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techstep

techstep is a genre. techstep grew out of Drum and bass, jump-up, dubwise drum and bass, dancefloor drum and bass and atmospheric drum and bass. Its influence carried into neurofunk, darkstep and hardstep, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 8 connections around techstep. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where techstep came from and where it led.

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techstepDrum and bassjump-updubwise drum and bassdancefloor drum and …atmospheric drum and…neurofunkdarkstephardstep

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techstep connections

techstep grew out of Drum and bass, jump-up, dubwise drum and bass and dancefloor drum and bass, went on to shape neurofunk, darkstep and hardstep. 8 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

What influenced techstep

Roots5

Sounds and acts that shaped techstep.

What techstep shaped

Legacy3

Where the influence of techstep travelled next.

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