Article: What is Dubstep?

So in my ongoing quest to learn about the various types of electronic music, I recently did some research on the one that got me started: Dubstep. Now, a lot of people don't like 'Dubstep', and with good reason. I've learned that what many unsuspecting Americans believe Dubstep is is actually a style of music that has been classified as Brostep. Brostep is the violent, crazy, and distorted genre of music most popularized by Skrillex, and is what most 'Dubstep' artists, like Knife Party or Excision make. However, Dubstep is actually a style of music more closely related to Dance, and is little more than electronic music with an emphasis on bass and sub-bass rhythms. Sadly, original Dubstep has been overshadowed by Brostep, primarily due to the wild success of Skrillex. So, just to clarify...

Dubstep = Electronic music with and emphasis on Bass rhythms.

Brostep = Crazy, violent, distorted electronic music = Skrillex.

Note: One other interesting thing is the idea that Brostep/Dubstep is the 'Metal' of the electronic music world. There is, actually, a genre of music called Metalstep, which is basically Dubstep incorporated with elements of Metal music, and was popularized by artist Celldweller. Just thought that was interesting.

Sources (Mostly the ones Wikipedia used)

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3. ^ Beats & Bass: The Producer's Guide Simon Reynolds, The Art of the Groove, in Computer Music, Computer Music Specials (p. 9), Wed 26 October 2011, Future Publishing Limited