Japan is not known for its bass music. But Japanese youth has always produced a lot of subcultures, and there’s a market for 140 bpm…
Dubstep
11/08/2019: “Morning Blues” by Skream
At his creative height, Skream was a master of tight digi-dub songs. What’s more amazing, is that they are highly distinctive. A Skream song from…
10/08/2019: “Trapped” by Proxima
Dubstep is a genre often characterised by extremes. The huge face slapping wobbles often associated with the genre sit alongside songs largely composed of empty…
28/07/2019: “Bun Down Babylon” by Kaiju
Kaiju are a pretty versatile duo within the dubstep genre, covering dark and spacious beats, heavy stompers, and dubbed out wonders like this. Released in…
02/07/2019: “Inmost” by Scuba
Scuba is an artist who has been constantly on the edge of the bass music innovation in the U.K. Starting with dubstep, he has diversified…
18/05/2019: “Malasimbo” by Swindle featuring Hilarius Dauag
Swindle is one of the most talented musicians to come out of the U.K. bass spectrum. His original sound was jazzy dubstep, in the same…
21/04/2019: “Babylon (Dub Mix)” by Kode9
Kode9 is a figure who was a core part of the genesis of dubstep, but whose increasingly eclectic experimentation has led him into his own…
07/04/2019: “Night” by Benga & Coki
Aside from “Midnight Request Line” by Skream, this is probably one of old school dubstep’s biggest anthems. It got to number 98 on the U.K….
25/03/2019: “Sunshine” by Submotion Orchestra
Submotion Orchestra make some seriously classy music. Most of it can be characterised as jazz tinged with dubstep. “Sunshine” is a spacious and sultry track,…
22/09/2019: “Limit To Your Love” by James Blake
James Blake is a much feted electronic artist, combining soulful singing with production that can usually only be described as “experimental”. In my opinion, “Limit…