While there is some section of the adience who think that dubstep is still an underground sound, Bollywood as always has already started experimenting with it. In recent times, Scottish Bhangra group, Tiger Style incorporated dubstep in a remixed version of Bedardi Raja, a track from Delhi Belly. The original soundtrack of Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Bbuddah Hoga Tera Baap too is a dubstep track. This genre is believed to have evolved from the dub music following which dram and bass have been incorporated into the songs over the years, forming dubstep.
Interestingly, it is only now that the Indian audiences have woken up to this genre, which was introduced a while back in the music scene.
Delhi-based DJ Aaron James says dubstep is definitely a genre catching up with party goers. “It is surely on the rise here in Delhi, it’s an emerging genre still, but has developed quite a following in a short time.”
Bonobo in Mumbai plays host to dubstep music once every week. Their wobble nights are entirely dedicated to this genre and they run to packed houses too.
A spokesperson from Bonobo says, “The youth are the ones interested in this genre. After hip-hop, trance and house, dubstep is one of the genres that will make it really big in the city. Wobble nights are popular and not just us, there are a lot of clubs that have days dedicated to dubstep music.”
Amul Loknathan, DJ and critically-acclaimed Electronic Music Producer, is known for his signature style of mixing and is one of the rare DJs promoting alternative, eclectic genres of music like dubstep, break beat and drum-n-bass through his gigs.
“Places like Bonobo play some heavy duty electronic music. Zing, which was earlier Zenzi, is now a commercial space and has started having dedicated nights to drum-n-bass and dubstep. While it cannot be ruled out that techno as a genre has been consistent for the past couple of years, new genres like dubsteps are also catching up and how,” Amul concludes.
