To me the difference between 'run of the mill' D&B/jungle and people like
Squarepusher, Photek, JOS, Aphex's breaky stuff etc. is the same thing
that separates IDM from crappy house/techno:attention to detail. Most
bland jungle I've heard is really annoying-the same drum loop over and
over (of course at a fast tempo) with anything from weak ass jazz
bars underneath to post-rave wierd but lame noises on top. Very
prdeictable, and monotonous. Sometimes there is the diva/electric piano
garbage too. For me, often it's tough to distinguish this type of music from
hardcore crappy rave stuff.
Good 'experimental D&B/jungle' (I have a hard time even calling the good
stuff these terms) is IMHO truly groundbreaking. I haven't heard
anything as unique as Squarepusher's LP in a long time. It's straight up
chilled out jazz (not just some jazz samples) with the most tweaked
breaks with some aphex type distortion thrown in. Photek's minimal
melodies along with the cymbal programming is very cool. JOS's etheral
peaceful jazz over top some solid drum programming is my definition of
smooth. Aphex's wackiness is well...Aphex. For some reason, this guy can
get away with almost anything, and I love it. I can't wait to hear is new
LP. Oh yeah, just a note, Orbital's 'Times Fly' (fast) is their take (and
a very good one) on the whole D&B scene.
Anyway, to sum it up, I think you will agree upon buying any of those
mediocre jungle comps and then any 'intellijungle' there is generally a
greater degree of innovation and creativity with the latter records.
I think D&B should definitely be considered a legit genre, but it does
have it's cheesy side.
Peace,
Nate
Mon, 9 Sep 1996, Daniel R?shoff wrote:
quoted 23 lines I have a good idea of what drum and bass is. (Any of the tunes released on
> I have a good idea of what drum and bass is. (Any of the tunes released on
> Metalheadz would qualify to keep it simple.)
>
> People here keep mentioning intellijungle, intelligent
> jungle and intelligent drum & bass. Some say that Squarepusher is intelligent
> drum and bass. Recently someone mentioned that both Photek and Plug are
> intellijungle.
> Some even say that Hangable auto bulb is intelligent jungle (Cause RDJ made
> it).
>
> Could you please explain what you think the differences are between drum and
> bass and the above
> mentioned genres.
>
>
>
> Thank you,
> Daniel Roshoff
>
> <e95_dro@elixir.e.kth.se>
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Nate Harrison
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