Future bass
- Purple sound
- dubstep
- trap
- footwork
- other forms of electronic dance music
2010, Australia, United Kingdom, United States
History[edit]
The genre was pioneered by Scottish producers Rustie and Hudson Mohawke and American producer RL Grime, who began producing future bass tracks in 2010.[8][9] One of the first popularity-fueling releases in the genre was Rustie's album Glass Swords, released in 2011.[10] Later, in 2013, the Flume remix of Disclosure's song "You & Me" brought the genre into the mainstream,[11] and through the mid-2010s future bass became popular in the United Kingdom, United States, Japan, China, Korea and Australia.[8]
Characteristics[edit]
The sound waves are often modulated using automation or low-frequency oscillation controlling the cutoff of an audio filter (typically a low- or high-pass filter), or the wave's amplitude, to adjust the waveform (to create a ‘wobbly’ effect on its parameters). In addition, it is common to utilize a somewhat "twinkly"-sounding gradual rise in pitch during "risers" (gradual pre-drop buildups of white noise), and arpeggio chords, vocal chops, or vocoders.[1]
The BPM of future bass is often set between 130BPM to 175BPM,[12] and the tracks often use a 4/4 time signature. However, a song does not have to follow those criteria to be considered "future bass".
Kawaii future bass
Future bass, Chiptune, Denpa song
Early-to-mid 2010s, Japan