Dubtronica is
electronic music influenced by
dub music
Dub is an electronic musical style that grew out of reggae in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It is commonly considered a subgenre of reggae, though it has developed to extend beyond that style.Dub: soundscapes and shattered songs in Jamaican re ...
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Strange Bedfellows: Brits like Groove Corporation refile dub under electronica
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Overview
It was acquired by Village Voic ...
'', 14 August 2003, retrieved 8 November 2009 Early examples from the 1980s are the experimental English dub of
On-U Sound Records and
Mad Professor.
It is also called simply "dub" or "techdub".
Dubtronica consists of electronic beats played in a downbeat manner. It is much lower in speed than techno and generally warmer than dance-oriented electronica. Some tracks use
reggae toasters or singers to produce a more accessible form of the music.
References
Electronic music genres
English styles of music
Fusion music genres
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