--- title: "Dubstep Documentaries You Should Watch: TF Word" description: "Originating in the late 1990s and early 2000s, dubstep is a subgenre of electronic dance music that is distinguished by its intense buildup, big bass drops…" canonical: "https://www.ticketfairy.com/word/2022/09/20/dubstep-documentaries-you-should-watch" --- # Dubstep Documentaries You Should Watch: TF Word 1. [TF Word](https://www.ticketfairy.com/word.md) 2. [Music](https://www.ticketfairy.com/word/category/music.md) 3. Dubstep Documentaries You Should Watch - [Music](https://www.ticketfairy.com/word/category/music.md) - [TV & Movies](https://www.ticketfairy.com/word/category/tv-and-movies.md) # Dubstep Documentaries You Should Watch Originating in the late 1990s and early 2000s, dubstep is a subgenre of electronic dance music that is distinguished by its intense buildup, big bass drops, wobbles, prominent bass lines, and heavy drum beats. [Denver C](https://www.ticketfairy.com/word/author/denverctf.md) 20 September 2022 · 4 min read English [Español](https://www.ticketfairy.com/es/word/2022/09/20/documentales-sobre-dubstep-que-deberias-ver) [Français](https://www.ticketfairy.com/fr/word/2022/09/20/documentaires-sur-le-dubstep-a-voir) [Deutsch](https://www.ticketfairy.com/de/word/2022/09/20/dubstep-dokus-die-du-sehen-solltest) [Bahasa Indonesia](https://www.ticketfairy.com/id/word/2022/09/20/dokumenter-dubstep-yang-wajib-ditonton) [Русский](https://www.ticketfairy.com/ru/word/2022/09/20/dokumental-nye-fil-my-o-dubstep-kotorye-stoit-posmotret) [Dansk](https://www.ticketfairy.com/da/word/2022/09/20/dubstep-dokumentarer-du-bor-se) [Norsk](https://www.ticketfairy.com/no/word/2022/09/20/dubstep-dokumentarer-du-bor-se) [Svenska](https://www.ticketfairy.com/sv/word/2022/09/20/dubstepdokumentarer-du-borde-se) [Suomi](https://www.ticketfairy.com/fi/word/2022/09/20/dubstep-dokumentit-jotka-kannattaa-katsoa) Originating in the late 1990s and early 2000s, dubstep is a subgenre of electronic dance music that is distinguished by its intense buildup, big bass drops, wobbles, prominent bass lines, and heavy drum beats. The term ‘dubstep’ is derived from the electronic music genres ‘Dub’ and ‘2-step garage.’ Subgenres include normal, deep, and dark dubstep, brostep, post-dubstep, chillstep, drumstep, halfstep, and so on. Some of the biggest artists in the genre are Skrillex, Bassnectar, Flux Pavilion, Skream, Benga, and Zomboy. As we continue to highlight documentaries about electronic dance music and its subgenres, here are a few dubstep documentaries you can watch right now – ## **The Sound of Dubstep** This documentary film takes an in-depth look at the origins of dubstep and the evolution of music genres such as UK Jungle, Breakbeat, and Garage that fueled it’s rise to global recognition today. Drum and bass music producers and labels who laid the groundwork for dubstep with their experimental music are also explored. *‘That UK Sound – The Dubstep Sound’ *also acknowledges the number of music producers and labels they may have overlooked and begins with an apology message in this regard. [5.3) That UK Sound - The Sound of Dubstep](https://www.youtube.com/embed/a3PjeY8kaOY?start=2&feature=oembed) ## **Living Inside the Speaker: The Bristol Dubstep Scene** Bristol City is widely recognized as dubstep’s second city. Highlighted in *Living Inside the Speaker: The Bristol Dubstep Scene* are the genre’s history, origins, and dance music culture back then. It also depicts dubstep’s ongoing evolution, offering insights into production processes and the significance of sound systems in Bristol City. Interviews with DJs Pinch, Blazey, Skream, Wedge, and other electronic music artists, producers, and promoters are also featured in the film. ["Living Inside the Speaker - The Bristol Dubstep Scene" - Documentary](https://www.youtube.com/embed/vgaOnsCBd4s?start=1450&feature=oembed) ## **Bassweight: A Dubstep Documentary** Written and directed by film producer Suridh Das-Hassan,*Bassweight* was advertised as the first feature-length documentary about the world of dubstep. The Guardian [remarked](https://theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2010/oct/07/bassweight-dubstep-documentary-future) that “*‘Bassweight’* could mark an important shift in how breaking-music scenes are presented.” Film Producer Suridh Das-Hassan wrote and directed the documentary film. The documentary offers unparalleled insight into the evolution of dubstep, from its beginnings in London to its reach the world over. Dubstep pioneers Skream, Plastician, Benga, Kode 9, BBC Radio 1 ‘s Mary Anne Hobbs, and many more are among the artists showcased. [Bassweight: A Dubstep Documentary - 2010](https://www.youtube.com/embed/YVcX0Oc5j5E?start=51&feature=oembed) ## **Dubfiles – Dubstep Documentary** *‘Dubfiles – Dubstep Documentary*‘ delves into some of the genre’s most influential DJs and music producers. Spanning almost three hours in duration, the artists in this documentary bring to light stories of how they got into music, their influences, and highlights in their careers thus far. Skream, Joe Nice, Hatcha, Rusko, and other dubstep DJs take viewers on a journey into dubstep. [Dubfiles - Dubstep Documentary (2008)](https://www.youtube.com/embed/tFTu33uW8gA?start=4349&feature=oembed) ## ****All My Homies Hate Skrillex**** [All My Homies Hate Skrillex | A story about what happened with dubstep.](https://www.youtube.com/embed/-hLlVVKRwk0?start=3&feature=oembed) This nearly hour-long documentary will take viewers on a journey through the early years of dubstep as seen through the eyes of video creator Timbah. His fascination with dubstep, despite not being allowed to attend raves as a fifteen-year-old, obtaining dubstep tunes via Limewire, and fully immersing himself later in the scene, among other accounts are narrated. Electronic artists Skream, Burial, and Skrillex are all mentioned in the film. YouTube documentary filmmaker who goes by Timbah On Toast [described his film as](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJAbA6WAAtw), “A video about the first genre of music that I ever loved, which was dubstep. It kinda goes through how dubstep started, when I first heard it cause I wasn’t really on the scene early in dubstep’s development.” “I came in sort of in the latter part of dubstep’s first era… (The Documentary) talks about how the scene changed from being quite a dark and brooding sound that represented a lot of.. kind of themes of the mid-2000s, reflecting a lot of trends in gritty cinema and film and encapsulated a lot of grey London and then it evolved into this very bombastic sound design accelerated sort of noise that was more of a spectacle,” he added. **[Click here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJAbA6WAAtw) to watch an in-depth interview with video creator and narrator Timbah.On.Toast on Nawtystep.** Another informative documentary feature on Timbah.On.Toast which might peeve dub heads is *[‘James Blake: The Dubstep Goat | A Post-dubstep Retrospective’](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aHbrdrvT7M)* **Quick Watch:** [The Science of Dubstep | James Humberstone | TEDxOxford](https://www.youtube.com/embed/d8s8e8JdGCc?feature=oembed) *The Science of Dubstep by composer, technologist, and teacher, James Humberstone who with the help of the TED audience, creates a 12-tone dubstep song.* ##### You May Also Like:  ##### [Documentaries on Club Culture You Should Watch](https://www.ticketfairy.com/word/2022/06/09/documentaries-on-club-culture-you-should-watch) ##### [Dubstep YouTube Channels You Need To Follow](https://www.ticketfairy.com/word/2022/06/08/dubstep-youtube-channels-you-need-to-follow) ##### [Jungle Music Documentaries You Should Watch](https://www.ticketfairy.com/word/2022/08/23/jungle-music-documentaries-you-should-watch) Share [X](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketfairy.com%2Fword%2F2022%2F09%2F20%2Fdubstep-documentaries-you-should-watch.md&text=Dubstep+Documentaries+You+Should+Watch) [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketfairy.com%2Fword%2F2022%2F09%2F20%2Fdubstep-documentaries-you-should-watch.md) [WhatsApp](https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=Dubstep+Documentaries+You+Should+Watch+https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketfairy.com%2Fword%2F2022%2F09%2F20%2Fdubstep-documentaries-you-should-watch.md) ## Denver C Tracking stories in music with a focus on festivals, events, gigs, and sustainability. 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