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! | |
| Random X 30.05.2012 | Great to hear bro', doin' well. Got an awesome intelligent D&B project I'm doing a touch up on... Can't wait to share a teaser with ya. How are you, by the by? |
| Virginia Ortiz 30.05.2012 | I'll post occasionally ^_^ Hope y'all are well! You have a hearty post count now Tekki haha |
| Random X 26.05.2012 | w00t, return of the K! Are you back more often now, or still too busy for the intarwebz? |
| Wallace Lawmaster 25.05.2012 | Drum & bass ftw |
| Virginia Ortiz 25.05.2012 | Page 99!! Epic, this thread used to be where i hung out when i wasn't doing any work ^_^ |
| Corrin Penney 14.05.2012 | Back on topic, heres the new sound of the moment from Dub Phizix on Critical http://soundcloud.com/critical-music/a-dub-phizix-feat-fox-never BIG! |
| Corrin Penney 14.05.2012 |
Originally Posted by Sn0wday
The scene here IS my cup of tea, theres plenty of dnb evening s on, theres plenty of radio play here too and a lot of the current 'drumstep' sound is making its way into the charts. Just because I dont like it doesnt mean its of lesser quality or any less justified. It doesnt stop me voicing my opinion though, neither does it make my opinion any less valid. Its an opinion afterall, not misguided cancerous prejudice as you so rudely state. |
| Madelene Witek 07.05.2012 | It's definitely not dead though. But I don't really know your definition of DnB, traditional jungle and very light DnB might be less prominent, but this whole craze over "drumstep" and then we've got artists like Sub Focus, Tantrum Desire, Camo & Crooked cranking out DnB tunes that are rocking shows all over. but once again, some purists don't consider this real DnB. btw I did a 45 minute drum & bass/ drumstep mix a little while ago, using almost entirely tunes released in the last 2 or 3 years. So if you've been out of the loop: http://soundcloud.com/sn0wday/spectr...drum-bass-2012
Originally Posted by Flash101uk
I like all DnB, in fact I love all EDM, and I believe people don't realize how similar it all is. They say these days it all sounds the same with "commercial sounds" (is it even possible for a synthesized sound to be commercial? does that even make sense?), but if you look back through eras of EDM in any genre, it all did sound similar, if it didn't you wouldn't be able to look back and pick out the different periods of evolution. You say it's all mainstream, or "commercial", but it's really not haha. I'm over in the U.S., the ones you guys over in UK blame for ruining DnB and Dubstep. But it's not, at all. sure there is an overflowing amount of pruducers and DJ's but i believe that's technology at work. And trust me, if I played out Led Astray at a local house party, I'd get weird looks. You couldn't play out at a club and even drop what you call "commercial" dubstep/dnb, it wouldn't fly, in the same way you couldn't drop your "underground" or "real" dubstep/dnb. It's not on the radio, you won't hear it at house parties, in my town there are small EDM shows every now and then, a couple clubs that play dirtier Electro style stuff. Yes, the music they play at these clubs/shows has evolved in the last few years, but the frequency of them or the scene there really hasn't changed THAT much. in the end it's all EDM at different points in time. And it's the really terrible misinformed view coming from the UK that over in the U.S. we just have brostep shows all the time teaming with the same idiots at clubs and it's all anyone listens to, cause it's simply not true. I just find it ridiculous that people who claim to be "underground" call anything that reaches a certain self determined point of popularity is hence forth commercial, mainstream, shit. Because people like something, doesn't make it of lesser quality. |
| Keli Muennink 06.05.2012 | This thread Is kind of proving that dnb is dead hahahah |
| Freida Leash 06.05.2012 | Just when I thought this thread was dead... six months later, BAM!, its back. |
| Corrin Penney 06.05.2012 | some filth for a sunday morning: |
| Nicola Oatts 27.02.2012 | not normally my kinda sound ... but this sh*ts guud!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3xfG...ure=plpp_video |
| Annalisa Shogren 20.02.2012 | Die & Break - Grand Funk Hustle EP out now on Digital Soundboy. http://download.breakbeat.co.uk/lpse...khustleep.aspx Basslines arun! |
| Marguerite Salsedo 20.02.2012 | edit: image tags are apparently broken http://www.andybarefoot.com/politics...?poster=577512 |
| Penni Cartier 05.02.2012 |
Originally Posted by MLT
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| Luella Mckenrick 01.02.2012 | A little mix i was supposed to play out last weekend, but unfortunately my 5 week old daughter decided to stop breathing on her own so spent 4 days in hospital instead, aimed at the dance floor, check it out if have the time. Click here to see it on Mixcloud Tracklist Fresh - Mission To Mars Laidback Luke - Natural Disaster (Andy C Remix) Tantrum Desire - Reach (Original mix) Friction vs Camo & Krooked - Stand Up (feat. Dynamite MC) Optiv - Midevening Nation Crystal Clear & Zen - Bullet Wilkinson - Toevening Enei - Movin Fast Ed Rush & Optical - Chubrub Ravager - Missing You (Zen Remix) London Elektricity - U Gotta B Crazy (Enei Remix) Dub Zero - The Hunter - Original Mix Chase & Status & Sub Focus - Flashing Lights (S.P.Y. Remix) Wilkinson - Refugee Tantrum Desire - Higher Camo & Krooked - Hot Pursuit S.P.Y - Go with the Flow Wilkinson - Overdose Loadstar - Hit The Ground Blokhe4d - Beyond the Void The Prototypes - Born To Rise Pendulum - Blood Sugar Ms Dynamite - Neva Soft (Nu Tone Remix) Adele - Rolling In The Deep (Nu:Tone Remix) |
| Corrin Penney 31.01.2012 |
Originally Posted by MLT
Thanks for taking the time to read my blog, thanks for your feedback too |
| Luella Mckenrick 31.01.2012 |
Originally Posted by Flash101uk
I also agree with what you wrote. |
| Corrin Penney 31.01.2012 | My thoughts on the recent drumstep phenomena if youre interested: http://howitzerdnb.wordpress.com/201...-of-drum-bass/ Its not a childish rant, hopefully a perceptive and balanced argument. I'll let you be the judge of that though. |
| Yong Aptekar 29.01.2012 | Demolition man was at a bar down the street from my place last evening . The show was hype! And packed too, so it doesn't look like drum and bass/jungle is dead. |
| Marguerite Salsedo 25.01.2012 | Calyx, Teebee and Kemo deliver the goods and then some, amazing oldschool vibes on this one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv-moYadjMg |
| Jason Mcewing 24.01.2012 | if you download the latest random movement podcast, my track tell me why is on there: http://www.randommovement.org/2012/01/16/podcast-29/ Blade |
| Kiyoko Hansey 24.01.2012 | I've been out of the drum and bass scene for a long time. Last time I was buying vinyl from Breakbeat Science plus some random music from Beatport. Got some great recommendations in another thread, really like Hospital Records. But it's getting pretty hard to find any jump up stuff. Seems ironic since hip-hop and drum and bass fit so well together. |
| Corrin Penney 24.01.2012 |
Originally Posted by Citizen_Insane
Originally Posted by Steeevo
We all know that the top40 is generally a reflection of the cheapest, cheesiest tunes available in that songs genre. Hospital are no different. High Contrasts new tunes are a shadow of his former self, same goes for camo and krooked and netsky. Before netsky and camo & krooked were signed to hospital, they made some fucking sweet tunes. Like, exceptional dancefloor, this! http://www.junodownload.com/products...nd/1509365-02/ Hospital dont make dancefloor like this, they hoover up all the talent and take all the life out of it. Med school on the other hand, is a different kettle of fish entirely. I do agree with you about the hospitality evening s though, theyre epic, and filled with cu*ts. Its all about the small side room pumping out the underground sounds . The crowd is completely different, people actually go there for the music, not the fashion show! Who'd have thought!? |
| Keli Muennink 24.01.2012 | I dont believe they have degraded in quality, they have gone with whats popular at the moment and what the pop crowd want and thats jump up/ dupstep. i dont blame them as their hospitality evening
s are massive now and they are probably making the most money out of any dnb label. their promo is amazing to be fair. i started off loving hospital like many and then found other labels like ingrediants, ram, shogun. dont get me wrong i still buy a few hospital tracks and their bundles are pretty good but i prefer other labels now. check out the new hospital 2012 comp coming out end of the month it looks really good and looking forward to the new medschool comp |
| Marguerite Salsedo 23.01.2012 |
Originally Posted by Steeevo
P.S. New Tech Itch stuff kicks ass. Kymera / Take You is great. I can't wait for his remix of KJ Sawka's New Life to get released... though given that it's supposed to be forthcoming on Bad Chemistry Recs it could be a long time before it's released. |
| Keli Muennink 23.01.2012 | Looks like this is the dnb thread then what's everyones feelings on logistics new tunes. I'm loving it. Its very similar to his early stuff. I believe he is the only hospital artist who hasn't changed into this new jumpup culture like nutone did with his latest album words and pictures, logistics tune fiberglass I heard on the hospital podcast really reminded me of one of his first albums reality checkpoint. Let's converse |
| Marguerite Salsedo 20.01.2012 | Holy shit! This is just... wow. http://soundcloud.com/junemiller/june-miller-walls-of-jericho |
| Random X 19.01.2012 |
Originally Posted by Kaon
He'sssssss baaaahaaaaaaaaaaaaack! |
| Corrin Penney 19.01.2012 |
Originally Posted by tekki
Originally Posted by SoRNDM
Originally Posted by Kemotherapy
Last time I saw him though he was running traktor on DVS and some small midi controller, no vinyl in sight! But he was also doing one of his AndyC:Live sets down at nottingham on the same evening . |
| Trudi Mayerchak 19.01.2012 | http://soundcloud.com/soulisednb/wish-wip wonder what Andy C believes about the whole dnb is dead thing. |
| Marguerite Salsedo 19.01.2012 |
Originally Posted by Kaon
Gettin' dark: http://soundcloud.com/techitch/killsound-tech-itch-steppa-vip Also I cannot wait for this, absolutely killer remix: http://soundcloud.com/techitch/kj-sawka-new-life-tech-itch EDIT: Shameless self plug 40 DnB Tracks in an hour, lots of subtle and smooth blending in this: http://soundcloud.com/citizen_insane/this-too-shall-pass |
| Virginia Ortiz 18.01.2012 | http://soundcloud.com/kaondub/creeeeaaaak |
| Penni Cartier 18.01.2012 | Love that one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBJKeBo9BkE |
| Random X 18.01.2012 | On a Naibu tip as we speak: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afUePUnhRfI |
| Random X 18.01.2012 |
Originally Posted by Flash101uk
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| Corrin Penney 18.01.2012 |
Originally Posted by MLT
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| Luella Mckenrick 18.01.2012 | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLgSQDBX9qo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hgiv8Nx7UBE Some recent-ish big tunes. |
| Xavier Emanuels 18.01.2012 | i just noticed this thread recently got taken over by the introduce yourself thread in the amount of posts |
| Corrin Penney 18.01.2012 | DRUM 'N BASS WILL NEVER DIE!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCO9DlSdpHg But yeah, definitely due for a revival. None of that drumstep/jump-up tripe either please! Maybe we should rename this thread 'Jump-Up is dead' ?? |
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