberZ]

*S L A P*

[@gianlucamannini3685]

Dubstep never died.. It's just no longer mainstream and people can't bother to look depper into it (this video is the proof) . There are a lot of young artists who push boundaries of sound and now dubstep is actually way more interesting and complex than it was before (imo).

[@obsidianicalmusic6993]

Gianluca Mannini like its way cooler than way back then... then it was basically what people used to make fun of (some random phrase and a really dumb drop) but now its so much better

[@mattizmushroom1466]

@@obsidianicalmusic6993 no? I used to love dubstep but in 2013 something happened. Dubstep now is for me simple rave music more similar to old techno, with lazers and random shrieks. My fav dubstep song ever is internet friends, the buildup and the drop hit harder because it has a more predictable beat and therefore its easier to follow the beat with headbanging, yet u also have the awesome sounds and badass feel

[@goliathsteinbeisser3547]

“I thought it was an earthquake - Then I went outside, and I looked, and I realized it was BASS.” Mission accomplished, a stronger endorsement cannot be given.

[@randoawesomemix9501]

This comment doesn't get enough credit

[@Onizukachan915]

Judging by the mans age, like me he probably had 4 12s in his Toyota 30 odd years ago.

[@crouchingwalrus]

Can’t wait for the “Wait... where did trap go?” video In 10 years time

[@tetsusiega2]

Cameron Warren it overdosed

[@DJayFreeDoo]

Can't wait until trap as we know it is has become history.

[@WowShooting]

lol dubstep as its known culturally died in like 2012 after starting in 2010, trap as its know culturally started in like 2010 and is still prevalent today. lol

[@LordAndiso]

YEEESS

[@sosaonthebeat1695]

FreeDooMusic old head ass

[@TheXYARUX]

Lost Lands is a pretty good example of Dubstep still being relevant.

[@GrexTheCrabasitor]

@Simon who asked you

[@overburnedtoast]

Simon rap is weaaak

[@johnvipond4407]

Simon rap? Rap is okay. Nothing compared to big band jazz though.

[@ghostpro1293]

And I’m greatful for excision

[@johnvipond4407]

Ghost Pro I don’t really care for the “riddim” style dubstep. But he is doing great things for the genre and deserves respect from anyone who enjoys bass music for sure.

[@neohyalite1043]

"Around 2012, Scream began playing music that was informed by House, Disco and Techno." Synthwave: Am I a joke to you?

[@vrpnblstr3441]

yeah but synthwave is actually that, it's not an old genre it's a retro genre. It uses influences from current electronic music and blends it in with an 80s synthpop/new wave aesthetic.

[@ran97396]

**has never been to a rave** “Where did dubstep go?”

[@juicespicer3793]

Randy what 😂

[@Bas_ssss]

Dubstep not real music, it's just noise, Acid and Hardstyle techno always been kickin in every single rave,

[@tupactheory3739]

numbers

[@lillith7257]

@@Bas_ssss music is literally defined by noise that isn't monotonous That's all

[@juicespicer3793]

Thijs Heymann thank you

[@qbikmusik]

This is so misinformed, Dubstep is still alive and well, its just evolved, Dubstep isnt as virally popular anymore but each year the Bass music festivals get bigger and bigger, and theres new Dubstep/Riddim artists popping up everyweek! EDIT: Since this comment blew up I thought I should promote my new Dubstep release on my channel check it out

[@s3ditionaries]

QB!K thank you someone finally gets it

[@silverkip2992]

This guy gets it

[@Komodo1312]

Riddim is like the handicapped son of brostep

[@marshallstone731]

for real ive been witnessing dubstep blow up for the past few years now

[@basszombies450]

@@Komodo1312 True

[@radu6772]

"Where did dubstep go?" In my soundcloud playlist

[@ryan-vj2yb]

radu_radu_radu facts.

[@yoyoflamingo5966]

@@ryan-vj2yb lol

[@ryan-vj2yb]

YoYoflamingo what?

[@blyaticon8190]

You mean that 150 favorite only track thing?

[@radu6772]

@@blyaticon8190 pretty much

[@virtualriotID]

7:22 is a Sample, by Virtual Riot "Virtual Riot Total Sample Pack" :)

[@TM-hc4nb]

I howled when my man said, "I'm the original KZbin student!" with a straight face. Just straight up switched the tone of the video with that one out of nowhere lmao caught my by surprise in a pleasant way.

[@CDines]

Tari Mubu I caught that but didn’t get it. What does it mean?

[@timlance2753]

@@CDines You've never learned anything from KZbin instructionals? kzbin.info/www/bejne/kH7RfamtmbihsK8

[@thief594]

Dubstep didn’t go anywhere, people just stopped being upset about it. It’s still massively popular in the rave scene.

[@raysgaming2566]

AND anywhere there's "elevator music" (IE Starbucks, an elevator, and etc)

[@BresciGaetano]

Rave in Europe was way different. We played and danced mainly our own music outside the mainstream... Tekno (not Techno) with its owns subgeneres as Tribe, Franch Core, Acid Core, Happy Core. Sure there is/was some jungle,d'n'b, Electro, breakbeat, dubstep, but it's not main theme

[@10dru]

Rollers mate

[@Kj16V]

When Americans say something "vanished," what they usually mean is it carried on everywhere else in the world, but Americans stopped taking any notice of it. Therefore, according to them it now doesn't exist. Same as rollerblading, lol.

[@user-yf2lk5gi7q]

That's not exclusive to America, that's pop culture and trends in general, worldwide. When they're saying it disappeared, they're saying it disappeared from popular media, not that it doesn't exist. Also, rollerblading is alive and well and continued to carry on here. Plenty of people take notice. This sort of "vanishing" doesn't really occur anymore with the internet. I can see how your explanation would apply to the 80s or 90s however.

[@eLGiGaming]

nah it's more like "it stopped being popular"

[@somemoe69]

Kj16V I’m not sure about other regions of the U.S. but I can tell you as a resident of Minnesota I can tell you we still have a THRIVING dubstep scene in fact it seems to only get bigger every year

[@johnrichey7933]

Well this is an incredibly stupid comment because the US has by FAR the biggest dubstep scene. North America is really the only place dubstep is popular. Tons of shows and festivals that are all dubstep and you'll only find it in the US. Americans are pretty much the only ones who take notice of it.

[@Hans_Peterson]

Lol when was rollerblading popular?

[@overpricedhealthcare]

remember when we thought dubstep was going to be the future of music

[@fuziontonygaming]

I think Brostep is what made it peak in popularity with all the bass programming and such.

[@petersun6451]

With future bass and drops being prevalent in pop music, I'd say that was actually kinda accurate

[@overpricedhealthcare]

@@petersun6451 you know what, i never thought of that so you might be right

[@XRISSCROSS.]

dude 2009 ukf dupstep and mw2 montages omg those were the times

[@simonefavaro3237]

Ikr

[@FlamespeedyAMV]

2009 - 2011 were the best years in history.

[@stork412]

I got the chills reading this comment

[@SoundFieldPBS]

Brace yourselves, here come the "you forgot to mention" comments...

[@stefan1024]

Great overview, a lot of people forgot about that short lived 2step hype. You could have mentioned grime as well, since it's sort of dubsteps chatty cousin ;)

[@hayleyb467]

Ily!

[@steevf]

I don't know, this really covered all the important highlights.

[@Rabcup]

Given this, where did chillhop/lofi originate in all the mess of electronic music?

[@DrClocktopus1]

Maybe it's connection with Drum'n'bass and also the way it's evolution followed a similar path in the late 90s - underground -> fanatic subculture -> mass pop culture references -> post-post-post genres and the lasting effect. An interesting musical evolution part was the move to 'middy' bass (often with a sawtooth) from the deep sub-bass wobble as it moved from 'soundsystem' type raves to radios, house parties and the radio. Also cannot understate how big dubstep was to my young adulthood! Appreciate the burial shoutout who isn't always credited as dubstep but was a titan in the scene.

[@RicondaRacing]

"The early 2010s".... I'm so old...lol

[@sheem.2450]

😂😂 right?!!! Lol

[@smgg7191]

Time and tide wait for no man.

[@jamellwinnii4858]

No literally bro 😭😭😭

[@conceptualmessiah01]

I've born in 1769! Wild!

[@kroneexe]

@Ethan Rhodes People under 35 saying they feel old. It's so weird.

[@chrisheartman9263]

It didn't really dissappear, it's just not in the mainstream anymore. It's still going strong, honestly.