dubstep
English
Etymology
dub + 2-step garage.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʌbstɛp/
Noun
dubstep (uncountable)
- A genre of electronic music descended from 2-step garage, characterised by its dark mood, sparse half-step and two-step rhythms, and emphasis on sub-bass.
- 2002, Tricia Romano, "Electro Trash," Village Voice, July 16
- "Genres are so boring," said Scotsman Broon, one-half of the tech-house duo, as he scanned the cover of XLR8R magazine hyping "Dubstep" while shopping at Etherea record store.
- 2006, Mary Gaitskill, Daphne Carr, Da Capo Best Music Writing 2006
- ...of course, a lot of grime producers and dubstep producers freely admit to FL being their primary tool, and the software is increasingly being used...
- 2007, Michael E Veal, Dub: Soundscapes and Shattered Songs in Jamaican Reggae:
- ...reflect broader class strategies within English society, and the same can be said for more recent genre mutations such as dubstep and grime.
- 2008, Matt Mason, The Pirate's Dilemma: How Youth Culture Is Reinventing Capitalism
- Acid house, hard-core, drum 'n' bass, UK garage, grime, and dubstep are just a handful of now worldwide underground movements that developed in this way.
- 2012 June 26, Genevieve Koski, “Music: Reviews: Justin Bieber: Believe”, in The Onion AV Club:
- But musical ancestry aside, the influence to which Bieber is most beholden is the current trends in pop music, which means Believe is loaded up with EDM accouterments, seeking a comfortable middle ground where Bieber’s impressively refined pop-R&B croon can rub up on techno blasts and garish dubstep drops (and occasionally grind on some AutoTune, not necessarily because it needs it, but because a certain amount of robo-voice is expected these days).
- 2002, Tricia Romano, "Electro Trash," Village Voice, July 16
Derived terms
- brostep
Translations
A genre of electronic music
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Further reading
dubstep on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English dubstep.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dœb.stɛp/
Noun
dubstep m (uncountable)
- dubstep
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English dubstep.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdap.stɛp/
- Rhymes: -apstɛp
- Syllabification: dub‧step
Noun
dubstep m inan
- dubstep (music genre)
Declension
Declension of dubstep
singular | |
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nominative | dubstep |
genitive | dubstepu |
dative | dubstepowi |
accusative | dubstep |
instrumental | dubstepem |
locative | dubstepie |
vocative | dubstepie |
Further reading
- dubstep in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- dubstep in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English dubstep.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdabstep/ [ˈd̪aβ̞s.t̪ep]
- Rhymes: -abstep
Noun
dubstep m (uncountable)
- dubstep