Oliver Johnson Also known as Skream, still only in the 20s, is known around the Dubstep scene. His productions and much more lately his remixes have helped cement Dubstep like a genre and helped to ferment an international following for that scene. His single releases and the small albums, simply referred to as ‘Skreamism’ are actually collectors’ products, all released around the infamous Tempa Record label. Presently Skream’s own Disfigured Dubs label enables him to produce his personal favourite tracks inside the Dubstep scene. Skream’s ‘Stella Sessions’ radio display on Rinse FM is renowned for showcasing the numerous strands of Dubstep and the club DJ sets come with an energy you can’t simply fail to see and respect.
Benga is quickly becoming a significant name in electronic music production around the globe, the person nobody put Dubstep in to the charts with ‘Night’ (a co-production with DMZ front runner Coki) and also the artist who many see as getting Dubstep’s first proper artist album – Diary of the Afro Warrior released in 2008.
Today Benga is constantly on the travel the planet DJing and releasing the greatest Dubstep bombs. On stage he pushes the limitations from the Dubstep seem together with his live Magnetic Man project, alongside lengthy time friend Skream and fellow South London producer Artwork. Together the trio released the self-entitled ‘Magnetic Man ‘ album in October 2010 which in fact had massive crossover appeal and required Dubstep in to the mainstream.
The roots of club culture lie in reggae. Modern DJing, disco, rap… essentially loud music on seem systems all spawned from reggae and dub culture.
Dubstep like a modern genre of electronic music draws heavily on other genres and sounds because of its different flavours. Most lately, the techno and rap sounds make their mark on Dubstep. This is among the stuff that makes Dubstep very popular worldwide and thus diverse like a genre. Today’s Dubstep seem is free of charge to achieve the breakbeat slant of rap and drum & bass, the dark street vibe of grime and also the club/dance spirit of house and garage on one Air release.
Dubstep’s core ingredients
Dub Reggae
King Tubby is a great starting point if you’re a new comer to reggae’s more experimental brother: dub. Dub was initially created for seem clashes concert events between two competing seem systems. Cutting a ‘version’ because they grew to become known, of the track without the vocals and providing the rhythm track – the drums and bass elements – the area to unveil. King Tubby and Lee Scratch Perry may be dub’s most celebrated names. Tubby’s experimentations with studio equipment along with a soldering iron brought with a incredible tracks within the 70’s. His dubs were done by hands without any automation, no DSP, just an 8 track tape, a mixing desk, the mutes and solos and a few primitive effects units. The classic dub techniques still inspire producers around the world.
