How your favourite genre got its name
Explaining the origins of house, techno, dubstep and more
MOOMBAHTON
Would you believe that Chuckie is behind the creation of moombahton? The producer’s 2009 collaborative release with Silvio Ecomo of ‘Moombah’ was slowed from 128 bpm down to 108 bpm by Dave Nada during a gig in Washington. Nada had become interested in the reggaeton music playing prior to his set and matched its tempo with his first selection. He had unknowingly created ‘moombahton’, inspiring the idea of infusing electro house with the rhythmic swagger of reggaeton.
Purple
Arguably dubstep's finest sub-genre, purple was created by a cadre of Bristolian producers that included Joker, Gemmy, Guido and Ginz. When asked why, Joker simply told us, "Shit just sounded purple". Listen to his collab with Ginz, 'Purple City', for the pinnacle of this sound.
