With the Skream (above) remix of La Roux's In For The Kill having become one of the anthems of this year's Glastonbury, dubstep is taking further steps towards the mainstream. Beats are crucial to the ...

Tracing how the genre's signature deep bass and sparse rhythms have permeated every corner of electronic music since the '00s. Coined by French philosopher Jacques Derrida in his 1993 book Spectres of ...

This week, the veteran producer Rupert Parkes, a.k.a. Photek, releases his DJ-Kicks mix to American audiences. But listeners boning up on his “two swords technique” can put away the Seven Samurai DVD: ...

Intricately woven broken beats, textures both gritty and cosmic, a haunting but inviting motif with sub-level bass that at times rattles the entire atmosphere. We are of course talking about the ...

It's already time to celebrate the best of 2009, and we start with a look at the top records in the worlds of dubstep, wonky, grime, and funky. No summary of the year in dubstep would be complete ...

With dubstep’s surging (and some might say waning) popularity, it’s not surprising to hear explosive dubstep breakdowns bleeding into pop. Turn on Top 40 radio today, and there’s a great chance you’ll ...

A heady mix of Jamaican-British sound system culture, garage and broken beat, dubstep was a defining ’00s sound When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...