Darkstep
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| Stylistic origins | Drum and bass, darkcore, industrial music, gabber, techstep |
| Cultural origins | Europe and North America of the late 1990s[1] |
| Typical instruments | Synthesizer, sampler, sequencer, tracker |
| Derivative forms | Rivetstep (darkstep with progressive-styled "riveting" notes; or a crossbreed between darkstep and rivethead), skullstep |
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A darkstep track example. Pay attention to the beat at 1:57 and the atmosphere at 0:20. (credit: Tripod by Anthony Bartone)
Darkstep is a subgenre of drum and bass[1] that fuses elements of dark drum and bass with uptempo breakbeats and ambient noises (similar to those characteristic of neurofunk). Darkstep music is typically composed in a chromatic scale. Off-time and erratically cut breakbeat samples feature prominently.[1] Darkstep comes from techstep,[1] whereas neurofunk relies on science fiction soundscape and really clean production. Darkstep uses traditional 1990s basslines like the Reese bass[2] and soundscapes as well as random distorted drum fills and overdistorted drum patterns.
Related artists
The Panacea deejaying in 2006.
- Noisia
- The Panacea
- Current Value
- Freqax
- Zardonic
See also
- Breakcore
- Skullstep
- List of jungle and drum'n'bass artists
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Ishkur (2005). "Ishkur's guide to Electronic Music". Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- ↑ Reynolds, Simon (2013). Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture. Soft Skull Press.
The 'Reese bass' has since been resurrected and mutated by a number of artists in the nineties, most notably by darkside jungle producers Trace and Ed Rush.
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