The entire dubstep scene has had a crush on Nero ever since they exploded on to the charts with their evil, heavy bassline combinations. Together with vocalist Alana Watson, Joe Ray and Dan Stephens ...

Step 1: The first thing you need to do when creating a dubstep beat is get your hands on some drum sounds! For a unique vibe, you can source each hit individually, but to keep things simple, we're ...

What started with dubstep DJs experimenting with hip-hop remixes has progressed into the mainstream, with hip-hop artists now seeking out these DJs to incorporate dubstep beats into their songs. The ...

Tracing how the genre's signature deep bass and sparse rhythms have permeated every corner of electronic music since the '00s. Coined by French philosopher Jacques Derrida in his 1993 book Spectres of ...

Experimentation in the heavy metal world can sometimes be a dicey or even thorny proposition. Unlike the realms of pop or hip-hop, where fans want their artists to expand and try new things, rock and ...

Dubstep might be the genre that everyone's talking about at the moment, but unless you're on the scene, you might struggle to describe how it sounds. There are two primary characteristics. Firstly, it ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The title refers to the east London district of Bow where Dizzee Rascal grew up as Dylan Mills, an “E3 African” ...

If you watched the Grey Cup on TSN, you may have noticed the broadcaster using a little electronic music buffer to introduce certain segments, particularly when cutting to or from a commercial. That ...

Picture a classical concert violinist. What images does your imagination evoke? Let's get obvious givens out of the way: a dazzling light show, rock guitars, fantastical choreographed numbers, aerial ...