Toystep

Toystep is a musical sub-genre of Dubstep which originates from London. Its popularity began to rise in the early 2000s with the emergence of new groups and bands such as Partyshank, Toys with Knives and Illegal Music. Toystep also has a vast following in Asian countries such as Japan and China, which have produced artists such as Xinon. Toystep is typically 120-140 bpm and consist of low resolution synthesizers and basses to produce a cliche computer game sound. Some artists have also been known to experiment with children's toy instruments as a way of emphasizing the toy element of the genre.
Artists
*Illegal Music
*PartyShank
*Toys With Knives
*Scarfy
*Zootey
*Xinon
*Shirobon
*Legoman
Popularity
Up until the early 2000s, Toystep was fairly unheard of but bands such as Partyshank and Illegal Music have been supported by both BBC local and mainstream DJ's and has also been brought into the limelight by fellow companions from the Dubstep scene. Illegal Music have had various tracks from their forthcoming EP and LP and have performed at prestigious event such as Wembley Arena, MOBO and Screen Nation Events. Their tracks 'Goa' 'Malia' and the lead track from the Toy Music EP 'Community Feds' have all been played by BBC Radio and both their LP and EP have received positive reviews from critics. Partyshank are also a band which has some major success in the recent years in 2008 their band was named the number one band of 2008 by a survey from MySpace predicting the next big bands of 2008. Also they were predicted act to watch out for in 2008 by BIGSTEREO and have supported artists such as the Foals, Chromeo, Crystal Castles and
Reference
*http://thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23440798-off-the-record.do
*http://roguemag.wordpress.com/2007/09/08/toy-story-partyshank-interviewed/
*http://www.metro.co.uk/metrolife/183377-mary-anne-hobbs-dubstep-changed-my-life
*http://www.prefixmag.com/news/myspace-make-hot-predictions-2008/17291
*http://www.ents24.com/web/news/MySpace_Reveal_Top_New_Bands_of_2008_00042121.html
*http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/01/08/study-labels-social-networking-types
*http://drownedinsound.com/news/2948895-revealed--the-hottest-scenes-genres-and-acts-of-2008
*http://glitterditch.com/2008/02/new-club-night-alert-yellow-bl.html
*http://www.nme.com/news/nme/34405
*http://www.allbusiness.com/humanities-social-science/visual-performing-arts-music/11944468-1.html
*http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jan/14/television.internet
*http://creative.myspacecdn.com/de/advertising/sales/media/Studien/2008_MySpace-UK_MySpace%2008.pdf
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