What is Riddim Dubstep??? Well I will explain.... Intro to my new Steemit life.

in #introduceyourself7 years ago

In the case of Dubstep and it's ever evolving sound, how the word is being used today is to describe a Dubstep Riddim, which is a track that usually features: Triplet Percussion Arrangement, Sawtooth LFO Automations, Minimalistic Layers, Wide Delays, and lots of Flanger and chorus filters.

The Dodge & Fuski track you linked, I would not consider riddim, mostly because of the drums, if you check out some artists like AD, Bommer or Requake, you'll find that their drum patterns mostly use more minimal, hip-hop style drum samples.

As for typical synths in riddim, they sound how we mostly describe them as 'wonky' and 'wet' and 'bouncy'. Sometimes repetitive and off-beat. If you listen to older dubstep like Benga, Coki, Skream, and LOST, you can sometimes hear the those wonky wobbles, which are still used today in riddim.

You could say that riddim is oldschool early dubstep combined with the heavier stuff so that it is more compatible for the dancefloor. My ultimate perfect example for riddim would be Badklaat's Freq Skank

Because it was made a few years back but still has all the typical riddim features, I think riddim really grown from this type of dubstep. Please do not hestitate to ask more because definitions and sounds of riddim cannot be discussed enough. :)

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