Meanings
- uncountableA subgenre of dubstep with a fast tempo that incorporates ambient and industrial samples.
This record is a standout in the records of Six Finger Satellite as it takes a dance tone. Some darkstep dances fer sure, but think Chrome, Deutsch Amerikan Friendschaft and you might start to get the idea.
2005 November 3, Alessandro Lendaro, quoting Load Records, “Ultimamente si parlava dei legendary pink dots”, in it.arti.musica.rock (Usenet)2 more examples
Another area where I suspect there's some crossover, but I haven't poked around in much, is within death/black metal. Certainly some of what I've heard has the dark techy feel of techstep / darkstep like Technical Itch and whatnot, but it's not something I've had the time to look into properly.
2004 May 10, Phil Evans, “breaks / Drum and base / thrash metal”, in alt.music.drum-n-bass (Usenet)on 10.10.10 the new DREAM ITO DUST song "counterfeit" was released online in 6 different mixes plus a video. besides the original, there is a darkstep mix, a breakcore mix [bryin dall], an EBM mix [angztek industries], a cold wave mix [prequel], and a powernoise mix [theologian].
2010 October 16, chth...@chthonicstreams.com, “DREAM INTO DUST : COUNTERFEIT (digital release)”, in rec.music.industrial (Usenet)
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darkstep. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/darkstep
“darkstep.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/darkstep. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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