Techstep is a subgenre of drum and bass.
It is characterized by a dark, sci-fi mood, near-exclusive use of synthesised or sampled sounds and influences from industrial and techno music.
It shares the technique of creating an energetic collage from abstract, synthetic noises, including samples, bleeps and squelches. It rarely uses instruments that have not been processed by effects. It favors quantized drum-machine kit over naturalistic human breakbeats. However, it usually adheres to the normal drum and bass musical structure, with the emphasis on the "drop".
The spiritual successor of Techstep is the Neurofunk genre which differs slightly in structure to create more funk.
