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2-step garage, or simply 2-step, is a genre of electronic music and a subgenre of UK garage.[1]

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  1. 72 relations: A cappella, Accent (music), Aggression, Artful Dodger (duo), Audio signal processing, Back spinning, Bass drum, Bassline, Beatmatching, Breakbeat, Breakstep, Contemporary R&B, Craig David, Dem 2, Destiny (Dem 2 song), DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies, Do You Really Like It?, Dreem Teem, Drum and bass, Drum machine, Dubstep, Electronic music, Four on the floor (music), Funk, Garage house, Gqom, Grime music, Hip hop music, Horsepower Productions, House music, Human voice, Hyperdub, Instrumental, Jungle music, Keyboard instrument, Kode9, List of UK garage artists, List of UK garage songs, London, Master of ceremonies, Masters at Work, Music sequencer, Never Gonna Let You Go (Tina Moore song), Personal computer, Pirate radio, Pitchfork (website), Re-Rewind (The Crowd Say Bo Selecta), Rhythm, Rimshot, Rockin' (song), ... Expand index (22 more) »

  2. 1990s in British music
  3. 2000s in British music
  4. UK garage genres

A cappella

Music performed a cappella, less commonly spelled a capella in English, is music performed by a singer or a singing group without instrumental accompaniment. 2-step garage and a cappella are 20th-century music genres.

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Accent (music)

In music, an accent is an emphasis, stress, or stronger attack placed on a particular note or set of notes, or chord, either as a result of its context or specifically indicated by an accent mark.

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Aggression

Aggression is a behavior aimed at opposing or attacking something or someone.

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Artful Dodger (duo)

Artful Dodger was originally a UK garage duo featuring songwriters and producers Mark Hill and Pete Devereux.

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Audio signal processing

Audio signal processing is a subfield of signal processing that is concerned with the electronic manipulation of audio signals.

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Back spinning

Back spinning describes the act of manually manipulating a vinyl record (currently playing on a turntable), using enough force to cause the record to spin backward (despite the rotation of the platter beneath it).

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Bass drum

The bass drum is a large drum that produces a note of low definite or indefinite pitch.

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Bassline

Bassline (also known as a bass line or bass part) is the term used in many styles of music, such as blues, jazz, funk, dub and electronic, traditional, and classical music, for the low-pitched instrumental part or line played (in jazz and some forms of popular music) by a rhythm section instrument such as the electric bass, double bass, cello, tuba or keyboard (piano, Hammond organ, electric organ, or synthesizer).

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Beatmatching

Beatmatching or pitch cue is a disc jockey technique of pitch shifting or time stretching an upcoming track to match its tempo to that of the currently playing track, and to adjust them such that the beats (and, usually, the bars) are synchronized—e.g. the kicks and snares in two house records hit at the same time when both records are played simultaneously.

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Breakbeat

Breakbeat is a broad type of electronic music that tends to use drum breaks sampled from early recordings of funk, jazz, and R&B. 2-step garage and Breakbeat are 20th-century music genres and electronic dance music genres.

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Breakstep

Breakstep, or breakbeat garage, is a genre of music that evolved from the UK garage scene and influenced the emergence of dubstep. 2-step garage and Breakstep are 1990s in British music, 1990s in music, 20th-century music genres, electronic dance music genres, English styles of music and uK garage genres.

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Contemporary R&B

Contemporary R&B (or simply R&B) is a popular music genre that combines rhythm and blues with elements of pop, soul, funk, hip hop, and electronic music. 2-step garage and Contemporary R&B are 1990s in music, 2000s in music and 20th-century music genres.

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Craig David

Craig Ashley David (born 5 May 1981) is a British singer and songwriter who rose to fame in 1999, featuring on the single "Re-Rewind" by Artful Dodger.

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Dem 2

Dem 2 is the name of UK garage musician Dean Boylan.

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Destiny (Dem 2 song)

"Destiny", also titled "Destiny (Sleepless)", is a song by UK garage duo Dem 2.

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DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies

DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies were a UK garage collaboration between producer and DJ Pied Piper and the MCs DT (responsible for the line "we're loving it, loving it, loving it"), Melody, Sharky P and the Unknown MC (Kamanchi Sly, formerly of the group Hijack), who were active in the early 2000s.

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Do You Really Like It?

"Do You Really Like It?" is a song by UK garage music group DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies.

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Dreem Teem

The Dreem Teem are a British DJ, music production and remixing trio consisting of DJ Spoony, Mikee B, and Timmi Magic.

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Drum and bass

Drum and bass (commonly abbreviated as DnB, D&B, or D'n'B) is a genre of electronic dance music characterised by fast breakbeats (typically 165–185 beats per minute) with heavy bass and sub-bass lines, samples, and synthesizers. 2-step garage and Drum and bass are 1990s in British music, 1990s in music, 2000s in British music, 2000s in music, 20th-century music genres, electronic dance music genres and English styles of music.

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Drum machine

A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument that creates percussion sounds, drum beats, and patterns.

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Dubstep

Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in South London in the early 2000s. 2-step garage and Dubstep are 2000s in British music, 2000s in music, electronic dance music genres and English styles of music.

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Electronic music

Electronic music broadly is a group of music genres that employ electronic musical instruments, circuitry-based music technology and software, or general-purpose electronics (such as personal computers) in its creation. 2-step garage and electronic music are 20th-century music genres.

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Four on the floor (music)

Four-on-the-floor (or four-to-the-floor) is a rhythm used primarily in dance genres such as disco and electronic dance music.

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Funk

Funk is a music genre that originated in African-American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of various music genres that were popular among African-Americans in the mid-20th century. 2-step garage and Funk are 20th-century music genres.

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Garage house

Garage house (originally known as "garage"; local terms include "New York house" and New Jersey sound) is a dance music style that was developed alongside Chicago house music. 2-step garage and Garage house are 20th-century music genres.

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Gqom

Gqom (igqomu, gqom tech, sgubhu, 3-Step or G.Q.O.M) is an electronic dance music genre and subgenre of house music that emerged in the early 2010s from Durban, South Africa, pioneered and innovated by music producers Naked Boyz, Rudeboyz, Sbucardo, Griffit Vigo, Nasty Boyz, DJ Lag, Menzi Shabane, Distruction Boyz and Citizen Boy. 2-step garage and gqom are electronic dance music genres.

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Grime music

Grime is a genre of electronic dance music (EDM) that emerged in London in the early 2000s. 2-step garage and Grime music are 2000s in British music, 2000s in music, electronic dance music genres and English styles of music.

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Hip hop music

Hip hop or hip-hop, also known as rap and formerly as disco rap, is a genre of popular music that originated in the early 1970s from the African American community.

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Horsepower Productions

Horsepower Productions are an English electronic music duo, initially a larger musical collective who released experimental garage recordings, and helped pioneer the dubstep genre.

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House music

House is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by a repetitive four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 115–130 beats per minute. 2-step garage and House music are 1990s in music, 2000s in music, 20th-century music genres and electronic dance music genres.

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Human voice

The human voice consists of sound made by a human being using the vocal tract, including talking, singing, laughing, crying, screaming, shouting, humming or yelling.

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Hyperdub

Hyperdub is a British, London-based electronic music record label and former webzine, founded by Steve Goodman, a.k.a. Kode9.

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Instrumental

An instrumental or instrumental song is music normally without any vocals, although it might include some inarticulate vocals, such as shouted backup vocals in a big band setting.

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Jungle music

Jungle is a genre of electronic music that developed out of the UK rave scene and roots reggae and dancehall sound system culture in the 1990s. 2-step garage and Jungle music are 1990s in British music, 1990s in music, electronic dance music genres and English styles of music.

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Keyboard instrument

A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument played using a keyboard, a row of levers that are pressed by the fingers.

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Kode9

Steve Goodman, known as Kode9 (born 1973) is a Scottish electronic music artist, DJ, and founder of the Hyperdub record label.

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List of UK garage artists

This is a list of notable artists who have worked in the UK garage genre and subgenres, except dubstep and grime as they have their own lists.

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List of UK garage songs

The following is a list of notable UK garage songs which charted on any record chart, particularly the UK Singles Chart and UK Dance Singles Chart.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Master of ceremonies

A master of ceremonies, abbreviated MC or emcee, is the official host of a ceremony, staged event, conference, convention, or similar performance.

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Masters at Work

Masters at Work is the American garage house production and remix team of "Little" Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez.

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Music sequencer

A music sequencer (or audio sequencer or simply sequencer) is a device or application software that can record, edit, or play back music, by handling note and performance information in several forms, typically CV/Gate, MIDI, or Open Sound Control, and possibly audio and automation data for digital audio workstations (DAWs) and plug-ins.

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Never Gonna Let You Go (Tina Moore song)

"Never Gonna Let You Go" is a song by American singer Tina Moore.

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Personal computer

A personal computer, often referred to as a PC, is a computer designed for individual use.

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Pirate radio

A pirate radio station is a radio station that broadcasts without a valid license.

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Pitchfork (website)

Pitchfork (formerly Pitchfork Media) is an American online music publication founded in 1996 by Ryan Schreiber in Minneapolis.

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Re-Rewind (The Crowd Say Bo Selecta)

"Re-Rewind (The Crowd Say Bo Selecta)" is a song by English garage duo Artful Dodger, featuring Craig David on vocals.

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Rhythm

Rhythm (from Greek ῥυθμός, rhythmos, "any regular recurring motion, symmetry") generally means a "movement marked by the regulated succession of strong and weak elements, or of opposite or different conditions".

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Rimshot

A rimshot is a percussion technique used to produce an accented snare drum backbeat.

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Rockin' (song)

"Rockin" is a song by the Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd from his third studio album, Starboy (2016).

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Sampler (musical instrument)

A sampler is an electronic musical instrument that records and plays back samples (portions of sound recordings).

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Sampling (music)

In sound and music, sampling is the reuse of a portion (or sample) of a sound recording in another recording.

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Snare drum

The snare drum (or side drum) is a percussion instrument that produces a sharp staccato sound when the head is struck with a drum stick, due to the use of a series of stiff wires held under tension against the lower skin.

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Soul music

Soul music is a popular music genre that originated in the African-American community throughout the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

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Speed garage

Speed garage (occasionally known as plus-8) is a genre of electronic dance music, associated with the UK garage scene, of which it is regarded as one of its subgenres. 2-step garage and Speed garage are 1990s in British music, 1990s in music, electronic dance music genres, English styles of music and uK garage genres.

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Syncopation

In music, syncopation is a variety of rhythms played together to make a piece of music, making part or all of a tune or piece of music off-beat.

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Synthesizer

A synthesizer (also synthesiser, or simply synth) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals.

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Techno

Techno is a genre of electronic dance music which is generally produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempos being in the range of 120 to 150 beats per minute (BPM). 2-step garage and Techno are 20th-century music genres and electronic dance music genres.

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Techstep

Techstep is a dark subgenre of drum and bass that was created in the mid-1990s. 2-step garage and Techstep are 20th-century music genres and English styles of music.

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Tempa Recordings

Tempa is a garage and dubstep music label founded in 2000 by Neil Jolliffe, who also coined the term "dubstep" in 2002.

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The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph, known online and elsewhere as The Telegraph, is a British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally.

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The Weeknd

Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (አቤል መኮንን ተስፋዬ; born February 16, 1990), known professionally as the Weeknd, is a Canadian singer-songwriter.

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The Wire (magazine)

The Wire (or simply Wire) is a British music magazine publishing out of London, which has been issued monthly in print since 1982.

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Tina Moore

Tina Moore (born October 17, 1970, in Racine, Wisconsin) is an American R&B musician.

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Todd Edwards

Todd Edward Imperatrice (born December 9, 1972), known professionally as Todd Edwards, is an American garage house record producer, DJ and singer.

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Tuplet

In music, a tuplet (also irrational rhythm or groupings, artificial division or groupings, abnormal divisions, irregular rhythm, gruppetto, extra-metric groupings, or, rarely, contrametric rhythm) is "any rhythm that involves dividing the beat into a different number of equal subdivisions from that usually permitted by the time-signature (e.g., triplets, duplets, etc.)" This is indicated by a number, or sometimes two indicating the fraction involved.

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Turntablism

Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating new music, sound effects, mixes and other creative sounds and beats, typically by using two or more turntables and a cross fader-equipped DJ mixer.

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UK garage

UK garage, abbreviated as UKG, is a genre of electronic dance music which originated in England in the early to mid-1990s. 2-step garage and UK garage are 1990s in British music, 1990s in music, 2000s in British music, 2000s in music, 20th-century music genres, electronic dance music genres and English styles of music.

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UK singles chart

The UK Singles Chart (currently titled the Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-selling singles in the United Kingdom, based upon physical sales, paid-for downloads and streaming.

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Woodblock (instrument)

A woodblock (also spelled as two words, wood block) is a small slit drum made from a single piece of wood.

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Wookie (musician)

Jason Chue (born 31 October 1972), better known as Wookie, is a UK garage musician.

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Zed Bias

Dave Jones, better known as Zed Bias, is an English electronic musician based in Manchester, who operates within the UK garage/2-step, broken beat and UK funky genres, as a producer and as a DJ.

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See also

1990s in British music

2000s in British music

UK garage genres

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2-step_garage

Also known as 2 Step garage, 2Step Garage, Dark 2-step, Dark 2step, Dark garage, New dark swing, Two step garage, Two-step garage.

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