2000-2004

THE NEW STEP // Early Dubstep, Grime and FWD radio documentary 2003

JAI Q · Jul 28, 2012 · published to YouTube

BBC Radio 1 documentary from 2003 exploring the emergence of 8-bar Grime and Dubstep from the UK Garage scene in London. Just thought I would upload this due to the increasing interest of British underground dance music worldwide. a good old history lesson! and what's better than a 17 year old Benga making a Grime beat on Playstation music 2000. ahah fucking Classic! I believe this is the period of time in which Dubstep as a name has just emerged and wasn't even generalized with a 140 bmp halftime rhythm let alone "wobble bass". The following year 2004 saw tracks such a Skreams Midnight Request line solidify the half time Dubstep sound we all know and love today... well... untill Brostep came along R.I.P Dubsteps reputation. Ironic how the genre was created to escape the mainstream Garage sound and now Dubstep is pretty mainstream itself. things go full circle huh? very interesti

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