Future bass
Future bass is a style of electronic dance music which developed in the 2010s that mixes elements of dubstep and EDM trap with warmer, less abrasive rhythms. The genre was pioneered by producers such as Rustie, Hudson Mohawke, Lido, San Holo and Cashmere Cat, and it was popularised in the mid to late-2010s by artists such as Flume, Martin Garrix, Illenium, Louis the Child and Mura Masa. 2016 was seen as the breakout year for the genre.
History
The genre was pioneered by Scottish producers Rustie and Hudson Mohawke, who began producing future bass tracks in 2010. One of the first popularity-fueling releases in the genre was Rustie's album Glass Swords, released in 2011. Later, in 2013, the Flume remix of Disclosure's song "You & Me" brought the genre into the mainstream, and through the mid-2010s future bass became popular in the United Kingdom, United States, Japan, China, Korea and Australia.Characteristics
The sound waves are often modulated using automation or low-frequency oscillation controlling the cutoff of an audio filter, or the wave's amplitude, to adjust the waveform. In addition, it is common to utilize a somewhat "twinkly"-sounding gradual rise in pitch during "risers", and arpeggio chords, vocal chops, or vocoders.Tracks commonly feature a time signature with BPM set between 130BPM to 175BPM.