On Sat, 2002-01-05 at 09:04, Mediadrome@aol.com wrote:
quoted 5 lines Anybody here know anything about 2 step? I haven't heard much of it.> Anybody here know anything about 2 step? I haven't heard much of it.
> What I've heard sounds jungly and d&b. Are there any conventions to the
> 2 step (like in house, you get claps on the 2nd and 4th beat)? Are there
> any particular dance steps?
> Is it a commercial hit in the UK?
This is my first post to IDM, so try not to abuse me too much. Some
conventions of two step: 125-145 BPM breakbeat (differing from speed
garage being more of a breaks influence than house influence), sharp
snare hit on the 2nd and 4th beat, usually a cymbal or shaker every
eight note. All the precussion hits are usually short, emphasizing the
syncopation and giving it a more "swinging" feel. A lot of dnb style
basslines, and, unfortunately, a lot of cheesy rnb influenced vocals.
To be honest, I like some 2step. I'm a strong beleiver that 80% of any
genre of music that is produced is crap, but unfortunately with 2step
its closer to 90%. There is FAR too much pop/rnb influence with the
stuff being released in the UK (where I beleive it's gotten to the point
that 2step regularly shows up on the pop charts). However, that other
10% really does move my ass, and I like it. There is a good deal of
2step/garage stuff that is more embracing of its dnb roots, with rolling
basslines, increasingly more complex perscussion, and lacking the cheesy
diva vocals which turn so many people off. There is also an emerging
sound crossing over between the newschool breaks and garage genres that
brings the good parts of 2step/garage without most of the bad.
For some bad 2step, listen to So Solid Crew, Oxide and Neutrino, and
anything you can find on the BBC.
For some good 2step (or garage, these classifications elude me
sometime), list to Zed Bias, Dee Kline, DJ Zinc, DJ Hype, Stanton
Warriors, and live sets (not so much production work) by Freq Nasty.
-- Ross
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