The Rise Of Dubstep | Documentary

A short 11 minute documentary into the Rise Of Dubstep.
Filming locations include Big Apple Records, Croydon. Cable Nightclub and Pulse Nightclub in London.
Acts interviewed include;
Captain Crunch, Tomba, Xkore, Stanza, Baratone, and more.
Directed by Luke Townshend
Produced by Lewis O'Reilly
DOP - Luke & Lewis
Camera Ops - Christopher Lynch & Tom McKie
Edited by Bradley Baraud
Sound by John Green
Songlist:
DJ Fresh - Louder (Flux Pavilion & Doctor P Remix)
Some royalty free stuff also, but I don't know the names.
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[@danermanerkider]

Am I the only American who likes original dubstep? Like Skream, Benga, etc.? I really just like deeper, darker, and slower dubstep.

[@Dubwubber]

Nah man, I been listening to Skream, Benga, and Rusko since '08. That doesn't make us any cooler unless you wanna get all music elitist up in hurr, but you certainly aren't alone in the American love of dub. I first heard Woo Boost by Rusko in 2008 and Dubstep has been my favorite electronic music since. Much love for this documentary and to all those keeping the art alive. All music is music to someone. I won't knock anyone's tastes, but it's a dear place I have in my musical heart for dubstep and resulting subgenres. Many of us, much like any newly emerging music genre, hope it never gets "tainted" by mainstream artists like Britney Spears, Ke$ha, Pitbull, etc. Music is not proprietary. If people are getting offended that something they love so much is getting such widespread use then I'm not sure why you spend the time to care as opposed to just LISTEN TO MORE GOOD DUBSTEP, whatever good is to you - subjectively. Whatever floats your boat. Whatever steps up your dub. I can't wait to hit some of the UK clubs for some dirty dub my next trip across the pond though. The feeling of sharing the elation of a heavy dubstep drop with a complete stranger is unparalleled. ALLMYWUBS.

[@colinmanson320]

I'm not American. I am British. And I've been into it since 2007 which is after it originated but was still how it started. It seems that nowadays all people are looking for is the drop followed by something that is meant to be the heaviest tune out there. But if you listen to people like Digital Mystikz (Mala and Coki) that's my idea of dubstep.

[@Elmarcyboy]

Colin Manson Saw Mala (and the Hyperdub crew) last year at the Elevate festival in Graz/Austria and it was the best dubstep show I have ever seen. I can only compare it to Modestep, Skrillex, Doctor P (Brostep) and I have to say I like the original sound way more. The vibes and everything are amazing. Sadly there aren't any Dubstep partys at my city. Missed Benga and Skream back in 2008 and sadly, Rusko cancelled his show at the Urban Art Forms 2014.

[@OrionSpeakz]

danermanerkider Dubstep is dead.

[@danermanerkider]

OrionSpeakz In the past months since this, I have learned it is very much not dead. It's just harder to find nowadays. All the good shit like the old stuff is now underground or under weird genres that don't seem to associate themselves with dubstep for some reason. Either way, I have found a lot that I like now and pretty satisfied. I guess it just takes effort, time, luck, and good searching.

[@anandjasani89]

who on earth is bollywood young and ben gaut?

[@undergroundone3]

Teen Mario Bros... Luigi was the fat one tho 😂

[@reverendbluejeans1748]

Dubstep is from Croydon. Hard to believe.

[@cloroxbleach580]

No its from Southern London

[@DrWiki-po1hk]

+Clorox Bleach Croydon is in South London..lol.

[@MaahirMomtaz12]

I like all forms of dubstep: new, old, soft, aggressive

[@TheDeanoc69]

I used to go into big apple and buy my garage vinyls, wicked little shop. Can't believe it's gone, was so influential on the garage scene as well. See benga in there a couple times, hatcha would serve me and even tried chatting up my mrs once lol! Skream grew up on my estate and went my school too, knew he was a dj but didn't know he was big till few years ago. Good ol days

[@willbournerv2259]

Sad thing is most people wouldn't have a clue what you're on about

[@JohanBrodd]

In 1976 heavy rock'n'roll got commercial, but still there are a sh*tload of different genres I didn't even knew existed today. In 1999 hardcore/gabber went all about the money, it declined. From it hardstyle and jumpstyle formed. Hardcore got softer, but is still around even today 15 years later. So in a nutshell: As long as musicians produce dubstep, it'll be around.

[@Serkaru]

+Johan Brodd HARDSTYLE FOR LIFE!

[@Erik-vp5bm]

+Johan Brodd Not to be rude, but that last conclusion was incredibly obvious. :)

[@JohanBrodd]

No offence taken. :)

[@drawmer202]

I love dubstep because I love playing to it on the drums :3 thanks UK! Sending love from New York!

[@SundownDigital]

The tracks towards the end are royalty free tracks online, you can find them if you just search on google. The other song is DJ Fresh - Louder (Flux Pavilion & Doctor P Remix)

[@howmuchmorecanItake]

Non-dubstep artists (such as Pitbull,Ke$ha, and Taylor Swift) should stay out of the dubstep genre. Any thoughts on this?

[@SnoizYDubstep]

yes they should

[@Oni64]

Add Korn to that list

[@MrSwadloon]

People can remix whatever they want, but they shouldn't hire vocalists like that to be in Dubstep songs.

[@howmuchmorecanItake]

Oni64 Ok

[@SPACEHARICE]

Dan Otten Taylor would be ok for chillstep

[@SundownDigital]

You didn't listen to what the documentary is about. The Rise Of Dubstep.... The background music may be a bit commercial but the guys speak a lot of sense.

[@johnkotermanski7427]

I love dubstep cuz its fuckin bangin... lol new drop thank you very much

[@OrionSpeakz]

John Kotermanski Dubstep is dead.

[@ZenoZDubz]

OrionSpeakz no

[@OrionSpeakz]

ZenoZ Dubstep YES IT'S DEAD.

[@ZenoZDubz]

OrionSpeakz no

[@OrionSpeakz]

ZenoZ Dubstep I hate dubstep, it's not popular.

[@dubst5p]

Bass culture is an entirely separate entity than most EDM. You can keep your PLUR and candi or whatever bracelets. Don't get me wrong, I love most genres of EDM, dubstep is about just grooving to the vibe of whatever the beat happens to be. "Skanking" as it's called. Anywhere from Benga, to Reso, to Phrenik, to even dare I say Skrillex. That's why dubstep always gets its own stage is because it's meant to be different.

[@Ghastlia]

Tomba was fairly spot on, though there are some pop producers shoving Dubstep in tracks for the sake of it.

[@MultiHendo]

FINALY XKORE DID A VIDEO INTERVIEW!!!!

[@thedubstepaddict3675]

gorgeous video.

[@SundownDigital]

Updated description. Only song is DJ Fresh - Louder (Flux Pavilion & Doctor P remix) rest are royalty free tracks you can find online

[@dubst5p]

Because it's Electronic, people Dance to it, and it's Music.

[@yesthisisdonut]

awesome. very very well made. thanks.

[@vivverinelink]

thank you

[@FlawnGroup]

yeah these guys were spot on about it.

[@IsraelWignall]

Great video!

[@mkamsi]

Old school dubstep was much better !

[@quicksmilenathan103]

true the old excision and destroid is better than the dubstep from to day

[@mkamsi]

yeah man, today's dubstep is not even dubstep, it doesn't have that "dub" element in it, I am a big fan of kromestar and sukh knight

[@brother5029]

no.

[@SundownDigital]

I think we can all agree on that. I mean people like skrillex still put a lot of time and effort into their tracks, it's just a shame that it's tainted the dubstep scene as people think this style is what dubstep is. I miss the minimal, dub sounds, I have a dark dubstep mix on this channel that is more old school!

[@margogontar]

hey. great doc! love the montage, and oh, love the voice of narrator. cool work! :)

[@Shakanobobos1]

I dont care what you guys say skrillex is a damn good producer.

[@richardsweeney5785]

He is bro step

[@gNatMusic]

@@richardsweeney5785 So what? Brostep is a subgenre of Dubstep

[@Hot1000Forever]

This is great!

[@tmntfistbump]

this is a great video

[@emmanuelblakey8717]

true but in england the most popular of artist and signed people (artist) benga was very classic and he became a tupac of dubstep in england

[@MrTwhispers]

No, it is very much alive. It is just more underground like it should be. It is what it is known for.

[@jone3411]

yes thay should

[@TheOfficialFliedLice]

When captain crunch was talking about how people say "Oh I love 50 Cent" when he says he's a hip-hop dj, when he said the same scenario with dubstep, I'm pretty sure everybody thought: Skrillex.

[@Tachyon836]

HEYY! Captain Crunch! I knew a vid about dubstep couldn't go without some mentioning Reeps One!!

[@stevenmarshall9116]

How Dubstep Changed the World spotify playlist playlists.net/how-dubstep-changed-the-world

[@tiredalex]

oh damn thx for the fast answer.. that was the only song i already knew.. the other ones were dope :( wanna know them

[@chris385171]

i like his music

[@lungzie]

hatcha was there from day one i was on upfront 99.3fm with him in 99 easy rider n crazy d as well skream used to work in big apple n artwork was part of dnd n el-b used to sell dubs outta the shop

[@RudeStepSoulJah]

this is pop step>>>if you want real dubstep documentary then look at LIVING INSIDE THE SPEKAER>>>

[@OfficialBeeg]

bigups!

[@MuseumProductions]

yeah you're right that was some kind of ski mask in the video I think

[@aynojs]

he still takes the genre & change its meaning to all these hipsters & mainstream ppl. I asked someones fav producer & 90% of the time it's skrillex or a respectable producer that sticks to the actual genre & the people that say more oldschool type artist are the ones that have been around. I'm disappointed what ppl are doing to the genre it's not even dubstep now it's more electro glitch pop not dubstep.

[@PWNSdaily]

This is boarderline terrorism against dubstep. Give me back 11 minutes of my life...

[@lungzie]

over ten years old mate know ur history

[@aynojs]

Though it was in 2010 I started listening to Dubstep I didn't just listen to more of the mainstream stuff I went backwards in dubstep because I liked the feel of the genre but the oldschool style was more suiting. I mean yeah I listened to Excision, Downlink, & Datsik first knowing they were pretty much out there but they kept it real unlike Skrillex with this choppy glitch po electro shit considered to be dubstep. Like calling his music dubstep though there is talent & some good songs

[@vivverinelink]

What i meant from my first comment, is dubstep that went americanized thanks to skrillex, and others became commercialized, and soo bad to were you hear it everywhere, worst when you hear it on comercials, thats when you know somethings wrong. Basicly saying what they said in the video. Dubstep is geting big, and soon the ignorant will think all edm is dubstep, just like they used to think it was all techno. Dont get me wrong i like chilled dubstep its beutifuly remixed music.

[@themastermason1]

I find dubstep a annoying grinding noise used for montages but I feel it is necessary to understand what it is in order to hate it.

[@willbournerv2259]

What you're thinking of is brostep, the off branch of dubstep that became commercial and mainstream around 2009-2010

[@tiredalex]

songlist plllllls

[@scrooge201]

10:00 - 10:08 that dude got it righhhhhhttttt

[@Rattmuff93]

I recall him being the gateway to what is the modern dubstep of today. I might be totally wrong though.

[@Momasmeat]

"Oh yea i love im not gona say any names." Captain Crunch keepin it classy.

[@sk8forlifebitch]

HarvestingPeace just released there new Song at "What You're Capable Of" (OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO!!) Stay Tuned for more content!!!

[@tomkonvex2309]

every time i see this, i wince

[@ELeKTriXz]

Downlink is Canadian born in my home town!!

[@NinjaShadow8]

This is downright disrespectful to the REAL dubstep pioneers like Skream and Benga, when you play crappy brostep while talking about them

[@khijir2]

whats the song at 6:19?

[@hillcrestG]

wow tomba and xkore look like sick dudes! cooler than i imagined! i wanna chill with em so badly now :(

[@thejitar]

Nice documentary! Fresh change as an Australian to see the British side of the scene.

[@immamillionair88]

Same with me.

[@TheMrFlorian95]

08:00 Name of the Song ?

[@cosmonautdubs]

fucking awesome documentary!

[@flynscott3475]

Fuck yeah brah

[@pistolen87]

bro step will die out eventually, it's basically heavy metal music for people who want to do mosh pits and only care about a massive drop. It has nothing to do with the soulful stuff where it all started, with slow beats, deep basslines. While bro step is blowing up around the world, there is still tons of inspiring and creative stuff going on in the underground, especially with house music and techno taking influences from dubstep and DnB with the big bass and tight percussion.

[@HacharyZalo]

now I'm just waiting for that one person who says skrillex isn't dubstep.

[@willbournerv2259]

I mean, a lot of his tracks aren't dubstep, by definition

[@322HzSquareWave]

I miss the older stuff

[@vivverinelink]

oh and plur isnt a bracelet its a saying a lifestyle its peace love unity respect it started with awesome hippies ended up with awesome ravers but candi is made into a bracelet that is true

[@damiansciberras]

So much factually incorrect information. This is 5 years old and Benga would have been 25, so why is this Ben Gaut saying about when Benga was 22? Scream and Benga were 15 when they signed to Big Apple! I could carry on but haven't got time!

[@mahoogll]

living inside the speaker is wayyy better documentary.

[@MrNixey]

2,24, yeah he knows what he's on about....

[@Hot1000Forever]

STOP HATIN

[@Goggerd]

Nice documentary, but when xKore talks, the music is too loud I think, I can barely hear him.

[@frzen]

captain crunch owning it

[@Hot1000Forever]

"SKRILLEX ISNT DUBSTEP AND THIS IS BETTER THAN SKRILLEX" LMFAO THERE I SAID IT.

[@HammerHead656]

why do you say skream and benga made some of the first tracks, digital mystiks, mrk1, coki and mala where doing it a good while before them.

[@AlwaysUtterIdiocy]

i agree they should have played older stuff but that was Flux Pavilion, i wouldn't exactly say he is a 'crappy brostep' producer

[@Kazaam818]

true but some are staying true to what they do hopefully at least

[@KhalmoDex]

And what about SCORN's Mick Harris back in 1995 until today? I think he was the first one, and created more new styles to the World.

[@scholesy21]

theyre forgetting huge poineers like coki and mala

[@dubst5p]

I know the meaning of PLUR and what it encompasses, I was just pointing out it's a completely different type of electronic setting. And I mean yeah some, key word some, of the quality of music is destined to drop in quality when it goes mainstream but just ignore them. There's a plethora of good dubstep/brostep/ambient (chill) artists still available. I've been doing promo in DFW for almost three years now and it just keeps getting better IMO. It's what you make of it.

[@charjl96]

dubstep's got nothing on oldskool dnb. kids just need to have their own thing and they'll cling onto whatever comes along. even if its total shite! but seriously, i'm not bitter. everything has to change eventually. at least i was in the scene when it was still underground and cool as fuck

[@Zapzap3132jarek]

2:45 Dubstep VS Brostep

[@MrNixey]

I would

[@Dankskees]

Interesting video, lots of the same thoughts I have. Thanks for this. Subbed too.

[@Incip1]

watching drunk and/or tripping people being interviewed is hilarious

[@MuseumProductions]

5:06 oooo is that funtcase?

[@SundownDigital]

Other than talking about him in the drug section, i don't know what else to mention?

[@vivverinelink]

but if their is no plur in dubstep how is it edm

[@SynchroniceMusic]

what are you talking about? it's been around for awhile haha

[@MrNixey]

Flux Pavilion That's it

[@OfficialR3fn4VEVO]

Hey guys! Within the next 20 years im gonna be named chernobyl. see ya!

[@WraithAKR]

xKore is bloody amazing!

[@SundownDigital]

Haha, the whole montage thing is crazy, what ever happened to Frank Sinatra singing while someone busts some trick shots?

[@SwedishFucktards]

10:32 HOLY SHIT IT'S JUSTIN TIMBERLAKES DOPPLEGANGER

[@covexsmixes7200]

Damn its baratone

[@leroy5383]

To those you say dubstep's dead...(LOST LANDS 2018), that should answer all!!!!

[@flyflyflyify]

Apparently Cable isn't that underground anymore /watch?v=uH6JL2OEFrk

[@NinjaShadow8]

I don't mean this in an argumentative way, but who do you consider to be crappy brostep artists?

[@edgardudehaust]

Capt. Crunch...... I don't play that shit hahaha. You know who he was talking bout lol

[@Hot1000Forever]

stop hatin on the brostep man! the europeans have been making gay american style music for years and years and we said nothing. (ahem) house....yeah nuff said.

[@thedevo01]

Or BASSWEIGHT.

[@DotMapFile]

9:51 Wise words. so true

[@ToxicIllusions01]

at 2:15 you see a pikachu dancing to dubstep Lol

[@uttaranks]

dubstep is going the same way as uk garage/2step went and cashing in n selling out.

[@Kazaam818]

Im not,ima listen to dubstep forever that is a fact