Blame Canada

Dubstep's reach seems to be wrapping further and further around the globe. I'm not even sure you can call half of it dubstep anymore. As with every major genre to come along, sub-genres will always pop up and seem to be influenced by certain demographics and the particular producers in those areas; 'The Croydon sound', 'the Leeds sound', 'The Bristol sound.' Descriptive terms get bounded about as a part of it as well, Dub Techno, Clownstep, Purple, Clubstep, Aquacrunk, Gorestep, are just a handful of names for describing what has become an extremely diverse genre.

There seems to have been an surge in darker dubstep producers coming from Canada and North America in 2009, whose sound I can only describe as Transformers-esque. Midrange crunch, outfitted with plenty of phasing,1/8 step tremolos and mechanical samples that's clearly been influenced by a lot of UK producers. Vowel filters also seem to be prevalent amongst these producers, giving a filthy 'talking bassline' feeling. Whilst it's certainly not that original or reserved exclusively for that part of the world, these guys are perfecting this particular scene. Check out a few examples of the sound below!

Boom - Excision & Datsik

Talk Dubby To Me - Downlink

Gamma Ray Burst - Downlink

Crack - DZ ft. Cozee