dubstep
noun
dub·step
ˈdəb-ˌstep 
: a type of electronic dance music having prominent bass lines and syncopated drum patterns
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For Experts Only’s year one, Summit is curating a lineup based around his musical influences across dubstep, drum and bass, house and techno, tapping veterans like Kaskade and Green Velvet as well as up and comers and artists across his Experts Only Label.
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Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
When the duo broke through in 2009, American and North American style dubstep was beginning its moment of ubiquity, as artists like Skrillex and Excison delivered sharp, heavy iterations of the U.K.-born sound and countless DJs became a drop jockeys trying to out-pummel the last.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 3 July 2025
In addition to the heavy hitters in the genres of techno, drum and bass, dubstep and house music, this year’s EDC Orlando features more than 30 artists making their festival debut.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2025
The lineup caters to electronic, house, techno, dubstep, drum and bass, and hip-hop spread across five stages.
—Bruce Haring, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2024
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Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
When the duo broke through in 2009, American and North American style dubstep was beginning its moment of ubiquity, as artists like Skrillex and Excison delivered sharp, heavy iterations of the U.K.-born sound and countless DJs became a drop jockeys trying to out-pummel the last.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 3 July 2025
In addition to the heavy hitters in the genres of techno, drum and bass, dubstep and house music, this year’s EDC Orlando features more than 30 artists making their festival debut.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2025
The lineup caters to electronic, house, techno, dubstep, drum and bass, and hip-hop spread across five stages.
—Bruce Haring, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2024
See All Example Sentences for dubstep
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“Dubstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dubstep. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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