The Drum & Bass Thread (formally Drum 'n' Bass is dead?)
The Drum & Bass Thread (formally Drum 'n' Bass is dead?) Posted on: 19.08.2008 by Random X Every now and than, a musical genres foremost poet or pioneer will come forth claiming the style is dead.We've already seen it in punk, hip hop, metal, rock and opera already. Stupidest thing even, that this seems to be some kind of "retro- cycle" that passes along every decade. With the coming of styles like dubstep amongst others, purists are really keen on claiming that these styles are no derative or subgenre of our beloved DnB. Better yet, they utter the words "DnB is dead!" If your own creative impulses can't cope with a style any longer, why claim it is dead in the first place? Couldn't it just evolve into other (sub)styles? No, kill your idols instead! There seems to be no better way to start something new, than completely destroy any relations with the past. How can a genre with high BPM rates be dead, while comparing it to the ever so low BPM rates of the ever so vivid dubstep? Ofcourse, BPM rates are not a factor in this case, but people listening and enjoying DnB are. There are still heaps and heaps of bass-heads still jumping their shoes to the sounds of d&b pioneers as Krush, Bukem, Dom & Roland and all others still producing. Agreed that the old spirit needs to be revived. Still, it's no reason to don the old lass after that much joy she has given us. Drum and Bass is dead? It seems ever so vibrant as it was in 1996! | |
| Xavier Emanuels 29.01.2009 | Haha its easier to read all 42 pages when you have been contributing since the beginning Edit: make that 43 pages. |
| Random X 29.01.2009 | Are you a d&b addict or not? Read dammit, its only 42 pages long! LOLz. (That way I do have the feeling that my start post counts for something. ) |
| Amada Brierley 29.01.2009 | Come on Tekki this thread is waaaaay too long to read all the way through! It's going to be a case of history repeating for eternity on this one! hehehe Rj x |
| Random X 29.01.2009 |
Originally Posted by BentoSan
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| Amada Brierley 29.01.2009 |
Originally Posted by BentoSan
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| Xavier Emanuels 29.01.2009 | I dont mind 2 or 3 pendulum toons and thats about it. When they are actually making proper drum and bass they are capable of doing a well decent job of it. Another thing that you have to give them is their production standards - even the noisia boys look up to those guys. |
| Amada Brierley 29.01.2009 | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHF8B4zAuu0&fmt=18 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF1rD0uB3S4&fmt=18 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq0Pg7fnkAg&fmt=18 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW95OaAdoJ0&fmt=18 If anyone here can produce something better than those four, than I'd be quite glad to rag on Pendulum too. Without pendulum I don't believe I could have got my 'non-muso' friends to come and see people like: High Contrast, TC, Shy FX, Chase and Status etc. I believe 'In Silico is bad' for the record though. Rj x Rj. |
| Random X 29.01.2009 |
Originally Posted by Kaon
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| Dj Daxsen 28.01.2009 | MMm when I first heard In Silico I was very disappointed, I loved (and still do) hold you colour. It has grown on me slightly and a few tracks I really dig. It won't ever be a stand out album for me but props to em for doing their own thang. I'm sure we have had this conversation about 20 pages back lol. |
| Virginia Ortiz 28.01.2009 |
Originally Posted by midian
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| Ryan Morales 28.01.2009 | Pendulum are no longer dance music. Its DnB inspired rock. Which pretty much defeats most of the point of it for me. Thus its shit dance music. Tho its decent enough rock music, I just dont like rock music that much. |
| Virginia Ortiz 28.01.2009 | ok so pendulum, i bag on them all time, because i don't like them. but after actually listening to in silico i have discovered several things. thing one-their vocalist sounds like shit, which is just my humble opinion but like, ew... thing two-most of the album isn't worth mentioning thing three-some of the songs on this album (very few tho,like two or so) are fucking epic and mindblowing like this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtbVdsYQ5FQ (i believe its the right one-could be wrong) much kudos for that lil numba i officially take bad all the shit i gave pedulum there i said it |
| Random X 28.01.2009 | Sure is K, good enough and a blessing. |
| Virginia Ortiz 27.01.2009 | good enough excuse i guess |
| Random X 27.01.2009 | Well... At least I haven't seen any crap. Quality above quantity for me. That and ofcourse the birth of an awesome daughter in 2008 has changed some things for that year! But if all goes well, some d&b parties up for 2009. (And I also hope for a DJ Krush gig! That would make the year for me!) |
| Virginia Ortiz 27.01.2009 |
Originally Posted by Tekki
there is something wrong with this situation |
| Ryan Morales 27.01.2009 | BSE do own. But having seen them 3 times and pretty much the same set every time not quite so awesome anymore... Then again... ARRAKIS! Fuck man how are you handling it. I last got my bass fix a week or 2 ago and I'm twitching n shit. Thankfully 'The Bug' ft. Warrior Queen is tomorrow evening ! Fuck yeah!! |
| Xavier Emanuels 27.01.2009 |
Originally Posted by Tekki
Someone get this man 50cc of phat bass and another 30cc of killer breaks stat ! Atleast it was a good show, BSE ftw !! |
| Random X 27.01.2009 | Well, December 2007. Goldie and Black Sun Empire... |
| Virginia Ortiz 27.01.2009 | true when was your last fix? |
| Random X 27.01.2009 | Need to go to a d&b party like soonish! |
| Virginia Ortiz 27.01.2009 |
Originally Posted by BentoSan
Originally Posted by obsidiance
isnt there some similar big-ass show in oz soonish? |
| Xavier Emanuels 27.01.2009 |
Originally Posted by Kaon
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| Dj Daxsen 26.01.2009 | MUAHAHAHAHHAHAH! No side shizl for youuuuuuu! You had PHAT, so shut up! |
| Adolf Hit 26.01.2009 | Where was our side show a? Super jealous! |
| Virginia Ortiz 26.01.2009 | jealous! |
| Dj Daxsen 26.01.2009 | Nah midi I went to their sideshow at the Hordern Pavillion in Sydney. There wasn't enough to make me wanna go to BDO and sideshows are better anyway. They played a longer set at the Sideshow |
| Adolf Hit 26.01.2009 | Was that at BDO? Would have loved to catch them at the Ak show, but they where the only act that made me excited and friend was having a party at her beach house that weekend... |
| Dj Daxsen 26.01.2009 | Caught The Prodigy on saturday evening
in sydney. OMFG no one drops a show like them. Seriously one of a kind. Amazing set. My ears are still weird. It was sooo loud! I don't believe I've ever sweat so much! Can't wait for the new album!!~~~ Liam dropped a few dubstep kinda half pace beats during a couple of break downs. Sounded amazing! (yes I realise they are not dnb) |
| Ryan Morales 26.01.2009 | Rewind freqency depends on the DJ and/or genre and/or style and/or crowd and/or MC. So many variables imo its hard to say I mean N-Type was rewinding every 2nd track and even did a double rewind. In saying that the crowd was fucking loving it and TBFH most of the tracks deserved to be rewound. N-Type is a dubstep selektah god. Sometimes it gets annoying. Sometimes I want that second drop BAD. Tho IMO its better if its done infreqently as then it has more impact and makes the crowd go way more nut's |
| Virginia Ortiz 26.01.2009 | yea i noticed a mass increase in backspins in late 07 early 08 seems to have died a little wich is indeed nice. what was Mr. C using? he was spinnin 4 vinyls at phat09 made my head spin |
| Random X 26.01.2009 | LOLz, I remember talking to you on MSN about than one once... LoLz. |
| Xavier Emanuels 26.01.2009 | I saw Andy C just the otherevening (he comes to perth around this time every year) - there were less backspins this year which was certainly nice. Last year there were so many backspins that it got a bit annoying after a while :\ |
| Random X 26.01.2009 | Nice one! |
| Virginia Ortiz 26.01.2009 | saw A-Sides on saturday evening . played a sweet set of jungle and liquid with a few harder tracks at the end. i didn't a single song he played which i thought would be dissapointing but it was good to hear some fresh shit (fresh to me anyway). the high end almost made my ears bleed tho which was a pity. pretty sweet havin inter-nat djs in our small city tho, there was only like 50 people there at any one time |
| Adolf Hit 23.01.2009 | Trip Like I do FTW! That is one awesome tune! |
| Dj Daxsen 23.01.2009 | You guys must know; Trip Like I Do Weapons of Mass Distortion by Crystal Method! They are big beat legends! |
| Virginia Ortiz 22.01.2009 | ta |
| Random X 22.01.2009 |
Originally Posted by DvlsAdvct
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| Anushka jayamaha 22.01.2009 |
Originally Posted by Kaon
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