As in 140 bpm - as fine as any tempo you'll find.
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Jon Sherrard, Fri 14 Aug 2009, 2:40 pm UTC
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Tempo might not be the most thrilling of subjects, but it's an important one nevertheless.
Dubstep is always at 140bpm. Well, 99% of it is. You may be lucky enough to find that elusive 138 or 142bpm tune if you really look hard enough. Having said that, a lot of tunes have an implied 70 bpm groove by way of their laid back, dub-influenced beats.
T is also for:
Tempa: The label responsible for Benga & Coki's Night. They've been around since the beginning, releasing music for dubstep lumineries such as Skream, Loefah, Coki, Horsepower Productions, Kode9 and Headhunter.
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