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SOMEONE, SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD WROTE: . In the case of squarepusher for example, his beats are so complex and

quoted 2 lines with so little repetition that it seems impossible that his beats are

>with so little repetition that it seems impossible that his beats are >samples.

Not impossible. He just chooses to work with his ideas/sounds and or samples a lot! The majority of his "breaks" & or "beats" were constructed and composed on a low-end Roland/Boss drum machine (as he so states in various interviews......available on the net -just do some searches). Although I am not an expert on his music or sampling methods, I would assume that he probably uses samples of REAL drummers, and samples of just about anything (that can be cut-up in a computer/sequencer and then re-assembled to form new beats/breaks and drum fills). Trust me.........I have played drums for 12 years and I do this everyday with my MAC, Studio Vision Pro/Akai digital sampler and Recycle software.

quoted 5 lines Claiming that d&b music is based on the amen break is like saying that hip

>Claiming that d&b music is based on the amen break is like saying that hip >hop >is based on James Brown's Funky Drummer. It's obviously a very common, >perhaps >the most common sample, but it is not the foundation of all of it.

The Amen break is definitely more of a "foundation" for drum n' bass than the Funky Drummer break with hip hop. _____________________________________ ---------------------------------------------~ Curt King cking@xsite.net {{{{ Studio Zro }}}} Chicago,USA........ Earth _____________________________________ ----------------------------------------------~ "Taste is the enemy of art"