The Genre Clash: DnB vs Dubstep.

NERO: Badass Mofos and dubstep representatives          VS  Matrix and Futurebound, Baddas Mofos and DnB fighters.

In yet another serial post thing (I really need to get round to continuing the other ones) It's the battle of the genres as the two British based powerhouses take each other in in the battle of the bass. For this, and for every ensuing fight, we'll be asking three questions: General Style, Best Artists and Popularity. Then I'll decide the winner, and if you want you can complain in the comments section...

General Style: Dubstep. Half Time 140 bpm breaks, with that all important wobble bass and the occasional big melodic supersaw thing. Classic example: Knife Party- Centipede

General Style:  DnB. 175 bpm full time breakbeats, sometimes a Reece kinda bass, sometimes more pinching off other genres styles: ie the Dubstep Wobble, Dutch synths or electro basses. Classic Example: DJ Fresh-Gold Dust

Best Artists: Dubstep. Doctor P, Flux Pavillion, Skrillex, Nero

Best Artists: DnB: Andy C, DJ Fresh, Rudimental, Matrix and Futurebound, Pendulum

Popularity: Dubstep: Not as big as it was: 60%

Popularity: DnB: Literally the sound of now, 3 no 1 tracks in a few months: 80%.

The Verdict

Dubstep is officialy dead since Skrillex killed it, rising out of the ashes is new wave Drum 'n Bass, the victors today.