So I've really been getting into the whole "Darkstep movement" n' such, and i want some advice / oppinions.
What exactly defines Darkstep? I've heard people say that its just a darker sounding drum n' bass, but alot of it seems to have Dubstep elements in them.
This is a pretty open discussion, so say what you will.
I just want to know what peoples oppinions on this are, and what you would label "Darkstep" or what would qualify as.
Re: Darkstep?
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 5:53 pm
by ehbes
It's called dubstep
Re: Darkstep?
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 5:59 pm
by Brothulhu
ehbrums1 wrote:It's called dubstep
Re: Darkstep?
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 6:02 pm
by Genevieve
Hmm? Wasn't darkstep like dark techstep? Limewax, Tech Itch, SPL, DJ Hidden.
Don't really know what defines it. Just.. dark techy dnb.
Re: Darkstep?
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 6:03 pm
by AxeD
^ this
That term is pretty much bogus.
But some 'dark' sounding dubstep comes from Vivek, Distance etc..
Re: Darkstep?
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 6:04 pm
by idontreallygiveashit
but he said dnb, i think he's thinking of neurofunk/halftime/og drumstep/therapy stuff. it's sick.
too late, what gen said
Re: Darkstep?
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 6:06 pm
by Hircine
maybe dungeon?
Re: Darkstep?
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 6:22 pm
by wormcode
www.darkstep.org
cheesy techstep dnb with too many Saw movie samples
Re: Darkstep?
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 6:31 pm
by wub
Bro = clownstep
Roots = jungle
Dungeon = neuro
But yeah;
Trible wrote:So I've really been getting into the whole "Darkstep movement" n' such, and i want some advice / oppinions.
What exactly defines Darkstep? I've heard people say that its just a darker sounding drum n' bass, but alot of it seems to have Dubstep elements in them.
This is a pretty open discussion, so say what you will.
I just want to know what peoples oppinions on this are, and what you would label "Darkstep" or what would qualify as.
A name doesn't have to be anything...labels etc are kinda unnecessary. But TBH if you've identified some elements that you like why not build on those and develop a sound? Doesn't need to have to adhere to a label...more a concept.
Genevieve wrote:Hmm? Wasn't darkstep like dark techstep? Limewax, Tech Itch, SPL, DJ Hidden.
Don't really know what defines it. Just.. dark techy dnb.
Perfect example...techstep was just a sub genre of DnB.
ehbrums1 wrote:It's called dubstep
It's just music at the end of the day. Electronic music is fucking AWESOME and it's whatever you want it to be
Woooah, i've never thought about dungeon =ing neuro... that works perfectly
I reckon if you slowed down some Neuro DnB tracks with Paulstretch (so as to reduce artifacts) you could probably get them signed as Dungeon Dubstep tracks.
Actually fuck it, I might give that a try. What's a suitably Dungeon/Neuro sounding name?
Re: Darkstep?
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 7:47 pm
by Mazak
Just make what you like to make and let the hipsters label it ex post facto.
Do you higga
Re: Darkstep?
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 7:53 pm
by alphacat
Although good luck with drums - that's the one thing I have yet to make Paulstretch work for (but it's aces for pretty much anything else.) I've tried all kinds of setting combinations and the closest was Hamming with not too much stretch (<8x) - it helps if you overlay the original unstretched drum sample at the beginning to keep the attack as well.
Anyway... (blather blather blather)
As regards techstep/darkstep/stepstep/whatever label you wanna slap on it... there are other great tracks by DnB producers well-known and not, but the early No U-Turn stuff, especially the Torque LP, is the quintessential expression of the form.
Bonus...
Re: Darkstep?
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 7:59 pm
by wub
Perfect...get me a 320 of Amtrak...
Re: Darkstep?
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 9:02 pm
by Trible
Well some people call hardstyle with a darker vibe "darkstep"
But people are giving Matta's "Fade" the label as well. Which is dubstep.
I'm just confused. O_o
Re: Darkstep?
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 9:48 pm
by Marzz
ehbrums1 wrote:It's called dubstep
Re: Darkstep?
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 10:38 pm
by didi
Marzz wrote:
ehbrums1 wrote:It's called dubstep
Re: Darkstep?
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 10:47 pm
by sigbowls
its kinda like brostep but the bpms are 150-180
some people say its all bpms though
Re: Darkstep?
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 10:55 pm
by Genevieve
Trible wrote:Well some people call hardstyle with a darker vibe "darkstep"
But people are giving Matta's "Fade" the label as well. Which is dubstep.
I'm just confused. O_o
Nothing to be confused about dude. Some people make up stupid subgenres for EVERYTHING with names that already exist. But it's pretty much standard nomenclature for dark drum & bass.
