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It is characterized by a dark, sci-fi mood, near-exclusive use of synthesised or sampled sound sources, influences from industrial and techno music, and what some writers have described as a “clinical” sound.
Although described as having a “techy” feel, techstep’s relationship with techno should not be overstated. It shares the technique of creating a high-energy collage from abstract, synthetic noises, including samples, bleeps and squelches: it rarely uses instruments that have not been processed by effects.
Similarly, quantized drum-machine kit and percussion sounds are favored over naturalistic human breakbeats.
However, it usually adheres to drum and bass norms in other regards, especially in terms of musical structure, with the emphasis on the “drop”. Techstep saw jungle music’s obsession with bass change from aiming for low and deep to exploring timbre, artists aiming to outdo each other with ever more distorted and “twisted” bass sounds.
Techstep developed from jungle music and hardstep around 1996.
The name of the genre was coined by Ed Rush and Trace, who were both instrumental in shaping the sound of techstep.
In this case, “tech” did not indicate a relation to the smoother style of detroit techno, but to the rawer, more caustic hardcore sounds that were popular in Belgium in the earlier part of the decade. Techstep was a reaction to more virtuosic and more pop musical elements in jungle and drum ‘n’ bass, which were seen as an adulteration of “true” or “original” jungle.
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| Saturday 13 September 2008 | ||
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Nocturnal Festival at NOS Events Center
DJ Craze, Infected Mushroom, Deep Dish, Digitalism, Junkie XL, Above & Beyond, Cosmic Gate, Richie Hawtin |
NOS Events Center Los Angeles, United States |
1 person attending |
| Friday 19 September 2008 | ||
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Gutter Heads
The Force, Robby Roadsteamer, BEFORE THE RISE, Superpower |
The Middle East Downstairs Boston, United States |
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| October 2008 | ||
| Wednesday 1 October 2008 | ||
| Pendulum |
The Middle East Downstairs Boston, United States |
7 people attending |
| Friday 3 October 2008 | ||
| Pendulum |
House of Blues Chicago, United States |
4 people attending |
| Saturday 4 October 2008 | ||
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Murder the Dancefloor at Shrine Expo Hall
Alice Deejay, Adam F, The Toxic Avenger, Delirious, 3Oh!3, Rotterdam Terror Corps, Omar Santana, DJ Irene |
Shrine Expo Hall Los Angeles, United States |
7 people attending |
| Sunday 5 October 2008 | ||
| Pendulum |
I-Rock Nightclub Detroit, United States |
3 people attending |
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