My Top 5 Dubstep Artists

Dubstep is the fastest rising genre of music on the planet today, and with it's exciting fidget-style sounds and distorted basslines, I figured that it's only fair to round up my favourite Dubstep artists.

I love Dubstep, it’s still really young compared to genres like house, trance and techno so we’re still seeing the genre branch into various sub-genres, each with its own flair.

This post really isn’t about the overall top 5 Dubstep artists, I am meerly listing my own favorite and if you’d like to add your own top 5 list, just leave a comment at the end along with a few links so everyone else can hear that fidgitty goodness.

Okay? Let’s get into it…


1. BENGA.

Benga, from Croydon, South London, is one third of the supergroup that is Magnetic Man and  is part of the Tempa record label. Benga released the cross-over anthem Night with DMZ's Coki in early 2008. Here it is...

2. SKREAM.

Skream, from Bromley, London, is one of dubstep's first and most prominent producers, he has played an important role in the genre's development and is also one third of the group Magnetic Man.

3. RUSKO.

Rusko, from Leeds, West Yorkshire, is a fellow northener. I nearly placed him at the top of the list for this reason alone but wisely resisted the urge. He has been around for only a few years but is already making his name at the absolute peak of the game.

4. SKRILLEX.

Skrillex, from Los Angeles, California, USA, is a part of the Atlantic and Sony BMG record labels. He is known for his harsh distorted bassline sounds and is greeted with open arms when he travels across the pond.

5. FLUX PAVILLION.

Flux Pavillion, from Towcester, Northamptonshire, is an up and coming Dubstep artist making all the right moves at the minute, this exciting prodigy is assigned to the Circus / UKF labels and his brand new track has been destroying raves across the world!

Just so I don’t get on anyone’s nerves, I do like a load of other Dubstep artists out there but again, these are my favourites. Go ahead and list your own in the comments to pick up on any of the others that deserve the limelight. Just like any other genre’s, Dubstep is ever changing so this list will change over time – at the end of the day though, it’s about the music, not just the artists so if someone drops something amazing, get behind it 100 per cent.

Alright, that’s all I’ve got for ya – go and fidget somewhere else.

CC.