Dubstep · GenresWhat is dubstep?
Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music described as tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass lines and reverberant drum patterns, clipped samples, and occasional vocals. Dubstep's early roots are in the more experimental releases of UK garage producers, seeking to incorporate elements of drum and bass into the South London-based 2-step garage sound.
About dubstep
The genre's feel is commonly dark; tracks frequently use a minor key and can feature dissonant harmonies such as the tritone interval within a riff.
From Last.fm, where 37,396 listeners have tagged music as dubstep.
Artists to start with
Albums to hear first
Untrue
Welcome Reality
Burial
Magnetic Man
Army of Mushrooms
Mala in Cuba
Digital Artifice
Rage ValleyDubstep songs
- Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites by Skrillex
- Bonfire by Knife Party
- Archangel by Burial
- Bangarang (feat. Sirah) by Skrillex
- Kill EVERYBODY by Skrillex
- I Knew You Were Trouble. by Taylor Swift
- Make It Bun Dem by Skrillex
- First of the Year (Equinox) by Skrillex
- Centipede by Knife Party
- Right In by Skrillex
Dubstep on Risocast
StarboyThe Weeknd · 2016
Beauty Behind The MadnessThe WeekndDawn FMThe Weeknd · 2022
Hurry Up TomorrowThe Weeknd · 2025
UntrueBurial · 2007
Starboy (Deluxe)The Weeknd · 2023
Ignorance is BlissSkepta, KEY! · 2019
TKOL RMX 1234567Radiohead · 2011
Neighbouring genres
In the electronic family. All genres
breakcoredeep housebreakbeatdance-popdeconstructed clubdancehallacid houseatmospheric drum and bassdrum and bassdeep technopsytranceacid technoQuestions
- What is dubstep?
- Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music described as tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass lines and reverberant drum patterns, clipped samples, and occasional vocals. Dubstep's early roots are in the more experimental releases of UK garage producers, seeking to incorporate elements of drum and bass into the South London-based 2-step garage sound. The genre's feel is commonly dark; tracks frequently use a minor key and can feature dissonant harmonies such as the tritone interval within a riff.
- Who are the best-known dubstep artists?
- By Last.fm listening: Skrillex, The Weeknd, Burial, James Blake, Wonder and The Living Tombstone.
- What genres are similar to dubstep?
- On Risocast it sits with breakcore, deep house, breakbeat, dance-pop, deconstructed club and dancehall.
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Updated 6 October 2026
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