"Aint no half steppin" -Dubquixote

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Interesting piece on Dubquixote about the nature of recent Grime and Dubstep in which DQ comments that sort of sounds played by Youngsta (e.g Digital Mystikz, Loefah, D1) have become distinctly slower and more spacious, bringing some extra clarity to the 'dub' in dubstep.

He asks:
"Considering the reports of chronic head-nodding and nary a swerve of the hips to be found on the dancefloor, the only lingering question may be if we can even call this music 'dance music' any longer?"

I'd say that yes you can call this dance music simply because this particular sound has a tendency to work on two levels. Usually, there's the half step beat for the headnodding smokers at the back (you know who you are) layered with a more uptempo beat for the skankers at the front. It's a nice combination and one that makes this sound so accessible.

Funny that this question should be asked as I've had many a conversation with as yet Dubstep rave virgins who have this preconception that dubstep dancefloors are full of moody lookin stoners nodding their heads. They/We do exist, but what you tend to find is that the same heads that are simply nodding one week will be going mental in the middle of the dancefloor the next... it's dance music if you want it to be.