Dubtronica

{{short description|Music subgenre}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{More citations needed|date=June 2011}}

{{Infobox music genre

| name = Dubtronica

| stylistic_origins = {{hlist|Electronica|dub|reggae fusion}}

| cultural_origins = 1980s, England

| instruments =

| derivatives =

| other_topics = {{hlist|Ambient dub|dub techno|dubstep}}

}}

Dubtronica is electronic music influenced by dub music.Doherty, Greg (2003) "[http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2003-08-14/music/strange-bedfellows/ Strange Bedfellows: Brits like Groove Corporation refile dub under electronica] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808051557/http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2003-08-14/music/strange-bedfellows/ |date=8 August 2014 }}", Miami New Times, 14 August 2003, retrieved 8 November 2009 Early examples from the 1980s are the experimental English dub of On-U Sound Records and Mad Professor. It is also called simply "dub" or "techdub".{{Citation needed|date=November 2011}}

Dubtronica consists of electronic beats played in a downbeat manner. It is much lower in speed than techno and generally warmer than dance-oriented electronica. Some tracks use reggae toasters or singers to produce a more accessible form of the music.{{citation needed|date=November 2011}}