LOL!!!!........man that's ridiculous, just goes to show that some people just don't feel comfortable until everything is in a neat little category.....
> -----Original Message----- > From: Topping, Micah [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 10:07 AM > To: '313@hyperreal.org' > Subject: [313] FW: [dnb-prod] Its about evolution, man... > > forwarded this to one list already, thought you all might also like to > know > that jungle is "at the forefront of EVERY major sonic development in dance > music" > i feel much more informed > > sorry bout the crossposting if applicable > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 20, 2000 2:56 PM > To: Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List > Subject: [dnb-prod] Its about evolution, man... > > > > In a message dated 11/20/00 2:38:57 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << Jungle and Drum and Bass, its the same thing. >> >> > > The same, but not the same. Jungle is what the music was called back when > it > sounded more "jungly"- crazier drum programming, more emphasis on > percussion, > etc. The term got dropped and drum n bass came into use when the music > began > to sound more like, well, drum and bass . Dance music (or all music for > that > matter) isnt a series of categories with rigid definitions- its a > SPECTRUM- > a > continuous flow. Make a house track. Then add some more "technoey" > sounds > to it- boom, its a techno track (or a "tech house" track, if theres still > alot of "houseyness" in it). Then replace the 4/4 beat with a breakbeat. > > Boom- its "acid breaks". Add some lush pads and some delayed sexy vocals- > > its Trance. Ever play "valley of the shadows" on 33? its a Trip Hop > record!!! What makes DnB so great is that it progresses so fast and > with > such vigor that a new term is coined for it every couple of years. (it > used > to be called Hardcore, remember?). DnB has a true "producers culture" > going > > for it, where everyone is trying to one-up each other with sicker > basslines, > phatter beats, etc.- unlike hip hop producers culture where its all about > HIDING where you ripped off that horn sample from...Or techno producers > culture where its all about making sure you're using a real vintage 303 > and > 909 and 808. Thats why WE are at the forefront of EVERY major sonic > development in dance music. Hear all the filtering and wacky effects in > Madonna's "MUSIC", thats US, man.... > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
