Bass music

Bass music
Stylistic origins	Dubstep UK garage house IDM techno drum and bass funky bassline hip hop wonky other forms of electronic dance music
Cultural origins	mid-2000s
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Bass music (sometimes UK bass) is an umbrella term that refers to various styles of related electronic dance music including dubstep, UK garage, drum and bass, bassline, techno, and house, among others.^[1] The phrase began to be used in response to the blending of sounds between these genres. The key characteristic shared among these genres are an emphasis on basslines, groove and rhythm.

In the United Kingdom, bass music, or UK bass has had major mainstream success since the late 2000s and early 2010s, with artists such as Example, Chase & Status, Skream, Benga and Wretch 32.^[2]

Dubstep producer Skream is quoted in an interview with The Independent in September 2011 as saying, "The word dubstep is being used by a lot of people and there were a lot of people being tagged with the dubstep brush. They don't want to be tagged with it and shouldn't be tagged with it - that's not what they're pushing... When I say 'UK bass', it's what everyone UK is associated with so it would be a lot easier if it was called that."^[3]

Outside of nightclubs, bass music has mainly been promoted and played on web radio stations, the most notable being Rinse.FM, Sub.FM and Rood.FM in the UK, and BassRadio.FM in the US.

References

1. Ryce, Andrew. "Bass / House". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
2. The Guardian
3. Moir, Sam (2011-09-13). "Skream: "I want to make sure once this fad dies out, I'm still standing"". The Independent (London). Retrieved 2012-01-04.