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OK so most people will say Skrillex was the first guy to make a growl bass, I used to think that too, until today.
So I know of Artwork for being a major influence to dubstep especially for his tune "Red", and today I decided to listen to his Red EP from 2002.. On his tune "Rolex Riddim" I noticed at 17 seconds, a fucking growl! It appears every 16 bars. I was pure amazed, how the amount of times I've been on the Dub side of youtube (Mala, Artwork, Digital Mystikz, RSD) and never seen this pop up,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFV4dS_hROk

So I was wondering, has anyone ever heard a growl/vowel sounding synth (except yois and yahs) before Skrillex? Dub or not, I would want to know, as I have searched forums before saying Skrillex was the pioneer of growls.

iirc the first growls were created by a gypsy brass player (someone else might remember the name) who survived a lynching earlier in life. because of the damage to his throat, he was able to manipulate his vocal chords to create the right kind of formant harmonics you need to get this sound

he passed down this technique through the generations until it reached the digital age of musicians

I've been growled at since September 1982