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Old 03-07-2011, 06:33 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default It's Drum And Bass Week!

Drum and Bass is an umbrella genre of electronic music which places importance in, obviously, drums and bass lines. Wikipedia has this to say about it :

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Drum and bass (also written as "drum 'n' bass" and commonly abbreviated to D&B or DnB) is a type of electronic dance music which emerged in the mid 1990s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats (typically between 160–190 bpm, occasional variation is noted in older compositions), with heavy bass and sub-bass lines. Drum and bass began as an offshoot of the United Kingdom rave scene of the very early 1990s. Over the first decade of its existence, the incorporation of elements from various musical genres led to many permutations in its overall style.
I generally hear it in clubs, but I'm sure many of our members enjoy it on a regular basis, so ..

Let's celebrate all things Drum 'n' Bass!


To be completely honest, I don't listen to much drum and bass. I think the closest I get generally is some Jaga Jazzist, but I know Teebee is a norwegian DnB artist/producer, so here he is :

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