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Bassline is a type of music related to UK garage that originated from speed garage and shares characteristics with fellow subgenres dubstep and grime for their emphasis on bass. The style originated in Sheffield around 2002.Bassline has been at the centre of controversy in Sheffield due to a police raid on the former bassline club night Niche after which the club closed down. Police raided the club amidst reports that the scene had been attracting violence drug use and gang culture.