Dub (Fusion Genres)

Dub went on to play a role in inspiring many genres of electronic music, such as dubstep and Oldschool jungle. The name "dubstep" originated from the common use of dub elements fused with 2-step garage and because both traditional dub and dubstep are often played at a similar tempo. Jungle, a related genre, originated in the early 1990s when producers of breakbeat hardcore began incorporating dub elements, such as reggae elements and deep basslines that ran at half the speed to the drum track. The more experimental releases of UK garage producers contributed to early dubstep, and sought to incorporate elements of dub reggae into the South London-based 2-step subgenre. Dubstep rhythms are usually syncopated, and often incorporate triplets and the One drop rhythm common to traditional reggae, a reference to the genre's Dub music influences. Most modern dubstep has strayed away from these dub and 2-step influences and now goes for a more aggressive and distorted sound taking more influence from Hip hop and Electronic dance music.

Associated Sub-Genres: Afro-Dub, Dubstep, Brostep, Funkstep, Glitchstep, Post-Dubstep, Trap, Wonky, Dubtronica

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dub_(music)