Due to the fact that many of the same elements are present in all genres of this music style, it is very easy to grow confused about what is what. With the rapid rise of technology, just about anyone with a DAW (digital audio workstation) and a midi controller can begin to produce bass music. This is then labeled wrong and promoted all over the web as dubstep, when it is actually neurofunk, drumstep or neurohop.
It is pretty easy to identify this division of dance music, unlike many other music genres. Tempo or speed is strangely enough the very feature that this type of music is defined by. In order to make the best dubstep album possible, you should first be sure you know the basic differences between these genres. Following are the more popular bass music types and the tempos that they are characterized by.
1. Dubstep is 140 BPM almost all of the time, but the drums are played in half time which tends to make the music seem much slower than it really is. The drums are also swung. The snare drum, just like the kick, hits on every other beat. Datsik, Flux Pavilion, Nero and Culprate are some of the artists to listen to.
2.Complextro is also at 140 BPM but the drums are not halved so it seems a lot faster. It's basically house music on steroids. The kick and snare drum hits on every beat instead of every other beat. Porter Robinson is a great example of a complextro artist.
3. Drumstep is usually 160-170 BPM, but the genre has a groovy hip-hop feel given the fact that the drums are both highly syncopated and halved. Some Drumstep artists are Noisia and Pendulum.
4. Drum and Bass is brother to drumstep and has many of the same qualities except for the fact that the drums kick at full tempo. A number of drum and bass artists also create drumstep so listen to Noisia and Pendulum once more. Another great artist to listen to is Camo and Krooked.
5.Moombahton and Moombahcore are set to a tempo of 110 BPM and incorporate elements of reggaeton. This genre is basically house music at a slower tempo.
6. The most recent sub-genre to emerge is neurohop or neurofunk which is frequently mistaken for glitch hop. This style has a tempo of 90-100 BOM and uses heavy modulated bass, syncopated drums that swing, funky baselines and synths that incorporate notes of the blues scale. There is a lot more of a hip-hop feel to neurohop rather than funk, but in many instances the two genres get fused.
And there it is. Now you will be able to spot the differences like an expert and you will be able to help other people to discern betwixt them as well (aren't you just crazy about that word?) Break out the midi controller and DAW (digital audio workstation) and keep dancing.
It is pretty easy to identify this division of dance music, unlike many other music genres. Tempo or speed is strangely enough the very feature that this type of music is defined by. In order to make the best dubstep album possible, you should first be sure you know the basic differences between these genres. Following are the more popular bass music types and the tempos that they are characterized by.
1. Dubstep is 140 BPM almost all of the time, but the drums are played in half time which tends to make the music seem much slower than it really is. The drums are also swung. The snare drum, just like the kick, hits on every other beat. Datsik, Flux Pavilion, Nero and Culprate are some of the artists to listen to.
2.Complextro is also at 140 BPM but the drums are not halved so it seems a lot faster. It's basically house music on steroids. The kick and snare drum hits on every beat instead of every other beat. Porter Robinson is a great example of a complextro artist.
3. Drumstep is usually 160-170 BPM, but the genre has a groovy hip-hop feel given the fact that the drums are both highly syncopated and halved. Some Drumstep artists are Noisia and Pendulum.
4. Drum and Bass is brother to drumstep and has many of the same qualities except for the fact that the drums kick at full tempo. A number of drum and bass artists also create drumstep so listen to Noisia and Pendulum once more. Another great artist to listen to is Camo and Krooked.
5.Moombahton and Moombahcore are set to a tempo of 110 BPM and incorporate elements of reggaeton. This genre is basically house music at a slower tempo.
6. The most recent sub-genre to emerge is neurohop or neurofunk which is frequently mistaken for glitch hop. This style has a tempo of 90-100 BOM and uses heavy modulated bass, syncopated drums that swing, funky baselines and synths that incorporate notes of the blues scale. There is a lot more of a hip-hop feel to neurohop rather than funk, but in many instances the two genres get fused.
And there it is. Now you will be able to spot the differences like an expert and you will be able to help other people to discern betwixt them as well (aren't you just crazy about that word?) Break out the midi controller and DAW (digital audio workstation) and keep dancing.
About the Author:
The author is an emerging electronic musician from Los Angeles. He writes music for DJs as well as for commercials and movies under the name Good Lyfe Addikts. He's uploaded many of his own best dubstep songs which you can download from his Soundcloud channel.
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