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darkstep

darkstep noun: a subgenre of dubstep with a fast tempo that incorporates ambient and industrial samples.

Noun

darkstep (uncountable)

  1. A subgenre of dubstep with a fast tempo that incorporates ambient and industrial samples.
    • Another area where I suspect there's some crossover, but I haven't poked around in much, is within death/black metal. Certainly some of what I've heard has the dark techy feel of techstep / darkstep like Technical Itch and whatnot, but it's not something I've had the time to look into properly.2004 May 10, Phil Evans, “breaks / Drum and base / thrash metal”, in alt.music.drum-n-bass (Usenet)
    • This record is a standout in the records of Six Finger Satellite as it takes a dance tone. Some darkstep dances fer sure, but think Chrome, Deutsch Amerikan Friendschaft and you might start to get the idea.2005 November 3, Alessandro Lendaro, quoting Load Records, “Ultimamente si parlava dei legendary pink dots”, in it.arti.musica.rock (Usenet)

Origin of darkstep

From dark + -step.

Questions about darkstep

What does darkstep mean?
Darkstep means a subgenre of dubstep with a fast tempo that incorporates ambient and industrial samples.
What part of speech is darkstep?
Darkstep is a noun.

Words near darkstep in the dictionary

  1. darkslides
  2. darksom
  3. darksome
  4. darksomely
  5. darksomeness
  6. darkstep
  7. darkth
  8. darktown
  9. darktowns
  10. darkward
  11. darkwards

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